| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) SG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) SF - Stephen Andress (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - Carl Eastin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Evan Aponte (fresh) SG - Matthew Dickens (fresh) SF - Albert Parenteau (fresh) PF - Steven Sanders (fresh) C - Michael Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Evan Aponte - foul #1 on Evan Aponte, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Dickens | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Evan Aponte | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SF), Roger Cloutier (PF) Stephen Andress, John Campbell | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Winkleman (PG), Gregory Rayford (SG), Joe Dixon (SF), Dikembe Arambula (C) Evan Aponte, Matthew Dickens, Albert Parenteau, Michael Moore | |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Rayford - foul #1 on Gregory Rayford, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Joe Dixon hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Rayford | 5-7 |
| 16:43 | Wichita State | David Larochelle drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Thompson | 7-7 |
| 16:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Gregory Rayford comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | Wichita State | David Walters gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:17 | Wichita State | David Larochelle is hacked by Joe Dixon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Dixon, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte (PG) Jason Winkleman | |
| 15:59 | Wichita State | David Larochelle hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Heidel and he's fouled by Steven Sanders - foul #1 on Steven Sanders, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (SF), John Campbell (PF) Stephen Thompson, Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 15:59 | Wichita State | David Larochelle makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Larochelle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Andress (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - David Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Evan Aponte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Rayford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Sanders (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:13 | Wichita State | David Larochelle is fouled on the floor by Gregory Rayford - foul #2 on Gregory Rayford, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson (SG), Carl Eastin (C) David Larochelle, David Walters | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Matthew Dickens (SG), Albert Parenteau (SF), Michael Moore (PF), Lawrence Sanders (C) Gregory Rayford, Joe Dixon, Steven Sanders, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 14:57 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Evan Aponte - foul #2 on Evan Aponte, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier (PF) John Campbell | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Winkleman (PG) Evan Aponte | |
| 14:57 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:57 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Stephen Andress takes the ball from Matthew Dickens | 12-7 |
| 14:35 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans (SF) Stephen Andress | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 14:17 | St. Francis (NY) | Albert Parenteau is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Romans - foul #1 on Kenneth Romans, team foul #1 | 12-7 |
| 14:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Stephen Thompson is called for the reach on Matthew Dickens - foul #1 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Steven Sanders (PF) Michael Moore | |
| 13:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Romans steals it from Steven Sanders | 12-7 |
| 13:08 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the wide open runner from close range | 14-7 |
| 12:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Roger Cloutier swats the short shot by Lawrence Sanders | 14-7 |
| 12:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Albert Parenteau tips it home | 14-9 |
| 12:34 | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans is hacked by Albert Parenteau in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Parenteau, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (SF), John Campbell (PF), David Walters (C) Patrick Heidel, Roger Cloutier, Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Joe Dixon (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF), Michael Moore (C) Albert Parenteau, Steven Sanders, Lawrence Sanders | |
| 12:34 | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Arambula snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), David Larochelle (SG) Kenneth Romans, Stephen Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress lays it in | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Herron (fresh) SG - David Larochelle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Andress (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - David Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Jason Winkleman (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Dickens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-9 |
| 11:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Arambula pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), Stephen Thompson (SG) Tony Herron, Stephen Andress | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 11:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 10:44 | Wichita State | David Walters grabs the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:25 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 10:24 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arambula | 16-11 |
| 10:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Joe Dixon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Larochelle - foul #1 on David Larochelle, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans (SF), Roger Cloutier (PF), Carl Eastin (C) David Larochelle, John Campbell, David Walters | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Albert Parenteau (PG), Steven Sanders (PF), Lawrence Sanders (C) Jason Winkleman, Michael Moore, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 10:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Joe Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Joe Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:54 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenneth Romans | 19-13 |
| 09:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Steven Sanders misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 19-13 |
| 09:29 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Carl Eastin | 19-13 |
| 09:07 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin is called for traveling | 19-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (SF) Stephen Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore (C) Joe Dixon | |
| 08:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 08:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Lawrence Sanders snags the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 08:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Lawrence Sanders is whistled for a carry | 19-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), David Larochelle (SG), David Walters (C) Patrick Heidel, Kenneth Romans, Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier is whistled for traveling | 19-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Campbell (PF) Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Winkleman (PG), Dikembe Arambula (C) Albert Parenteau, Michael Moore | |
| 07:46 | St. Francis (NY) | Lawrence Sanders's layup is rejected by David Walters | 19-13 |
| 07:44 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 07:42 | Wichita State | Lawrence Sanders steals the ball from Tony Herron in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Herron (fresh) SG - David Larochelle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Andress (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - David Walters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Jason Winkleman (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Dickens (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Sanders (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | St. Francis (NY) | John Campbell denies the turnaround by Matthew Dickens | 19-13 |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | David Walters gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Matthew Dickens steals the ball from David Larochelle in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 07:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Steven Sanders misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #2 on John Campbell, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), Stephen Thompson (SG), Kenneth Romans (SF), Carl Eastin (C) Tony Herron, David Larochelle, Stephen Andress, John Campbell | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Joe Dixon (SF), Michael Moore (C) Lawrence Sanders, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 07:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Steven Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 07:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Steven Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 06:42 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 06:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Steven Sanders snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 06:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-17 |
| 06:02 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Heidel | 21-17 |
| 05:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Joe Dixon hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 05:31 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:01 | Wichita State | David Walters can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SG), Tony Herron (SF), John Campbell (PF) Stephen Thompson, Kenneth Romans, Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Albert Parenteau (PG), Lawrence Sanders (SF), Dikembe Arambula (C) Jason Winkleman, Joe Dixon, Michael Moore | |
| 05:01 | Wichita State | David Walters makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:01 | Wichita State | David Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Matthew Dickens misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 04:37 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 04:35 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel's pass is intercepted by Matthew Dickens in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 04:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Matthew Dickens dunks the ball | 23-19 |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | David Walters makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Heidel and the foul's on Steven Sanders - foul #2 on Steven Sanders, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (SF) Patrick Heidel | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore (C) Steven Sanders | |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | David Walters makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:46 | St. Francis (NY) | Tony Herron steals the ball from Lawrence Sanders | 26-19 |
| 03:23 | Wichita State | John Campbell blows the layup | 26-19 |
| 03:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Albert Parenteau grabs the board | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Herron (fresh) SG - David Larochelle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Andress (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) C - David Walters (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Albert Parenteau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Dickens (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Sanders (fresh) PF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Moore hits a runner in the paint set up by Albert Parenteau | 26-21 |
| 02:30 | Wichita State | John Campbell is whistled for a carry | 26-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), Stephen Thompson (SG), Kenneth Romans (SF), Roger Cloutier (PF), Carl Eastin (C) Tony Herron, David Larochelle, Stephen Andress, John Campbell, David Walters | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte (PG), Gregory Rayford (SG), Joe Dixon (SF), Steven Sanders (PF) Albert Parenteau, Matthew Dickens, Lawrence Sanders, Michael Moore | |
| 02:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Steven Sanders misses the easy layup | 26-21 |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | Gregory Rayford is called for the reach on Patrick Heidel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Rayford, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Winkleman (SG) Gregory Rayford | |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-21 |
| 01:36 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Stephen Thompson and he's fouled by Joe Dixon - foul #2 on Joe Dixon, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 01:07 | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 01:06 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Thompson | 31-21 |
| 00:43 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (SF) Kenneth Romans | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Matthew Dickens (SG), Albert Parenteau (SF), Lawrence Sanders (C) Jason Winkleman, Steven Sanders, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 00:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-21 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | Lawrence Sanders is called for the reach on Carl Eastin - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanders, team foul #12 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Campbell (PF) Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Steven Sanders (PF) Joe Dixon | |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Evan Aponte scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-24 |