| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Michael Murdock (fresh) SG - William Craig (fresh) SF - Erik Verdin (fresh) PF - Joseph Heffernan (fresh) C - Albert Grant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Wichita State | Michael Murdock gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan buries a shot in the paint set up by Michael Murdock | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark clanks a turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Wichita State | Albert Grant misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Steven Yates - foul #1 on Steven Yates, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Wichita State | Albert Grant makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Wichita State | Albert Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Murdock | 3-6 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Heffernan - foul #1 on Joseph Heffernan, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:43 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin misses the fadeaway near the basket | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 17:41 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:28 | Wichita State | Dick Bristow steals the ball from Albert Grant | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow lays it up and in | 7-6 |
| 17:13 | Wichita State | Michael Murdock comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 17:12 | Wichita State | William Craig tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates tips it in | 9-8 |
| 16:37 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan is hacked by Dick Bristow - foul #1 on Dick Bristow, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Derrick Kline (SG), Troy Reedy (SF), William Clark (PF), Scott King (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Harrison (PG), Alan McCalebb (SG), Carl Butler (SF), Billy McQuilliams (PF), Ted Smith (C) Michael Murdock, William Craig, Erik Verdin, Joseph Heffernan, Albert Grant | |
| 16:32 | Wichita State | Scott King denies the turnaround by James Harrison | 9-8 |
| 16:31 | Wichita State | Carl Butler hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 16:21 | Wichita State | James Harrison clanks a shot from the right side | 9-10 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Scott King snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Ted Smith is called for the reach on Scott King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Smith, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Carl Butler is called for the reach on Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Carl Butler, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Alan McCalebb steals the ball from Michael Simmons | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) SG - Derrick Kline (fresh) SF - Troy Reedy (fresh) PF - William Clark (fresh) C - Scott King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - James Harrison (fresh) SG - Alan McCalebb (fresh) SF - Carl Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy McQuilliams (fresh) C - Ted Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Wichita State | James Harrison drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Scott King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan (PF) Ted Smith | |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | Billy McQuilliams clanks a floater from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Scott King grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Scott King misses the easy layup | 9-13 |
| 14:56 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:30 | Wichita State | Derrick Kline is called for the reach on Joseph Heffernan - foul #1 on Derrick Kline, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Joshua Casson (PF) Michael Simmons, Derrick Kline, Troy Reedy, William Clark | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Murdock (PG), William Craig (SG), Ronald Laubach (SF), Ted Smith (C) James Harrison, Alan McCalebb, Carl Butler, Billy McQuilliams | |
| 14:17 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan misses the easy layup | 9-13 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow misses the floater from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 14:10 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:56 | Wichita State | Scott King swats the dunk try by Ronald Laubach | 9-13 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Casson | 12-13 |
| 13:31 | Wichita State | Ted Smith is whistled for a carry | 12-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Steven Yates (C) Mark Brown, Scott King | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Harrison (SG), Erik Verdin (SF), Albert Grant (C) William Craig, Ronald Laubach, Ted Smith | |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee lays it in | 14-13 |
| 12:56 | Wichita State | Dick Bristow is called for the reach on Michael Murdock - foul #2 on Dick Bristow, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Derrick Kline (SG) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Billy McQuilliams (PF) Joseph Heffernan | |
| 12:51 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin travels with the ball | 14-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy (PF) Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alan McCalebb (SG) Michael Murdock | |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Reedy | 17-13 |
| 12:23 | Wichita State | James Harrison's pass is intercepted by John Cargile | 17-13 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Albert Grant - foul #1 on Albert Grant, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Scott King (PF) John Cargile, Troy Reedy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Craig (SG), Carl Butler (SF), Ted Smith (C) Alan McCalebb, Erik Verdin, Albert Grant | |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:43 | Wichita State | William Craig drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Butler | 19-16 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derrick Kline, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG), Mark Brown (SF), William Clark (PF) Derrick Kline, Kevin Clark, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Murdock (PG), Ronald Laubach (SF) James Harrison, Billy McQuilliams | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - William Clark (fresh) C - Scott King (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Michael Murdock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Craig (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Laubach (fresh) PF - Carl Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ted Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Wichita State | Ted Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Troy Reedy (SF) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alan McCalebb (SG), Joseph Heffernan (PF) William Craig, Ted Smith | |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | Ronald Laubach can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson (PF) William Clark | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | Ronald Laubach misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | Ronald Laubach makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-17 |
| 10:44 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:40 | Wichita State | Alan McCalebb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joshua Casson - foul #1 on Joshua Casson, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Erik Verdin (SF), Albert Grant (C) Ronald Laubach, Carl Butler | |
| 10:40 | Wichita State | Alan McCalebb misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:40 | Wichita State | Alan McCalebb makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Scott King banks in the layup set up by John Cargile | 21-18 |
| 10:02 | Wichita State | Albert Grant's floater is tipped away by Joshua Casson | 21-18 |
| 10:00 | Wichita State | Albert Grant can't tip it in | 21-18 |
| 09:59 | Wichita State | Albert Grant hits the follow up shot | 21-20 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Erik Verdin - foul #1 on Erik Verdin, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (SG), Kevin Clark (SF), William Clark (PF) Richard Lee, Joshua Casson, Scott King | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Harrison (PG), William Craig (SG), Billy McQuilliams (SF), Ted Smith (PF) Michael Murdock, Alan McCalebb, Erik Verdin, Joseph Heffernan | |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Billy McQuilliams is hacked by Troy Reedy - foul #1 on Troy Reedy, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates (C) Troy Reedy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Billy McQuilliams makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Billy McQuilliams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates snags the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steven Yates, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown (SG), Scott King (C) John Cargile, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ronald Laubach (SF), Carl Butler (PF) Ted Smith, Albert Grant | |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Carl Butler blows the layup | 23-22 |
| 08:37 | Wichita State | Carl Butler gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:24 | Wichita State | Billy McQuilliams misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-22 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Clark | 23-22 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison steals the ball from William Clark in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Carl Butler misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott King | 23-22 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Scott King is fouled on the floor by Billy McQuilliams - foul #1 on Billy McQuilliams, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Joshua Casson (PF) Michael Simmons, Kevin Clark, William Clark | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Murdock (PG), Erik Verdin (SF), Joseph Heffernan (PF), Ted Smith (C) William Craig, Ronald Laubach, Carl Butler, Billy McQuilliams | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Murdock - foul #1 on Michael Murdock, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy (C) Scott King | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alan McCalebb (SG) James Harrison | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:34 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Reedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Michael Murdock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan McCalebb (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Erik Verdin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Wichita State | Michael Murdock scores on a floater from the left side | 24-24 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Erik Verdin - foul #2 on Erik Verdin, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Butler (SF), Albert Grant (C) Erik Verdin, Ted Smith | |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:40 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Murdock steals it from Mark Brown | 26-24 |
| 06:30 | Wichita State | Michael Murdock hits the finger roll | 26-26 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee blows the layup | 26-26 |
| 06:10 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 06:06 | Wichita State | Michael Murdock makes the shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Heffernan and the foul's on Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Kevin Clark (SF), William Clark (PF), Scott King (C) John Cargile, Mark Brown, Joshua Casson, Troy Reedy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Harrison (SG), Billy McQuilliams (SF) Alan McCalebb, Carl Butler | |
| 06:06 | Wichita State | Michael Murdock makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Scott King makes the turnaround from the left block | 28-29 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | William Clark steps in front of the Joseph Heffernan pass | 28-29 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Scott King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Washington (SG), Ronald Laubach (SF), Ted Smith (C) Michael Murdock, Joseph Heffernan, Albert Grant | |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Kevin Clark steals the ball from Frank Washington | 28-29 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | William Clark misses the dunk attempt | 28-29 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Scott King | 28-29 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | William Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Clark | 30-29 |
| 04:34 | Wichita State | Frank Washington connects on the fadeaway from close range | 30-31 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 04:16 | Wichita State | Ted Smith snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 04:11 | Wichita State | Frank Washington hits the finger roll | 30-33 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | William Clark connects on the shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Billy McQuilliams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Washington | 32-36 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Frank Washington takes the ball from Scott King in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 03:32 | Wichita State | Frank Washington banks in the layup | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (tiring) SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) PF - William Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Laubach (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Billy McQuilliams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ted Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by James Harrison - foul #1 on James Harrison, team foul #9 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Troy Reedy (SF), Joshua Casson (PF), Steven Yates (C) Michael Simmons, Kevin Clark, William Clark, Scott King | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Murdock (PG), William Craig (SG), Erik Verdin (SF), Joseph Heffernan (PF), Carl Butler (C) James Harrison, Frank Washington, Ronald Laubach, Billy McQuilliams, Ted Smith | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | William Craig hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates tips it in | 35-40 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | William Craig hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Murdock | 35-42 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy throws it down | 37-42 |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin is hacked by Dick Bristow - foul #3 on Dick Bristow, team foul #11 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Derrick Kline (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Scott King (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Troy Reedy, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Harrison (PG), Alan McCalebb (SG), Albert Grant (C) Michael Murdock, William Craig, Carl Butler | |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile lays it in | 39-44 |
| 01:09 | Wichita State | Joseph Heffernan loses the dribble to Scott King | 39-44 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-44 |
| 00:46 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 00:18 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Harrison | 39-46 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Erik Verdin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 41-46 |