| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Keith Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Manuel Charles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Remy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Alleyne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles inbounds the ball | 20-17 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 19:30 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 19:07 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leo Hayes | 20-20 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Michael Johnson clanks a 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 18:44 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 18:18 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider lays it in uncontested | 20-22 |
| 18:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 17:58 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 17:43 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Niebuhr | 20-25 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Michael Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by David Niebuhr | 20-25 |
| 17:20 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 16:58 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 16:57 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress misses the tip | 20-25 |
| 16:56 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 16:36 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Royston (PG), Bernard McCosker (SG), Irwin Drees (SF), James Mapp (PF), Chad Melvin (C) Keith Taylor, Michael Johnson, Manuel Charles, Thomas Remy, Paul Alleyne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Stephen Childress, Kenneth Rider | |
| 16:15 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-25 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 16:06 | Illinois State | Shawn Royston is fouled on the floor by Charles Lee - foul #1 on Charles Lee, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-25 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin can't tip it in | 20-25 |
| 15:57 | Wichita State | Charles Lee pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Royston (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bernard McCosker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irwin Drees (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mapp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) PF - David Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes double dribbles | 20-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Johnson (SG) Irwin Drees | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG) Alvin Calder | |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin scores on a floater in the paint set up by Shawn Royston | 22-25 |
| 15:08 | Wichita State | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Jason Snell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider (C) Charles Lee | |
| 14:54 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses the jumpshot from the left side | 22-25 |
| 14:53 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Jason Snell drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Niebuhr | 22-27 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Niebuhr - foul #1 on David Niebuhr, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Hansen (PG), Irwin Drees (SF), Thomas Remy (PF) Shawn Royston, Bernard McCosker, James Mapp | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Stephen Childress (PF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, David Niebuhr, Kenneth Rider | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 14:10 | Wichita State | Martin Hansen is called for the reach on Alvin Calder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Hansen, team foul #3 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Taylor (PG), Daniel Gump (C) Martin Hansen, Chad Melvin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 13:53 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-27 |
| 13:51 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Stephen Childress is called for the reach on Irwin Drees - foul #2 on Stephen Childress, team foul #3 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Charles (SF) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), David Niebuhr (SF), Kenneth Rider (C) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle, Charles Lee | |
| 13:32 | Illinois State | Keith Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 13:28 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is hacked by Irwin Drees in the backcourt - foul #1 on Irwin Drees, team foul #4 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lee (C) Kenneth Rider | |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Irwin Drees - foul #2 on Irwin Drees, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Royston (PG) Keith Taylor | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF), Kenneth Rider (C) David Niebuhr, Charles Lee | |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Remy | 30-28 |
| 12:30 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Royston | 32-28 |
| 11:45 | Wichita State | Jason Snell buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Royston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irwin Drees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Remy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gump (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leo Hayes (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Shawn Royston buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Jason Snell clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 11:09 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 10:42 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Irwin Drees - foul #3 on Irwin Drees, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Taylor (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Bernard McCosker (SF), James Mapp (PF), Paul Alleyne (C) Shawn Royston, Irwin Drees, Manuel Charles, Thomas Remy, Daniel Gump | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), David Niebuhr (PF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Stephen Childress, Kenneth Rider | |
| 10:42 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | James Mapp's layup is rejected by Charles Lee | 35-33 |
| 10:20 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | Bernard McCosker steps in front of the Alvin Calder pass in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | James Mapp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 10:03 | Wichita State | Charles Lee grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Stephen Childress (PF), Kenneth Rider (C) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle, Charles Lee | |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 08:50 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Royston (PG), Manuel Charles (SF), Thomas Remy (PF), Chad Melvin (C) Keith Taylor, Bernard McCosker, James Mapp, Paul Alleyne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Shawn Royston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 08:29 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 08:26 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Jason Snell takes the ball from Shawn Royston | 36-36 |
| 08:05 | Wichita State | Jason Snell banks in the layup | 36-38 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 07:46 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Royston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Manuel Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Remy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Melvin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leo Hayes (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Shawn Royston gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Leo Hayes - foul #3 on Leo Hayes, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Taylor (PG), Bernard McCosker (SG), Irwin Drees (SF), James Mapp (C) Shawn Royston, Michael Johnson, Manuel Charles, Chad Melvin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF), Charles Lee (C) Stephen Childress, Kenneth Rider | |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard McCosker | 36-38 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Keith Taylor hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Remy | 38-38 |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | Thomas Remy takes the ball from Jason Snell | 38-38 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Tuttle - foul #2 on Ryan Tuttle, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne (C) Thomas Remy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF), Kenneth Rider (C) Ryan Tuttle, Charles Lee | |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:26 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 06:06 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 06:05 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider tips it home | 39-40 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | Keith Taylor misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker tips it in | 41-40 |
| 05:20 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Paul Alleyne | 41-40 |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Leo Hayes is called for the reach on Bernard McCosker - foul #4 on Leo Hayes, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Royston (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Chad Melvin (PF), Daniel Gump (C) Keith Taylor, Irwin Drees, James Mapp, Paul Alleyne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF), Charles Lee (C) Stephen Childress, Kenneth Rider | |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 05:14 | Wichita State | Charles Lee gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Daniel Gump - foul #3 on Daniel Gump, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Charles (SF), Thomas Remy (PF) Bernard McCosker, Daniel Gump | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Kenneth Rider (C) Jason Snell, Charles Lee | |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | David Niebuhr steals the ball from Thomas Remy | 41-43 |
| 04:00 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Royston | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Royston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Manuel Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Remy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Melvin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Rider (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider hits a shot in the lane | 43-45 |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Michael Johnson is fouled on the floor by Leo Hayes - foul #5 on Leo Hayes, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Taylor (PG), Irwin Drees (SF), James Mapp (PF), Paul Alleyne (C) Shawn Royston, Manuel Charles, Thomas Remy, Chad Melvin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Charles Lee (C) Alvin Calder, Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle, Kenneth Rider | |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | James Mapp snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Jason Snell is called for the reach on Irwin Drees - foul #3 on Jason Snell, team foul #9 | 43-45 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 02:46 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Charles Lee | 43-45 |
| 02:30 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:30 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-45 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker loses the ball out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Johnson (SG) Irwin Drees | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider (C) Charles Lee | |
| 01:46 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | James Mapp pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Charles (SF), Thomas Remy (PF) Bernard McCosker, James Mapp | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Rider | 43-45 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Keith Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 01:06 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Christopher Fitzgerald steals it from Paul Alleyne | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Wichita State | Thomas Remy takes the ball from Stephen Childress | 43-45 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jason Snell - foul #4 on Jason Snell, team foul #10 | 43-45 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider scores on a jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Michael Johnson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 45-47 |