| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dale Driskell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Carrasco (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damek Zoller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 8 pts. C - Luke Ketter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Brown (fresh) SF - Sean Hiers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Bernie Mauk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk misses the easy layup but the foul's on Luke Ketter - foul #2 on Luke Ketter, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Ardian Styborski (PF) Frederick Carrasco, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:49 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:49 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:49 | Kansas | Luke Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:46 | Kansas | Donald Shumake's pass is intercepted by Sean Hiers in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown blows the layup | 36-33 |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Shumake steals it from Donald Johnson | 36-33 |
| 19:21 | Kansas | Donald Shumake can't throw it down | 36-33 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 19:00 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 18:58 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Dale Driskell | 36-33 |
| 18:38 | Kansas | Donald Johnson is called for the reach on Ardian Styborski - foul #3 on Donald Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco (SG), Spencer Castello (SF), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF) Donald Shumake, Damek Zoller, Ardian Styborski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (SG), Mario Feldman (SF), Floyd Tipton (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Grant Brown, Sean Hiers, Donald Johnson, Bernie Mauk | |
| 18:14 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Floyd Tipton - foul #1 on Floyd Tipton, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (SG) Wilson Dale | |
| 18:14 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:14 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton is fouled on the floor by Dale Driskell - foul #3 on Dale Driskell, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Damek Zoller (SF), Ronald Lambert (C) Spencer Castello, Luke Ketter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Frederick Carrasco picks off the pass by Kevin Ware | 38-33 |
| 17:37 | Kansas | Ronald Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ware - foul #1 on Kevin Ware, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Spencer Castello (SF), Luke Ketter (C) Damek Zoller, Ronald Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:27 | Kansas | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdelmuti is denied by Floyd Tipton | 38-33 |
| 17:25 | Kansas | Dale Driskell misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 17:24 | Kansas | Luke Ketter tips it back up and in | 40-33 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 17:03 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 17:02 | Kansas | Spencer Castello pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:59 | Kansas | Spencer Castello throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Damek Zoller (SF), Ardian Styborski (PF), Ronald Lambert (C) Frederick Carrasco, Spencer Castello, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Luke Ketter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Grant Brown (SG), Sean Hiers (SF), Bernie Mauk (C) Eddie Anderson, James King, Mario Feldman, Kevin Ware | |
| 16:35 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Sean Hiers | 40-35 |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Dale Driskell is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Shumake picks off the pass by Sean Hiers | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dale Driskell (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Shumake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Damek Zoller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ardian Styborski (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Brown (fresh) SF - Sean Hiers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Tipton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Bernie Mauk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 15:37 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 15:23 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton misses the dunk attempt | 43-35 |
| 15:21 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:59 | Western Michigan | Donald Shumake is called for the reach on Grant Brown - foul #1 on Donald Shumake, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco (SG), Spencer Castello (SF), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF), Luke Ketter (C) Donald Shumake, Damek Zoller, Ardian Styborski, Ronald Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG), Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Mario Feldman (SF), Donald Johnson (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Wilson Dale, Grant Brown, Sean Hiers, Floyd Tipton, Bernie Mauk | |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 14:40 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Luke Ketter - foul #3 on Luke Ketter, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Damek Zoller (SF) Spencer Castello | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:27 | Kansas | Kevin Ware denies the turnaround by Damek Zoller | 43-37 |
| 14:26 | Kansas | Damek Zoller pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:12 | Kansas | Damek Zoller makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frederick Carrasco | 45-37 |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Dale Driskell is called for the reach on Wilbert Konwinski - foul #4 on Dale Driskell, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lee Garner (SG), Spencer Castello (SF) Dale Driskell, Damek Zoller | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk (C) Kevin Ware | |
| 14:02 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski hits a runner from the right block | 45-39 |
| 13:44 | Kansas | Eddie Anderson steps in front of the Frederick Carrasco pass | 45-39 |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lee Garner - foul #2 on Lee Garner, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dale Driskell (PG), Damek Zoller (SF) Lee Garner, Spencer Castello | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), William Hughes (SF) Eddie Anderson, Mario Feldman | |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:17 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:06 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco misses the easy open layup | 45-39 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | William Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | A charge is called on Bernie Mauk - foul #2 on Bernie Mauk, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ardian Styborski (PF) Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James King (SG), Kevin Ware (C) Wilbert Konwinski, Bernie Mauk | |
| 12:25 | Kansas | Luke Ketter hits the finger roll set up by Frederick Carrasco | 47-39 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wilson Dale and the foul's on Luke Ketter - foul #4 on Luke Ketter, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lee Garner (SG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF) Frederick Carrasco, Ardian Styborski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (SG), Sean Hiers (SF) James King, William Hughes | |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Dale Driskell (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lee Garner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Damek Zoller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Luke Ketter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Brown (fresh) SF - Sean Hiers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Ware (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Kansas | Dale Driskell is hacked by Wilson Dale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilson Dale, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Spencer Castello (SF), Ardian Styborski (PF) Lee Garner, Damek Zoller, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (SG), Floyd Tipton (C) Wilson Dale, Kevin Ware | |
| 11:44 | Kansas | Dale Driskell clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Johnson - foul #4 on Donald Johnson, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco (SG), Damek Zoller (SF), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF) Donald Shumake, Spencer Castello, Ardian Styborski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski (SG), Bernie Mauk (C) Eddie Anderson, Donald Johnson | |
| 11:44 | Kansas | Dale Driskell makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:44 | Kansas | Dale Driskell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Grant Brown and the foul's on Dale Driskell - foul #5 on Dale Driskell, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Ardian Styborski (PF) Dale Driskell, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman (PF) Floyd Tipton | |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:26 | Kansas | Sean Hiers steps in front of the Ardian Styborski pass in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 11:24 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown lays it up and in set up by Sean Hiers | 49-48 |
| 11:05 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Shumake | 51-48 |
| 10:43 | Western Michigan | Mario Feldman is whistled for a carry | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lee Garner (SG), Spencer Castello (SF), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF), Ronald Lambert (C) Donald Shumake, Damek Zoller, Ardian Styborski, Luke Ketter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), William Hughes (SF), Floyd Tipton (C) Grant Brown, Sean Hiers, Bernie Mauk | |
| 10:41 | Kansas | Lee Garner is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Feldman - foul #2 on Mario Feldman, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware (C) William Hughes | |
| 10:41 | Kansas | Lee Garner makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:41 | Kansas | Lee Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:20 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton tips it home | 52-50 |
| 10:01 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frederick Carrasco | 55-50 |
| 09:47 | Western Michigan | Ronald Lambert blocks the short jumper by Kevin Ware | 55-50 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:27 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Floyd Tipton is denied by Dikembe Abdelmuti | 55-50 |
| 09:25 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Lee Garner | 55-50 |
| 09:21 | Kansas | Kevin Ware is called for the reach on Ronald Lambert - foul #2 on Kevin Ware, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Damek Zoller (SF), Luke Ketter (C) Lee Garner, Spencer Castello, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG), James King (SG), William Hughes (SF), Bernie Mauk (C) Wilson Dale, Wilbert Konwinski, Mario Feldman, Kevin Ware | |
| 09:21 | Kansas | Ronald Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:21 | Kansas | Ronald Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | James King is fouled on the floor by Frederick Carrasco - foul #1 on Frederick Carrasco, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lee Garner (SG), Ardian Styborski (PF) Donald Shumake, Ronald Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (SG), Sean Hiers (SF) Eddie Anderson, William Hughes | |
| 08:52 | Western Michigan | James King misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:52 | Kansas | Luke Ketter gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:50 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco is hacked by James King in the backcourt - foul #3 on James King, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG) Lee Garner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (SG) James King | |
| 08:50 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Floyd Tipton | 57-50 |
| 08:27 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk misses long on a floater from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 08:25 | Kansas | Damek Zoller gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:12 | Kansas | Luke Ketter misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Floyd Tipton - foul #2 on Floyd Tipton, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lee Garner (SG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF) Donald Shumake, Ardian Styborski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG) Grant Brown | |
| 08:12 | Kansas | Luke Ketter misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:12 | Kansas | Luke Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Damek Zoller takes the ball from Wilson Dale | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Frederick Carrasco (tired) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Damek Zoller (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (tiring) 13 pts. C - Luke Ketter (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wilson Dale (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) SF - Sean Hiers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Floyd Tipton (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Bernie Mauk (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Damek Zoller swats the short shot by Bernie Mauk | 58-50 |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 07:09 | Kansas | Luke Ketter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Spencer Castello (SF), Ardian Styborski (PF) Lee Garner, Damek Zoller, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (PG), Wilbert Konwinski (SG), William Hughes (SF), Donald Johnson (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Wilson Dale, Eddie Anderson, Sean Hiers, Floyd Tipton, Bernie Mauk | |
| 06:53 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 06:52 | Kansas | Luke Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Wilbert Konwinski is called for the reach on Donald Shumake in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wilbert Konwinski, team foul #11 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Damek Zoller (SF), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF), Ronald Lambert (C) Spencer Castello, Ardian Styborski, Luke Ketter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Donald Shumake misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Donald Shumake misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:50 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown blows the layup | 58-52 |
| 06:25 | Kansas | Damek Zoller pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:04 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William Hughes - foul #3 on William Hughes, team foul #12 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lee Garner (SG), Spencer Castello (SF), Luke Ketter (C) Donald Shumake, Damek Zoller, Ronald Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Mario Feldman (C) Grant Brown, Kevin Ware | |
| 06:04 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:04 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | William Hughes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 05:48 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:34 | Kansas | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | William Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | Luke Ketter takes the ball from William Hughes | 58-52 |
| 05:11 | Kansas | Wilbert Konwinski steps in front of the Lee Garner pass in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | Kansas | Lee Garner pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Damek Zoller (SF), Ardian Styborski (PF) Spencer Castello, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers (SF), Kevin Ware (PF) William Hughes, Donald Johnson | |
| 04:38 | Kansas | Ardian Styborski hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 04:27 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware can't finish the layup | 60-52 |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Luke Ketter misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Frederick Carrasco is called for the reach on Wilbert Konwinski - foul #2 on Frederick Carrasco, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG), Ronald Lambert (C) Lee Garner, Luke Ketter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Grant Brown (PG), Donald Johnson (PF), Floyd Tipton (C) Wilson Dale, Kevin Ware, Mario Feldman | |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Wilbert Konwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Frederick Carrasco (very tired) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Shumake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Damek Zoller (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ardian Styborski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Grant Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Konwinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sean Hiers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Floyd Tipton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Kansas | Donald Shumake is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Konwinski - foul #5 on Wilbert Konwinski, team foul #13 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lee Garner (SG) Frederick Carrasco | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Eddie Anderson (PG), James King (SG) Wilbert Konwinski, Sean Hiers | |
| 03:26 | Kansas | Donald Shumake makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:26 | Kansas | Donald Shumake makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Floyd Tipton is whistled for a carry | 62-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF), Luke Ketter (C) Lee Garner, Ardian Styborski, Ronald Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:00 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco travels with the ball | 62-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ronald Lambert (C) Luke Ketter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Hughes (SF), Bernie Mauk (C) James King, Floyd Tipton | |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ardian Styborski (PF) Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale (PG), Sean Hiers (SF), Floyd Tipton (PF), Kevin Ware (C) Eddie Anderson, William Hughes, Donald Johnson, Bernie Mauk | |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | Kevin Ware connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Grant Brown | 62-57 |
| 02:44 | Kansas | Grant Brown takes the ball from Donald Shumake in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Grant Brown | 62-59 |
| 02:31 | Kansas | Donald Shumake can't finish the layup | 62-59 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | Grant Brown grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lee Garner (SG), Spencer Castello (SF), Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF), Luke Ketter (C) Donald Shumake, Damek Zoller, Ardian Styborski, Ronald Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk (C) Kevin Ware | |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Damek Zoller (SF) Spencer Castello | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (PF) Floyd Tipton | |
| 01:45 | Kansas | Lee Garner scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Damek Zoller | 64-59 |
| 01:28 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 01:27 | Kansas | Luke Ketter snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 01:24 | Kansas | Frederick Carrasco's pass is intercepted by Wilson Dale in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is hacked by Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Shumake (SG) Lee Garner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Bernie Mauk grabs the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Sean Hiers, team foul #14 | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Kansas | Damek Zoller clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bernie Mauk - foul #3 on Bernie Mauk, team foul #15 | 64-60 |
| 00:31 | Kansas | Damek Zoller makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:31 | Kansas | Damek Zoller misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Wilson Dale connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sean Hiers | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Kansas | Luke Ketter is fouled in the backcourt by Grant Brown - foul #2 on Grant Brown, team foul #16 | 65-63 |
| 00:22 | Kansas | Luke Ketter misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:22 | Kansas | Luke Ketter misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Sean Hiers misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Luke Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |