| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Timothy Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - John Reider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ho Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Chung (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oliver Bandy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barton Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Philip Chung inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Wichita State | John Reider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (SG), Jason Littlefield (PF) James Hunter, Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 19:24 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 19:06 | Wichita State | Jimmy Dennis is called for the reach on Philip Chung - foul #1 on Jimmy Dennis, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (PG), Anthony Cotton (SF) Jimmy Dennis, Dustin Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 18:48 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson misses the easy layup | 27-22 |
| 18:47 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by James Hunter | 29-24 |
| 18:03 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Whitaker - foul #1 on John Whitaker, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Timothy Adams (PF) James Hunter, Anthony Cotton, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 18:03 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:03 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jimmy Dennis and he's hacked by Ho Zheng - foul #2 on Ho Zheng, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:18 | Wichita State | Philip Chung can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Dustin Sensabaugh - foul #2 on Dustin Sensabaugh, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (SG) Bryan Hennigan | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin (C) Barton Wilson | |
| 17:18 | Wichita State | Philip Chung misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:18 | Wichita State | Philip Chung misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter is called for traveling | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (SG), John Whitaker (C) James Hunter, Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Everett Phillips (C) Oliver Bandy | |
| 16:31 | Wichita State | John Reider comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 16:30 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Ognjen Zarkin | 32-26 |
| 16:10 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Dennis - foul #2 on Jimmy Dennis, team foul #4 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (SG), Anthony Cotton (SF), Timothy Adams (PF) Bryan Hennigan, Dustin Sensabaugh, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Drury (SF) Philip Chung | |
| 15:48 | Wichita State | John Reider can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-26 |
| 15:46 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Adams | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Cotton (fresh) PF - Timothy Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Littlefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - John Reider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ho Zheng (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) PF - Ognjen Zarkin (fresh) C - Everett Phillips (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield is hacked by Everett Phillips - foul #2 on Everett Phillips, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF) Jimmy Dennis, Anthony Cotton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy (PF), Barton Wilson (C) Ognjen Zarkin, Everett Phillips | |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Drury - foul #1 on Frank Drury, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker (C) Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Philip Chung (SF) Frank Drury | |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:55 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 34-26 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Whitaker | 34-26 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Hunter | 36-26 |
| 14:37 | Wichita State | John Reider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG), Timothy Adams (PF) Bryan Hennigan, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 14:07 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 14:06 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 13:37 | Wichita State | Jimmy Dennis takes the ball from Barton Wilson | 36-26 |
| 13:34 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter can't finish the layup | 36-26 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis can't tip it in | 36-26 |
| 13:31 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 13:26 | Wichita State | Philip Chung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (SG), Anthony Cotton (SF), John Whitaker (C) James Hunter, Dustin Sensabaugh, Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin (C) Barton Wilson | |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 13:07 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Whitaker | 36-26 |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jimmy Dennis | 38-26 |
| 12:35 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ho Zheng, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (PG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Timothy Adams (PF) Jimmy Dennis, Anthony Cotton, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Drury (SF), Everett Phillips (C) Philip Chung, Oliver Bandy | |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh lays it in set up by James Hunter and he's fouled by Frank Drury - foul #2 on Frank Drury, team foul #5 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker (C) Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 12:18 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Reider and he's hacked by Bryan Hennigan - foul #2 on Bryan Hennigan, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG), Timothy Adams (PF) Bryan Hennigan, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Barton Wilson (C) Everett Phillips | |
| 12:18 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis hits the follow up shot | 43-29 |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 11:40 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dennis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Littlefield (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - John Reider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ho Zheng (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) PF - Ognjen Zarkin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Barton Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-29 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 11:11 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jimmy Dennis | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 11:01 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin makes the jump hook in the paint | 46-31 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jimmy Dennis | 49-31 |
| 10:43 | Wichita State | James Hunter steals the ball from Ho Zheng | 49-31 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | James Hunter lays it in | 51-31 |
| 10:23 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis is hacked by John Reider - foul #1 on John Reider, team foul #6 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (SG), Anthony Cotton (SF), John Whitaker (C) Jimmy Dennis, Dustin Sensabaugh, Timothy Adams | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Stacy (PG), John Gavin (SG), Philip Chung (SF), Oliver Bandy (PF), Everett Phillips (C) John Reider, Ho Zheng, Frank Drury, Ognjen Zarkin, Barton Wilson | |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Everett Phillips - foul #3 on Everett Phillips, team foul #7 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG) James Hunter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 09:35 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 09:26 | Wichita State | Philip Chung misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-31 |
| 09:24 | Wichita State | Everett Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 09:03 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 52-31 |
| 09:01 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 52-31 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-31 |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | John Gavin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 08:26 | Wichita State | Richard Stacy is whistled for a carry | 52-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (PG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF) Jimmy Dennis, Anthony Cotton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Reider (PG) John Gavin | |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-31 |
| 07:51 | Wichita State | Philip Chung hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 07:49 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh pulls down the rebound | 54-31 |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Hunter | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Hunter (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Hennigan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Littlefield (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - John Reider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stacy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Chung (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oliver Bandy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Everett Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Wichita State | John Reider misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 56-31 |
| 07:00 | Wichita State | Philip Chung grabs the offensive board | 56-31 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | John Reider scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Philip Chung and the foul's on Jason Littlefield - foul #3 on Jason Littlefield, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG), Anthony Cotton (SF), Andrew Tietjen (C) James Hunter, Dustin Sensabaugh, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Gavin (SF), Ognjen Zarkin (PF), Frank Drury (C) Philip Chung, Oliver Bandy, Everett Phillips | |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | John Reider makes the free throw | 56-34 |
| 06:21 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis loses the ball out of bounds | 56-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Everett Phillips (C) John Reider | |
| 06:12 | Wichita State | Richard Stacy knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Frank Drury | 56-36 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 05:41 | Wichita State | Frank Drury gets the rebound | 56-36 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Cotton - foul #1 on Anthony Cotton, team foul #7 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (PG) Jimmy Dennis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 05:01 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 04:59 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| 04:33 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG) James Hunter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:17 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Hennigan | 59-38 |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Anthony Cotton steals the ball from Everett Phillips | 59-38 |
| 03:44 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton connects on the open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy Dennis | 61-38 |
| 03:37 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin misses long on a floater in the paint | 61-38 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis gets the rebound | 61-38 |
| 03:18 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 03:16 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin gets the rebound | 61-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dennis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan Hennigan (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Littlefield (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Tietjen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Richard Stacy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gavin (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Drury (fairly fresh) PF - Ognjen Zarkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Frank Drury and he's fouled by Andrew Tietjen - foul #1 on Andrew Tietjen, team foul #8 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hunter (PG) Jimmy Dennis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin misses the free throw | 61-40 |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Tietjen gets the rebound | 61-40 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Tietjen misses long on an open shot from the left side | 61-40 |
| 02:53 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | Richard Stacy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Drury | 61-43 |
| 02:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Stacy steps in front of the Jason Littlefield pass | 61-43 |
| 02:03 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Stacy | 61-45 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 01:43 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 01:38 | Wichita State | Richard Stacy can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Hunter - foul #2 on James Hunter, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis (PG) James Hunter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:38 | Wichita State | Richard Stacy makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:38 | Wichita State | Richard Stacy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Cotton | 63-47 |
| 00:58 | Wichita State | Richard Stacy buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ognjen Zarkin | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Stacy - foul #1 on Richard Stacy, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Littlefield - foul #4 on Jason Littlefield, team foul #10 | 65-49 |
| 00:30 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:30 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jimmy Dennis runs out the clock | 65-51 |