| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Crowley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hayes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Bosco (fresh) PF - Robert Bechard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Whisman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco inbounds the ball | 30-16 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco loses the dribble to Moises Rosales | 30-16 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Hayes steals the ball from Thad Allen | 30-16 |
| 18:54 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 30-16 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider pulls down the rebound | 30-16 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thad Allen | 33-16 |
| 18:16 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-16 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales gets the rebound | 33-16 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Heider | 36-16 |
| 17:38 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-18 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen is whistled for traveling | 36-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG) Jose Guzman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Harry Boucher (SF) Shawn Bosco | |
| 16:40 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-18 |
| 16:39 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-18 |
| 16:12 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard can't finish the layup | 36-18 |
| 16:10 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman grabs the offensive rebound | 36-18 |
| 15:50 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-18 |
| 15:49 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman can't tip it in | 36-18 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales gets the rebound | 36-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) SG - Heriberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Heider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Crowley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harry Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bechard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Whisman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Shaun Barbee, Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen, Moises Rosales, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco (SF) Harry Boucher | |
| 15:07 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Hayes | 36-21 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa misses the easy layup | 36-21 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jose Guzman and he's fouled by Gary Crowley - foul #2 on Gary Crowley, team foul #1 | 38-21 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa makes the free throw | 39-21 |
| 14:09 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-21 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jose Guzman | 39-21 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Amado Marino | 42-21 |
| 13:19 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco is fouled on the floor by Richard Chapa - foul #2 on Richard Chapa, team foul #1 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Thad Allen (SF), Moises Rosales (PF), Rodney Heider (C) Leonard Lai, Matthew Murphy, Amado Marino, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 12:57 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco buries a fadeaway in the paint | 42-23 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Bechard - foul #1 on Robert Bechard, team foul #2 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG) Jose Guzman | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Harry Boucher (PG), Rodney Ellis (SF) Gary Crowley, Shawn Bosco | |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Moises Rosales | 43-23 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-23 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the offensive board | 43-23 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider is open and buries a jump hook in the paint | 45-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Harry Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Hayes (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Rodney Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bechard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Whisman (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Wichita State | Harry Boucher is hacked by Shaun Barbee - foul #2 on Shaun Barbee, team foul #2 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Troy Poisson (SG), Shawn Bosco (SF), Robert Schell (C) Paul Hayes, Rodney Ellis, Craig Whisman | |
| 11:08 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard buries a shot from the left block | 45-25 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider lays it in on a great pass from Shaun Barbee | 47-25 |
| 10:24 | Wichita State | Robert Schell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-25 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Shaun Barbee | 47-25 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Shaun Barbee, Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen, Moises Rosales, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Crowley (PG), Paul Hayes (SG), Craig Whisman (C) Harry Boucher, Troy Poisson, Robert Bechard | |
| 09:39 | Wichita State | Gary Crowley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-25 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 47-25 |
| 09:30 | Wichita State | Robert Schell gets the rebound | 47-25 |
| 09:25 | Wichita State | Amado Marino is called for the reach on Paul Hayes - foul #2 on Amado Marino, team foul #3 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Harry Boucher (SF) Shawn Bosco | |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman is fouled on the floor by Gary Crowley - foul #3 on Gary Crowley, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (SF) Matthew Murphy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-28 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa hits the follow up shot | 49-28 |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman can't connect on a runner in the lane | 49-28 |
| 08:08 | Wichita State | Robert Schell tips it back up and in | 49-30 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman loses the ball out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Moises Rosales (PF), Rodney Heider (C) Leonard Lai, Amado Marino, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco (SF), Robert Bechard (PF), Rodney Ellis (C) Paul Hayes, Robert Schell, Craig Whisman | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Gary Crowley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Bosco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bechard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Rodney Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-32 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Rodney Ellis - foul #1 on Rodney Ellis, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Troy Poisson (SG) Harry Boucher | |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 06:31 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider pulls down the rebound | 51-32 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman is called for 5 seconds | 51-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen, Moises Rosales, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Hayes (SG), Craig Whisman (C) Gary Crowley, Rodney Ellis | |
| 05:52 | Wichita State | Shawn Bosco clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Amado Marino is denied by Craig Whisman | 51-32 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Barbee | 51-32 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee double dribbles | 51-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Harry Boucher (PG), Rodney Ellis (SF) Troy Poisson, Shawn Bosco | |
| 04:43 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-32 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-32 |
| 04:07 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Ellis | 54-34 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Craig Whisman steps in front of the Shaun Barbee pass | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Wichita State | Richard Chapa denies the turnaround by Robert Bechard | 54-34 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Murphy | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Murphy (fresh) PF - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Chapa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Harry Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Hayes (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bechard (tiring) 8 pts. C - Craig Whisman (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 54-34 |
| 02:50 | Wichita State | Rodney Ellis grabs the board | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-34 |
| 02:33 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman snags the offensive board | 54-34 |
| 02:25 | Wichita State | Craig Whisman connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 01:42 | Wichita State | Robert Bechard makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gary Crowley (PG), Shawn Bosco (SF) Harry Boucher, Rodney Ellis | |
| 01:06 | Wichita State | Paul Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-38 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee is hacked by Paul Hayes - foul #2 on Paul Hayes, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa clanks a jumper from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee runs out the clock | 54-38 |