| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kenneth Burgos (fresh) SG - Milton Freeman (fresh) SF - Anthony Sherry (fresh) PF - Stanley Seals (fresh) C - Eugene Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Cochrane (fresh) SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) SF - Donald Cole (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Leon Hohl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Eugene Jordan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Evansville | Leon Hohl drills a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Burgos | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Leon Hohl misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Seals | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Burgos | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Milton Freeman picks off the pass by Jerry Cochrane | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Wichita State | Eugene Jordan is fouled on the floor by Clifford Campbell - foul #1 on Clifford Campbell, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Wichita State | Milton Freeman hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Kenneth Burgos | 7-2 |
| 17:28 | Evansville | Donald Cole drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | Wichita State | Donald Cole steals it from Kenneth Burgos | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | Donald Cole is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:43 | Evansville | Leon Hohl grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | Evansville | Donald Cole can't connect on a floater from the right side | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | Evansville | David Allen tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:11 | Evansville | Donald Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Hohl | 7-8 |
| 15:42 | Wichita State | Eugene Jordan clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:41 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kenneth Burgos (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Milton Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Sherry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Seals (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Jordan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Cochrane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Hohl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #1 on Donald Cole, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Damico (PG), Jason Conley (SG), Garf Hutchens (PF), Carl Licata (C) Kenneth Burgos, Milton Freeman, Stanley Seals, Eugene Jordan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (PG), Walter Zullo (SG), Austin Brown (PF), Russell O'Barr (C) Jerry Cochrane, Clifford Campbell, David Allen, Leon Hohl | |
| 15:25 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:25 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Donald Cole pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:17 | Wichita State | Carl Licata snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Wichita State | Joseph Damico's pass is intercepted by Terry Lomax in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 14:55 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joseph Damico | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | Wichita State | Jason Conley's layup is rejected by Russell O'Barr | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | Evansville | Terry Lomax pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Austin Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan McMurrin (SF) Anthony Sherry | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Barden (SF) Donald Cole | |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Jonathan McMurrin scores on a shot from the left side set up by Jason Conley | 10-8 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Austin Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Garf Hutchens - foul #1 on Garf Hutchens, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos (PG), Stanley Seals (PF) Joseph Damico, Garf Hutchens | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG) Walter Zullo | |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:18 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:59 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals lays it up and in set up by Jonathan McMurrin and he's hacked by Austin Brown - foul #1 on Austin Brown, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| 13:59 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:59 | Evansville | Terry Lomax grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:47 | Evansville | Terry Lomax is wide open and dunks the ball | 12-10 |
| 13:27 | Wichita State | Russell O'Barr denies the turnaround by Stanley Seals | 12-10 |
| 13:26 | Wichita State | Carl Licata tips it back up and in | 14-10 |
| 13:16 | Evansville | Terry Lomax is fouled on the floor by Jason Conley - foul #1 on Jason Conley, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milton Freeman (SG), Michael Burton (C) Jason Conley, Carl Licata | |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Donald Cole (SF), David Allen (PF), Leon Hohl (C) Terry Lomax, Thomas Barden, Austin Brown, Russell O'Barr | |
| 13:05 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:53 | Wichita State | Jonathan McMurrin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:39 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Burgos - foul #1 on Kenneth Burgos, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry (SF), Eugene Jordan (C) Jonathan McMurrin, Michael Burton | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:39 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:39 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:23 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals misses the dunk | 14-15 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Leon Hohl grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:17 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane is fouled on the floor by Anthony Sherry - foul #1 on Anthony Sherry, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Conley (SF), Garf Hutchens (PF) Anthony Sherry, Stanley Seals | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (PG) Jerry Cochrane | |
| 12:08 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses short on a shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 12:07 | Evansville | Leon Hohl tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 12:01 | Wichita State | Garf Hutchens is fouled on the floor by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Damico (PG) Kenneth Burgos | |
| Subs | Evansville | Austin Brown (C) Leon Hohl | |
| 11:38 | Wichita State | Garf Hutchens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Damico (fresh) SG - Milton Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Conley (fresh) PF - Garf Hutchens (fresh) C - Eugene Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Terry Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Austin Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Austin Brown's layup is rejected by Garf Hutchens | 14-17 |
| 11:28 | Evansville | David Allen snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Donald Cole can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 11:21 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joseph Damico | 14-17 |
| 11:19 | Wichita State | Joseph Damico's pass is intercepted by Clifford Campbell in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 11:18 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell lays it in | 14-19 |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | Milton Freeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-19 |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Donald Cole pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:53 | Evansville | Terry Lomax dunks the ball on a great pass from Donald Cole | 14-21 |
| 10:35 | Wichita State | Garf Hutchens misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #2 on Donald Cole, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos (PG), Anthony Sherry (SF), Carl Licata (C) Milton Freeman, Jason Conley, Eugene Jordan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG), Thomas Barden (SF), Leon Hohl (C) Clifford Campbell, Donald Cole, David Allen | |
| 10:35 | Wichita State | Garf Hutchens misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:35 | Wichita State | Garf Hutchens makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:25 | Evansville | Leon Hohl hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Barden and he's fouled by Joseph Damico - foul #1 on Joseph Damico, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stanley Seals (PF) Garf Hutchens | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:25 | Evansville | Leon Hohl makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 10:13 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Leon Hohl is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Leon Hohl, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SG), Russell O'Barr (PF) Terry Lomax, Austin Brown | |
| 09:33 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 09:32 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Leon Hohl | 18-24 |
| 09:28 | Evansville | A charge is called on Thomas Barden - foul #1 on Thomas Barden, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Conley (SG) Joseph Damico | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:13 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Anthony Sherry | 20-24 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Milton Freeman (SG), Jonathan McMurrin (SF) Jason Conley, Anthony Sherry | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (SG) Walter Zullo | |
| 08:50 | Wichita State | Jerry Cochrane takes the ball from Kenneth Burgos | 20-24 |
| 08:45 | Evansville | Terry Lomax banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Cochrane | 20-26 |
| 08:32 | Wichita State | Jonathan McMurrin makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 08:21 | Evansville | Leon Hohl misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 08:19 | Wichita State | Milton Freeman snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 08:02 | Wichita State | Carl Licata misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 23-26 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | Terry Lomax grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Milton Freeman - foul #1 on Milton Freeman, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Damico (PG), Jason Conley (SG), Anthony Sherry (SF), Garf Hutchens (PF), Eugene Jordan (C) Kenneth Burgos, Milton Freeman, Jonathan McMurrin, Stanley Seals, Carl Licata | |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Jerry Solum (SF), David Allen (PF), Austin Brown (C) Jerry Cochrane, Thomas Barden, Russell O'Barr, Leon Hohl | |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Terry Lomax makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:23 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Joseph Damico | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Joseph Damico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Conley (fresh) SF - Anthony Sherry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garf Hutchens (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eugene Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Terry Lomax (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Solum (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Austin Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Solum | 25-29 |
| 06:47 | Wichita State | Joseph Damico comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 06:46 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Jordan | 25-29 |
| 06:35 | Wichita State | Garf Hutchens lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | Terry Lomax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos (PG), Milton Freeman (SG), Jonathan McMurrin (SF), Stanley Seals (PF) Joseph Damico, Jason Conley, Anthony Sherry, Garf Hutchens | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leo Weaver (PG), Russell O'Barr (C) Terry Lomax, David Allen | |
| 06:09 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan McMurrin | 30-29 |
| 05:48 | Evansville | Milton Freeman blocks the jumper by Leo Weaver | 30-29 |
| 05:46 | Wichita State | Eugene Jordan gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 05:24 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Solum - foul #1 on Jerry Solum, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Carl Licata (C) Eugene Jordan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG), Walter Zullo (SG), Thomas Barden (SF), David Allen (PF) Leo Weaver, Clifford Campbell, Jerry Solum, Austin Brown | |
| 05:24 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:24 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:24 | Wichita State | Carl Licata snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 05:08 | Wichita State | Walter Zullo takes the ball from Kenneth Burgos | 31-29 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Thomas Barden lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Zullo | 31-31 |
| 04:41 | Wichita State | Carl Licata buries a floater near the basket | 33-31 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | David Allen's floater is tipped away by Carl Licata | 33-31 |
| 04:19 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stanley Seals | 33-31 |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 04:13 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:02 | Wichita State | Thomas Barden steals it from Milton Freeman | 33-31 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | David Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 03:44 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:30 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos is fouled on the floor by Thomas Barden - foul #2 on Thomas Barden, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Conley (SG), Anthony Sherry (SF), Garf Hutchens (PF), Eugene Jordan (C) Milton Freeman, Jonathan McMurrin, Stanley Seals, Carl Licata | |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Donald Cole (SF), Austin Brown (PF), Leon Hohl (C) Walter Zullo, Thomas Barden, David Allen, Russell O'Barr | |
| 03:30 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:30 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Leon Hohl | 33-31 |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Leon Hohl is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 33-31 |
| 03:18 | Wichita State | Garf Hutchens grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Kenneth Burgos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Conley (fresh) SF - Anthony Sherry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garf Hutchens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eugene Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Cochrane (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Austin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Hohl (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 03:03 | Wichita State | Jason Conley gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:51 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Sherry | 35-31 |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Leon Hohl misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 02:27 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:20 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 02:18 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Donald Cole is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 02:09 | Evansville | Austin Brown tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 01:57 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Cochrane - foul #1 on Jerry Cochrane, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stanley Seals (PF), Michael Burton (C) Garf Hutchens, Eugene Jordan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (PG) Jerry Cochrane | |
| 01:57 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:57 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Donald Cole knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Lomax | 37-36 |
| 01:18 | Wichita State | Michael Burton misses short on a jump hook from close range | 37-36 |
| 01:17 | Wichita State | Kenneth Burgos grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry is hacked by Donald Cole - foul #3 on Donald Cole, team foul #11 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joseph Damico (PG), Milton Freeman (SG), Carl Licata (C) Kenneth Burgos, Jason Conley, Michael Burton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SG), Thomas Barden (SF), David Allen (PF) Clifford Campbell, Donald Cole, Austin Brown | |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Anthony Sherry misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Leon Hohl gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Leon Hohl is denied on a layup by Carl Licata | 37-36 |
| 00:52 | Wichita State | Carl Licata grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:44 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 00:42 | Wichita State | Carl Licata tips it home | 39-36 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Licata - foul #1 on Carl Licata, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jonathan McMurrin (SF), Eugene Jordan (C) Anthony Sherry, Carl Licata | |
| Subs | Evansville | Russell O'Barr (C) Leon Hohl | |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Terry Lomax makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:34 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:13 | Wichita State | Stanley Seals knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Damico | 41-37 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Terry Lomax comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Walter Zullo tips it home | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Milton Freeman misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 41-39 |