| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) SG - Andrew Payne (fresh) SF - Steven Brown (fresh) PF - John Glass (fresh) C - Ronald Kim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) SG - Dean Keo (fresh) SF - John May (fresh) PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) C - David Seales (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Wichita State | John Glass connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Curt Renard | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo loses the dribble to Curt Renard in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Curt Renard | 5-0 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Kim is called for the reach on Dean Keo - foul #1 on Ronald Kim, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | John May misses the easy open layup | 5-0 |
| 18:57 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Brown | 8-0 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 18:08 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 17:46 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 8-0 |
| 17:44 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne tips it in | 10-0 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 10-0 |
| 17:37 | Wichita State | John Glass snags the defensive board | 10-0 |
| 17:14 | Wichita State | Steven Brown is hacked by David Seales - foul #1 on David Seales, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Terry Soriano (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (PF), Donald Harden (C) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Steven Brown, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Frank Perrault (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, Dean Keo, John May, Edward Pickell, David Seales | |
| 16:59 | Wichita State | Calvin Tamplin is called for the reach on Wilbur Finnerty - foul #1 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #2 | 10-0 |
| 16:53 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Calvin Tamplin - foul #2 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #3 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF) Calvin Tamplin | |
| 16:53 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty makes the 1st free throw | 11-0 |
| 16:53 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 12-0 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | John May misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-0 |
| 16:44 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano snags the defensive board | 12-0 |
| 16:40 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Wilbur Finnerty | 14-0 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-0 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | John May misses the tip | 14-0 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | John May gets the offensive rebound | 14-0 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | John May can't throw it down | 14-0 |
| 16:13 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty gets the rebound | 14-0 |
| 15:47 | Wichita State | John May steals the ball from Clinton Mosteller | 14-0 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Soriano (fresh) SF - Clinton Mosteller (fresh) PF - Wilbur Finnerty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SG - Riley Witt (fresh) SF - John May (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Perrault (fresh) C - Kevin Prater (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Wilbur Finnerty steals the ball from John May | 14-0 |
| 15:17 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano lays it up and in | 16-0 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | John May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-0 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Rafael Morgan, Terry Soriano, Clinton Mosteller, Wilbur Finnerty, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Dean Keo (SG), Edward Pickell (PF), David Seales (C) Norman Dunn, Riley Witt, Frank Perrault, Kevin Prater | |
| 14:34 | Wichita State | John Glass misses the jump hook from the left block | 16-0 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo pulls down the rebound | 16-0 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Payne is called for the reach on Dean Keo - foul #1 on Andrew Payne, team foul #2 | 16-0 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Curt Renard - foul #1 on Curt Renard, team foul #3 | 16-2 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG) John May | |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the free throw | 16-3 |
| 13:52 | Wichita State | John Glass can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Dean Keo - foul #1 on Dean Keo, team foul #4 | 16-3 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF) Riley Witt | |
| 13:52 | Wichita State | John Glass makes the 1st free throw | 17-3 |
| 13:52 | Wichita State | John Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 17-3 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the board | 17-3 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Seales | 17-6 |
| 13:21 | Wichita State | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-6 |
| 13:19 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to John Glass | 17-6 |
| 13:00 | Wichita State | The jump hook by Andrew Payne is blocked by David Seales | 17-6 |
| 12:58 | Wichita State | Steven Brown tips it in | 19-6 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Steven Brown steals the ball from Edward Pickell in the backcourt | 19-6 |
| 12:40 | Wichita State | Steven Brown can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 19-6 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell snags the defensive board | 19-6 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 19-6 |
| 12:17 | Wichita State | Steven Brown snags the defensive board | 19-6 |
| 12:09 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-6 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Howard | 19-6 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-6 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | David Seales can't tip it in | 19-6 |
| 11:47 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Steven Brown | 19-6 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Payne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Glass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kim (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dean Keo (fairly fresh) SF - John May (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Pickell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Seales (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Edward Pickell is called for the reach on John Glass - foul #1 on Edward Pickell, team foul #5 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Terry Soriano (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (PF), Donald Harden (C) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Steven Brown, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Frank Perrault (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, Edward Pickell, David Seales | |
| 11:37 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Terry Soriano | 21-6 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-6 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater snags the offensive board | 21-6 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-6 |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Wilbur Finnerty | 21-6 |
| 10:50 | Wichita State | Donald Harden can't connect on a floater from the right block | 21-6 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the rebound | 21-6 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Mosteller is called for the reach on Riley Witt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Mosteller, team foul #4 | 21-6 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Edward Pickell (PF), David Seales (C) Riley Witt, Frank Perrault, Kevin Prater | |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Mosteller steals the ball from Dean Keo | 21-6 |
| 10:15 | Wichita State | Donald Harden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-6 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Seales | 21-6 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 21-9 |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-9 |
| 09:31 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty tips it home | 23-9 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | John May misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-9 |
| 09:10 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano grabs the defensive rebound | 23-9 |
| 08:52 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller can't finish the layup | 23-9 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Seales | 23-9 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Morgan is called for the reach on Norman Dunn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #5 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Clifford Devane (SG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Rafael Morgan, Terry Soriano, Clinton Mosteller, Wilbur Finnerty, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Frank Perrault (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Norman Dunn, Dean Keo, Edward Pickell, David Seales | |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt hits a shot from the left side set up by Roger Howard | 23-11 |
| 08:19 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #6 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG) Clifford Devane | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (PF) Frank Perrault | |
| 08:19 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 08:19 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-11 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater snags the defensive board | 24-11 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Curt Renard is called for the reach on Roger Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curt Renard, team foul #6 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Curt Renard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | John Glass steals it from Kevin Prater | 24-11 |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John May - foul #2 on John May, team foul #7 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo (SG), Frank Perrault (PF), David Seales (C) Riley Witt, John May, Edward Pickell | |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-11 |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 07:35 | Wichita State | John Glass snags the offensive board | 25-11 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (fresh) SG - Andrew Payne (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Glass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kim (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Keo (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Prater (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Perrault (fresh) C - David Seales (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim misses the driving attempt from the left block | 25-11 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | David Seales gets the rebound | 25-11 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Street steps in front of the Roger Howard pass in the backcourt | 25-11 |
| 07:10 | Wichita State | Steven Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Street | 27-11 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault banks in the layup set up by David Seales | 27-13 |
| 06:24 | Wichita State | Steven Brown's pass is intercepted by Frank Perrault | 27-13 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-13 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater hits the follow up shot | 27-15 |
| 06:06 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street double dribbles | 27-15 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Terry Soriano (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (PF), Donald Harden (C) Lawrence Street, Andrew Payne, Steven Brown, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Edward Pickell (PF) Dean Keo, Frank Perrault | |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt's floater is tipped away by Donald Harden | 27-15 |
| 05:50 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Donald Harden | 27-15 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Riley Witt - foul #1 on Riley Witt, team foul #8 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo (SG), John May (SF) Riley Witt, Kevin Prater | |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Keo | 29-17 |
| 04:49 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan misses the easy layup | 29-17 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | John May gets the rebound | 29-17 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the runner near the basket | 29-17 |
| 04:28 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| 04:06 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano lays it up and in set up by Rafael Morgan | 31-17 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell is hacked by Wilbur Finnerty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilbur Finnerty, team foul #7 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Clifford Devane (SG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Rafael Morgan, Terry Soriano, Clinton Mosteller, Wilbur Finnerty, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, John May, David Seales | |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:02 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Ronald Kim | 31-17 |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | Steven Brown drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clifford Devane | 34-17 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG) Lawrence Street, Clifford Devane | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF) Edward Pickell | |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-17 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Payne (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Glass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kim (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Keo (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John May (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) C - Kevin Prater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-17 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo misses the tip | 34-17 |
| 03:19 | Wichita State | Steven Brown snags the defensive board | 34-17 |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses the shot from the left wing | 34-17 |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to John Glass | 34-17 |
| 02:48 | Wichita State | Curt Renard misses long on a floater from the left side | 34-17 |
| 02:46 | Wichita State | Steven Brown tips it home | 36-17 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo is whistled for traveling | 36-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (SG), Terry Soriano (PF), Wilbur Finnerty (C) Andrew Payne, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), David Seales (C) Riley Witt, Kevin Prater | |
| 02:15 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-17 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John May | 38-20 |
| 01:38 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan misses the shot from the right side | 38-20 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Seales | 38-20 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John May | 38-23 |
| 01:04 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dean Keo - foul #2 on Dean Keo, team foul #9 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF), John Glass (PF), Donald Harden (C) Curt Renard, Steven Brown, Terry Soriano, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Riley Witt (SG) Roger Howard, Dean Keo | |
| 01:04 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:04 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | John May connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Riley Witt | 38-26 |
| 00:43 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Rafael Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater (C) David Seales | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | John May misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 00:29 | Wichita State | John Glass pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller is fouled on the floor by John May - foul #3 on John May, team foul #10 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (SG) Andrew Payne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Dean Keo (SG), Edward Pickell (PF), David Seales (C) Norman Dunn, Riley Witt, John May, Kevin Prater | |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo loses the dribble to Lawrence Street in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | The jump hook by Donald Harden is blocked by Calvin Tamplin | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |