| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) PF - James Parker (fresh) C - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Walter Galante (fresh) SG - Ryan Mannings (fresh) SF - George McClees (fresh) PF - Dale McCalop (fresh) C - Clifford Blanchard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings is fouled on the floor by Sean Cusumano - foul #1 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Wichita State | Walter Galante clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Johnnie Scott grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Samford | James Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Clifford Blanchard | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Wichita State | Kenneth Cornett steals it from George McClees | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Lawrence Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Galante - foul #1 on Walter Galante, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Wichita State | George McClees grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Wichita State | Sean Cusumano takes the ball from Ryan Mannings | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Lawrence Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Wichita State | Walter Galante makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Mannings | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Sean Cusumano connects on the shot near the basket | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Wichita State | Ryan Mannings connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Ryan Mannings is called for the reach on Sean Cusumano - foul #1 on Ryan Mannings, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Julian Kennison (C) Kenneth Cornett | |
| 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 | |
| 16:50 | Samford | Lawrence Davis misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:17 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 16:16 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:09 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Julian Kennison pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:44 | Samford | Sean Cusumano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 15:42 | Samford | Julian Kennison snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Cusumano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnnie Scott (fairly fresh) PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) C - Julian Kennison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fresh) SG - Melvin Jackson (fresh) SF - Joseph Gould (fresh) PF - Floyd Dardar (fresh) C - Shaun Pressley (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Samford | Joseph Gould takes the ball from Johnnie Scott | 2-6 |
| 15:04 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley hits the finger roll set up by Broderick Neill | 2-8 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Joseph Gould picks off the pass by Sean Cusumano in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 14:44 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson buries a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Gould | 2-10 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Johnnie Scott is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Davis | 5-10 |
| 14:11 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould misses the 3 from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 14:09 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley tips it back up and in | 5-12 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Sean Cusumano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 13:48 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), James Berlin (SG), John Deforge (SF), Kenneth Cornett (C) Lawrence Davis, Sean Cusumano, Johnnie Scott, Julian Kennison | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Ryan Mannings (SG), George McClees (SF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Broderick Neill, Melvin Jackson, Joseph Gould, Shaun Pressley | |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage's floater is tipped away by Floyd Dardar | 5-14 |
| 13:08 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:46 | Wichita State | George McClees hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 12:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cornett | 5-14 |
| 12:27 | Samford | John Deforge loses the dribble to Ryan Mannings | 5-14 |
| 12:19 | Wichita State | George McClees drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Mannings | 5-16 |
| 12:17 | Samford | James Berlin is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Mannings - foul #2 on Ryan Mannings, team foul #3 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson (SG), Dale McCalop (PF), Edward Fischer (C) Ryan Mannings, Floyd Dardar, Clifford Blanchard | |
| 12:08 | Samford | John Deforge misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on George McClees - foul #1 on George McClees, team foul #4 | 5-16 |
| 12:08 | Samford | John Deforge misses the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 12:08 | Samford | John Deforge misses the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 12:08 | Wichita State | Edward Fischer snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| 11:55 | Wichita State | George McClees comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-16 |
| 11:54 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop tips it in | 5-18 |
| 11:43 | Samford | John Deforge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-18 |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | George McClees gets the rebound | 5-18 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) SG - James Berlin (fresh) SF - John Deforge (fresh) PF - James Parker (tiring) C - Kenneth Cornett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Walter Galante (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George McClees (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale McCalop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Fischer (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop is fouled on the floor by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #3 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Davis (PG) James Parker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 11:15 | Wichita State | Walter Galante drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Melvin Jackson | 5-21 |
| 10:57 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Deatherage is blocked by Melvin Jackson | 5-21 |
| 10:56 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop pulls down the rebound | 5-21 |
| 10:28 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-21 |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | George McClees grabs the offensive rebound | 5-21 |
| 10:12 | Wichita State | George McClees is whistled for traveling | 5-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG), Johnnie Scott (SF), Julian Kennison (PF) James Berlin, John Deforge, Lawrence Deatherage | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Joseph Gould (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Shaun Pressley (PF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Walter Galante, Melvin Jackson, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Edward Fischer | |
| 09:58 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lawrence Davis | 8-21 |
| 09:46 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-21 |
| 09:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Johnnie Scott | 8-21 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Sean Cusumano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-21 |
| 09:30 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Gould | 8-24 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett hits a wide open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Davis | 10-24 |
| 08:57 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 10-24 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Johnnie Scott pulls down the rebound | 10-24 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Johnnie Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Terrance Hundley - foul #1 on Terrance Hundley, team foul #5 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (PG) Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), George McClees (SF), Dale McCalop (PF), Edward Fischer (C) Broderick Neill, Joseph Gould, Terrance Hundley, Shaun Pressley, Clifford Blanchard | |
| 08:38 | Samford | Johnnie Scott makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Johnnie Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:19 | Wichita State | George McClees knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Walter Galante | 11-27 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnnie Scott | 13-27 |
| 07:55 | Wichita State | George McClees can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-27 |
| 07:54 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop tips it but misses | 13-27 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Sean Cusumano gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 07:32 | Samford | James Berlin is hacked by Walter Galante - foul #2 on Walter Galante, team foul #6 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Davis (PG), John Deforge (SF), Lawrence Deatherage (C) James Berlin, Johnnie Scott, Kenneth Cornett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Walter Galante, George McClees, Edward Fischer | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sean Cusumano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Deforge (fresh) PF - Julian Kennison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terrance Hundley (fresh) PF - Dale McCalop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Samford | John Deforge is whistled for traveling | 13-27 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG) Broderick Neill | |
| 06:53 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop is whistled for a carry | 13-27 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar (PF), Shaun Pressley (C) Dale McCalop, Clifford Blanchard | |
| 06:37 | Samford | Julian Kennison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Terrance Hundley - foul #2 on Terrance Hundley, team foul #7 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG) Sean Cusumano | |
| Subs | Wichita State | George McClees (SF) Terrance Hundley | |
| 06:37 | Samford | Julian Kennison makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Julian Kennison makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:10 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar's pass is intercepted by Julian Kennison | 15-27 |
| 05:56 | Samford | James Berlin misses short on a shot from the left side | 15-27 |
| 05:54 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 05:50 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Davis - foul #1 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #4 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (C) Julian Kennison | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Dale McCalop (PF), Edward Fischer (C) Joseph Gould, Floyd Dardar, Shaun Pressley | |
| 05:32 | Wichita State | John Deforge is called for the reach on Broderick Neill - foul #1 on John Deforge, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnnie Scott (SF) Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 05:27 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson jams it | 15-29 |
| 05:11 | Samford | John Deforge scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Deatherage | 17-29 |
| 04:49 | Wichita State | George McClees's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Davis (PG), Sean Cusumano (SG) James Berlin, John Deforge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard (C) Edward Fischer | |
| 04:26 | Samford | Sean Cusumano connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lawrence Davis | 20-29 |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Lawrence Davis gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Sean Cusumano | 22-29 |
| 04:01 | Wichita State | Sean Cusumano is called for the reach on Melvin Jackson - foul #2 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (SF), Julian Kennison (PF) Sean Cusumano, Johnnie Scott | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (PG), Floyd Dardar (PF), Shaun Pressley (C) Melvin Jackson, Dale McCalop, Clifford Blanchard | |
| 03:45 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley buries a shot from the left side set up by Joseph Gould | 22-31 |
| 03:24 | Samford | Lawrence Davis is whistled for traveling | 22-31 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (PG), Sean Cusumano (SG), John Deforge (SF), James Parker (PF) Lawrence Davis, Lawrence Deatherage, Dennis Romo, Kenneth Cornett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Galante (PG), Ryan Mannings (SG) Broderick Neill, George McClees | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Berlin (fresh) SG - Sean Cusumano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Deforge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Parker (fresh) C - Julian Kennison (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Walter Galante (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Mannings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Gould (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Pressley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Wichita State | Walter Galante clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (C) James Parker | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:06 | Wichita State | Walter Galante makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:06 | Wichita State | Walter Galante makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Sean Cusumano is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Mannings - foul #3 on Ryan Mannings, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnnie Scott (SF) John Deforge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley (SF) Ryan Mannings | |
| 03:04 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:42 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Galante | 24-36 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Johnnie Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 02:30 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | James Berlin steps in front of the Walter Galante pass in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Johnnie Scott is whistled for a carry | 24-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Davis (PG), John Deforge (SG), Lawrence Deatherage (PF) James Berlin, Sean Cusumano, Kenneth Cornett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (SG), Dale McCalop (PF), Clifford Blanchard (C) Joseph Gould, Floyd Dardar, Shaun Pressley | |
| 01:50 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 01:48 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop tips it in | 24-38 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage is fouled on the floor by Dale McCalop - foul #1 on Dale McCalop, team foul #9 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG), Kenneth Cornett (C) Johnnie Scott, Julian Kennison | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson (SG) Broderick Neill | |
| 01:30 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:30 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 01:13 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley misses the easy layup | 24-38 |
| 01:11 | Samford | John Deforge grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:46 | Samford | John Deforge is wide open but clanks a runner near the basket | 24-38 |
| 00:45 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Sean Cusumano - foul #3 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #8 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG), Julian Kennison (PF) Sean Cusumano, Kenneth Cornett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (SG), George McClees (SF), Floyd Dardar (PF) Melvin Jackson, Terrance Hundley, Dale McCalop | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Clifford Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Dardar | 24-38 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar blows the layup | 24-38 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Lawrence Davis pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Lawrence Davis hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 24-38 |