| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Richard Graboski (fresh) SG - Martin Zelman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Tinkham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Maurice Holmquist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Blount (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 18 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Moore (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Darryl Anthony (fresh) 2 blk. C - James White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Timothy Tinkham inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 19:52 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist misses the shot from the free throw line | 26-39 |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darryl Anthony | 26-39 |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tinkham steps in front of the Victor Boehm pass in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 19:36 | Wichita State | Timothy Tinkham misses short on a shot from the left block | 26-39 |
| 19:35 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist hits the follow up shot | 28-39 |
| 19:14 | Western Kentucky | Richard Graboski steps in front of the David Moore pass | 28-39 |
| 18:58 | Wichita State | David Brown steals it from Antonio Blount | 28-39 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Darryl Anthony hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Boehm | 28-42 |
| 18:20 | Wichita State | David Moore steals it from Timothy Tinkham | 28-42 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 17:36 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 17:34 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Graboski | 28-44 |
| 17:19 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Darryl Anthony - foul #1 on Darryl Anthony, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Leite (PG), Jon Beach (SG), Charles Sell (SF), Joe Sigmon (C) Richard Graboski, Martin Zelman, Timothy Tinkham, Antonio Blount | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters (SG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF), Wilbur Ray (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) David Brown, David Moore, Darryl Anthony, James White | |
| 17:19 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 17:19 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters is hacked by Jon Beach - foul #3 on Jon Beach, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Kevin Clayton (SF) Jon Beach, Maurice Holmquist | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray banks in the layup set up by Victor Boehm and he's fouled by Charles Sell - foul #1 on Charles Sell, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray misses the free throw | 30-46 |
| 16:42 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Charles Sell | 30-46 |
| 16:17 | Wichita State | Kevin Clayton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Christopher Leite | 33-46 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell gets the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Christopher Leite (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Sell (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joe Sigmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilbur Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Charles Sell blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Arthur Witherspoon | 33-46 |
| 15:34 | Wichita State | Christopher Leite gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:10 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Johnson is hacked by Woodrow Bissell - foul #1 on Woodrow Bissell, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Beach (PG), Martin Zelman (SG), Timothy Tinkham (SF), Gregory Temme (PF), Antonio Blount (C) Christopher Leite, Jeffrey Johnson, Kevin Clayton, Charles Sell, Joe Sigmon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG), David Brown (SG), David Moore (SF), Anthony Estep (PF), James White (C) Victor Boehm, Joe Winters, Arthur Witherspoon, Wilbur Ray, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 14:53 | Wichita State | Martin Zelman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Tinkham | 33-46 |
| 14:38 | Wichita State | Antonio Blount misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 14:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Brown | 33-46 |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | David Moore connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ben Lenberg | 33-49 |
| 14:10 | Wichita State | Antonio Blount misses the lay-in | 33-49 |
| 14:08 | Wichita State | Antonio Blount hits the follow up shot | 35-49 |
| 14:06 | Western Kentucky | David Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Tinkham - foul #1 on Timothy Tinkham, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Graboski (PG), Maurice Holmquist (PF) Jon Beach, Timothy Tinkham | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Holmquist is called for the reach on Ben Lenberg - foul #1 on Maurice Holmquist, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Beach (SG) Martin Zelman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF) Ben Lenberg, David Moore | |
| 13:26 | Western Kentucky | David Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kevin Clayton (SF) Gregory Temme | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters (SF) Arthur Witherspoon | |
| 13:07 | Wichita State | Richard Graboski loses the ball out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Sigmon (C) Antonio Blount | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray (SF), Darryl Anthony (PF) Joe Winters, Anthony Estep | |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | James White misses long on a shot from close range | 35-49 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | David Brown tips it but misses | 35-49 |
| 12:13 | Wichita State | Joe Sigmon gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 11:58 | Wichita State | Kevin Clayton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 11:27 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joe Sigmon | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Richard Graboski (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Jon Beach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Clayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Maurice Holmquist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Sigmon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wilbur Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:05 | Wichita State | Jon Beach buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Graboski | 37-49 |
| 10:39 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 10:37 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Anthony | 37-49 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-49 |
| 10:08 | Wichita State | Joe Sigmon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:48 | Wichita State | Kevin Clayton is hacked by Darryl Anthony - foul #2 on Darryl Anthony, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Leite (PG), Martin Zelman (SG), Timothy Tinkham (SF), Charles Sell (PF), Antonio Blount (C) Richard Graboski, Jon Beach, Kevin Clayton, Maurice Holmquist, Joe Sigmon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (PG), Joe Winters (SG), David Moore (SF), Anthony Estep (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Victor Boehm, David Brown, Wilbur Ray, Darryl Anthony, James White | |
| 09:36 | Wichita State | Christopher Leite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | David Moore is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Tinkham - foul #2 on Timothy Tinkham, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 08:53 | Wichita State | Antonio Blount clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Woodrow Bissell - foul #2 on Woodrow Bissell, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| 08:53 | Wichita State | Antonio Blount misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 08:53 | Wichita State | Antonio Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:24 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Estep | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Martin Zelman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 08:07 | Wichita State | Christopher Leite can't tip it in | 38-54 |
| 08:06 | Wichita State | Christopher Leite pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 07:53 | Wichita State | Christopher Leite is hacked by Arthur Witherspoon - foul #2 on Arthur Witherspoon, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Gregory Temme (PF) Martin Zelman, Charles Sell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG) Joe Winters | |
| 07:46 | Wichita State | Timothy Tinkham hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Woodrow Bissell - foul #3 on Woodrow Bissell, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Martin Zelman (SG) Christopher Leite | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:46 | Wichita State | Timothy Tinkham makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:17 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg makes the jumper from the left side | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Zelman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Tinkham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Temme (fresh) C - Antonio Blount (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ben Lenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Estep (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Wichita State | Martin Zelman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Antonio Blount denies the turnaround by Arthur Witherspoon | 41-56 |
| 06:37 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Antonio Blount | 41-56 |
| 06:23 | Wichita State | Martin Zelman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Witherspoon - foul #3 on Arthur Witherspoon, team foul #7 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Leite (PG), Maurice Holmquist (PF), Charles Sell (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Timothy Tinkham, Antonio Blount | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG), Joe Winters (SF), Darryl Anthony (PF), James White (C) Arthur Witherspoon, David Moore, Anthony Estep, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 06:23 | Wichita State | Martin Zelman makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:23 | Wichita State | Martin Zelman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Leite steps in front of the David Brown pass in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 06:02 | Wichita State | Martin Zelman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 06:00 | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 05:36 | Western Kentucky | Martin Zelman steals it from Joe Winters | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 05:19 | Wichita State | Christopher Leite is whistled for traveling | 43-56 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Graboski (PG), Jon Beach (SG), Kevin Clayton (SF), Joe Sigmon (C) Christopher Leite, Martin Zelman, Gregory Temme, Charles Sell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), Wilbur Ray (PF) Ben Lenberg, Darryl Anthony | |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 04:53 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 04:48 | Wichita State | Kevin Clayton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 04:46 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 04:30 | Wichita State | Richard Graboski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-56 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James White | 43-56 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | James White scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Joe Sigmon - foul #1 on Joe Sigmon, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Leite (PG), Timothy Tinkham (SF), Antonio Blount (C) Richard Graboski, Kevin Clayton, Joe Sigmon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (SG), Anthony Estep (PF) David Brown, Joe Winters | |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | James White makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 03:53 | Wichita State | Maurice Holmquist buries a shot from the left block set up by Timothy Tinkham | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 03:51 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Sell (PF) Maurice Holmquist | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Moore (SF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Wilbur Ray, James White | |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | Charles Sell lays it up and in | 47-59 |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | David Moore drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Estep | 47-62 |
| 03:05 | Wichita State | Antonio Blount hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Christopher Leite (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Beach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Tinkham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Sell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Blount (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 3 pf. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Leite - foul #1 on Christopher Leite, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Gregory Temme (SF), Joe Sigmon (PF) Jon Beach, Timothy Tinkham, Antonio Blount | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters (SG), Wilbur Ray (SF), Darryl Anthony (PF) Arthur Witherspoon, David Moore, Anthony Estep | |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 02:35 | Wichita State | Darryl Anthony picks off the pass by Joe Sigmon | 47-64 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joe Winters | 47-66 |
| 02:16 | Wichita State | Gregory Temme can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-66 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Wilbur Ray is whistled for traveling | 47-66 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Beach (SG), Kevin Clayton (SF) Jeffrey Johnson, Gregory Temme | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (PG) Victor Boehm | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Wichita State | Kevin Clayton makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Leite and he's fouled by Wilbur Ray - foul #1 on Wilbur Ray, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| 01:45 | Wichita State | Kevin Clayton makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon is hacked by Joe Sigmon - foul #2 on Joe Sigmon, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:19 | Wichita State | Joe Sigmon gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 00:57 | Wichita State | Jon Beach misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Darryl Anthony - foul #3 on Darryl Anthony, team foul #9 | 50-66 |
| 00:57 | Wichita State | Jon Beach misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:57 | Wichita State | Jon Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Leite is called for the reach on Woodrow Bissell - foul #2 on Christopher Leite, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:30 | Wichita State | Joe Sigmon gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Wichita State | Kevin Clayton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 00:21 | Wichita State | Charles Sell tips it in | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon runs out the clock | 53-66 |