| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) SG - John Sena (fresh) SF - Danny Till (fresh) PF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) C - Johnny Cotto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) PF - Alex Mann (fresh) C - Craig Robison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kansas | John Sena scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Wilber Turpin | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Robison | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Danny Till and he's hacked by Craig Robison - foul #1 on Craig Robison, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:50 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison misses long on a floater from the baseline | 6-3 |
| 18:20 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:18 | Kansas | Santo Ramirez is called for the reach on Wilber Turpin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Santo Ramirez, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:05 | Kansas | John Sena can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 6-3 |
| 18:04 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 6-3 |
| 17:44 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | Kansas | Danny Till is fouled on the floor by Travis Daniel - foul #1 on Travis Daniel, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Parker (PG), Christopher Engle (SG), Leon Button (SF), Tim Smith (PF) Wilber Turpin, John Sena, Danny Till, Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:58 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Craig Robison - foul #2 on Craig Robison, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (SG), Larry Sampson (C) Raymond Davis, Craig Robison | |
| 16:58 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:58 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Travis Daniel | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Santo Ramirez | 7-6 |
| 16:25 | Kansas | Leon Button clanks a floater from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | Western Michigan | Joshua Parker steps in front of the Travis Daniel pass | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Joshua Parker (fresh) SG - Christopher Engle (fresh) SF - Leon Button (fresh) PF - Tim Smith (fresh) C - Johnny Cotto (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fairly fresh) C - Larry Sampson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Kansas | Christopher Engle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG), John Sena (SG), Danny Till (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF) Joshua Parker, Christopher Engle, Leon Button, Johnny Cotto | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann | |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | Kansas | John Sena is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Johnny Cotto (C) Tim Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:50 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto's floater is tipped away by Donald Scott | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Johnny Cotto - foul #1 on Johnny Cotto, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin (SG), Darrell Coleman (PF) Raymond Davis, Donald Scott | |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Kansas | Charles Herrin steps in front of the Danny Till pass in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark lays it up and in set up by Charles Herrin | 7-10 |
| 14:12 | Kansas | Danny Till hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Darrell Coleman - foul #1 on Darrell Coleman, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Travis Daniel (SF) Charles Herrin, Larry Sampson | |
| 14:12 | Kansas | Danny Till makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Kansas | Danny Till misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:54 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie double dribbles | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Engle (SG), Leon Button (SF), Tim Smith (C) John Sena, Danny Till, Johnny Cotto | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:29 | Kansas | Darrell Coleman steals it from Thomas Anderson | 8-10 |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Christopher Engle steps in front of the Donald Clark pass | 8-10 |
| 13:19 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin misses the easy layup | 8-10 |
| 13:17 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:54 | Kansas | Tim Smith knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Wilber Turpin and the foul's on Phillip Gillespie - foul #1 on Phillip Gillespie, team foul #7 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Parker (PG) Wilber Turpin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Donald Scott (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Larry Sampson (C) Santo Ramirez, Donald Clark, Travis Daniel, Darrell Coleman, Phillip Gillespie | |
| 12:54 | Kansas | Tim Smith misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Sampson | 10-10 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Anderson - foul #1 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Danny Till (SF), John Sena (PF), Johnny Cotto (C) Leon Button, Thomas Anderson, Tim Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:58 | Kansas | John Sena hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Engle | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Joshua Parker (fresh) SG - Christopher Engle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Till (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Sena (fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnny Cotto (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Charles Herrin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) SF - Donald Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) C - Larry Sampson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Davis | 13-13 |
| 11:19 | Kansas | John Sena hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Parker | 15-13 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG), Leon Button (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF) Joshua Parker, Christopher Engle, Johnny Cotto | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Donald Clark (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Darrell Coleman (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Charles Herrin, Raymond Davis, Donald Scott, Alex Mann, Larry Sampson | |
| 10:50 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilber Turpin, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tim Smith (C) Danny Till | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:42 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez's pass is intercepted by John Sena | 15-13 |
| 10:23 | Kansas | Tim Smith is hacked by Phillip Gillespie - foul #2 on Phillip Gillespie, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alex Mann (PF) Phillip Gillespie | |
| 10:23 | Kansas | Tim Smith misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Alex Mann | 15-13 |
| 10:10 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman blows the layup | 15-13 |
| 10:09 | Kansas | John Sena grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:51 | Kansas | John Sena knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Smith | 17-13 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 09:36 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann tips it but misses | 17-13 |
| 09:35 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 09:18 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 09:17 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson tips it but misses | 17-13 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 08:48 | Kansas | Tim Smith gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:27 | Kansas | John Sena scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Tim Smith | 19-13 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-13 |
| 08:15 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark snags the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Darrell Coleman, team foul #9 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Parker (PG), Christopher Engle (SG), Danny Till (SF), Johnny Cotto (C) Wilber Turpin, John Sena, Leon Button, Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Donald Scott (PF), Larry Sampson (C) Santo Ramirez, Donald Clark, Alex Mann, Darrell Coleman | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Joshua Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Engle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Till (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Cotto (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Charles Herrin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Sampson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kansas | Danny Till can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Herrin - foul #1 on Charles Herrin, team foul #10 | 19-13 |
| 07:33 | Kansas | Danny Till misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:33 | Kansas | Danny Till makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Travis Daniel and he's fouled by Tim Smith - foul #1 on Tim Smith, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses the free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:26 | Kansas | Danny Till grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 07:01 | Kansas | Tim Smith is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-15 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel is fouled on the floor by Christopher Engle - foul #1 on Christopher Engle, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Anderson (PF) Tim Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Alex Mann (PF) Charles Herrin, Travis Daniel | |
| 06:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Santo Ramirez and he's hacked by Thomas Anderson - foul #2 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG), Tim Smith (PF) Joshua Parker, Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG) Santo Ramirez | |
| 06:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:25 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Scott - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #11 | 22-18 |
| 06:25 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:25 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:25 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 06:06 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson drills a 3 from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 05:41 | Kansas | Danny Till drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Clark | 26-23 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin is hacked by Donald Clark - foul #1 on Donald Clark, team foul #12 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Parker (SG) Christopher Engle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Travis Daniel (SF) Donald Clark, Alex Mann | |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Wilber Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis is hacked by Danny Till - foul #1 on Danny Till, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Sena (SG), Leon Button (SF) Wilber Turpin, Danny Till | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto is hacked by Donald Scott - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #13 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alex Mann (PF) Donald Scott | |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Leon Button steals the ball from Santo Ramirez | 30-25 |
| 03:49 | Kansas | John Sena clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Davis - foul #2 on Raymond Davis, team foul #14 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wilber Turpin (PG), Christopher Engle (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF) Joshua Parker, Leon Button, Tim Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Charles Herrin (SG), Darrell Coleman (PF), Craig Robison (C) Santo Ramirez, Raymond Davis, Alex Mann, Larry Sampson | |
| 03:49 | Kansas | John Sena makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:49 | Kansas | John Sena makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wilber Turpin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sena (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Christopher Engle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Cotto (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Herrin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Daniel (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) C - Craig Robison (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Sena - foul #1 on John Sena, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Danny Till (SF) John Sena | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:36 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:36 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Travis Daniel steps in front of the Christopher Engle pass in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Charles Herrin banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Daniel | 32-28 |
| 03:29 | Kansas | Christopher Engle is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison loses the dribble to Christopher Engle | 32-28 |
| 03:14 | Kansas | Christopher Engle is hacked by Donald Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Clark, team foul #15 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Parker (SF) Danny Till | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (PF) Travis Daniel | |
| 03:14 | Kansas | Christopher Engle makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:14 | Kansas | Christopher Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 02:54 | Kansas | Johnny Cotto grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 02:26 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 34-28 |
| 02:25 | Kansas | Joshua Parker snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 02:07 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Wilber Turpin | 36-28 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 01:54 | Kansas | Christopher Engle is hacked by Charles Herrin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Herrin, team foul #16 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Leon Button (SF), Danny Till (C) Joshua Parker, Johnny Cotto | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Donald Clark, Charles Herrin, Darrell Coleman, Donald Scott, Craig Robison | |
| 01:54 | Kansas | Christopher Engle makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:54 | Kansas | Christopher Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:40 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel can't tip it in | 38-31 |
| 01:38 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 01:10 | Kansas | Leon Button misses long on a shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 01:08 | Kansas | Danny Till snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 00:52 | Kansas | Christopher Engle connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | Thomas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Leon Button is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 43-31 |