| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) SG - Walter Moyer (fresh) SF - Daniel Osborne (fresh) PF - John Bobby (fresh) C - Michael Dyck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) PF - James Wharton (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | John Bobby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Wichita State | Ronald Park steps in front of the Daniel Osborne pass | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is fouled on the floor by Daniel Osborne - foul #1 on Daniel Osborne, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros is hacked by John Bobby - foul #1 on John Bobby, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Michael Dyck - foul #1 on Michael Dyck, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses the 3rd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Dyck | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Geoffrey Barros | 5-6 |
| 17:36 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck's floater is tipped away by James Winders | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joseph Nielsen | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Wichita State | John Bobby is fouled on the floor by James Wharton - foul #1 on James Wharton, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG) Walter Moyer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:58 | Wichita State | John Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | Wichita State | John Bobby misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Garvin | 5-9 |
| 16:28 | Wichita State | Ronald Park is called for the reach on Michael Dyck - foul #1 on Ronald Park, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Greg Cox (C) Joseph Nielsen, Michael Dyck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:19 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Cox | 8-9 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | James Winders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 16:05 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Wichita State | John Bobby misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on James Wharton - foul #2 on James Wharton, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Moyer (SG), John Lawrence (SF) John Nelson, Daniel Osborne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 15:56 | Wichita State | John Bobby makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:56 | Wichita State | John Bobby makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Moyer (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) PF - Jared Canada (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 15:39 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:19 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jared Canada | 10-9 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | James Winders connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 14:44 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer is called for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Daniel Osborne (SF), John Smith (PF), Michael Dyck (C) Scott Barnes, John Lawrence, John Bobby, Greg Cox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG) Taylor Ramsay, James Winders | |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | John Smith takes the ball from David Garvin | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer hits a 3 from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Osborne picks off the pass by Geoffrey Barros | 13-12 |
| 13:51 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG) Walter Moyer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry (C) Ronald Park | |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Geoffrey Barros | 13-14 |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck lays it up and in set up by Joseph Nielsen | 15-14 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Fry | 15-14 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Brian Fry is blocked by John Smith | 15-14 |
| 12:46 | Wichita State | John Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:39 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Brian Fry - foul #1 on Brian Fry, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), John Lawrence (SF), John Bobby (PF) Joseph Nielsen, Daniel Osborne, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), James Winders (SF), James Tull (PF), Ronald Park (C) Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| 12:39 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:39 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | James Winders tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 12:06 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Tull - foul #1 on James Tull, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Moyer (SG), Greg Cox (C) John Nelson, Michael Dyck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:06 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:06 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | James Tull grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Winders | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tull (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Wichita State | John Bobby can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Tull - foul #2 on James Tull, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF) David Garvin, James Tull | |
| 11:35 | Wichita State | John Bobby makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:35 | Wichita State | John Bobby misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jared Canada | 19-21 |
| 10:57 | Wichita State | John Bobby buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Moyer | 21-21 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | James Winders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 10:29 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 10:23 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 10:21 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:10 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne misses the 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Park | 21-21 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 09:40 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | James Winders scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 09:03 | Wichita State | Ronald Park is called for the reach on Greg Cox - foul #2 on Ronald Park, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Nelson (SG), John Lawrence (SF), John Smith (PF) Scott Barnes, Walter Moyer, Daniel Osborne, John Bobby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), Loren Look (SF), Brian Fry (C) Taylor Ramsay, Drew Beatty, James Winders, Ronald Park | |
| 09:03 | Wichita State | Greg Cox makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 09:03 | Wichita State | Greg Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros clanks a jump hook in the paint | 22-26 |
| 08:49 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joseph Nielsen | 22-26 |
| 08:42 | Wichita State | John Nelson is fouled on the floor by Jared Canada - foul #1 on Jared Canada, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Dyck (C) Greg Cox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:42 | Wichita State | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:42 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the easy layup | 23-26 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry snags the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dyck swats the layup by Jared Canada | 23-26 |
| 07:57 | Wichita State | John Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:39 | Wichita State | John Nelson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Smith | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Michael Dyck (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Look (fresh) PF - Jared Canada (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Fry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin slams it home on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros and he's hacked by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne (SF), John Bobby (PF) John Lawrence, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), Drew Beatty (PF) Loren Look, Jared Canada | |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 07:10 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | James Winders pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | John Bobby steals the ball from Brian Fry | 26-29 |
| 06:35 | Wichita State | James Winders takes the ball from Michael Dyck | 26-29 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-29 |
| 06:18 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:06 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Dyck, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), Walter Moyer (SG), Greg Cox (C) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson, Michael Dyck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Jared Canada (C) Geoffrey Barros, Brian Fry | |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada is hacked by Greg Cox - foul #1 on Greg Cox, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Osborne picks off the pass by James Winders | 26-29 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Daniel Osborne drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Barnes | 29-29 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay travels with the ball | 29-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Lawrence (SF) Daniel Osborne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:00 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes loses the dribble to David Garvin | 29-29 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 29-29 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 04:43 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 04:42 | Wichita State | John Lawrence hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is fouled on the floor by Walter Moyer - foul #1 on Walter Moyer, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), John Nelson (SG), Daniel Osborne (SF), John Smith (C) Scott Barnes, Walter Moyer, John Bobby, Greg Cox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), Loren Look (SF), Brian Fry (C) Taylor Ramsay, James Winders, Drew Beatty | |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:47 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Osborne | 33-34 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Garvin (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Look (fresh) PF - Jared Canada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Fry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Geoffrey Barros - foul #1 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #9 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Dyck (C) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 02:42 | Wichita State | Loren Look picks off the pass by John Nelson | 34-39 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Geoffrey Barros is blocked by Michael Dyck | 34-39 |
| 02:18 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 02:15 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (PG), John Lawrence (SF), John Bobby (PF) Joseph Nielsen, Daniel Osborne, John Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (SG), James Winders (SF) David Garvin, Loren Look | |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 02:02 | Wichita State | Michael Dyck gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 01:58 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | John Nelson steals the ball from James Winders | 34-39 |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | John Nelson blows the dunk | 34-39 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Winders and he's hacked by Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Scott Barnes, team foul #8 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Moyer (SG) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG) Taylor Ramsay | |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:26 | Wichita State | Walter Moyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 34-44 |
| 01:07 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Moyer | 37-44 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | James Winders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Daniel Osborne (SF), Greg Cox (C) Scott Barnes, John Lawrence, Michael Dyck | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), James Tull (PF) Geoffrey Barros, James Wharton | |
| 00:38 | Wichita State | James Winders swats the layup by John Bobby | 37-44 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | James Winders comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Osborne - foul #2 on Daniel Osborne, team foul #9 | 37-44 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 00:28 | Wichita State | Greg Cox pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | John Bobby is hacked by James Tull - foul #3 on James Tull, team foul #10 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SG) Walter Moyer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada (PF) James Tull | |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | John Bobby makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | John Bobby misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jared Canada | 38-45 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada misses the fullcourt shot | 38-45 |