| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Corey Dziedzic (fresh) SG - Craig Dillon (fresh) SF - Alan Boyce (fresh) PF - Wesley Nowakowski (fresh) C - Rick Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Polster (fresh) SG - Robert Young (fresh) SF - Charles Phillips (fresh) PF - Joe Balser (fresh) C - Christopher Nelson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Joe Balser wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Robert Young misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Rick Collins | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Wichita State | Don Polster picks off the pass by Craig Dillon in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Don Polster lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Wichita State | Wesley Nowakowski misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Robert Young grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Don Polster misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Wichita State | Alan Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Wichita State | Rick Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Wichita State | Rick Collins misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Wichita State | Alan Boyce grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Wichita State | Rick Collins loses the dribble to Christopher Nelson | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Don Polster is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Dziedzic - foul #1 on Corey Dziedzic, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Young | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Wichita State | Christopher Nelson blocks the short jumper by Corey Dziedzic | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Don Polster is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 17:32 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Wesley Nowakowski | 0-4 |
| 17:21 | Wichita State | Alan Boyce hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Joe Balser pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Don Polster | 0-6 |
| 16:33 | Wichita State | Corey Dziedzic drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Boyce | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Robert Young's pass is intercepted by Alan Boyce in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 16:29 | Wichita State | Wesley Nowakowski misses the dunk attempt | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Joe Balser snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Don Polster's pass is intercepted by Craig Dillon in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 16:09 | Wichita State | Corey Dziedzic can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | Wichita State | Wesley Nowakowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:52 | Wichita State | Rick Collins hits the finger roll set up by Corey Dziedzic | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Corey Dziedzic (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Dillon (tiring) SF - Alan Boyce (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Wesley Nowakowski (tired) 2 reb. C - Rick Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Polster (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Young (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Charles Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joe Balser (tired) 2 reb. C - Christopher Nelson (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois State | Joe Balser is fouled on the floor by Wesley Nowakowski - foul #1 on Wesley Nowakowski, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Hutchcraft (PG), Porfirio Marino (SG), Edward Stroud (SF), Aaron Little (PF), Robert Gusman (C) Corey Dziedzic, Craig Dillon, Alan Boyce, Wesley Nowakowski, Rick Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (PG), Harry Brown (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Ernesto Valdez (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Don Polster, Robert Young, Charles Phillips, Joe Balser, Christopher Nelson | |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Harry Brown double dribbles | 5-6 |
| 15:23 | Wichita State | Edward Stroud throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Porfirio Marino - foul #1 on Porfirio Marino, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:05 | Wichita State | Aaron Little clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Bruce Piercy - foul #1 on Bruce Piercy, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 15:05 | Wichita State | Aaron Little makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:05 | Wichita State | Aaron Little misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Harry Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Eury | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | Wichita State | Robert Gusman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Gusman, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Corey Dziedzic (PG), Darren Riddle (PF) Edward Stroud, Robert Gusman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Wilson (PG), Matthew Smith (PF) Harry Brown, Albert Nelson | |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Wilson | 6-12 |
| 14:18 | Wichita State | Darren Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Young (SG) Bruce Piercy | |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Ernesto Valdez is called for the reach on Aaron Little - foul #1 on Ernesto Valdez, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Craig Dillon (SG) Corey Dziedzic | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Phillips (SF) Robert Young | |
| 13:36 | Wichita State | Craig Dillon can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 13:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 6-12 |
| 13:08 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury grabs the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez drills a floater from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 12:38 | Wichita State | Darren Riddle misses the lay-in | 6-14 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:13 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 11:51 | Wichita State | Aaron Little comes up short on the shot from the left block | 6-16 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips pulls down the rebound | 6-16 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Hutchcraft (tiring) SG - Craig Dillon (tired) SF - Porfirio Marino (tiring) PF - Darren Riddle (tiring) C - Aaron Little (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Scott Wilson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Eury (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Phillips (tired) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ernesto Valdez (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Phillips, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Corey Dziedzic (PG), Edward Stroud (SG), Alan Boyce (SF), Robert Gusman (PF), Rick Collins (C) Jason Hutchcraft, Craig Dillon, Porfirio Marino, Darren Riddle, Aaron Little | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Brown (PG), Robert Young (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Joe Balser (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Scott Wilson, Kenneth Eury, Charles Phillips, Matthew Smith, Ernesto Valdez | |
| 11:09 | Wichita State | Corey Dziedzic misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-16 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joe Balser | 6-16 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joe Balser | 6-18 |
| 10:38 | Wichita State | Robert Gusman connects on the open turnaround from the left block set up by Alan Boyce | 8-18 |
| 10:21 | Illinois State | Harry Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-21 |
| 10:04 | Wichita State | Corey Dziedzic drills a 3 from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | Alan Boyce steps in front of the Bruce Piercy pass in the backcourt | 11-21 |
| 10:00 | Wichita State | Alan Boyce banks in the layup | 13-21 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | Harry Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Hutchcraft (SG), Wesley Nowakowski (PF) Edward Stroud, Robert Gusman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Polster (PG) Harry Brown | |
| 09:41 | Wichita State | Jason Hutchcraft clanks a floater from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Don Polster | 13-21 |
| 09:17 | Illinois State | Don Polster is called for a charge - foul #1 on Don Polster, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Phillips (SF), Christopher Nelson (C) Bruce Piercy, Albert Nelson | |
| 08:56 | Wichita State | Wesley Nowakowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Porfirio Marino (SG), Robert Gusman (C) Jason Hutchcraft, Rick Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez (PF) Joe Balser | |
| 08:50 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Dziedzic - foul #2 on Corey Dziedzic, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Craig Dillon (SG), Aaron Little (PF) Corey Dziedzic, Wesley Nowakowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Brown (SG) Robert Young | |
| 08:34 | Illinois State | Harry Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson tips it home | 13-23 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Robert Gusman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-23 |
| 08:21 | Wichita State | Aaron Little gets the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:04 | Wichita State | Aaron Little misses the runner from close range | 13-23 |
| 08:03 | Wichita State | Alan Boyce grabs the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 07:50 | Wichita State | Alan Boyce misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-23 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Porfirio Marino (tiring) SG - Craig Dillon (tired) SF - Alan Boyce (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Little (tiring) 1 pts. C - Robert Gusman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Polster (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Phillips (tired) 2 pts. PF - Ernesto Valdez (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Nelson (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Harry Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edward Stroud (PG), Jason Hutchcraft (SG), Wesley Nowakowski (PF), Rick Collins (C) Craig Dillon, Alan Boyce, Aaron Little, Robert Gusman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Scott Wilson (PG), Robert Young (SG), Kenneth Eury (SF), Joe Balser (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Don Polster, Harry Brown, Charles Phillips, Ernesto Valdez, Christopher Nelson | |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Porfirio Marino is hacked by Scott Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Wilson, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| 07:07 | Wichita State | Jason Hutchcraft misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-23 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joe Balser | 13-23 |
| 06:52 | Illinois State | Rick Collins is called for the reach on Albert Nelson - foul #1 on Rick Collins, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alan Boyce (SF), Darren Riddle (PF) Porfirio Marino, Wesley Nowakowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF), Matthew Smith (C) Kenneth Eury, Albert Nelson | |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Joe Balser is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bruce Piercy | 13-26 |
| 06:40 | Wichita State | Edward Stroud travels in the backcourt | 13-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (PG) Scott Wilson | |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury connects on the open floater from close range on a great pass from Joe Balser | 13-28 |
| 06:04 | Wichita State | Edward Stroud misses short on a jumper from the right side | 13-28 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | Joe Balser grabs the board | 13-28 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Robert Young can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 13-28 |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | Joe Balser can't tip it in | 13-28 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Robert Young gets the offensive rebound | 13-28 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-28 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Darren Riddle pulls down the rebound | 13-28 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Porfirio Marino (PG), Craig Dillon (SG), Aaron Little (PF), Robert Gusman (C) Jason Hutchcraft, Alan Boyce, Darren Riddle, Rick Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Brown (PG), Scott Wilson (SG), Charles Phillips (SF), Ernesto Valdez (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Kenneth Eury, Robert Young, Bruce Piercy, Joe Balser, Matthew Smith | |
| 05:02 | Wichita State | Edward Stroud misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-28 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Albert Nelson | 13-28 |
| 04:39 | Illinois State | Harry Brown misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 13-28 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Scott Wilson tips it home | 13-30 |
| 04:35 | Wichita State | Scott Wilson takes the ball from Porfirio Marino in the backcourt | 13-30 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Harry Brown is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-30 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips tips it back up and in | 13-32 |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Robert Gusman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-32 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Ernesto Valdez hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Scott Wilson | 15-34 |
| 03:37 | Wichita State | Albert Nelson picks off the pass by Aaron Little | 15-34 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Porfirio Marino (tiring) SG - Craig Dillon (tired) SF - Edward Stroud (tiring) PF - Aaron Little (tiring) 1 pts. C - Robert Gusman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harry Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernesto Valdez (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Craig Dillon - foul #1 on Craig Dillon, team foul #7 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Corey Dziedzic (PG), Jason Hutchcraft (SG), Alan Boyce (SF), Wesley Nowakowski (PF), Rick Collins (C) Porfirio Marino, Craig Dillon, Edward Stroud, Aaron Little, Robert Gusman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Polster (PG), Robert Young (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Harry Brown, Scott Wilson, Charles Phillips, Ernesto Valdez | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Albert Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 03:15 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Rick Collins | 15-35 |
| 02:51 | Wichita State | Rick Collins double dribbles | 15-35 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Darren Riddle (SF) Alan Boyce | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Balser (PF) Albert Nelson | |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy is hacked by Wesley Nowakowski - foul #2 on Wesley Nowakowski, team foul #8 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alan Boyce (SF) Rick Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (PG) Don Polster | |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy misses the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 02:30 | Wichita State | Wesley Nowakowski pulls down the rebound | 15-35 |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | Jason Hutchcraft comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #7 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Aaron Little (C) Darren Riddle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Polster (PG), Christopher Nelson (C) Bruce Piercy, Matthew Smith | |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | Jason Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | Jason Hutchcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 16-35 |
| 02:02 | Illinois State | Joe Balser snags the defensive board | 16-35 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Alan Boyce is called for the reach on Kenneth Eury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Boyce, team foul #9 | 16-35 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury makes the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury makes the 2nd free throw | 16-37 |
| 01:37 | Wichita State | Corey Dziedzic is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Corey Dziedzic, team foul #10 | 16-37 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Porfirio Marino (PG) Corey Dziedzic | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Robert Young scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Don Polster and the foul's on Wesley Nowakowski - foul #3 on Wesley Nowakowski, team foul #11 | 16-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Craig Dillon (SG), Darren Riddle (PF), Rick Collins (C) Jason Hutchcraft, Wesley Nowakowski, Aaron Little | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Phillips (SF) Don Polster | |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Robert Young misses the free throw | 16-39 |
| 01:16 | Wichita State | Rick Collins pulls down the rebound | 16-39 |
| 00:47 | Wichita State | Rick Collins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-39 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Charles Phillips grabs the board | 16-39 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Joe Balser misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 16-39 |
| 00:38 | Wichita State | Alan Boyce gets the rebound | 16-39 |
| 00:35 | Wichita State | Kenneth Eury steps in front of the Porfirio Marino pass in the backcourt | 16-39 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Joe Balser makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Young | 16-42 |
| 00:10 | Wichita State | Craig Dillon loses the dribble to Robert Young in the backcourt | 16-42 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Young | 16-44 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Charles Phillips steps in front of the Porfirio Marino pass | 16-44 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 16-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Hutchcraft (PG), Aaron Little (PF), Robert Gusman (C) Alan Boyce, Darren Riddle, Rick Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Brown (PG), Scott Wilson (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Ernesto Valdez (PF), Albert Nelson (C) Kenneth Eury, Robert Young, Charles Phillips, Joe Balser, Christopher Nelson | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Harry Brown misses long on a halfcourt shot | 16-44 |