| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Grant Harada (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Macaluso (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Herman Graves inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses long on a runner near the basket | 27-23 |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Herman Graves tips it but misses | 27-23 |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Simon Shin | 27-23 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Simon Shin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-23 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen hits the follow up shot | 27-25 |
| 19:05 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 19:04 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 18:50 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Grant Harada | 29-25 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Simon Shin blows the layup | 29-25 |
| 18:33 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:29 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Flippen - foul #2 on Louis Flippen, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF) Herman Graves | |
| 18:01 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Greenwood | 32-25 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-25 |
| 17:40 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:19 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jon Greenwood | 34-25 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 16:55 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 16:30 | Wichita State | Grant Harada hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-25 |
| 16:29 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Flippen | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Grant Harada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Macaluso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood travels in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (PG), Enrique Sandoval (SF), Charles Feaster (PF) Jon Greenwood, Grant Harada, Christopher Dobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | Bradley Messer steps in front of the Harold Sampley pass | 34-27 |
| 15:38 | Wichita State | Bradley Messer lays it up and in | 36-27 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Herman Graves is hacked by Enrique Sandoval - foul #2 on Enrique Sandoval, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Moore (C) Ernest Macaluso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-27 |
| 15:02 | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 14:33 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Messer | 39-27 |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver buries a runner from the right block | 39-29 |
| 13:58 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Messer | 42-29 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Herman Graves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 13:37 | Wichita State | Bradley Messer snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 13:34 | Wichita State | Robert Helm is called for the reach on Bradley Messer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Helm, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG), Lewis Flynn (SG), Grant Harada (SF), Christopher Dobbs (PF), Ernest Macaluso (C) Bradley Messer, Jonathan Joiner, Enrique Sandoval, Charles Feaster, Frank Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, Herman Graves, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| 13:11 | Wichita State | Douglas Etienne is called for the reach on Grant Harada - foul #1 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| 12:42 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-29 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen is called for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Andrew Stafford | |
| 12:08 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (SG), Charles Feaster (PF), Frank Moore (C) Lewis Flynn, Christopher Dobbs, Ernest Macaluso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (C) Douglas Etienne, Simon Shin | |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 42-29 |
| 11:48 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Moore | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Messer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grant Harada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Feaster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sam Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Louis Flippen | 42-32 |
| 11:32 | Wichita State | Grant Harada is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Stafford - foul #1 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval (SF) Grant Harada | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster is fouled on the floor by Sam Moore - foul #1 on Sam Moore, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner (SG) Enrique Sandoval | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Herman Graves (SF) Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley | |
| 10:49 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Herman Graves makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 42-34 |
| 10:28 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Sampley - foul #2 on Harold Sampley, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn (PG), Grant Harada (SF), Christopher Dobbs (PF), Ernest Macaluso (C) Jon Greenwood, Bradley Messer, Charles Feaster, Frank Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| 10:28 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:28 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:28 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 10:05 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 09:49 | Wichita State | Louis Flippen is called for the reach on Lewis Flynn - foul #3 on Louis Flippen, team foul #7 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Herman Graves | |
| 09:49 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 09:49 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Dobbs - foul #1 on Christopher Dobbs, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval (SG) Jonathan Joiner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Etienne - foul #2 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #8 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG) Grant Harada | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Simon Shin (C) Martin Deaver | |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne loses the dribble to Jon Greenwood | 47-36 |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Etienne - foul #3 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #9 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (SG), Charles Feaster (PF) Lewis Flynn, Christopher Dobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Sam Moore (SF) Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne | |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-36 |
| 08:28 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 08:22 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Simon Shin - foul #2 on Simon Shin, team foul #10 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner (SG), Grant Harada (SF) Bradley Messer, Enrique Sandoval | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF) Louis Flippen, Gregory Bentley | |
| 08:22 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford is fouled on the floor by Charles Feaster - foul #1 on Charles Feaster, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Frank Moore (C) Ernest Macaluso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Sam Moore is whistled for traveling | 52-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Deaver (C) Simon Shin | |
| 07:50 | Wichita State | Sam Moore steals it from Grant Harada | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Grant Harada (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Feaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sam Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Deaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Sam Moore is fouled on the floor by Charles Feaster - foul #2 on Charles Feaster, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (PG) Jon Greenwood | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Herman Graves (SF) Harold Sampley, Andrew Stafford | |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo's 3 pointer is rejected by Jonathan Joiner | 52-36 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Robert Helm pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Herman Graves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-36 |
| 07:01 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 06:32 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-36 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Herman Graves pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver is called for traveling | 52-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG), Enrique Sandoval (SF), Christopher Dobbs (PF), Ernest Macaluso (C) Jonathan Joiner, Grant Harada, Charles Feaster, Frank Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Herman Graves, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| 05:55 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 52-36 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Simon Shin | 52-36 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Simon Shin pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn (SG) Bradley Messer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| 05:23 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn is hacked by Harold Sampley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Sampley, team foul #11 | 52-36 |
| 05:23 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 05:23 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Simon Shin can't finish the layup | 53-36 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne tips it in | 53-38 |
| 05:10 | Wichita State | Harold Sampley steals the ball from Christopher Dobbs in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 53-38 |
| 04:58 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 04:34 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 53-38 |
| 04:32 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood snags the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 04:18 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the wide open jump hook near the basket set up by Enrique Sandoval | 55-38 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Christopher Dobbs steals it from Louis Flippen | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Enrique Sandoval | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Enrique Sandoval (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Macaluso (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | Jon Greenwood picks off the pass by Gregory Bentley | 57-38 |
| 03:06 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 57-38 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Ernest Macaluso steals it from Louis Flippen out of a doubleteam | 57-38 |
| 02:19 | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley double dribbles | 57-38 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Matthew Smith (PG), Bradley Messer (SF), Charles Feaster (PF), Frank Moore (C) Jon Greenwood, Enrique Sandoval, Christopher Dobbs, Ernest Macaluso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), William Bowers (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Harold Sampley, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 01:35 | Wichita State | Bradley Messer misses the shot from the free throw line | 57-38 |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Sam Moore gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Sam Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 57-40 |
| 00:59 | Wichita State | Matthew Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lewis Flynn | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford is hacked by Frank Moore - foul #2 on Frank Moore, team foul #5 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval (SF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF) William Bowers, Andrew Stafford | |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Martin Deaver, team foul #12 | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster double dribbles | 59-40 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Robert Helm clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 59-40 |
| 00:16 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Bradley Messer runs out the clock | 59-40 |