| Lineup | Maine | PG - Eddie Reese (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Crafton (fresh) SF - Bryan Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Johnson (fresh) C - Eduardo Navarro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Melvin Tomczak (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Bratton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:50 | Wichita State | Eduardo Navarro picks off the pass by Jason Benedict | 24-24 |
| 19:22 | Maine | Eddie Reese works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-24 |
| 19:20 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 19:08 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Eduardo Navarro - foul #1 on Eduardo Navarro, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:08 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:40 | Maine | Daniel Suggs takes the ball from Henry Crafton | 24-27 |
| 18:23 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 18:03 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Bryan Carter | 26-27 |
| 17:57 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton makes the shot from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 17:37 | Maine | Mark Bratton is called for the reach on Eduardo Navarro - foul #1 on Mark Bratton, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Maine | Rocco Marino (PF), Matthew Fraser (C) Jamie Johnson, Eduardo Navarro | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Max Cash (PF) Daniel Suggs | |
| 17:17 | Maine | Bryan Carter clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 17:16 | Maine | Bryan Carter gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:54 | Maine | Jonathan Joiner is called for the reach on Henry Crafton - foul #1 on Jonathan Joiner, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Maine | Joe Calderwood (PG) Eddie Reese | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh (SG), Larry Potter (PF), Nathan Deeds (C) Jonathan Joiner, Jason Benedict, Mark Bratton | |
| 16:29 | Maine | Henry Crafton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Calderwood | 29-29 |
| 16:20 | Wichita State | Max Cash double dribbles | 29-29 |
| Subs | Maine | William Hesse (SG), Jamie Johnson (PF), Eduardo Navarro (C) Henry Crafton, Bryan Carter, Matthew Fraser | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs (PF) Melvin Tomczak | |
| 15:54 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-29 |
| 15:52 | Wichita State | Max Cash pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Joe Calderwood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Hesse (fresh) SF - Rocco Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Johnson (fresh) C - Eduardo Navarro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nathan Deeds (fresh) SG - Keith Middaugh (fresh) SF - Max Cash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Wichita State | Larry Potter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Maine | Jon Hughes (PF) William Hesse | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:28 | Maine | Jon Hughes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Potter - foul #2 on Larry Potter, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Maine | Eddie Reese (PG), Bryan Carter (SF) Joe Calderwood, Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner (SG), Jason Benedict (SF), Mark Bratton (C) Keith Middaugh, Max Cash, Larry Potter | |
| 15:28 | Maine | Jon Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:28 | Maine | Jon Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:14 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 31-29 |
| 15:13 | Maine | Jon Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:49 | Maine | Rocco Marino misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-29 |
| 14:47 | Maine | Rocco Marino grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 14:27 | Maine | Bryan Carter misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 14:25 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 14:14 | Wichita State | Jon Hughes is called for the reach on Nathan Deeds - foul #4 on Jon Hughes, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Maine | Henry Crafton (SG), Jamie Johnson (PF), Matthew Fraser (C) Rocco Marino, Jon Hughes, Eduardo Navarro | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Melvin Tomczak (PG), Max Cash (PF) Nathan Deeds, Daniel Suggs | |
| 14:02 | Wichita State | Melvin Tomczak connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Benedict | 31-32 |
| 13:40 | Maine | Bryan Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 13:38 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:18 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton is hacked by Matthew Fraser - foul #1 on Matthew Fraser, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Maine | Joe Calderwood (PG), Rocco Marino (SF) Eddie Reese, Bryan Carter | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh (SG), Larry Potter (PF), Nathan Deeds (C) Jonathan Joiner, Jason Benedict, Mark Bratton | |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | Larry Potter is hacked by Rocco Marino - foul #2 on Rocco Marino, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| 12:52 | Wichita State | Larry Potter double dribbles | 31-32 |
| 12:29 | Maine | Rocco Marino is fouled on the floor by Max Cash - foul #2 on Max Cash, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Maine | Eduardo Navarro (C) Matthew Fraser | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs (PF) Nathan Deeds | |
| 12:09 | Maine | Rocco Marino knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 11:53 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 11:51 | Maine | Jamie Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Joe Calderwood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Crafton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rocco Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eduardo Navarro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Melvin Tomczak (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Keith Middaugh (fresh) SF - Max Cash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Maine | Rocco Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 11:31 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 11:15 | Wichita State | Larry Potter hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Jamie Johnson - foul #3 on Jamie Johnson, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Maine | Eddie Reese (PG), Bryan Carter (SF), Matthew Fraser (PF) Joe Calderwood, Rocco Marino, Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner (SG), Jason Benedict (SF), Mark Bratton (C) Keith Middaugh, Max Cash, Daniel Suggs | |
| 11:15 | Wichita State | Larry Potter misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:15 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 10:53 | Maine | Henry Crafton is hacked by Jonathan Joiner - foul #2 on Jonathan Joiner, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Maine | William Hesse (SG) Henry Crafton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathan Deeds (PG) Melvin Tomczak | |
| 10:26 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Mark Bratton - foul #2 on Mark Bratton, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| 10:26 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:26 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:26 | Wichita State | Larry Potter gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:14 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner is hacked by Eddie Reese - foul #1 on Eddie Reese, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Maine | Rocco Marino (PF) Eduardo Navarro | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs (PF) Larry Potter | |
| 10:03 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 10:02 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | Nathan Deeds is whistled for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Maine | Henry Crafton (SG) William Hesse | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Melvin Tomczak (PG) Nathan Deeds | |
| 09:14 | Maine | Henry Crafton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 09:13 | Maine | Rocco Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 08:49 | Maine | Eddie Reese misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-34 |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 08:42 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Tomczak and he's hacked by Henry Crafton - foul #3 on Henry Crafton, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Maine | Jamie Johnson (C) Matthew Fraser | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Max Cash (C) Mark Bratton | |
| 08:42 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 08:19 | Maine | Bryan Carter is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Crafton | 39-37 |
| 08:11 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs can't connect on a runner from the left block | 39-37 |
| 08:10 | Maine | The rebound goes to Jamie Johnson | 39-37 |
| 07:47 | Maine | Eddie Reese is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 07:46 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jason Benedict | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Eddie Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Crafton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rocco Marino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Melvin Tomczak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Benedict (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Suggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Cash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Rocco Marino - foul #3 on Rocco Marino, team foul #8 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Maine | Joe Calderwood (PG), Jon Hughes (PF), Eduardo Navarro (C) Eddie Reese, Bryan Carter, Rocco Marino | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Keith Middaugh (SG), Mark Bratton (C) Jonathan Joiner, Jason Benedict | |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:21 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 07:19 | Wichita State | Max Cash snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 06:56 | Wichita State | Melvin Tomczak misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 06:54 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Bratton | 39-39 |
| 06:38 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 06:31 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 06:10 | Maine | Henry Crafton scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 06:01 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Melvin Tomczak | 42-43 |
| 05:34 | Maine | Henry Crafton scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joe Calderwood | 45-43 |
| 05:19 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton lays it up and in and the foul's on Jamie Johnson - foul #4 on Jamie Johnson, team foul #9 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Maine | Eddie Reese (PG), Rocco Marino (SG), Bryan Carter (SF) Joe Calderwood, Henry Crafton, Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nathan Deeds (PG), Jonathan Joiner (SG), Jason Benedict (SF), Larry Potter (PF) Melvin Tomczak, Keith Middaugh, Max Cash, Daniel Suggs | |
| 05:19 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:56 | Maine | Eddie Reese drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 04:39 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Bryan Carter - foul #1 on Bryan Carter, team foul #10 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Maine | Matthew Fraser (C) Eduardo Navarro | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso (PF) Mark Bratton | |
| 04:39 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:39 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:24 | Maine | Eddie Reese is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Eddie Reese, team foul #11 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Maine | William Hesse (SG) Jon Hughes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:03 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict is hacked by Matthew Fraser - foul #2 on Matthew Fraser, team foul #12 | 48-48 |
| 04:03 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:03 | Wichita State | Jason Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:39 | Maine | Bryan Carter connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Eddie Reese (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Hesse (fresh) SF - Bryan Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rocco Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nathan Deeds (fresh) SG - Jonathan Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Benedict (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ernest Macaluso (fresh) C - Larry Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Nathan Deeds | 51-52 |
| 02:58 | Maine | Bryan Carter connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Eddie Reese | 53-52 |
| 02:58 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Maine | Henry Crafton (SG), Jon Hughes (PF), Eduardo Navarro (C) William Hesse, Rocco Marino, Matthew Fraser | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Melvin Tomczak (PG), Max Cash (PF), Mark Bratton (C) Nathan Deeds, Ernest Macaluso, Larry Potter | |
| 02:40 | Wichita State | The jump hook by Mark Bratton is blocked by Jon Hughes | 53-52 |
| 02:39 | Maine | Bryan Carter gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:22 | Maine | Jon Hughes is denied on a layup by Mark Bratton | 53-52 |
| 02:20 | Wichita State | Max Cash gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:10 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Henry Crafton - foul #4 on Henry Crafton, team foul #13 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs (PF) Max Cash | |
| 02:10 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:10 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:48 | Maine | Eddie Reese shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Melvin Tomczak hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 01:40 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Mark Bratton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 01:28 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Suggs | 53-54 |
| 01:16 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs can't finish the layup | 53-54 |
| 01:14 | Maine | Jon Hughes snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 00:53 | Maine | Bryan Carter misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 00:51 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:23 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs is fouled on the floor by Jon Hughes - foul #5 on Jon Hughes, team foul #14 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Maine | Jamie Johnson (PF) Jon Hughes | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:23 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:23 | Wichita State | Daniel Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:18 | Maine | Eduardo Navarro's floater is tipped away by Daniel Suggs | 53-55 |
| 00:16 | Maine | Jamie Johnson snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 00:01 | Maine | Bryan Carter misses the jumper from the left block | 53-55 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jason Benedict | 53-55 |