| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George McClees (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale McCalop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Port (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | George McClees inbounds the ball | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 19:45 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 19:35 | Wichita State | George McClees is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley (PF) Dale McCalop | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Floyd Dardar steals it from Jay Webb in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 19:13 | Wichita State | George McClees connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Joseph Gould | 42-45 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Broderick Neill steps in front of the Jay Webb pass in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 19:07 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 19:06 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Shaun Pressley - foul #1 on Shaun Pressley, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Dale McCalop (PF) Broderick Neill, Joseph Gould, George McClees, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF), Kirk Fowler (C) Jay Webb, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 18:32 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar is called for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Wilson (C) Waldo Heller | |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Floyd Dardar - foul #3 on Floyd Dardar, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley (C) Floyd Dardar | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 18:13 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Dale McCalop is called for the reach on Ronald Welsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale McCalop, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Joseph Gould (SG) Phillip Allee, Melvin Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SG), George Wareham (PF) Damek Zeinert, Kirk Fowler | |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | Nathanael Morgan picks off the pass by Robert Wilson | 44-48 |
| 17:17 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-48 |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson tips it in | 47-50 |
| 16:34 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley's floater is tipped away by Robert Wilson | 47-50 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Terrance Hundley picks off the pass by Robert Wilson | 47-50 |
| 16:00 | Wichita State | Thomas Seymour steals the ball from Joseph Gould | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nathanael Morgan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gould (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrance Hundley (tiring) PF - Dale McCalop (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Pressley (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Welsh (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Wareham (tiring) C - Robert Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh hits the finger roll | 47-52 |
| 15:17 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathanael Morgan | 49-52 |
| 15:11 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Terrance Hundley - foul #1 on Terrance Hundley, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), George McClees (SF), James Abbott (PF), Floyd Dardar (C) Nathanael Morgan, Joseph Gould, Terrance Hundley, Dale McCalop, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF) Thomas Seymour, Johnie Maher, Ronald Welsh, George Wareham | |
| 15:11 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 15:11 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 14:56 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George McClees | 52-54 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Harold Port travels with the ball | 52-54 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett (C) Robert Wilson | |
| 14:21 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Floyd Dardar | 54-54 |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jay Webb | 54-56 |
| 13:51 | Wichita State | George McClees travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG) Broderick Neill | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG), Kirk Fowler (PF) Waldo Heller, Harold Port | |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Jay Webb scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 54-59 |
| 13:22 | Wichita State | James Abbott is whistled for a carry | 54-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Dale McCalop (PF) Melvin Jackson, James Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert is hacked by Phillip Allee - foul #1 on Phillip Allee, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (SG) Phillip Allee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Port (PF) Kirk Fowler | |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 54-59 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 12:34 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:28 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Webb - foul #3 on Jay Webb, team foul #1 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley (PF) Dale McCalop | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG) Damek Zeinert | |
| 12:28 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:28 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Joseph Gould picks off the pass by Waldo Heller | 56-59 |
| 12:04 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould's pass is intercepted by Lechoslaw Zubrowski in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Floyd Dardar - foul #4 on Floyd Dardar, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), James Abbott (PF) Broderick Neill, Joseph Gould, Floyd Dardar | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Kirk Fowler (PF), Ronald Welsh (C) Jay Webb, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 11:57 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Phillip Allee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Melvin Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George McClees (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Shaun Pressley (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Kirk Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Welsh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee is fouled on the floor by Thomas Seymour - foul #3 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #2 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Port (PF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | James Abbott buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Jackson | 58-60 |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dale McCalop (PF) Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:14 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale McCalop | 61-60 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 61-60 |
| 10:51 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to James Abbott | 61-60 |
| 10:43 | Wichita State | Kirk Fowler is called for the reach on James Abbott - foul #1 on Kirk Fowler, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Shaun Pressley (PF) Phillip Allee, Dale McCalop | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Harold Port, Kirk Fowler | |
| 10:30 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson drills a floater from the right side | 63-60 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert is fouled in the backcourt by Broderick Neill - foul #3 on Broderick Neill, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Dale McCalop (PF) Melvin Jackson, George McClees, James Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF) Waldo Heller | |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 10:05 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 10:04 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 09:43 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), George McClees (SF), James Abbott (C) Broderick Neill, Terrance Hundley, Dale McCalop | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Harold Port (PF) Jay Webb, Damek Zeinert, Johnie Maher, Ronald Welsh | |
| 09:19 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould is hacked by Harold Port - foul #3 on Harold Port, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| 09:19 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Melvin Jackson (PF) Phillip Allee, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF), Kirk Fowler (C) Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 09:10 | Wichita State | George McClees hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-62 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 08:52 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 08:49 | Wichita State | George McClees is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Seymour - foul #4 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley (SF), Dale McCalop (PF), Shaun Pressley (C) Joseph Gould, George McClees, James Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Damek Zeinert (SG), Ronald Welsh (C) Thomas Seymour, Waldo Heller, Harold Port | |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh hits the finger roll on a great pass from Damek Zeinert | 63-64 |
| 08:00 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nathanael Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Terrance Hundley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale McCalop (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Pressley (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damek Zeinert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kirk Fowler (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Welsh (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 63-64 |
| 07:51 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 07:49 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan is hacked by Jay Webb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Webb, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Phillip Allee (SG), George McClees (SF), James Abbott (PF), Floyd Dardar (C) Nathanael Morgan, Melvin Jackson, Terrance Hundley, Dale McCalop, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), George Wareham (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Jay Webb, Damek Zeinert, Johnie Maher, Kirk Fowler, Ronald Welsh | |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 07:33 | Wichita State | George McClees gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 07:24 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 07:00 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 06:54 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (SG), Melvin Jackson (PF) Phillip Allee, James Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG), Harold Port (PF), Ronald Welsh (C) Waldo Heller, George Wareham, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 06:43 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Melvin Jackson - foul #1 on Melvin Jackson, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley (SF) George McClees | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Wilson (C) Ronald Welsh | |
| 06:43 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:43 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar buries a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Gould | 65-66 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Joseph Gould steps in front of the Thomas Seymour pass in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Damek Zeinert - foul #3 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), George McClees (SF), Dale McCalop (PF) Broderick Neill, Terrance Hundley, Melvin Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Ronald Welsh (C) Thomas Seymour, Damek Zeinert, Robert Wilson | |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses the easy open layup | 66-66 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh hits the follow up shot | 66-68 |
| 05:18 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee misses the fadeaway from the right side | 66-68 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Shaun Pressley (PF) Phillip Allee, Joseph Gould, George McClees, Dale McCalop | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Johnie Maher (SF), George Wareham (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jay Webb, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port, Ronald Welsh | |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | George Wareham can't finish the layup | 66-68 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson snags the offensive board | 66-68 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Melvin Jackson - foul #2 on Melvin Jackson, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SG) Waldo Heller | |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:49 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 04:29 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nathanael Morgan | 69-68 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Damek Zeinert steps in front of the Shaun Pressley pass in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson scores on a floater in the paint | 69-73 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nathanael Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Terrance Hundley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaun Pressley (tired) 4 reb. C - Floyd Dardar (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Damek Zeinert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Wareham (fairly fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Damek Zeinert is called for the reach on Melvin Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Joseph Gould (SG), George McClees (SF), James Abbott (C) Nathanael Morgan, Terrance Hundley, Shaun Pressley, Floyd Dardar | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Ronald Welsh (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Damek Zeinert, Johnie Maher, George Wareham, Robert Wilson | |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Joseph Gould is called for the reach on Ronald Welsh - foul #2 on Joseph Gould, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dale McCalop (PF) Melvin Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to James Abbott | 69-74 |
| 03:19 | Wichita State | James Abbott is open and buries a jump hook in the paint | 71-74 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett's layup is rejected by James Abbott | 71-74 |
| 02:56 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to James Abbott | 71-74 |
| 02:56 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (PG), Terrance Hundley (SG) Broderick Neill, Joseph Gould | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Damek Zeinert (SG), Johnie Maher (SF) Jay Webb, Waldo Heller, Kirk Fowler | |
| 02:33 | Wichita State | James Abbott's layup is rejected by Arthur Bartlett | 71-74 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Johnie Maher | 71-74 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dale McCalop - foul #2 on Dale McCalop, team foul #11 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Shaun Pressley (PF), Floyd Dardar (C) Phillip Allee, Dale McCalop, James Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Kirk Fowler (C) Johnie Maher, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Damek Zeinert - foul #5 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #9 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Joseph Gould (SG), Dale McCalop (PF) Nathanael Morgan, George McClees, Shaun Pressley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Waldo Heller (SG), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh, Kirk Fowler | |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Harold Port is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint | 73-77 |
| 01:16 | Wichita State | Jay Webb steals it from Joseph Gould | 73-77 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses the easy layup | 73-77 |
| 01:10 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley grabs the defensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 01:08 | Wichita State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski is called for the reach on Terrance Hundley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lechoslaw Zubrowski, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| 01:08 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:08 | Wichita State | Terrance Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Harold Port clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Gould - foul #3 on Joseph Gould, team foul #12 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Wichita State | George McClees (SF) Terrance Hundley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Harold Port makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Harold Port misses the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:53 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Dale McCalop | 75-78 |
| 00:49 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by George McClees | 78-78 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-78 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Harold Port grabs the offensive rebound | 78-78 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Jay Webb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 00:25 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar grabs the board | 78-78 |
| 00:25 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill loses the ball out of bounds | 78-78 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Jay Webb can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Broderick Neill (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Gould (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George McClees (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale McCalop (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Dardar (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Port (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Arthur Bartlett (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 05:00 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett snags the defensive board | 78-78 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-78 |
| 04:24 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to George McClees | 78-78 |
| 04:19 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould clanks a 3 from straight away | 78-78 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller grabs the board | 78-78 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 03:56 | Wichita State | Dale McCalop gets the rebound | 78-78 |
| 03:54 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill travels in the backcourt | 78-78 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG), Phillip Allee (SG), Terrance Hundley (SF), Melvin Jackson (PF), Shaun Pressley (C) Broderick Neill, Joseph Gould, George McClees, Dale McCalop, Floyd Dardar | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Johnie Maher (SG), Ronald Welsh (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jay Webb, Waldo Heller, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 78-78 |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler grabs the offensive board | 78-78 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler's floater is knocked away by Phillip Allee | 78-78 |
| 03:29 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee pulls down the rebound | 78-78 |
| 03:24 | Wichita State | Thomas Seymour steals it from Phillip Allee in the backcourt | 78-78 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour lays it up and in | 78-80 |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Phillip Allee and he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #11 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), George McClees (SF) Nathanael Morgan, Phillip Allee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), George Wareham (PF) Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Shaun Pressley misses the free throw | 80-80 |
| 03:07 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 80-80 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour loses the dribble to Broderick Neill in the backcourt | 80-80 |
| 03:03 | Wichita State | Broderick Neill lays it in | 82-80 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | George Wareham is fouled on the floor by Terrance Hundley - foul #2 on Terrance Hundley, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Abbott (PF) Terrance Hundley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Johnie Maher | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | George Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | George Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 02:24 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Broderick Neill | 84-82 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour's pass is intercepted by Melvin Jackson in the backcourt | 84-82 |
| 02:19 | Wichita State | Melvin Jackson hits the finger roll | 86-82 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 86-82 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Gould (SG) Melvin Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (C) George Wareham | |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | George McClees misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-82 |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh gets the rebound | 86-82 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Gould - foul #4 on Joseph Gould, team foul #14 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (PG) Broderick Neill | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:56 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 86-84 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ronald Welsh | 86-84 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Seymour | 86-86 |
| 01:22 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan hits a floater from the right wing | 88-86 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 88-88 |
| 00:44 | Wichita State | Joseph Gould hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side | 90-88 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nathanael Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Gould (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - George McClees (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Abbott (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Shaun Pressley (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Waldo Heller (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirk Fowler (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Welsh (tiring) 20 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Shaun Pressley - foul #2 on Shaun Pressley, team foul #15 | 90-88 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Thomas Seymour, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Kirk Fowler | |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 90-89 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-90 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Broderick Neill (PG), Dale McCalop (PF), Floyd Dardar (C) Nathanael Morgan, Shaun Pressley, James Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | Floyd Dardar connects on the open runner near the basket | 92-90 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 92-90 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Ronald Welsh | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski misses the halfcourt shot | 92-90 |