| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carlos Kircher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edgar Crossman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | John Nelson inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-26 |
| 19:32 | American U. | Greg Cox steals the ball from Carlos Kircher | 41-26 |
| 19:27 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Nelson | 44-26 |
| 19:16 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 3pt shot from the right corner and he's hacked by Radman Smolinski - foul #3 on Radman Smolinski, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey (PF) Radman Smolinski | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 19:16 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses the free throw | 44-29 |
| 19:16 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 19:06 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 19:04 | Wichita State | Greg Cox tips it back up and in | 46-29 |
| 18:41 | American U. | Edgar Crossman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 18:40 | American U. | Tom Weiner tips it back up and in | 46-31 |
| 18:24 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Floyd Stringer - foul #1 on Floyd Stringer, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| 18:24 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:24 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:24 | American U. | Tom Weiner grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Carlos Kircher can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-31 |
| 18:09 | American U. | Tom Weiner grabs the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 17:57 | American U. | Edgar Crossman is hacked by Greg Cox - foul #1 on Greg Cox, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Douglas Hopkins (C) Floyd Stringer, Tom Weiner | |
| 17:36 | American U. | Bernard Crowder clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 17:35 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 17:31 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), John Smith (C) Joseph Nielsen, Greg Cox | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:16 | American U. | Carlos Kircher travels with the ball | 46-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (SG) Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG) Bernard Crowder | |
| 17:04 | Wichita State | John Smith loses the dribble to Douglas Hopkins | 46-31 |
| 16:46 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 16:45 | Wichita State | John Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:39 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 16:37 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:12 | American U. | John Nelson takes the ball from Carlos Kircher | 46-31 |
| 15:55 | Wichita State | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Douglas Hopkins - foul #2 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Scott Barnes (SG), Mark Dudgeon (SF), Radman Smolinski (PF) William Shick, Hilario Sanchez, John Nelson, Kenneth Dailey | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Eric Donahoe (SG), John Yancey (SF), Floyd Stringer (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Woodrow Clayborn, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 15:55 | Wichita State | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 15:55 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) PF - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eric Donahoe (fresh) SF - John Yancey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | American U. | Eric Donahoe is hacked by Mark Dudgeon - foul #1 on Mark Dudgeon, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Greg Cox (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 15:17 | American U. | Eric Donahoe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 15:15 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the board | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:08 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-31 |
| 15:07 | American U. | Floyd Stringer gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 14:46 | American U. | Radman Smolinski steals the ball from John Yancey | 47-31 |
| 14:21 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Nielsen | 49-31 |
| 14:04 | American U. | John Yancey clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Mark Dudgeon - foul #2 on Mark Dudgeon, team foul #4 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), John Nelson (SF) Joseph Nielsen, Mark Dudgeon | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Kircher (SG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Douglas Hopkins (C) Bernard Crowder, Eric Donahoe, Floyd Stringer, Tom Weiner | |
| 14:04 | American U. | John Yancey makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 14:04 | American U. | John Yancey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 14:04 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Woodrow Clayborn | 49-32 |
| 13:43 | American U. | Edgar Crossman is hacked by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey (PF) Radman Smolinski | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG) John Yancey | |
| 13:24 | American U. | Carlos Kircher clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-32 |
| 13:22 | Wichita State | John Nelson grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 13:16 | Wichita State | John Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (SG), John Smith (C) Scott Barnes, Greg Cox | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG) Duane Horne | |
| 13:07 | American U. | Edgar Crossman misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #6 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG) William Shick | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 13:07 | American U. | Edgar Crossman misses the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:07 | American U. | Edgar Crossman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:40 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 12:38 | American U. | Carlos Kircher grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 12:32 | American U. | Joseph Nielsen picks off the pass by Edgar Crossman | 49-33 |
| 12:28 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Nielsen | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:17 | American U. | Bernard Crowder is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bernard Crowder, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Woodrow Clayborn, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:54 | Wichita State | Edgar Crossman blocks the short jumper by Joseph Nielsen | 51-33 |
| 11:53 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen tips it home | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hilario Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Kircher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edgar Crossman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:45 | American U. | Edgar Crossman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-33 |
| 11:43 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 11:16 | Wichita State | Tom Weiner takes the ball from Kenneth Dailey | 53-33 |
| 10:54 | American U. | Bernard Crowder drills a 3 from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 10:26 | Wichita State | John Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 10:24 | Wichita State | John Smith misses the tip | 53-36 |
| 10:22 | American U. | Floyd Stringer gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:06 | American U. | Tom Weiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Scott Barnes (SG), Mark Dudgeon (SF), Radman Smolinski (PF), Greg Cox (C) Joseph Nielsen, Hilario Sanchez, John Nelson, Kenneth Dailey, John Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Eric Donahoe (SG), John Yancey (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Douglas Hopkins (C) Bernard Crowder, Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Floyd Stringer, Tom Weiner | |
| 09:40 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-36 |
| 09:27 | American U. | John Yancey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-36 |
| 09:26 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 09:07 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-36 |
| 09:06 | American U. | John Yancey snags the defensive board | 56-36 |
| 09:02 | American U. | John Yancey can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Dudgeon - foul #3 on Mark Dudgeon, team foul #7 | 56-36 |
| 09:02 | American U. | John Yancey misses the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 09:02 | American U. | John Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 08:33 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Cox | 59-37 |
| 08:23 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins connects on the jump hook from the right block | 59-39 |
| 08:02 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Greg Cox | 62-39 |
| 07:53 | American U. | Duane Horne misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 07:52 | American U. | Duane Horne pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Radman Smolinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Greg Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Duane Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Yancey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Donahoe (fresh) PF - Woodrow Clayborn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:40 | American U. | Eric Donahoe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-39 |
| 07:39 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn misses the tip | 62-39 |
| 07:37 | American U. | Eric Donahoe grabs the offensive board | 62-39 |
| 07:23 | American U. | John Yancey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 07:22 | Wichita State | William Shick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 07:04 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski's pass is intercepted by John Yancey | 62-39 |
| 06:50 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn is hacked by Radman Smolinski - foul #4 on Radman Smolinski, team foul #8 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Hilario Sanchez (SG), John Nelson (SF), Kenneth Dailey (PF), John Smith (C) William Shick, Scott Barnes, Mark Dudgeon, Radman Smolinski, Greg Cox | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Carlos Kircher (SG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, John Yancey, Eric Donahoe, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 06:50 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn misses the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | John Smith is hacked by Woodrow Clayborn - foul #3 on Woodrow Clayborn, team foul #4 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (PF) Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 06:11 | Wichita State | John Nelson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Nelson, team foul #9 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Scott Hinds (SF) Joseph Nielsen, John Nelson | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Ivan Mikulski (SG), Eric Donahoe (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Joe Reeves (C) Bernard Crowder, Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Floyd Stringer, Tom Weiner | |
| 06:00 | American U. | Duane Horne clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-39 |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | William Shick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | John Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Reeves - foul #1 on Joe Reeves, team foul #5 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon (SF) William Shick | |
| Subs | American U. | John Yancey (PG) Duane Horne | |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 05:18 | American U. | Eric Donahoe knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Mikulski | 63-41 |
| 04:55 | Wichita State | Eric Donahoe blocks the short jumper by John Smith | 63-41 |
| 04:54 | American U. | Eric Donahoe gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 04:39 | American U. | John Yancey knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-44 |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez is called for a backcourt violation | 63-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG) Kenneth Dailey | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Eric Donahoe, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 04:05 | American U. | Joe Reeves connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Duane Horne | 63-47 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Scott Barnes (SG), John Nelson (SF), Radman Smolinski (PF), Greg Cox (C) William Shick, Hilario Sanchez, Scott Hinds, Mark Dudgeon, John Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Carlos Kircher (SG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Floyd Stringer (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, Ivan Mikulski, John Yancey, Douglas Hopkins, Joe Reeves | |
| 03:36 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Greg Cox tips it but misses | 63-47 |
| 03:33 | American U. | Bernard Crowder pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Greg Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Kircher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edgar Crossman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | American U. | Radman Smolinski swats the short shot by Tom Weiner | 63-47 |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Greg Cox | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 02:50 | American U. | Carlos Kircher gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | American U. | Bernard Crowder is hacked by Radman Smolinski - foul #5 on Radman Smolinski, team foul #10 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Hilario Sanchez (SG), Mark Dudgeon (SF), Kenneth Dailey (PF), John Smith (C) Joseph Nielsen, Scott Barnes, John Nelson, Radman Smolinski, Greg Cox | |
| Subs | American U. | Eric Donahoe (SG), John Yancey (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF), Joe Reeves (C) Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Floyd Stringer, Tom Weiner | |
| 02:37 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:37 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:14 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Hilario Sanchez | 65-49 |
| 01:56 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-49 |
| 01:54 | American U. | Joe Reeves hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| 01:38 | Wichita State | John Smith jams it | 67-51 |
| 01:30 | American U. | John Yancey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Bernard Crowder, Joe Reeves | |
| 01:04 | Wichita State | John Smith buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Hilario Sanchez | 69-51 |
| 00:57 | American U. | Duane Horne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Shick - foul #3 on William Shick, team foul #11 | 69-51 |
| 00:57 | American U. | Duane Horne misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 00:57 | American U. | Duane Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 00:57 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Wichita State | William Shick is hacked by Woodrow Clayborn - foul #4 on Woodrow Clayborn, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | William Shick slams it home on a great pass from Hilario Sanchez | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins loses the ball out of bounds | 71-51 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | William Shick runs out the clock | 71-51 |