| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Howard Fecteau (fresh) SG - Andrew Ingram (fresh) SF - Rafael Jessen (fresh) PF - Jack Keys (fresh) C - Bob Toler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Laffoon (fresh) SG - James Sanders (fresh) SF - Bobby Lewis (fresh) PF - Ivan Rolfes (fresh) C - Antonio Steelman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Jessen is hacked by Antonio Steelman - foul #1 on Antonio Steelman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by James Sanders - foul #1 on James Sanders, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Wichita State | James Sanders clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sanders | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes loses the dribble to Andrew Ingram | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram hits the finger roll | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes is hacked by Jack Keys - foul #1 on Jack Keys, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith (PG), John McIlvenny (SG), Nathaniel Ross (PF), Thomas Landgraf (C) Howard Fecteau, Andrew Ingram, Jack Keys, Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:39 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Steelman | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Ivan Rolfes | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram (SG), Jack Keys (PF) John McIlvenny, Rafael Jessen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 16:28 | Wichita State | James Sanders travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler (C) Thomas Landgraf | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Banks (PG), Percy Devers (SG) Lawrence Laffoon, James Sanders | |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 4-5 |
| 16:05 | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Smith (fresh) SG - Andrew Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathaniel Ross (fresh) PF - Jack Keys (fresh) C - Bob Toler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Banks (fresh) SG - Percy Devers (fresh) SF - Bobby Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Rolfes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Steelman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau (PG) Andrew Ingram | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Craig Hart (SF), Jonathan Tobolski (PF), Christopher Hansen (C) Bobby Lewis, Ivan Rolfes, Antonio Steelman | |
| 15:21 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Smith | 6-5 |
| 15:03 | Wichita State | Jonathan Tobolski connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Craig Hart and he's hacked by Jack Keys - foul #2 on Jack Keys, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny (SG), Rafael Jessen (SF), Thomas Landgraf (PF), John Anderson (C) Eric Smith, Nathaniel Ross, Jack Keys, Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon (PG), James Sanders (SG) Andrew Banks, Percy Devers | |
| 15:03 | Wichita State | Jonathan Tobolski makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny loses the dribble to Lawrence Laffoon | 6-8 |
| 14:36 | Wichita State | James Sanders lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Laffoon | 6-10 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 14:10 | Wichita State | Jonathan Tobolski pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:56 | Wichita State | Craig Hart can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 13:54 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Jessen grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf is hacked by Jonathan Tobolski - foul #1 on Jonathan Tobolski, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith (PG), Andrew Ingram (SG), Nathaniel Ross (PF), Bob Toler (C) Howard Fecteau, John McIlvenny, Thomas Landgraf, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Banks (PG), Percy Devers (SG), Bobby Lewis (SF), Ivan Rolfes (PF), Antonio Steelman (C) Lawrence Laffoon, James Sanders, Craig Hart, Jonathan Tobolski, Christopher Hansen | |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler tips it home | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Rafael Jessen - foul #1 on Rafael Jessen, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler misses the fadeaway near the basket | 8-11 |
| 12:43 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Jessen grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:31 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross misses the fadeaway from close range | 8-11 |
| 12:30 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:10 | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman hits the finger roll set up by Bobby Lewis and he's fouled by Eric Smith - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf (PF), John Anderson (C) Rafael Jessen, Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Canipe (PG) Andrew Banks | |
| 12:10 | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith's pass is intercepted by Bobby Lewis in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 12:05 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis misses the easy layup | 8-14 |
| 12:04 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon (PG), James Sanders (SG) John Canipe, Percy Devers | |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Landgraf - foul #1 on Thomas Landgraf, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny (PG) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John McIlvenny (fresh) SG - Andrew Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathaniel Ross (fresh) PF - Thomas Landgraf (fresh) C - John Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Laffoon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Rolfes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Steelman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Laffoon picks off the pass by Nathaniel Ross | 8-15 |
| 11:20 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon lays it in | 8-17 |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf is fouled on the floor by James Sanders - foul #2 on James Sanders, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau (PG), Charles Evans (SF), Bob Toler (C) Andrew Ingram, Nathaniel Ross, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Banks (PG), Percy Devers (SG), Craig Hart (SF), Jonathan Tobolski (PF), Christopher Hansen (C) Lawrence Laffoon, James Sanders, Bobby Lewis, Ivan Rolfes, Antonio Steelman | |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Tobolski is called for the reach on John McIlvenny - foul #2 on Jonathan Tobolski, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith (SG), Rafael Jessen (SF), Nathaniel Ross (PF) John McIlvenny, Charles Evans, Thomas Landgraf | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Zack Schlater (C) Jonathan Tobolski | |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau misses the 3 from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 10:30 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hansen | 8-17 |
| 10:06 | Wichita State | Christopher Hansen misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Rafael Jessen - foul #2 on Rafael Jessen, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Evans (SF) Rafael Jessen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Canipe (PG) Andrew Banks | |
| 10:06 | Wichita State | Christopher Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:06 | Wichita State | Christopher Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau is whistled for a carry | 8-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman (C) Zack Schlater | |
| 09:36 | Wichita State | John Canipe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bob Toler | 8-19 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 8-19 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross can't tip it in | 8-19 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Charles Evans tips it back up and in | 10-19 |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Christopher Hansen misses short on a floater near the basket | 10-19 |
| 08:47 | Wichita State | Craig Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 08:34 | Wichita State | Craig Hart misses long on a jump hook from close range | 10-19 |
| 08:32 | Western Kentucky | Bob Toler gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nathaniel Ross | 13-19 |
| 07:59 | Wichita State | John Canipe clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny (PG), Andrew Ingram (SG), Thomas Landgraf (SF), John Anderson (PF) Howard Fecteau, Eric Smith, Charles Evans, Nathaniel Ross | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon (PG), Bobby Lewis (SF), Ivan Rolfes (PF), Zack Schlater (C) Percy Devers, Craig Hart, Christopher Hansen, Antonio Steelman | |
| 07:59 | Wichita State | John Canipe makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:59 | Wichita State | John Canipe misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:59 | Wichita State | John Canipe makes the 3rd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:30 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Anderson | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John McIlvenny (fresh) SG - Andrew Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Landgraf (fresh) PF - John Anderson (fresh) C - Bob Toler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Canipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Rolfes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zack Schlater (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | Zack Schlater can't throw it down but the foul's on Bob Toler - foul #1 on Bob Toler, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Banks (SG) John Canipe | |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | Zack Schlater makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | Zack Schlater makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Lewis steals the ball from Bob Toler in the backcourt | 15-23 |
| 07:09 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bobby Lewis | 15-25 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Zack Schlater is called for the reach on John McIlvenny - foul #1 on Zack Schlater, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Evans (SF) Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-25 |
| 06:22 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Banks | 17-27 |
| 06:18 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross (PF), Bob Toler (C) Thomas Landgraf, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Percy Devers (SG), Antonio Steelman (C) Lawrence Laffoon, Zack Schlater | |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | Percy Devers scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Andrew Banks | 17-30 |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | Charles Evans misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-30 |
| 05:46 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 05:27 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Banks | 17-33 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | John McIlvenny is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-33 |
| 05:16 | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 05:11 | Wichita State | Andrew Banks connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Lewis | 17-36 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Andrew Ingram, team foul #9 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau (PG), Benny Lee (SG), Thomas Landgraf (SF) John McIlvenny, Andrew Ingram, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon (PG), Craig Hart (SF), Christopher Hansen (PF), Zack Schlater (C) Andrew Banks, Bobby Lewis, Ivan Rolfes, Antonio Steelman | |
| 04:27 | Wichita State | Craig Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Anderson (PF) Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Canipe (SG) Percy Devers | |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Fecteau | 20-36 |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Canipe and the foul's on Benny Lee - foul #1 on Benny Lee, team foul #10 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman (C) Zack Schlater | |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon makes the free throw | 20-40 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-40 |
| 03:44 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Canipe | 20-40 |
| 03:38 | Wichita State | Howard Fecteau takes the ball from Antonio Steelman | 20-40 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Hart - foul #1 on Craig Hart, team foul #7 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith (PG), Rafael Jessen (SF), Jack Keys (PF) Howard Fecteau, John Anderson, Nathaniel Ross | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Sanders (SG), Jonathan Tobolski (PF) Lawrence Laffoon, Craig Hart | |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Rafael Jessen is called for the reach on Christopher Hansen - foul #3 on Rafael Jessen, team foul #11 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Evans (SF), Bob Toler (C) Rafael Jessen, Thomas Landgraf | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Percy Devers (PG) John Canipe | |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Christopher Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Christopher Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Lee (fresh) SF - Charles Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Keys (fresh) C - Bob Toler (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Percy Devers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Tobolski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Steelman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Eric Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 03:00 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Tobolski | 22-41 |
| 02:42 | Wichita State | Percy Devers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Sanders | 22-44 |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Percy Devers is called for the reach on Benny Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Percy Devers, team foul #8 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram (SG), Nathaniel Ross (C) Eric Smith, Bob Toler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis (SF), Ivan Rolfes (PF) Christopher Hansen, Antonio Steelman | |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Benny Lee misses the 1st free throw | 22-44 |
| 02:38 | Wichita State | Jonathan Tobolski pulls down the rebound | 22-44 |
| 02:11 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 22-44 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Ross pulls down the rebound | 22-44 |
| 02:04 | Western Kentucky | Benny Lee's floater is tipped away by Ivan Rolfes | 22-44 |
| 02:03 | Wichita State | Bobby Lewis grabs the board | 22-44 |
| 01:57 | Wichita State | Ivan Rolfes misses the lay-in | 22-44 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys gets the rebound | 22-44 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Benny Lee loses the dribble to Percy Devers | 22-44 |
| 01:24 | Wichita State | Percy Devers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-44 |
| 01:22 | Wichita State | Jonathan Tobolski hits the follow up shot | 22-46 |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | Charles Evans is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau (PG), Eric Smith (SG), Thomas Landgraf (SF), John Anderson (C) Benny Lee, Andrew Ingram, Charles Evans, Nathaniel Ross | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon (PG), Andrew Banks (SG), Craig Hart (SF), Zack Schlater (PF), Antonio Steelman (C) Percy Devers, James Sanders, Bobby Lewis, Ivan Rolfes, Jonathan Tobolski | |
| 01:09 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon drills a jumpshot from the right side | 22-48 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Landgraf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-48 |
| 00:53 | Wichita State | Antonio Steelman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-48 |
| 00:46 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Banks | 22-51 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Howard Fecteau buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Anderson | 25-51 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Lawrence Laffoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Ingram (SG), Nathaniel Ross (SF), Bob Toler (C) Howard Fecteau, Thomas Landgraf, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Canipe (SG), Bobby Lewis (SF), Ivan Rolfes (PF), Christopher Hansen (C) Andrew Banks, Craig Hart, Zack Schlater, Antonio Steelman | |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Lewis takes the ball from Andrew Ingram in the backcourt | 25-51 |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | Christopher Hansen is denied on a layup by Bob Toler | 25-51 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jack Keys grabs the defensive rebound | 25-51 |