| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Lessman (fresh) PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dodds (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Washington State | Paul Stone buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Morse | 32-20 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | John Escoto is fouled on the floor by Dennis Blair - foul #2 on Dennis Blair, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), David Reulet (C) Dennis Blair, Travis Graves | |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe clanks a shot from the right side | 32-20 |
| 18:58 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds grabs the board | 32-20 |
| 18:36 | Washington State | Paul Stone banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brandon Morse | 32-22 |
| 18:20 | Rutgers | John Escoto can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 32-22 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes hits the follow up shot | 34-22 |
| 17:59 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 17:57 | Washington State | Paul Stone tips it in | 34-24 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Paul Stone is called for the reach on Henry Cortes - foul #3 on Paul Stone, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), Charles Helmick (PF), Travis Graves (C) Brandon Morse, Paul Stone, David Reulet | |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Escoto | 37-24 |
| 17:13 | Washington State | Travis Graves hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cory Smith | 37-26 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 16:56 | Washington State | Cory Smith snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 16:35 | Washington State | Travis Graves misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Cortes - foul #1 on Henry Cortes, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (PG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Charles Sanders (C) John Escoto, Steven Lessman, Henry Cortes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG) Cory Smith | |
| 16:35 | Washington State | Travis Graves misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 16:35 | Washington State | Travis Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Montgomery | 40-27 |
| 15:47 | Washington State | Charles Helmick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Dodds (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Helmick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Montgomery | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 15:34 | Washington State | Charles Helmick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Robert Black (PF) Matthew Montgomery, Kevin Benjamin, Jonathon Thorpe | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Stone (PF), Li Wang (C) Joseph Dodds, Travis Graves | |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Li Wang is called for the reach on Mark Millsap - foul #4 on Li Wang, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Lessman (SF), Henry Cortes (C) Curtis Montgomery, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Dodds (SF), David Reulet (C) Charles Helmick, Li Wang | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Robert Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Travis Graves (C) David Reulet | |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Robert Black is called for the reach on Dennis Blair - foul #2 on Robert Black, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin (SG) Mark Millsap | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), David Reulet (C) Dennis Blair, Travis Graves | |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Paul Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Black - foul #3 on Robert Black, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe (PF) Robert Black | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), Travis Graves (C) Brandon Morse, David Reulet | |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Paul Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | John Escoto connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Benjamin | 45-28 |
| 14:06 | Washington State | Cory Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathon Thorpe - foul #2 on Jonathon Thorpe, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG), Charles Helmick (SF), David Reulet (C) Dennis Blair, Joseph Dodds, Travis Graves | |
| 14:06 | Washington State | Cory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 14:06 | Washington State | Cory Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Henry Cortes | 45-29 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe's layup is rejected by David Reulet | 45-29 |
| 13:38 | Washington State | David Reulet pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:23 | Washington State | Cory Smith is open and buries a shot from the free throw line | 45-31 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (PG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Charles Sanders (C) John Escoto, Steven Lessman, Henry Cortes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), Joseph Dodds (SF), Travis Graves (C) Cory Smith, Charles Helmick, David Reulet | |
| 12:52 | Washington State | Brandon Morse evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin is whistled for traveling | 45-31 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Brandon Morse shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 12:13 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Morse | 45-31 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Paul Stone scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Dodds | 45-33 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe drills a runner from the left block set up by Charles Sanders | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Matthew Montgomery (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Morse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Dodds (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Paul Stone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds scores on a 3 from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-36 |
| 11:19 | Washington State | Travis Graves pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 10:58 | Washington State | Dennis Blair clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Montgomery - foul #1 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Steven Lessman (SF), Robert Black (PF), Henry Cortes (C) Matthew Montgomery, Kevin Benjamin, Curtis Montgomery, Jonathon Thorpe, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (SG), David Reulet (C) Brandon Morse, Travis Graves | |
| 10:58 | Washington State | Dennis Blair misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:58 | Washington State | Dennis Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-37 |
| 10:36 | Washington State | David Reulet is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Stone | 47-39 |
| 10:15 | Rutgers | John Escoto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Dennis Blair picks off the pass by Mark Millsap | 47-39 |
| 09:47 | Washington State | Cory Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Black | 47-39 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | John Escoto misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Joseph Dodds steps in front of the Henry Cortes pass | 47-39 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Cory Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Dodds | 47-41 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin (SG), Jonathon Thorpe (PF) Mark Millsap, Robert Black | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG), Charles Helmick (SF), Travis Graves (C) Cory Smith, Joseph Dodds, David Reulet | |
| 08:03 | Washington State | Dennis Blair misses the floater from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Benjamin | 47-41 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Stone | 47-41 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe tips it in | 49-41 |
| 07:21 | Washington State | Kevin Benjamin steals the ball from Charles Helmick | 49-41 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | John Escoto banks in the layup set up by Kevin Benjamin | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Lessman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Cortes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Helmick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Stone (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Charles Helmick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-41 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery (PG), Curtis Montgomery (SF), Charles Sanders (C) John Escoto, Steven Lessman, Henry Cortes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), Joseph Dodds (SF), Li Wang (C) Dennis Blair, Charles Helmick, Paul Stone | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:25 | Washington State | The jump hook by Brandon Morse is blocked by Charles Sanders | 51-41 |
| 06:24 | Washington State | Li Wang snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 05:58 | Washington State | Cory Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Stone (PF) Travis Graves | |
| 05:58 | Washington State | Cory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:58 | Washington State | Cory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:58 | Washington State | Cory Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Joseph Dodds is called for the reach on Curtis Montgomery - foul #1 on Joseph Dodds, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG) Cory Smith | |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe knocks in the floater in the paint | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Washington State | 3 seconds is called on Brandon Morse | 53-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Reulet (PF) Paul Stone | |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Montgomery | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Brandon Morse shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-44 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Reulet - foul #2 on David Reulet, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SG), Robert Black (PF), Henry Cortes (C) Matthew Montgomery, Kevin Benjamin, Jonathon Thorpe, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), Travis Graves (SF), Paul Stone (PF) Dennis Blair, Joseph Dodds, David Reulet | |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Washington State | Paul Stone connects on the floater in the paint set up by Brandon Morse | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | John Escoto can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-46 |
| 03:27 | Washington State | Travis Graves snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Cory Smith knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Brandon Morse and he's hacked by John Escoto - foul #1 on John Escoto, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin (SG), Steven Lessman (SF), Jonathon Thorpe (PF) Mark Millsap, Curtis Montgomery, Robert Black | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), Joseph Dodds (SF), Charles Helmick (PF) Brandon Morse, Travis Graves, Paul Stone | |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Cory Smith misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Lessman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dodds (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Charles Helmick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Li Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Joseph Dodds picks off the pass by Jonathon Thorpe | 56-48 |
| 02:22 | Washington State | Charles Helmick clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 02:21 | Washington State | Li Wang gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 02:04 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Blair | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Steven Lessman misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 01:44 | Washington State | Li Wang snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Dennis Blair misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 01:31 | Washington State | Li Wang tips it in | 56-53 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Dennis Blair steps in front of the Kevin Benjamin pass | 56-53 |
| 01:01 | Washington State | Cory Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG), Paul Stone (PF), Travis Graves (C) Cory Smith, Charles Helmick, Li Wang | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses short on a shot from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Brandon Morse gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Jonathon Thorpe steals it from Brandon Morse | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | John Escoto is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Blair - foul #3 on Dennis Blair, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Millsap (SF) Steven Lessman | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Joseph Dodds is called for the reach on Kevin Benjamin - foul #2 on Joseph Dodds, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Brandon Morse misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 58-53 |