| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Sena (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Danny Till (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Cotto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Salvatore Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Coleman (fresh) SF - Errol Gallo (fresh) PF - Mike Pumphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sheldon Scheller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Danny Till inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Kansas | John Sena misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-18 |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sheldon Scheller | 32-18 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 32-18 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller grabs the offensive board | 32-18 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-18 |
| 19:07 | Kansas | The rebound goes to John Sena | 32-18 |
| 18:52 | Kansas | Mike Pumphrey is called for the reach on Wilber Turpin - foul #2 on Mike Pumphrey, team foul #1 | 32-18 |
| 18:27 | Kansas | John Sena loses the ball out of bounds | 32-18 |
| 18:09 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-18 |
| 18:08 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 32-18 |
| 17:50 | Kansas | Danny Till hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-18 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Mike Pumphrey | 32-18 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-18 |
| 17:32 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson grabs the board | 32-18 |
| 17:07 | Kansas | Mike Pumphrey steals it from Danny Till | 32-18 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 16:46 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey tips it in | 32-20 |
| 16:24 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Johnny Cotto | 34-20 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Anderson - foul #1 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Parker (PG), Christopher Engle (SG), Leon Button (SF), Tim Smith (PF) Wilber Turpin, John Sena, Danny Till, Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Benjamin Mori (PG), Albert Adkins (SG), Robert Williams (SF), William Jackson (C) Salvatore Serrano, John Coleman, Errol Gallo, Sheldon Scheller | |
| 15:51 | Western Illinois | William Jackson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 34-20 |
| 15:50 | Kansas | Tim Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Joshua Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Engle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leon Button (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tim Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnny Cotto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Benjamin Mori (fresh) SG - Albert Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Pumphrey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Leon Button misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Benjamin Mori - foul #3 on Benjamin Mori, team foul #2 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Anderson (PF) Johnny Cotto | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cesar Giordano (SF) Mike Pumphrey | |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Leon Button makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Leon Button makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 15:12 | Western Illinois | Joshua Parker steals it from Robert Williams | 36-20 |
| 15:09 | Kansas | Christopher Engle throws it down on a nice dish by Joshua Parker | 38-20 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | William Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 14:37 | Kansas | Leon Button's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG), John Sena (SG), Danny Till (SF) Joshua Parker, Christopher Engle, Leon Button | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano (PG), John Coleman (SG), Errol Gallo (PF), Sheldon Scheller (C) Benjamin Mori, Albert Adkins, William Jackson, Robert Williams | |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | John Sena steals the ball from Salvatore Serrano | 38-23 |
| 14:13 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin throws it down set up by John Sena | 40-23 |
| 13:53 | Western Illinois | John Sena blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Cesar Giordano | 40-23 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano snags the offensive board | 40-23 |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo misses the runner in the paint | 40-23 |
| 13:31 | Western Illinois | Cesar Giordano snags the offensive board | 40-23 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 13:10 | Kansas | Danny Till grabs the defensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 12:46 | Kansas | John Sena knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Danny Till | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:31 | Western Illinois | Tim Smith takes the ball from Errol Gallo | 42-23 |
| 12:10 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-23 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Salvatore Serrano | 42-23 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Salvatore Serrano | 42-25 |
| 11:34 | Kansas | John Sena connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilber Turpin | 45-25 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sena (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Till (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Salvatore Serrano (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Coleman (fairly fresh) SF - Cesar Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Errol Gallo (fairly fresh) C - Sheldon Scheller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Western Illinois | John Coleman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 11:09 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Anderson and he's hacked by Salvatore Serrano - foul #1 on Salvatore Serrano, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Engle (SG), Leon Button (SF), Johnny Cotto (C) John Sena, Danny Till, Tim Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Benjamin Mori (PG), Albert Adkins (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Mike Pumphrey (PF), William Jackson (C) Salvatore Serrano, John Coleman, Cesar Giordano, Errol Gallo, Sheldon Scheller | |
| 11:09 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the free throw | 48-28 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Anderson - foul #2 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Parker (PG) Wilber Turpin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 10:30 | Kansas | Christopher Engle hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Anderson | 51-29 |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | Thomas Anderson steps in front of the Robert Williams pass | 51-29 |
| 09:47 | Kansas | Christopher Engle drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-29 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Adkins | 54-32 |
| 09:05 | Kansas | Christopher Engle's pass is intercepted by Robert Williams | 54-32 |
| 09:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-32 |
| 08:59 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson snags the defensive board | 54-32 |
| 08:41 | Kansas | Christopher Engle misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | William Jackson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Anderson - foul #3 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #3 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG), John Sena (SG), Danny Till (SF), Tim Smith (PF) Joshua Parker, Christopher Engle, Leon Button, Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano (PG), John Coleman (SG), Cesar Giordano (SF), Sheldon Scheller (C) Benjamin Mori, Albert Adkins, Robert Williams, Mike Pumphrey | |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | William Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 08:14 | Kansas | John Sena hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Till | 56-33 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | William Jackson is hacked by Johnny Cotto - foul #2 on Johnny Cotto, team foul #4 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey (PF) William Jackson | |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Mike Pumphrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-33 |
| 07:42 | Kansas | Danny Till grabs the defensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 07:36 | Kansas | Danny Till connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Sena | 59-33 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sena (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Till (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tim Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Cotto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Salvatore Serrano (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cesar Giordano (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mike Pumphrey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Sheldon Scheller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Cesar Giordano hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Salvatore Serrano | 59-36 |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 06:49 | Kansas | Danny Till hits the follow up shot | 61-36 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Salvatore Serrano connects on the 3 from the right corner | 61-39 |
| 06:17 | Kansas | John Sena can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-39 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller pulls down the rebound | 61-39 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | John Coleman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Pumphrey | 61-42 |
| 05:46 | Kansas | Danny Till misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 05:44 | Kansas | John Sena gets the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 05:18 | Kansas | Danny Till misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Danny Till snags the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 05:03 | Kansas | John Sena scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilber Turpin | 63-42 |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller banks in the layup on a great pass from Mike Pumphrey | 63-44 |
| 04:22 | Kansas | Danny Till scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Sena | 66-44 |
| 04:09 | Western Illinois | Cesar Giordano misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 04:07 | Western Illinois | Sheldon Scheller tips it back up and in | 66-46 |
| 03:40 | Kansas | Danny Till is hacked by Sheldon Scheller - foul #3 on Sheldon Scheller, team foul #4 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Parker (PG), Christopher Engle (SG), Leon Button (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF) Wilber Turpin, John Sena, Danny Till, Johnny Cotto | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Benjamin Mori (PG), Albert Adkins (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Errol Gallo (PF), William Jackson (C) Salvatore Serrano, John Coleman, Cesar Giordano, Mike Pumphrey, Sheldon Scheller | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Kansas | Leon Button buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tim Smith | 68-46 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Joshua Parker (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Engle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Button (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Tim Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Benjamin Mori (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Albert Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Errol Gallo (fresh) C - William Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams tips it in | 68-48 |
| 02:47 | Kansas | Christopher Engle knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Tim Smith | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Benjamin Mori is fouled on the floor by Tim Smith - foul #1 on Tim Smith, team foul #5 | 71-48 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | William Jackson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 71-48 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams loses the dribble to Tim Smith | 71-48 |
| 01:54 | Kansas | Benjamin Mori is called for the reach on Joshua Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benjamin Mori, team foul #5 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | Johnny Cotto (C) Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:35 | Kansas | Joshua Parker is hacked by Albert Adkins - foul #1 on Albert Adkins, team foul #6 | 71-48 |
| 01:14 | Kansas | Christopher Engle clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 71-48 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the board | 71-48 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Joshua Parker picks off the pass by Robert Williams | 71-48 |
| 00:47 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Errol Gallo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Benjamin Mori | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 71-50 |
| 00:15 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto snags the offensive board | 71-50 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Joshua Parker runs out the clock | 71-50 |