| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - John Kyser (fresh) SG - Matthew Robbins (fresh) SF - Timothy Abernathy (fresh) PF - Ronald Boyd (fresh) C - Phillip Boucher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Adkins (fresh) SG - Clifford Hosea (fresh) SF - Victor Gifford (fresh) PF - Phillip Whittingham (fresh) C - Lawrence Covell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Phillip Boucher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Wichita State | Clifford Hosea steps in front of the Timothy Abernathy pass | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Phillip Boucher steps in front of the Lawrence Covell pass | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Phillip Whittingham misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Kyser - foul #1 on John Kyser, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Phillip Whittingham makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Phillip Whittingham makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Adkins - foul #1 on James Adkins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Hosea | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Adkins - foul #2 on James Adkins, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins (SF), Jim Webb (PF), John Rasch (C) Timothy Abernathy, Ronald Boyd, Phillip Boucher | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Dutil (PG) James Adkins | |
| 17:57 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Emerson (SF) John Kyser | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:37 | Wichita State | Jim Webb is fouled on the floor by Phillip Whittingham - foul #1 on Phillip Whittingham, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| 17:15 | Wichita State | Jim Webb is whistled for a carry | 3-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Blakemore (SG) Matthew Robbins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Johnson (SG), Brian Peek (SF), William Remer (PF), Leon Collier (C) Clifford Hosea, Victor Gifford, Phillip Whittingham, Lawrence Covell | |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Leon Collier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | Richard Blakemore gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | Jim Webb misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:25 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:08 | Wichita State | John Rasch misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Andrew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Steven Cobbins (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Blakemore (fresh) SF - Jason Emerson (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Webb (fairly fresh) C - John Rasch (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Dutil (fresh) SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) SF - Brian Peek (fresh) PF - William Remer (fresh) C - Leon Collier (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Missouri State | Andrew Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 15:47 | Missouri State | William Remer hits the follow up shot | 3-7 |
| 15:25 | Wichita State | Robert Dutil is called for the reach on Steven Cobbins - foul #1 on Robert Dutil, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Kyser (PG), Matthew Robbins (SG), Timothy Abernathy (SF), Ronald Boyd (PF), Phillip Boucher (C) Steven Cobbins, Richard Blakemore, Jason Emerson, Jim Webb, John Rasch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea (SG), Victor Gifford (SF), Phillip Whittingham (PF), Lawrence Covell (C) Robert Dutil, Andrew Johnson, William Remer, Leon Collier | |
| 15:09 | Wichita State | John Kyser is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Kyser, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins (PG) John Kyser | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Dutil (PG) Brian Peek | |
| 14:59 | Missouri State | Robert Dutil comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 14:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Phillip Boucher | 3-7 |
| 14:45 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Whittingham - foul #2 on Phillip Whittingham, team foul #5 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley (PF) Phillip Whittingham | |
| 14:45 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:28 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 13:45 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 13:44 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 13:30 | Wichita State | The short jumper by Phillip Boucher is denied by Lawrence Covell | 4-7 |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 13:10 | Missouri State | Robert Dutil is fouled on the floor by Steven Cobbins - foul #1 on Steven Cobbins, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Blakemore (PG), Anthony Brennan (C) Steven Cobbins, Phillip Boucher | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Peek (PG), William Remer (PF) Robert Dutil, Daryl Seeley | |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | William Remer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 12:55 | Wichita State | Anthony Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 12:44 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Abernathy | 6-7 |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clifford Hosea | 6-9 |
| 12:04 | Wichita State | Richard Blakemore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Richard Blakemore (fresh) SG - Matthew Robbins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Abernathy (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Boyd (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Brennan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Peek (fresh) SG - Clifford Hosea (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Victor Gifford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Remer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Covell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Missouri State | Brian Peek makes the fadeaway from the right side | 6-11 |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 11:41 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Abernathy | 6-11 |
| 11:28 | Wichita State | Clifford Hosea is called for the reach on Matthew Robbins - foul #1 on Clifford Hosea, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Emerson (SF), Jim Webb (PF), John Rasch (C) Timothy Abernathy, Ronald Boyd, Anthony Brennan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Dutil (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), Leon Collier (C) Clifford Hosea, Victor Gifford, Lawrence Covell | |
| 11:17 | Wichita State | Jim Webb lays it up and in set up by Richard Blakemore | 8-11 |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | Matthew Robbins steps in front of the Robert Dutil pass in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 10:59 | Wichita State | Richard Blakemore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Leon Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Jim Webb takes the ball from Robert Dutil in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 10:35 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins misses the easy layup | 8-11 |
| 10:33 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to John Rasch | 8-11 |
| 10:13 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Remer - foul #1 on William Remer, team foul #7 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins (PG), Phillip Boucher (C) Richard Blakemore, John Rasch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley (SF), Lawrence Covell (C) Brian Peek, William Remer | |
| 10:13 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:13 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Matthew Robbins steps in front of the Lawrence Covell pass | 10-11 |
| 09:57 | Wichita State | Jason Emerson misses short on a floater from the right side | 10-11 |
| 09:55 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Cobbins | 10-11 |
| 09:39 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jim Webb | 12-11 |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Cobbins - foul #2 on Steven Cobbins, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Blakemore (PG), Timothy Abernathy (SF), Ronald Boyd (PF) Steven Cobbins, Jason Emerson, Jim Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea (SG) Andrew Johnson | |
| 09:20 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Boyd | 12-11 |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 09:14 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Boyd | 14-11 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Dutil | 14-13 |
| 08:58 | Wichita State | Phillip Boucher can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 08:57 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins tips it in | 16-13 |
| 08:40 | Missouri State | Leon Collier is fouled on the floor by Timothy Abernathy - foul #1 on Timothy Abernathy, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Rasch (C) Phillip Boucher | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Gifford (SF) Leon Collier | |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford loses the ball out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Johnson (PG), William Remer (PF) Robert Dutil, Daryl Seeley | |
| 08:00 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd hits a floater from the left block and the foul's on Lawrence Covell - foul #1 on Lawrence Covell, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Emerson (PG), Jim Webb (C) Richard Blakemore, Timothy Abernathy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Peek (PG) Clifford Hosea | |
| 08:00 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Robbins (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Rasch (fresh) PF - Ronald Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jim Webb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Peek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) SF - Victor Gifford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Remer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Covell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Peek | 19-16 |
| 07:40 | Wichita State | Andrew Johnson steps in front of the Ronald Boyd pass | 19-16 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Andrew Johnson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 07:21 | Wichita State | John Rasch grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 07:10 | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins slams it home | 21-16 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Brian Peek is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Emerson - foul #1 on Jason Emerson, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Blakemore (PG), Timothy Abernathy (SF), Anthony Brennan (C) Jason Emerson, John Rasch, Ronald Boyd | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea (SG), Daryl Seeley (PF) Andrew Johnson, William Remer | |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell hits the finger roll set up by Daryl Seeley and he's hacked by Anthony Brennan - foul #1 on Anthony Brennan, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Boucher (C) Anthony Brennan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Dutil (PG), Leon Collier (PF) Brian Peek, Daryl Seeley | |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | Phillip Boucher is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Phillip Boucher, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd (PF) Jim Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley (PF) Lawrence Covell | |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Robbins - foul #1 on Matthew Robbins, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Phillip Boucher lays it in and the foul's on Leon Collier - foul #1 on Leon Collier, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Remer (C) Victor Gifford | |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Phillip Boucher misses the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | William Remer gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Phillip Boucher picks off the pass by Robert Dutil | 23-21 |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Timothy Abernathy can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Leon Collier is open but misses the lay-in | 23-21 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Leon Collier snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Leon Collier is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Robert Dutil | 23-23 |
| 04:58 | Wichita State | Timothy Abernathy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Dutil | 23-23 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Leon Collier is open and buries a shot in the lane | 23-25 |
| 04:16 | Wichita State | Timothy Abernathy loses the ball out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Emerson (PG), John Rasch (SF), Jim Webb (PF), Anthony Brennan (C) Richard Blakemore, Timothy Abernathy, Ronald Boyd, Phillip Boucher | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Peek (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), Victor Gifford (SF), Lawrence Covell (C) Robert Dutil, Clifford Hosea, Daryl Seeley, Leon Collier | |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell can't finish the layup | 23-25 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | William Remer grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Robbins (tired) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Rasch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jim Webb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Brennan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Peek (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) SF - Victor Gifford (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Remer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Covell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Brian Peek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 03:48 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Anthony Brennan | 23-25 |
| 03:28 | Wichita State | Jim Webb is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Covell - foul #2 on Lawrence Covell, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Kyser (PG), Steven Cobbins (SG) Matthew Robbins, Anthony Brennan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Adkins (PG), Phillip Whittingham (PF) Brian Peek, William Remer | |
| 03:28 | Wichita State | Jim Webb makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:28 | Wichita State | Jim Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell banks in the layup on a great pass from James Adkins | 24-27 |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | Victor Gifford steals it from Steven Cobbins | 24-27 |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | James Adkins lays it in set up by Victor Gifford | 24-29 |
| 02:29 | Wichita State | Phillip Whittingham swats the layup by Jim Webb | 24-29 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Victor Gifford grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | John Kyser is called for the reach on James Adkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Kyser, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Matthew Robbins (SG), Timothy Abernathy (SF), Anthony Brennan (C) John Kyser, Jason Emerson, John Rasch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea (SG), Brian Peek (SF) Andrew Johnson, Victor Gifford | |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | James Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | James Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | Anthony Brennan snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | Timothy Abernathy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Cobbins | 27-30 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell's floater is tipped away by Jim Webb | 27-30 |
| 01:48 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:28 | Wichita State | Jim Webb is denied on a layup by Phillip Whittingham | 27-30 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Lawrence Covell pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Abernathy - foul #2 on Timothy Abernathy, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd (PF) Jim Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Dutil (PG), Victor Gifford (SF), Daryl Seeley (PF), Leon Collier (C) James Adkins, Brian Peek, Phillip Whittingham, Lawrence Covell | |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Clifford Hosea makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:06 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Leon Collier snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Robert Dutil misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 01:00 | Wichita State | Ronald Boyd gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:42 | Wichita State | Steven Cobbins's pass is intercepted by Daryl Seeley | 27-32 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Robert Dutil connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Gifford | 27-35 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Timothy Abernathy is whistled for traveling | 27-35 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Blakemore (SG), Jason Emerson (SF), John Rasch (PF), Phillip Boucher (C) Matthew Robbins, Timothy Abernathy, Ronald Boyd, Anthony Brennan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Johnson (SG), Brian Peek (SF), Phillip Whittingham (PF) Clifford Hosea, Victor Gifford, Daryl Seeley | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Robert Dutil misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-35 |