| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Wood (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Norris Erickson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mariano Moran (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Latunski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joel Butler (fresh) C - Darrell Span (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Kenneth Wood inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Montana State | Mariano Moran double dribbles | 33-37 |
| 19:39 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kenneth Wood - foul #2 on Kenneth Wood, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:39 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:18 | Montana State | Mariano Moran works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:06 | Wichita State | William Zukerman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | Mariano Moran pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:46 | Montana State | Norris Erickson double dribbles | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 18:27 | Wichita State | Darrell Span gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:20 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Willie Smith gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | Kenneth Wood is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 17:56 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Norris Erickson | 37-40 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Mariano Moran lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Kenneth Wood | 39-40 |
| 17:15 | Wichita State | Lorenzo Pawlak steals it from Darrell Span | 39-40 |
| 17:11 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak jams it | 41-40 |
| 17:02 | Wichita State | William Zukerman makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Latunski | 41-42 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Willie Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Darrell Span grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:33 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (PG), Allen Abad (SG), Glenn Mayhew (PF), Gene Kirby (C) Lorenzo Pawlak, Willie Smith, Norris Erickson, Mariano Moran | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Brian West (SG), Erik Mazzone (SF), Timothy Homan (PF), Adolfo Lopez (C) William Zukerman, Gregory Latunski, Maurice O'Connell, Joel Butler, Darrell Span | |
| 16:07 | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew lays it up and in on a great pass from John Tavares | 43-42 |
| 16:00 | Wichita State | Allen Abad is called for the reach on Brian West - foul #2 on Allen Abad, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Randall Thibault (PF) Adolfo Lopez | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Tavares (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Abad (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Mayhew (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Kirby (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Blake Balfour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Mazzone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Thibault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Homan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Wichita State | Brian West clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | John Tavares misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 15:33 | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Gene Kirby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Tavares | 45-42 |
| 14:55 | Wichita State | Brian West misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 14:54 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 14:52 | Wichita State | Brian West gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:42 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 14:40 | Wichita State | Blake Balfour grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 14:23 | Wichita State | Brian West scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 14:00 | Montana State | Allen Abad misses the fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 13:58 | Wichita State | Blake Balfour gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:40 | Wichita State | Brian West makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Erik Mazzone | 45-47 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Allen Abad misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Brian West - foul #2 on Brian West, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (PG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Norris Erickson (PF), Mariano Moran (C) John Tavares, Kenneth Wood, Glenn Mayhew, Gene Kirby | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Gregory Latunski (SG), Maurice O'Connell (SF), Joel Butler (PF), Darrell Span (C) Blake Balfour, Brian West, Erik Mazzone, Randall Thibault, Timothy Homan | |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Allen Abad misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Allen Abad makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:02 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Zukerman | 46-50 |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Allen Abad clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Latunski - foul #1 on Gregory Latunski, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Allen Abad makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Allen Abad makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Mariano Moran lays it up and in | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Abad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norris Erickson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mariano Moran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Latunski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joel Butler (fresh) C - Darrell Span (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | Mariano Moran grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 11:26 | Wichita State | Darrell Span snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | William Zukerman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lorenzo Pawlak - foul #2 on Lorenzo Pawlak, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (PG), Willie Smith (SG), Fred Mann (SF), Glenn Mayhew (PF) Lorenzo Pawlak, Allen Abad, Sam Hartsell, Norris Erickson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Randall Thibault (PF), Timothy Homan (C) Joel Butler, Darrell Span | |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | William Zukerman misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | William Zukerman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 10:45 | Montana State | Mariano Moran snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:25 | Montana State | William Zukerman is called for the reach on Fred Mann - foul #1 on William Zukerman, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Wood (SF), Gene Kirby (C) Fred Mann, Mariano Moran | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Brian West (SG), Erik Mazzone (SF) William Zukerman, Gregory Latunski, Maurice O'Connell | |
| 10:10 | Montana State | Willie Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Tavares | 53-53 |
| 10:05 | Wichita State | Randall Thibault is hacked by Glenn Mayhew - foul #1 on Glenn Mayhew, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| 09:51 | Wichita State | Kenneth Wood picks off the pass by Randall Thibault | 53-53 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Kenneth Wood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | Blake Balfour grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:37 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-53 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Gene Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:12 | Montana State | John Tavares misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 09:11 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Timothy Homan | 53-53 |
| 08:52 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brian West | 53-55 |
| 08:45 | Montana State | Willie Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gene Kirby | 56-55 |
| 08:34 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Mayhew | 56-55 |
| 08:32 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:16 | Wichita State | Brian West knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Blake Balfour | 56-58 |
| 08:11 | Montana State | John Tavares misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 08:10 | Wichita State | Randall Thibault gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 07:54 | Wichita State | Kenneth Wood swats the layup by Brian West | 56-58 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Gene Kirby gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Tavares (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Wood (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Mayhew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Kirby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Blake Balfour (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian West (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Mazzone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Thibault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Homan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Montana State | Kenneth Wood can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-58 |
| 07:44 | Wichita State | Timothy Homan gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 07:28 | Wichita State | Timothy Homan misses long on a runner in the paint | 56-58 |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Kenneth Wood pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Blake Balfour steals the ball from John Tavares | 56-58 |
| 07:00 | Wichita State | Erik Mazzone hits the finger roll set up by Blake Balfour | 56-60 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Randall Thibault is called for the reach on Willie Smith - foul #4 on Randall Thibault, team foul #4 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (PG), Allen Abad (SG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Norris Erickson (PF), Mariano Moran (C) John Tavares, Willie Smith, Kenneth Wood, Glenn Mayhew, Gene Kirby | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Gregory Latunski (SG), Maurice O'Connell (SF), Joel Butler (PF), Darrell Span (C) Blake Balfour, Brian West, Erik Mazzone, Randall Thibault, Timothy Homan | |
| 06:31 | Montana State | Allen Abad travels with the ball | 56-60 |
| 06:23 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-60 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Mariano Moran | 56-60 |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Mariano Moran shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the paint | 58-60 |
| 06:04 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joel Butler | 58-62 |
| 05:52 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 05:41 | Wichita State | William Zukerman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 05:39 | Montana State | Mariano Moran grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 05:32 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 05:30 | Montana State | Norris Erickson snags the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:10 | Montana State | Allen Abad is hacked by Gregory Latunski - foul #2 on Gregory Latunski, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (SG) Allen Abad | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Zukerman - foul #2 on William Zukerman, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:54 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:38 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski is whistled for traveling | 63-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Randall Thibault (PF), Adolfo Lopez (C) Joel Butler, Darrell Span | |
| 04:22 | Montana State | John Tavares buries a 3 from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 04:11 | Wichita State | William Zukerman's layup is rejected by Mariano Moran | 66-62 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | John Tavares grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | John Tavares can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 03:53 | Wichita State | Adolfo Lopez gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Tavares (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norris Erickson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Mariano Moran (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - William Zukerman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Latunski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice O'Connell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Thibault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Adolfo Lopez (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | William Zukerman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Norris Erickson pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell is hacked by William Zukerman - foul #3 on William Zukerman, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Willie Smith (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Gene Kirby (C) Lorenzo Pawlak, Norris Erickson, Mariano Moran | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Blake Balfour (PG), Brian West (SG), Erik Mazzone (SF), Timothy Homan (PF), Darrell Span (C) William Zukerman, Gregory Latunski, Maurice O'Connell, Randall Thibault, Adolfo Lopez | |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:35 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Darrell Span snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Brian West comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Smith - foul #1 on Willie Smith, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mariano Moran (C) Sam Hartsell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joel Butler (PF) Timothy Homan | |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Brian West makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Brian West makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:08 | Montana State | Willie Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 03:07 | Montana State | Gene Kirby pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Mariano Moran evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Darrell Span - foul #2 on Darrell Span, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Glenn Mayhew (PF) Gene Kirby | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Mariano Moran makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Mariano Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:43 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (PG), Norris Erickson (PF) John Tavares, Glenn Mayhew | |
| Subs | Wichita State | William Zukerman (PG), Gregory Latunski (SG), Maurice O'Connell (SF), Randall Thibault (PF) Blake Balfour, Brian West, Erik Mazzone, Joel Butler | |
| 02:38 | Wichita State | William Zukerman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Maurice O'Connell | 69-67 |
| 02:14 | Montana State | Mariano Moran is whistled for a carry | 69-67 |
| 01:54 | Wichita State | Mariano Moran steals it from Randall Thibault | 69-67 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Kenneth Wood misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Maurice O'Connell - foul #1 on Maurice O'Connell, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Kenneth Wood misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:39 | Montana State | Kenneth Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:39 | Wichita State | Darrell Span gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:35 | Wichita State | William Zukerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Willie Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:54 | Wichita State | William Zukerman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Mariano Moran grabs the board | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Willie Smith misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Darrell Span - foul #3 on Darrell Span, team foul #10 | 72-67 |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Willie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:29 | Montana State | Willie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:29 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Darrell Span | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski double dribbles | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Willie Smith is hacked by Gregory Latunski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Latunski, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (SG) Kenneth Wood | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Willie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Willie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:21 | Wichita State | Darrell Span pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:14 | Wichita State | Maurice O'Connell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | John Tavares is hacked by Gregory Latunski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Latunski, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Wood (SF) Willie Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:13 | Montana State | John Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | John Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:09 | Wichita State | William Zukerman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Mariano Moran pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Mariano Moran is fouled in the backcourt by William Zukerman - foul #4 on William Zukerman, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Mariano Moran misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Mariano Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Gregory Latunski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-70 |