| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) SG - John Cooper (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) C - Lester Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) SG - Dan Purtell (fresh) SF - Steven Brown (fresh) PF - John Glass (fresh) C - Ronald Kim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Wichita State | John Glass grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Wichita State | Curt Renard is hacked by Shawn Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wichita State | John Glass connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Ronald Kim | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Wichita State | John Glass grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Wichita State | Dan Purtell pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Wichita State | John Glass misses long on a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kim | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Lambert - foul #1 on Danny Lambert, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Ronald Kim | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | Wichita State | Dan Purtell knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Ronald Kim | 0-6 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Curt Renard steals the ball from John Cooper | 0-6 |
| 17:14 | Wichita State | Curt Renard slams it home | 0-8 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | John Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Allen (PG), Bryan Hollowell (SG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, John Cooper, Brian Swofford, Danny Lambert, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Terry Soriano (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Curt Renard, Dan Purtell, Steven Brown, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| 17:00 | Wichita State | Donald Harden's floater is tipped away by Leon Mazzola | 0-8 |
| 16:58 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano tips it home | 0-10 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Paul Allen is hacked by Rafael Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Harden - foul #1 on Donald Harden, team foul #2 | 0-10 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the 1st free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola makes the 2nd free throw | 1-10 |
| 16:23 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano is fouled on the floor by Gerald White - foul #1 on Gerald White, team foul #3 | 1-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Frank Arnette (PF) Bryan Hollowell, Leon Mazzola, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Clinton Mosteller (SF) Rafael Morgan, Donald Harden | |
| 16:10 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 1-10 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Gerald White pulls down the rebound | 1-10 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses the 3 from the left wing | 1-10 |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 1-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Herbert Jones (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (tiring) PF - Frank Arnette (fresh) C - Gerald White (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (fresh) SG - Andrew Payne (fairly fresh) SF - Clinton Mosteller (fresh) PF - Terry Soriano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilbur Finnerty (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette is hacked by Terry Soriano - foul #1 on Terry Soriano, team foul #3 | 1-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG), Lester Lewis (C) Paul Allen, Brian Swofford | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Andrew Payne, Terry Soriano, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | Gerald White connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:13 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Danny Lambert (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Herbert Jones, Frank Arnette, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), Donald Harden (C) Lawrence Street, Clinton Mosteller, Ronald Kim | |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | John Glass swats the short shot by Danny Lambert | 4-10 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Wichita State | Donald Harden hits the finger roll | 6-12 |
| 14:34 | Illinois State | John Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) John Cooper, Gerald White, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Ronald Kim (C) Rafael Morgan, Donald Harden | |
| 14:21 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim lays it up and in set up by Curt Renard | 6-14 |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell loses the dribble to Ronald Kim | 6-14 |
| 13:47 | Wichita State | Dan Purtell misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Brian Swofford - foul #1 on Brian Swofford, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), John Cooper (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Frank Arnette (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Bryan Hollowell, Brian Swofford, Danny Lambert, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller (SF), Terry Soriano (PF) Steven Brown, John Glass | |
| 13:47 | Wichita State | Dan Purtell misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:47 | Wichita State | Dan Purtell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | John Cooper double dribbles | 6-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Steven Brown (SF) Curt Renard, Dan Purtell | |
| 13:08 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-17 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Paul Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Mosteller - foul #1 on Clinton Mosteller, team foul #4 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lee Labarge (C) Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Donald Harden (PF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Lawrence Street, Clinton Mosteller, Terry Soriano, Ronald Kim | |
| 12:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Payne is called for the reach on John Cooper - foul #1 on Andrew Payne, team foul #5 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Gerald White (SF), Danny Lambert (PF) Herbert Jones, Paul Allen, Frank Arnette | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 6-17 |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne snags the defensive board | 6-17 |
| 12:05 | Wichita State | Donald Harden loses the ball out of bounds | 6-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Allen (SG), Leon Mazzola (C) John Cooper, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), Terry Soriano (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Rafael Morgan, Andrew Payne, Steven Brown, Donald Harden, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Street in the backcourt | 6-17 |
| 12:00 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street lays it up and in | 6-19 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 6-19 |
| 11:44 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Terry Soriano | 6-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fresh) SF - Gerald White (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Danny Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Mazzola (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dan Purtell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Soriano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Glass (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dan Purtell | 6-21 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Paul Allen is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald White | 8-21 |
| 11:13 | Wichita State | Paul Allen steals the ball from Dan Purtell in the backcourt | 8-21 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert's pass is intercepted by Dan Purtell | 8-21 |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | John Glass slams it home on a nice dish by Dan Purtell | 8-23 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Allen and he's fouled by John Glass - foul #1 on John Glass, team foul #6 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (PG), Herbert Jones (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Paul Allen, Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Donald Harden (C) Lawrence Street, Dan Purtell, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert makes the free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:42 | Wichita State | Curt Renard is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Hollowell - foul #1 on Bryan Hollowell, team foul #5 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (PF) Danny Lambert | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 10:29 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano hits the finger roll and the foul's on Bryan Hollowell - foul #2 on Bryan Hollowell, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG) Bryan Hollowell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 10:29 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano misses the free throw | 11-25 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette snags the defensive board | 11-25 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Donald Harden is called for the reach on Frank Arnette - foul #2 on Donald Harden, team foul #7 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Andrew Payne, Terry Soriano, Donald Harden | |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 10:14 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim snags the defensive board | 11-25 |
| 09:52 | Wichita State | Steven Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-27 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 11-27 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford gets the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 11-27 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford gets the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | John Glass swats the layup by Lester Lewis | 11-27 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones tips it back up and in | 13-27 |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller is fouled in the backcourt by John Cooper - foul #1 on John Cooper, team foul #7 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Gerald White (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Herbert Jones, John Cooper, Brian Swofford, Frank Arnette, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Terry Soriano (PF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Curt Renard, Steven Brown, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller makes the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller makes the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Rafael Morgan is called for the reach on Gerald White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #8 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Dan Purtell (SG), Steven Brown (SF) Rafael Morgan, Clinton Mosteller | |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Gerald White makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Gerald White makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 08:29 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Danny Lambert | 15-29 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG) Gerald White | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Dan Purtell | |
| 07:50 | Wichita State | Steven Brown is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Soriano | 15-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (tiring) SG - John Cooper (tiring) SF - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Lambert (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Labarge (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Payne (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Brown (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Terry Soriano (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Finnerty (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge banks in the layup set up by Paul Allen | 17-31 |
| 07:13 | Wichita State | Steven Brown is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-31 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the floater from the right side set up by Shawn Stephenson and he's fouled by Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Paul Allen, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Lawrence Street, Andrew Payne, Terry Soriano, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the free throw | 20-31 |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | Steven Brown loses the dribble to Gerald White | 20-31 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Gerald White lays it up and in | 22-31 |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Curt Renard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Leon Mazzola | 22-31 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert is hacked by John Glass in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Glass, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Paul Allen (SG) Shawn Stephenson, John Cooper | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terry Soriano (PF) John Glass | |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano misses the easy layup | 24-31 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | Paul Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Purtell - foul #1 on Dan Purtell, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Danny Lambert, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller (SF) Steven Brown | |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:38 | Wichita State | Curt Renard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Arnette - foul #1 on Frank Arnette, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Brian Swofford (SF) Herbert Jones, Gerald White | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Clinton Mosteller, Ronald Kim | |
| 05:38 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:38 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 05:13 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 04:56 | Wichita State | Curt Renard is hacked by Frank Arnette - foul #2 on Frank Arnette, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG), Danny Lambert (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) Paul Allen, Frank Arnette, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steven Brown (SF), Ronald Kim (C) Andrew Payne, Terry Soriano | |
| 04:56 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:56 | Wichita State | Curt Renard misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Dan Purtell is called for the reach on John Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Purtell, team foul #12 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (SF) Brian Swofford | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG) Dan Purtell | |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Curt Renard | 28-37 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses the easy layup | 28-37 |
| 04:14 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 04:14 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Terry Soriano (PF) Curt Renard, Steven Brown, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| 04:12 | Wichita State | Herbert Jones steals it from Clinton Mosteller in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | John Cooper clanks a jumper from close range | 28-37 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | John Cooper tips it but misses | 28-37 |
| 03:56 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 28-37 |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Gerald White gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Cooper (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Gerald White (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Lambert (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Labarge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Payne (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Clinton Mosteller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Soriano (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kim (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (PG), Brian Swofford (SF), Frank Arnette (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) John Cooper, Gerald White, Danny Lambert, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Dan Purtell (SG), John Glass (PF), Donald Harden (C) Lawrence Street, Andrew Payne, Terry Soriano, Ronald Kim | |
| 03:14 | Wichita State | The short jumper by Clinton Mosteller is denied by Leon Mazzola | 28-37 |
| 03:12 | Wichita State | John Glass grabs the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:57 | Wichita State | Frank Arnette swats the layup by Dan Purtell | 28-37 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell loses the dribble to Dan Purtell in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 02:50 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller hits the finger roll set up by Dan Purtell | 28-39 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Dan Purtell - foul #3 on Dan Purtell, team foul #13 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), John Cooper (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Bryan Hollowell, Herbert Jones, Brian Swofford, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Steven Brown (SF) Dan Purtell, Clinton Mosteller | |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 02:35 | Wichita State | Shawn Stephenson is called for the reach on Rafael Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #10 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Danny Lambert (PF) Frank Arnette | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:35 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:35 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | John Cooper lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Stephenson and he's hacked by Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #14 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Rafael Morgan | |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | John Glass can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Allen - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #11 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (SF) John Cooper | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | John Glass misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson is called for 10 seconds | 34-41 |
| 01:39 | Wichita State | Donald Harden can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Lester Lewis - foul #1 on Lester Lewis, team foul #12 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG), Frank Arnette (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Danny Lambert, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG) Lawrence Street | |
| 01:39 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:39 | Wichita State | Donald Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Steven Brown is called for the reach on John Cooper - foul #3 on Steven Brown, team foul #15 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Gerald White, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller (SG), Terry Soriano (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Andrew Payne, Steven Brown, Donald Harden | |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 01:08 | Wichita State | Brian Swofford picks off the pass by Terry Soriano in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Allen | 38-42 |
| 00:46 | Wichita State | John Glass's pass is intercepted by John Cooper | 38-42 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the easy layup | 38-42 |
| 00:39 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 00:33 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty lays it in on a nice dish by Curt Renard | 38-44 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Paul Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 00:11 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | John Glass is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-47 |