| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fresh) SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) PF - Mike Robinson (fresh) C - George Avalos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Knight (fresh) SG - Raymond Washington (fresh) SF - Grant Trinkle (fresh) PF - James Taber (fresh) C - Alfred Barlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Wichita State | James Taber snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Wichita State | James Taber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Wichita State | James Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Wichita State | Alfred Barlow is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos misses long on an open shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Romeo - foul #1 on Eugene Romeo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Palmer | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington buries a shot in the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Leonardo Costa (SG), Robert Caffee (SF), Paul Weigand (PF), Ronald Moen (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), Floyd McPhie (SF), Daniel Barton (PF), Wallace Ney (C) Raymond Washington, Grant Trinkle, James Taber, Alfred Barlow | |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Weigand - foul #1 on Paul Weigand, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (SG) Andrew Knight | |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Leonardo Costa | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Leonardo Costa - foul #1 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF) Paul Shafer, Leonardo Costa, Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG), James Taber (PF) Luis Clark, Wallace Ney | |
| 16:41 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | Floyd McPhie is called for the reach on Neil Pearce - foul #1 on Floyd McPhie, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Grant Trinkle (SF), Robert Sais (C) Daniel Garrison, Floyd McPhie, Daniel Barton | |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) PF - Paul Weigand (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Moen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Knight (fresh) SG - Raymond Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grant Trinkle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sais (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight jams it set up by Grant Trinkle | 7-7 |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Romeo | 9-7 |
| 15:35 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:34 | Wichita State | Robert Sais grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:14 | Wichita State | James Taber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 15:12 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Neil Pearce | 9-7 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Knight - foul #1 on Andrew Knight, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (PG), Leonardo Costa (SG), Robert Caffee (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), George Avalos (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Paul Weigand, Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), Daniel Garrison (SF), Wallace Ney (PF), Alfred Barlow (C) Raymond Washington, Grant Trinkle, James Taber, Robert Sais | |
| 14:59 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Leonardo Costa | 11-7 |
| 14:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Caffee - foul #1 on Robert Caffee, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Floyd McPhie (SF), Daniel Barton (PF) Daniel Garrison, Wallace Ney | |
| 14:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:16 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:14 | Wichita State | Floyd McPhie gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:56 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 11-9 |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Floyd McPhie picks off the pass by Paul Shafer in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 13:32 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton lays it in set up by Luis Clark | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Mike Robinson is denied by Alfred Barlow | 11-11 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is fouled on the floor by Floyd McPhie - foul #2 on Floyd McPhie, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF) Paul Shafer, Leonardo Costa, Robert Caffee | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (PG), Raymond Washington (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), James Taber (PF), Wallace Ney (C) Andrew Knight, Luis Clark, Floyd McPhie, Daniel Barton, Alfred Barlow | |
| 12:41 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-11 |
| 12:39 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:18 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 12:16 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer is hacked by Raymond Washington - foul #1 on Raymond Washington, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand (PF), Ronald Moen (C) Mike Robinson, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 11:59 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Garrison takes the ball from Neil Pearce | 11-11 |
| 11:55 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison misses the easy layup | 11-11 |
| 11:53 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Weigand (fresh) C - Ronald Moen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Daniel Garrison (fresh) SG - Raymond Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grant Trinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wallace Ney (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 11:31 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Garrison is called for the reach on Eugene Romeo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Garrison, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (PG), John Torre (PF), Robert Sais (C) Daniel Garrison, James Taber, Wallace Ney | |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Neil Pearce | 13-11 |
| 10:52 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 10:50 | Wichita State | John Torre hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Romeo | 15-13 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Grant Trinkle's pass is intercepted by Paul Weigand | 15-13 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen double dribbles | 15-13 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Bryan Manthey (SG), Paul Shafer (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), George Avalos (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Paul Weigand, Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Daniel Garrison (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), James Taber (PF), Alfred Barlow (C) Luis Clark, Raymond Washington, Grant Trinkle, John Torre, Robert Sais | |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryan Manthey - foul #1 on Bryan Manthey, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson (PF) Bryan Manthey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Knight takes the ball from Mike Robinson | 15-15 |
| 09:08 | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Knight | 15-17 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is hacked by Daniel Garrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Garrison, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG) Daniel Garrison | |
| 08:49 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 15-17 |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:29 | Wichita State | Mike Robinson steals it from James Taber | 15-17 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonardo Costa | 17-17 |
| 07:55 | Wichita State | Leonardo Costa steals the ball from James Taber | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Caffee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Avalos (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Washington (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Barton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Taber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Barlow (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leonardo Costa | 20-17 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight is hacked by Paul Shafer - foul #1 on Paul Shafer, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Paul Weigand (PF), Ronald Moen (C) Paul Shafer, Leonardo Costa, Robert Caffee, Mike Robinson, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), Grant Trinkle (SF), Wallace Ney (PF), Robert Sais (C) Raymond Washington, Daniel Barton, James Taber, Alfred Barlow | |
| 07:14 | Wichita State | Wallace Ney comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Moen - foul #1 on Ronald Moen, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| 07:14 | Wichita State | Wallace Ney makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:14 | Wichita State | Wallace Ney makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand is hacked by Andrew Knight in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Knight, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Raymond Washington (SG) Andrew Knight | |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | Wallace Ney gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:05 | Wichita State | Robert Sais loses the ball out of bounds | 21-19 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Eugene Romeo | 23-19 |
| 06:26 | Wichita State | Luis Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (C) Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Torre (PF) Robert Sais | |
| 06:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-19 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer hits the follow up shot | 25-19 |
| 05:51 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 05:31 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa buries a floater from the right side | 27-22 |
| 05:24 | Wichita State | John Torre misses the dunk | 27-22 |
| 05:23 | Wichita State | Luis Clark tips it in | 27-24 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa is hacked by Wallace Ney - foul #1 on Wallace Ney, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Shafer (SG), Robert Caffee (SF), Mike Robinson (PF), Paul Weigand (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Neil Pearce, Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Sais (C) Wallace Ney | |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:04 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:54 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Leonardo Costa - foul #2 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (SG) Leonardo Costa | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Taber (PF) John Torre | |
| 04:54 | Wichita State | Luis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:54 | Wichita State | Luis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee misses the jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 04:33 | Wichita State | Robert Sais gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:17 | Wichita State | Robert Sais comes up short on the floater from the right side | 27-26 |
| 04:16 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alfred Barlow (C) Robert Sais | |
| 04:02 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand loses the dribble to Alfred Barlow | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Paul Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bryan Manthey (fresh) SF - Robert Caffee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mike Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Weigand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Luis Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Washington (tired) 5 pts. SF - Grant Trinkle (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Barlow (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Wichita State | Luis Clark misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 03:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 03:03 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | James Taber snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:40 | Wichita State | Raymond Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG), Neil Pearce (SF), Ronald Moen (PF), Leonardo Costa (C) Paul Shafer, Bryan Manthey, Robert Caffee, Mike Robinson, Paul Weigand | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Knight (PG), Daniel Garrison (SG), Floyd McPhie (SF), John Torre (PF), Daniel Barton (C) Luis Clark, Raymond Washington, Grant Trinkle, James Taber, Alfred Barlow | |
| 02:32 | Gardner-Webb | Neil Pearce connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Eugene Romeo | 29-26 |
| 02:11 | Wichita State | John Torre misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-26 |
| 02:10 | Wichita State | Daniel Barton misses the tip | 29-26 |
| 02:09 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ronald Moen | 29-26 |
| 02:06 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer travels in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Wallace Ney (C) John Torre | |
| 01:57 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 29-26 |
| 01:56 | Wichita State | Wallace Ney misses the tip | 29-26 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 01:43 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight's pass is intercepted by Ronald Moen | 29-26 |
| 01:28 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Romeo | 31-26 |
| 01:21 | Wichita State | Floyd McPhie is fouled on the floor by Ronald Moen - foul #2 on Ronald Moen, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mike Robinson (PF) Ronald Moen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Clark (SG), John Torre (PF), Robert Sais (C) Daniel Garrison, Daniel Barton, Wallace Ney | |
| 01:21 | Wichita State | Floyd McPhie misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:21 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Neil Pearce | 33-26 |
| 00:40 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Sais | 33-29 |
| 00:18 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mike Robinson - foul #1 on Mike Robinson, team foul #10 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (PG), Paul Shafer (SF), Robert Caffee (PF), George Avalos (C) Eugene Romeo, Neil Pearce, Mike Robinson, Leonardo Costa | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Garrison (SG), Wallace Ney (PF), Alfred Barlow (C) Luis Clark, John Torre, Robert Sais | |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Andrew Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Manthey and he's fouled by Alfred Barlow - foul #1 on Alfred Barlow, team foul #9 | 37-30 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos misses the free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | Alfred Barlow pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Alfred Barlow can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-30 |