| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) SG - Stephen Thompson (fresh) SF - Stephen Andress (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fresh) C - Carl Eastin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) SG - Brian Munz (fresh) SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - Richard Harden (fresh) C - Christopher Rush (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush 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 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Arnold Sparks | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Wichita State | Richard Neale steals it from John Campbell | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Wichita State | John Campbell buries a floater from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thompson - foul #1 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Wichita State | John Campbell pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Andress, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), David Frazier (SG), Gary Land (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF), Jordon McAfee (C) Arnold Sparks, Brian Munz, Richard Neale, Richard Harden, Christopher Rush | |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | The jumper by David Frazier is denied by John Campbell | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | Wichita State | Gary Land is called for the reach on Stephen Andress - foul #1 on Gary Land, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Christopher Rush (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jordon McAfee | |
| 16:42 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SF), Roger Cloutier (PF) Stephen Andress, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), Richard Harden (C) Gary Land, Christopher Rush | |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez tips it home | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:10 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Carl Eastin steals it from Richard Harden | 2-4 |
| 15:40 | Wichita State | David Larochelle misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fresh) SG - Stephen Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - David Larochelle (fresh) PF - Roger Cloutier (fresh) C - Carl Eastin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Heidel steals it from Arnold Sparks in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 15:21 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Heidel | 4-4 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez is open and buries a runner from the left block | 4-6 |
| 14:48 | Wichita State | Richard Neale picks off the pass by Stephen Thompson | 4-6 |
| 14:37 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Harden | 4-8 |
| 14:08 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Eastin | 7-8 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Carl Eastin | 7-8 |
| 13:29 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin can't throw it down but he's hacked by David Frazier - foul #1 on David Frazier, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (SF), John Campbell (PF) David Larochelle, Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Brian Munz (SG), Gary Land (SF), Jordon McAfee (PF), Christopher Rush (C) Arnold Sparks, David Frazier, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez, Richard Harden | |
| 13:29 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:29 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush buries a floater from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 12:53 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-10 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | John Campbell blocks the short jumper by Jordon McAfee | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Heidel | 12-12 |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (C) Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG) Patrick Fitzpatrick | |
| 11:58 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-12 |
| 11:56 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:43 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Thompson | 14-12 |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Thompson is called for the reach on Arnold Sparks - foul #2 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans (SG) Stephen Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Brian Munz, Gary Land, Jordon McAfee | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Romans (fresh) SF - Stephen Andress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - David Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) SF - Richard Neale (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush is hacked by David Walters - foul #1 on David Walters, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 10:55 | Wichita State | David Walters misses the floater from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Fitzpatrick and he's fouled by Stephen Andress - foul #2 on Stephen Andress, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SG), Tony Herron (SF), Roger Cloutier (PF) Patrick Heidel, Stephen Andress, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Jordon McAfee (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Olivarez | |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses the free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:49 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:28 | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the floater from the baseline | 16-19 |
| 10:12 | Wichita State | David Larochelle misses long on a runner in the lane | 16-19 |
| 10:10 | Wichita State | Tony Herron tips it back up and in | 18-19 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale can't finish the layup | 18-19 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:36 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses long on a floater from the left side | 18-19 |
| 09:35 | Wichita State | David Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | David Walters can't connect on a shot from the left side | 18-19 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Herron - foul #1 on Tony Herron, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), John Campbell (PF) Kenneth Romans, David Walters | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), David Frazier (SG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (PF) Arnold Sparks, Brian Munz, Richard Neale, Jordon McAfee | |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:32 | Wichita State | David Larochelle clanks a jumper from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Heidel steals it from Christopher Rush | 18-21 |
| 08:17 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel misses the dunk attempt | 18-21 |
| 08:16 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier misses the tip | 18-21 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans (SF), Carl Eastin (C) Tony Herron, Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Gary Olivarez (PF) David Frazier, Christopher Rush | |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:41 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Romans | 21-23 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez drills a runner from the left block set up by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Patrick Heidel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Larochelle (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Romans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Carl Eastin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Wichita State | David Larochelle misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 07:07 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | John Campbell clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Olivarez - foul #1 on Gary Olivarez, team foul #3 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SG), Richard Neale (SF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Land | |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Patrick Heidel - foul #1 on Patrick Heidel, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson (SG), Stephen Andress (SF), Roger Cloutier (PF), David Walters (C) David Larochelle, Kenneth Romans, John Campbell, Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:12 | Wichita State | Richard Harden is called for the reach on Stephen Andress - foul #1 on Richard Harden, team foul #4 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Christopher Rush (C) David Frazier, Richard Harden | |
| 05:46 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress blows the layup | 23-27 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez double dribbles | 23-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Eastin (C) David Walters | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), David Frazier (SG), Richard Harden (C) Arnold Sparks, Brian Munz, Christopher Rush | |
| 05:04 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Harden - foul #2 on Richard Harden, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Walters (PF) Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Jordon McAfee (PF), Christopher Rush (C) David Frazier, Gary Olivarez, Richard Harden | |
| 05:04 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:04 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Arnold Sparks, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SG), Gary Land (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Richard Neale, Jordon McAfee | |
| 04:19 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans (PG), Tony Herron (SF), John Campbell (PF) Patrick Heidel, Stephen Andress, David Walters | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Richard Neale (SF) David Frazier, Gary Land | |
| 03:55 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 03:53 | Wichita State | Kenneth Romans grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:33 | Wichita State | John Campbell clanks a shot from the right side | 25-27 |
| 03:31 | Wichita State | Carl Eastin tips it in | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kenneth Romans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Herron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Carl Eastin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) SF - Richard Neale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Olivarez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Rush (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush scores on a jump hook from the right block | 27-29 |
| 02:44 | Wichita State | Richard Neale steals the ball from Kenneth Romans | 27-29 |
| 02:25 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel (PG), Stephen Andress (SF), Roger Cloutier (PF), David Walters (C) Kenneth Romans, Tony Herron, John Campbell, Carl Eastin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), David Frazier (SG), Gary Land (SF), Jordon McAfee (PF), Richard Harden (C) Arnold Sparks, Brian Munz, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez, Christopher Rush | |
| 02:05 | Wichita State | Patrick Heidel lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Andress | 29-29 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 29-31 |
| 01:22 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-31 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jordon McAfee | 29-31 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Frazier out of a doubleteam | 29-33 |
| 01:00 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Land - foul #2 on Gary Land, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Campbell (PF) Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Richard Neale (SF) David Frazier, Gary Land | |
| 01:00 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:00 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Heidel - foul #2 on Patrick Heidel, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Larochelle (SF) Stephen Andress | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jordon McAfee | |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:36 | Wichita State | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | David Larochelle is fouled on the floor by Richard Neale - foul #1 on Richard Neale, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Eastin (C) David Walters | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Christopher Rush (C) David Frazier, Gary Olivarez | |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | David Larochelle makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | David Larochelle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | David Larochelle misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-37 |