| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) SG - Jon Shea (fresh) SF - Milan Costa (fresh) PF - Wayne Carrier (fresh) C - Lewis Burris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jon Shea | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lewis Burris | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:46 | Wichita State | Charles Lee is hacked by Lewis Burris - foul #1 on Lewis Burris, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Alvin Calder | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | Wichita State | Charles Lee grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:44 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Lee | 3-4 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 16:25 | Wichita State | Charles Lee pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:56 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Calder | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jon Shea (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Milan Costa (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Carrier (fairly fresh) C - Lewis Burris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vincent Pennington (fresh) C - Charles Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Tuttle steps in front of the Richard Harris pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 3-7 |
| 15:39 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle dunks the ball | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Alvin Calder is called for the reach on Richard Harris - foul #1 on Alvin Calder, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady (PG), James Ranson (SG), Daryl Dejesus (SF) Richard Harris, Jon Shea, Milan Costa | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), David Niebuhr (SF), Stephen Childress (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Alvin Calder, Christopher Fitzgerald, Ryan Tuttle, Vincent Pennington, Charles Lee | |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady loses the dribble to Jason Snell | 3-9 |
| 14:49 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-9 |
| 14:21 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:03 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daryl Dejesus | 6-9 |
| 13:42 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Leo Hayes | 6-12 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Niebuhr - foul #1 on David Niebuhr, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris (PG), Jon Shea (SG), Milan Costa (C) Darren Heady, James Ranson, Lewis Burris | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:56 | Wichita State | Richard Harris steals the ball from Mark Dickerson | 7-12 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris banks in the layup | 9-12 |
| 12:32 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Milan Costa - foul #1 on Milan Costa, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady (SG) Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 12:32 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:32 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Niebuhr - foul #2 on David Niebuhr, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF) David Niebuhr | |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:56 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle loses the dribble to Richard Harris | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea can't finish the layup | 10-13 |
| 11:51 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darren Heady (fresh) SF - Jon Shea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Carrier (tiring) C - Milan Costa (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) C - Mark Dickerson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson is hacked by Wayne Carrier - foul #1 on Wayne Carrier, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris (C) Milan Costa | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| 11:06 | Wichita State | Charles Lee misses the floater from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jon Shea - foul #1 on Jon Shea, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG), Milan Costa (SF) Darren Heady, Jon Shea | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Mark Dickerson (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Vincent Pennington, Charles Lee | |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:46 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris snags the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa makes the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Leo Hayes - foul #1 on Leo Hayes, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SG), Daryl Dejesus (SF) Richard Harris, Lewis Burris | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress | |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa misses the free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:55 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:29 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Carrier - foul #2 on Wayne Carrier, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris (C) Wayne Carrier | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Mark Dickerson | |
| 09:29 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:29 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Daryl Dejesus misses short on a shot from the right side | 12-16 |
| 09:06 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:37 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses long on a runner from the right block | 12-16 |
| 08:35 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:12 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lewis Burris - foul #2 on Lewis Burris, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris (PG), Darren Heady (SG), Wayne Carrier (PF) James Ranson, Jon Shea, Lewis Burris | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Mark Dickerson (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress | |
| 08:12 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:12 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 07:54 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darren Heady (fresh) SF - Daryl Dejesus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Carrier (tiring) C - Milan Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | Jason Snell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SF) Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Vincent Pennington | |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-19 |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa tips it back up and in | 14-19 |
| 06:56 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes loses the dribble to Darren Heady | 14-19 |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady banks in the layup | 16-19 |
| 06:24 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson drills a shot from the right block set up by Jason Snell and the foul's on Milan Costa - foul #2 on Milan Costa, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG), Lewis Burris (C) Richard Harris, Milan Costa | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Jason Snell, Stephen Childress | |
| 06:24 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses the free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 06:12 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea is fouled on the floor by Mark Dickerson - foul #1 on Mark Dickerson, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Mark Dickerson | |
| 06:07 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-21 |
| 06:06 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:45 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leo Hayes | 16-24 |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 16-24 |
| 05:23 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:59 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress misses long on a runner near the basket | 16-24 |
| 04:58 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress snags the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 04:38 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-24 |
| 04:29 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:23 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-24 |
| 04:22 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington tips it but misses | 16-24 |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darren Heady | 16-24 |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Alvin Calder takes the ball from Jon Shea | 16-24 |
| 03:57 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on James Ranson - foul #1 on James Ranson, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris (PG), Daryl Dejesus (SF), Milan Costa (PF) Darren Heady, Jon Shea, Wayne Carrier | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), David Niebuhr (SF), Mark Dickerson (C) Alvin Calder, Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle, Vincent Pennington | |
| 03:57 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 03:42 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 03:41 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson grabs the board | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Ranson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daryl Dejesus (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milan Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burris (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Wichita State | Richard Harris steals it from Stephen Childress | 16-27 |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris banks in the layup | 18-27 |
| 02:47 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is called for traveling | 18-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SG), Wayne Carrier (PF) James Ranson, Lewis Burris | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress | |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 02:18 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is hacked by Daryl Dejesus - foul #1 on Daryl Dejesus, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| 02:18 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:18 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:04 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daryl Dejesus | 23-29 |
| 01:41 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 01:40 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington snags the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 01:21 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Niebuhr | 23-32 |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Daryl Dejesus and the foul's on Vincent Pennington - foul #1 on Vincent Pennington, team foul #6 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darren Heady (PG), James Ranson (SG), Lewis Burris (C) Richard Harris, Jon Shea, Daryl Dejesus | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Leo Hayes, Vincent Pennington | |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Carrier makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:33 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Mark Dickerson is called for the reach on Milan Costa - foul #2 on Mark Dickerson, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Vincent Pennington | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Milan Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Lewis Burris takes the ball from Mark Dickerson | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Burris misses the fullcourt shot | 28-32 |