| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) PF - Douglas Richey (fresh) C - Roger Cloutier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Lyle Darden | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Robert Mackinnon steals the ball from Greg Norton | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Wichita State | John Manzo is called for the reach on Lyle Darden in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Manzo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey misses short on a floater in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Missouri State | John Manzo is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thompson - foul #1 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Greg Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | John Manzo is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG) John Manzo | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:27 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen Thompson | 0-7 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Roger Cloutier denies the turnaround by Micheal Cotton | 0-7 |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:02 | Wichita State | Micheal Cotton is called for the reach on Stephen Thompson - foul #1 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| 16:53 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier loses the dribble to Greg Norton | 0-7 |
| 16:37 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the lay-in | 0-7 |
| 16:36 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Roger Cloutier | 0-7 |
| 16:24 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier makes the jump hook from the right block | 0-9 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Micheal Cotton | 3-9 |
| 15:58 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Lyle Darden | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Richey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Cloutier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | William Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Jeffrey Combs (SG), Milford Riley (SF), Stephen Andress (PF) Lyle Darden, Robert Mackinnon, Stephen Thompson, Douglas Richey | |
| 15:37 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs is hacked by Larry Ogata - foul #1 on Larry Ogata, team foul #5 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:26 | Wichita State | Tony Herron lays it in set up by Milford Riley | 3-13 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | William Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 3-13 |
| 14:58 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier grabs the defensive rebound | 3-13 |
| 14:52 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Larry Ogata - foul #2 on Larry Ogata, team foul #6 | 3-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson (SF) Milford Riley | |
| 14:52 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses the free throw | 3-15 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai grabs the board | 3-15 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-15 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | William Brown tips it in | 5-15 |
| 14:12 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier misses the jump hook from the right block | 5-15 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jumah Arai | 8-15 |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-15 |
| 13:32 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson grabs the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 13:15 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses the easy layup | 8-15 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:09 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-15 |
| 13:08 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Andress | 8-15 |
| 12:51 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, William Brown, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Robert Mackinnon (SG), Milford Riley (SF), Douglas Richey (PF) Tony Herron, Jeffrey Combs, Stephen Thompson, Stephen Andress | |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 12:12 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Mackinnon | 10-18 |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-18 |
| 12:06 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:55 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Douglas Richey, team foul #2 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG) Jumah Arai | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (C) Roger Cloutier | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milford Riley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Richey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Andress (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Wallace Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson (SF) Milford Riley | |
| 11:23 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses the easy layup | 10-18 |
| 11:21 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-18 |
| 11:01 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-18 |
| 10:59 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:53 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Lyle Darden | 10-20 |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier (C) Douglas Richey | |
| 10:25 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden loses the ball out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Jeffrey Combs (SG) Lyle Darden, Robert Mackinnon | |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Thompson | 10-20 |
| 10:02 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 09:49 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs is whistled for a carry | 10-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF), Carl Krebs (C) Scott Shannon, William Brown | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milford Riley (SF) Stephen Thompson | |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-20 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Wallace Long grabs the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Cloutier - foul #1 on Roger Cloutier, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Robert Mackinnon (SG), Douglas Richey (PF) Tony Herron, Jeffrey Combs, Stephen Andress | |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:07 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | John Pewitt grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Pewitt, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (C) Roger Cloutier | |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey blows the dunk but he's fouled by Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson (SF) Milford Riley | |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:38 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Greg Norton snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Wallace Long can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-21 |
| 08:18 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 07:56 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress buries a runner in the lane set up by Robert Mackinnon | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Richey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Andress (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is whistled for traveling | 12-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Jeffrey Combs (SG), Roger Cloutier (C) Lyle Darden, Robert Mackinnon, Douglas Richey | |
| 07:33 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress is called for traveling | 12-23 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai's floater is tipped away by Stephen Thompson | 12-23 |
| 07:04 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 06:43 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Tony Herron | 12-25 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | William Brown knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Jumah Arai | 14-25 |
| 06:11 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Greg Norton - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #9 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) Scott Shannon, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Robert Mackinnon (SG), Douglas Richey (PF) Tony Herron, Jeffrey Combs, Stephen Thompson | |
| 06:11 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:11 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-27 |
| 05:47 | Missouri State | John Pewitt grabs the offensive board | 14-27 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jumah Arai | 16-27 |
| 05:13 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Lyle Darden and he's hacked by Carl Krebs - foul #1 on Carl Krebs, team foul #10 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) John Pewitt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milford Riley (SF) Stephen Andress | |
| 05:13 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier makes the free throw | 16-30 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | William Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Milford Riley - foul #1 on Milford Riley, team foul #4 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson (SF), James Oyola (C) Milford Riley, Roger Cloutier | |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:38 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 19-30 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Richey - foul #2 on Douglas Richey, team foul #5 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Jeffrey Combs (C) Lyle Darden, Douglas Richey | |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Tony Herron is hacked by Jumah Arai - foul #1 on Jumah Arai, team foul #11 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Greg Norton (C) Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Tony Herron misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Tony Herron misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | William Brown blows the layup over the doubleteam | 21-30 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Wallace Long (tired) 2 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Tony Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Oyola (fresh) C - Jeffrey Combs (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | William Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 03:29 | Wichita State | Tony Herron snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 03:15 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson is hacked by Scott Shannon - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #12 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Roger Cloutier (C) Tony Herron, Robert Mackinnon | |
| 03:15 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:15 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 02:53 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:44 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | John Manzo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Ogata | 23-32 |
| 02:17 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier is called for a charge - foul #2 on Roger Cloutier, team foul #6 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) Scott Shannon, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milford Riley (SF), Douglas Richey (PF) Stephen Thompson, James Oyola | |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | John Pewitt is hacked by Douglas Richey - foul #3 on Douglas Richey, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (PF) Douglas Richey | |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | Milford Riley makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Andress | 25-35 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses the floater from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 01:35 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:30 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-35 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Milford Riley - foul #2 on Milford Riley, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF) John Pewitt, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Robert Mackinnon (SG) Lyle Darden, Jeffrey Combs | |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:59 | Wichita State | Tony Herron misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Manzo - foul #3 on John Manzo, team foul #13 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG) John Manzo | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:59 | Wichita State | Tony Herron makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:59 | Wichita State | Tony Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon buries a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Milford Riley - foul #3 on Milford Riley, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Greg Norton (C) Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson (SF), James Oyola (C) Milford Riley, Roger Cloutier | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:25 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon's pass is intercepted by William Brown | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Stephen Andress swats the short shot by William Brown | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson gets the rebound | 29-37 |