| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Everett Kinney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Everett Kinney inbounds the ball | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Everett Kinney's pass is intercepted by Raymond Washington in the backcourt | 51-32 |
| 19:43 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 19:41 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson tips it home | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Barton - foul #1 on Daniel Barton, team foul #1 | 53-32 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 19:24 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 19:03 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington is whistled for traveling | 53-32 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Ronald Boone is called for the reach on Tracy Flax in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Boone, team foul #2 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG) Ronald Boone | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is denied on a layup by Jeremy Johnson | 53-32 |
| 18:45 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight gets the rebound | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:25 | Wichita State | Everett Kinney steals it from Raymond Washington | 53-32 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse banks in the layup on a great pass from Everett Kinney | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:01 | Wichita State | Joseph Allshouse takes the ball from Daniel Barton | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Robert Haddix is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 53-34 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Haddix | 53-34 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Washington - foul #2 on Raymond Washington, team foul #3 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (PG), Grant Trinkle (SF), William Labarbera (PF), James Taber (C) Andrew Knight, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Barton, James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Kevin Davis (PF), Jessie Biddle (C) Tracy Flax, Everett Kinney, Alphonse Marino, Robert Haddix | |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 17:07 | Wichita State | James Taber banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luis Clark | 55-36 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-36 |
| 16:51 | Wichita State | James Taber comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 55-36 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Kevin Davis's pass is intercepted by William Labarbera | 55-36 |
| 16:25 | Wichita State | William Labarbera makes the jumper in the paint | 57-36 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Darren Blaise is hacked by Raymond Washington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Washington, team foul #4 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (SF), John Torre (C) Raymond Washington, William Labarbera | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse blows the layup | 57-36 |
| 16:09 | Wichita State | James Taber pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:42 | Wichita State | John Torre misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-36 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Kevin Davis pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Luis Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Trinkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Garrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Torre (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SG - Joseph Allshouse (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Biddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Daniel Garrison takes the ball from Darren Blaise in the backcourt | 57-36 |
| 15:18 | Wichita State | Luis Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 15:16 | Wichita State | James Taber tips it in | 59-36 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse misses long on a shot from the left block | 59-36 |
| 15:04 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle snags the defensive board | 59-36 |
| 14:35 | Wichita State | Luis Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Andrew Knight (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), William Labarbera (PF), James Bradshaw (C) Luis Clark, Grant Trinkle, Daniel Garrison, James Taber, John Torre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Harry Gill (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Darren Blaise, Joseph Allshouse, Dobromierz Lakowski, Kevin Davis, Jessie Biddle | |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Everett Kinney double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-36 |
| 14:19 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 59-36 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses short on an open shot from the left side | 59-36 |
| 14:01 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone pulls down the rebound | 59-36 |
| 13:38 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Barton (PF) William Labarbera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alphonse Marino (PF) Robert Haddix | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Ronald Boone takes the ball from Harry Gill in the backcourt | 59-36 |
| 13:32 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone misses the lay-in | 59-36 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Everett Kinney snags the defensive board | 59-36 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Tracy Flax blows the layup but he's fouled by James Bradshaw - foul #1 on James Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG) Andrew Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Haddix (C) Harry Gill | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 12:47 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton is denied on a dunk by Alphonse Marino | 59-37 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alphonse Marino | 59-37 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is hacked by James Bradshaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bradshaw, team foul #7 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Kevin Davis (C) Tracy Flax, Robert Haddix | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 12:41 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 12:15 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 59-39 |
| 11:48 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Raymond Washington | 62-39 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Everett Kinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF), William Labarbera (PF), John Torre (C) Raymond Washington, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Barton, James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Jessie Biddle (C) Brad Wynne, Everett Kinney, Daniel Smith, Alphonse Marino | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Garrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Labarbera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Torre (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SG - Joseph Allshouse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jessie Biddle - foul #2 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #1 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Harry Gill (C) Joseph Allshouse, Kevin Davis | |
| 11:12 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 11:12 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 64-39 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is fouled on the floor by John Torre - foul #1 on John Torre, team foul #8 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG) Ronald Boone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Haddix (C) Harry Gill | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 11:01 | Wichita State | John Torre pulls down the rebound | 64-40 |
| 10:37 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-40 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), James Bradshaw (C) Andrew Knight, Daniel Garrison, William Labarbera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Gill (PF) Jessie Biddle | |
| 10:12 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dobromierz Lakowski - foul #1 on Dobromierz Lakowski, team foul #2 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle (SG), James Taber (PF) Ronald Boone, John Torre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Smith (SF) Dobromierz Lakowski | |
| 10:12 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 10:12 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-40 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Daniel Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Grant Trinkle - foul #1 on Grant Trinkle, team foul #9 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Raymond Washington (SG), Daniel Barton (PF) Luis Clark, Jeremy Johnson, James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Kevin Davis (PF) Tracy Flax, Darren Blaise, Harry Gill | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 09:35 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Boone | 68-42 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Brad Wynne is fouled in the backcourt by James Taber - foul #2 on James Taber, team foul #10 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson (SF) Grant Trinkle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Jessie Biddle (C) Joseph Allshouse, Robert Haddix | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Brad Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Brad Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 09:03 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Jeremy Johnson | 70-44 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle loses the dribble to Daniel Barton | 70-44 |
| 08:34 | Wichita State | James Taber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Luis Clark (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF), John Torre (PF), William Labarbera (C) Ronald Boone, Raymond Washington, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Barton, James Taber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Darren Blaise (SG), Alphonse Marino (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Brad Wynne, Dobromierz Lakowski, Kevin Davis, Jessie Biddle | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Robert Haddix knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Tracy Flax and he's fouled by William Labarbera - foul #1 on William Labarbera, team foul #11 | 70-46 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Robert Haddix makes the free throw | 70-47 |
| 08:06 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Alphonse Marino - foul #3 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #3 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle (SF), James Bradshaw (C) Daniel Garrison, William Labarbera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG), Harry Gill (C) Darren Blaise, Robert Haddix | |
| 08:06 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 08:06 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Allshouse | 72-49 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Trinkle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Torre (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alphonse Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Gill (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Smith - foul #4 on Daniel Smith, team foul #4 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Daniel Garrison (SF), William Labarbera (PF) Andrew Knight, Luis Clark, John Torre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Kevin Davis (PF), Jessie Biddle (C) Daniel Smith, Alphonse Marino, Harry Gill | |
| 07:19 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 07:19 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tracy Flax | 74-52 |
| 06:41 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 76-52 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is hacked by Daniel Garrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Garrison, team foul #12 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF) Grant Trinkle, Daniel Garrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 06:39 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 76-53 |
| 06:14 | Wichita State | Everett Kinney steps in front of the James Bradshaw pass | 76-53 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Everett Kinney clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Bradshaw - foul #3 on James Bradshaw, team foul #13 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (SG), Daniel Barton (PF) Raymond Washington, James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Smith (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Kevin Davis, Jessie Biddle | |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 05:45 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-55 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Robert Haddix gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Everett Kinney scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darren Blaise | 76-57 |
| 05:09 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-57 |
| 05:07 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton grabs the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 04:51 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson's layup is rejected by Robert Haddix | 76-57 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Everett Kinney snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 76-57 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Daniel Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 76-57 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Daniel Smith gets the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Robert Haddix drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-59 |
| 03:50 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Andrew Knight | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Ronald Boone is called for the reach on Everett Kinney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Boone, team foul #14 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (PG), Grant Trinkle (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF), James Taber (PF), John Torre (C) Ronald Boone, Andrew Knight, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Barton, William Labarbera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Kevin Davis (PF), Jessie Biddle (C) Darren Blaise, Daniel Smith, Alphonse Marino, Robert Haddix | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Brad Wynne steps in front of the John Torre pass | 78-61 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Luis Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Trinkle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Garrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taber (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Torre (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Kinney (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses the 3 from the left wing | 78-61 |
| 03:02 | Wichita State | James Taber gets the rebound | 78-61 |
| 02:56 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-61 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Kevin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Everett Kinney | 78-64 |
| 02:23 | Wichita State | Luis Clark is whistled for traveling | 78-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG) Daniel Garrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Gill (C) Everett Kinney | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-64 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Harry Gill tips it but misses | 78-64 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | John Torre grabs the board | 78-64 |
| 02:00 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Torre | 81-64 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-64 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Harry Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-64 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the easy layup | 81-64 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Harry Gill tips it home | 81-66 |
| 01:21 | Wichita State | Brad Wynne is called for the reach on John Torre - foul #2 on Brad Wynne, team foul #5 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Labarbera (PF) John Torre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG) Brad Wynne, Harry Gill | |
| 00:58 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-66 |
| 00:57 | Wichita State | William Labarbera misses the tip | 81-66 |
| 00:55 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle snags the offensive board | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Wichita State | William Labarbera's pass is intercepted by Kevin Davis | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Darren Blaise knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight runs out the clock | 81-69 |