| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) PF - Harold Port (fresh) C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fresh) SG - Joseph Gould (fresh) SF - George McClees (fresh) PF - Dale McCalop (fresh) C - Floyd Dardar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jay Webb - foul #1 on Jay Webb, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Jay Webb is fouled on the floor by Dale McCalop - foul #1 on Dale McCalop, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arthur Bartlett - foul #1 on Arthur Bartlett, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Illinois State | Harold Port can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Broderick Neill | 0-6 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller makes the wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jay Webb | 2-6 |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:57 | Wichita State | George McClees tips it but misses | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar tips it in | 2-8 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Harold Port can't tip it in | 2-8 |
| 17:37 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 17:29 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Damek Zeinert (SG), Ronald Welsh (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jay Webb, Waldo Heller, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Shaun Pressley (PF), James Abbott (C) Broderick Neill, Joseph Gould, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Floyd Dardar | |
| 17:07 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | Wichita State | James Abbott gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:00 | Wichita State | Thomas Seymour steps in front of the Melvin Jackson pass in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Seymour | 4-8 |
| 16:56 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee is hacked by Thomas Seymour in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| 16:40 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley connects on the shot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Allee - foul #1 on Phillip Allee, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF) Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Dale McCalop (PF), Floyd Dardar (C) Phillip Allee, Shaun Pressley, James Abbott | |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | George Wareham misses long on a runner from the right block | 4-10 |
| 16:16 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:47 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:46 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley grabs the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damek Zeinert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Welsh (fairly fresh) PF - George Wareham (fairly fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nathanael Morgan (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Terrance Hundley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale McCalop (tiring) 2 reb. C - Floyd Dardar (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson is fouled on the floor by Damek Zeinert - foul #1 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh, George Wareham, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Joseph Gould (SG), George McClees (SF), Shaun Pressley (C) Nathanael Morgan, Melvin Jackson, Terrance Hundley, Floyd Dardar | |
| 15:31 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-10 |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Harold Port grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | Harold Port can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett tips it but misses | 4-10 |
| 15:14 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:10 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Waldo Heller - foul #1 on Waldo Heller, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (PF) Harold Port | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), Floyd Dardar (C) Broderick Neill, Dale McCalop | |
| 14:56 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould can't finish the layup | 4-10 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Shaun Pressley - foul #1 on Shaun Pressley, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF), Harold Port (PF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), James Abbott (PF) Phillip Allee, Floyd Dardar | |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:09 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George McClees | 7-13 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett (C) Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Dale McCalop (PF) Broderick Neill, James Abbott | |
| 13:54 | Wichita State | George McClees hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jay Webb - foul #2 on Jay Webb, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Jay Webb, Waldo Heller | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar (C) Shaun Pressley | |
| 13:54 | Wichita State | George McClees makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:54 | Wichita State | George McClees makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Floyd Dardar - foul #1 on Floyd Dardar, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Ronald Welsh (SF), George Wareham (PF) Johnie Maher, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG) Nathanael Morgan, Joseph Gould | |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:31 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:12 | Wichita State | George McClees hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 7-15 |
| 13:10 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller is called for 10 seconds | 7-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF) Waldo Heller, George Wareham, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), Terrance Hundley (SF), James Abbott (PF), Shaun Pressley (C) Broderick Neill, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Floyd Dardar | |
| 12:38 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terrance Hundley | 7-17 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Jackson - foul #1 on Melvin Jackson, team foul #5 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (SG) Melvin Jackson | |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Joseph Gould is called for the reach on Harold Port - foul #1 on Joseph Gould, team foul #6 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG) Phillip Allee | |
| 12:05 | Illinois State | Joseph Gould takes the ball from Robert Wilson | 7-17 |
| 12:00 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould lays it in | 7-19 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher is fouled on the floor by Nathanael Morgan - foul #1 on Nathanael Morgan, team foul #7 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), George Wareham (PF), Kirk Fowler (C) Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), George McClees (SF), Dale McCalop (PF), Floyd Dardar (C) Nathanael Morgan, Joseph Gould, Terrance Hundley, James Abbott, Shaun Pressley | |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Wareham (fresh) C - Kirk Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - George McClees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale McCalop (tiring) 2 reb. C - Floyd Dardar (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to George Wareham | 9-19 |
| 11:12 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-19 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to George Wareham | 9-19 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Melvin Jackson steals it from Waldo Heller | 9-19 |
| 10:54 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson lays it up and in | 9-21 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is hacked by Broderick Neill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Broderick Neill, team foul #8 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Johnie Maher, George Wareham, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG) Broderick Neill | |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:49 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson is hacked by Waldo Heller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Waldo Heller, team foul #7 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (PG), Damek Zeinert (SG) Thomas Seymour, Waldo Heller | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 10:49 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Port | 13-21 |
| 10:02 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson is hacked by Damek Zeinert - foul #2 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Johnie Maher (SG), Robert Wilson (C) Damek Zeinert, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Shaun Pressley (PF), James Abbott (C) Phillip Allee, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Floyd Dardar | |
| 10:02 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 09:36 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:15 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #9 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Ronald Welsh, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Joseph Gould (SG), George McClees (SF) Nathanael Morgan, Melvin Jackson, Terrance Hundley | |
| 09:15 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:15 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 13-22 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski tips it back up and in | 15-22 |
| 08:46 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill is whistled for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (PF) Harold Port | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dale McCalop (PF) James Abbott | |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour gets the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Gould - foul #2 on Joseph Gould, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (PG), George Wareham (PF) Johnie Maher, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Floyd Dardar (C) Joseph Gould, George McClees, Shaun Pressley | |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:43 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:42 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 07:33 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Thomas Seymour | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Welsh (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Seymour (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Wareham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kirk Fowler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Allee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terrance Hundley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale McCalop (tired) 2 reb. C - Floyd Dardar (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-22 |
| 07:03 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale McCalop, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SG), Harold Port (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Thomas Seymour, George Wareham, Kirk Fowler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), George McClees (SF), James Abbott (PF) Broderick Neill, Phillip Allee, Terrance Hundley, Dale McCalop | |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Harold Port loses the ball out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley (PF) Floyd Dardar | |
| 06:24 | Wichita State | George McClees buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Nathanael Morgan | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson's layup is rejected by James Abbott | 20-24 |
| 06:10 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Melvin Jackson | 20-24 |
| 05:45 | Wichita State | George McClees hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathanael Morgan | 20-27 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Arthur Bartlett (C) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Phillip Allee (SG), Floyd Dardar (C) Nathanael Morgan, Melvin Jackson, Shaun Pressley | |
| 05:28 | Wichita State | George McClees hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Allee | 20-29 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF) Harold Port | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley (SF) George McClees | |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Welsh, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| 05:13 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley (PF) James Abbott | |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | George Wareham knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Phillip Allee - foul #2 on Phillip Allee, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | George McClees (SF) Phillip Allee | |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | George Wareham misses the free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Floyd Dardar | 22-29 |
| 04:43 | Wichita State | George McClees comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Bartlett | 22-29 |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Johnie Maher, George Wareham, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG) Broderick Neill | |
| 04:32 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson tips it home | 24-29 |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #11 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Ronald Welsh, Thomas Seymour, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), Joseph Gould (SG), Dale McCalop (PF), Melvin Jackson (C) Nathanael Morgan, George McClees, Shaun Pressley, Floyd Dardar | |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Damek Zeinert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Port (tiring) 2 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Phillip Allee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gould (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terrance Hundley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale McCalop (tired) 2 reb. C - Melvin Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Allee | 27-33 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert travels with the ball | 27-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (PF) Harold Port | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), George McClees (SF), James Abbott (C) Phillip Allee, Terrance Hundley, Melvin Jackson | |
| 02:42 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Broderick Neill | 27-36 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Waldo Heller, team foul #12 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Waldo Heller | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:27 | Wichita State | James Abbott knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Broderick Neill | 27-38 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 27-38 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kirk Fowler | 27-38 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-38 |
| 01:35 | Wichita State | James Abbott gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 01:18 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh (SF), George Wareham (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Kirk Fowler, Arthur Bartlett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Melvin Jackson (PF), Floyd Dardar (C) Broderick Neill, Dale McCalop, James Abbott | |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Jay Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert tips it in | 29-38 |
| 00:54 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by George Wareham - foul #1 on George Wareham, team foul #13 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley (PF) George McClees | |
| 00:54 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:54 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Nathanael Morgan steals it from Damek Zeinert in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 00:23 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley gets the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson buries a fadeaway from the left side | 29-42 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh loses the dribble to Melvin Jackson | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-42 |