| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fresh) PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edwin Hartung (fresh) SG - James Lee (fresh) SF - Edmund Taylor (fresh) PF - Ronald Grider (fresh) C - Dewayne Dorsey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Washington State | James Lee is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Washington State | Shannon Tyson swats the layup by Dewayne Dorsey | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Edmund Taylor takes the ball from Shannon Tyson | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor jams it | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Griffin | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Lee | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Brad Jurgens | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey is hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #1 on Victor Aleman, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Robert Griffin steals the ball from Edwin Hartung | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Robert Griffin is denied by Dewayne Dorsey | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Ronald Grider - foul #1 on Ronald Grider, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Mulder (SG), Gilbert Morgan (SF), Eric Simon (PF), Eugene Self (C) James Lee, Edmund Taylor, Ronald Grider, Dewayne Dorsey | |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Washington State | Wayne Mulder knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Self - foul #1 on Eugene Self, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG), Vince Pfister (SF), Jerry Hailey (PF) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Harold Harding, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG) Edwin Hartung | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) PF - Jerry Hailey (fresh) C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fresh) SG - Wayne Mulder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Morgan (fresh) PF - Eric Simon (fresh) C - Eugene Self (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Washington State | Wayne Mulder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel (C) Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (SG), Edmund Taylor (SF), Ronald Grider (PF), Dewayne Dorsey (C) Wayne Mulder, Gilbert Morgan, Eric Simon, Eugene Self | |
| 14:37 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Billy Scarborough | 7-9 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Washington State | James Lee snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:47 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey misses the floater from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Vince Pfister | 7-9 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-9 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:58 | Washington State | Ronald Grider can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stanley Brown | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Dewayne Dorsey - foul #1 on Dewayne Dorsey, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Shannon Tyson (C) Stanley Brown, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Jerry Hailey | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edwin Hartung (PG), Wayne Mulder (SG), Gilbert Morgan (SF), Eric Simon (PF), Eugene Self (C) Billy Scarborough, James Lee, Edmund Taylor, Ronald Grider, Dewayne Dorsey | |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Tyson | 7-9 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 11:51 | Washington State | Eric Simon is hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #2 on Victor Aleman, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) Victor Aleman, Howard Mandel | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edwin Hartung (fresh) SG - Wayne Mulder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Morgan (fresh) PF - Eric Simon (fresh) C - Eugene Self (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Washington State | Wayne Mulder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 11:31 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 11:07 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan is hacked by Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG) Stanley Brown | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (SG), Ronald Grider (PF), Dewayne Dorsey (C) Gilbert Morgan, Eric Simon, Eugene Self | |
| 10:47 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Clarence Karnofski - foul #1 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edmund Taylor (SF) Wayne Mulder | |
| 10:47 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:47 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 10:32 | Washington State | James Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 10:10 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Hartung and the foul's on Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| 10:10 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey (PF) Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:30 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dewayne Dorsey, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eric Simon (PF), Eugene Self (C) Ronald Grider, Dewayne Dorsey | |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Eric Simon takes the ball from Brad Jurgens | 7-14 |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Edmund Taylor | 7-16 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding blows the layup but he's hacked by Edwin Hartung - foul #1 on Edwin Hartung, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Thomas James (SG) Brad Jurgens, Clarence Karnofski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Wayne Mulder (SG), Gilbert Morgan (SF) Edwin Hartung, James Lee, Edmund Taylor | |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 08:24 | Washington State | Eric Simon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 08:23 | Washington State | Wayne Mulder gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 08:00 | Washington State | Eric Simon clanks a shot from the left block | 9-16 |
| 07:59 | Washington State | Eric Simon hits the follow up shot | 9-18 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Thomas James is hacked by Wayne Mulder - foul #1 on Wayne Mulder, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (SF), Howard Mandel (C) Harold Harding, Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edwin Hartung (PG), Ronald Grider (PF) Billy Scarborough, Eric Simon | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hailey (fresh) C - Howard Mandel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edwin Hartung (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Mulder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Morgan (fresh) PF - Ronald Grider (fresh) C - Eugene Self (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Vince Pfister blocks the short jumper by Ronald Grider | 11-18 |
| 07:24 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 07:06 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan double dribbles | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG) Stanley Brown, Thomas James | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (SG), Edmund Taylor (SF) Wayne Mulder, Gilbert Morgan | |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | Eugene Self steals the ball from Brad Jurgens | 11-18 |
| 06:35 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Hartung | 11-20 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 06:28 | Washington State | Eugene Self pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 06:12 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung is fouled on the floor by Howard Mandel - foul #1 on Howard Mandel, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson (C) Jerry Hailey | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:12 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 06:12 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-22 |
| 05:56 | Washington State | James Lee gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #8 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF) Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Eugene Self - foul #2 on Eugene Self, team foul #8 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Dewayne Dorsey (C) Edwin Hartung, Eugene Self | |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 05:13 | Washington State | Harold Harding denies the turnaround by Edmund Taylor | 13-24 |
| 05:12 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 13-26 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Billy Scarborough - foul #1 on Billy Scarborough, team foul #9 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey (PF) Howard Mandel | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Mulder (SG), Gilbert Morgan (SF), Eric Simon (PF) James Lee, Edmund Taylor, Ronald Grider | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 15-28 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-28 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens snags the offensive board | 15-28 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson is called for traveling | 15-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Thomas James (SG) Brad Jurgens, Clarence Karnofski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edwin Hartung (PG) Billy Scarborough | |
| 03:54 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #9 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) Thomas James, Jerry Hailey | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronald Grider (PF) Eric Simon | |
| 03:54 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 03:54 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | Gilbert Morgan is called for the reach on Victor Aleman - foul #1 on Gilbert Morgan, team foul #10 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (SG) Gilbert Morgan | |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 03:43 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Shannon Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edwin Hartung (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Mulder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Grider (fresh) C - Dewayne Dorsey (fresh) 14 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung misses short on a jumper from the right side | 16-29 |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin snags the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Grider - foul #2 on Ronald Grider, team foul #11 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister (SF) Harold Harding | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edmund Taylor (SF), Eugene Self (C) Wayne Mulder, Dewayne Dorsey | |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Shannon Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 02:47 | Washington State | Eugene Self gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Ronald Grider scores on a turnaround from the left block | 17-31 |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown is hacked by Eugene Self - foul #3 on Eugene Self, team foul #12 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Hailey (C) Shannon Tyson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Mulder (SG), Eric Simon (PF), Dewayne Dorsey (C) James Lee, Ronald Grider, Eugene Self | |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 02:09 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 01:40 | Washington State | Eric Simon connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Wayne Mulder | 18-33 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin drills a floater from close range | 20-33 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Eric Simon clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Hailey - foul #1 on Jerry Hailey, team foul #10 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF), Howard Mandel (C) Stanley Brown, Vince Pfister, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), James Lee (SG) Edwin Hartung, Wayne Mulder | |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Eric Simon pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Howard Mandel gets the rebound | 20-35 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is hacked by Billy Scarborough - foul #2 on Billy Scarborough, team foul #13 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SG), Shannon Tyson (C) Victor Aleman, Howard Mandel | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Mulder (SF), Ronald Grider (PF) Edmund Taylor, Eric Simon | |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-35 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |