| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fresh) SG - Raymond Washington (fresh) SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) PF - Daniel Barton (fresh) C - James Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fresh) SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) C - Omar Evans (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce buries a jumper from the right block set up by William Palmer and the foul's on Jeremy Johnson - foul #1 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Wichita State | A charge is called on Raymond Washington - foul #1 on Raymond Washington, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Barton swats the shot by Leonardo Costa | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Palmer | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Robinson - foul #1 on Mike Robinson, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:14 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Johnson steals it from Mike Robinson | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Labarbera (PF) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Eugene Romeo (SG), Paul Weigand (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), Mark Hawkins (C) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson, Omar Evans | |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Romeo | 2-7 |
| 16:57 | Wichita State | William Labarbera is hacked by Robert Caffee - foul #1 on Robert Caffee, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Luis Clark (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), James Taber (C) Ronald Boone, Raymond Washington, Jeremy Johnson, James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:51 | Wichita State | William Labarbera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 16:50 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Weigand | 2-7 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Robert Caffee | |
| 16:31 | Wichita State | Luis Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 16:29 | Wichita State | James Taber can't tip it in | 2-7 |
| 16:28 | Wichita State | William Labarbera grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:18 | Wichita State | William Labarbera knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:50 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block | 5-7 |
| 15:49 | Wichita State | James Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Knight (fresh) SG - Luis Clark (fresh) SF - Grant Trinkle (fresh) PF - William Labarbera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Taber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Shafer (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Weigand (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:30 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins is hacked by William Labarbera - foul #1 on William Labarbera, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), Daniel Barton (PF), John Torre (C) Luis Clark, Grant Trinkle, William Labarbera, James Taber | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Paul Shafer, Mark Hawkins, Paul Weigand | |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight is hacked by Bryan Manthey - foul #1 on Bryan Manthey, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), James Bradshaw (C) Andrew Knight, John Torre | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Mike Robinson denies the turnaround by Daniel Barton | 8-10 |
| 14:30 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson double dribbles | 8-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Taber (PF) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG), Robert Caffee (PF) Bryan Manthey, Mike Robinson | |
| 13:59 | Wichita State | James Taber hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 8-10 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonardo Costa | 8-10 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Leonardo Costa | 8-12 |
| 13:23 | Wichita State | Leonardo Costa steals the ball from Ronald Boone | 8-12 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa's floater is knocked away by Ronald Boone | 8-12 |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:51 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Boone | 10-12 |
| 12:49 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Boone - foul #1 on Ronald Boone, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Luis Clark (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), Daniel Barton (PF), John Torre (C) Ronald Boone, Raymond Washington, Jeremy Johnson, James Taber, James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Paul Weigand (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Mark Hawkins (C) Leonardo Costa, Neil Pearce, Robert Caffee, Omar Evans | |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:29 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Grant Trinkle | 10-12 |
| 12:16 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Knight (fresh) SG - Luis Clark (fresh) SF - Grant Trinkle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Barton (fairly fresh) C - John Torre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) C - Mark Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 11:40 | Wichita State | John Torre pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:25 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton double dribbles | 10-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), William Labarbera (PF) Andrew Knight, Grant Trinkle, Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Robert Caffee (PF) William Palmer, Paul Weigand, Mike Robinson | |
| 11:08 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo comes up short on the runner from the left block | 10-14 |
| 11:06 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:48 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-14 |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | William Labarbera grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:37 | Wichita State | William Labarbera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Caffee - foul #2 on Robert Caffee, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), James Bradshaw (C) Luis Clark, John Torre | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Omar Evans (C) Bryan Manthey, Paul Shafer, Robert Caffee, Mark Hawkins | |
| 10:37 | Wichita State | William Labarbera misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:37 | Wichita State | William Labarbera makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:18 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans blows the layup | 11-14 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Bradshaw - foul #1 on James Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Taber (PF) William Labarbera | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Eugene Romeo | |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:48 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone is hacked by Neil Pearce - foul #1 on Neil Pearce, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (C) Omar Evans | |
| 09:30 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF) Raymond Washington, Jeremy Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins (PF) Mike Robinson | |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle loses the dribble to Mark Hawkins | 13-16 |
| 08:48 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the wide open jumper from close range | 13-16 |
| 08:47 | Wichita State | James Taber snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:31 | Wichita State | James Taber is hacked by Mark Hawkins - foul #1 on Mark Hawkins, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), Daniel Barton (PF), John Torre (C) Ronald Boone, Grant Trinkle, James Taber, James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Paul Shafer (SF), Omar Evans (C) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Paul Weigand | |
| 08:13 | Wichita State | Luis Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 08:10 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Barton is called for the reach on Mark Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Barton, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson (PF) Mark Hawkins | |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Manthey | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Knight (fresh) SG - Luis Clark (fresh) SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Barton (fresh) C - John Torre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Manthey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Shafer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Omar Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eugene Romeo - foul #1 on Eugene Romeo, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), William Labarbera (C) Luis Clark, John Torre | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer (SG) Bryan Manthey | |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:24 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans banks in the layup on a great pass from William Palmer and the foul's on William Labarbera - foul #2 on William Labarbera, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle (PG), James Taber (C) Andrew Knight, William Labarbera | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Neil Pearce (SF) Eugene Romeo, Paul Shafer | |
| 07:24 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans makes the free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:15 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Johnson and the foul's on Mike Robinson - foul #2 on Mike Robinson, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG) Grant Trinkle | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins (PF) Mike Robinson | |
| 07:15 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Raymond Washington - foul #2 on Raymond Washington, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), James Bradshaw (C) Raymond Washington, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses the 3rd free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Omar Evans | 18-23 |
| 06:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Leonardo Costa | 18-25 |
| 06:27 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle's floater is knocked away by Mark Hawkins | 18-25 |
| 06:26 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans is denied on a layup by James Taber | 18-25 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 05:51 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:34 | Wichita State | James Taber is fouled on the floor by Mark Hawkins - foul #2 on Mark Hawkins, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), John Torre (C) Luis Clark, Grant Trinkle, James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Paul Shafer (SF), Paul Weigand (PF) Leonardo Costa, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Mark Hawkins | |
| 05:34 | Wichita State | James Taber misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:34 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Weigand | 18-25 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans lays it in set up by Bryan Manthey | 18-27 |
| 04:55 | Wichita State | Bryan Manthey takes the ball from Andrew Knight | 18-27 |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-27 |
| 04:38 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans tips it home | 18-29 |
| 04:32 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Boone | 21-29 |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Omar Evans blows the layup | 21-29 |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Bryan Manthey steps in front of the Jeremy Johnson pass | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Taber (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Torre (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Manthey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Shafer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Weigand (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Omar Evans (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-29 |
| 03:25 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 03:19 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight knocks in the shot from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 03:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Boone picks off the pass by Paul Shafer in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 03:09 | Wichita State | Omar Evans denies the turnaround by James Taber | 23-29 |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 02:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 23-29 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand gets the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand connects on the floater from the left block set up by Omar Evans and he's hacked by Jeremy Johnson - foul #2 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (PG), Raymond Washington (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), Daniel Barton (PF), James Bradshaw (C) Ronald Boone, Andrew Knight, Jeremy Johnson, James Taber, John Torre | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Mike Robinson (PF) Eugene Romeo, Bryan Manthey, Paul Shafer, Omar Evans | |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand misses the free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:31 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to James Bradshaw | 23-31 |
| 02:09 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 02:08 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 01:53 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | Grant Trinkle is called for the reach on Neil Pearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant Trinkle, team foul #10 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins (C) Paul Weigand | |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:48 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Grant Trinkle | 23-32 |
| 01:24 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 01:23 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson is open but misses the lay-in | 23-32 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson hits the follow up shot | 23-34 |
| 00:37 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington is fouled on the floor by Leonardo Costa - foul #1 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), William Labarbera (PF) Luis Clark, Grant Trinkle, Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), Robert Caffee (PF) Leonardo Costa, Mike Robinson | |
| 00:37 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:37 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:19 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Hawkins misses the dunk | 25-34 |
| 00:17 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Eugene Romeo steps in front of the James Bradshaw pass | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-34 |