| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) PF - David Knight (fresh) C - Coy Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) SG - Walter Moyer (fresh) SF - Daniel Osborne (fresh) PF - John Bobby (fresh) C - Michael Dyck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Coy Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Columbia | David Knight comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Wichita State | John Bobby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Robert Linker pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Columbia | Robert Linker knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Jerry Reich pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Coy Johnson misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Dyck - foul #1 on Michael Dyck, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Coy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Coy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | A charge is called on Jerry Reich - foul #1 on Jerry Reich, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Wichita State | Robert Linker is called for the reach on Joseph Nielsen - foul #1 on Robert Linker, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:53 | Wichita State | John Bobby steps out of bounds on the sideline | 3-0 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) David Knight, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by John Bobby - foul #1 on John Bobby, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG) Walter Moyer | |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:35 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | Wichita State | John Bobby hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Columbia | Jerry Reich loses the dribble to Michael Dyck | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Wichita State | John Bobby misses short on a jumper in the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | John Bobby tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Donald Gleason knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Linker and he's hacked by John Bobby - foul #2 on John Bobby, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), John Bernabe (SF), Coy Johnson (C) Robert Linker, Jerry Reich, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Walter Moyer (SG), John Lawrence (SF), John Smith (PF), Greg Cox (C) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson, Daniel Osborne, John Bobby, Michael Dyck | |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:33 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | John Smith knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Moyer | 6-6 |
| 16:14 | Columbia | Scott Barnes is called for the reach on Sergio Lopez - foul #1 on Scott Barnes, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG) Donald Gleason | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Wichita State | John Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Deady - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (PF) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:51 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:51 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) SG - Kenneth Mabe (fresh) SF - John Bernabe (fresh) PF - Lewis Northrop (fresh) C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fresh) SG - Walter Moyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Greg Cox (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Columbia | Coy Johnson misses the dunk | 6-8 |
| 15:37 | Wichita State | John Smith snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Wichita State | John Smith misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Mabe - foul #1 on Kenneth Mabe, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Knight (PF) Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG), Daniel Osborne (SF) Walter Moyer, John Lawrence | |
| 15:20 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:20 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 14:54 | Wichita State | John Smith buries a floater from the right side set up by Scott Barnes | 8-12 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Mabe | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | Wichita State | John Smith lays it in | 10-14 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | David Knight hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Mabe and he's fouled by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Coy Johnson (C) Sergio Lopez, Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Walter Moyer (SG), John Lawrence (PF), Michael Dyck (C) Scott Barnes, Daniel Osborne, John Smith, Greg Cox | |
| 13:54 | Columbia | David Knight makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:37 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-14 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Jerry Reich lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Gleason and the foul's on John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (PF) David Knight | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SF) John Nelson | |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:10 | Wichita State | Jerry Reich picks off the pass by Walter Moyer | 16-14 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 12:44 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:23 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer is hacked by Donald Gleason - foul #1 on Donald Gleason, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Smith (C) Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tracy Nordman (SG), John Smith (PF) Walter Moyer, Daniel Osborne | |
| 12:10 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen's pass is intercepted by Donald Gleason | 16-14 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Donald Gleason throws it down | 18-14 |
| 12:03 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 12:01 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck tips it back up and in | 18-16 |
| 11:41 | Columbia | Jerry Reich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 11:39 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Deady (fairly fresh) C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fairly fresh) SG - Tracy Nordman (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. C - Michael Dyck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joseph Nielsen and the foul's on Richard Deady - foul #2 on Richard Deady, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), Lewis Northrop (PF) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Daniel Osborne (SF) Joseph Nielsen, John Lawrence | |
| 11:35 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 11:23 | Columbia | Michael Dyck is called for the reach on Sergio Lopez - foul #2 on Michael Dyck, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Robinson (SF) Jerry Reich | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Greg Cox (C) Michael Dyck | |
| 11:23 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:23 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Northrop | 18-18 |
| 10:55 | Columbia | Robert Robinson's pass is intercepted by Scott Barnes | 18-18 |
| 10:52 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne can't finish the layup | 18-18 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:32 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), David Knight (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Sergio Lopez, Robert Robinson, Lewis Northrop, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Moyer (SG), John Lawrence (SF) Tracy Nordman, Daniel Osborne | |
| 10:32 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:32 | Wichita State | Greg Cox snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 10:23 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-18 |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Donald Gleason snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | John Smith swats the layup by David Knight | 18-18 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | David Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:57 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-18 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | Coy Johnson hits the follow up shot | 20-18 |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | Coy Johnson denies the turnaround by John Smith | 20-18 |
| 09:40 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 09:35 | Columbia | Jerry Reich buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Coy Johnson | 22-18 |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes is hacked by Donald Gleason in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Gleason, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Sergio Lopez (SG) Kenneth Mabe, Donald Gleason | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SF) John Smith | |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Jerry Reich pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Robert Linker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 22-18 |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Coy Johnson misses the tip | 22-18 |
| 09:16 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Lawrence | 22-18 |
| 09:02 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer is fouled on the floor by Coy Johnson - foul #1 on Coy Johnson, team foul #9 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (SF), Lewis Northrop (PF) Jerry Reich, David Knight | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Smith (PF) Scott Barnes, John Lawrence | |
| 09:02 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 08:38 | Columbia | Coy Johnson scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Sergio Lopez | 24-18 |
| 08:11 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer connects on the 3 from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | Coy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 07:47 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 07:39 | Wichita State | Sergio Lopez is called for the reach on Walter Moyer - foul #2 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Paul Smith (C) Sergio Lopez, John Bernabe, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Lawrence (PF) John Smith | |
| 07:39 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:39 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:39 | Wichita State | Greg Cox gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mabe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Moyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Osborne (fairly fresh) PF - John Lawrence (fresh) C - Greg Cox (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Lawrence | 24-25 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Jerry Reich hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 24-25 |
| 06:59 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 06:51 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 06:50 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | John Lawrence steals the ball from Kenneth Mabe | 24-25 |
| 06:24 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Robert Linker snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 06:08 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Joseph Nielsen steals it from Lewis Northrop | 24-25 |
| 05:54 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Nielsen | 24-28 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Linker | 26-28 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Robert Linker is called for the reach on Daniel Osborne - foul #2 on Robert Linker, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), David Knight (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Robert Linker, Kenneth Mabe, Lewis Northrop, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Tracy Nordman (SG), John Smith (PF) Joseph Nielsen, Walter Moyer, John Lawrence | |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:58 | Columbia | Jerry Reich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 04:57 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the tip | 26-29 |
| 04:56 | Wichita State | Greg Cox gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:41 | Wichita State | David Knight swats the short shot by John Smith | 26-29 |
| 04:39 | Wichita State | John Smith tips it in | 26-31 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | John Bernabe's pass is intercepted by Tracy Nordman | 26-31 |
| 04:28 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne throws it down set up by Tracy Nordman | 26-33 |
| 04:07 | Columbia | John Bernabe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| 04:06 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:46 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne is hacked by Coy Johnson - foul #2 on Coy Johnson, team foul #12 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), Richard Deady (C) Robert Robinson, Jerry Reich, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG), John Bobby (PF), Michael Dyck (C) Tracy Nordman, John Smith, Greg Cox | |
| 03:46 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:46 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Knight | 26-33 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | John Nelson steps in front of the David Knight pass | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fairly fresh) PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Deady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) SF - Daniel Osborne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bobby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dyck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 03:08 | Wichita State | John Bobby grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes is fouled on the floor by Sergio Lopez - foul #3 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #13 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SF), Paul Smith (C) Sergio Lopez, John Bernabe, David Knight | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Lawrence (SF) Daniel Osborne | |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Donald Gleason drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-33 |
| 02:15 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 02:14 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Deady | 29-33 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | Donald Gleason lays it in on a great pass from Robert Linker | 31-33 |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | John Bobby is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Reich (SF), Coy Johnson (C) Kenneth Mabe, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG) Scott Barnes | |
| 01:53 | Columbia | John Nelson steals the ball from Richard Deady | 31-33 |
| 01:49 | Wichita State | John Nelson lays it up and in | 31-35 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Jerry Reich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 01:40 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 01:22 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Deady | 31-35 |
| 01:20 | Wichita State | John Bobby misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 01:18 | Wichita State | John Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:06 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen connects on the shot near the basket set up by John Lawrence | 31-37 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Coy Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Coy Johnson, team foul #14 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Lewis Northrop (PF), Paul Smith (C) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, Richard Deady, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tracy Nordman (SG), John Smith (PF) John Nelson, John Bobby | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Tracy Nordman is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #15 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (SF) Jerry Reich | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SF) John Lawrence | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Tracy Nordman misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Tracy Nordman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-38 |