| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lewis Flynn (fresh) SG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SF - Enrique Sandoval (fresh) PF - Christopher Dobbs (fresh) C - Frank Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Frank Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Fred Oglesby | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frank Moore | 6-4 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | Frank Moore is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | Wichita State | Frank Moore hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby tips it home | 8-6 |
| 17:14 | Wichita State | Frank Moore clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Clifford Frazier - foul #1 on Clifford Frazier, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell (SG), Michael Freeman (SF), Brian Heckler (PF) Matthew Smith, Enrique Sandoval, Christopher Dobbs | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), James Carino (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Emmitt Parker, Clifford Frazier, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 17:14 | Wichita State | Frank Moore makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 17:14 | Wichita State | Frank Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | James Carino makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ben Nelson | 10-9 |
| 16:38 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn misses the floater from the left side | 10-9 |
| 16:37 | Wichita State | Michael Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 16:13 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | James Miller snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton is hacked by Brian Heckler - foul #1 on Brian Heckler, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Matthew Smith (SG), Enrique Sandoval (SF), Christopher Dobbs (PF) Lewis Flynn, Maurice O'Connell, Michael Freeman, Frank Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) SG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SF - Enrique Sandoval (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fresh) C - Brian Heckler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Carino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Walton (fresh) PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) C - James Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Sam Houston State | James Carino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:49 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo tips it home | 10-11 |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Mayo - foul #1 on Jason Mayo, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:10 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Zukerman - foul #1 on William Zukerman, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), Mark Eder (SG) Ben Nelson, James Carino | |
| 15:10 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 15:10 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 14:50 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Miller | 12-13 |
| 14:46 | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Jason Mayo blocks the short jumper by Christopher Dobbs | 12-16 |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Walton | 12-16 |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Predmore | 12-18 |
| 13:57 | Wichita State | Matthew Smith is fouled on the floor by Mark Eder - foul #1 on Mark Eder, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn (PG), Maurice O'Connell (SG), Blake Balfour (SF), Michael Freeman (PF), Frank Moore (C) William Zukerman, Matthew Smith, Enrique Sandoval, Christopher Dobbs, Brian Heckler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), James Carino (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Michael Predmore, Mark Eder, Robert Walton, James Miller | |
| 13:29 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn is hacked by Ben Nelson - foul #1 on Ben Nelson, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (SF), Dan Saunders (PF) Clifford Frazier, Jason Mayo | |
| 13:11 | Wichita State | Michael Freeman comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 12-18 |
| 13:10 | Wichita State | Frank Moore grabs the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 12:46 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Matthew Smith (SG), Christopher Dobbs (PF) Maurice O'Connell, Blake Balfour | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), James Miller (C) Ben Nelson, James Carino, John Murphy, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-18 |
| 12:25 | Wichita State | Matthew Smith snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 12:08 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lewis Flynn | 14-18 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Freeman - foul #1 on Michael Freeman, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval (SF), Brian Heckler (C) Michael Freeman, Frank Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), James Carino (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Michael Predmore, Emmitt Parker, Jason Mayo, James Miller | |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:50 | Wichita State | Brian Heckler grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lewis Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SF - Enrique Sandoval (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Heckler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Carino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:01 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 11:00 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Christopher Dobbs | 14-18 |
| 10:58 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn's pass is intercepted by Ben Nelson in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 10:38 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Dobbs blocks the short jumper by Fred Oglesby | 14-18 |
| 10:36 | Wichita State | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #1 on Dan Saunders, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Maurice O'Connell (SG), Frank Moore (C) Lewis Flynn, Matthew Smith, Brian Heckler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), James Miller (C) Ben Nelson, James Carino, Clifford Frazier, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 09:46 | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:24 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses the runner near the basket | 15-18 |
| 09:23 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Dobbs | 15-18 |
| 09:08 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (SF), Michael Freeman (PF) Enrique Sandoval, Christopher Dobbs | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder (SG) Emmitt Parker | |
| 08:44 | Sam Houston State | William Zukerman steals it from James Miller | 15-18 |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | William Zukerman hits the finger roll | 17-18 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by Frank Moore - foul #1 on Frank Moore, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn (PG), Matthew Smith (SG), Brian Heckler (PF) William Zukerman, Maurice O'Connell, Blake Balfour | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Dan Saunders (C) John Murphy, Mark Eder, James Miller | |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) Dan Saunders | |
| 08:10 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Brian Heckler - foul #2 on Brian Heckler, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (SF) Brian Heckler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), James Carino (SG), John Murphy (SF), Dan Saunders (C) Michael Predmore, Emmitt Parker, Robert Walton, Fred Oglesby | |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lewis Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SF - Blake Balfour (fresh) PF - Michael Freeman (fresh) C - Frank Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Carino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Mayo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Saunders (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval (SF), Joel Butler (C) Blake Balfour, Frank Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Ben Nelson, James Carino, John Murphy, Jason Mayo | |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton is fouled on the floor by Joel Butler - foul #1 on Joel Butler, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), James Miller (C) Emmitt Parker, Robert Walton, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 06:59 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo grabs the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:46 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the lay-in | 17-19 |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 06:32 | Wichita State | Enrique Sandoval buries a 3 from straight away set up by Joel Butler | 20-19 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Clifford Frazier, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Maurice O'Connell (SG), Christopher Dobbs (PF), Frank Moore (C) Lewis Flynn, Matthew Smith, Michael Freeman, Joel Butler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Michael Predmore, Mark Eder, Clifford Frazier, Jason Mayo, James Miller | |
| 05:55 | Wichita State | John Murphy takes the ball from Maurice O'Connell | 20-19 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Zukerman - foul #2 on William Zukerman, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Gregory Latunski (SF) William Zukerman, Enrique Sandoval | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), James Carino (SG), Jason Mayo (PF) Emmitt Parker, Robert Walton, Dan Saunders | |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 05:25 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 05:23 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-21 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 04:47 | Sam Houston State | Frank Moore blocks the jumper by Ben Nelson | 20-21 |
| 04:46 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 04:28 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs buries a shot from the right block set up by Maurice O'Connell | 22-21 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by Blake Balfour - foul #1 on Blake Balfour, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn (PG), Matthew Smith (SG), Enrique Sandoval (SF), Michael Freeman (C) Blake Balfour, Maurice O'Connell, Gregory Latunski, Frank Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Ben Nelson, James Carino, Jason Mayo, Fred Oglesby | |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:50 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Matthew Smith | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lewis Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Enrique Sandoval (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Dobbs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) SF - Robert Walton (fresh) PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) C - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the floater from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 03:32 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:10 | Wichita State | Emmitt Parker is called for the reach on Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Emmitt Parker, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Brian Heckler (C) Christopher Dobbs | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), James Carino (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF) John Murphy, Emmitt Parker, Robert Walton | |
| 03:10 | Wichita State | Matthew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:10 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders's floater is knocked away by Enrique Sandoval | 25-23 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | James Carino pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Michael Freeman steps in front of the Clifford Frazier pass | 25-23 |
| 02:12 | Wichita State | Michael Freeman drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Enrique Sandoval | 27-23 |
| 01:47 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Heckler - foul #3 on Brian Heckler, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (SF), Christopher Dobbs (PF), Frank Moore (C) Enrique Sandoval, Michael Freeman, Brian Heckler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Jason Mayo (PF) Ben Nelson, James Carino, Clifford Frazier, Dan Saunders | |
| 01:47 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:47 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Frank Moore grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 01:28 | Wichita State | Lewis Flynn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Smith | 30-23 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is hacked by Blake Balfour - foul #2 on Blake Balfour, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell (SG) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier (SF) Robert Walton | |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:07 | Wichita State | Frank Moore comes up short on the shot from the right block | 30-25 |
| 01:05 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs tips it home | 32-25 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier buries a floater from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Christopher Dobbs connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lewis Flynn | 34-27 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier hits the finger roll set up by Michael Predmore | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-29 |