| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elroy O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Wiser (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Wichita State | Donald Black steals it from Rafael Morgan in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 19:56 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black lays it in | 30-29 |
| 19:36 | Wichita State | The short jumper by Elroy O'Brien is denied by Loyd Ayer | 30-29 |
| 19:35 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Elroy O'Brien | 30-29 |
| 19:17 | Wichita State | William Wiser can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Black - foul #3 on Donald Black, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG) Donald Black | |
| 19:17 | Wichita State | William Wiser makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:17 | Wichita State | William Wiser misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 19:02 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Farrish | 31-32 |
| 18:27 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan misses long on a shot from the right side | 31-32 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Chad Farrish | 31-34 |
| 17:39 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Morgan steals the ball from Johnny Swasey in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 17:10 | Wichita State | Donald Harden misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 16:50 | Wichita State | Donald Harden snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Chad Farrish is called for the reach on Rafael Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (SG), Clifford Devane (SF), Roy Hayden (PF), Jeffrey Roark (C) Andrew Payne, Elroy O'Brien, Donald Harden, William Wiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Glenn Horovitz (SF), David Springer (PF), Edward Allen (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Dillon, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 16:24 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan hits a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz is hacked by Clifford Devane - foul #2 on Clifford Devane, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG) Rafael Morgan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lawrence Street - foul #1 on Lawrence Street, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:01 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Roark grabs the board | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Devane (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Roark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Justin Olsen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Allen - foul #1 on Edward Allen, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG) Andrew Payne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Edward Allen | |
| 15:46 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:46 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Barksdale | 36-37 |
| 15:10 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-37 |
| 15:08 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Street - foul #2 on Lawrence Street, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Payne (SG), Sheldon Wood (SF), Nathan German (PF), William Wiser (C) Lawrence Street, Clifford Devane, Roy Hayden, Jeffrey Roark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Edward Allen (C) Glenn Horovitz, David Springer, Justin Olsen | |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:24 | Wichita State | Curt Renard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen knocks in the shot from close range set up by Donald Black and the foul's on William Wiser - foul #1 on William Wiser, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien (SF) Sheldon Wood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), William Davis (PF) Richard Barksdale, Sylvester Bakos | |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:59 | Wichita State | Donald Black is called for the reach on Curt Renard - foul #4 on Donald Black, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Donald Harden (PF) William Wiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Loyd Ayer (C) Donald Black, Edward Allen | |
| 13:48 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 13:46 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:31 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curt Renard | 43-42 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Lawrence Street (SG) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:09 | Wichita State | Donald Harden misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnny Swasey - foul #2 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (SF), Roy Hayden (C) Elroy O'Brien, Nathan German | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (PG), Edward Allen (C) Richard Dillon, Loyd Ayer | |
| 13:09 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:09 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Clifford Devane is called for the reach on Johnny Swasey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Devane, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wiser (C) Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (PF) William Davis | |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 12:37 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos scores on a shot in the paint set up by Johnny Swasey | 45-46 |
| 11:49 | Wichita State | Edward Allen is called for the reach on Rafael Morgan - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Elroy O'Brien (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jeffrey Roark (C) Rafael Morgan, Lawrence Street, Clifford Devane, Roy Hayden, William Wiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), David Springer (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Justin Olsen, Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, Sylvester Bakos, Edward Allen | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elroy O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Roark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Payne and the foul's on David Springer - foul #2 on David Springer, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 11:36 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Elroy O'Brien picks off the pass by Glenn Horovitz in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 11:16 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| 11:16 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:16 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 10:54 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Roark grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 10:37 | Wichita State | Donald Harden connects on the jumper from close range | 52-46 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Lawrence Street (SG), Clifford Devane (SF), Nathan German (PF), William Wiser (C) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Elroy O'Brien, Donald Harden, Jeffrey Roark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Edward Allen (C) Glenn Horovitz, Richard Dillon, David Springer, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 10:15 | Wichita State | A charge is called on Clifford Devane - foul #4 on Clifford Devane, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Sheldon Wood (SF), Roy Hayden (PF) Clifford Devane, Nathan German | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (PF) Sylvester Bakos | |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rafael Morgan - foul #2 on Rafael Morgan, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:57 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | Edward Allen is called for the reach on William Wiser - foul #3 on Edward Allen, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | William Wiser makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | William Wiser makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | William Wiser is called for the reach on Johnny Swasey in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Wiser, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:21 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Richard Barksdale - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien (SF), Jeffrey Roark (PF), Nathan German (C) Sheldon Wood, Roy Hayden, William Wiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, Justin Olsen, Edward Allen | |
| 09:21 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:21 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | William Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG) Rafael Morgan, Lawrence Street | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:33 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 08:32 | Wichita State | Curt Renard hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is fouled on the floor by Nathan German - foul #1 on Nathan German, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Sheldon Wood (SF), Donald Harden (PF), William Wiser (C) Elroy O'Brien, Jeffrey Roark, Nathan German | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), David Springer (PF), Edward Allen (C) Glenn Horovitz, Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:16 | Wichita State | Donald Harden grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:05 | Wichita State | William Wiser travels with the ball | 58-50 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (SG), Roy Hayden (SF) Andrew Payne, Sheldon Wood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (PF) Johnny Swasey | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | David Springer snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Curt Renard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Wiser (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Justin Olsen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Curt Renard - foul #4 on Curt Renard, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Clifford Devane (SF) Curt Renard, Roy Hayden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Edward Allen | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:09 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane's floater is tipped away by Justin Olsen | 58-51 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 06:42 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:26 | Wichita State | Donald Harden drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rafael Morgan | 61-51 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Black | 61-53 |
| 05:50 | Wichita State | Donald Harden can't connect on a floater in the paint | 61-53 |
| 05:48 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street tips it but misses | 61-53 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Elroy O'Brien (SF), Roy Hayden (PF), Jeffrey Roark (C) Rafael Morgan, Lawrence Street, Clifford Devane, Donald Harden, William Wiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, David Springer, Sylvester Bakos, Justin Olsen | |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 05:22 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Andrew Payne | 61-53 |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Dillon - foul #2 on Richard Dillon, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:15 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Loyd Ayer | 63-55 |
| 04:42 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Wiser (C) Jeffrey Roark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:42 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:42 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | William Davis drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 65-57 |
| 04:01 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 65-57 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black grabs the board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | William Davis is hacked by Roy Hayden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Hayden, team foul #12 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan (PG), Lawrence Street (SG), Clifford Devane (SF), Donald Harden (PF) Curt Renard, Andrew Payne, Elroy O'Brien, Roy Hayden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Loyd Ayer | |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:36 | Wichita State | Lawrence Street misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | William Wiser tips it in | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Rafael Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Street (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clifford Devane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Donald Harden (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Wiser (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chad Farrish | 67-62 |
| 03:13 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Harden and he's fouled by Chad Farrish - foul #2 on Chad Farrish, team foul #13 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jeffrey Roark (C) William Wiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (SF), Justin Olsen (PF), Edward Allen (C) Johnny Swasey, William Davis, David Springer | |
| 03:13 | Wichita State | Rafael Morgan makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Justin Olsen | 70-65 |
| 02:51 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Curt Renard (PG), Andrew Payne (SG), Elroy O'Brien (SF), William Wiser (C) Rafael Morgan, Lawrence Street, Clifford Devane, Jeffrey Roark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), David Springer (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, Glenn Horovitz, Justin Olsen, Edward Allen | |
| 02:22 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Elroy O'Brien | 73-65 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Swasey | 73-68 |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | Donald Harden is hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #14 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Davis (PF) David Springer | |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | Donald Harden makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | Donald Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | William Davis jams it on a great pass from Donald Black and the foul's on Donald Harden - foul #2 on Donald Harden, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:07 | Wichita State | Elroy O'Brien loses the dribble to Donald Black | 74-71 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | William Davis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #15 | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Richard Dillon - foul #4 on Richard Dillon, team foul #16 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Clifford Devane (SF), Roy Hayden (PF) Elroy O'Brien, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:22 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:22 | Wichita State | Andrew Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Black | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane is hacked by Donald Black in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Black, team foul #17 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Donald Harden (PF) Roy Hayden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG) Donald Black | |
| 00:13 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:13 | Wichita State | Clifford Devane makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-74 |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to William Wiser | 78-74 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | William Wiser is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Farrish - foul #3 on Chad Farrish, team foul #18 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lawrence Street (SG), Roy Hayden (PF) Andrew Payne, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | William Wiser makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | William Wiser misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 79-74 |