| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Emil Rhode (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Steve Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Seder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Vick (fresh) PF - Richard Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Scharf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez inbounds the ball | 24-13 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Fred Sessions out of the doubleteam | 27-13 |
| 19:18 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-15 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-15 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode tips it back up and in | 29-15 |
| 18:34 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf misses the lay-in | 29-15 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode grabs the board | 29-15 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses the jumper in the lane | 29-15 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is hacked by Robert Scharf - foul #1 on Robert Scharf, team foul #1 | 29-15 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Morgan is called for the reach on Oladele Sato - foul #1 on Richard Morgan, team foul #2 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson (C) Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Micheal Kegler (SF) Richard Vick | |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez is called for traveling | 29-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF) Julio Lopez | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | Douglas Mercer picks off the pass by Richard Morgan | 29-15 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Oladele Sato, team foul #1 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts (PF) Douglas Mercer | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 16:03 | Wichita State | Clemente Roberts swats the short shot by Robert Scharf | 29-15 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato pulls down the rebound | 29-15 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) C - Clyde Larson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Steve Gibbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Seder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Micheal Kegler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Scharf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions is hacked by Robert Scharf - foul #2 on Robert Scharf, team foul #3 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez (SF), Emil Rhode (C) Bradley Gaier, Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Vick (SF) Micheal Kegler | |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-15 |
| 15:08 | Wichita State | Robert Seder hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Morgan - foul #2 on Richard Morgan, team foul #4 | 32-18 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 14:30 | Wichita State | Robert Seder clanks a shot from the left wing | 33-18 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions grabs the defensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 33-18 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts tips it in | 35-18 |
| 13:46 | Wichita State | Robert Seder clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 35-18 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode grabs the board | 35-18 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts double dribbles | 35-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF), Douglas Mercer (PF), Clyde Larson (C) Julio Lopez, Clemente Roberts, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Micheal Kegler (SF), Boris Wrobliski (PF), Shaun Stiger (C) Richard Vick, Richard Morgan, Robert Scharf | |
| 12:55 | Wichita State | Steve Gibbs scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Seder | 35-21 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 35-21 |
| 12:36 | Wichita State | Boris Wrobliski snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 12:19 | Wichita State | Micheal Kegler connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Seder | 35-24 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 11:50 | Wichita State | Micheal Kegler gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Larson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Steve Gibbs (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Seder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kegler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Boris Wrobliski (fresh) C - Shaun Stiger (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 11:27 | Wichita State | The short jumper by Boris Wrobliski is denied by Clyde Larson | 35-24 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Oladele Sato | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 10:30 | Wichita State | Micheal Kegler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Boris Wrobliski | 38-27 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-27 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Shaun Stiger | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 09:56 | Wichita State | Boris Wrobliski clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Douglas Mercer - foul #1 on Douglas Mercer, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG), William Blevins (SG), Julio Lopez (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF), Emil Rhode (C) Oladele Sato, Fred Sessions, Bradley Gaier, Douglas Mercer, Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil (PG), Jack Cockrum (SG), Richard Vick (SF), Robert Scharf (C) Steve Gibbs, Robert Seder, Micheal Kegler, Shaun Stiger | |
| 09:56 | Wichita State | Boris Wrobliski makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 09:56 | Wichita State | Boris Wrobliski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode banks in the layup set up by John Helt and he's fouled by Boris Wrobliski - foul #2 on Boris Wrobliski, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Richard Morgan (PF) Boris Wrobliski | |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode misses the free throw | 40-29 |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Jack Cockrum snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 09:06 | Wichita State | Richard Vick is hacked by William Blevins - foul #1 on William Blevins, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 09:01 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | John Helt is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pfeil - foul #2 on Michael Pfeil, team foul #6 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer (PF) Clemente Roberts | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 08:19 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf can't finish the layup | 42-29 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer misses short on a runner in the lane | 42-29 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode tips it in | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 07:44 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Cockrum | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Helt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Blevins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Emil Rhode (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Michael Pfeil (fresh) SG - Jack Cockrum (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Vick (fresh) PF - Richard Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Scharf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Julio Lopez | 44-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato (PG), Fred Sessions (SG) John Helt, William Blevins | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steve Gibbs (PG), Robert Seder (SG) Michael Pfeil, Jack Cockrum | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Wichita State | Richard Vick's pass is intercepted by Fred Sessions | 44-31 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions hits the finger roll | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Wichita State | Robert Seder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF), Clyde Larson (C) Julio Lopez, Douglas Mercer, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Micheal Kegler (SF) Richard Vick | |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 06:39 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Robert Scharf | 46-31 |
| 06:34 | Wichita State | Robert Seder misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-31 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Steve Gibbs | 46-31 |
| 06:01 | Wichita State | Steve Gibbs misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 06:00 | Wichita State | Robert Seder tips it but misses | 46-31 |
| 05:59 | Wichita State | Richard Morgan snags the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 05:48 | Wichita State | Fred Sessions takes the ball from Richard Morgan | 46-31 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Sessions | 48-31 |
| 05:31 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 05:16 | Wichita State | Steve Gibbs snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 05:12 | Wichita State | Steve Gibbs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts tips it in | 50-33 |
| 04:33 | Wichita State | Steve Gibbs connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 04:06 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 03:52 | Wichita State | Richard Morgan clanks a shot from the right block | 50-35 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Sessions (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Gaier (fairly fresh) PF - Clemente Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Steve Gibbs (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Seder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Kegler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Morgan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Scharf (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is hacked by Steve Gibbs - foul #2 on Steve Gibbs, team foul #7 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Blevins (SG), John Renzi (SF) Fred Sessions, Bradley Gaier | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil (PG), Richard Vick (SF), Boris Wrobliski (PF), Shaun Stiger (C) Steve Gibbs, Micheal Kegler, Richard Morgan, Robert Scharf | |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Wichita State | Oladele Sato steals it from Michael Pfeil in the backcourt | 52-35 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato hits the finger roll | 54-35 |
| 03:10 | Wichita State | Richard Vick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Clyde Larson - foul #1 on Clyde Larson, team foul #4 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG) Oladele Sato | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:10 | Wichita State | Richard Vick makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 03:10 | Wichita State | Richard Vick misses the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Blevins | 54-36 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 02:29 | Wichita State | Boris Wrobliski misses short on a shot from the right block | 56-36 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | Shaun Stiger tips it back up and in | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wrobliski steals the ball from William Blevins in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| 02:16 | Wichita State | Robert Seder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-38 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Clyde Larson | 58-38 |
| 01:41 | Wichita State | Robert Seder is fouled on the floor by John Renzi - foul #1 on John Renzi, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF) John Renzi | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Steve Gibbs (PG), Richard Morgan (PF), Robert Scharf (C) Michael Pfeil, Boris Wrobliski, Shaun Stiger | |
| 01:34 | Wichita State | Richard Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier is hacked by Richard Vick - foul #3 on Richard Vick, team foul #8 | 58-38 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 00:48 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Larson - foul #2 on Clyde Larson, team foul #6 | 60-38 |
| 00:48 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 00:48 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | John Helt's pass is intercepted by Richard Morgan | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:17 | Wichita State | Steve Gibbs connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Morgan | 60-42 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Helt runs out the clock | 60-42 |