| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Victor Borrego (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Irwin Drees (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Alleyne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | James Mapp can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 19:42 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:28 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the 3 from the right wing set up by David Niebuhr | 35-30 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 19:16 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:51 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Stephen Childress steals it from Irwin Drees | 35-30 |
| 18:24 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress travels in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Charles Lee (PF), Matthew Hollister (C) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr, Stephen Childress, Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart (PG), Bernard McCosker (SG), Glenn Hall (SF), Thomas Remy (PF), Daniel Gump (C) Victor Borrego, Irwin Drees, Manuel Charles, James Mapp, Paul Alleyne | |
| 18:07 | Illinois State | Ryan Tuttle picks off the pass by Thomas Remy | 35-30 |
| 17:38 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 17:37 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), David Niebuhr (SF), Stephen Childress (PF) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle, Matthew Hollister | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Irwin Drees (SG), Manuel Charles (SF) Bernard McCosker, Glenn Hall | |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:08 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:05 | Wichita State | Jason Snell is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Gump - foul #1 on Daniel Gump, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Victor Borrego (PG) Curtis Manhart | |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:28 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Mapp (PF), Chad Melvin (C) Thomas Remy, Daniel Gump | |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Jason Snell steals it from Chad Melvin | 35-32 |
| 15:55 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Victor Borrego (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Irwin Drees (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mapp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Melvin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-32 |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Melvin | 38-32 |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Manuel Charles | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | Jason Snell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Charles Lee is called for the reach on Victor Borrego - foul #3 on Charles Lee, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Leo Hayes, Vincent Pennington, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart (PG), Bernard McCosker (SG), Glenn Hall (SF), Thomas Remy (PF), Paul Alleyne (C) Victor Borrego, Irwin Drees, Manuel Charles, James Mapp, Chad Melvin | |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 14:34 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Mark Dickerson | 41-34 |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | Glenn Hall is called for the reach on David Niebuhr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Hall, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG) Christopher Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Gump (PF) Glenn Hall | |
| 14:14 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 13:51 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 13:49 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:37 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson is hacked by Daniel Gump - foul #2 on Daniel Gump, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glenn Hall (SF), James Mapp (PF) Thomas Remy, Daniel Gump | |
| 13:18 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr jams the wide open dunk set up by Jason Snell | 43-34 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Mark Dickerson picks off the pass by James Mapp | 43-34 |
| 12:58 | Wichita State | Jason Snell is hacked by Curtis Manhart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Manhart, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Stephen Childress (PF) Jason Snell, Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr, Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Hansen (PG), Manuel Charles (SF), Chad Melvin (C) Curtis Manhart, Bernard McCosker, Paul Alleyne | |
| 12:44 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 12:42 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:23 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 12:21 | Illinois State | James Mapp pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 43-34 |
| 12:09 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Mark Dickerson | 43-34 |
| 11:49 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 11:48 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Martin Hansen (fresh) SG - Glenn Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Melvin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glenn Hall - foul #2 on Glenn Hall, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), David Niebuhr (SF), Vincent Pennington (PF) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle, Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Victor Borrego (PG), Irwin Drees (SG), Bernard McCosker (SF), Thomas Remy (PF), Daniel Gump (C) Martin Hansen, Glenn Hall, Manuel Charles, James Mapp, Chad Melvin | |
| 11:25 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:25 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy hits a shot in the lane | 45-36 |
| 10:42 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Leo Hayes, Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by Bernard McCosker is blocked by David Niebuhr | 45-36 |
| 10:23 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:08 | Wichita State | Irwin Drees is called for the reach on Christopher Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Irwin Drees, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart (PG), Paul Alleyne (C) Victor Borrego, Bernard McCosker | |
| 09:41 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump tips it home | 45-38 |
| 08:57 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Irwin Drees | 45-40 |
| 08:10 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 07:42 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Curtis Manhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Irwin Drees (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Remy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Gump (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Alleyne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Wichita State | Curtis Manhart steals it from Christopher Fitzgerald in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | Mark Dickerson steps in front of the Daniel Gump pass | 45-40 |
| 06:56 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Thomas Remy - foul #2 on Thomas Remy, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington (PF) Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Victor Borrego (PG), Bernard McCosker (SG), Manuel Charles (SF), James Mapp (PF), Chad Melvin (C) Curtis Manhart, Irwin Drees, Thomas Remy, Daniel Gump, Paul Alleyne | |
| 06:56 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:56 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 06:32 | Wichita State | Jason Snell snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 06:09 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Fitzgerald | 50-40 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin misses the easy layup | 50-40 |
| 05:53 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:31 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 05:30 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 05:13 | Wichita State | Jason Snell is hacked by Victor Borrego - foul #1 on Victor Borrego, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Stephen Childress (PF) Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr, Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Hansen (PG), Glenn Hall (SG), Paul Alleyne (C) Victor Borrego, Bernard McCosker, Chad Melvin | |
| 05:13 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:13 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Charles | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left block set up by Martin Hansen | 52-42 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Manuel Charles - foul #1 on Manuel Charles, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Jason Snell, Stephen Childress | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart (PG), Bernard McCosker (SG), Thomas Remy (C) Martin Hansen, Manuel Charles, Paul Alleyne | |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 03:44 | Illinois State | James Mapp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 03:42 | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (tired) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Curtis Manhart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard McCosker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glenn Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Remy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | James Mapp grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Glenn Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), David Niebuhr (SF), Stephen Childress (PF) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle, Vincent Pennington | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Victor Borrego (PG), Manuel Charles (SF), Chad Melvin (C) Bernard McCosker, Glenn Hall, Thomas Remy | |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Charles - foul #2 on Manuel Charles, team foul #10 | 54-44 |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | James Mapp gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Manhart and he's fouled by Jason Snell - foul #2 on Jason Snell, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin misses the free throw | 55-46 |
| 02:53 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 02:24 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Snell | 58-46 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 01:43 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses long on a floater from the right side | 58-46 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Vincent Pennington (PF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker (SG), Glenn Hall (SF), Thomas Remy (PF), Daniel Gump (C) Victor Borrego, Manuel Charles, James Mapp, Chad Melvin | |
| 00:58 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Vincent Pennington | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alvin Calder - foul #2 on Alvin Calder, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald is called for traveling | 60-47 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 00:25 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder runs out the clock | 60-47 |