| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clarence Neal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jay Weeks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hinds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Dailey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 19:40 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Dailey | 32-36 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Eric Cantor | 34-36 |
| 19:01 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:42 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle misses the tip | 34-36 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle is called for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Roger McArthy (C) Jack Brunelle, Lonnie Jang, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Pink (SG), August Texeira (C) Jay Weeks, Radman Smolinski | |
| 17:57 | Wichita State | Michael Pink is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Shick | 34-38 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Kenneth Dailey steps in front of the Gerald Suggs pass | 34-38 |
| 17:17 | Wichita State | August Texeira misses the shot near the basket | 34-38 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alton Coleman | 34-38 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | August Texeira swats the shot by Roger McArthy | 34-38 |
| 16:56 | Wichita State | August Texeira grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:38 | Wichita State | Michael Pink is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Shick | 34-40 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs buries a fadeaway from the left block | 36-40 |
| 16:02 | Wichita State | Michael Pink clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 16:00 | Wichita State | August Texeira pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Suggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Coleman (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Thoms (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger McArthy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Pink (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hinds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Dailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - August Texeira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Wichita State | August Texeira is hacked by Roger McArthy - foul #1 on Roger McArthy, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Eric Cantor, Gerald Suggs, Alton Coleman, Arthur Thoms, Roger McArthy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG), Jay Weeks (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Mark Dudgeon (PF), Radman Smolinski (C) William Shick, Michael Pink, Scott Hinds, Kenneth Dailey, August Texeira | |
| 15:44 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Jang | 36-40 |
| 15:42 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski misses the tip | 36-40 |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 15:17 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Radman Smolinski | 36-40 |
| 15:03 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks connects on the open jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 14:38 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski drills a runner in the lane | 38-44 |
| 14:17 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang is fouled on the floor by Jay Weeks - foul #1 on Jay Weeks, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Steve Byers (SG) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Pink (SG) Frank Dixon | |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Steve Byers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-44 |
| 13:58 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:34 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski is hacked by Clarence Neal - foul #2 on Clarence Neal, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Roger McArthy (C) Jack Brunelle, Lonnie Jang, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Scott Hinds (SF), Kenneth Dailey (PF), August Texeira (C) Hilario Sanchez, Jay Weeks, Mark Dudgeon, Radman Smolinski | |
| 13:29 | Wichita State | A charge is called on August Texeira - foul #2 on August Texeira, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Scott Hinds picks off the pass by Eric Cantor | 38-44 |
| 13:03 | Wichita State | Michael Pink blows the dunk | 38-44 |
| 13:01 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Steve Byers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 12:48 | Wichita State | August Texeira snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 12:44 | Wichita State | Steve Byers is called for the reach on Scott Hinds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Byers, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Gerald Suggs (C) Eric Cantor, Steve Byers, Alton Coleman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jay Weeks (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Mark Dudgeon (PF) Michael Pink, Scott Hinds, Kenneth Dailey | |
| 12:23 | Wichita State | August Texeira is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on August Texeira, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (SG), Radman Smolinski (C) Jay Weeks, August Texeira | |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 12:02 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Roger McArthy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Thoms (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Hilario Sanchez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Radman Smolinski (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski clanks a turnaround from close range | 38-46 |
| 11:45 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 11:31 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski loses the dribble to Gerald Suggs | 38-46 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 11:14 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 10:54 | Wichita State | Arthur Thoms picks off the pass by Radman Smolinski | 38-46 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms lays it up and in | 40-46 |
| 10:17 | Wichita State | Frank Dixon can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 10:16 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski hits the follow up shot | 40-48 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Blair | 43-48 |
| 09:39 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski lays it in set up by William Shick | 43-50 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-50 |
| 09:23 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:07 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Shick | 43-52 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Hilario Sanchez steps in front of the Kevin Blair pass | 43-52 |
| 08:45 | Wichita State | Robert Twombly steals it from Mark Dudgeon in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy loses the ball out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair, Roger McArthy, Arthur Thoms, Gerald Suggs | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jay Weeks (SG), Scott Hinds (SF), Kenneth Dailey (PF), August Texeira (C) Hilario Sanchez, Frank Dixon, Mark Dudgeon, Radman Smolinski | |
| 08:04 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Shick | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (fresh) SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Neal (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Shick (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Jay Weeks (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hinds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Dailey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - August Texeira (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 07:48 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 07:46 | Wichita State | Alton Coleman is called for the reach on Jay Weeks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alton Coleman, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Pink (SG) William Shick | |
| 07:40 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang tips it but misses | 43-55 |
| 07:18 | Wichita State | August Texeira grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 07:15 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Brunelle - foul #2 on Jack Brunelle, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (SG) Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 07:00 | Wichita State | Scott Hinds misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 06:59 | Wichita State | August Texeira hits the follow up shot | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alton Coleman | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:22 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks is alone and drills a 3 from straight away | 46-60 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lonnie Jang | 49-60 |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | Steve Byers is called for the reach on August Texeira in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Byers, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Balk (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Lonnie Jang, Alton Coleman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Radman Smolinski (C) Jay Weeks, August Texeira | |
| 05:52 | Wichita State | Radman Smolinski misses the dunk | 49-60 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 05:27 | Wichita State | Kenneth Dailey gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:22 | Wichita State | Michael Pink double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG) Steve Byers | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jay Weeks (SG), Mark Dudgeon (PF) Michael Pink, Kenneth Dailey | |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal loses the ball out of bounds | 49-60 |
| 04:56 | Wichita State | Scott Hinds is called for a backcourt violation | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG) Eric Cantor | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG) William Shick | |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal is fouled on the floor by Jay Weeks - foul #2 on Jay Weeks, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang (PF) Kevin Balk | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gerald Suggs | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Kevin Blair is called for the reach on Hilario Sanchez - foul #4 on Kevin Blair, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Alton Coleman (SF) Jack Brunelle, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Wichita State | August Texeira (C) Radman Smolinski | |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Mark Dudgeon takes the ball from Kevin Blair | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alton Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lonnie Jang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Hilario Sanchez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Weeks (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hinds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Mark Dudgeon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - August Texeira (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Hilario Sanchez | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 03:25 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Mark Dudgeon | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:07 | Wichita State | Jay Weeks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-63 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gerald Suggs | 51-63 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair tips it back up and in | 53-63 |
| 02:46 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Roger McArthy (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Alton Coleman, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Shick (PG), Michael Pink (SG), Frank Dixon (SF), Kenneth Dailey (PF) Hilario Sanchez, Jay Weeks, Scott Hinds, Mark Dudgeon | |
| 02:27 | Wichita State | August Texeira banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by William Shick and he's hacked by Gerald Suggs - foul #3 on Gerald Suggs, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Hilario Sanchez (PG), Mark Dudgeon (PF) William Shick, Kenneth Dailey | |
| 02:27 | Wichita State | August Texeira makes the free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 02:09 | Wichita State | Frank Dixon snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 01:55 | Wichita State | Michael Pink hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly comes up short on the runner from the right block | 53-66 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs grabs the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-66 |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Roger McArthy - foul #2 on Roger McArthy, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SF) Robert Twombly | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Mark Dudgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | August Texeira steals it from Gerald Suggs | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Wichita State | August Texeira makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Pink | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Steve Byers buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Suggs and he's hacked by Frank Dixon - foul #1 on Frank Dixon, team foul #5 | 57-70 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Steve Byers makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | August Texeira makes the floater from the baseline | 58-72 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms comes up short on the shot from the left side | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy snags the offensive board | 58-72 |