| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Lawrence Buck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Pray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Toribio (fresh) 10 pts. C - Brian Lentz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Bryce Pennington (fresh) SG - Gordon Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rudo Azimi (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Arteaga (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Sims (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Rudo Azimi inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Toribio - foul #1 on Walter Toribio, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| 19:41 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:41 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:19 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Edward McGrath | 44-29 |
| 19:02 | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 19:00 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 18:47 | Manhattan | Daniel Sims scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio's pass is intercepted by Rudo Azimi | 44-31 |
| 18:04 | Manhattan | Rudo Azimi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sanford Staten (PG), Max Whitesell (SG), Bryan Eastman (C) Richard Pray, Edward McGrath, Walter Toribio | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Troy Seifert (PG), Shawn Shields (SG), Alton Sabia (SF), Carlton Darnell (PF), Oscar Mitchell (C) Bryce Pennington, Gordon Meyers, Rudo Azimi, Robert Arteaga, Daniel Sims | |
| 17:44 | Kansas State | Max Whitesell is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sanford Staten | 46-31 |
| 17:15 | Manhattan | Lawrence Buck steps in front of the Troy Seifert pass | 46-31 |
| 17:12 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck lays it in | 48-31 |
| 16:58 | Manhattan | Bryan Eastman swats the short shot by Shawn Shields | 48-31 |
| 16:57 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:55 | Kansas State | Troy Seifert is called for the reach on Sanford Staten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Seifert, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Pray (SG), Edward McGrath (SF), Walter Toribio (PF) Max Whitesell, Lawrence Buck, Brian Lentz | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers (SG), Robert Arteaga (PF) Alton Sabia, Oscar Mitchell | |
| 16:39 | Kansas State | Richard Pray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 16:37 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio tips it home | 50-31 |
| 16:30 | Manhattan | Shawn Shields knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Arteaga | 50-34 |
| 16:08 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Toribio | 53-34 |
| 15:53 | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Arteaga | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Sanford Staten (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Pray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Toribio (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Eastman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Troy Seifert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Shields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Arteaga (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlton Darnell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-37 |
| 15:28 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Gordon Meyers | 53-37 |
| 15:00 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-37 |
| 14:59 | Manhattan | Shawn Shields hits the follow up shot | 53-39 |
| 14:35 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 14:34 | Kansas State | Bryan Eastman snags the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 14:05 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sanford Staten, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck (PG), Max Whitesell (SG), Brian Lentz (C) Sanford Staten, Richard Pray, Bryan Eastman | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bryce Pennington (PG), Kenneth Cade (SG), Rudo Azimi (SF), Oscar Mitchell (PF), Daniel Sims (C) Troy Seifert, Gordon Meyers, Shawn Shields, Robert Arteaga, Carlton Darnell | |
| 13:45 | Manhattan | Bryce Pennington makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Cade | 53-42 |
| 13:39 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck is hacked by Bryce Pennington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryce Pennington, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| 13:17 | Kansas State | Daniel Sims is called for the reach on Brian Lentz - foul #1 on Daniel Sims, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gary Paolucci (PG) Walter Toribio | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 13:03 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Max Whitesell and he's fouled by Daniel Sims - foul #2 on Daniel Sims, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| 13:03 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz misses the free throw | 55-42 |
| 13:03 | Manhattan | Oscar Mitchell gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:51 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cade misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 12:49 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 12:46 | Kansas State | Gary Paolucci's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Cade in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| 12:42 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cade lays it up and in | 55-44 |
| 12:13 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz is open and buries a jumper in the paint set up by Max Whitesell | 57-44 |
| 11:54 | Manhattan | The short jumper by Oscar Mitchell is denied by Brian Lentz | 57-44 |
| 11:53 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz grabs the board | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Gary Paolucci (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Max Whitesell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward McGrath (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Buck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. C - Brian Lentz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Bryce Pennington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Cade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rudo Azimi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oscar Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kansas State | Edward McGrath can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rudo Azimi - foul #3 on Rudo Azimi, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sanford Staten (PG), Richard Pray (SG) Gary Paolucci, Max Whitesell | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa (PG), Gordon Meyers (SG), Alton Sabia (SF), Robert Arteaga (PF) Bryce Pennington, Kenneth Cade, Rudo Azimi, Oscar Mitchell | |
| 11:27 | Kansas State | Edward McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:27 | Kansas State | Edward McGrath misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:27 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 11:13 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Lentz - foul #1 on Brian Lentz, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Walter Toribio (PF) Edward McGrath | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 11:13 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 11:13 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:44 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio hits a jumper from the right side set up by Sanford Staten | 60-46 |
| 10:29 | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa can't finish the layup | 60-46 |
| 10:28 | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers misses the tip | 60-46 |
| 10:27 | Manhattan | Daniel Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 10:18 | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa double dribbles | 60-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kenneth Cade (SG) Gordon Meyers | |
| 09:57 | Kansas State | Richard Pray is called for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rudo Azimi (SF) Alton Sabia | |
| 09:47 | Manhattan | Rudo Azimi double dribbles | 60-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Max Whitesell (SG), Edward McGrath (SF), Bryan Eastman (C) Richard Pray, Lawrence Buck, Brian Lentz | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Shawn Shields (C) Daniel Sims | |
| 09:43 | Kansas State | Max Whitesell is hacked by Kenneth Cade in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Cade, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers (SG) Kenneth Cade | |
| 09:23 | Kansas State | Bryan Eastman lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Edward McGrath | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:05 | Manhattan | Shawn Shields can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 09:03 | Kansas State | Edward McGrath snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 08:44 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 08:31 | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gary Paolucci (PG), Richard Pray (SG), Lawrence Buck (SF), Brian Lentz (C) Sanford Staten, Max Whitesell, Edward McGrath, Bryan Eastman | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bryce Pennington (PG), Alton Sabia (SF), Oscar Mitchell (C) Eusebio Costa, Rudo Azimi, Shawn Shields | |
| 08:15 | Kansas State | Richard Pray misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-46 |
| 08:13 | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 08:02 | Manhattan | Robert Arteaga can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 08:01 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 07:46 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio is hacked by Bryce Pennington - foul #3 on Bryce Pennington, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kenneth Cade (SG) Gordon Meyers | |
| 07:46 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:46 | Manhattan | Oscar Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Gary Paolucci (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Pray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Buck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Walter Toribio (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lentz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Bryce Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Cade (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alton Sabia (fresh) PF - Robert Arteaga (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cade scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 07:13 | Kansas State | Richard Pray misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 07:12 | Manhattan | Oscar Mitchell gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:59 | Manhattan | Alton Sabia is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alton Sabia, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sanford Staten (PG), Max Whitesell (SG), Edward McGrath (SF) Gary Paolucci, Richard Pray, Walter Toribio | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa (PG), Rudo Azimi (SF), Carlton Darnell (PF) Bryce Pennington, Alton Sabia, Robert Arteaga | |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Cade - foul #5 on Kenneth Cade, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bryan Eastman (C) Brian Lentz | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Troy Seifert (PG), Shawn Shields (PF), Daniel Sims (C) Kenneth Cade, Carlton Darnell, Oscar Mitchell | |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:30 | Manhattan | Daniel Sims pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:20 | Manhattan | Rudo Azimi clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-49 |
| 06:18 | Manhattan | Daniel Sims tips it but misses | 64-49 |
| 06:16 | Kansas State | Edward McGrath pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 05:57 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward McGrath | 66-49 |
| 05:47 | Manhattan | Sanford Staten steals the ball from Daniel Sims | 66-49 |
| 05:21 | Kansas State | Max Whitesell is hacked by Shawn Shields - foul #1 on Shawn Shields, team foul #10 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gary Paolucci (PG), Richard Pray (SG), Brian Lentz (C) Sanford Staten, Edward McGrath, Bryan Eastman | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bryce Pennington (PG), Gordon Meyers (SG), Carlton Darnell (PF) Troy Seifert, Eusebio Costa, Shawn Shields | |
| 05:21 | Kansas State | Max Whitesell misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:21 | Kansas State | Max Whitesell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:09 | Manhattan | Rudo Azimi is hacked by Max Whitesell - foul #1 on Max Whitesell, team foul #4 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Walter Toribio (PF) Max Whitesell | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Alton Sabia (SF), Oscar Mitchell (C) Rudo Azimi, Daniel Sims | |
| 05:03 | Manhattan | Carlton Darnell misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 67-49 |
| 05:02 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Buck | 67-49 |
| 04:39 | Kansas State | The pull-up jumper by Walter Toribio is blocked by Carlton Darnell | 67-49 |
| 04:37 | Manhattan | Carlton Darnell pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:31 | Manhattan | Bryce Pennington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 04:29 | Manhattan | Carlton Darnell can't tip it in | 67-49 |
| 04:28 | Manhattan | Alton Sabia tips it back up and in | 67-51 |
| 04:00 | Kansas State | Walter Toribio misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 03:59 | Manhattan | Carlton Darnell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers knocks in the shot from the left wing | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sanford Staten (PG), Edward McGrath (SF), Bryan Eastman (C) Gary Paolucci, Walter Toribio, Brian Lentz | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Troy Seifert (PG), Eusebio Costa (SG), Rudo Azimi (SF), Shawn Shields (PF), Daniel Sims (C) Bryce Pennington, Gordon Meyers, Alton Sabia, Carlton Darnell, Oscar Mitchell | |
| 03:25 | Manhattan | Troy Seifert scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Shields | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Sanford Staten (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Pray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward McGrath (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Buck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. C - Bryan Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Troy Seifert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eusebio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rudo Azimi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Shields (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Kansas State | Richard Pray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 02:58 | Manhattan | Daniel Sims grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 02:58 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Max Whitesell (SG), Brian Lentz (PF) Richard Pray, Lawrence Buck | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bryce Pennington (PG), Gordon Meyers (SG), Robert Arteaga (PF), Oscar Mitchell (C) Troy Seifert, Eusebio Costa, Shawn Shields, Daniel Sims | |
| 02:49 | Manhattan | Oscar Mitchell misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Edward McGrath - foul #3 on Edward McGrath, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Shawn Shields (SF) Rudo Azimi | |
| 02:49 | Manhattan | Oscar Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:49 | Manhattan | Oscar Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:49 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 02:49 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| 02:44 | Kansas State | Bryce Pennington is called for the reach on Sanford Staten in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryce Pennington, team foul #11 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck (SF) Edward McGrath | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rudo Azimi (SF), Carlton Darnell (C) Shawn Shields, Oscar Mitchell | |
| 02:44 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:44 | Kansas State | Sanford Staten misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:44 | Manhattan | Carlton Darnell snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 02:21 | Manhattan | Carlton Darnell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryce Pennington | 68-58 |
| 02:17 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Pray (SG), Edward McGrath (SF) Max Whitesell, Bryan Eastman | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Daniel Sims (C) Carlton Darnell | |
| 02:03 | Kansas State | Edward McGrath dunks the ball set up by Sanford Staten | 70-58 |
| 01:56 | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers is whistled for a carry | 70-58 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Walter Toribio (PF) Sanford Staten | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Eusebio Costa (PG), Shawn Shields (SF), Carlton Darnell (PF), Oscar Mitchell (C) Bryce Pennington, Rudo Azimi, Robert Arteaga, Daniel Sims | |
| 01:34 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lawrence Buck | 72-58 |
| 01:16 | Manhattan | Shawn Shields clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 01:14 | Manhattan | Carlton Darnell grabs the offensive board | 72-58 |
| 01:07 | Manhattan | Gordon Meyers misses long on a floater from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 01:06 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 00:40 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 72-58 |
| 00:38 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz tips it in | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Manhattan | Oscar Mitchell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | Edward McGrath gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Lawrence Buck runs out the clock | 74-58 |