| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Walter Galante (fresh) SG - Ryan Mannings (fresh) SF - George McClees (fresh) PF - Dale McCalop (fresh) C - Clifford Blanchard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Figueredo (fresh) SG - Erich Hucks (fresh) SF - Brian Sharp (fresh) PF - Richard Leamon (fresh) C - Gordon May (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Figueredo | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Columbia | John Figueredo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Ryan Mannings | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Wichita State | George McClees misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Columbia | Richard Leamon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Walter Galante steals the ball from Erich Hucks in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard clanks a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Galante | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Richard Leamon is hacked by George McClees - foul #1 on George McClees, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | Richard Leamon connects on the runner from the left block set up by John Figueredo | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Wichita State | Walter Galante misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Columbia | Gordon May grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | Gordon May misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Wichita State | George McClees gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Gordon May - foul #1 on Gordon May, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Joseph Gould (SF), Floyd Dardar (PF), Shaun Pressley (C) Walter Galante, Ryan Mannings, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Clifford Blanchard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Sailer (SF), Stanley Urquhart (PF), Justin Baptista (C) John Figueredo, Erich Hucks, Brian Sharp, Richard Leamon, Gordon May | |
| 17:06 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Frank McCosh comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Shaun Pressley | 5-2 |
| 16:44 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Sailer | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | Justin Baptista pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Columbia | Frank McCosh makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank McCosh - foul #1 on Frank McCosh, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Justin Baptista throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edward Fischer (C) Floyd Dardar | |
| Subs | Columbia | Erich Hucks (SG), Gordon May (C) Michael Lewis, Robert Sailer | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fresh) SG - Melvin Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Gould (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaun Pressley (fresh) C - Edward Fischer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank McCosh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erich Hucks (fresh) SF - Stanley Urquhart (fresh) PF - Justin Baptista (fresh) C - Gordon May (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:36 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Gordon May | 6-4 |
| 15:34 | Columbia | Erich Hucks travels in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Ryan Mannings (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Dale McCalop (PF) Broderick Neill, Melvin Jackson, Joseph Gould, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Figueredo (PG), Robert Sailer (SF), Paul Bunn (PF) Frank McCosh, Stanley Urquhart, Justin Baptista | |
| 15:19 | Wichita State | Edward Fischer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gordon May - foul #2 on Gordon May, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wichita State | George McClees (SF) Terrance Hundley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brian Sharp (SF), Richard Leamon (PF) Robert Sailer, Gordon May | |
| 15:19 | Wichita State | Edward Fischer misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:19 | Wichita State | Edward Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Richard Leamon misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Brian Sharp can't tip it in | 7-4 |
| 14:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Edward Fischer | 7-4 |
| 14:52 | Wichita State | Walter Galante buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dale McCalop | 10-4 |
| 14:35 | Columbia | Brian Sharp is fouled on the floor by Dale McCalop - foul #1 on Dale McCalop, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar (PF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Dale McCalop, Edward Fischer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Lewis (SG), Robert Sailer (SF) Erich Hucks, Brian Sharp | |
| 14:23 | Columbia | Robert Sailer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | Robert Sailer pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | John Figueredo misses long on a shot from the left side | 10-4 |
| 14:13 | Columbia | Paul Bunn tips it but misses | 10-4 |
| 14:11 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 13:50 | Wichita State | George McClees's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-4 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Joseph Gould (SF), Shaun Pressley (C) Walter Galante, Ryan Mannings, George McClees, Clifford Blanchard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Stanley Urquhart (C) John Figueredo, Paul Bunn | |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart scores on a shot from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 13:10 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 10-6 |
| 13:08 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould tips it but misses | 10-6 |
| 13:07 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould tips it but misses | 10-6 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Frank McCosh is hacked by Broderick Neill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Broderick Neill, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley (SF), Dale McCalop (PF), Edward Fischer (C) Broderick Neill, Floyd Dardar, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Figueredo (PG), Erich Hucks (SG), Brian Sharp (SF), Justin Baptista (C) Frank McCosh, Michael Lewis, Robert Sailer, Richard Leamon | |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Erich Hucks buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Figueredo | 10-9 |
| 12:43 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould is fouled on the floor by John Figueredo - foul #1 on John Figueredo, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG) Joseph Gould | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Leamon (PF) Stanley Urquhart | |
| 12:31 | Wichita State | Walter Galante loses the ball out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings (SG), George McClees (SF) Melvin Jackson, Terrance Hundley | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Justin Baptista throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Bunn (C) Richard Leamon | |
| 12:04 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-9 |
| 12:02 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:51 | Wichita State | Walter Galante is hacked by John Figueredo - foul #2 on John Figueredo, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Shaun Pressley (PF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Walter Galante, Dale McCalop, Edward Fischer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Richard Leamon (PF) John Figueredo, Justin Baptista | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fresh) SG - Ryan Mannings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George McClees (fresh) PF - Shaun Pressley (fresh) C - Clifford Blanchard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank McCosh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erich Hucks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Sharp (fresh) PF - Richard Leamon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Bunn (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Wichita State | George McClees misses the shot from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 11:37 | Columbia | Paul Bunn grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Brian Sharp banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Erich Hucks | 10-11 |
| 11:01 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Broderick Neill | 13-11 |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Erich Hucks buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Sharp | 13-14 |
| 10:32 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill double dribbles | 13-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Floyd Dardar (PF) Broderick Neill, Ryan Mannings, George McClees, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Lewis (PG), Robert Sailer (SF), Stanley Urquhart (C) Frank McCosh, Brian Sharp, Paul Bunn | |
| 10:17 | Columbia | Robert Sailer loses the dribble to Clifford Blanchard | 13-14 |
| 09:52 | Wichita State | Richard Leamon picks off the pass by Terrance Hundley | 13-14 |
| 09:36 | Columbia | Melvin Jackson takes the ball from Stanley Urquhart | 13-14 |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson banks in the layup | 15-14 |
| 09:20 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 15-14 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart tips it home | 15-16 |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 15-16 |
| 09:08 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Lewis and he's fouled by Clifford Blanchard - foul #1 on Clifford Blanchard, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Ryan Mannings (SG), George McClees (SF), Shaun Pressley (PF), Edward Fischer (C) Joseph Gould, Melvin Jackson, Terrance Hundley, Floyd Dardar, Clifford Blanchard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Brian Sharp (SF), Justin Baptista (C) Michael Lewis, Robert Sailer, Richard Leamon | |
| 08:50 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:32 | Wichita State | Edward Fischer hits a floater in the paint | 17-19 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Justin Baptista is hacked by Edward Fischer - foul #1 on Edward Fischer, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG) Ryan Mannings | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:00 | Columbia | Justin Baptista misses long on a runner from close range | 17-19 |
| 07:58 | Columbia | Justin Baptista gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:46 | Columbia | Erich Hucks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:44 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Walter Galante (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Broderick Neill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George McClees (fresh) PF - Shaun Pressley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank McCosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erich Hucks (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Baptista (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Urquhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Edward Fischer | 19-19 |
| 07:24 | Columbia | Broderick Neill steals it from Erich Hucks in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Galante | 21-19 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Erich Hucks is hacked by Edward Fischer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Fischer, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Dale McCalop (PF), Floyd Dardar (C) Walter Galante, Broderick Neill, George McClees, Shaun Pressley, Edward Fischer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Lewis (PG), Robert Sailer (SF), Richard Leamon (PF), Paul Bunn (C) Erich Hucks, Brian Sharp, Justin Baptista, Stanley Urquhart | |
| 07:03 | Columbia | Michael Lewis double dribbles | 21-19 |
| 06:52 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson connects on the floater from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 06:38 | Columbia | Michael Lewis misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Melvin Jackson | 23-19 |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Floyd Dardar | 25-19 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Michael Lewis is hacked by Joseph Gould in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Gould, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG) Joseph Gould | |
| Subs | Columbia | Erich Hucks (SG) Frank McCosh | |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:53 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-21 |
| 05:52 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop grabs the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Walter Galante is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings (SG), George McClees (SF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Melvin Jackson, Terrance Hundley, Floyd Dardar | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank McCosh (PG), Brian Sharp (SF), Stanley Urquhart (PF), Justin Baptista (C) Michael Lewis, Robert Sailer, Richard Leamon, Paul Bunn | |
| 05:12 | Wichita State | Walter Galante misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-21 |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Frank McCosh comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ryan Mannings - foul #1 on Ryan Mannings, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG), Shaun Pressley (C) Walter Galante, Clifford Blanchard | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Frank McCosh makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Frank McCosh makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:36 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG) Ryan Mannings | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Leamon (PF) Justin Baptista | |
| 04:19 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 04:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Leamon | 28-23 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Frank McCosh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Brian Sharp tips it in | 28-25 |
| 04:02 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-25 |
| 04:00 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley grabs the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 03:42 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Stanley Urquhart pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gould (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George McClees (fairly fresh) PF - Dale McCalop (tiring) 2 reb. C - Shaun Pressley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank McCosh (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Erich Hucks (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Leamon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Urquhart (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Columbia | Frank McCosh is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Ryan Mannings (SG), Melvin Jackson (SF), Floyd Dardar (PF), Edward Fischer (C) Broderick Neill, Joseph Gould, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Figueredo (PG), Robert Sailer (SG), Paul Bunn (PF), Gordon May (C) Frank McCosh, Erich Hucks, Richard Leamon, Stanley Urquhart | |
| 03:14 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson is hacked by Brian Sharp - foul #1 on Brian Sharp, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Lewis (SG) Brian Sharp | |
| 03:14 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:14 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Ryan Mannings is called for the reach on Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Ryan Mannings, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:44 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Gordon May | 30-27 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Gordon May hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Fischer - foul #3 on Edward Fischer, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG), George McClees (SF), Dale McCalop (PF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Walter Galante, Melvin Jackson, Floyd Dardar, Edward Fischer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Erich Hucks (SG), Brian Sharp (SF), Justin Baptista (PF) Michael Lewis, Robert Sailer, Paul Bunn | |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Gordon May makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Gordon May makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 02:05 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Blanchard | 30-29 |
| 01:57 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Mannings | 32-29 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Gordon May connects on the open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Erich Hucks | 32-31 |
| 01:34 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Justin Baptista pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:09 | Columbia | Brian Sharp blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 01:08 | Columbia | Gordon May gets the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Justin Baptista misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:45 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings loses the dribble to Gordon May | 32-31 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | George McClees steals the ball from John Figueredo | 32-31 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | George McClees pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould's floater is knocked away by Gordon May | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Erich Hucks grabs the board | 32-31 |