| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Latunski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randall Thibault (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Span (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lon Ranieri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weston Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brock Pottorff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Bluford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:38 | Air Force | John Edwards lays it up and in | 35-31 |
| 19:31 | Wichita State | William Zukerman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:30 | Wichita State | Darrell Span pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:21 | Wichita State | William Zukerman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:19 | Air Force | Ron Bluford pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:14 | Air Force | John Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 19:02 | Wichita State | William Zukerman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Latunski | 38-31 |
| 18:36 | Air Force | Lon Ranieri misses the floater from the left side | 38-31 |
| 18:34 | Air Force | John Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Lon Ranieri hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 18:05 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Randall Thibault | 38-31 |
| 17:48 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 17:47 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice O'Connell | 38-31 |
| 17:28 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 17:27 | Air Force | Ron Bluford gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:03 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:02 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Darrell Span | 38-31 |
| 16:57 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by William Zukerman | 41-31 |
| 16:33 | Air Force | Ron Bluford scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 16:11 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski is fouled on the floor by Lon Ranieri - foul #1 on Lon Ranieri, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Brian West (SG), Erik Mazzone (SF), Joel Butler (PF), Timothy Homan (C) William Zukerman, Gregory Latunski, Maurice O'Connell, Randall Thibault, Darrell Span | |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (SG), Samuel Rayes (PF) Weston Chapman, Ron Bluford | |
| 16:05 | Wichita State | Brian West is whistled for traveling | 41-33 |
| 15:43 | Air Force | Samuel Rayes connects on the floater from the right side | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Blake Balfour (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian West (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Mazzone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Butler (fresh) C - Timothy Homan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lon Ranieri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brock Pottorff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Rayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 15:02 | Air Force | Samuel Rayes drills a jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 14:52 | Wichita State | Brian West connects on the jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 14:29 | Air Force | Nathan Walker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 14:28 | Wichita State | Timothy Homan snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 14:16 | Wichita State | Samuel Rayes is called for the reach on Brian West - foul #1 on Samuel Rayes, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Gregory Latunski (SG), Maurice O'Connell (SF), Randall Thibault (PF), Darrell Span (C) Blake Balfour, Brian West, Erik Mazzone, Joel Butler, Timothy Homan | |
| Subs | Air Force | Weston Chapman (SG), Ron Bluford (PF) Nathan Walker, Brock Pottorff | |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | William Zukerman loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| 13:26 | Air Force | John Edwards misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 13:24 | Air Force | Ron Bluford tips it home | 43-39 |
| 13:11 | Wichita State | Randall Thibault drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gregory Latunski | 45-39 |
| 12:56 | Air Force | Lon Ranieri misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 12:55 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:40 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 12:38 | Air Force | Lon Ranieri pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:14 | Air Force | Weston Chapman is hacked by Maurice O'Connell - foul #3 on Maurice O'Connell, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (PG), Issac Soule (SG), Brock Pottorff (SF) Lon Ranieri, Weston Chapman, Samuel Rayes | |
| 11:54 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 11:53 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Bluford | 45-39 |
| 11:25 | Air Force | John Edwards's pass is intercepted by William Zukerman | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Latunski (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randall Thibault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Span (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Nathan Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Issac Soule (fresh) SF - Brock Pottorff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Bluford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Wichita State | William Zukerman travels in the backcourt | 45-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joel Butler (PF), Timothy Homan (C) Randall Thibault, Darrell Span | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dennis Campbell (PF) Ron Bluford | |
| 11:00 | Air Force | Nathan Walker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 10:58 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:41 | Wichita State | William Zukerman knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Gregory Latunski and he's hacked by John Edwards - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Brian West (SG) Gregory Latunski | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lon Ranieri (PG), Weston Chapman (SF), Christopher Vineyard (C) Issac Soule, Brock Pottorff, John Edwards | |
| 10:41 | Wichita State | William Zukerman makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:26 | Air Force | Lon Ranieri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Erik Mazzone (SF) William Zukerman, Maurice O'Connell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ron Bluford (PF) Dennis Campbell | |
| 10:04 | Wichita State | Timothy Homan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Homan, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| 09:40 | Air Force | Ron Bluford banks in the layup set up by Lon Ranieri | 48-41 |
| 09:29 | Wichita State | Christopher Vineyard is called for the reach on Erik Mazzone - foul #2 on Christopher Vineyard, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Gregory Latunski (SG), Maurice O'Connell (SF), Randall Thibault (PF), Darrell Span (C) Blake Balfour, Brian West, Erik Mazzone, Joel Butler, Timothy Homan | |
| Subs | Air Force | Samuel Rayes (SF), John Edwards (C) Nathan Walker, Christopher Vineyard | |
| 09:24 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Zukerman | 51-41 |
| 09:16 | Air Force | The jump hook by Samuel Rayes is blocked by Darrell Span | 51-41 |
| 09:15 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:08 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski loses the dribble to Ron Bluford | 51-41 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Ron Bluford knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Weston Chapman | 51-43 |
| 08:22 | Wichita State | William Zukerman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Latunski | 54-43 |
| 08:09 | Air Force | Samuel Rayes misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Randall Thibault - foul #2 on Randall Thibault, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (PG), Issac Soule (SG), Brock Pottorff (SF) Lon Ranieri, Weston Chapman, Ron Bluford | |
| 08:09 | Air Force | Samuel Rayes makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:09 | Air Force | Samuel Rayes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:51 | Wichita State | Darrell Span misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Edwards - foul #4 on John Edwards, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dennis Campbell (PF) Samuel Rayes | |
| 07:51 | Wichita State | Darrell Span misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:51 | Wichita State | Darrell Span makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:26 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 07:25 | Wichita State | William Zukerman gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Latunski (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randall Thibault (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Span (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Nathan Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Issac Soule (fresh) SF - Brock Pottorff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Campbell (fresh) C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 07:04 | Wichita State | Darrell Span grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:53 | Wichita State | Brock Pottorff steps in front of the Maurice O'Connell pass | 55-45 |
| 06:34 | Air Force | Gregory Latunski denies the turnaround by Brock Pottorff | 55-45 |
| 06:33 | Wichita State | Randall Thibault pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | Issac Soule misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 05:54 | Wichita State | William Zukerman pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 05:29 | Wichita State | Randall Thibault makes the floater from the right side | 60-45 |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lon Ranieri (PG), Weston Chapman (SG), Ron Bluford (PF) Nathan Walker, Issac Soule, Dennis Campbell | |
| 05:05 | Air Force | Lon Ranieri comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 05:04 | Wichita State | Darrell Span snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 04:46 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Weston Chapman - foul #3 on Weston Chapman, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joel Butler (PF), Timothy Homan (C) Randall Thibault, Darrell Span | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 04:46 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:46 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:46 | Air Force | Weston Chapman pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:17 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-45 |
| 04:16 | Air Force | John Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 03:49 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | John Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:30 | Air Force | Ron Bluford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-45 |
| 03:28 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Timothy Homan | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Latunski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joel Butler (fresh) C - Timothy Homan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lon Ranieri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weston Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Brock Pottorff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ron Bluford (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 03:12 | Air Force | Ron Bluford snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 02:59 | Air Force | Weston Chapman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 02:57 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to John Edwards | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Air Force | John Edwards is fouled on the floor by Timothy Homan - foul #2 on Timothy Homan, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Brian West (SG), Erik Mazzone (SF) William Zukerman, Gregory Latunski, Maurice O'Connell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (PG), Issac Soule (SG), Samuel Rayes (SF), Dennis Campbell (PF), Christopher Vineyard (C) Lon Ranieri, Weston Chapman, Brock Pottorff, Ron Bluford, John Edwards | |
| 02:35 | Air Force | Nathan Walker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Wichita State | Brian West drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Blake Balfour | 64-48 |
| 02:15 | Air Force | Nathan Walker misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 02:14 | Wichita State | Joel Butler grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Brian West misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 01:45 | Air Force | Dennis Campbell snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 01:37 | Air Force | Issac Soule knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 01:18 | Wichita State | Brian West makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Joel Butler | 67-51 |
| 00:56 | Air Force | Issac Soule is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Issac Soule, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Wichita State | Brian West is denied on a dunk by Christopher Vineyard | 67-51 |
| 00:29 | Wichita State | Timothy Homan snags the offensive board | 67-51 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Blake Balfour runs out the clock | 67-51 |