| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Walter Galante (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George McClees (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale McCalop (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifford Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | George McClees inbounds the ball | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard misses the shot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 19:36 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard can't tip it in | 43-43 |
| 19:35 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 19:20 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 19:06 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Walter Galante | 43-47 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Ryan Mannings steals the ball from Nelek Stanojevic in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 18:47 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Mancuso - foul #3 on Nicholas Mancuso, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter (C) Nicholas Mancuso | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG), Floyd Dardar (PF), Shaun Pressley (C) Walter Galante, Dale McCalop, Clifford Blanchard | |
| 18:47 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 18:47 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic can't connect on a floater in the lane | 43-49 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | John Ward is fouled on the floor by Shaun Pressley - foul #1 on Shaun Pressley, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Michael Elias (SF), John Cotter (PF) John Ward, Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF) Ryan Mannings, George McClees | |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias is denied on a layup by Floyd Dardar | 43-49 |
| 18:00 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 17:46 | Wichita State | Michael Elias steals the ball from Joseph Gould | 43-49 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias drills a floater in the lane | 45-49 |
| 17:19 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Melvin Jackson and he's fouled by Stephen Meyer - foul #1 on Stephen Meyer, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson (C) Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Dale McCalop (PF) Joseph Gould, Floyd Dardar | |
| 17:19 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley misses the free throw | 45-51 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | John Cotter pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Terrance Hundley - foul #1 on Terrance Hundley, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | George McClees (SF), Edward Fischer (C) Terrance Hundley, Shaun Pressley | |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:46 | Wichita State | George McClees hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Elias - foul #1 on Michael Elias, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Henry Armstrong, Stephen Meyer, Michael Elias | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings (SG), Clifford Blanchard (C) Melvin Jackson, Edward Fischer | |
| 16:46 | Wichita State | George McClees misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:46 | Wichita State | George McClees makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 16:19 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from George McClees | 47-54 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | John Cotter comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Clifford Blanchard - foul #1 on Clifford Blanchard, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley (SF), Edward Fischer (C) George McClees, Clifford Blanchard | |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | John Cotter misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | John Cotter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Cotter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Stenson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Walter Galante (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Mannings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terrance Hundley (fresh) PF - Dale McCalop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Wichita State | Edward Fischer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Nicholas Mancuso (PF), Douglas Fleming (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, John Cotter, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Joseph Gould (SF) Walter Galante, Ryan Mannings, Terrance Hundley | |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong is hacked by Dale McCalop - foul #2 on Dale McCalop, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar (PF), Shaun Pressley (C) Dale McCalop, Edward Fischer | |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 15:02 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 14:37 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley can't finish the layup | 48-54 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Broderick Neill steps in front of the Nelek Stanojevic pass | 48-54 |
| 14:02 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar scores on a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Douglas Fleming - foul #4 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Henry Armstrong, Stephen Meyer, Nelek Stanojevic, Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Ryan Mannings (SG), George McClees (SF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Broderick Neill, Melvin Jackson, Joseph Gould, Shaun Pressley | |
| 14:02 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-56 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias tips it in | 50-56 |
| 13:30 | Wichita State | Walter Galante misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 50-56 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Elias | 50-56 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | George McClees is called for the reach on Felix Pena in the backcourt - foul #1 on George McClees, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dale McCalop (PF) Floyd Dardar | |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso is fouled on the floor by Dale McCalop - foul #3 on Dale McCalop, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edward Fischer (C) Clifford Blanchard | |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 13:04 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 12:56 | Wichita State | Nicholas Mancuso swats the short shot by Edward Fischer | 50-56 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 12:22 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-56 |
| 11:51 | Wichita State | George McClees grabs the board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Pena (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Elias (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Porter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Walter Galante (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Mannings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - George McClees (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale McCalop (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Fischer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Wichita State | Felix Pena is called for the reach on George McClees - foul #2 on Felix Pena, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), John Cotter (SF), Aaron Stenson (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, Michael Elias, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Joseph Gould (SF), Shaun Pressley (PF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Walter Galante, Ryan Mannings, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Edward Fischer | |
| 11:22 | Wichita State | Nicholas Mancuso is called for the reach on Joseph Gould - foul #4 on Nicholas Mancuso, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Nicholas Mancuso | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 11:09 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould double dribbles | 52-56 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Broderick Neill takes the ball from John Cotter | 52-56 |
| 10:45 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill hits the finger roll | 52-58 |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic hits a shot in the lane and the foul's on Broderick Neill - foul #4 on Broderick Neill, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG) Henry Armstrong | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley (SF), Floyd Dardar (PF) Broderick Neill, Shaun Pressley | |
| 10:32 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:19 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Melvin Jackson | 55-60 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | John Cotter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 10:00 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 09:54 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Aaron Stenson - foul #2 on Aaron Stenson, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG) Stephen Meyer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Ryan Mannings (SG) Joseph Gould, Melvin Jackson | |
| 09:54 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 09:54 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edward Fischer (C) Clifford Blanchard | |
| 09:40 | Wichita State | Edward Fischer makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Mannings | 55-64 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | John Cotter drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Stenson | 57-64 |
| 08:58 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar is whistled for a carry | 57-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Henry Armstrong (SG), Ronald Porter (C) Howard Percy, Felix Pena, John Cotter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | George McClees (SF), Shaun Pressley (PF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Terrance Hundley, Floyd Dardar, Edward Fischer | |
| 08:48 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-64 |
| 08:47 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | John Ward steps in front of the Ryan Mannings pass | 57-64 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | John Ward hits the finger roll | 59-64 |
| 08:24 | Wichita State | The short jumper by George McClees is denied by Aaron Stenson | 59-64 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Nelek Stanojevic | 59-64 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic is whistled for traveling | 59-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SG), Michael Elias (SF) John Ward, Nelek Stanojevic | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Dale McCalop (PF) Walter Galante, Ryan Mannings, Shaun Pressley | |
| 07:47 | Wichita State | Henry Armstrong steals the ball from Melvin Jackson | 59-64 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong hits the finger roll | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Stenson (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Porter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George McClees (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale McCalop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Blanchard (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard gets the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 07:09 | Wichita State | George McClees connects on the jumper from the right side | 61-66 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias drills a jumper from the right block | 63-66 |
| 06:32 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson is hacked by Stephen Meyer - foul #2 on Stephen Meyer, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Nicholas Mancuso (PF), Douglas Fleming (C) Henry Armstrong, Stephen Meyer, Michael Elias, Aaron Stenson, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Shaun Pressley (PF), Edward Fischer (C) Joseph Gould, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Clifford Blanchard | |
| 06:32 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena is fouled on the floor by Edward Fischer - foul #2 on Edward Fischer, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings (SG) Melvin Jackson | |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 06:06 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley snags the offensive board | 65-66 |
| 05:47 | Wichita State | Felix Pena steals the ball from Shaun Pressley | 65-66 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | John Ward is hacked by Broderick Neill - foul #5 on Broderick Neill, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (SF) Nelek Stanojevic | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG) Broderick Neill | |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:39 | Central Michigan | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:14 | Wichita State | Walter Galante misses badly on a shot from the left side | 67-66 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | John Ward makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nicholas Mancuso | 70-66 |
| 04:27 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Mannings | 70-68 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 04:02 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley lays it in on a nice dish by Shaun Pressley and the foul's on Felix Pena - foul #3 on Felix Pena, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Michael Elias (SF) John Ward, Felix Pena, John Cotter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), George McClees (SF), Floyd Dardar (PF) Walter Galante, Ryan Mannings, Shaun Pressley, Edward Fischer | |
| 04:02 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley misses the free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Douglas Fleming | 73-70 |
| 03:59 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dale McCalop (PF) Terrance Hundley | |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | George McClees comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 03:50 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar tips it back up and in | 73-72 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 03:36 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Mancuso (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Douglas Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George McClees (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale McCalop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Dardar (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Wichita State | George McClees misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-72 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Dale McCalop picks off the pass by Howard Percy | 73-72 |
| 02:58 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by George McClees | 73-74 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Henry Armstrong (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Michael Elias | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nelek Stanojevic | 75-74 |
| 02:16 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop blows the layup | 75-74 |
| 02:15 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop tips it back up and in | 75-76 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Douglas Fleming is blocked by Floyd Dardar | 75-76 |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joseph Gould | 75-76 |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG) Henry Armstrong | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Ryan Mannings (SG), Clifford Blanchard (C) Joseph Gould, Melvin Jackson, Floyd Dardar | |
| 01:37 | Wichita State | George McClees makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Galante and the foul's on Nelek Stanojevic - foul #1 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #10 | 75-78 |
| 01:37 | Wichita State | George McClees misses the free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming's pass is intercepted by Walter Galante in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 01:13 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop is hacked by John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #11 | 75-78 |
| 01:13 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop misses the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:13 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena is fouled in the backcourt by Dale McCalop - foul #4 on Dale McCalop, team foul #10 | 75-79 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Felix Pena is called for the reach on George McClees - foul #4 on Felix Pena, team foul #12 | 77-79 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | George McClees makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | George McClees misses the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso pulls down the rebound | 77-80 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | Nicholas Mancuso connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Wichita State | George McClees buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Walter Galante | 79-82 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | George McClees is called for the reach on Felix Pena in the backcourt - foul #2 on George McClees, team foul #11 | 79-82 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Wichita State | Felix Pena is called for the reach on Walter Galante in the backcourt - foul #5 on Felix Pena, team foul #13 | 81-82 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (SG) Felix Pena | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:11 | Wichita State | Walter Galante makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:11 | Wichita State | Walter Galante misses the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 81-83 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming clanks a shot in the paint | 81-83 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 81-83 |