| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Ronald Rayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Covell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Russell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bart Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ollie Linkous (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ho Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Kang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barton Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | Wichita State | The jumper by Barton Wilson is denied by Bart Kelly | 31-26 |
| 19:19 | Wichita State | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:59 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-26 |
| 18:58 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:43 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes drills a driving attempt in the paint | 33-26 |
| 18:23 | Wichita State | Matthew Covell picks off the pass by Ho Zheng | 33-26 |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 33-26 |
| 18:09 | Wichita State | Frank Drury gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:51 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-26 |
| 17:49 | St. Joseph's | Ollie Linkous pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones doubles Matthew Covell and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (SG), Paul Presnell (PF) Robert Jones, Albert Kang | |
| 17:24 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly misses short on an open shot from the right side | 33-26 |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 17:07 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson is hacked by Ollie Linkous - foul #1 on Ollie Linkous, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone (PF) Ollie Linkous | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Todd Hicks (SF) Frank Drury | |
| 16:56 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver lays it up and in | 33-28 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Ho Zheng is called for the reach on Ronald Rayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ho Zheng, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 16:39 | St. Joseph's | Todd Hicks is called for the reach on Ronald Rayes - foul #1 on Todd Hicks, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (SG) Ho Zheng | |
| 16:20 | St. Joseph's | Barton Wilson picks off the pass by Ronald Rayes | 33-28 |
| 16:04 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carl Tarin (C) Bart Kelly | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Jones (SG), Albert Kang (PF) Clifton Jones, Paul Presnell | |
| 15:47 | St. Joseph's | Todd Hicks steals it from Matthew Covell | 33-28 |
| 15:42 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks lays it in | 33-30 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Ronald Rayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Covell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Russell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Tarin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Kang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barton Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-30 |
| 15:05 | Wichita State | Matthew Covell takes the ball from Tony Oliver | 35-30 |
| 15:02 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes slams it home set up by Matthew Covell | 37-30 |
| 14:43 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 14:41 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 14:34 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell is hacked by Barton Wilson - foul #2 on Barton Wilson, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Chad Cole (PF), Bart Kelly (C) Ronald Rayes, Bobby Stone, Carl Tarin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ho Zheng (PG), Frank Drury (SF), Oliver Bandy (PF) Tony Oliver, Todd Hicks, Albert Kang | |
| 14:15 | St. Joseph's | Barton Wilson steals it from Bart Kelly | 37-32 |
| 14:00 | Wichita State | Jesse Duncan steps in front of the Oliver Bandy pass | 37-32 |
| 13:55 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 13:54 | Wichita State | Frank Drury pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:41 | Wichita State | Robert Jones buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 13:21 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jesse Duncan | 39-35 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ho Zheng | 39-37 |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Oliver Bandy - foul #4 on Oliver Bandy, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hale (SG) Matthew Covell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (SG), Albert Kang (PF), Paul Presnell (C) Robert Jones, Oliver Bandy, Barton Wilson | |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:44 | Wichita State | Frank Drury hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ho Zheng | 41-39 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell is hacked by Frank Drury - foul #3 on Frank Drury, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes (SG) Jason Russell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (SG) Clifton Jones | |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | John Hale misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 11:52 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:31 | Wichita State | Ronald Rayes is called for the reach on Frank Drury - foul #1 on Ronald Rayes, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell (SG), Ollie Linkous (C) Jesse Duncan, Chad Cole | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Todd Hicks (SF) Frank Drury | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Ronald Rayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Covell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bart Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ollie Linkous (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ho Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Kang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Presnell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hale | 43-39 |
| 10:53 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks's pass is intercepted by Ronald Rayes | 43-39 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ollie Linkous | 46-39 |
| 10:32 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Todd Hicks | 46-41 |
| 10:17 | St. Joseph's | Ollie Linkous can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-41 |
| 10:15 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's | John Hale drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 09:33 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Hicks | 49-43 |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | John Hale is fouled on the floor by Todd Hicks - foul #2 on Todd Hicks, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Jason Russell (SF), Chad Cole (PF) Ronald Rayes, Matthew Covell, Bart Kelly | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Frank Drury (SF), Barton Wilson (C) Ho Zheng, Tony Oliver, Todd Hicks, Paul Presnell | |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | John Hale makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | John Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:13 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Clifton Jones | 51-45 |
| 08:57 | St. Joseph's | The jump hook by Jason Russell is blocked by Barton Wilson | 51-45 |
| 08:56 | Wichita State | Albert Kang pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Frank Drury misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-45 |
| 08:37 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 08:17 | St. Joseph's | Ollie Linkous clanks a jump hook from the right block | 51-45 |
| 08:15 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Barton Wilson | 51-45 |
| 08:03 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 51-45 |
| 08:02 | St. Joseph's | Ollie Linkous grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 07:49 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 07:48 | St. Joseph's | Ollie Linkous grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 07:29 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Duncan | 53-45 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jesse Duncan (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Russell (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ollie Linkous (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Clifton Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Kang (tiring) 3 reb. C - Barton Wilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Wichita State | Frank Drury loses the dribble to Ollie Linkous | 53-45 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell clanks a runner from the right block | 53-45 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 06:39 | Wichita State | Robert Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 06:38 | Wichita State | Albert Kang tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Ollie Linkous throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes (PG), Matthew Covell (SG), Bart Kelly (C) Jesse Duncan, John Hale, Ollie Linkous | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ho Zheng (PG), Tony Oliver (SG), Todd Hicks (SF), Oliver Bandy (PF) Clifton Jones, Robert Jones, Frank Drury, Albert Kang | |
| 06:12 | Wichita State | Ronald Rayes is called for the reach on Barton Wilson - foul #2 on Ronald Rayes, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone (PF) Chad Cole | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Presnell (C) Barton Wilson | |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-45 |
| 05:44 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 05:41 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy comes up short on the shot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 05:25 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Bart Kelly | 53-45 |
| 05:09 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly comes up short on the shot near the basket | 53-45 |
| 05:07 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell tips it in | 55-45 |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 04:43 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:22 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:13 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 04:12 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 04:01 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy lays it in on a great pass from Ho Zheng | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 03:45 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly hits the follow up shot | 57-47 |
| 03:45 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), John Hale (SF), Chad Cole (PF) Ronald Rayes, Jason Russell, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Jones (SG), Frank Drury (SF), Barton Wilson (C) Tony Oliver, Todd Hicks, Paul Presnell | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Oliver Bandy | 57-49 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jesse Duncan (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Covell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hale (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bart Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ho Zheng (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Bandy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Barton Wilson (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Chad Cole | 59-49 |
| 02:47 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole travels with the ball | 59-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes (PG), Bobby Stone (PF), Ollie Linkous (C) Jesse Duncan, Chad Cole, Bart Kelly | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (PG), Clifton Jones (SG), Todd Hicks (SF), Albert Kang (PF), Paul Presnell (C) Ho Zheng, Robert Jones, Frank Drury, Oliver Bandy, Barton Wilson | |
| 02:08 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Chad Cole (PF), Bart Kelly (C) Ronald Rayes, Bobby Stone, Ollie Linkous | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ho Zheng (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Frank Drury (SF), Oliver Bandy (PF), Barton Wilson (C) Tony Oliver, Clifton Jones, Todd Hicks, Albert Kang, Paul Presnell | |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Duncan and he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes (PG), Bobby Stone (PF), Ollie Linkous (C) Jesse Duncan, Matthew Covell, Chad Cole | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (PG), Clifton Jones (SG), Todd Hicks (SF), Albert Kang (PF), Paul Presnell (C) Ho Zheng, Robert Jones, Frank Drury, Oliver Bandy, Barton Wilson | |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:35 | Wichita State | Bobby Stone is called for the reach on Tony Oliver - foul #1 on Bobby Stone, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell (SF) Bart Kelly | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:25 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Oliver | 62-53 |
| 01:25 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Matthew Covell (SG), Chad Cole (PF), Bart Kelly (C) Ronald Rayes, John Hale, Bobby Stone, Ollie Linkous | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ho Zheng (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Frank Drury (SF), Oliver Bandy (PF), Barton Wilson (C) Tony Oliver, Clifton Jones, Todd Hicks, Albert Kang, Paul Presnell | |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell is whistled for a carry | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:57 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Chad Cole in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hale (SF), Ollie Linkous (C) Jesse Duncan, Bart Kelly | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:54 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:54 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:49 | Wichita State | Barton Wilson comes up short on the floater from close range | 64-53 |
| 00:48 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Bandy | 64-53 |
| 00:44 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell grabs the board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's 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) | |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jason Russell | 66-53 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | John Hale steals it from Robert Jones | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell runs out the clock | 66-53 |