| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Shea (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Leo Hayes - foul #1 on Leo Hayes, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 19:31 | Wichita State | Jason Snell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-24 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 19:25 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 19:05 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider clanks a jump hook in the lane | 36-24 |
| 19:04 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:50 | Wichita State | Jason Snell is fouled on the floor by Jerome Gaddis - foul #2 on Jerome Gaddis, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Lee (C) Kenneth Rider | |
| 18:29 | Wichita State | Charles Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero's pass is intercepted by Jason Snell | 36-24 |
| 17:52 | Wichita State | Jerome Gaddis takes the ball from Charles Lee | 36-24 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis misses the lay-in | 36-24 |
| 17:45 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 17:20 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress is called for traveling | 36-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG) Jon Shea | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Kenneth Rider (C) Leo Hayes, Charles Lee | |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Ranson | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sherman Colmenero - foul #1 on Sherman Colmenero, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Wilson (PF) Jerome Gaddis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG) Christopher Fitzgerald | |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider misses the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Wilson grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronald Wilson | 42-25 |
| 16:20 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lawrence Fedler | 42-25 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Wilson is hacked by Stephen Childress - foul #3 on Stephen Childress, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SG) James Ranson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF) Stephen Childress | |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Jon Shea | 44-25 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Shea (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) PF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:34 | Wichita State | Jason Snell is whistled for a carry | 44-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle | |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-25 |
| 15:17 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to David Niebuhr | 44-25 |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Fitzgerald | 44-28 |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 14:45 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Childress | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Lawrence Fedler blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Rider | 44-28 |
| 14:31 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr hits the follow up shot | 44-30 |
| 14:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris is whistled for traveling | 44-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG), Jerome Gaddis (PF) Jon Shea, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Charles Lee (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Kenneth Rider | |
| 13:47 | Wichita State | Jason Snell knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Leo Hayes and the foul's on James Ranson - foul #1 on James Ranson, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider (C) Charles Lee | |
| 13:47 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sherman Colmenero | 47-33 |
| 13:06 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 13:04 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider grabs the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 12:53 | Wichita State | Jason Snell's floater is knocked away by Jerome Gaddis | 47-33 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero's floater is tipped away by Stephen Childress | 47-33 |
| 12:31 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 12:10 | Wichita State | James Ranson is called for the reach on Leo Hayes - foul #2 on James Ranson, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (PG) Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Kenneth Rider | |
| 11:50 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr connects on the 3 from the left wing | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jon Shea (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Ranson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Lee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Shea | 50-36 |
| 11:36 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Fedler - foul #2 on Lawrence Fedler, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG) Alvin Calder | |
| 11:19 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis is hacked by Stephen Childress - foul #4 on Stephen Childress, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris (PG), Ronald Wilson (PF) James Ranson, Jerome Gaddis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Kenneth Rider (C) Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress, Charles Lee | |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 10:40 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to David Niebuhr | 50-36 |
| 10:22 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Fedler - foul #3 on Lawrence Fedler, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG) Christopher Fitzgerald | |
| 10:22 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:22 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Niebuhr - foul #3 on David Niebuhr, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Kenneth Rider | |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:51 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-37 |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sherman Colmenero | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:32 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-37 |
| 09:30 | Wichita State | Charles Lee tips it home | 54-39 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Leo Hayes is called for the reach on Ronald Wilson - foul #2 on Leo Hayes, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG), Jerome Gaddis (C) Richard Harris, Sherman Colmenero | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Kenneth Rider (C) Alvin Calder, Leo Hayes, Charles Lee | |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 08:34 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle is called for traveling | 56-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero (C) Lawrence Fedler | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG) Christopher Fitzgerald | |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Shea | 58-39 |
| 07:56 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Leo Hayes | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jon Shea (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Ranson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gaddis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Niebuhr (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 07:40 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Wilson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris (PG), Lawrence Fedler (SF) Jon Shea, Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle, Kenneth Rider | |
| 06:41 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Fitzgerald | 58-43 |
| 06:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler tips it home | 60-43 |
| 05:59 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Sherman Colmenero - foul #2 on Sherman Colmenero, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SG) James Ranson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider (C) Charles Lee | |
| 05:59 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:59 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 60-45 |
| 05:47 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 05:42 | Wichita State | Jason Snell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Niebuhr | 60-48 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Leo Hayes (SG) Jason Snell, Christopher Fitzgerald | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | Wichita State | Jerome Gaddis is called for the reach on Stephen Childress - foul #3 on Jerome Gaddis, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG) Alvin Calder | |
| 05:07 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:07 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:07 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 04:44 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider knocks in the shot in the paint | 60-51 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis lays it up and in | 62-51 |
| 04:12 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-51 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Jason Snell steals it from Jon Shea | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Wichita State | Jason Snell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler grabs the board | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Shea (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Sherman Colmenero (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Rider (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler double dribbles | 62-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG), Ronald Wilson (PF) Jon Shea, Jerome Gaddis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, David Niebuhr, Kenneth Rider | |
| 03:12 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alvin Calder | 62-54 |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Sherman Colmenero out of the doubleteam | 64-54 |
| 02:41 | Wichita State | Charles Lee misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:40 | Wichita State | Charles Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:24 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Alvin Calder - foul #2 on Alvin Calder, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis (C) Sherman Colmenero | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG) Leo Hayes | |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris makes the 3rd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Gaddis | 67-54 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Wilson | 67-54 |
| 01:28 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the contested driving attempt in the paint | 69-54 |
| 01:10 | Wichita State | Charles Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Ranson | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Wichita State | Charles Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-54 |
| 00:48 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 00:44 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alvin Calder | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Harris | 74-56 |
| 00:18 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alvin Calder | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris runs out the clock | 74-58 |