| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Michael Pfeil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gary Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bechard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Scharf (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:57 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pfeil - foul #1 on Michael Pfeil, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci is hacked by Robert Scharf - foul #1 on Robert Scharf, team foul #2 | 25-21 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-21 |
| 19:25 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 19:04 | Wichita State | Richard Calvert knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 27-21 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Richard Calvert - foul #2 on Richard Calvert, team foul #3 | 27-21 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 18:43 | Wichita State | Richard Calvert grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-22 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider tips it in | 27-24 |
| 17:23 | Wichita State | The jump hook by Richard Calvert is blocked by Matthew Murphy | 27-24 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thad Allen | 27-27 |
| 16:37 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard is fouled on the floor by Matthew Murphy - foul #3 on Matthew Murphy, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Hayes (SF), Craig Whisman (PF) Robert Bechard, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG), Richard Chapa (PF), Amado Marino (C) Heriberto Ricci, Rodney Heider, Matthew Murphy | |
| 16:18 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Amado Marino - foul #1 on Amado Marino, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 16:18 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:18 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 16:06 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 15:46 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-27 |
| 15:45 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf misses the tip | 28-27 |
| 15:43 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Michael Pfeil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gary Crowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Hayes (fresh) PF - Craig Whisman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Scharf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Richard Chapa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Amado Marino is blocked by Robert Scharf | 31-27 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa snags the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 14:45 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 14:17 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-27 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Bechard (SF), Richard Calvert (PF) Paul Hayes, Craig Whisman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Moises Rosales (SF), Rodney Heider (PF), Matthew Murphy (C) Thad Allen, John Renzi, Richard Chapa, Amado Marino | |
| 13:32 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-27 |
| 13:31 | Wichita State | Richard Calvert hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Heriberto Ricci, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG) Leonard Lai | |
| 12:42 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Crowley | 36-27 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thad Allen | 36-30 |
| 11:57 | Wichita State | Heriberto Ricci steals the ball from Robert Scharf | 36-30 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen throws it down on a nice dish by Heriberto Ricci | 36-32 |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf connects on the turnaround from the left block | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Michael Pfeil (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gary Crowley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bechard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Calvert (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Scharf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moises Rosales (fresh) PF - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Moises Rosales | 38-35 |
| 10:53 | Wichita State | Thad Allen takes the ball from Gary Crowley | 38-35 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales misses the floater from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 10:24 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 10:09 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 10:07 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 09:51 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Moises Rosales | 38-38 |
| 09:21 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard drills a floater from the left block | 40-38 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Hayes (PG), Harry Boucher (SG), Shawn Bosco (SF), Craig Whisman (PF), Robert Schell (C) Michael Pfeil, Gary Crowley, Robert Bechard, Richard Calvert, Robert Scharf | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG), John Renzi (SF), Richard Chapa (PF), Amado Marino (C) Heriberto Ricci, Moises Rosales, Rodney Heider, Matthew Murphy | |
| 08:37 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Schell - foul #1 on Robert Schell, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:45 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman misses the lay-in | 40-40 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thad Allen | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Paul Hayes (fresh) SG - Harry Boucher (fresh) SF - Shawn Bosco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Whisman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Schell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Richard Chapa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman drills a shot from close range | 42-43 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 06:47 | Wichita State | Harry Boucher grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 06:29 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil (PG), Robert Bechard (SF), Richard Calvert (PF), Robert Scharf (C) Harry Boucher, Shawn Bosco, Craig Whisman, Robert Schell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Rodney Heider (PF), Matthew Murphy (C) Thad Allen, Richard Chapa, Amado Marino | |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 06:08 | Wichita State | Richard Calvert pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:55 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 42-43 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Crowley (SG) Paul Hayes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG) Leonard Lai | |
| 04:49 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard is hacked by John Renzi - foul #1 on John Renzi, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| 04:32 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley makes the 3 from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 04:16 | Wichita State | Richard Calvert pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 03:51 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 03:49 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 03:30 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-43 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Michael Pfeil (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gary Crowley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bechard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Calvert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Scharf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Renzi (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Rodney Heider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Renzi | 45-45 |
| 02:20 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bechard is called for the reach on John Renzi - foul #1 on Robert Bechard, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen is hacked by Michael Pfeil - foul #2 on Michael Pfeil, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 01:16 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 00:51 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Renzi - foul #2 on John Renzi, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| 00:51 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 00:51 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thad Allen | 46-48 |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Murphy - foul #4 on Matthew Murphy, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | Michael Pfeil misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pfeil - foul #3 on Michael Pfeil, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Robert Scharf misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider runs out the clock | 46-50 |