| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Guadalupe Sanchez (fresh) SG - Robert Haas (fresh) SF - Werner Milsap (fresh) PF - Andrew Groh (fresh) C - Reginald Lecompte (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Groh - foul #1 on Andrew Groh, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh misses the floater from the left side | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Kansas State | Reginald Lecompte grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Groh | 1-3 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 1-3 |
| 18:37 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:14 | Kansas State | Wayne Rohrbach is called for the reach on Guadalupe Sanchez - foul #1 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #1 | 1-3 |
| 17:54 | Kansas State | Reginald Lecompte loses the dribble to Larry Bedell | 1-3 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Guadalupe Sanchez - foul #1 on Guadalupe Sanchez, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Brian McCammon (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Kirk Wells, Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski (SG), Sammie McMeen (SF), John Tobin (PF), Jason Simpson (C) Robert Haas, Werner Milsap, Andrew Groh, Reginald Lecompte | |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Nagel | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Kansas State | John Tobin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ken Schneider - foul #1 on Ken Schneider, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG) Russell Nagel | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jesse Vigil (C) Guadalupe Sanchez | |
| 17:11 | Kansas State | John Tobin misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Kansas State | John Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Jesse Vigil swats the layup by Thomas Hall | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Kansas State | Jason Simpson grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Kansas State | Sammie McMeen hits the finger roll set up by John Tobin and the foul's on James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell (PF) Mark Parent | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Haas (SG) Jesse Vigil | |
| 16:37 | Kansas State | Sammie McMeen misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Western Carolina | James Clark hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian McCammon | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | Kansas State | Robert Haas can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 7-6 |
| 15:57 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Bedell | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian McCammon (fresh) PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Ruben Sieradski (fresh) SG - Robert Haas (fresh) SF - Sammie McMeen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Tobin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jason Simpson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Ruben Sieradski steals it from Brian McCammon | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | Kansas State | Robert Haas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Kirk Wells (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Larry Bedell, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez (PG), Andrew Groh (PF), Reginald Lecompte (C) Robert Haas, John Tobin, Jason Simpson | |
| 14:45 | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski is hacked by Kirk Wells - foul #1 on Kirk Wells, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski connects on the 3 from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Donald Brian (PF) Brian McCammon | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Haas (SG), Jason Simpson (C) Ruben Sieradski, Reginald Lecompte | |
| 14:02 | Kansas State | Robert Haas drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sammie McMeen | 7-12 |
| 13:45 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 13:43 | Kansas State | Sammie McMeen grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:19 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Haas | 7-15 |
| 13:03 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt's pass is intercepted by Andrew Groh | 7-15 |
| 12:41 | Kansas State | Robert Haas hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Guadalupe Sanchez | 7-18 |
| 12:25 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 11:57 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Brian McCammon (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Russell Nagel, Kirk Wells, Phillip Pratt, Donald Brian, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski (SG), Werner Milsap (SF), John Tobin (PF), Reginald Lecompte (C) Robert Haas, Sammie McMeen, Andrew Groh, Jason Simpson | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian McCammon (fresh) PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Guadalupe Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Sieradski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Werner Milsap (fresh) PF - John Tobin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Reginald Lecompte (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon clanks a runner from the left block | 9-18 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hall | 9-18 |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Bedell | 11-18 |
| 11:08 | Kansas State | Werner Milsap is fouled on the floor by Brian McCammon - foul #1 on Brian McCammon, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Haas (SG) Guadalupe Sanchez | |
| 10:51 | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski is called for traveling | 11-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG) James Clark | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 10:38 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell hits the finger roll set up by Brian McCammon and he's fouled by Robert Haas - foul #1 on Robert Haas, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez (PG), Sammie McMeen (SF) Robert Haas, Werner Milsap | |
| 10:38 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:20 | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 14-18 |
| 10:19 | Kansas State | Reginald Lecompte snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:04 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:02 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:53 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider is hacked by Ruben Sieradski - foul #1 on Ruben Sieradski, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, Brian McCammon, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Haas (SG), Andrew Groh (SF), Jason Simpson (PF) Guadalupe Sanchez, Sammie McMeen, John Tobin | |
| 09:44 | Western Carolina | Jason Simpson picks off the pass by Larry Bedell | 14-18 |
| 09:35 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh hits a floater from close range | 14-20 |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | Reginald Lecompte picks off the pass by Russell Nagel | 14-20 |
| 09:13 | Kansas State | Robert Haas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-20 |
| 09:11 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:50 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-20 |
| 08:49 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:20 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 08:19 | Kansas State | Robert Haas grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 08:03 | Kansas State | Robert Haas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-20 |
| 08:02 | Kansas State | Reginald Lecompte grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:40 | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Reginald Lecompte | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) SF - Phillip Pratt (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Bedell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Ruben Sieradski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Groh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Simpson (fresh) C - Reginald Lecompte (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 07:29 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell tips it in | 16-23 |
| 07:08 | Kansas State | Robert Haas's pass is intercepted by Larry Bedell | 16-23 |
| 06:50 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 06:35 | Kansas State | Reginald Lecompte misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Wayne Rohrbach - foul #2 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Brian McCammon (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Russell Nagel, Kirk Wells, Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez (PG), Sammie McMeen (SG), Werner Milsap (SF), John Tobin (PF) Ruben Sieradski, Robert Haas, Andrew Groh, Jason Simpson | |
| 06:35 | Kansas State | Reginald Lecompte makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:35 | Kansas State | Reginald Lecompte makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:32 | Western Carolina | Guadalupe Sanchez steals the ball from Ken Schneider in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 06:16 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 06:15 | Western Carolina | James Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | James Clark makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Parent | 22-25 |
| 05:51 | Kansas State | Mark Parent takes the ball from Guadalupe Sanchez | 22-25 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent jams it | 24-25 |
| 05:24 | Kansas State | Sammie McMeen makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Guadalupe Sanchez | 24-27 |
| 05:06 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider's floater is tipped away by Reginald Lecompte | 24-27 |
| 05:04 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Reginald Lecompte | 24-27 |
| 04:43 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 04:41 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 04:28 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:12 | Western Carolina | Werner Milsap takes the ball from James Clark | 24-27 |
| 03:48 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-27 |
| 03:46 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 03:27 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Parent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian McCammon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Guadalupe Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammie McMeen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Werner Milsap (fairly fresh) PF - John Tobin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Reginald Lecompte (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon misses the easy layup but the foul's on Reginald Lecompte - foul #1 on Reginald Lecompte, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Kirk Wells (SG), Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Mark Parent, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Haas (SG), Andrew Groh (PF), Jason Simpson (C) Werner Milsap, John Tobin, Reginald Lecompte | |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:53 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Wayne Rohrbach - foul #3 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt (SF) Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 02:53 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Sanchez - foul #2 on Guadalupe Sanchez, team foul #6 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (C) Brian McCammon | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 02:17 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-30 |
| 02:16 | Kansas State | Andrew Groh pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:01 | Kansas State | Sammie McMeen clanks a runner from the baseline | 26-30 |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | Jason Simpson hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 01:52 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses the jumper in the lane | 26-32 |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:44 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Tobin (PF) Sammie McMeen | |
| 01:32 | Kansas State | Guadalupe Sanchez connects on the shot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 01:12 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt is fouled on the floor by John Tobin - foul #1 on John Tobin, team foul #7 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon (C) Ken Schneider | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski (PG), Sammie McMeen (SF) Guadalupe Sanchez, John Tobin | |
| 01:12 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:12 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:57 | Kansas State | Ruben Sieradski misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 00:56 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Bedell | 28-34 |
| 00:52 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 00:51 | Kansas State | Sammie McMeen grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | Robert Haas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 00:36 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells tips it home | 30-34 |
| 00:03 | Kansas State | Robert Haas misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-34 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-34 |