| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Crowley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Bosco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bechard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Craig Whisman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) SF - William Adams (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco inbounds the ball | 32-14 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco double dribbles | 32-14 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-17 |
| 18:46 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gary Crowley | 34-17 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bechard steals the ball from Paul Borror | 34-17 |
| 17:54 | Wichita State | Douglas Pence picks off the pass by Shawn Bosco | 34-17 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-17 |
| 17:42 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman snags the defensive board | 34-17 |
| 17:20 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Hayes | 37-17 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence is fouled on the floor by Paul Hayes - foul #1 on Paul Hayes, team foul #1 | 37-17 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-17 |
| 17:02 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman gets the rebound | 37-17 |
| 16:48 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes travels with the ball | 37-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Harry Boucher (SF) Shawn Bosco | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (PF) Paul Borror | |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen lays it up and in and he's hacked by Paul Hayes - foul #2 on Paul Hayes, team foul #2 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Douglas Pence, Robert Walling | |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen makes the free throw | 37-20 |
| 16:21 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Carl Cabral - foul #1 on Carl Cabral, team foul #1 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG) Donald Hearn | |
| 16:21 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 16:21 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen drills a turnaround from close range | 39-22 |
| 15:47 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Crowley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Boucher (fresh) PF - Robert Bechard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Craig Whisman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Adams (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 15:23 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 15:18 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-22 |
| 15:17 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes snags the offensive board | 39-22 |
| 14:53 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Willard Huddleston - foul #2 on Willard Huddleston, team foul #2 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco (SF) Harry Boucher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, William Adams, Willard Huddleston, Carl Cabral | |
| 14:53 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard misses the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 14:53 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard misses the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Walling | 39-22 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Shawn Bosco - foul #1 on Shawn Bosco, team foul #3 | 39-22 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 14:16 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Bechard, team foul #4 | 39-23 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-25 |
| 13:38 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman lays it in on a great pass from Paul Hayes | 41-25 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Donald Hearn | 41-27 |
| 13:00 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Gary Crowley | 43-27 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Hearn | 43-30 |
| 12:13 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bechard | 46-30 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Donald Hearn | 46-32 |
| 11:37 | Wichita State | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Bosco is blocked by Douglas Pence | 46-32 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Allen | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Crowley (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Hayes (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Bosco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bechard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Craig Whisman (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen is hacked by Shawn Bosco - foul #2 on Shawn Bosco, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Harry Boucher (PG), Troy Poisson (SG), Rodney Ellis (SF), Robert Schell (C) Gary Crowley, Paul Hayes, Shawn Bosco, Craig Whisman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Tony Hicks (SG), William Adams (SF), Willard Huddleston (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, Donald Allen, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | William Adams is fouled on the floor by Troy Poisson - foul #1 on Troy Poisson, team foul #6 | 46-32 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | William Adams can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Bechard - foul #2 on Robert Bechard, team foul #7 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Zyskowski (C) Robert Bechard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 10:01 | Wichita State | Troy Poisson is called for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Hayes (SG), Craig Whisman (C) Troy Poisson, Robert Zyskowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence (SG), Robert Walling (C) Tony Hicks, Carl Cabral | |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 3 from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 09:30 | Wichita State | Robert Schell drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Hayes | 48-36 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence makes the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Paul Hayes - foul #3 on Paul Hayes, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Crowley (PG), Shawn Bosco (SF), Robert Bechard (PF) Harry Boucher, Rodney Ellis, Robert Schell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Paul Borror (PF) Lawrence Rachal, Willard Huddleston | |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:03 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 08:41 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman hits a jumper from the right side set up by Gary Crowley | 50-38 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-38 |
| 08:31 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:05 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman connects on the jump hook near the basket | 52-38 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | William Adams connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Pence | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Crowley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Paul Hayes (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Bosco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bechard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Craig Whisman (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Walling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Harry Boucher (SG), Robert Schell (C) Paul Hayes, Craig Whisman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (SG), Donald Allen (SF), Willard Huddleston (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Douglas Pence, William Adams, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| 06:36 | Wichita State | Lawrence Rachal is called for the reach on Robert Schell - foul #1 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Troy Poisson (SG), Rodney Ellis (C) Gary Crowley, Robert Bechard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:25 | Wichita State | Troy Poisson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shawn Bosco | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal is fouled on the floor by Troy Poisson - foul #2 on Troy Poisson, team foul #9 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Adams (SF) Willard Huddleston | |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:07 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Robert Schell | 55-40 |
| 05:41 | Wichita State | Lawrence Rachal steals the ball from Shawn Bosco | 55-40 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal misses the easy layup | 55-40 |
| 05:36 | Wichita State | Rodney Ellis grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Robert Schell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-40 |
| 05:16 | Wichita State | Troy Poisson gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:54 | Wichita State | Carl Cabral denies the turnaround by Rodney Ellis | 55-40 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | William Adams clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen snags the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Crowley (PG), Paul Hayes (SG), Robert Bechard (PF), Craig Whisman (C) Harry Boucher, Troy Poisson, Robert Schell, Rodney Ellis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence (SG), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, Carl Cabral | |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Donald Hearn is denied by Craig Whisman | 55-40 |
| 04:27 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Paul Hayes | 55-40 |
| 04:15 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Hayes | 58-40 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Hayes - foul #4 on Paul Hayes, team foul #10 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (SF), William Johnson (PF) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, William Adams, Paul Borror | |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 03:43 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Rachal - foul #2 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Harry Boucher (SF) Shawn Bosco | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral (C) Robert Walling | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Harry Boucher can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Harry Boucher misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 03:22 | Wichita State | Harry Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Crowley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Paul Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harry Boucher (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Bechard (fresh) 8 pts. C - Craig Whisman (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. SF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Craig Whisman steals it from Carl Cabral | 59-42 |
| 03:04 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley loses the dribble to Lawrence Rachal in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-42 |
| 02:42 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Willard Huddleston - foul #3 on Willard Huddleston, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| 02:42 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 02:42 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal can't tip it in | 61-42 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Craig Whisman | 61-42 |
| 02:09 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen travels with the ball | 61-42 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco (SF) Harry Boucher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Cabral - foul #2 on Carl Cabral, team foul #7 | 61-42 |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral blows the layup but the foul's on Craig Whisman - foul #3 on Craig Whisman, team foul #11 | 63-42 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:06 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bechard | 66-44 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard's layup is rejected by Carl Cabral | 66-47 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Craig Whisman swats the short shot by Carl Cabral | 66-47 |
| 00:16 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley runs out the clock | 66-47 |