| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Santini (fresh) SF - Manuel Wooley (fresh) PF - Zachary McAlmond (fresh) C - Matthew Ledezma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Nathan Maness (fresh) SG - Dima Swiderski (fresh) SF - Michael Blair (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Jerry Frye (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Robert Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Santini | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Kansas | Robert Jones comes up short on the shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Matthew Ledezma | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond lays it up and in on a great pass from Manuel Wooley | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Kansas | Robert Jones connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Zachary McAlmond - foul #1 on Zachary McAlmond, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | Kansas | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Blair - foul #1 on Michael Blair, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski is hacked by Matthew Ledezma - foul #1 on Matthew Ledezma, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 17:53 | Kansas | Michael Blair comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Smith - foul #1 on Ryan Smith, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG) Michael Santini | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Michaels (PG), James Reid (SG), Kevin Johnson (PF), Yong Ching (C) Nathan Maness, Dima Swiderski, Robert Jones, Jerry Frye | |
| 17:53 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:53 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:31 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith clanks a shot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 17:29 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 17:24 | Kansas | James Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Shelley (SF) Michael Blair | |
| 17:09 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Yong Ching - foul #1 on Yong Ching, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF) Manuel Wooley | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dima Swiderski (SG) Bryan Shelley | |
| 17:09 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:09 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:09 | Kansas | Yong Ching pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:42 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the wide open jumper from the right block | 9-7 |
| 16:27 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts is whistled for a carry | 9-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Santini (SG) Daniel Bailey | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nathan Maness (PG), Jerry Frye (C) Jason Michaels, Yong Ching | |
| 16:00 | Kansas | Ryan Smith steps in front of the Kevin Johnson pass | 9-7 |
| 15:57 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith banks in the layup | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Santini (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) PF - Zachary McAlmond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Ledezma (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Nathan Maness (fresh) SG - Dima Swiderski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Reid (fresh) PF - Kevin Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Frye (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 15:36 | Kansas | Kevin Johnson snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:18 | Kansas | Nathan Maness buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Johnson | 11-10 |
| 15:08 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ryan Smith | 14-10 |
| 15:06 | Kansas | Nathan Maness is hacked by Ryan Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Smith, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Manuel Wooley (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Ryan Smith, Michael Santini, Scotty Roberts, Zachary McAlmond | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Michaels (PG), Bryan Shelley (SG), Michael Blair (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Yong Ching (C) Nathan Maness, Dima Swiderski, James Reid, Kevin Johnson, Jerry Frye | |
| 14:44 | Kansas | Robert Jones can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 14:42 | Iowa State | Robert Reed snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 14:25 | Iowa State | Jason Michaels is called for the reach on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Jason Michaels, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nathan Maness (PG), Dima Swiderski (SG), Jerry Frye (C) Jason Michaels, Bryan Shelley, Yong Ching | |
| 14:09 | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Manuel Wooley | 16-10 |
| 13:41 | Kansas | The jump hook by Dima Swiderski is blocked by Matthew Ledezma | 16-10 |
| 13:40 | Kansas | Nathan Maness tips it home | 16-12 |
| 13:19 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Nathaniel Easter and the foul's on Jerry Frye - foul #1 on Jerry Frye, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Santini (SG), Zachary McAlmond (PF) Daniel Bailey, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Johnson (PF), Yong Ching (C) Robert Jones, Jerry Frye | |
| 13:19 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:57 | Kansas | Yong Ching comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-12 |
| 12:56 | Kansas | Nathan Maness tips it home | 19-14 |
| 12:38 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma is whistled for a carry | 19-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Manuel Wooley, Matthew Ledezma | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Michaels (PG), James Reid (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Jerry Frye (C) Nathan Maness, Michael Blair, Kevin Johnson, Yong Ching | |
| 12:17 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski is hacked by Michael Santini - foul #1 on Michael Santini, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andre Russo (SG) Michael Santini | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nathan Maness (PG), Michael Blair (SF) Jason Michaels, Dima Swiderski | |
| 11:59 | Kansas | Robert Jones drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Zachary McAlmond - foul #2 on Zachary McAlmond, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Reed (PF) Zachary McAlmond | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Shelley (PG), Dima Swiderski (SG) Nathan Maness, James Reid | |
| 11:59 | Kansas | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Nathaniel Easter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Russo (fresh) SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) PF - Robert Reed (fresh) C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Bryan Shelley (fresh) SG - Dima Swiderski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Frye (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter misses long on a shot near the basket | 19-17 |
| 11:40 | Kansas | Jerry Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 11:23 | Kansas | Jerry Frye is fouled on the floor by Scotty Roberts - foul #1 on Scotty Roberts, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG), Manuel Wooley (SF), Matthew Ledezma (C) Andre Russo, Scotty Roberts, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nathan Maness (PG), James Reid (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF) Bryan Shelley, Michael Blair, Robert Jones | |
| 11:23 | Kansas | Jerry Frye misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:23 | Iowa State | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 11:10 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Ledezma | 22-17 |
| 10:49 | Kansas | James Reid misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 10:48 | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 10:42 | Iowa State | Robert Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-17 |
| 10:41 | Kansas | Nathan Maness snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 10:39 | Kansas | James Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Easter - foul #1 on Nathaniel Easter, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Santini (SG) Daniel Bailey | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Michaels (PG), Michael Blair (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Yong Ching (C) Nathan Maness, Dima Swiderski, Kevin Johnson, Jerry Frye | |
| 10:39 | Kansas | James Reid makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:39 | Kansas | James Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:23 | Iowa State | Jason Michaels is called for the reach on Manuel Wooley - foul #2 on Jason Michaels, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nathan Maness (PG), Dima Swiderski (SG) Jason Michaels, James Reid | |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | Yong Ching swats the shot by Robert Reed | 22-19 |
| 10:10 | Kansas | Yong Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:51 | Kansas | Michael Blair misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 22-19 |
| 09:50 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:34 | Iowa State | Robert Reed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 09:33 | Kansas | Michael Blair pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:15 | Kansas | Michael Blair is whistled for a carry | 22-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF) Michael Santini, Manuel Wooley | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Shelley (PG), James Reid (SG), Kevin Johnson (PF), Jerry Frye (C) Nathan Maness, Dima Swiderski, Robert Jones, Yong Ching | |
| 08:56 | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Bailey | 25-19 |
| 08:36 | Kansas | Kevin Johnson lays it up and in set up by Bryan Shelley | 25-21 |
| 08:23 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts is hacked by Michael Blair - foul #2 on Michael Blair, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley (SF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Scotty Roberts, Matthew Ledezma | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nathan Maness (PG), Dima Swiderski (SG), Yong Ching (PF) Bryan Shelley, Michael Blair, Kevin Johnson | |
| 08:06 | Iowa State | James Reid picks off the pass by Nathaniel Easter | 25-21 |
| 07:45 | Kansas | Jerry Frye is whistled for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Santini (SG), Sabola Diop (PF) Daniel Bailey, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Shelley (SF), Robert Jones (PF) James Reid, Yong Ching | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Nathaniel Easter (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Santini (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wooley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sabola Diop (fresh) C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Nathan Maness (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dima Swiderski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Shelley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Frye (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | Dima Swiderski takes the ball from Manuel Wooley | 25-21 |
| 06:59 | Kansas | Nathan Maness knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 25-24 |
| 06:44 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 06:43 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:22 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-24 |
| 06:20 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Wooley - foul #1 on Manuel Wooley, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Matthew Ledezma (C) Michael Santini, Manuel Wooley, Sabola Diop, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Reid (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF), Yong Ching (C) Bryan Shelley, Robert Jones, Jerry Frye | |
| 06:20 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:20 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:57 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Reed | 29-26 |
| 05:37 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 05:36 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:25 | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter's floater is tipped away by Kevin Johnson | 29-26 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Yong Ching grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 05:19 | Kansas | Nathan Maness misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 05:17 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 05:04 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma scores on a shot in the paint | 31-26 |
| 04:45 | Kansas | Nathan Maness misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-26 |
| 04:43 | Kansas | Yong Ching can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 04:41 | Kansas | Yong Ching gets the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 04:20 | Kansas | Nathan Maness misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 04:19 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 04:01 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma blows the layup | 31-26 |
| 03:59 | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter hits the follow up shot | 33-26 |
| 03:38 | Kansas | Robert Reed steals it from Dima Swiderski | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Nathaniel Easter (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bailey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scotty Roberts (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Reed (tiring) 2 reb. C - Matthew Ledezma (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Nathan Maness (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Dima Swiderski (tiring) 4 pts. SF - James Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Yong Ching (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Iowa State | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 33-26 |
| 03:17 | Kansas | James Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 03:01 | Kansas | Kevin Johnson clanks a turnaround from close range | 33-26 |
| 02:59 | Kansas | Yong Ching grabs the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:44 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ryan Smith (PG), Michael Santini (SG), Manuel Wooley (SF), Zachary McAlmond (PF) Nathaniel Easter, Daniel Bailey, Scotty Roberts, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Michaels (PG), Michael Blair (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Jerry Frye (C) Nathan Maness, James Reid, Kevin Johnson, Yong Ching | |
| 02:44 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:44 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 02:12 | Kansas | Michael Santini is called for the reach on Michael Blair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Santini, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| 02:12 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:12 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:59 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 01:36 | Kansas | Jason Michaels misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:34 | Kansas | Jerry Frye tips it home | 33-32 |
| 01:18 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Dima Swiderski - foul #1 on Dima Swiderski, team foul #7 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dikembe Elijah (C) Matthew Ledezma | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 01:18 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:18 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:16 | Kansas | Dima Swiderski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dima Swiderski, team foul #8 | 34-32 |
| 00:58 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley can't throw it down | 34-32 |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Jason Michaels snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 00:31 | Kansas | Michael Blair scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Frye | 34-34 |
| 00:15 | Iowa State | The jumper by Manuel Wooley is denied by Jerry Frye | 34-34 |
| 00:13 | Kansas | Robert Jones grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Dikembe Elijah swats the short shot by Michael Blair | 34-34 |