| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Victor Borrego (fresh) SG - Irwin Drees (fresh) SF - Manuel Charles (fresh) PF - James Mapp (fresh) C - Paul Alleyne (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 | Illinois State | James Mapp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Manuel Charles | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Victor Borrego misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees misses short on a floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Borrego - foul #1 on Victor Borrego, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | Victor Borrego blows the layup but the foul's on David Niebuhr - foul #1 on David Niebuhr, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Remy (PF), Daniel Gump (C) James Mapp, Paul Alleyne | |
| 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 | |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | Victor Borrego makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Illinois State | Victor Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Wichita State | Victor Borrego is called for the reach on Alvin Calder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Borrego, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart (PG) Victor Borrego | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:32 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Manuel Charles - foul #1 on Manuel Charles, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker (SG), Glenn Hall (SF) Irwin Drees, Manuel Charles | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:32 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump misses the jump hook from close range | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Wichita State | Daniel Gump swats the short shot by Vincent Pennington | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Daniel Gump | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alvin Calder - foul #1 on Alvin Calder, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Mapp (PF) Glenn Hall | |
| 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 | |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Dickerson | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | James Mapp misses the jumper from the left block | 5-7 |
| 15:59 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Curtis Manhart (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bernard McCosker (fresh) SF - Thomas Remy (fairly fresh) PF - James Mapp (fresh) C - Daniel Gump (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Wichita State | Jason Snell is hacked by Curtis Manhart - foul #1 on Curtis Manhart, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Hansen (PG), Irwin Drees (SG), Manuel Charles (SF), Paul Alleyne (C) Curtis Manhart, Bernard McCosker, Thomas Remy, Daniel Gump | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF) Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress | |
| 15:13 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Christopher Fitzgerald | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne is called for traveling | 5-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Christopher Fitzgerald, Mark Dickerson | |
| 14:33 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Pennington | 5-12 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees is called for traveling | 5-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart (PG), Bernard McCosker (PF), Chad Melvin (C) Martin Hansen, James Mapp, Paul Alleyne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson (C) Vincent Pennington | |
| 13:51 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Dickerson | 5-15 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Niebuhr - foul #2 on David Niebuhr, team foul #3 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Remy (PF), Daniel Gump (C) Irwin Drees, Chad Melvin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Vincent Pennington (PF) Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr, Stephen Childress | |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles misses the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 13:27 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:25 | Wichita State | Bernard McCosker steals it from Ryan Tuttle in the backcourt | 5-15 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Manuel Charles comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 5-15 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump tips it but misses | 5-15 |
| 12:58 | Wichita State | Jason Snell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 12:38 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Pennington | 5-18 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vincent Pennington - foul #1 on Vincent Pennington, team foul #4 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Hansen (PG), Glenn Hall (SG), Paul Alleyne (C) Curtis Manhart, Bernard McCosker, Manuel Charles | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Jason Snell, Christopher Fitzgerald, Mark Dickerson | |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Thomas Remy makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-18 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump misses the fadeaway near the basket | 7-18 |
| 12:03 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 11:34 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress is fouled on the floor by Thomas Remy - foul #1 on Thomas Remy, team foul #5 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Irwin Drees (SG), James Mapp (PF), Chad Melvin (C) Thomas Remy, Daniel Gump, Paul Alleyne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Mark Dickerson (C) Alvin Calder, Vincent Pennington | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Martin Hansen (fresh) SG - Irwin Drees (fresh) SF - Glenn Hall (fresh) PF - James Mapp (fresh) C - Chad Melvin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Wichita State | Jason Snell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-18 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | James Mapp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-18 |
| 10:47 | Wichita State | Jason Snell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-18 |
| 10:17 | Wichita State | Jason Snell pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 09:57 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-21 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Glenn Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Childress | 7-21 |
| 09:39 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes grabs the board | 7-21 |
| 09:12 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-21 |
| 09:10 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Childress | 7-21 |
| 08:55 | Wichita State | James Mapp picks off the pass by Mark Dickerson | 7-21 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | James Mapp comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Childress - foul #1 on Stephen Childress, team foul #5 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Curtis Manhart (PG), Bernard McCosker (SG), Manuel Charles (SF), Paul Alleyne (C) Martin Hansen, Irwin Drees, Glenn Hall, Chad Melvin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (PF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | James Mapp makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | James Mapp makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle is hacked by Manuel Charles - foul #2 on Manuel Charles, team foul #6 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Remy (SF), Daniel Gump (PF) Manuel Charles, James Mapp | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG) Jason Snell | |
| 08:07 | Wichita State | Curtis Manhart steals the ball from Alvin Calder | 9-21 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Ryan Tuttle - foul #1 on Ryan Tuttle, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Mark Dickerson (C) Alvin Calder, Charles Lee | |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump makes the free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:39 | Wichita State | Bernard McCosker steals it from Ryan Tuttle | 12-21 |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker hits the finger roll | 14-21 |
| 07:34 | Wichita State | Jason Snell is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Manhart - foul #2 on Curtis Manhart, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Hansen (PG) Curtis Manhart | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Mark Dickerson | |
| 07:34 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Martin Hansen (fairly fresh) SG - Bernard McCosker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Remy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Gump (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Alleyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Pennington (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Martin Hansen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-21 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne grabs the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker is hacked by Christopher Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Christopher Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Irwin Drees (SG) Paul Alleyne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Mark Dickerson (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress | |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Bernard McCosker misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:08 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 06:43 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson connects on the jumper in the lane | 14-23 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Martin Hansen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-23 |
| 06:29 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 06:00 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 14-23 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Daniel Gump grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Vincent Pennington is called for the reach on Martin Hansen - foul #2 on Vincent Pennington, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Mapp (PF), Chad Melvin (C) Thomas Remy, Daniel Gump | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, Vincent Pennington, Mark Dickerson | |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Martin Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to James Mapp | 14-23 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Martin Hansen is called for traveling | 14-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne (C) Chad Melvin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Mark Dickerson (C) Alvin Calder, Charles Lee | |
| 05:13 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses long on a jumper from close range | 14-23 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | James Mapp grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Ryan Tuttle takes the ball from James Mapp | 14-23 |
| 04:46 | Wichita State | Jason Snell lays it up and in set up by Ryan Tuttle | 14-25 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Paul Alleyne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-25 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Alleyne | 14-25 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-25 |
| 04:12 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 04:10 | Wichita State | Martin Hansen is called for the reach on Jason Snell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Hansen, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glenn Hall (PG), Thomas Remy (SF), Chad Melvin (C) Martin Hansen, Bernard McCosker, Paul Alleyne | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Charles Lee (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Mark Dickerson | |
| 04:10 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 04:10 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Lee | 14-25 |
| 03:54 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-25 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Glenn Hall pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Jason Snell picks off the pass by Glenn Hall in the backcourt | 14-25 |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is hacked by James Mapp - foul #1 on James Mapp, team foul #9 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Victor Borrego (PG), Curtis Manhart (SG), Manuel Charles (SF) Glenn Hall, Irwin Drees, Thomas Remy | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), David Niebuhr (SF), Vincent Pennington (C) Jason Snell, Ryan Tuttle, Charles Lee | |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 03:35 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Victor Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Manhart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Manuel Charles (fresh) PF - James Mapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Melvin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Pennington (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vincent Pennington - foul #3 on Vincent Pennington, team foul #9 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Gump (PF) James Mapp | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson (C) Vincent Pennington | |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin misses the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:17 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Childress | 15-27 |
| 03:12 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses the jumper from the right block | 15-27 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Victor Borrego misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 02:37 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-27 |
| 02:35 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson tips it in | 15-29 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | David Niebuhr steals it from Daniel Gump | 15-29 |
| 02:07 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr's pass is intercepted by Manuel Charles | 15-29 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin connects on the shot from the left side set up by Victor Borrego | 17-29 |
| 01:09 | Wichita State | Victor Borrego steals it from Stephen Childress | 17-29 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-29 |
| 00:56 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 00:52 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes loses the dribble to Victor Borrego in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Leo Hayes is called for the reach on Chad Melvin - foul #1 on Leo Hayes, team foul #10 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Glenn Hall (PG), Irwin Drees (SG), Thomas Remy (PF) Victor Borrego, Curtis Manhart, Daniel Gump | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Matthew Hollister (PF), Charles Lee (C) Alvin Calder, Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Chad Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 00:12 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 00:10 | Wichita State | Matthew Hollister tips it in | 19-31 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Irwin Drees is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 22-31 |