| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Connie Spinner (fresh) SG - John House (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Bergholm (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Westerman (fresh) C - Albert Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Hartung (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Mulder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dewayne Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Grider (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Wayne Mulder inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung is fouled on the floor by John House - foul #1 on John House, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:19 | Washington State | Wayne Mulder is whistled for a carry | 24-24 |
| 18:59 | Arizona State | Dewayne Dorsey steals the ball from Connie Spinner | 24-24 |
| 18:40 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 18:38 | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:12 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James Lee - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 18:12 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:12 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | James Lee dunks the ball on a great pass from Edwin Hartung and the foul's on Ronald Westerman - foul #2 on Ronald Westerman, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | James Lee misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:54 | Arizona State | Albert Huff pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:32 | Arizona State | John House hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Duane Bergholm out of a doubleteam | 28-26 |
| 17:06 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 17:04 | Arizona State | Albert Huff snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:00 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Roy Aiken (PF) Ronald Westerman | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:46 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Duane Bergholm - foul #2 on Duane Bergholm, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Hair (SF) Duane Bergholm | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Eugene Self (C) James Lee, Ronald Grider | |
| 16:46 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:46 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 16:19 | Arizona State | Mark Hair drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Connie Spinner | 31-28 |
| 16:07 | Washington State | Wayne Mulder buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Hartung | 31-31 |
| 15:58 | Arizona State | Wayne Mulder blocks the short jumper by Albert Huff | 31-31 |
| 15:56 | Washington State | Eugene Self pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Connie Spinner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John House (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Hair (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Aiken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Huff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fresh) SG - Edwin Hartung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Mulder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dewayne Dorsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Eugene Self (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Wayne Mulder misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 15:34 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 15:08 | Arizona State | Eugene Self swats the layup by John House | 31-31 |
| 15:06 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 14:37 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung is called for traveling | 31-31 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner (PG), Duane Bergholm (SF), Ronald Westerman (PF) Connie Spinner, John House, Albert Huff | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (PG), Edmund Taylor (SF), Eric Simon (PF), Ronald Grider (C) Edwin Hartung, Wayne Mulder, Dewayne Dorsey, Eugene Self | |
| 14:18 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 13:53 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Scarborough | 31-34 |
| 13:41 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Mark Hair | 33-34 |
| 13:21 | Washington State | Ronald Grider comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 33-34 |
| 13:19 | Washington State | James Lee gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:02 | Washington State | James Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason (SG), Albert Huff (C) Mark Hair, Roy Aiken | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edwin Hartung (SG) Billy Scarborough | |
| 12:44 | Arizona State | Albert Huff misses short on a shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Ronald Grider pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Ronald Grider makes the floater from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 11:51 | Arizona State | Edmund Taylor is called for the reach on Ruben Kellner - foul #4 on Edmund Taylor, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Connie Spinner (PG), John House (SG), Mark Hair (SF) Ruben Kellner, Raleigh Mason, Albert Huff | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Mulder (SF), Dewayne Dorsey (PF) Edmund Taylor, Eric Simon | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Connie Spinner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John House (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Hair (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Westerman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Bergholm (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Hartung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Mulder (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dewayne Dorsey (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ronald Grider (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Arizona State | Mark Hair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 11:25 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ronald Grider | 33-36 |
| 11:13 | Washington State | Ronald Grider is fouled on the floor by Ronald Westerman - foul #3 on Ronald Westerman, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Roy Aiken (C) Duane Bergholm | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Gilbert Morgan (SF), Eugene Self (C) James Lee, Edwin Hartung, Ronald Grider | |
| 10:49 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey dunks the ball set up by Eugene Self and the foul's on Ronald Westerman - foul #4 on Ronald Westerman, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Albert Huff (C) Ronald Westerman | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:49 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 10:36 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Wayne Mulder - foul #3 on Wayne Mulder, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| 10:36 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:36 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:15 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 10:13 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Roy Aiken | 35-39 |
| 09:51 | Arizona State | Mark Hair can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-39 |
| 09:50 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 09:32 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 35-39 |
| 09:31 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:02 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 09:00 | Arizona State | Mark Hair gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 08:35 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Connie Spinner | 37-39 |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Aiken - foul #1 on Roy Aiken, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner (PG), Raleigh Mason (SG), Duane Bergholm (SF), Ronald Westerman (PF) Connie Spinner, John House, Mark Hair, Roy Aiken | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (PG), Edwin Hartung (SG), Joseph Wallace (SF), Ronald Grider (C) Billy Scarborough, Wayne Mulder, Gilbert Morgan, Eugene Self | |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:53 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm misses badly on a shot near the basket | 37-41 |
| 07:52 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Ruben Kellner (fresh) SG - Raleigh Mason (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duane Bergholm (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Westerman (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Albert Huff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Hartung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) PF - Dewayne Dorsey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Grider (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Washington State | The short jumper by Edwin Hartung is denied by Albert Huff | 39-41 |
| 07:21 | Washington State | Joseph Wallace can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 07:20 | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:03 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 07:01 | Washington State | Joseph Wallace grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Joseph Wallace's floater is tipped away by Ronald Westerman | 39-41 |
| 06:52 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Albert Huff | 39-41 |
| 06:28 | Arizona State | Albert Huff misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Grider - foul #2 on Ronald Grider, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Connie Spinner (PG), John House (SG) Ruben Kellner, Raleigh Mason | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edmund Taylor (SF), Eric Simon (PF) Joseph Wallace, Dewayne Dorsey | |
| 06:28 | Arizona State | Albert Huff makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 06:28 | Arizona State | Albert Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 06:08 | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:50 | Arizona State | Albert Huff comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-41 |
| 05:48 | Washington State | James Lee snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 05:29 | Washington State | Eric Simon is hacked by Duane Bergholm - foul #3 on Duane Bergholm, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Hair (SF), Roy Aiken (PF) Ronald Westerman, Albert Huff | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 05:29 | Washington State | Eric Simon misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 05:29 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 05:14 | Arizona State | Mark Hair is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Eugene Self (C) James Lee, Ronald Grider | |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Eric Simon banks in the layup set up by Billy Scarborough | 41-43 |
| 04:35 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman (PF) Duane Bergholm | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Mulder (SG) Edwin Hartung | |
| 04:14 | Washington State | Eugene Self misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 04:12 | Washington State | Eugene Self gets the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Eric Simon is fouled on the floor by John House - foul #2 on John House, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (PG), Ronald Grider (C) Billy Scarborough, Eugene Self | |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Eric Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 03:55 | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | John House misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 03:29 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner tips it in | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Connie Spinner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John House (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Hair (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Westerman (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Aiken (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Mulder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edmund Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Eric Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Grider (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 03:02 | Arizona State | Mark Hair clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 03:00 | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 03:00 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm (SF), Albert Huff (C) Mark Hair, Roy Aiken | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edwin Hartung (SG), Dewayne Dorsey (PF) Wayne Mulder, Eric Simon | |
| 02:38 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm's layup is rejected by Dewayne Dorsey | 43-47 |
| 02:37 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dewayne Dorsey | 43-47 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by James Lee | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:14 | Arizona State | Dewayne Dorsey steps in front of the Connie Spinner pass | 43-49 |
| 02:10 | Washington State | Duane Bergholm is called for the reach on Edwin Hartung - foul #4 on Duane Bergholm, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| 02:10 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 02:10 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 01:48 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Connie Spinner | 45-51 |
| 01:23 | Washington State | Ronald Grider comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 45-51 |
| 01:22 | Washington State | James Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:08 | Washington State | James Lee is hacked by Ronald Westerman - foul #5 on Ronald Westerman, team foul #10 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Roy Aiken (PF) Ronald Westerman | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:08 | Washington State | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 01:08 | Washington State | James Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 01:08 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner connects on the open jump hook from the left block | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung is fouled in the backcourt by John House - foul #3 on John House, team foul #11 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eric Simon (PF) Dewayne Dorsey | |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner is fouled on the floor by Edmund Taylor - foul #5 on Edmund Taylor, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Mulder (SF), Dewayne Dorsey (PF) Edmund Taylor, Eric Simon | |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eric Simon (PF) Dewayne Dorsey | |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung is hacked by Connie Spinner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Connie Spinner, team foul #12 | 47-53 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Edwin Hartung misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:42 | Arizona State | John House snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 00:36 | Arizona State | John House can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Lee - foul #2 on James Lee, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey (PF) Eric Simon | |
| 00:36 | Arizona State | John House misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:36 | Arizona State | John House misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey is hacked by John House in the backcourt - foul #4 on John House, team foul #13 | 47-54 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Dewayne Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:35 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 00:29 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 00:27 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Albert Huff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 00:23 | Washington State | James Lee grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Connie Spinner is called for the reach on James Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Connie Spinner, team foul #14 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eric Simon (PF) Dewayne Dorsey | |
| 00:21 | Washington State | James Lee misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:21 | Washington State | James Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:21 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Albert Huff clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | John House pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:09 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Ronald Grider gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | James Lee runs out the clock | 47-55 |