| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) PF - Douglas Richey (fresh) C - Roger Cloutier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) SF - Mike Cole (fresh) PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) C - Danny Vedder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Lyle Darden is called for the reach on Robert Roberts - foul #1 on Lyle Darden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden is hacked by Robert Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Roberts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden is hacked by Robert Roberts - foul #2 on Robert Roberts, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG) Robert Roberts | |
| 17:55 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon buries a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Mike Cole - foul #1 on Mike Cole, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Lyle Darden | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Mackinnon | 5-0 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt is open and scores on a shot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder lays it in on a nice dish by Mike Cole | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon blows the layup | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) PF - Douglas Richey (fresh) C - Roger Cloutier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole lays it up and in | 5-9 |
| 15:30 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Mackinnon, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Andress (PF) Douglas Richey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 15:15 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Andress | 5-9 |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is whistled for traveling | 5-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Jeffrey Combs (SG) Lyle Darden, Robert Mackinnon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG) Timothy McMann | |
| 14:49 | Wichita State | James Clark swats the layup by Tony Herron | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright travels with the ball | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milford Riley (SF), Douglas Richey (PF) Stephen Thompson, Stephen Andress | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder (C) James Clark | |
| 14:25 | Wichita State | Tony Herron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (PF) Robert Towns | |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Roger Cloutier swats the shot by James Leighton | 7-9 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 13:41 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:34 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier misses long on a floater in the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bruce Wright | 7-9 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is hacked by Tony Herron - foul #1 on Tony Herron, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Robert Mackinnon (SG), Stephen Thompson (SF), Stephen Andress (PF) Tony Herron, Jeffrey Combs, Milford Riley, Douglas Richey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Robert Towns (PF) James Leighton, David Simmons, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan | |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses short on a runner in the lane | 7-9 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 12:53 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Thompson | 7-9 |
| 12:29 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Thompson | 9-9 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 12:05 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:47 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Mackinnon | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) PF - Stephen Andress (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Cloutier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns knocks in the shot from close range | 11-11 |
| 11:20 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lyle Darden | 13-11 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns loses the ball out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Douglas Richey (PF) Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF), Mark Coogan (PF) Mike Cole, Danny Vedder | |
| 10:52 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-11 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Wright | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Whitt - foul #1 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs (SG), Milford Riley (SF) Robert Mackinnon, Stephen Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), David Simmons (SG), James Clark (C) Timothy McMann, Gerald Whitt, Robert Towns | |
| 10:26 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:26 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses the jumpshot from the right side | 15-13 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:03 | Wichita State | Bruce Wright is called for the reach on Jeffrey Combs - foul #1 on Bruce Wright, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Roger Cloutier (C) Lyle Darden, Stephen Andress | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| 09:58 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier buries a turnaround near the basket | 17-13 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Richey - foul #1 on Douglas Richey, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:43 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:29 | Wichita State | Douglas Richey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Milford Riley | 19-14 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is hacked by Milford Riley - foul #1 on Milford Riley, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon (SG), Stephen Thompson (SF), Stephen Andress (PF) Jeffrey Combs, Milford Riley, Douglas Richey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Robert Towns (C) David Simmons, James Clark | |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton double dribbles | 19-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Bruce Wright (SF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan | |
| 08:49 | Wichita State | Tony Herron is hacked by Timothy McMann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy McMann, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | Tony Herron knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Mackinnon and he's hacked by Timothy McMann - foul #2 on Timothy McMann, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Timothy McMann | |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | Tony Herron makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Leighton | 22-16 |
| 08:03 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress clanks a floater from the free throw line | 22-16 |
| 08:02 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:49 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Wright - foul #2 on Bruce Wright, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Douglas Richey (PF) Tony Herron, Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG), James Clark (SF), Mark Coogan (PF) Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Robert Towns | |
| 07:49 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:49 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Richey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Andress (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Simmons (fresh) SF - James Clark (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses long on a jumper in the lane | 24-16 |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:22 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden is hacked by James Leighton - foul #1 on James Leighton, team foul #9 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) Danny Vedder | |
| 07:22 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 07:22 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson is whistled for traveling | 26-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs (SG), Milford Riley (SF) Robert Mackinnon, Stephen Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Robert Towns (C) James Leighton, James Clark | |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 06:41 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Lyle Darden | 26-19 |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier (C) Douglas Richey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder (C) Mark Coogan | |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns is hacked by Roger Cloutier - foul #1 on Roger Cloutier, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Towns | 28-21 |
| 05:47 | Wichita State | Milford Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Roger Cloutier steps in front of the David Simmons pass | 28-21 |
| 05:21 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Cloutier | 31-21 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Roger Cloutier - foul #2 on Roger Cloutier, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Robert Mackinnon (SG), Stephen Thompson (SF) Lyle Darden, Jeffrey Combs, Milford Riley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), James Clark (SF), Mark Coogan (PF) David Simmons, Mike Cole, Robert Towns | |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:50 | Wichita State | Mark Coogan denies the turnaround by Roger Cloutier | 31-23 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | James Clark grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mackinnon takes the ball from James Clark | 31-23 |
| 04:27 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon banks in the layup | 33-23 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 04:09 | Wichita State | Robert Mackinnon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Mark Coogan steals it from Stephen Andress | 33-23 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is called for a charge - foul #1 on Danny Vedder, team foul #11 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lyle Darden (PG), Douglas Richey (PF), James Oyola (C) Tony Herron, Stephen Andress, Roger Cloutier | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Timothy McMann (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF) James Leighton, Gerald Whitt, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lyle Darden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mackinnon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Richey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Oyola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) SG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Clark (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | Bruce Wright picks off the pass by Lyle Darden | 33-23 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 02:57 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 02:45 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-23 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | Lyle Darden hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Oyola | 38-25 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses short on a shot from close range | 38-25 |
| 02:15 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Douglas Richey | 38-25 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Robert Roberts is called for the reach on Stephen Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Roberts, team foul #12 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Tony Herron (PG), Jeffrey Combs (SG), Roger Cloutier (C) Lyle Darden, Robert Mackinnon, James Oyola | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF) Robert Roberts, Bruce Wright, James Clark | |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann tips it in | 40-27 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Stephen Thompson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 01:27 | Wichita State | Tony Herron grabs the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 01:22 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Coogan - foul #1 on Mark Coogan, team foul #13 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milford Riley (SF), Stephen Andress (PF) Stephen Thompson, Douglas Richey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, Robert Towns | |
| 01:22 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 01:22 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 01:04 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 00:57 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 42-27 |
| 00:55 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 00:50 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress loses the dribble to Danny Vedder | 42-27 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 00:27 | Wichita State | Roger Cloutier grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | Stephen Andress drills a driving attempt from the left block | 44-27 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 44-27 |