| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - John Reider (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Milford Riley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Ledet (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rob Cevallos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Philip Chung inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Wichita State | Milford Riley is fouled on the floor by John Stokes - foul #1 on John Stokes, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 19:39 | Wichita State | Daniel Bass steals the ball from Rob Cevallos | 28-23 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Choy | 28-25 |
| 19:14 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Earl Stanton - foul #2 on Earl Stanton, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| 19:14 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:14 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 18:48 | Wichita State | John Reider grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 18:28 | Wichita State | Milford Riley is hacked by Earl Stanton - foul #3 on Earl Stanton, team foul #3 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PF) Earl Stanton | |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | John Reider drills a jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Eric Choy drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Bass | 32-27 |
| 17:37 | Wichita State | Milford Riley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Reider | 34-27 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Bass | 34-29 |
| 17:04 | Wichita State | Rob Cevallos misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Stacy (SG) Milford Riley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Stephen Jones (SG), Frank Fossett (C) Eric Choy, John Stokes, Frank Davis | |
| 17:04 | Wichita State | Rob Cevallos makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:04 | Wichita State | Rob Cevallos misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Daniel Bass is denied by Steve Ledet | 35-29 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass lays it in | 35-31 |
| 16:05 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet misses the floater from the left side | 35-31 |
| 16:04 | Wichita State | Philip Chung pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:48 | Wichita State | Philip Chung drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Reider | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - John Reider (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stacy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Chung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Ledet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rob Cevallos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dave Welsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Fossett (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 15:31 | Wichita State | Philip Chung grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 15:07 | Wichita State | Philip Chung misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Bass - foul #3 on Daniel Bass, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ho Zheng (SG), Ognjen Zarkin (C) John Reider, Rob Cevallos | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (PF), Frank Davis (C) Dave Welsh, Stephen Jones, Ronald Adams, Frank Fossett | |
| 15:07 | Wichita State | Philip Chung misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:07 | Wichita State | Philip Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Eric Choy | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Reider (PG), Milford Riley (SF) Richard Stacy, Philip Chung | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | John Reider is called for the reach on Daniel Bass - foul #3 on John Reider, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Choy | 38-36 |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Reider | 40-36 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Davis | 40-39 |
| 12:49 | Wichita State | John Reider misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Stokes out of a doubleteam | 40-41 |
| 12:17 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Stacy (PG), Franklin See (PF), Rob Cevallos (C) John Reider, Steve Ledet, Ognjen Zarkin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Ronald Adams (C) Eric Choy, Frank Davis | |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh's pass is intercepted by Richard Stacy in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 12:10 | Wichita State | Milford Riley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Richard Stacy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ho Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Milford Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Franklin See (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rob Cevallos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dave Welsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stokes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | John Stokes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ho Zheng - foul #4 on Ho Zheng, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Philip Chung (SF) Ho Zheng | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Fossett (C) Earl Stanton | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | John Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | John Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | Franklin See gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:14 | Wichita State | Rob Cevallos clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 11:13 | Wichita State | Philip Chung grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:55 | Wichita State | Milford Riley buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Stacy | 43-42 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Rob Cevallos steals it from Dave Welsh | 43-42 |
| 10:36 | Wichita State | Ronald Adams steals it from Franklin See | 43-42 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | John Stokes is fouled on the floor by Franklin See - foul #1 on Franklin See, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Reider (PG), Steve Ledet (PF) Milford Riley, Franklin See | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Stephen Jones (SG), Earl Stanton (PF) Dave Welsh, John Stokes, Frank Fossett | |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Bass | 43-45 |
| 09:35 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Bass - foul #4 on Daniel Bass, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milford Riley (SG) Richard Stacy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Frank Davis (C) Daniel Bass, Ronald Adams | |
| 09:35 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:35 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones hits a 3 from straight away | 43-48 |
| 08:59 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rob Cevallos | 45-48 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:32 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:15 | Wichita State | Milford Riley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Stacy (PG), Ho Zheng (SG), Ognjen Zarkin (SF), Franklin See (PF), Joseph Brock (C) John Reider, Milford Riley, Philip Chung, Steve Ledet, Rob Cevallos | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Ronald Adams (C) Dave Welsh, Stephen Jones, Frank Davis | |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | Franklin See comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Earl Stanton - foul #4 on Earl Stanton, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Fossett (C) Earl Stanton | |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | Franklin See misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | Franklin See makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Richard Stacy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ho Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ognjen Zarkin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Franklin See (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Fossett (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 07:03 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:52 | Wichita State | Joseph Brock is hacked by Eric Choy - foul #1 on Eric Choy, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Reider (PG) Richard Stacy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG) Eric Choy | |
| 06:52 | Wichita State | Joseph Brock makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:52 | Wichita State | Joseph Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | John Stokes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 06:21 | Wichita State | Ognjen Zarkin snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:16 | Wichita State | Ho Zheng makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Reider | 54-48 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams comes up short on the runner from the left block | 54-48 |
| 05:57 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Franklin See | 54-48 |
| 05:48 | Wichita State | Ronald Adams steals the ball from John Reider | 54-48 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dave Welsh, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Philip Chung (SF), Steve Ledet (PF), Rob Cevallos (C) Ognjen Zarkin, Franklin See, Joseph Brock | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (PF), Frank Davis (C) Ronald Adams, Frank Fossett | |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet is whistled for traveling | 54-48 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG) John Stokes | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-51 |
| 05:01 | Wichita State | Philip Chung misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Bass - foul #5 on Daniel Bass, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milford Riley (SG) Ho Zheng | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (SF) Daniel Bass | |
| 05:01 | Wichita State | Philip Chung makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:01 | Wichita State | Philip Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Frank Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dave Welsh | 56-54 |
| 04:28 | Wichita State | Milford Riley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Frank Davis snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 03:59 | Wichita State | Milford Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:46 | Wichita State | John Reider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Stacy (PG), Ho Zheng (SG) John Reider, Milford Riley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Ronald Adams (PF) Dave Welsh, Stephen Jones | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | John Stokes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 03:20 | Wichita State | Richard Stacy grabs the board | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Richard Stacy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ho Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip Chung (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Ledet (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rob Cevallos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | Philip Chung's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Stanton | 56-54 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Steve Ledet is called for the reach on Frank Davis - foul #2 on Steve Ledet, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Reider (PG), Milford Riley (SF), Franklin See (PF), Ognjen Zarkin (C) Richard Stacy, Philip Chung, Steve Ledet, Rob Cevallos | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Stephen Jones (SG), Frank Fossett (C) Eric Choy, Earl Stanton, Frank Davis | |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-54 |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | Milford Riley pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Philip Chung (SF), Steve Ledet (PF), Rob Cevallos (C) Milford Riley, Franklin See, Ognjen Zarkin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (SF), Earl Stanton (PF), Frank Davis (C) Stephen Jones, Ronald Adams, Frank Fossett | |
| 01:26 | Wichita State | Rob Cevallos misses short on a runner from the right block | 56-54 |
| 01:25 | Wichita State | Rob Cevallos snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 01:05 | Wichita State | Earl Stanton steals it from Ho Zheng | 56-54 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Eric Choy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dave Welsh | 56-57 |
| 00:15 | Wichita State | Steve Ledet misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Eric Choy snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Eric Choy is hacked by John Reider in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Reider, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | John Reider is called for the reach on Earl Stanton - foul #5 on John Reider, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Stacy (PG) John Reider | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Richard Stacy is called for the reach on Dave Welsh - foul #1 on Richard Stacy, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Rob Cevallos | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Rob Cevallos can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 56-57 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stacy | 56-57 |