| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Tarango (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Greg Cox (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 19:46 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 19:42 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Joseph Nielsen and the foul's on Joel Dunton - foul #1 on Joel Dunton, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| 19:42 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes makes the free throw | 31-47 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 19:19 | Wichita State | Greg Cox grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 18:54 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson tips it back up and in | 33-50 |
| 18:16 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 18:10 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 18:09 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Greg Cox | 33-50 |
| 17:51 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Byfield | 33-50 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Greg Cox swats the short shot by John Byfield | 33-50 |
| 17:33 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:27 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 17:25 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Cox | 33-50 |
| 17:10 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Nelson | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 33-53 |
| 17:00 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:31 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-53 |
| 16:30 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathan Wilkinson | 33-53 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-53 |
| 16:10 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 15:50 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Cox | 33-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Dunton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Byfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tarango (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Barnes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Radman Smolinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Cox (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield blows the dunk | 33-56 |
| 15:24 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Scott Barnes | 33-56 |
| 15:00 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen drills a jumpshot from the right side | 33-58 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Scott Barnes steals it from Jonathan Wilkinson | 33-58 |
| 14:37 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes blows the layup | 33-58 |
| 14:36 | Wichita State | John Nelson tips it home | 33-60 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton buries a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Scott Barnes - foul #3 on Scott Barnes, team foul #1 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Victor Gift (SF), Michael Branam (PF) Wesley Biondo, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield | |
| 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 | |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton makes the free throw | 36-60 |
| 14:05 | Wichita State | Victor Gift steals it from William Shick | 36-60 |
| 14:01 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton lays it in set up by Victor Gift | 38-60 |
| 13:32 | Wichita State | William Shick scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-62 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Dailey | 38-62 |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango can't tip it in | 38-62 |
| 13:16 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 12:57 | Wichita State | John Smith's floater is tipped away by Victor Gift | 38-62 |
| 12:55 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon tips it back up and in | 38-64 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-64 |
| 12:43 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango tips it home | 40-64 |
| 12:39 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez's pass is intercepted by David Theriault | 40-64 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Victor Gift - foul #1 on Victor Gift, team foul #2 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SG), Herbert Deblois (PF) Joel Dunton, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Scott Barnes (SG), John Nelson (SF) Hilario Sanchez, Mark Dudgeon | |
| 11:54 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-64 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois grabs the defensive rebound | 40-64 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Gift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Branam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault is hacked by William Shick - foul #2 on William Shick, team foul #2 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Tarango (C) Victor Gift, Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Byfield (PF) Herbert Deblois | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Mark Dudgeon (PF) William Shick, Kenneth Dailey | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 11:14 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Nelson | 42-67 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango connects on the 3 from the right wing | 45-67 |
| 10:41 | Wichita State | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Michael Branam (C) David Theriault, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski (PF), Greg Cox (C) Mark Dudgeon, John Smith | |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis is hacked by Radman Smolinski - foul #3 on Radman Smolinski, team foul #4 | 45-67 |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-67 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the offensive board | 45-67 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-67 |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Nielsen | 48-70 |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-70 |
| 09:05 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Nielsen | 51-72 |
| 09:02 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Nielsen is called for the reach on Rick Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Nielsen, team foul #5 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Victor Gift (SF), Herbert Deblois (PF), John Tarango (C) Rick Davis, Wesley Biondo, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Hilario Sanchez (SG), Mark Dudgeon (SF), Kenneth Dailey (PF) Joseph Nielsen, Scott Barnes, John Nelson, Radman Smolinski | |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois is whistled for traveling | 51-72 |
| 08:15 | Wichita State | William Shick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-72 |
| 08:13 | Wichita State | Greg Cox snags the offensive board | 51-72 |
| 07:47 | Wichita State | William Shick misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Theriault - foul #4 on David Theriault, team foul #3 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (PF) Herbert Deblois | |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Nelson (SF), Radman Smolinski (PF), John Smith (C) Mark Dudgeon, Kenneth Dailey, Greg Cox | |
| 07:47 | Wichita State | William Shick makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 07:47 | Wichita State | William Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Branam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tarango (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hilario Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Radman Smolinski - foul #4 on Radman Smolinski, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Byfield (PF) John Tarango | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Scott Barnes (SG) William Shick, Hilario Sanchez | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift misses the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 07:13 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-74 |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam grabs the board | 52-74 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Theriault | 54-74 |
| 06:28 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski is fouled on the floor by David Theriault - foul #5 on David Theriault, team foul #4 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) David Theriault, Victor Gift | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey (PF) Radman Smolinski | |
| 06:07 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-74 |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | John Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 05:56 | Wichita State | John Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-74 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo pulls down the rebound | 54-74 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-74 |
| 05:42 | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 54-74 |
| 05:19 | Wichita State | John Nelson double dribbles | 54-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Herbert Deblois (PF), John Tarango (C) Joel Dunton, John Byfield, Michael Branam | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Hilario Sanchez (SG), Mark Dudgeon (SF), Radman Smolinski (PF), Greg Cox (C) Joseph Nielsen, Scott Barnes, John Nelson, Kenneth Dailey, John Smith | |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-74 |
| 04:51 | Wichita State | William Shick misses the fadeaway near the basket | 57-74 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Hilario Sanchez steals it from John Tarango | 57-74 |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-74 |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango grabs the board | 57-74 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-74 |
| 04:10 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 03:42 | Wichita State | Greg Cox misses the shot from close range | 57-74 |
| 03:41 | Wichita State | Greg Cox snags the offensive board | 57-74 |
| 03:41 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), John Byfield (PF) Rick Davis, Herbert Deblois | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Nielsen (PG), Scott Barnes (SG), John Nelson (SF) William Shick, Hilario Sanchez, Mark Dudgeon | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Nielsen (fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Barnes (fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Greg Cox (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:19 | Wichita State | Scott Barnes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-74 |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-74 |
| 02:43 | Wichita State | John Nelson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-74 |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Tarango | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-74 |
| 02:22 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to John Nelson | 59-74 |
| 02:05 | Wichita State | John Nelson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Nielsen | 59-77 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton is fouled on the floor by Scott Barnes - foul #4 on Scott Barnes, team foul #7 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SF), Herbert Deblois (PF), Michael Branam (C) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 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 | |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois snags the offensive board | 59-77 |
| 01:56 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Dailey swats the short shot by Wesley Biondo | 59-77 |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | John Smith snags the defensive board | 59-77 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Shick | 59-79 |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-79 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG) Joel Dunton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:00 | Wichita State | John Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hilario Sanchez and he's hacked by Herbert Deblois - foul #2 on Herbert Deblois, team foul #5 | 59-81 |
| 01:00 | Wichita State | John Smith makes the free throw | 59-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 59-82 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo makes the 1st free throw | 60-82 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 2nd free throw | 60-82 |
| 00:55 | Wichita State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Wichita State | John Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing | 60-82 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Victor Gift | 60-82 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis's floater is tipped away by John Smith | 60-82 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis tips it home | 62-82 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | William Shick runs out the clock | 62-82 |