| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) C - Jess Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Roger Terrell (fresh) SG - Marion Schrock (fresh) SF - Marc Leland (fresh) PF - Maurice Harkness (fresh) C - Arthur Fonseca (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland is denied on a layup by Lewis Worley | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Kansas | Lewis Worley grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Montgomery takes the ball from Maurice Harkness | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Kansas | Arthur Fonseca picks off the pass by Thomas Montgomery | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca is fouled on the floor by Jess Davis - foul #1 on Jess Davis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Jess Davis - foul #2 on Jess Davis, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 17:44 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Kansas | Richard Gill clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | Kansas | The rebound goes to James Young | 2-3 |
| 17:02 | Kansas | Richard Gill knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Ware | 5-3 |
| 17:00 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell is hacked by Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas (PG), Kenneth Reese (SG), Richard Costanza (SF), Douglas Kirst (PF), Robert Grissom (C) Roger Terrell, Marion Schrock, Marc Leland, Maurice Harkness, Arthur Fonseca | |
| 16:45 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:24 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Douglas Kirst | 5-3 |
| 16:08 | Jacksonville State | The jumper by Richard Costanza is denied by James Young | 5-3 |
| 16:06 | Jacksonville State | Robert Grissom gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:55 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 15:53 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) SG - Kenneth Reese (fresh) SF - Richard Costanza (fresh) PF - Douglas Kirst (fresh) C - Robert Grissom (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Kansas | Richard Gill scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Ware and he's hacked by Jeffery Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Charles Grimes (SF), Lewis Worley (PF) Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell (PG), Marc Leland (SF), Maurice Harkness (PF), Arthur Fonseca (C) Kenneth Reese, Richard Costanza, Douglas Kirst, Robert Grissom | |
| 15:48 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:29 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-3 |
| 15:27 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca misses the tip | 8-3 |
| 15:26 | Kansas | James Young gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:09 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery loses the dribble to Marc Leland | 8-3 |
| 14:54 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Marc Leland | 8-5 |
| 14:50 | Kansas | Richard Gill double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery, Lewis Worley, James Young | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock (SG) Jeffery Thomas | |
| 14:38 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Johnson takes the ball from Marc Leland | 8-5 |
| 14:34 | Kansas | Charles Grimes hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Johnson | 10-5 |
| 14:25 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca jams it set up by Marion Schrock | 10-7 |
| 14:01 | Kansas | Roger Terrell steps in front of the Thomas Johnson pass | 10-7 |
| 13:57 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell lays it in | 10-9 |
| 13:42 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:41 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:20 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:18 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:56 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins misses the tip | 10-9 |
| 12:52 | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 12:36 | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock is hacked by Sidney Higgins - foul #1 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Richard Gill (SF), Lewis Worley (PF), James Young (C) Ralph Ware, Charles Grimes, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas (PG), Richard Costanza (SF), Douglas Kirst (PF), Robert Grissom (C) Roger Terrell, Marc Leland, Maurice Harkness, Arthur Fonseca | |
| 12:21 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 10-9 |
| 12:20 | Jacksonville State | Robert Grissom pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-9 |
| 12:03 | Jacksonville State | Richard Costanza can't tip it in | 10-9 |
| 12:02 | Kansas | Lewis Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:44 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Marion Schrock - foul #1 on Marion Schrock, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (SF) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Reese (SG) Marion Schrock | |
| 11:44 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:44 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) SG - Kenneth Reese (fresh) SF - Richard Costanza (fresh) PF - Douglas Kirst (fresh) C - Robert Grissom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Jacksonville State | Richard Costanza knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Reese | 12-11 |
| 11:15 | Kansas | Lewis Worley is hacked by Douglas Kirst - foul #1 on Douglas Kirst, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 11:02 | Kansas | Charles Grimes clanks a jump hook from the left block | 12-11 |
| 11:01 | Kansas | Richard Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:42 | Kansas | James Young is hacked by Robert Grissom - foul #1 on Robert Grissom, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Montgomery, James Young | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca (C) Robert Grissom | |
| 10:33 | Kansas | Ralph Ware buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-11 |
| 10:18 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas is hacked by Sidney Higgins - foul #2 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), James Young (C) Ralph Ware, Charles Grimes, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell (PG), Marc Leland (SF), Maurice Harkness (PF) Kenneth Reese, Richard Costanza, Douglas Kirst | |
| 09:59 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca loses the dribble to James Young | 15-11 |
| 09:43 | Kansas | Richard Gill knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Johnson and he's fouled by Marc Leland - foul #1 on Marc Leland, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Charles Grimes (SF), Sekan Aoki (PF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Lewis Worley | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock (SG) Jeffery Thomas | |
| 09:43 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 09:35 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Marion Schrock | 19-13 |
| 09:17 | Kansas | Maurice Harkness swats the layup by Sekan Aoki | 19-13 |
| 09:16 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki tips it back up and in | 21-13 |
| 08:48 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), Lewis Worley (PF) Richard Gill, Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Costanza (SF) Marc Leland | |
| 08:48 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:48 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:21 | Kansas | Roger Terrell is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Roger Terrell, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Thomas (PG), Douglas Kirst (C) Roger Terrell, Arthur Fonseca | |
| 08:14 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 23-15 |
| 07:52 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lewis Worley - foul #1 on Lewis Worley, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Richard Gill (SF), Sekan Aoki (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Montgomery, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley, James Young | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland (SF) Richard Costanza | |
| 07:52 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:52 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:52 | Kansas | Jess Davis gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 07:39 | Kansas | Richard Gill knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Jess Davis and he's fouled by Marc Leland - foul #2 on Marc Leland, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Charles Grimes (SF), Lewis Worley (PF) Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Reese (SG), Richard Costanza (SF), Robert Grissom (C) Marion Schrock, Marc Leland, Maurice Harkness | |
| 07:39 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the free throw | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Worley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Gill (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) SG - Kenneth Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Costanza (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Kirst (fresh) C - Robert Grissom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Jacksonville State | Robert Grissom drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Reese | 26-18 |
| 07:10 | Kansas | Lewis Worley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lewis Worley, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (PF), James Young (C) Thomas Johnson, Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell (PG) Kenneth Reese | |
| 06:51 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Ware - foul #1 on Ralph Ware, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Charles Grimes (SF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Montgomery, Richard Gill, James Young | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca (C) Robert Grissom | |
| 06:51 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:51 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:37 | Kansas | Ralph Ware drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Grimes | 29-20 |
| 06:22 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 06:21 | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell tips it back up and in | 29-22 |
| 06:07 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Terrell - foul #2 on Roger Terrell, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Richard Gill (SF), James Young (C) Ralph Ware, Charles Grimes, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Schrock (SG), Maurice Harkness (PF) Roger Terrell, Douglas Kirst | |
| 06:07 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:07 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:46 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Johnson picks off the pass by Marion Schrock | 30-22 |
| 05:37 | Kansas | James Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Charles Grimes (SF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Richard Gill, James Young | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 05:17 | Jacksonville State | Jess Davis steals the ball from Richard Costanza | 30-22 |
| 04:58 | Kansas | Jess Davis hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Ware and the foul's on Richard Costanza - foul #1 on Richard Costanza, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG) Thomas Montgomery | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Reese (PG), Robert Grissom (SF) Jeffery Thomas, Richard Costanza | |
| 04:58 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:58 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 04:39 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Robert Grissom is blocked by Charles Grimes | 32-22 |
| 04:37 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 04:17 | Kansas | Richard Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:05 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the runner from close range set up by Ralph Ware | 34-22 |
| 03:44 | Jacksonville State | Robert Grissom misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 03:43 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Harkness tips it back up and in | 34-24 |
| 03:38 | Kansas | Arthur Fonseca takes the ball from Ralph Ware | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sekan Aoki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Reese (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marion Schrock (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Grissom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Harkness (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Fonseca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Jacksonville State | Robert Grissom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 03:10 | Kansas | Jess Davis grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 03:04 | Kansas | Jess Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 34-24 |
| 03:03 | Jacksonville State | Robert Grissom pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 02:47 | Jacksonville State | Richard Gill steals the ball from Maurice Harkness | 34-24 |
| 02:35 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 02:33 | Kansas | Jess Davis tips it back up and in | 36-24 |
| 02:13 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca is fouled on the floor by Jess Davis - foul #3 on Jess Davis, team foul #10 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SG), Lewis Worley (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Roger Terrell (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Marc Leland (SF), Douglas Kirst (PF) Kenneth Reese, Marion Schrock, Robert Grissom, Maurice Harkness | |
| 02:13 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 02:13 | Jacksonville State | Arthur Fonseca makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:55 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lewis Worley | 38-25 |
| 01:34 | Jacksonville State | Sidney Higgins blocks the short jumper by Roger Terrell | 38-25 |
| 01:33 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 01:17 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Jeffery Thomas - foul #2 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #10 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SF) Charles Grimes | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joseph Krieger (C) Arthur Fonseca | |
| 01:17 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 01:17 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 00:48 | Jacksonville State | Marc Leland makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Roger Terrell | 40-27 |
| 00:40 | Kansas | Marc Leland is called for the reach on Lewis Worley - foul #3 on Marc Leland, team foul #11 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (C) Richard Gill, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Costanza (SF), Robert Grissom (C) Marc Leland, Joseph Krieger | |
| 00:40 | Kansas | Lewis Worley makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 00:40 | Kansas | Lewis Worley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Robert Grissom snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 00:28 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Kirst buries a jumper in the paint | 41-29 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Lewis Worley scores on a jumper from the baseline | 43-29 |