| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fresh) SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery inbounds the ball | 24-12 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Kansas | Jess Davis connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Johnson | 26-12 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-12 |
| 19:28 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard tips it back up and in | 26-14 |
| 19:07 | Kansas | Jess Davis connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 28-14 |
| 18:51 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-17 |
| 18:24 | Kansas | James Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, James Young | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:58 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 17:56 | Kansas | Ralph Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 17:28 | Kansas | Ralph Ware buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jess Davis | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-17 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the tip | 31-17 |
| 17:03 | Kansas | Ralph Ware pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| 16:37 | Kansas | Jess Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Pender | 31-17 |
| 16:35 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 16:22 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jess Davis - foul #1 on Jess Davis, team foul #1 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF) Richard Gill, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (SF), Coy Schooley (PF) Adam Pender, Ronald Nourse | |
| 16:22 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard misses the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 16:22 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 16:02 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Ware | 33-18 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-21 |
| 15:35 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery scores on a shot from the free throw line | 35-21 |
| 15:20 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller is hacked by Ralph Ware - foul #1 on Ralph Ware, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Sean Laubach (C) Nicholas Barrett, Duane Howard | |
| 15:09 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 15:07 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 14:48 | Kansas | Richard Gill drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Johnson | 38-21 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-21 |
| 14:42 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki grabs the board | 38-21 |
| 14:16 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson blows the layup | 38-21 |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to John Chumbley | 38-21 |
| 14:03 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 13:38 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Coy Schooley - foul #1 on Coy Schooley, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sidney Higgins (PF) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (PG), Adam Pender (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Duane Howard (C) John Chumbley, Miguel Santiago, Coy Schooley, Sean Laubach | |
| 13:38 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 13:38 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Young (PF) Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:51 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson double dribbles | 40-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, James Young, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 12:36 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki grabs the defensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 12:12 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett gets the rebound | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Duane Howard | 40-26 |
| 11:43 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Gill | 42-26 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sekan Aoki (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach (C) Duane Howard | |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the free throw | 42-28 |
| 11:27 | Kansas | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 11:03 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Sekan Aoki | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ware is called for the reach on Nicholas Barrett - foul #2 on Ralph Ware, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF) Thomas Johnson, Sekan Aoki | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG) Wilson Keller | |
| 10:42 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender is whistled for traveling | 45-28 |
| 10:30 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse can't throw it down but the foul's on Sidney Higgins - foul #1 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #5 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Sekan Aoki (PF), Jess Davis (C) Richard Gill, James Young, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (SF), Duane Howard (C) Adam Pender, Sean Laubach | |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 10:08 | Kansas | Ralph Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 09:45 | Kansas | Jess Davis knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 47-29 |
| 09:33 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett buries a 3 from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 09:23 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is called for 10 seconds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), James Young (PF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Ronald Nourse | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 09:08 | Kansas | James Young grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 08:58 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 08:56 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF) Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, James Young | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Pender (SF) Nicholas Barrett | |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Adam Pender - foul #2 on Adam Pender, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (PF) Richard Gill, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG) Miguel Santiago | |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 08:19 | Kansas | James Young pulls down the rebound | 51-32 |
| 08:00 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery knocks in the floater from close range set up by Thomas Johnson | 53-32 |
| 07:53 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender's fadeaway is rejected by James Young | 53-32 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley grabs the offensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 07:34 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-32 |
| 07:33 | Kansas | James Young pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilson Keller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses long on a floater from the right side | 53-32 |
| 07:13 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins tips it in | 55-32 |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Michael Vick (PF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, James Young | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (PG), Miguel Santiago (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Sean Laubach (C) John Chumbley, Adam Pender, Coy Schooley, Duane Howard | |
| 06:37 | Kansas | Richard Gill is hacked by Ronald Nourse - foul #1 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #3 | 55-32 |
| 06:15 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Nourse | 55-32 |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the defensive rebound | 55-32 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-32 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach hits the follow up shot | 55-34 |
| 05:40 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-34 |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse grabs the board | 55-34 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-34 |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse hits the follow up shot | 55-36 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Michael Vick can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 55-36 |
| 05:16 | Kansas | Richard Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 04:56 | Kansas | Ralph Ware hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-36 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Michael Vick is called for the reach on Ronald Nourse - foul #1 on Michael Vick, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Duane Howard (C) Wilson Keller, Miguel Santiago, Sean Laubach | |
| 04:35 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 04:34 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse can't tip it in | 55-36 |
| 04:33 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Sidney Higgins | 55-36 |
| 04:12 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Pender - foul #3 on Adam Pender, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley (PF) Ronald Nourse | |
| 04:12 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 04:12 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 03:47 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett buries a 3 from straight away | 57-39 |
| 03:18 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-39 |
| 03:16 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Higgins | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sekan Aoki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Vick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-39 |
| 02:58 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki misses the tip | 57-39 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley pulls down the rebound | 57-39 |
| 02:40 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Chumbley | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:14 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson hits the finger roll | 59-42 |
| 01:58 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-42 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley grabs the offensive board | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard hits the follow up shot | 59-44 |
| 01:30 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-44 |
| 01:28 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 01:13 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Michael Vick misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Duane Howard - foul #3 on Duane Howard, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SG), Ronald Nourse (PF) John Chumbley, Coy Schooley | |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Michael Vick makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Michael Vick misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard grabs the board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Nourse - foul #2 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| 00:19 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:19 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Duane Howard | 62-47 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson runs out the clock | 62-47 |