| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) SG - Andrew Payne (fresh) SF - Steven Brown (fresh) PF - John Glass (fresh) C - Ronald Kim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) SF - James Denning (fresh) PF - Sean Begay (fresh) C - Lee Hagan (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 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Wichita State | John Glass misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Western Kentucky | James Denning pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | John Glass tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | James Denning gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | James Denning grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | James Denning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Wichita State | John Glass grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Kim | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | Western Kentucky | James Denning is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Whatley | 5-3 |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Whatley - foul #1 on Richard Whatley, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Terry Soriano (SF), Wilbur Finnerty (PF), Donald Harden (C) Curt Renard, Steven Brown, John Glass, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller (SF) Andrew Payne | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:52 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:51 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:36 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan misses the wide open shot from the right block | 7-3 |
| 16:35 | Wichita State | Donald Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:25 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty hits the follow up shot | 9-3 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Whatley | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) SG - Terry Soriano (fresh) SF - Clinton Mosteller (fresh) PF - Wilbur Finnerty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Whatley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Denning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Begay (fairly fresh) C - Lee Hagan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Rafael Morgan | 11-6 |
| 15:37 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 11-6 |
| 15:36 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 15:10 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Denning | 11-6 |
| 14:41 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan lays it up and in and the foul's on Donald Harden - foul #1 on Donald Harden, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| 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 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), Terry Grady (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF) Willie Gaillard, Richard Whatley, James Denning, Sean Begay | |
| 14:41 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:16 | Wichita State | Curt Renard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Lee Hagan | |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dublin | 11-12 |
| 13:44 | Wichita State | John Glass is hacked by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #1 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| 13:22 | Wichita State | Steven Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 13:08 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Kim blocks the short jumper by Terry Grady | 14-12 |
| 13:06 | Wichita State | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Terry Grady steals it from Steven Brown | 14-12 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady misses the easy layup | 14-12 |
| 12:56 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Glass | 14-12 |
| 12:42 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 14-12 |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:08 | Wichita State | John Glass misses long on a jumper from the right block | 14-12 |
| 12:07 | Wichita State | Steven Brown tips it in | 16-12 |
| 12:04 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 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 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Richard Whatley (SG), James Denning (SF), Sean Begay (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Richard Conner, Michael Dublin, Terry Grady, Dikembe Amoroso, Robert Hubbard | |
| 11:50 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano is fouled on the floor by Lee Hagan - foul #1 on Lee Hagan, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Soriano (fresh) SF - Clinton Mosteller (fresh) PF - Wilbur Finnerty (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Denning (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Begay (fresh) C - Lee Hagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Hagan | 16-12 |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Denning | 16-12 |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | James Denning banks in the layup set up by Willie Gaillard and he's fouled by Terry Soriano - foul #1 on Terry Soriano, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:28 | Wichita State | Donald Harden snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:16 | Wichita State | Donald Harden hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Rafael Morgan | 18-14 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Sean Begay, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| 10:41 | Wichita State | Sean Begay is called for the reach on Rafael Morgan - foul #2 on Sean Begay, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (SG), Steven Brown (SF) Clinton Mosteller, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Curlee (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Richard Whatley, Sean Begay | |
| 10:29 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clifford Devane | 20-14 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | James Denning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Rafael Morgan, Clifford Devane, Terry Soriano, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin (SG), Terry Grady (PF), Robert Hubbard (C) John Curlee, Dikembe Amoroso, Lee Hagan | |
| 09:53 | Wichita State | Steven Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:31 | Western Kentucky | Steven Brown is called for the reach on James Denning - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Donald Harden (PF) John Glass | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Richard Whatley (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Willie Gaillard, Michael Dublin, James Denning | |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:10 | Wichita State | Donald Harden snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 08:52 | Wichita State | Robert Hubbard steals it from Steven Brown | 20-14 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso drills a driving attempt from the left block | 20-16 |
| 08:08 | Wichita State | Donald Harden hits a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Robert Hubbard - foul #1 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Terry Soriano (SG), Wilbur Finnerty (SF), John Glass (PF) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Steven Brown, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), James Denning (SF), Lee Hagan (C) Richard Conner, Richard Whatley, Terry Grady, Robert Hubbard | |
| 08:08 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 07:43 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty grabs the board | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Soriano (fresh) SF - Wilbur Finnerty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Harden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dublin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Denning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Hagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Michael Dublin - foul #1 on Michael Dublin, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller (SF) Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:32 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty makes the free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso misses the wide open runner from the left block | 26-16 |
| 07:08 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:49 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller loses the ball out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (SG) John Glass | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Terry Grady (PF) Dikembe Amoroso, Lee Hagan | |
| 06:27 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 26-16 |
| 06:25 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:09 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wilbur Finnerty | 28-16 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley is hacked by Clifford Devane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Devane, team foul #4 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Rafael Morgan, Clinton Mosteller, Terry Soriano, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Robert Hubbard (C) Willie Gaillard, Michael Dublin | |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 28-16 |
| 05:56 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim pulls down the rebound | 28-16 |
| 05:34 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 05:33 | Wichita State | John Glass pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | John Glass connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Curt Renard and he's hacked by Terry Grady - foul #1 on Terry Grady, team foul #8 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Donald Harden (C) Clifford Devane, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Curlee (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Richard Whatley, Terry Grady | |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | John Glass misses the free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | Donald Harden snags the offensive board | 30-16 |
| 05:02 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-16 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the board | 30-16 |
| 04:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG) Curt Renard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan (C) Robert Hubbard | |
| 04:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne hits a shot in the paint | 32-16 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | James Denning can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-16 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner snags the offensive board | 32-16 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-16 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso snags the offensive board | 32-16 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-16 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-16 |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Lee Hagan - foul #2 on Lee Hagan, team foul #9 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Terry Soriano (PF), Ronald Kim (C) Lawrence Street, John Glass, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Richard Whatley (SG), Sean Begay (PF), Michael Dublin (C) Richard Conner, John Curlee, Dikembe Amoroso, Lee Hagan | |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | Steven Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 03:51 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Dublin | 33-16 |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | James Denning can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 33-16 |
| 03:28 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano pulls down the rebound | 33-16 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Soriano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Kim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Denning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Begay (fresh) C - Michael Dublin (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:24 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (SG), Wilbur Finnerty (PF) Andrew Payne, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard (SF) James Denning | |
| 03:07 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-16 |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard grabs the offensive board | 33-16 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-16 |
| 02:44 | Wichita State | Ronald Kim gets the rebound | 33-16 |
| 02:33 | Wichita State | Terry Soriano can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-16 |
| 02:32 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty tips it home | 35-16 |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard is hacked by Curt Renard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curt Renard, team foul #5 | 35-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (SG), Clinton Mosteller (SF) Curt Renard, Ronald Kim | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady (SF) Michael Dublin | |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Clinton Mosteller - foul #1 on Clinton Mosteller, team foul #6 | 35-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG) Richard Whatley | |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady makes the free throw | 35-19 |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | Wilbur Finnerty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-19 |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady gets the rebound | 35-19 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 35-21 |
| 01:26 | Wichita State | Clinton Mosteller knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Wilbur Finnerty | 37-21 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard is hacked by Rafael Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #7 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Steven Brown (SF), John Glass (PF), Donald Harden (C) Rafael Morgan, Clifford Devane, Clinton Mosteller, Terry Soriano, Wilbur Finnerty | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Richard Conner, Sean Begay, Robert Hubbard | |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Dikembe Amoroso steps in front of the Lawrence Street pass | 37-23 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley loses the dribble to Steven Brown in the backcourt | 37-23 |
| 00:49 | Wichita State | Steven Brown buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Glass | 40-23 |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard scores on a shot from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | Lee Hagan steals it from Steven Brown | 40-25 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-25 |