| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Latunski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Thibault (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrell Span (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gabriel Conti (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Zangl (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lynn Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Maurice O'Connell is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Zangl - foul #2 on Maurice O'Connell, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler connects on the turnaround from the right block | 38-36 |
| 19:14 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski travels with the ball | 38-36 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 18:48 | Wichita State | Darrell Span pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:35 | Wichita State | Randall Thibault's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Zangl | 38-36 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Maurice O'Connell - foul #3 on Maurice O'Connell, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Brian West (SF) Maurice O'Connell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 18:12 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian West | 38-38 |
| 18:03 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams clanks a fadeaway from close range | 38-38 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Darrell Span - foul #3 on Darrell Span, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joel Butler (PF), Timothy Homan (C) Randall Thibault, Darrell Span | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:24 | Wichita State | William Zukerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:23 | Wichita State | Joel Butler gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:13 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone (SF) Gregory Latunski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler lays it in on a great pass from Edward Williams | 38-42 |
| 16:46 | Wichita State | Brian West clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 38-42 |
| 16:37 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | William Zukerman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lynn Butler - foul #1 on Lynn Butler, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Randall Thibault (PF) Joel Butler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | William Zukerman misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | William Zukerman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Randall Thibault is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Zangl - foul #2 on Randall Thibault, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Gregory Latunski (SG) William Zukerman, Erik Mazzone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell (SF), Darrell Span (C) Brian West, Timothy Homan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Blake Balfour (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Latunski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randall Thibault (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrell Span (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gabriel Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Zangl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Butler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Wichita State | Randall Thibault scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Blake Balfour and he's fouled by Vyacheslav Zangl - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Zangl, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 15:36 | Wichita State | Randall Thibault misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | Blake Balfour picks off the pass by Alberto Romano | 41-42 |
| 15:18 | Wichita State | Darrell Span double dribbles | 41-42 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler misses the easy layup | 41-42 |
| 14:53 | Wichita State | Darrell Span grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:42 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Blake Balfour | 44-42 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl knocks in the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Blake Balfour - foul #1 on Blake Balfour, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Brian West (SG), Joel Butler (PF) Blake Balfour, Gregory Latunski, Randall Thibault | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG) Alberto Romano | |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:37 | Wichita State | Brian West misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 13:17 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joel Butler | 44-45 |
| 13:12 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 12:32 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti's floater is knocked away by Joel Butler | 44-48 |
| 12:07 | Wichita State | Joel Butler pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:57 | Wichita State | William Zukerman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:56 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Butler | 44-48 |
| 11:45 | Wichita State | Brian West misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:43 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brian West (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joel Butler (fresh) 6 reb. C - Darrell Span (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gabriel Conti (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Zangl (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Butler (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | William Zukerman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joel Butler - foul #2 on Joel Butler, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Gregory Latunski (SG), Randall Thibault (PF), Timothy Homan (C) William Zukerman, Maurice O'Connell, Joel Butler, Darrell Span | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano (PG), Robert Carter (SF) Jason Banks, Gabriel Conti | |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:52 | Wichita State | Brian West comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 10:51 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Balfour | 44-49 |
| 10:38 | Wichita State | Brian West is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone (SF) Brian West | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Homan - foul #1 on Timothy Homan, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG) Blake Balfour | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:07 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Erik Mazzone - foul #2 on Erik Mazzone, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Howard (SG) Edward Williams | |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:47 | Wichita State | Timothy Homan pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:39 | Wichita State | William Zukerman hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Latunski | 46-52 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alberto Romano | 46-55 |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone loses the dribble to Alberto Romano | 46-55 |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano hits the finger roll | 46-57 |
| 08:55 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | William Zukerman is called for the reach on Alberto Romano - foul #2 on William Zukerman, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Maurice O'Connell (SF), Joel Butler (PF), Adolfo Lopez (C) William Zukerman, Erik Mazzone, Randall Thibault, Timothy Homan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti (SF), Rogelio Giordano (PF) Robert Carter, Vyacheslav Zangl | |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:35 | Wichita State | Joel Butler gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:22 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 08:21 | Wichita State | Joel Butler grabs the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 07:53 | Wichita State | Alberto Romano is called for the reach on Gregory Latunski - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Brian West (SG), Darrell Span (C) Gregory Latunski, Adolfo Lopez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edward Williams (SG) Jason Howard | |
| 07:47 | Wichita State | Edward Williams steals the ball from Joel Butler | 46-58 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Darrell Span grabs the board | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Blake Balfour (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian West (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joel Butler (fresh) 8 reb. C - Darrell Span (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rogelio Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lynn Butler (tired) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Gabriel Conti picks off the pass by Brian West | 46-58 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Maurice O'Connell picks off the pass by Rogelio Giordano | 46-58 |
| 07:07 | Wichita State | Blake Balfour is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Balfour, team foul #10 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Randall Thibault (PF) Blake Balfour, Joel Butler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl (PF) Lynn Butler | |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | William Zukerman steals it from Rogelio Giordano | 46-58 |
| 06:49 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 06:47 | Wichita State | Darrell Span grabs the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 06:42 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 06:25 | Wichita State | Darrell Span grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Zukerman | 49-58 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Randall Thibault takes the ball from Edward Williams | 49-58 |
| 05:53 | Wichita State | William Zukerman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Randall Thibault | 52-58 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-58 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 05:25 | Wichita State | Brian West clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 05:24 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Span | 52-60 |
| 05:11 | Wichita State | William Zukerman buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice O'Connell | 55-60 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-62 |
| 04:44 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell is hacked by Gabriel Conti - foul #2 on Gabriel Conti, team foul #4 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski (SG), Erik Mazzone (SF), Joel Butler (PF), Timothy Homan (C) Brian West, Maurice O'Connell, Randall Thibault, Darrell Span | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Jason Howard (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Lynn Butler (C) Alberto Romano, Edward Williams, Gabriel Conti, Rogelio Giordano | |
| 04:28 | Wichita State | William Zukerman loses the ball out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG) William Zukerman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter is fouled on the floor by Erik Mazzone - foul #3 on Erik Mazzone, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:56 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 03:55 | Wichita State | Joel Butler tips it home | 57-64 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Brian West (SF) Blake Balfour, Erik Mazzone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Latunski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian West (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joel Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Homan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Zangl (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lynn Butler (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski's pass is intercepted by Jason Howard | 57-64 |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks's pass is intercepted by William Zukerman in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| 03:11 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 60-64 |
| 02:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Timothy Homan | 60-64 |
| 02:58 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell (SF), Randall Thibault (PF), Darrell Span (C) Brian West, Joel Butler, Timothy Homan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano (PG), Edward Williams (SG), Gabriel Conti (SF), Rogelio Giordano (PF) Jason Banks, Jason Howard, Robert Carter, Vyacheslav Zangl | |
| 02:34 | Wichita State | William Zukerman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Lynn Butler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Alberto Romano tips it in | 60-66 |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | William Zukerman drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Latunski | 63-66 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Thibault - foul #3 on Randall Thibault, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:18 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Darrell Span grabs the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:03 | Wichita State | William Zukerman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 01:01 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 00:52 | Wichita State | William Zukerman scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Maurice O'Connell | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Conti can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 66-68 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Zukerman and the foul's on Alberto Romano - foul #3 on Alberto Romano, team foul #5 | 68-68 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Randall Thibault - foul #4 on Randall Thibault, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Zangl (PF) Rogelio Giordano | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:07 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Zukerman | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Edward Williams can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 71-70 |