| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Lawrence Matthews (fresh) SG - Mario Guthrie (fresh) SF - Dino Skonczewski (fresh) PF - Walter Eberhard (fresh) C - Robert Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) SG - Warren Inniss (fresh) SF - David Reece (fresh) PF - Edwin Lyon (fresh) C - Thomas Buckner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by David Reece - foul #1 on David Reece, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Wills | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Western Michigan | David Reece is fouled on the floor by Dino Skonczewski - foul #1 on Dino Skonczewski, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | David Reece drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edwin Lyon | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mario Guthrie | 6-5 |
| 17:53 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Spieker (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Carl Simkowitz (PF), Jackie Partlow (C) Lawrence Matthews, Mario Guthrie, Dino Skonczewski, Walter Eberhard, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:30 | Iowa State | Alvin Wills picks off the pass by David Spieker | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Michael Delph (SF), Robert McBurney (PF) Alvin Wills, David Reece, Edwin Lyon | |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Delph - foul #1 on Michael Delph, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph is open and lays it up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:53 | Iowa State | David Spieker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block | 8-7 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney double dribbles | 8-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), Dino Skonczewski (SF), Walter Eberhard (PF), Robert Patterson (C) David Spieker, Joseph Young, Leland Bigelow, Carl Simkowitz, Jackie Partlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SG), Edwin Lyon (PF), John Marks (C) Paul Anderson, Warren Inniss, Michael Delph, Thomas Buckner | |
| 16:29 | Iowa State | John Gearhart is hacked by Alvin Wills in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Wills, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SF) Robert McBurney | |
| 16:18 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Dino Skonczewski | 10-7 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | David Reece can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 10-7 |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills tips it but misses | 10-7 |
| 16:02 | Western Michigan | John Marks gets the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams blows the layup | 10-7 |
| 15:47 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Gearhart (fresh) SG - Mario Guthrie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Skonczewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Eberhard (fairly fresh) C - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) SF - David Reece (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Lyon (fairly fresh) C - John Marks (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Iowa State | John Gearhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG) John Gearhart | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG), Robert McBurney (SF), Thomas Buckner (C) Edward Adams, David Reece, John Marks | |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:09 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:08 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Buckner | 10-9 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney is called for a backcourt violation | 10-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Carl Simkowitz (C) Lawrence Matthews, Mario Guthrie, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Warren Inniss (SG), David Reece (SF), Michael Delph (PF) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney, Edwin Lyon | |
| 14:35 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski makes the wide open floater from the left wing and the foul's on David Reece - foul #2 on David Reece, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (PG) Jason Wilcox | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon (PF) David Reece | |
| 14:35 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:18 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edwin Lyon | 13-12 |
| 14:00 | Iowa State | Thomas Buckner is called for the reach on John Gearhart - foul #1 on Thomas Buckner, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), David Spieker (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Jackie Partlow (PF), Robert Patterson (C) John Gearhart, Joseph Young, Dino Skonczewski, Walter Eberhard, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SF) Paul Anderson, Edwin Lyon | |
| 13:44 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow buries a jumper from close range set up by Jason Wilcox | 15-12 |
| 13:29 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 15-12 |
| 13:27 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Robert Patterson | 15-12 |
| 13:25 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Buckner - foul #2 on Thomas Buckner, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG) Jason Wilcox | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG), Robert McBurney (PF), John Marks (C) Warren Inniss, Michael Delph, Thomas Buckner | |
| 13:12 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Lawrence Matthews and he's hacked by Robert McBurney - foul #1 on Robert McBurney, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie (SG), Carl Simkowitz (PF) David Spieker, Jackie Partlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon (PF) Edward Adams | |
| 13:12 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:58 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey is hacked by Mario Guthrie - foul #1 on Mario Guthrie, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Dino Skonczewski (SF), Walter Eberhard (PF) Lawrence Matthews, Leland Bigelow, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | Carl Simkowitz is called for the reach on Robert McBurney - foul #1 on Carl Simkowitz, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Delph (SF) John Marks | |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney can't finish the uncontested layup | 18-12 |
| 12:36 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Mario Guthrie | 18-12 |
| 12:17 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Wilcox | 21-12 |
| 12:13 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph lays it in and he's hacked by Walter Eberhard - foul #1 on Walter Eberhard, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Robert Patterson (C) Jason Wilcox, Mario Guthrie, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Warren Inniss (SG), Edward Adams (SF) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney | |
| 12:13 | Western Michigan | Michael Delph misses the free throw | 21-14 |
| 12:13 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | John Gearhart is hacked by Edward Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow (PF) Walter Eberhard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | John Gearhart makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | John Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-14 |
| 11:51 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 23-14 |
| 11:49 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson tips it home | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Gearhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Young (fresh) SF - Dino Skonczewski (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jackie Partlow (fairly fresh) C - Robert Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Anderson (fresh) SG - Warren Inniss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Adams (fresh) PF - Edwin Lyon (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Delph (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Anderson and the foul's on Joseph Young - foul #1 on Joseph Young, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), David Spieker (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Walter Eberhard (PF), Carl Simkowitz (C) John Gearhart, Joseph Young, Dino Skonczewski, Jackie Partlow, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Robert McBurney (SF), John Marks (C) Paul Anderson, Edward Adams, Edwin Lyon | |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 11:07 | Iowa State | David Spieker comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 25-17 |
| 11:05 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz can't tip it in | 25-17 |
| 11:04 | Western Michigan | John Marks gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Leland Bigelow - foul #1 on Leland Bigelow, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), Dino Skonczewski (SF), Robert Patterson (C) Lawrence Matthews, David Spieker, Leland Bigelow, Walter Eberhard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon (PF) John Marks | |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 10:27 | Iowa State | Michael Delph is called for the reach on Robert Patterson - foul #2 on Michael Delph, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow (PF) Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson (PG), Thomas Dey (SG), Edward Adams (SF) Alvin Wills, Warren Inniss, Michael Delph | |
| 10:27 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 10:27 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jackie Partlow - foul #1 on Jackie Partlow, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard (PF) Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mario Guthrie and the foul's on Edwin Lyon - foul #1 on Edwin Lyon, team foul #10 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF) Jason Wilcox, Mario Guthrie, Dino Skonczewski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Warren Inniss (SG), John Marks (C) Paul Anderson, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney | |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 09:27 | Western Michigan | John Marks is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-24 |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | John Marks pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-24 |
| 08:59 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 08:54 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard loses the dribble to Edward Adams in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | John Marks can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-24 |
| 08:37 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 08:34 | Iowa State | Joseph Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (PG), David Spieker (SG), Dino Skonczewski (SF), Carl Simkowitz (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Lawrence Matthews, Joseph Young, Leland Bigelow, Walter Eberhard, Jackie Partlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney (SF), Paul Anderson (PF) Edward Adams, Edwin Lyon | |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | David Spieker hits the finger roll and the foul's on Paul Anderson - foul #1 on Paul Anderson, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG), Edward Adams (SF) Warren Inniss, John Marks | |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | David Spieker makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Dey, team foul #12 | 33-26 |
| 07:55 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline set up by David Spieker | 35-26 |
| 07:45 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-26 |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Gearhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Spieker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Skonczewski (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Carl Simkowitz (tiring) 3 pts. C - Robert Patterson (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dey (fresh) SF - Edward Adams (tiring) PF - Paul Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert McBurney (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Iowa State | John Gearhart misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney is denied on a layup by Robert Patterson | 35-28 |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Walter Eberhard (PF) John Gearhart, David Spieker, Dino Skonczewski, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss (SG), Edwin Lyon (PF), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Edward Adams | |
| 06:49 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews is fouled on the floor by John Marks - foul #1 on John Marks, team foul #13 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow (C) Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:49 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 06:49 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 06:40 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-28 |
| 06:38 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 06:34 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 37-28 |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss double dribbles | 37-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), Dino Skonczewski (SF), Carl Simkowitz (PF) Lawrence Matthews, Joseph Young, Leland Bigelow, Walter Eberhard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SF) Paul Anderson, Robert McBurney | |
| 06:07 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Adams - foul #2 on Edward Adams, team foul #14 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney (SF) Edward Adams | |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-28 |
| 06:07 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 06:07 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Jason Wilcox steals it from Warren Inniss | 39-28 |
| 05:35 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Robert McBurney - foul #2 on Robert McBurney, team foul #15 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Young (SG), David Spieker (SF), Robert Patterson (C) Mario Guthrie, Dino Skonczewski, Jackie Partlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SF) Robert McBurney | |
| 05:35 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 05:35 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | John Marks gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Young - foul #2 on Joseph Young, team foul #9 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), Walter Eberhard (PF) Jason Wilcox, Joseph Young, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SG), Paul Anderson (PF) David Reece, Edwin Lyon | |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 05:05 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Matthews and he's hacked by Alvin Wills - foul #2 on Alvin Wills, team foul #16 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SF), Edwin Lyon (PF) Alvin Wills, Warren Inniss | |
| 05:05 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson misses the free throw | 42-30 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | John Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | David Reece is hacked by David Spieker in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Spieker, team foul #10 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski (SF) David Spieker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 04:40 | Iowa State | John Marks steals the ball from Robert Patterson | 42-31 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (PG), Carl Simkowitz (C) Lawrence Matthews, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Delph (SF) David Reece | |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | Thomas Dey steps in front of the Walter Eberhard pass | 42-31 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | John Gearhart picks off the pass by Michael Delph | 42-31 |
| 04:01 | Iowa State | John Gearhart hits the finger roll | 44-31 |
| 03:59 | Western Michigan | John Gearhart steals the ball from Michael Delph in the backcourt | 44-31 |
| 03:42 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard misses the lay-in | 44-31 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Paul Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Gearhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mario Guthrie (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Skonczewski (tired) 9 pts. PF - Walter Eberhard (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Simkowitz (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Anderson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Delph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edwin Lyon (very tired) 2 pts. C - John Marks (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Western Michigan | Edwin Lyon misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 44-31 |
| 03:30 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Dino Skonczewski | 44-31 |
| 03:23 | Iowa State | John Gearhart is hacked by Thomas Dey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Dey, team foul #17 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Young (SG), David Spieker (SF), Jackie Partlow (PF), Robert Patterson (C) Mario Guthrie, Dino Skonczewski, Walter Eberhard, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (PG), Warren Inniss (SG), David Reece (SF), Thomas Buckner (C) Paul Anderson, Thomas Dey, Edwin Lyon, John Marks | |
| 03:23 | Iowa State | John Gearhart makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 03:23 | Iowa State | John Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss misses the lay-in | 46-31 |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss tips it in | 46-33 |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | John Gearhart can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-33 |
| 02:37 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | John Gearhart hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Young and he's fouled by Michael Delph - foul #3 on Michael Delph, team foul #18 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Leland Bigelow (SF) Joseph Young, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Robert McBurney (PF) Edward Adams, Michael Delph | |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | John Gearhart makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 02:21 | Western Michigan | Leland Bigelow steps in front of the Alvin Wills pass in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| 02:11 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Matthews - foul #1 on Lawrence Matthews, team foul #11 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie (SG), Carl Simkowitz (PF), Robert Patterson (C) David Spieker, John Gearhart, Jackie Partlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leland Bigelow and he's fouled by Thomas Buckner - foul #3 on Thomas Buckner, team foul #19 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG) Lawrence Matthews | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (PG), Edwin Lyon (PF) Alvin Wills, Thomas Buckner | |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Robert Patterson makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | Warren Inniss banks in the layup set up by David Reece | 52-37 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Mario Guthrie, team foul #12 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski (SF), Walter Eberhard (PF), Jackie Partlow (C) Mario Guthrie, Carl Simkowitz, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG) Edward Adams | |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 00:38 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jason Wilcox and he's fouled by David Reece - foul #3 on David Reece, team foul #20 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Carl Simkowitz (C) Jason Wilcox, Leland Bigelow, Jackie Partlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SF) David Reece | |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Dino Skonczewski misses the free throw | 54-37 |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz's floater is tipped away by Edward Adams | 54-37 |