| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Rimmer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Rainwater (fresh) C - Dewayne Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Scotto (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Tolson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Branson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Karl Tolson inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Samford | Roy Hill comes up short on the shot in the lane | 38-23 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Karl Tolson misses the tip | 38-23 |
| 19:32 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 19:17 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Branson - foul #2 on Henry Branson, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| 19:17 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 19:17 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 18:49 | Samford | Roy Hill buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Scotto and he's hacked by Randy Ashe - foul #1 on Randy Ashe, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 18:49 | Samford | Roy Hill misses the free throw | 39-25 |
| 18:49 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 18:35 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-25 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Karl Tolson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 18:12 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Randy Ashe comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Roy Hill - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Randy Ashe makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Randy Ashe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Karl Tolson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-25 |
| 17:37 | Washington State | Randy Ashe gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 17:19 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Richard Scotto gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Roy Hill scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Scotto | 41-28 |
| 16:55 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Dennis Rimmer | 43-28 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Brent Rainwater steals the ball from Henry Branson | 43-28 |
| 16:32 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Young | 46-28 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Roy Hill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Scotto | 46-30 |
| 15:58 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 46-30 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Karl Tolson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Rimmer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Ashe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Rainwater (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Dewayne Dorsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Scotto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Tolson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Branson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Karl Tolson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Brent Rainwater - foul #2 on Brent Rainwater, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Fang Chiang (PG), Michael Agan (SG), Justin Thompson (SF), Senwe Afshari (PF), Richard Gholson (C) Dennis Rimmer, Michael Young, Randy Ashe, Brent Rainwater, Dewayne Dorsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Bergevin (PG), John Bogen (SG), Gerald Masters (PF), Chester Fretwell (C) Richard Scotto, Charles Fields, Roy Hill, Henry Branson | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Karl Tolson misses the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 15:37 | Samford | Karl Tolson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 15:23 | Washington State | Michael Agan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 15:21 | Washington State | Richard Gholson tips it in | 48-31 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Karl Tolson is fouled on the floor by Justin Thompson - foul #2 on Justin Thompson, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Moore (SF) Karl Tolson | |
| 14:35 | Samford | Chester Fretwell misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Agan - foul #2 on Michael Agan, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Scotto (PG) John Bogen | |
| 14:35 | Samford | Chester Fretwell misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Chester Fretwell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 14:06 | Washington State | Fang Chiang misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-32 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Charles Moore grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Brian Bergevin's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Gholson | 48-32 |
| 13:59 | Washington State | Fang Chiang gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:35 | Washington State | Justin Thompson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Senwe Afshari | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:25 | Samford | Brian Bergevin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Gerald Masters tips it in | 50-34 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Fang Chiang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Chester Fretwell pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:57 | Samford | Charles Moore is called for 5 seconds | 50-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Rimmer (PG), Michael Young (SG), Randy Ashe (SF), Brent Rainwater (PF) Fang Chiang, Michael Agan, Justin Thompson, Senwe Afshari | |
| Subs | Samford | James Zabala (SF), Henry Branson (C) Gerald Masters, Chester Fretwell | |
| 12:43 | Washington State | Dennis Rimmer is fouled on the floor by Richard Scotto - foul #2 on Richard Scotto, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (SG), Roy Hill (PF) Brian Bergevin, Charles Moore | |
| 12:16 | Washington State | Dennis Rimmer misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Dennis Rimmer tips it in | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Richard Scotto scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Zabala | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Rimmer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Ashe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Rainwater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Gholson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Scotto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zabala (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Branson (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Washington State | Michael Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Rimmer | 55-37 |
| 11:26 | Samford | Henry Branson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Roy Hill grabs the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Henry Branson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 55-37 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Henry Branson misses the tip | 55-37 |
| 11:14 | Washington State | Richard Gholson grabs the board | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:57 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey (C) Richard Gholson | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Bergevin (PG), John Bogen (SG), Karl Tolson (SF), Gerald Masters (PF), Chester Fretwell (C) Richard Scotto, Charles Fields, James Zabala, Roy Hill, Henry Branson | |
| 10:41 | Samford | Chester Fretwell lays it in | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:28 | Washington State | Brian Bergevin steps in front of the Dewayne Dorsey pass | 55-39 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Brian Bergevin hits the finger roll | 55-41 |
| 10:04 | Washington State | Dennis Rimmer drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Ashe | 57-41 |
| 09:47 | Samford | Gerald Masters can't connect on a shot from the right block | 57-41 |
| 09:46 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:28 | Washington State | Dennis Rimmer is hacked by Gerald Masters - foul #1 on Gerald Masters, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Fang Chiang (PG), Michael Agan (SG), Justin Thompson (SF), Senwe Afshari (PF) Dennis Rimmer, Michael Young, Randy Ashe, Brent Rainwater | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Scotto (PG), Charles Fields (SG), Henry Branson (C) Brian Bergevin, John Bogen, Chester Fretwell | |
| 08:59 | Washington State | Michael Agan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Karl Tolson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Gholson (C) Dewayne Dorsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Roy Hill (PF) Gerald Masters | |
| 08:31 | Washington State | Michael Agan's pass is intercepted by Henry Branson | 60-41 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Roy Hill comes up short on the floater from the left side | 60-41 |
| 08:11 | Samford | Charles Fields grabs the offensive board | 60-41 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Henry Branson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-44 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Fang Chiang drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Agan | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Fang Chiang (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Agan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Senwe Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gholson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Scotto (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Tolson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Branson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Samford | Charles Fields makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Scotto | 62-46 |
| 07:03 | Washington State | Senwe Afshari makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Agan | 64-46 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Richard Scotto makes the shot from just outside the lane | 64-48 |
| 06:40 | Washington State | Justin Thompson is whistled for a carry | 64-48 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Rimmer (PG), Michael Young (SG), Randy Ashe (SF), Brent Rainwater (PF), Dewayne Dorsey (C) Fang Chiang, Michael Agan, Justin Thompson, Senwe Afshari, Richard Gholson | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Bergevin (PG), John Bogen (SG), Charles Moore (SF), Gerald Masters (PF), Chester Fretwell (C) Richard Scotto, Charles Fields, Karl Tolson, Roy Hill, Henry Branson | |
| 06:32 | Samford | Brian Bergevin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 06:31 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 06:09 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Young | 66-48 |
| 05:48 | Samford | John Bogen knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Moore | 66-50 |
| 05:30 | Washington State | Randy Ashe is hacked by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Scotto (PG) John Bogen | |
| 05:05 | Washington State | Randy Ashe misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 66-50 |
| 05:03 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater tips it in | 68-50 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Brian Bergevin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 04:46 | Samford | Charles Moore tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| 04:29 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-52 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Charles Moore gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Chester Fretwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-52 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Charles Moore snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Charles Moore comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 68-52 |
| 04:07 | Washington State | Randy Ashe grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 03:38 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 68-52 |
| 03:36 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Rimmer (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Young (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Ashe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brent Rainwater (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dewayne Dorsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Scotto (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Bergevin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Masters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Fretwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Dennis Rimmer steps in front of the Chester Fretwell pass | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Washington State | Brent Rainwater connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Randy Ashe | 73-52 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Brian Bergevin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-52 |
| 02:50 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dewayne Dorsey | 73-52 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey comes up short on the shot from the right block | 73-52 |
| 02:21 | Washington State | Randy Ashe hits the follow up shot | 75-52 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Richard Scotto travels with the ball | 75-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Fang Chiang (PG), Michael Agan (SG), Justin Thompson (SF), Senwe Afshari (PF), Richard Gholson (C) Dennis Rimmer, Michael Young, Randy Ashe, Brent Rainwater, Dewayne Dorsey | |
| Subs | Samford | John Bogen (PG), James Zabala (SF) Richard Scotto, Charles Moore | |
| 01:45 | Washington State | Justin Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 01:44 | Washington State | Senwe Afshari tips it in | 77-52 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Samford | Brian Bergevin misses long on a floater from the right side | 77-52 |
| 01:19 | Washington State | Justin Thompson gets the rebound | 77-52 |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Justin Thompson is hacked by James Zabala - foul #1 on James Zabala, team foul #6 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Moore (SF) James Zabala | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Washington State | Fang Chiang knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Senwe Afshari | 79-52 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Chester Fretwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-52 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Fang Chiang runs out the clock | 79-52 |