| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Anton Booher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joel Bay (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edmund Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Riker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-30 |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Howard | 37-30 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 19:19 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 19:07 | Wichita State | Anton Booher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brian Howard | 39-30 |
| 18:38 | Wichita State | Joel Bay knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Riker | 39-33 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Joel Bay is called for the reach on Daniel Nixon - foul #3 on Joel Bay, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Wade Deschenes (SF), Larry Gibb (PF) Homer Rogers, Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Peyton (PG), Alfred Baynes (SG), Nathan German (SF), Ralph McGlown (PF), James Stiver (C) Anton Booher, Joel Bay, Edmund Hawkins, Roy Hayden, James Riker | |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wade Deschenes | 41-33 |
| 17:49 | Wichita State | Nathan German comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Nixon - foul #1 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG), William Hardin (C) Daniel Nixon, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:49 | Wichita State | Nathan German makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:49 | Wichita State | Nathan German makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb's pass is intercepted by Alfred Baynes | 41-35 |
| 17:25 | Wichita State | Alfred Baynes hits the finger roll | 41-37 |
| 17:07 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Enoch Zinn | 44-37 |
| 16:57 | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 16:41 | Wichita State | Nathan German grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:25 | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Baynes | 44-39 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher is hacked by Alfred Baynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Baynes, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Brian Howard (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, Boyce Boucher, Wade Deschenes, Larry Gibb, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Anton Booher (PG), Anthony Dempster (SG), Edmund Hawkins (SF), Roy Hayden (PF), James Riker (C) William Peyton, Alfred Baynes, Nathan German, Ralph McGlown, James Stiver | |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 16:09 | Wichita State | Edmund Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:59 | Wichita State | Anton Booher buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Dempster | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Anton Booher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Dempster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Riker (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley is hacked by Edmund Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edmund Hawkins, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joel Bay (SG) Anthony Dempster | |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Anton Booher - foul #2 on Anton Booher, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Brian Howard makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Brian Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:32 | Wichita State | Edmund Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 15:30 | Wichita State | James Riker pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:06 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Riker | 46-44 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | Brian Howard scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Homer Rogers | 48-44 |
| 14:37 | Wichita State | James Riker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Brian Howard snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:19 | Missouri State | Brian Howard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Homer Rogers | 50-44 |
| 14:00 | Wichita State | Joel Bay comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-44 |
| 13:47 | Wichita State | James Riker snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 13:42 | Wichita State | Anton Booher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 13:41 | Wichita State | Edmund Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:27 | Wichita State | Daniel Nixon picks off the pass by James Riker | 50-44 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 13:10 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:06 | Wichita State | The short jumper by Joel Bay is denied by Gary Mentzer | 50-44 |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | Anton Booher misses the tip | 50-44 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is fouled on the floor by Anton Booher - foul #3 on Anton Booher, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Wade Deschenes (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), William Hardin (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Peyton (PG), Alfred Baynes (SG), Nathan German (SF), Ralph McGlown (PF), James Stiver (C) Anton Booher, Joel Bay, Edmund Hawkins, Roy Hayden, James Riker | |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | William Peyton is called for the reach on Wade Deschenes - foul #1 on William Peyton, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb connects on the open driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Ralph McGlown - foul #1 on Ralph McGlown, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:09 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Nathan German | 52-44 |
| 11:53 | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Gibb | 52-44 |
| 11:52 | Wichita State | William Peyton tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Gibb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Peyton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Baynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan German (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph McGlown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stiver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Boyce Boucher - foul #2 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| 11:24 | Wichita State | Enoch Zinn steals it from Alfred Baynes | 52-44 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | William Hardin jams it on a great pass from Boyce Boucher | 54-44 |
| 10:40 | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Gibb - foul #3 on Larry Gibb, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Skibski (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Edward Burke (SF), Brian Howard (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, Boyce Boucher, Wade Deschenes, Larry Gibb, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Baker (PG), Joel Bay (SG), Anthony Dempster (SF), James Riker (C) William Peyton, Alfred Baynes, Nathan German, James Stiver | |
| 10:40 | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:40 | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | Edward Burke double dribbles | 54-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Roy Hayden (PF) Ralph McGlown | |
| 10:19 | Wichita State | Anthony Dempster knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Joel Bay | 54-47 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Brian Howard can't connect on a shot in the paint | 54-47 |
| 10:02 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:33 | Wichita State | James Riker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Brian Howard | 54-47 |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer buries a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by James Riker - foul #2 on James Riker, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Larry Gibb (PF) James Skibski, Daniel Nixon, Brian Howard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Peyton (PG), Alfred Baynes (SG), Edmund Hawkins (SF), Nathan German (PF) Joseph Baker, Joel Bay, Anthony Dempster, Roy Hayden | |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:15 | Wichita State | Nathan German snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 09:01 | Wichita State | Alfred Baynes hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Larry Gibb - foul #4 on Larry Gibb, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (SG), Brian Howard (PF) Edward Burke, Larry Gibb | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown (PF) James Riker | |
| 09:01 | Wichita State | Alfred Baynes misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:01 | Wichita State | Alfred Baynes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Brian Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Nathan German is called for the reach on Gary Mentzer - foul #1 on Nathan German, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:43 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Nathan German | 56-47 |
| 08:30 | Wichita State | Edmund Hawkins is hacked by Boyce Boucher - foul #3 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Wade Deschenes (PF), William Hardin (C) Enoch Zinn, Brian Howard, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Anton Booher (PG) William Peyton | |
| 08:11 | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 08:10 | Wichita State | Edmund Hawkins tips it in | 56-49 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher loses the dribble to Alfred Baynes | 56-49 |
| 07:54 | Wichita State | Alfred Baynes lays it in | 56-51 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Nixon | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wade Deschenes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Anton Booher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Baynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Hawkins (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph McGlown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan German (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Ralph McGlown misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-51 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | William Hardin lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Homer Rogers | 61-51 |
| 07:01 | Wichita State | Alfred Baynes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | William Hardin is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 61-51 |
| 06:36 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses the tip | 61-51 |
| 06:35 | Wichita State | Nathan German snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 06:14 | Wichita State | Boyce Boucher is called for the reach on Anton Booher - foul #4 on Boyce Boucher, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Edward Burke (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Boyce Boucher, Wade Deschenes, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Baker (PG), William Peyton (SG), Anthony Dempster (SF), Roy Hayden (PF), James Stiver (C) Anton Booher, Alfred Baynes, Edmund Hawkins, Ralph McGlown, Nathan German | |
| 05:55 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 05:53 | Wichita State | Anthony Dempster gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:37 | Wichita State | William Peyton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:14 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Edward Burke | 63-51 |
| 04:56 | Wichita State | Doyle Hartley steals the ball from William Peyton | 63-51 |
| 04:52 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley blows the layup | 63-51 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Edward Burke hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | Joseph Baker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Burke - foul #2 on Edward Burke, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Skibski (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Brian Howard (PF) Enoch Zinn, Edward Burke, Larry Gibb | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joel Bay (SG), Nathan German (SF), James Riker (C) William Peyton, Anthony Dempster, James Stiver | |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | Joseph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:26 | Wichita State | Joseph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Brian Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Anton Booher (PG) Joseph Baker | |
| 04:13 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | James Riker is called for the reach on Gary Mentzer - foul #3 on James Riker, team foul #10 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SF) James Skibski, Doyle Hartley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:32 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #2 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| 03:32 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:32 | Wichita State | Roy Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Anton Booher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joel Bay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan German (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Roy Hayden (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - James Riker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is hacked by Anton Booher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anton Booher, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edmund Hawkins (SF) Roy Hayden | |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:11 | Wichita State | Anton Booher can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 03:10 | Wichita State | Nathan German grabs the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 03:04 | Wichita State | James Riker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Edward Burke (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Wade Deschenes (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Brian Howard, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Peyton (PG), Alfred Baynes (SG), Anthony Dempster (SF), Ralph McGlown (PF) Anton Booher, Joel Bay, Edmund Hawkins, James Riker | |
| 02:57 | Missouri State | Edward Burke connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 02:44 | Wichita State | Anthony Dempster loses the dribble to Boyce Boucher | 70-54 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-54 |
| 02:13 | Wichita State | Nathan German grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | Alfred Baynes's floater is tipped away by Larry Gibb | 70-54 |
| 01:53 | Wichita State | Nathan German tips it in | 70-56 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alfred Baynes - foul #2 on Alfred Baynes, team foul #12 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (C) Edward Burke | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Stiver (C) Anthony Dempster | |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:13 | Wichita State | William Peyton's pass is intercepted by Larry Gibb | 72-56 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Nathan German steps in front of the Boyce Boucher pass in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| 00:56 | Wichita State | William Peyton buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Baynes | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Wichita State | William Peyton scores on a jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn runs out the clock | 74-60 |