| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Charles Lopes (fresh) SG - Phillip Allee (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ebert (fresh) PF - James Abbott (fresh) C - Michael Tolleson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) PF - Robert Hill (fresh) C - Walter Martinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Wichita State | Kenneth Ebert is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ganey - foul #1 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Ganey - foul #2 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (PF) Thomas Ganey | |
| 19:31 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Wichita State | Kenneth Ebert misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Wichita State | James Abbott snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Wichita State | James Abbott can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Wichita State | Kenneth Ebert misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Walter Martinson | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Furtado (PG), Nathanael Morgan (SG), Michael Balogh (SF), Jack Porter (PF), Scott Means (C) Charles Lopes, Phillip Allee, Kenneth Ebert, James Abbott, Michael Tolleson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Robert Hill, Richard Popovich | |
| 17:08 | Wichita State | Scott Means loses the dribble to John Villela | 2-2 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | John Villela can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jack Porter | 2-2 |
| 16:32 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nathanael Morgan | 5-2 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | John Villela's floater is knocked away by Jack Porter | 5-2 |
| 16:11 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:03 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Albert Hall | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Furtado (fresh) SG - Nathanael Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Balogh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Porter (fresh) C - Scott Means (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fairly fresh) SG - Albert Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) PF - Robert Simpkins (fresh) C - Walter Martinson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg makes the driving attempt in the paint | 5-4 |
| 15:25 | Wichita State | Robert Simpkins is called for the reach on Nathanael Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Simpkins, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lopes (PG), Phillip Allee (SG), Kenneth Ebert (SF), James Abbott (PF), Michael Tolleson (C) William Furtado, Nathanael Morgan, Michael Balogh, Jack Porter, Scott Means | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Hill (PF) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Robert Simpkins | |
| 15:12 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes misses the easy layup | 5-4 |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Tolleson | 5-4 |
| 14:49 | Wichita State | Kenneth Ebert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 14:47 | Wichita State | Michael Tolleson tips it home | 7-4 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 14:40 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 14:33 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (PF) John Villela | |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 14:22 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 14:20 | Wichita State | James Abbott tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Ebert | 7-4 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hill | 7-6 |
| 13:43 | Wichita State | Luis Gillett steps in front of the Phillip Allee pass | 7-6 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer lays it up and in set up by Luis Gillett | 7-8 |
| 13:10 | Wichita State | Kenneth Ebert scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Allee | 10-8 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson makes the runner from the left block | 10-10 |
| 12:40 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Furtado (PG), Nathanael Morgan (SG), Michael Balogh (SF), Jack Porter (PF), Scott Means (C) Charles Lopes, Phillip Allee, Kenneth Ebert, James Abbott, Michael Tolleson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Richard Popovich, Walter Martinson | |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill clanks a floater from the right block | 10-10 |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Nathanael Morgan | 10-10 |
| 12:04 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Furtado | 13-10 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | William Furtado is called for the reach on Curtis Cook - foul #1 on William Furtado, team foul #1 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Clem (PF) Scott Means | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Furtado (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathanael Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Balogh (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Clem (fresh) C - Jack Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Curtis Cook (fresh) SG - Albert Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Simpkins (fresh) C - Robert Hill (tiring) | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jack Porter - foul #1 on Jack Porter, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG) Curtis Cook | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:25 | Wichita State | Jack Porter snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:10 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Simpkins | 13-10 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 13-10 |
| 10:56 | Wichita State | Jack Porter pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:39 | Wichita State | William Clem blows the dunk | 13-10 |
| 10:38 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Albert Hall | 13-10 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is whistled for a carry | 13-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lopes (PG), Phillip Allee (SG), James Abbott (PF), Michael Tolleson (C) William Furtado, Nathanael Morgan, Michael Balogh, Jack Porter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), John Villela (SF), Richard Popovich (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Robert Hill, Robert Simpkins | |
| 10:01 | Wichita State | William Clem buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Charles Lopes | 15-10 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by John Villela | 15-12 |
| 09:48 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Cook - foul #1 on Curtis Cook, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Ebert (SF), Scott Means (C) William Clem, Michael Tolleson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Kenneth Ebert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Popovich | 15-12 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich is fouled on the floor by James Abbott - foul #1 on James Abbott, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG) Curtis Cook | |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | John Villela misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 09:03 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-12 |
| 08:49 | Wichita State | James Abbott grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:36 | Wichita State | James Abbott clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 15-12 |
| 08:35 | Wichita State | Phillip Allee grabs the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 08:12 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes is fouled on the floor by Luis Gillett - foul #1 on Luis Gillett, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Furtado (SG), Michael Balogh (SF), William Clem (PF), Michael Tolleson (C) Phillip Allee, Kenneth Ebert, James Abbott, Scott Means | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), Robert Hill (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) Stanley Shimer, Richard Popovich, Walter Martinson | |
| 07:50 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh is hacked by Robert Simpkins - foul #2 on Robert Simpkins, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (SG), Jack Porter (PF) Charles Lopes, William Clem | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF), Walter Martinson (C) John Villela, Robert Simpkins | |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Jack Porter misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Albert Hall | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Furtado (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathanael Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Balogh (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Porter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Tolleson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hill (tiring) C - Walter Martinson (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Engelberg | 15-14 |
| 07:06 | Wichita State | Jack Porter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 06:52 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Michael Tolleson | 15-14 |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh is called for 5 seconds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lopes (PG), Phillip Allee (SG), William Clem (SF), James Abbott (PF) William Furtado, Nathanael Morgan, Michael Balogh, Jack Porter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), John Villela (SF), Richard Popovich (C) Luis Gillett, Robert Engelberg, Walter Martinson | |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | John Villela's pass is intercepted by James Abbott | 15-14 |
| 06:04 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by William Clem | 17-14 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook is hacked by William Clem in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Clem, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG) Albert Hall | |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer's floater is knocked away by Michael Tolleson | 17-14 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Shimer | 17-17 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | William Clem's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan (SG), Kenneth Ebert (SF), Jack Porter (PF), Scott Means (C) Phillip Allee, William Clem, James Abbott, Michael Tolleson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson (C) Richard Popovich | |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook is hacked by Charles Lopes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Lopes, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | John Villela hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 05:07 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jack Porter | 17-17 |
| 05:02 | Wichita State | Charles Lopes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-17 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | John Villela snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Porter - foul #2 on Jack Porter, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Balogh (SG), James Abbott (PF) Charles Lopes, Jack Porter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Robert Engelberg (SF) Curtis Cook, John Villela | |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan clanks a shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Luis Gillett is denied by James Abbott | 17-20 |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Nathanael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 03:52 | Wichita State | Michael Balogh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | Scott Means tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 19-20 |
| 03:32 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Scott Means | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nathanael Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Balogh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Ebert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Means (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hill (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Martinson (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Wichita State | Robert Engelberg steals it from James Abbott | 19-20 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson is called for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Furtado (PG), Phillip Allee (SG), William Clem (SF), Jack Porter (PF), Michael Tolleson (C) Nathanael Morgan, Michael Balogh, Kenneth Ebert, James Abbott, Scott Means | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF), Richard Popovich (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Robert Engelberg, Robert Hill, Walter Martinson | |
| 02:36 | Wichita State | Jack Porter buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Clem and he's fouled by Robert Simpkins - foul #3 on Robert Simpkins, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill (C) Robert Simpkins | |
| 02:36 | Wichita State | Jack Porter misses the free throw | 21-20 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Jack Porter steps in front of the Curtis Cook pass in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | William Clem misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Thomas Ganey - foul #3 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SF) Thomas Ganey | |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | William Clem makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | William Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Tolleson steals it from Curtis Cook in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | Michael Tolleson's pass is intercepted by Curtis Cook | 23-20 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook blows the layup | 23-20 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill misses the tip | 23-20 |
| 01:57 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jack Porter | 23-20 |
| 01:53 | Wichita State | William Clem makes the shot in the paint set up by Phillip Allee | 25-20 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Allee steps in front of the Richard Popovich pass in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 01:34 | Wichita State | William Clem hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Villela - foul #1 on John Villela, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lopes (PG), Kenneth Ebert (SF) Phillip Allee, Michael Tolleson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson (C) Robert Hill | |
| 01:34 | Wichita State | William Clem makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 01:34 | Wichita State | William Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Curtis Cook | 27-22 |
| 00:43 | Wichita State | William Furtado is whistled for traveling | 27-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Phillip Allee (SG), James Abbott (PF), Michael Tolleson (C) William Furtado, William Clem, Jack Porter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG) Curtis Cook, Albert Hall | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Popovich | 27-22 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | James Abbott grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | James Abbott misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-22 |