| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Olson (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses long on a floater in the lane | 30-36 |
| 19:29 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 19:08 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 18:50 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Jennings - foul #3 on Edwin Jennings, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (PG) Edwin Jennings | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 18:50 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:50 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:50 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Virgil Murphy - foul #3 on Virgil Murphy, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera (SF) Virgil Murphy | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 18:22 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Anthony Costa - foul #3 on Anthony Costa, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (PF) Anthony Costa | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 18:22 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:10 | Western Kentucky | Ted Olson steps in front of the Arnold Curry pass | 33-39 |
| 17:53 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 17:52 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ted Olson - foul #1 on Ted Olson, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Justin Grose (SF) Joshua Snyder | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Cormier (SF), George Perkins (C) Walter Rose, Ted Olson | |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:26 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 17:09 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow lays it in set up by Dikembe Ali | 34-41 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera loses the ball out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey (C) Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw (SG), Chester Towler (PF) Kenneth Monahan, Billy Murrow | |
| 16:36 | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Cormier hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arnold Curry - foul #2 on Arnold Curry, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| 16:36 | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:36 | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Chester Towler takes the ball from Justin Grose | 34-43 |
| 16:10 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw misses the jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 16:08 | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Cormier grabs the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:55 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn Bailey - foul #1 on Shawn Bailey, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Virgil Murphy (SF), Anthony Costa (PF) Jason Bell, Kenneth Loera, Justin Grose, Shawn Bailey | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose (SF) Stephen Cormier | |
| 15:55 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:55 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:55 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Virgil Murphy | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Arnold Curry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McShaw (fresh) SF - Walter Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Towler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa blows the layup | 34-44 |
| 15:50 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 15:38 | Fort Hays St. | Edwin Jennings picks off the pass by George Perkins | 34-44 |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings banks in the layup | 36-44 |
| 15:15 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Ali | 36-46 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings drills a shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 14:33 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose is called for 5 seconds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing (C) Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan (SG), Stephen Cormier (SF), Billy Murrow (PF), Ted Olson (C) Lawrence McShaw, Walter Rose, Chester Towler, George Perkins | |
| 14:10 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Ali steals the ball from Joshua Snyder | 38-46 |
| 14:06 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali hits the finger roll | 38-48 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Virgil Murphy and he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (SG) Joshua Snyder | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG) Dikembe Ali | |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:44 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Costa | 41-48 |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 13:08 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 12:49 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera (SG), Justin Grose (SF), Arnold Curry (PF) Edwin Jennings, Virgil Murphy, Anthony Costa | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali (PG), Walter Rose (SF) Larry Rice, Stephen Cormier | |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry lays it in | 43-48 |
| 12:15 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder (SG) Justin Grose | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins (C) Ted Olson | |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | Billy Murrow blocks the short jumper by Joshua Snyder | 43-48 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - George Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 11:31 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:15 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-48 |
| 11:13 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joshua Snyder | 46-48 |
| 10:31 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow clanks a shot in the lane | 46-48 |
| 10:30 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 10:22 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:17 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose is hacked by Kenneth Loera - foul #2 on Kenneth Loera, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Justin Grose (SG), Virgil Murphy (SF), Anthony Costa (PF), Shawn Bailey (C) Jason Bell, Joshua Snyder, Kenneth Loera, Arnold Curry, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG), Lawrence McShaw (SG), Stephen Cormier (SF), Chester Towler (PF), Ted Olson (C) Dikembe Ali, Kenneth Monahan, Walter Rose, Billy Murrow, George Perkins | |
| 10:02 | Fort Hays St. | Shawn Bailey is called for the reach on Larry Rice - foul #2 on Shawn Bailey, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 10:02 | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings double dribbles | 46-48 |
| 09:29 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler is fouled on the floor by Anthony Costa - foul #4 on Anthony Costa, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Roger Hunsinger (C) Anthony Costa | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 09:29 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:29 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:02 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 09:01 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:43 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 46-50 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roger Hunsinger | 46-50 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Roger Hunsinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder (SG), Arnold Curry (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Justin Grose, Shawn Bailey, Roger Hunsinger | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali (PG), Kenneth Monahan (SG), Walter Rose (SF), Billy Murrow (PF), George Perkins (C) Larry Rice, Lawrence McShaw, Stephen Cormier, Chester Towler, Ted Olson | |
| 07:47 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali loses the dribble to Edwin Jennings | 46-50 |
| 07:42 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy lays it in on a great pass from Edwin Jennings | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - George Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 06:58 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Murphy | 48-50 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 06:26 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins misses the lay-in | 50-50 |
| 06:25 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Monahan - foul #1 on Kenneth Monahan, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (PG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Anthony Costa (PF) Edwin Jennings, Virgil Murphy, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG), Lawrence McShaw (SG), Stephen Cormier (SF), Chester Towler (PF), Ted Olson (C) Dikembe Ali, Kenneth Monahan, Walter Rose, Billy Murrow, George Perkins | |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:05 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 05:48 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Rice | 51-52 |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Larry Rice - foul #2 on Larry Rice, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Justin Grose (SF), Arnold Curry (C) Joshua Snyder, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell makes the 3rd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:06 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Chester Towler takes the ball from Jason Bell | 54-52 |
| 04:32 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry buries a runner from the left block | 56-52 |
| 04:07 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Rice | 56-54 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Cormier is called for the reach on Jason Bell - foul #1 on Stephen Cormier, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy (SF), Timothy Tusing (C) Kenneth Loera, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali (PG), Kenneth Monahan (SG), Walter Rose (SF), Billy Murrow (PF), George Perkins (C) Larry Rice, Lawrence McShaw, Stephen Cormier, Chester Towler, Ted Olson | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell is whistled for traveling | 56-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Shawn Bailey (PF) Jason Bell, Justin Grose, Anthony Costa | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - George Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings is fouled on the floor by Walter Rose - foul #2 on Walter Rose, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (PF) Shawn Bailey | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 56-54 |
| 02:40 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 02:10 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Ali and he's fouled by Arnold Curry - foul #3 on Arnold Curry, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson (C) George Perkins | |
| 02:10 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:47 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing lays it up and in set up by Edwin Jennings | 61-57 |
| 01:29 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-57 |
| 01:27 | Fort Hays St. | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Olson | 61-57 |
| 01:11 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 61-57 |
| 01:09 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:48 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow drills a jumper near the basket | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry misses long on a shot near the basket | 61-59 |
| 00:27 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 00:16 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Arnold Curry - foul #4 on Arnold Curry, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| 00:16 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy makes the jumper from close range and the foul's on Ted Olson - foul #2 on Ted Olson, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa (PF) Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:08 | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan drills a floater in the paint | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Olson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:35 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Ted Olson | 64-64 |
| 04:23 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 64-64 |
| 04:21 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:06 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Costa blocks the short jumper by Billy Murrow | 64-64 |
| 04:05 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow tips it home | 64-66 |
| 03:56 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa lays it up and in set up by Virgil Murphy | 66-66 |
| 03:32 | Fort Hays St. | Timothy Tusing picks off the pass by Ted Olson | 66-66 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-66 |
| 03:11 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 03:07 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Costa is called for the reach on Billy Murrow - foul #5 on Anthony Costa, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (SG), Arnold Curry (PF) Joshua Snyder, Anthony Costa | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Cormier (SF) Walter Rose | |
| 03:07 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:07 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:48 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy hits a fadeaway from the left block | 68-68 |
| 02:33 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder (SG) Jason Bell | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose (SF) Stephen Cormier | |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy grabs the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:51 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 01:50 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing can't tip it in | 68-68 |
| 01:49 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:42 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose is fouled on the floor by Virgil Murphy - foul #4 on Virgil Murphy, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| 01:42 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:42 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy misses long on a floater in the lane | 68-70 |
| 01:29 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:08 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses short on a jumper from close range | 68-70 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | Ted Olson steals it from Arnold Curry | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 25 pts. 8 reb. C - Ted Olson (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow buries a floater from the left side | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry's pass is intercepted by Billy Murrow | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Edwin Jennings in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edwin Jennings, team foul #13 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw (SG) Kenneth Monahan | |
| 00:24 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:24 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 00:16 | Fort Hays St. | Edwin Jennings is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edwin Jennings, team foul #14 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (PG) Edwin Jennings | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 00:16 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:16 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan (SG) Lawrence McShaw | |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnold Curry | 74-76 |
| 00:09 | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Snyder is called for the reach on Kenneth Monahan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Snyder, team foul #15 | 74-76 |
| 00:09 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:09 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arnold Curry | 77-78 |
| 00:04 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Snyder - foul #2 on Joshua Snyder, team foul #16 | 77-78 |
| 00:04 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:04 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses long on a halfcourt shot | 77-80 |