| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Larry Regalado (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Cook (fresh) SF - Keith Beggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Viles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Chancy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Rigby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Gerald Chancy inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Wichita State | James Amerson steals it from Paul Perkins | 28-28 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tomas Bell | 31-28 |
| 19:06 | Wichita State | Gregory Carpino scores on a shot from the right block | 31-30 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell tips it but misses | 31-30 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook misses the tip | 31-30 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs can't tip it in | 31-30 |
| 18:36 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:20 | Wichita State | Larry Regalado steals the ball from Gerald Chancy | 31-30 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs jams it set up by Larry Regalado | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Wichita State | David Viles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits the finger roll | 35-30 |
| 17:30 | Wichita State | David Viles connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Carpino and the foul's on James Amerson - foul #1 on James Amerson, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wilson Beets (PG), Sergio Ramirez (SG), Fred Gregory (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Larry Regalado, Justin Cook, James Amerson, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alex Strother (PG), Oliver Ferguson (SF), Shawn Laxton (PF), Matthew Connor (C) Paul Perkins, Gerald Chancy, Gregory Carpino, Neal Rigby | |
| 17:30 | Wichita State | David Viles misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith misses short on a runner from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith tips it home | 37-32 |
| 16:52 | Wichita State | Oliver Ferguson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith is hacked by Oliver Ferguson - foul #1 on Oliver Ferguson, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Amerson (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Fred Gregory, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Neal Rigby (C) David Viles | |
| 16:11 | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 15:57 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 40-35 |
| 15:56 | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Wilson Beets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sergio Ramirez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Beggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alex Strother (fresh) SG - Matthew Connor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oliver Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Laxton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Rigby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Wichita State | Oliver Ferguson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alex Strother | 40-38 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:10 | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:03 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby can't connect on a jumper from close range | 40-38 |
| 15:02 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Keith Beggs | 40-38 |
| 14:36 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is called for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado (PG), Justin Cook (SG), Fred Gregory (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Wilson Beets, Sergio Ramirez, James Amerson, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Perkins (PG), Dragan Kolkowski (SG), Gerald Chancy (SF), Gregory Carpino (PF) Alex Strother, Matthew Connor, Oliver Ferguson, Shawn Laxton | |
| 14:16 | Wichita State | Gerald Chancy connects on the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Keith Beggs - foul #1 on Keith Beggs, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Willie Moffett (SG) Keith Beggs | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 14:16 | Wichita State | Gerald Chancy makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 13:46 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:32 | Wichita State | Gregory Carpino misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 13:30 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Justin Cook | 40-41 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dragan Kolkowski - foul #3 on Dragan Kolkowski, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wilson Beets (SG), Tomas Bell (SF), James Amerson (PF) Willie Moffett, Justin Cook, Fred Gregory | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Viles (SG), Matthew Connor (SF), Keith Henkle (PF) Dragan Kolkowski, Gerald Chancy, Gregory Carpino | |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Wilson Beets - foul #2 on Wilson Beets, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez (SG), Keith Beggs (SF) Larry Regalado, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:26 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana State | James Amerson pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Matthew Connor picks off the pass by Sergio Ramirez in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 12:10 | Wichita State | Matthew Connor is fouled on the floor by Keith Beggs - foul #2 on Keith Beggs, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Oliver Ferguson (SF) Neal Rigby | |
| 12:02 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wilson Beets - foul #3 on Wilson Beets, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton (PF) Keith Henkle | |
| 12:02 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:02 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Amerson | 41-42 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez is called for 3 seconds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alex Strother (PG), Gregory Carpino (PF) Paul Perkins, Matthew Connor | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Wilson Beets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sergio Ramirez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Beggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alex Strother (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Viles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Carpino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Laxton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Wichita State | Oliver Ferguson buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Viles | 41-44 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | James Amerson hits the finger roll | 43-44 |
| 11:02 | Wichita State | Gregory Carpino is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado (PG), Willie Moffett (SG) Wilson Beets, Sergio Ramirez | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Matthew Connor (SG), Keith Henkle (SF), Neal Rigby (C) David Viles, Oliver Ferguson, Shawn Laxton | |
| 10:33 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by James Amerson is blocked by Gregory Carpino | 43-44 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | Neal Rigby picks off the pass by Larry Regalado | 43-44 |
| 09:53 | Wichita State | Keith Henkle drills a 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 43-47 |
| 09:30 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:23 | Wichita State | Matthew Connor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | Willie Moffett is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Moffett, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wilson Beets (PG), Sergio Ramirez (SG), Justin Cook (SF), Fred Gregory (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Larry Regalado, Willie Moffett, Keith Beggs, James Amerson, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Perkins (PG), David Viles (SG), Gerald Chancy (SF), Shawn Laxton (PF), Oliver Ferguson (C) Alex Strother, Matthew Connor, Keith Henkle, Gregory Carpino, Neal Rigby | |
| 09:09 | Wichita State | Justin Cook steals it from David Viles | 43-47 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana State | Wilson Beets buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dexter Smith | 46-47 |
| 08:03 | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 46-47 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wilson Beets | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Wilson Beets (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sergio Ramirez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cook (fresh) PF - Fred Gregory (fresh) C - Dexter Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Viles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Chancy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Laxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oliver Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wichita State | Gerald Chancy misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 07:30 | Wichita State | David Viles gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:20 | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton clanks a turnaround in the paint | 48-47 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Dexter Smith | 48-47 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:35 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 06:07 | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 05:52 | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton travels with the ball | 48-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado (PG), Willie Moffett (SG), Keith Beggs (SF), James Amerson (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Wilson Beets, Sergio Ramirez, Justin Cook, Fred Gregory, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alex Strother (PG), Matthew Connor (SG), Keith Henkle (SF), Gregory Carpino (PF), Neal Rigby (C) Paul Perkins, David Viles, Gerald Chancy, Shawn Laxton, Oliver Ferguson | |
| 05:31 | Louisiana State | James Amerson can't finish the layup | 48-47 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Tomas Bell | 50-47 |
| 05:00 | Wichita State | Tomas Bell steals it from Keith Henkle | 50-47 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana State | Gregory Carpino picks off the pass by James Amerson | 50-47 |
| 04:24 | Wichita State | Keith Henkle can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 04:23 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby tips it home | 50-49 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 03:53 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Matthew Connor | 50-49 |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Matthew Connor is fouled on the floor by Keith Beggs - foul #3 on Keith Beggs, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Pablo Sosa (PG), Justin Cook (SG) Larry Regalado, Willie Moffett | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Paul Perkins (PG), Dragan Kolkowski (SG) Alex Strother, Keith Henkle | |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Matthew Connor makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | Matthew Connor misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Pablo Sosa (fresh) SG - Justin Cook (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Beggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dragan Kolkowski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Connor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Carpino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Rigby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Beggs and he's fouled by Dragan Kolkowski - foul #4 on Dragan Kolkowski, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wilson Beets (PG), Fred Gregory (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Pablo Sosa, James Amerson, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gerald Chancy (SF) Matthew Connor | |
| 03:28 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:28 | Wichita State | Gregory Carpino grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 03:24 | Wichita State | Dragan Kolkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 03:23 | Wichita State | Neal Rigby tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs is whistled for a carry | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez (SG) Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 02:50 | Wichita State | Dragan Kolkowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Keith Beggs - foul #4 on Keith Beggs, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| 02:50 | Wichita State | Dragan Kolkowski misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:50 | Wichita State | Dragan Kolkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado (PG), James Amerson (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Keith Beggs, Fred Gregory, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Viles (SG), Oliver Ferguson (SF) Dragan Kolkowski, Gerald Chancy | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | Wilson Beets clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 02:26 | Wichita State | David Viles grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:10 | Wichita State | Oliver Ferguson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Cook (SG) Sergio Ramirez | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Shawn Laxton (PF) Gregory Carpino | |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tomas Bell and he's fouled by Neal Rigby - foul #3 on Neal Rigby, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs (SF) Wilson Beets | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Gerald Chancy (SF), Gregory Carpino (PF) Oliver Ferguson, Shawn Laxton | |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:33 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:05 | Wichita State | Gerald Chancy gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:55 | Wichita State | David Viles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 00:54 | Wichita State | Gerald Chancy hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Perkins - foul #2 on Paul Perkins, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 55-55 |
| 00:30 | Wichita State | Paul Perkins grabs the board | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Wichita State | Gregory Carpino buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 55-58 |