| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - David Braswell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Honea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marty Juhasz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hungerford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Illinois | John Hungerford steals it from James Ybarra in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 19:42 | Wichita State | Michael Myrie steals it from James Honea | 33-29 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie connects on the open runner from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 19:13 | Wichita State | John Hungerford's floater is tipped away by James Latta | 33-31 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | James Latta pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan is fouled in the backcourt by George Johnson - foul #1 on George Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 18:31 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Bryan | 33-33 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Latta | 33-36 |
| 17:45 | Wichita State | James Honea travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Collier (PG), Edward Potter (SG), Bertram Francois (SF), David Kaylor (PF), Kevin Woody (C) David Braswell, George Johnson, James Honea, Marty Juhasz, John Hungerford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Daniel Bryan, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie | |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook is hacked by Edward Potter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Potter, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | James Latta is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Woody - foul #1 on Kevin Woody, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | James Latta makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | James Latta makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:57 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Collier | 35-38 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Kim and he's hacked by Edward Potter - foul #3 on Edward Potter, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | George Johnson (SG) Edward Potter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (SG) Scott Moyer | |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:37 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Bertram Francois | 35-40 |
| 16:22 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Kim - foul #1 on Lawrence Kim, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Braswell (PG), Marty Juhasz (PF) George Johnson, Kevin Woody | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG) Ronald Russell | |
| 16:22 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:22 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | James Latta misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-40 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Latta | 37-40 |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | James Latta hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 37-40 |
| 15:35 | Wichita State | David Kaylor grabs the board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - David Braswell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Collier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bertram Francois (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marty Juhasz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kaylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gene Cook (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Kim (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Carl Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Wichita State | Carl Ward is called for the reach on David Braswell - foul #2 on Carl Ward, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson (SG), Edward Potter (SF), John Hungerford (C) Gary Collier, Bertram Francois, David Kaylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Ronald Russell (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Michael Myrie (PF) Gene Cook, Daniel Bryan, Lawrence Kim, Carl Ward | |
| 15:04 | Wichita State | Edward Potter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Edward Potter, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Honea (SF), Kevin Woody (PF) Edward Potter, Marty Juhasz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell is hacked by Lionel Davidson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lionel Davidson, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | George Johnson (SG) Lionel Davidson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie's layup is rejected by Kevin Woody | 37-40 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | James Latta drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Russell | 37-42 |
| 14:08 | Wichita State | David Braswell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Russell - foul #2 on Ronald Russell, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz (PF) John Hungerford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Carl Ward (C) Ronald Russell, James Latta | |
| 14:08 | Wichita State | David Braswell makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:08 | Wichita State | David Braswell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:08 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:53 | Wichita State | James Honea misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 13:52 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:35 | Wichita State | David Braswell is fouled on the floor by Scott Moyer - foul #3 on Scott Moyer, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bertram Francois (SF), John Hungerford (C) James Honea, Kevin Woody | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SF), Gene Davis (PF) James Ybarra, Michael Myrie | |
| 13:21 | Wichita State | David Braswell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 13:10 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:54 | Wichita State | David Braswell misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 12:53 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:38 | Wichita State | John Hungerford comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-42 |
| 12:37 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:27 | Wichita State | David Braswell loses the dribble to Gene Cook | 38-42 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 12:17 | Wichita State | John Hungerford gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:58 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois misses the easy layup | 38-42 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 11:32 | Wichita State | John Hungerford grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - David Braswell (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bertram Francois (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marty Juhasz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hungerford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Bryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Cook (fairly fresh) PF - Gene Davis (fairly fresh) C - Carl Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Wichita State | Carl Ward blocks the short jumper by George Johnson | 38-42 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Moyer | 38-42 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward dunks the ball | 38-44 |
| 10:38 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 10:36 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:26 | Wichita State | George Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Collier (PG), James Honea (SF), David Kaylor (PF), Kevin Woody (C) David Braswell, Bertram Francois, Marty Juhasz, John Hungerford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (PG), Ronald Russell (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Michael Myrie (PF), James Latta (C) Scott Moyer, Daniel Bryan, Gene Cook, Gene Davis, Carl Ward | |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | James Latta is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Ybarra | 38-46 |
| 09:50 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody loses the ball out of bounds | 38-46 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Gary Collier is called for the reach on Lawrence Kim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Collier, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:46 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 09:21 | Wichita State | George Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | James Latta grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim is hacked by Gary Collier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Collier, team foul #9 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Braswell (PG) George Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG) James Ybarra | |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:18 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 09:02 | Wichita State | David Braswell is hacked by Scott Moyer - foul #4 on Scott Moyer, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra (SF) Scott Moyer | |
| 08:47 | Wichita State | David Kaylor misses short on a shot from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Ybarra | 38-46 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Latta | 38-49 |
| 08:05 | Wichita State | James Honea misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | James Latta grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 07:45 | Wichita State | James Honea grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | David Kaylor knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by David Braswell | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - David Braswell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Collier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Honea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Kaylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Woody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Kim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Russell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Myrie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Russell | 40-52 |
| 06:51 | Wichita State | David Braswell misses the floater from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Myrie | 40-52 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 06:29 | Wichita State | David Kaylor gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 06:17 | Wichita State | James Honea hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Braswell | 43-52 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell travels in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson (PG), Edward Potter (SG), Bertram Francois (SF), Marty Juhasz (PF), John Hungerford (C) David Braswell, Gary Collier, James Honea, David Kaylor, Kevin Woody | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Daniel Bryan (SG), Gene Cook (SF), Gene Davis (PF), Carl Ward (C) Lawrence Kim, Ronald Russell, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie, James Latta | |
| 06:00 | Wichita State | John Hungerford can't finish the layup | 43-52 |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | Edward Potter snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 05:34 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lionel Davidson and he's fouled by Gene Davis - foul #2 on Gene Davis, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| 05:34 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer buries a floater from the left side set up by Gene Davis | 46-54 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward comes up short on the shot from the right block | 46-54 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer gets the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Cook | 46-57 |
| 04:21 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 04:19 | Wichita State | John Hungerford tips it home | 48-57 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gene Davis | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Wichita State | Edward Potter misses the 3 from straight away | 48-59 |
| 03:45 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz tips it in | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan connects on the open jump hook from the left block set up by Gene Cook | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lionel Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Potter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Bertram Francois (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marty Juhasz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hungerford (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Bryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Wichita State | John Hungerford misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 03:09 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz is hacked by Carl Ward - foul #3 on Carl Ward, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Braswell (PG), George Johnson (SG), James Honea (SF) Lionel Davidson, Edward Potter, Bertram Francois | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra (SF), Michael Myrie (PF), James Latta (C) Gene Cook, Gene Davis, Carl Ward | |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:01 | Wichita State | Marty Juhasz misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-61 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | James Latta hits the follow up shot | 51-63 |
| 02:26 | Wichita State | John Hungerford blows the layup | 51-63 |
| 02:25 | Wichita State | James Honea grabs the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 02:19 | Wichita State | The jump hook by James Honea is blocked by Michael Myrie | 51-63 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan is fouled on the floor by David Braswell - foul #2 on David Braswell, team foul #10 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson (PG), Edward Potter (SG), Bertram Francois (SF), David Kaylor (PF), Kevin Woody (C) David Braswell, George Johnson, James Honea, Marty Juhasz, John Hungerford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (PG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Gene Davis (PF), Carl Ward (C) Scott Moyer, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie, James Latta | |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:58 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to David Kaylor | 51-64 |
| 01:45 | Wichita State | Bertram Francois comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-64 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (SG) Daniel Bryan | |
| 01:32 | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 01:30 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Woody | 51-64 |
| 01:09 | Wichita State | Kevin Woody connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Bertram Francois | 53-64 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Kim | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Wichita State | Edward Potter connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Edward Potter is called for the reach on Ronald Russell - foul #5 on Edward Potter, team foul #11 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Collier (PG) Edward Potter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:09 | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson is hacked by Gene Davis - foul #3 on Gene Davis, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| 00:09 | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:09 | Wichita State | Lionel Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook runs out the clock | 57-68 |