| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - Yong Huang (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) SF - John Nelson (fresh) PF - Radman Smolinski (fresh) C - Greg Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Wichita State | John Nelson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Barnes | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang is hacked by Radman Smolinski - foul #1 on Radman Smolinski, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | John Nelson is called for the reach on Steven Hall - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes loses the dribble to Steven Hall | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Wichita State | Greg Cox pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski's pass is intercepted by Yong Huang | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 17:22 | Wichita State | Greg Cox is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Greg Cox, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 17:05 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:00 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes is hacked by David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey (PF) Radman Smolinski | |
| 16:50 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen buries a 3 from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones is whistled for a carry | 0-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), John Smith (C) Joseph Nielsen, Greg Cox | |
| 16:18 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang gets the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Dailey (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 15:41 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 15:38 | Wichita State | William Shick is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hall - foul #1 on Steven Hall, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Hilario Sanchez (SG), Mark Dudgeon (SF), Radman Smolinski (PF), Greg Cox (C) William Shick, Scott Barnes, John Nelson, Kenneth Dailey, John Smith | |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski clanks a floater near the basket | 0-6 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Sanders | 2-6 |
| 14:55 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski clanks a floater from the left side | 2-6 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Radman Smolinski | 2-6 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Greg Cox steals the ball from David Garvin | 2-6 |
| 14:04 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hilario Sanchez | 2-9 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang clanks a shot from the right side | 2-9 |
| 13:42 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 13:37 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 12:59 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Steven Hall - foul #2 on Steven Hall, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Claude Sanders, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Scott Barnes (SG), John Nelson (SF), Kenneth Dailey (PF), John Smith (C) Joseph Nielsen, Hilario Sanchez, Mark Dudgeon, Radman Smolinski, Greg Cox | |
| 12:48 | Wichita State | John Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Dailey | 4-9 |
| 12:28 | Wichita State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:22 | Wichita State | John Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 12:21 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 12:14 | Wichita State | John Nelson knocks in the turnaround from close range | 4-11 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | James Wren is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Wren, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) C - James Wren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Dailey (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Wichita State | John Nelson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-14 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Dailey - foul #1 on Kenneth Dailey, team foul #4 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG) Marc Brewer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:13 | Wichita State | John Nelson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Dubay - foul #1 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG) William Shick | |
| 11:13 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:13 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Dailey - foul #2 on Kenneth Dailey, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski (PF), Greg Cox (C) Kenneth Dailey, John Smith | |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth can't tip it in | 6-14 |
| 10:43 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 10:39 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Greg Cox and the foul's on Clyde Forsyth - foul #1 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #6 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (PG), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 10:39 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen makes the free throw | 6-17 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | Greg Cox hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 9-17 |
| 10:16 | Wichita State | Greg Cox hits the follow up shot | 9-19 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Greg Cox swats the layup by Yong Huang | 9-19 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 09:49 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 09:48 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Joseph Nielsen | 11-21 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer is hacked by Greg Cox - foul #2 on Greg Cox, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF) David Garvin, Kenneth Yungbluth, Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Hilario Sanchez (SG), Scott Hinds (SF), Mark Dudgeon (PF), John Smith (C) Joseph Nielsen, Scott Barnes, John Nelson, Radman Smolinski, Greg Cox | |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Mark Dudgeon steals it from Clyde Forsyth | 11-21 |
| 08:43 | Wichita State | John Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-21 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Dudgeon | 11-21 |
| 08:25 | Wichita State | William Shick snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| 08:00 | Wichita State | John Smith comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 07:58 | Wichita State | William Shick grabs the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 07:41 | Wichita State | John Smith connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Hilario Sanchez | 11-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) SG - Marc Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) SG - Hilario Sanchez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Hinds (fresh) PF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones's pass is intercepted by Mark Dudgeon | 11-23 |
| 07:19 | Wichita State | John Smith double dribbles | 11-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), David Garvin (SG), Yong Huang (PF) Gerald Jones, Marc Brewer, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Scott Barnes (SG), John Nelson (SF), Radman Smolinski (PF) William Shick, Hilario Sanchez, Scott Hinds, Mark Dudgeon | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-23 |
| 07:05 | Wichita State | John Smith gets the rebound | 11-23 |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | Kenneth Yungbluth is called for the reach on Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF), James Wren (C) Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Scott Barnes, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:22 | Wichita State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay blows the layup | 13-25 |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Nelson | 13-25 |
| 05:51 | Wichita State | John Smith connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Scott Barnes and he's hacked by James Wren - foul #2 on James Wren, team foul #8 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones (C) James Wren | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 05:51 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the free throw | 13-28 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Yungbluth | 15-28 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | John Nelson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Nielsen | 15-31 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin's floater is tipped away by Radman Smolinski | 15-31 |
| 04:50 | Wichita State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-31 |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes is fouled on the floor by David Garvin - foul #2 on David Garvin, team foul #9 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (C) David Garvin, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Mark Dudgeon (PF) Joseph Nielsen, Radman Smolinski | |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is called for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #10 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (PF) Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | William Shick is hacked by Clyde Forsyth - foul #2 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #11 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones (C) Clyde Forsyth | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (SG) Scott Barnes | |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | William Shick makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | William Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones can't throw it down but he's fouled by Mark Dudgeon - foul #1 on Mark Dudgeon, team foul #8 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Hinds (SF) John Nelson | |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Donald Jones swats the short shot by John Smith | 17-35 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer snags the defensive board | 17-35 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Mark Dudgeon steals the ball from Gerald Jones | 17-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hilario Sanchez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Hinds (fresh) PF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) 3 stl. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Wichita State | John Smith misses the easy layup | 17-35 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-35 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Mark Dudgeon steals the ball from Claude Sanders | 17-35 |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-37 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-37 |
| 02:54 | Wichita State | John Smith snags the defensive board | 17-37 |
| 02:50 | Wichita State | William Shick misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-37 |
| 02:49 | Wichita State | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 17-39 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gerald Jones | 20-39 |
| 02:11 | Wichita State | John Smith is hacked by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #12 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Kenneth Yungbluth (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Clyde Forsyth (C) Gerald Jones, Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Marvin Baden, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Scott Barnes (SG), John Nelson (SF), Radman Smolinski (PF) William Shick, Hilario Sanchez, Scott Hinds, Mark Dudgeon | |
| 02:11 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-40 |
| 02:11 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-41 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is called for traveling | 20-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Greg Cox (C) John Smith | |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen loses the dribble to Steven Hall | 20-41 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Greg Cox swats the shot by David Garvin | 20-41 |
| 01:28 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 01:09 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski drills a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #13 | 20-43 |
| 01:09 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski makes the free throw | 20-44 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-44 |
| 00:42 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes grabs the board | 20-44 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Nelson | 20-46 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth buries a floater from close range | 22-46 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | John Nelson clanks a fullcourt shot | 22-46 |