| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Payne (fresh) SF - Terry Soriano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Glass (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Kim (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano inbounds the ball | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano lays it up and in and he's hacked by Shawn Stephenson - foul #2 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 19:40 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford's pass is intercepted by Terry Soriano | 35-44 |
| 19:25 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Soriano | 37-44 |
| 19:23 | Illinois State | Curt Renard is called for the reach on Shawn Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curt Renard, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG) Curt Renard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:12 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-44 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 18:50 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim misses the dunk | 37-44 |
| 18:48 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 18:27 | Wichita State | John Glass loses the ball out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Clifford Devane (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (PF), Donald Harden (C) Rafael Morgan, Andrew Payne, Terry Soriano, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Gerald White (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) Shawn Stephenson, Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Danny Lambert, Lester Lewis | |
| 18:09 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Herbert Jones | 37-47 |
| 17:50 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-47 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola is whistled for traveling | 37-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Terry Soriano (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Lawrence Street, Clifford Devane, Clinton Mosteller, Wilbur Finnerty, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Danny Lambert (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Michael Baker, Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| 17:15 | Wichita State | John Glass misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Danny Lambert - foul #2 on Danny Lambert, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF) Herbert Jones, Frank Arnette | |
| 17:15 | Wichita State | John Glass misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 17:15 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 17:07 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 17:06 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kim | 38-47 |
| 16:48 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano connects on the runner in the lane | 40-47 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Swofford | 40-50 |
| 16:14 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the wide open floater from the left block set up by Rafael Morgan | 42-50 |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Rafael Morgan, Terry Soriano, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Danny Lambert, Lee Labarge | |
| 15:47 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola grabs the board | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Payne (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Clinton Mosteller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Glass (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbur Finnerty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald White (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leon Mazzola (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | John Glass steps in front of the Herbert Jones pass | 42-50 |
| 15:25 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 15:24 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Leon Mazzola | 42-50 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Street - foul #2 on Lawrence Street, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Clifford Devane (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Donald Harden (PF) Lawrence Street, Andrew Payne, Clinton Mosteller, John Glass | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Danny Lambert (PF) Herbert Jones, Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:06 | Wichita State | Steven Brown travels in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terry Soriano (PF) Wilbur Finnerty | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | Curt Renard grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 14:41 | Wichita State | Donald Harden is called for 10 seconds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG) Shawn Stephenson | |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Harden - foul #2 on Donald Harden, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Wilbur Finnerty (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Clifford Devane, Terry Soriano, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Gerald White (C) Michael Baker, Lester Lewis | |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 14:06 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne is called for a charge - foul #3 on Andrew Payne, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF) Frank Arnette | |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Gerald White pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Thomas and he's hacked by Curt Renard - foul #4 on Curt Renard, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Terry Soriano (SG), John Glass (PF) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Lee Labarge (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford | |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert misses the free throw | 42-56 |
| 13:25 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Glass | 42-56 |
| 13:01 | Wichita State | Steven Brown connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Rafael Morgan and he's fouled by Shawn Stephenson - foul #3 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Donald Harden (C) Terry Soriano, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF) Gerald White, Danny Lambert | |
| 13:01 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola lays it in uncontested | 45-58 |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | John Glass connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-58 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Shawn Stephenson is denied by Steven Brown | 47-58 |
| 12:07 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Glass | 47-58 |
| 11:45 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lawrence Street | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Morgan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - John Glass (tired) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Harden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Arnette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leon Mazzola (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Labarge (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by John Glass - foul #3 on John Glass, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Terry Soriano (PF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Lawrence Street, Rafael Morgan, Steven Brown, John Glass, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Herbert Jones, Frank Arnette, Lee Labarge | |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:22 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola hits the finger roll set up by Charles Thomas | 50-60 |
| 10:28 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane hits a runner from the left block set up by Terry Soriano | 52-60 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 52-60 |
| 10:18 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the tip | 52-60 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Wilbur Finnerty swats the dunk try by Lester Lewis | 52-60 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis tips it but misses | 52-60 |
| 10:01 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 09:56 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Michael Baker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 09:36 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Wilbur Finnerty | 52-60 |
| 09:22 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano is open and buries a jumper from the right block | 54-60 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Clifford Devane, Andrew Payne, Clinton Mosteller, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Herbert Jones (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Gerald White (C) Michael Baker, Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Leon Mazzola, Lester Lewis | |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette is hacked by Rafael Morgan - foul #3 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Terry Soriano | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:54 | Wichita State | Herbert Jones takes the ball from Lawrence Street in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones lays it in | 54-64 |
| 08:47 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan makes the floater from close range and he's fouled by Shawn Stephenson - foul #4 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #4 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG) Shawn Stephenson | |
| 08:47 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 08:17 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Ronald Kim | 57-64 |
| 08:12 | Wichita State | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Gerald White snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Donald Harden (PF) Lawrence Street, John Glass | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Lee Labarge (C) Michael Baker, Frank Arnette | |
| 07:53 | Wichita State | Steven Brown lays it in set up by Rafael Morgan | 59-64 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Terry Soriano (SG) Rafael Morgan, Andrew Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG) Charles Thomas | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Soriano (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steven Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Donald Harden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Kim (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herbert Jones (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Lambert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Lee Labarge (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim is called for 5 seconds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty (PF) Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Lewis (C) Lee Labarge | |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Gerald White is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald White, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| 06:55 | Wichita State | Steven Brown clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-64 |
| 06:54 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:49 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim travels with the ball | 59-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Donald Harden (C) Terry Soriano, Steven Brown, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF) Herbert Jones, Gerald White | |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 06:34 | Wichita State | Donald Harden gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:15 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Curt Renard | 61-64 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-64 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis tips it home | 61-66 |
| 05:51 | Wichita State | Lester Lewis is called for the reach on Curt Renard - foul #1 on Lester Lewis, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Clifford Devane (SG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Clinton Mosteller, Wilbur Finnerty, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Frank Arnette (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Danny Lambert - foul #3 on Danny Lambert, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert clanks a jumper from the baseline | 63-66 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 05:05 | Wichita State | The short jumper by Steven Brown is denied by Lee Labarge | 63-66 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert tips it back up and in | 63-68 |
| 04:54 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Stephenson - foul #5 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (SG), Terry Soriano (PF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Clifford Devane, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Gerald White (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Danny Lambert, Lee Labarge | |
| 04:54 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:54 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-68 |
| 04:47 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:33 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rafael Morgan | 67-68 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses long on a shot in the lane | 67-68 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Gerald White hits the follow up shot | 67-70 |
| 04:07 | Wichita State | Michael Baker steals the ball from Rafael Morgan in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Gerald White is open and scores on a runner in the lane | 67-72 |
| 03:45 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan loses the dribble to Gerald White | 67-72 |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 67-72 |
| 03:38 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Brown (tired) 12 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Terry Soriano (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilbur Finnerty (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Baker (tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Arnette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gerald White (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Lewis (tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | The jump hook by Wilbur Finnerty is blocked by Lester Lewis | 67-72 |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Gerald White grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Baker and the foul's on Steven Brown - foul #4 on Steven Brown, team foul #8 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), John Glass (PF), Donald Harden (C) Lawrence Street, Rafael Morgan, Steven Brown, Terry Soriano, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Danny Lambert (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) Michael Baker, Gerald White, Lester Lewis | |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Mazzola | 67-74 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola connects on the floater in the lane set up by Charles Thomas | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Curt Renard and the foul's on Herbert Jones - foul #2 on Herbert Jones, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF) Frank Arnette | |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller makes the free throw | 70-76 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the easy layup | 70-76 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola tips it in | 70-78 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (SG), Ronald Kim (C) Andrew Payne, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lee Labarge (C) Leon Mazzola | |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses short on a turnaround from close range | 72-78 |
| 02:01 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:56 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Curt Renard and the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #3 on Charles Thomas, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Steven Brown (SF) Curt Renard, Clinton Mosteller | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Lewis (C) Lee Labarge | |
| 01:56 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| 01:56 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane makes the free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert lays it up and in | 75-80 |
| 01:24 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane blows the wide open layup | 75-80 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the rebound | 75-80 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG) Clifford Devane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Payne - foul #4 on Andrew Payne, team foul #9 | 75-80 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis snags the offensive board | 75-80 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-80 |
| 01:01 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne gets the rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:57 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 75-80 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert snags the defensive board | 75-80 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by Curt Renard - foul #5 on Curt Renard, team foul #10 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG) Curt Renard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne loses the ball out of bounds | 75-82 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Morgan - foul #4 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #11 | 75-82 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Wichita State | Gerald White picks off the pass by Steven Brown | 75-83 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones blows the layup | 75-83 |
| 00:21 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim gets the rebound | 75-83 |
| 00:16 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-83 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kim | 75-83 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andrew Payne | 78-83 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Morgan - foul #5 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #12 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Rafael Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:09 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim snags the defensive board | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-83 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Leon Mazzola | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola runs out the clock | 78-83 |