| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Harada (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Macaluso (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 19:42 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:26 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 18:59 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 18:25 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Joiner | 35-40 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 17:54 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood is hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jon Greenwood | 35-42 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 17:21 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:17 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is fouled on the floor by Jon Greenwood - foul #1 on Jon Greenwood, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Bateman | 38-42 |
| 16:12 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 38-42 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grant Harada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Macaluso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG) Larry Bateman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Macaluso blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Brooks | 41-42 |
| 15:12 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Ernest Macaluso | 41-42 |
| 15:07 | Wichita State | Grant Harada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is hacked by Christopher Dobbs - foul #3 on Christopher Dobbs, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 14:25 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:03 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Greenwood | 41-45 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer double dribbles | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (SG), Charles Feaster (PF), Frank Moore (C) Jonathan Joiner, Christopher Dobbs, Ernest Macaluso | |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | Grant Harada connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Greenwood | 41-48 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 13:08 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Brubaker - foul #3 on James Brubaker, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Jeff Bigby, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 13:08 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:08 | Wichita State | Grant Harada makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Blake Roberts | 47-49 |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Brooks - foul #1 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Bobby Hartford (C) James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner (SG), Christopher Dobbs (PF) Grant Harada, Frank Moore | |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brooks | 47-50 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 11:59 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jon Greenwood | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Messer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Feaster (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Wichita State | Blake Roberts is called for the reach on Bradley Messer - foul #1 on Blake Roberts, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Charles Bell (PF) Larry Bateman, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval (SF), Ernest Macaluso (C) Jon Greenwood, Charles Feaster | |
| 11:38 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Brooks - foul #2 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 11:38 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:38 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| 11:12 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by John Lemke | 49-52 |
| 10:17 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Dobbs | 49-54 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is hacked by Jonathan Joiner - foul #2 on Jonathan Joiner, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Blake Roberts, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG), Lewis Flynn (SG), Grant Harada (SF), Charles Feaster (PF), Frank Moore (C) Bradley Messer, Jonathan Joiner, Enrique Sandoval, Christopher Dobbs, Ernest Macaluso | |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 09:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jon Greenwood | 49-54 |
| 09:53 | Wichita State | Grant Harada hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 09:51 | Wichita State | Frank Moore tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Grant Harada is called for the reach on James Brubaker - foul #1 on Grant Harada, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (PF) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is open and buries a jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 08:54 | Wichita State | Grant Harada hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 08:42 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 08:37 | Wichita State | Grant Harada misses the lay-in | 51-59 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-59 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker tips it in | 53-59 |
| 07:52 | Wichita State | Grant Harada comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lewis Flynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Grant Harada (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Feaster (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Charles Feaster - foul #1 on Charles Feaster, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (PG), John Lemke (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Jeff Bigby, Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner (SG), Christopher Dobbs (PF), Ernest Macaluso (C) Lewis Flynn, Charles Feaster, Frank Moore | |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:51 | Wichita State | Blake Roberts is called for the reach on Jonathan Joiner - foul #2 on Blake Roberts, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | Grant Harada hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Witherspoon | 57-59 |
| 05:45 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-59 |
| 05:44 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 05:23 | Wichita State | Charles Bell takes the ball from Christopher Dobbs | 57-59 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Witherspoon | 60-59 |
| 04:46 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Grant Harada | 60-62 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Dobbs - foul #4 on Christopher Dobbs, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:13 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bradley Messer (SF) Grant Harada | |
| 04:13 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:13 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-64 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Lemke | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jon Greenwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Joiner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Messer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ernest Macaluso (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is fouled on the floor by Christopher Dobbs - foul #5 on Christopher Dobbs, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval (SF), Charles Feaster (PF) Jon Greenwood, Christopher Dobbs | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:17 | Wichita State | Bradley Messer knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jonathan Joiner | 64-67 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Messer steps in front of the Charles Bell pass | 64-67 |
| 02:56 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner blows the layup | 64-67 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 64-67 |
| 02:36 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 02:36 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood (PG), Grant Harada (SF) Bradley Messer, Enrique Sandoval | |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | Jeff Bigby is called for the reach on Jon Greenwood - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | Jon Greenwood misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | Charles Feaster gets the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:04 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-68 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Geoffrey Kammer | 66-68 |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-68 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeff Bigby | 66-68 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Geoffrey Kammer | 68-68 |
| 01:11 | Wichita State | Jeff Bigby picks off the pass by Jon Greenwood | 68-68 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby lays it up and in | 70-68 |
| 00:51 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jon Greenwood | 70-70 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lemke and the foul's on Grant Harada - foul #2 on Grant Harada, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:32 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:16 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 72-70 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Ernest Macaluso hits the follow up shot | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Jonathan Joiner can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 74-72 |