| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fresh) SG - Harold Stanley (fresh) SF - David Hughes (fresh) PF - Vic Kohr (fresh) C - Leonard Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Barry Mitchell (fresh) SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) SF - Dominick Nieves (fresh) PF - Keith Morey (fresh) C - Nicholas Lloyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell is hacked by Paul Waymire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Waymire, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | UCLA | Keith Morey drills a shot from the left block set up by Nicholas Lloyd | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Washington State | Harold Stanley makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Waymire | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harold Stanley - foul #1 on Harold Stanley, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Washington State | Vic Kohr gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Washington State | Harold Stanley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Waymire | 6-3 |
| 18:47 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor is hacked by Harold Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Stanley, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (SG) Harold Stanley | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 18:18 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 6-3 |
| 18:17 | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd snags the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:54 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves loses the dribble to Leonard Howard | 6-3 |
| 17:52 | Washington State | Paul Waymire is hacked by Barry Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Barry Mitchell, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Hulse (C) Nicholas Lloyd | |
| 17:46 | Washington State | Paul Waymire is whistled for traveling | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | UCLA | Keith Morey is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Taylor | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Washington State | William Wilson is whistled for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | Washington State | Daryl Pair (SF), George Dwight (PF), Earl Turner (C) David Hughes, Vic Kohr, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Renwick (SG), Gerald Saltzman (C) Raymond Taylor, Keith Morey | |
| 17:09 | UCLA | John Renwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Washington State | William Wilson is fouled on the floor by Roger Hulse - foul #1 on Roger Hulse, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd (C) Dominick Nieves | |
| 16:49 | Washington State | William Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Roger Hulse can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Dwight - foul #1 on George Dwight, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG) Paul Waymire | |
| Subs | UCLA | Keith Morey (PF) Gerald Saltzman | |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Roger Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Roger Hulse misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:25 | Washington State | Earl Turner snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 16:02 | Washington State | David Piercy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:00 | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (fresh) SG - William Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daryl Pair (fresh) PF - George Dwight (fresh) C - Earl Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Barry Mitchell (fairly fresh) SG - John Renwick (fresh) SF - Roger Hulse (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Keith Morey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UCLA | David Piercy is called for the reach on Barry Mitchell - foul #1 on David Piercy, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (SG), David Hughes (SF), Vic Kohr (PF), Leonard Howard (C) William Wilson, Daryl Pair, George Dwight, Earl Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Taylor (PG), Dominick Nieves (SF), Gerald Saltzman (C) Barry Mitchell, Roger Hulse, Nicholas Lloyd | |
| 15:24 | UCLA | Keith Morey blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Vic Kohr - foul #1 on Vic Kohr, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG) David Hauge | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 15:24 | UCLA | Keith Morey makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:24 | UCLA | Keith Morey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:10 | Washington State | Leonard Howard can't finish the layup | 9-8 |
| 15:09 | Washington State | Vic Kohr tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 14:55 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves misses the wide open shot from the right block | 11-8 |
| 14:53 | UCLA | Gerald Saltzman tips it home | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | Washington State | David Piercy knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Vic Kohr | 14-10 |
| 14:25 | UCLA | Keith Morey can't connect on a shot near the basket | 14-10 |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Leonard Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 14:17 | Washington State | David Hughes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Keith Morey snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 14:13 | UCLA | John Renwick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (SG), Daryl Pair (PF), George Dwight (C) David Piercy, Vic Kohr, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | UCLA | Barry Mitchell (PG), Nicholas Lloyd (C) John Renwick, Keith Morey | |
| 13:58 | Washington State | George Dwight double dribbles | 14-10 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Ratkowski (PG) Paul Waymire | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Hulse (PF) Gerald Saltzman | |
| 13:34 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Barry Mitchell | 14-13 |
| 13:28 | Washington State | Nicholas Lloyd steals it from Joseph Ratkowski | 14-13 |
| 13:06 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Ratkowski - foul #1 on Joseph Ratkowski, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG), David Hauge (SF), Earl Turner (PF), Leonard Howard (C) Joseph Ratkowski, David Hughes, Daryl Pair, George Dwight | |
| Subs | UCLA | Keith Morey (PF) Nicholas Lloyd | |
| 13:06 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:06 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:59 | Washington State | Earl Turner drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Leonard Howard | 16-14 |
| 12:39 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Hulse | 16-17 |
| 12:22 | Washington State | Paul Waymire is hacked by Roger Hulse - foul #2 on Roger Hulse, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (SG), Vic Kohr (PF) William Wilson, Earl Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Renwick (SG), Gerald Saltzman (SF), Nicholas Lloyd (C) Raymond Taylor, Dominick Nieves, Roger Hulse | |
| 12:10 | Washington State | Leonard Howard clanks a turnaround near the basket | 16-17 |
| 12:08 | UCLA | Keith Morey grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 11:49 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-17 |
| 11:47 | Washington State | Leonard Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Piercy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hauge (fresh) PF - Vic Kohr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Howard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Barry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Renwick (fresh) SF - Gerald Saltzman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Morey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Washington State | Vic Kohr misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 16-17 |
| 11:40 | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:37 | UCLA | Paul Waymire steals it from John Renwick in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Leonard Howard jams it on a nice dish by Paul Waymire and he's fouled by Keith Morey - foul #1 on Keith Morey, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Ratkowski (PG), David Hughes (SF) Paul Waymire, David Hauge | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Leonard Howard makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:08 | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Leonard Howard - foul #1 on Leonard Howard, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (SG), Daryl Pair (PF), George Dwight (C) Joseph Ratkowski, Vic Kohr, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Taylor (SG), Dominick Nieves (SF) John Renwick, Gerald Saltzman | |
| 11:08 | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:08 | Washington State | George Dwight pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:50 | Washington State | William Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 10:48 | Washington State | George Dwight grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:25 | Washington State | William Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-19 |
| 10:23 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:21 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell is hacked by David Piercy in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Piercy, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Ratkowski (PG), Earl Turner (C) David Piercy, David Hughes | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:21 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:21 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:13 | Washington State | Barry Mitchell steals it from Joseph Ratkowski | 19-21 |
| 10:10 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves throws it down set up by Barry Mitchell | 19-23 |
| 09:56 | Washington State | William Wilson is fouled on the floor by Keith Morey - foul #2 on Keith Morey, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG), Vic Kohr (PF) Joseph Ratkowski, George Dwight | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Renwick (SG), Gerald Saltzman (PF) Raymond Taylor, Keith Morey | |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Earl Turner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Lloyd - foul #1 on Nicholas Lloyd, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hughes (SF) Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Earl Turner misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Earl Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:48 | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 09:19 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 09:06 | Washington State | William Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 09:04 | Washington State | David Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:45 | Washington State | Vic Kohr misses badly on a shot from the right block | 19-26 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Earl Turner gets the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:33 | Washington State | Earl Turner is hacked by John Renwick - foul #1 on John Renwick, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (SG), Daryl Pair (SF), Leonard Howard (C) William Wilson, David Hughes, Vic Kohr | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Taylor (SG) John Renwick | |
| 08:33 | Washington State | Earl Turner makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:33 | Washington State | Earl Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:08 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Taylor | 21-29 |
| 07:43 | Washington State | Leonard Howard hits a jumper near the basket set up by Paul Waymire | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Hauge (fresh) SF - Daryl Pair (fresh) PF - Earl Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Barry Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dominick Nieves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Saltzman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Lloyd (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor scores on a jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 07:04 | Washington State | Leonard Howard double dribbles | 23-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Ratkowski (PG), William Wilson (SG), David Hughes (SF), Vic Kohr (PF), George Dwight (C) Paul Waymire, David Hauge, Daryl Pair, Earl Turner, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Renwick (SF) Dominick Nieves | |
| 06:40 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 23-31 |
| 06:39 | Washington State | The rebound goes to George Dwight | 23-31 |
| 06:33 | Washington State | William Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 06:32 | UCLA | Nicholas Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:11 | UCLA | Gerald Saltzman's floater is tipped away by George Dwight | 23-31 |
| 06:09 | Washington State | The rebound goes to David Hughes | 23-31 |
| 06:03 | Washington State | William Wilson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 05:45 | UCLA | David Hughes steals the ball from Raymond Taylor | 25-31 |
| 05:22 | Washington State | William Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Vic Kohr | 28-31 |
| 05:20 | UCLA | John Renwick is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Ratkowski - foul #2 on Joseph Ratkowski, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG), Harold Stanley (SG), David Hauge (SF), Leonard Howard (C) Joseph Ratkowski, William Wilson, David Hughes, George Dwight | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dominick Nieves (SF) Barry Mitchell | |
| 05:20 | UCLA | John Renwick makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:20 | UCLA | John Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Harold Stanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Vic Kohr | 28-33 |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Paul Waymire buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Leonard Howard | 30-33 |
| 04:50 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-33 |
| 04:49 | Washington State | Leonard Howard pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:45 | Washington State | Harold Stanley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 04:43 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:32 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 04:31 | Washington State | David Hauge grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Vic Kohr hits the finger roll set up by Paul Waymire and the foul's on Gerald Saltzman - foul #1 on Gerald Saltzman, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), Daryl Pair (SF), Earl Turner (C) Paul Waymire, David Hauge, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | UCLA | Barry Mitchell (PG) John Renwick | |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Vic Kohr makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:46 | UCLA | Earl Turner denies the turnaround by Nicholas Lloyd | 33-33 |
| 03:44 | Washington State | Vic Kohr snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daryl Pair (fresh) PF - Vic Kohr (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Barry Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dominick Nieves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Saltzman (tiring) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Lloyd (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Washington State | David Piercy scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Turner | 36-33 |
| 03:36 | UCLA | David Piercy takes the ball from Barry Mitchell in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Harold Stanley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 03:30 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 03:01 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves is hacked by Vic Kohr - foul #2 on Vic Kohr, team foul #11 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG), William Wilson (SG), David Hughes (SF), George Dwight (C) David Piercy, Harold Stanley, Vic Kohr, Earl Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Renwick (SG), Keith Morey (PF), Roger Hulse (C) Raymond Taylor, Gerald Saltzman, Nicholas Lloyd | |
| 03:01 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:01 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:01 | Washington State | Daryl Pair snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 02:46 | Washington State | Paul Waymire misses the jumper from the left side | 36-34 |
| 02:44 | UCLA | Roger Hulse snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 02:21 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell travels with the ball | 36-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leonard Howard (C) Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:07 | Washington State | William Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 02:05 | Washington State | David Hughes grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 02:00 | Washington State | Paul Waymire double dribbles | 36-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (SF), Daryl Pair (PF) David Hughes, George Dwight | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Keith Morey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 01:36 | Washington State | David Hauge grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 01:32 | Washington State | William Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 01:30 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 01:26 | UCLA | John Renwick knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dominick Nieves | 36-37 |
| 01:06 | Washington State | Daryl Pair drills a fadeaway from close range | 38-37 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | David Hauge is called for the reach on Barry Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hauge, team foul #12 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), Harold Stanley (SG), David Hughes (SF), Earl Turner (PF) Paul Waymire, William Wilson, David Hauge, Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Taylor (SG) John Renwick | |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Barry Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:02 | Washington State | Leonard Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Harold Stanley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Dominick Nieves gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 00:35 | UCLA | Keith Morey gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Raymond Taylor knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dominick Nieves | 38-41 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | David Hughes misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Barry Mitchell | 38-41 |