| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Oliver (fresh) SG - Robert Jones (fresh) SF - Frank Drury (fresh) PF - Oliver Bandy (fresh) C - Albert Kang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Covell (fresh) SG - John Hale (fresh) SF - Jason Russell (fresh) PF - Chad Cole (fresh) C - Victor Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Albert Kang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Wichita State | Albert Kang hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Wichita State | Albert Kang snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Wichita State | Frank Drury makes the wide open shot from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Oliver Bandy | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chad Cole - foul #1 on Chad Cole, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | John Hale is hacked by Oliver Bandy - foul #1 on Oliver Bandy, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell is hacked by Oliver Bandy - foul #2 on Oliver Bandy, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Thomas Shepherd (PF) Oliver Bandy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Wichita State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Jones | 6-0 |
| 17:20 | St. Joseph's | John Hale shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 16:58 | Wichita State | Albert Kang lays it in | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Albert Kang - foul #1 on Albert Kang, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:06 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:49 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Russell, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (PG), Kevin Schupp (SG), Todd Hicks (SF), Paul Presnell (C) Tony Oliver, Robert Jones, Frank Drury, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Clifton Jones (fresh) SG - Kevin Schupp (fresh) SF - Todd Hicks (fresh) PF - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) C - Paul Presnell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Covell (fresh) SG - John Hale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Russell (fresh) PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Ford (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks misses the dunk attempt | 8-5 |
| 15:26 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Victor Ford | 8-5 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell loses the dribble to Paul Presnell | 8-5 |
| 14:38 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:37 | Wichita State | Thomas Shepherd gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:21 | Wichita State | Jason Russell steps in front of the Todd Hicks pass | 8-5 |
| 14:18 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Russell | 8-7 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Russell - foul #2 on Jason Russell, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Albert Kang (C) Clifton Jones, Kevin Schupp, Thomas Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Ronald Rayes (SF) John Hale, Jason Russell | |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Drury (SF) Todd Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:36 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | Wichita State | Frank Drury is fouled on the floor by Chad Cole - foul #2 on Chad Cole, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone (PF) Chad Cole | |
| 12:53 | Wichita State | Frank Drury loses the dribble to Victor Ford | 10-8 |
| 12:27 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 12:26 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell loses the dribble to Robert Jones | 10-8 |
| 11:56 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Jones | 13-8 |
| 11:31 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Matthew Covell | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Drury (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Presnell (fairly fresh) C - Albert Kang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jesse Duncan (fresh) SG - Matthew Covell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Rayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Stone (fresh) C - Victor Ford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Bobby Stone - foul #1 on Bobby Stone, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Thomas Shepherd (PF), Todd Hicks (C) Paul Presnell, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hale (SG) Jesse Duncan | |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver misses the free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Victor Ford | 15-10 |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 10:48 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone misses the tip | 15-10 |
| 10:47 | Wichita State | Frank Drury pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:20 | Wichita State | Todd Hicks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-10 |
| 10:19 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Bobby Stone | 15-10 |
| 09:56 | St. Joseph's | John Hale makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Rayes | 15-13 |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Tony Oliver is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-13 |
| 09:30 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Bobby Stone | 15-13 |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone lays it up and in set up by Matthew Covell | 15-15 |
| 08:42 | Wichita State | Frank Drury clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 08:41 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Matthew Covell | 15-15 |
| 08:21 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Frank Drury - foul #1 on Frank Drury, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (PG), Kevin Schupp (SG), John Gavin (SF), Paul Presnell (PF), Albert Kang (C) Tony Oliver, Robert Jones, Frank Drury, Thomas Shepherd, Todd Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Carl Tarin (C) Matthew Covell, Victor Ford | |
| 08:21 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes misses the free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:21 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 07:52 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Gavin | 17-17 |
| 07:26 | St. Joseph's | John Hale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 07:25 | St. Joseph's | John Hale gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Clifton Jones (fresh) SG - Kevin Schupp (fresh) SF - John Gavin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Presnell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Kang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Jesse Duncan (fresh) SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Rayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Tarin (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | St. Joseph's | Albert Kang takes the ball from John Hale after a doubleteam | 17-17 |
| 07:03 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Duncan - foul #1 on Jesse Duncan, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Todd Hicks (SF) John Gavin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell (SG), Victor Ford (C) Ronald Rayes, Bobby Stone | |
| 06:34 | Wichita State | John Hale picks off the pass by Todd Hicks | 17-17 |
| 06:29 | St. Joseph's | John Hale lays it in | 17-19 |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones is hacked by Jesse Duncan - foul #2 on Jesse Duncan, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Jones (SG) Kevin Schupp | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Rayes (SF) Jesse Duncan | |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | Clifton Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Drury (SF) Todd Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:19 | Wichita State | Robert Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kevin Schupp (SG), Thomas Shepherd (PF) Robert Jones, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone (PF) Carl Tarin | |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell evades the doubleteam and hits a floater in the paint | 19-21 |
| 04:33 | Wichita State | Frank Drury misses short on a shot from the right side | 19-21 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | John Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's | John Hale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 04:11 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 03:50 | Wichita State | Frank Drury scores on a floater from the right side | 21-21 |
| 03:26 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone hits the finger roll | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Clifton Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Schupp (fresh) SF - Frank Drury (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Shepherd (fairly fresh) C - Paul Presnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Matthew Covell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Rayes (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Ford (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Frank Drury clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Stone - foul #2 on Bobby Stone, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Oliver (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Oliver Bandy (PF), Albert Kang (C) Clifton Jones, Kevin Schupp, Thomas Shepherd, Paul Presnell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan (PG), Jason Russell (SF), Chad Cole (PF), Carl Tarin (C) Matthew Covell, Ronald Rayes, Bobby Stone, Victor Ford | |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Frank Drury makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Frank Drury misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:18 | St. Joseph's | John Hale gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:58 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Hale | 22-25 |
| 02:31 | Wichita State | Frank Drury misses the shot in the paint | 22-25 |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Tony Oliver - foul #1 on Tony Oliver, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Todd Hicks (SF) Frank Drury | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:05 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 01:48 | Wichita State | Albert Kang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell (SG) John Hale | |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Todd Hicks - foul #1 on Todd Hicks, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Jason Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:08 | Wichita State | Jason Russell is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Jason Russell, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hale (SF) Jason Russell | |
| 01:08 | Wichita State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:08 | Wichita State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:08 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Albert Kang - foul #2 on Albert Kang, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford (C) Carl Tarin | |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Matthew Covell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:22 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on Chad Cole - foul #3 on Chad Cole, team foul #10 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifton Jones (PG), Paul Presnell (C) Tony Oliver, Albert Kang | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Stone (PF) Chad Cole | |
| 00:22 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:22 | Wichita State | Oliver Bandy misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Victor Ford grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | John Hale splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-29 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Paul Presnell misses the halfcourt shot | 23-29 |