| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Amezquita | 36-41 |
| 19:33 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 19:18 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington loses the dribble to Eric Dustin | 36-41 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Raymond Washington takes the ball from Dikembe Amezquita | 36-41 |
| 18:49 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-44 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Johnson | 39-44 |
| 18:13 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) John Johnson, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Luis Clark (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), William Labarbera (PF), James Taber (C) Ronald Boone, Raymond Washington, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Barton, James Bradshaw | |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 18:04 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses short on a jumper near the basket | 39-44 |
| 18:02 | Wichita State | James Taber snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eric Dustin - foul #1 on Eric Dustin, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Luis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Luis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 39-46 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero is hacked by James Taber - foul #1 on James Taber, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PG), Michael Wright (SF), Charles Monreal (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Eric Dustin, Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Raymond Washington (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF), John Torre (PF), James Bradshaw (C) Luis Clark, Andrew Knight, Grant Trinkle, William Labarbera, James Taber | |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | John Johnson tips it in | 41-46 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Boone | 41-48 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Johnson | 43-48 |
| 16:21 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Marcus Osborne - foul #1 on Marcus Osborne, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Steven Peacock, Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson (SF) Daniel Garrison | |
| 16:21 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 16:21 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne loses the dribble to Ronald Boone | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Monreal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Washington (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Torre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bradshaw (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Wichita State | John Torre knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Ronald Boone | 43-52 |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | John Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 15:16 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 14:55 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita hits a jump hook from the right block | 45-52 |
| 14:38 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Steven Peacock (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Gregory Hester (C) John Johnson, Eric Dustin, Charles Monreal, Dikembe Amezquita, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Luis Clark (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), Daniel Barton (PF), James Taber (C) Ronald Boone, Raymond Washington, Jeremy Johnson, John Torre, James Bradshaw | |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 14:18 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 13:58 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hester - foul #2 on Gregory Hester, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF) Steven Peacock | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (SF), William Labarbera (C) Grant Trinkle, James Taber | |
| 13:39 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregory Hester - foul #3 on Gregory Hester, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero (PF) Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG) Luis Clark | |
| 13:39 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 13:39 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Boone - foul #2 on Ronald Boone, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses the wide open floater from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Garrison - foul #1 on Daniel Garrison, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG) Robert McRobbie | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:16 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Cicero - foul #3 on Timothy Cicero, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| 13:01 | Wichita State | William Labarbera lays it up and in and he's hacked by Gregory Hester - foul #4 on Gregory Hester, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (C) Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeremy Johnson (SF) Daniel Garrison | |
| 13:01 | Wichita State | William Labarbera misses the free throw | 47-56 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero is fouled on the floor by Andrew Knight - foul #2 on Andrew Knight, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Steven Peacock, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Taber (PF) Daniel Barton | |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Labarbera - foul #1 on William Labarbera, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (SF) Michael Wright | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), James Bradshaw (C) Andrew Knight, William Labarbera | |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:18 | Wichita State | Luis Clark's pass is intercepted by Robert McRobbie in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | John Johnson blows the dunk | 49-56 |
| 12:06 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to James Bradshaw | 49-56 |
| 12:00 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 11:58 | Wichita State | Luis Clark snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 11:40 | Wichita State | James Taber is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amezquita - foul #1 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Timothy Cicero (C) John Johnson, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), Daniel Barton (PF) Luis Clark, Jeremy Johnson, James Bradshaw | |
| 11:40 | Wichita State | James Taber makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:40 | Wichita State | James Taber misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Peacock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McRobbie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Cicero (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Washington (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Grant Trinkle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Barton (tiring) 2 reb. C - James Taber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Raymond Washington - foul #2 on Raymond Washington, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (SF), James Bradshaw (C) Ronald Boone, James Taber | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses the free throw | 51-57 |
| 11:25 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 11:09 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw blows the layup | 51-57 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Timothy Cicero | 51-57 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Steven Peacock, Robert McRobbie, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Andrew Knight (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), William Labarbera (PF) Grant Trinkle, Raymond Washington, Daniel Garrison, Daniel Barton | |
| 10:39 | Wichita State | William Labarbera is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Boone - foul #3 on Ronald Boone, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Monreal (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Dikembe Amezquita, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), Daniel Barton (PF) Andrew Knight, James Bradshaw | |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 10:17 | Wichita State | William Labarbera gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 09:54 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Ronald Boone steps in front of the Roger Lusk pass in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| 09:28 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 52-62 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Boone blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Michael Wright | 52-62 |
| 09:12 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 52-62 |
| 09:12 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Charles Monreal, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF), James Taber (PF), John Torre (C) Ronald Boone, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Barton, William Labarbera | |
| 08:58 | Wichita State | James Taber's floater is tipped away by Robert McRobbie | 52-62 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita can't finish the uncontested layup | 52-62 |
| 08:49 | Wichita State | James Taber grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 08:44 | Wichita State | Luis Clark drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Torre | 52-65 |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Robert Morrison (PF) Steven Peacock, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG) Luis Clark | |
| 08:27 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Marcus Osborne | 52-65 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | John Johnson is hacked by Daniel Garrison - foul #2 on Daniel Garrison, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Monreal (PF) Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), James Bradshaw (C) Grant Trinkle, Daniel Garrison, John Torre | |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 07:50 | Wichita State | James Bradshaw's pass is intercepted by Roger Lusk | 54-65 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses the easy layup | 54-65 |
| 07:45 | Wichita State | James Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 07:36 | Wichita State | James Taber hits a jump hook from close range | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (tiring) 9 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert McRobbie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Monreal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Morrison (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Washington (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taber (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Bradshaw (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie's layup is rejected by James Taber | 54-67 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to James Bradshaw | 54-67 |
| 07:08 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Knight | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Andrew Knight takes the ball from Charles Monreal | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:26 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roger Lusk - foul #4 on Roger Lusk, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Roger Lusk, John Johnson, Robert McRobbie, Charles Monreal, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), Daniel Barton (PF), John Torre (C) Raymond Washington, James Taber, James Bradshaw | |
| 06:26 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 06:26 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 06:10 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester hits the follow up shot | 56-71 |
| 05:42 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the floater from the right side | 56-73 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-73 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Steven Peacock steps in front of the Andrew Knight pass in the backcourt | 58-73 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin is called for traveling | 58-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Timothy Cicero, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Boone (PG), Grant Trinkle (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF), William Labarbera (PF), James Bradshaw (C) Andrew Knight, Luis Clark, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Barton, John Torre | |
| 04:50 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle misses the jumpshot from the left side | 58-73 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-73 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne hits the follow up shot | 60-73 |
| 04:33 | Wichita State | Steven Peacock picks off the pass by James Bradshaw | 60-73 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Peacock | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Labarbera | 62-76 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita is fouled on the floor by William Labarbera - foul #2 on William Labarbera, team foul #9 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Gregory Hester (C) Steven Peacock, Robert McRobbie, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), Jeremy Johnson (SF), Daniel Barton (PF) Grant Trinkle, Daniel Garrison, James Bradshaw | |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 04:00 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton gets the rebound | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:31 | Wichita State | 3 seconds is called on Daniel Barton | 63-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Robert Morrison (PF) Roger Lusk, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), John Torre (PF), James Taber (C) Raymond Washington, Daniel Barton, William Labarbera | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wright (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Ronald Boone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Luis Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Torre (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Taber (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Jeremy Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #10 | 63-76 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:27 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone is fouled in the backcourt by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 64-76 |
| 03:27 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:27 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-77 |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Johnson | 64-77 |
| 03:16 | Wichita State | John Johnson steps in front of the Ronald Boone pass in the backcourt | 64-77 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison banks in the layup set up by John Johnson | 66-77 |
| 03:11 | Wichita State | Gregory Hester picks off the pass by Ronald Boone | 66-77 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | John Johnson knocks in the runner from the left block and the foul's on Jeremy Johnson - foul #3 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #11 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF) Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses the free throw | 68-77 |
| 02:57 | Wichita State | James Taber pulls down the rebound | 68-77 |
| 02:51 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Barton (PF) James Taber | |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | John Johnson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 68-77 |
| 02:34 | Wichita State | John Torre grabs the board | 68-77 |
| 02:32 | Wichita State | Steven Peacock is called for the reach on Ronald Boone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Peacock, team foul #11 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Charles Monreal (SF) John Johnson, Robert McRobbie | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), James Bradshaw (C) Luis Clark, Jeremy Johnson, John Torre | |
| 02:32 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone misses the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 02:32 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Grant Trinkle - foul #2 on Grant Trinkle, team foul #12 | 68-78 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:03 | Wichita State | Ronald Boone buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Grant Trinkle | 69-81 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | Ronald Boone steals the ball from Roger Lusk in the backcourt | 69-81 |
| 02:00 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Boone | 69-83 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal is fouled on the floor by Daniel Barton - foul #2 on Daniel Barton, team foul #13 | 69-83 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (C) Roger Lusk, Timothy Cicero, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Luis Clark (SG), William Labarbera (PF), James Taber (C) Ronald Boone, Raymond Washington, Daniel Barton, James Bradshaw | |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal makes the 1st free throw | 70-83 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 01:14 | Wichita State | James Taber travels with the ball | 71-83 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero (C) Charles Monreal | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-83 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero misses the lay-in | 71-83 |
| 00:55 | Wichita State | James Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Wichita State | Timothy Cicero blocks the short jumper by James Taber | 71-83 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Timothy Cicero | 71-83 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-83 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero tips it back up and in | 73-83 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight runs out the clock | 73-83 |