| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Popovich (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mack Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Donald Echols (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ebo Amoroso | 28-28 |
| 19:17 | Washington State | James Meyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Poole - foul #1 on Ronald Poole, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Carl McKinney (C) Ronald Poole, Ebo Amoroso, Aaron Butler | |
| 19:17 | Washington State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:17 | Washington State | James Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Donald Echols clanks a floater in the lane | 30-28 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Donald Echols hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 18:31 | Washington State | Thomas Popovich is fouled on the floor by Craig Brooks - foul #2 on Craig Brooks, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG) Craig Brooks | |
| 18:06 | Washington State | Julius Stark comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Donald Echols hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Poole | 30-32 |
| 17:39 | Washington State | Dustin Graves banks in the layup set up by Mack Scott | 32-32 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Dustin Graves picks off the pass by Bill Quincy | 32-32 |
| 16:55 | Washington State | Thomas Popovich scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Julius Stark | 34-32 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the floater from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:33 | Washington State | Dustin Graves snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:14 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 16:13 | Washington State | Mack Scott gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:57 | Washington State | Dustin Graves connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by James Meyer | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Popovich (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mack Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Echols (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl McKinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Donald Echols comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Thomas Popovich snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 15:12 | Washington State | James Meyer is whistled for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | Andrei Zeals (PG), John Shuford (SG) James Meyer, Julius Stark | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG) Ronald Poole | |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Donald Echols hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 14:52 | Washington State | Dustin Graves gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:39 | Washington State | Andrei Zeals can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Donald Echols misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Mack Scott - foul #1 on Mack Scott, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:13 | Washington State | Thomas Popovich can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 14:12 | Washington State | Mack Scott hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Donald Echols connects on the shot in the lane set up by Craig Brooks | 38-36 |
| 13:18 | Washington State | Andrei Zeals throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Meyer (PG), Julius Stark (SG) Andrei Zeals, John Shuford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Shawn Baldwin (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, William Singleton, Carl McKinney | |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Donald Echols tips it home | 38-38 |
| 12:35 | Washington State | Dustin Graves misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Bill Quincy - foul #1 on Bill Quincy, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (C) Ronald Poole, Shawn Baldwin, Aaron Butler | |
| 12:35 | Washington State | Dustin Graves makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:35 | Washington State | Dustin Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | Donald Echols misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 40-38 |
| 12:21 | Washington State | Dustin Graves grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 12:00 | Washington State | Julius Stark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Bobby McKinney (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, Carl McKinney | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Popovich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mack Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Dustin Graves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Echols (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bobby McKinney | 40-40 |
| 11:15 | Washington State | Dustin Graves misses badly on a floater near the basket | 40-40 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 40-40 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Echols | 40-42 |
| 10:37 | Washington State | James Meyer misses badly on a shot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Bobby McKinney | 40-44 |
| 10:01 | Washington State | Thomas Popovich hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Meyer | 43-44 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Donald Echols lays it in on a nice dish by Bobby McKinney | 43-46 |
| 09:27 | Washington State | Julius Stark hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole is fouled on the floor by Mack Scott - foul #2 on Mack Scott, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Andrei Zeals (PG), John Shuford (SG), Dikembe Africa (SF), James Bowlin (C) James Meyer, Julius Stark, Thomas Popovich, Dustin Graves | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Shawn Baldwin (SF), Carl McKinney (C) Ronald Poole, Bobby McKinney, William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Dikembe Africa picks off the pass by Donald Echols | 45-46 |
| 09:00 | Washington State | John Shuford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dikembe Africa | 47-46 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is fouled on the floor by John Shuford - foul #1 on John Shuford, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dustin Graves (C) Mack Scott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SG) Bill Quincy | |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Shawn Baldwin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 47-48 |
| 07:58 | Washington State | Dustin Graves knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Andrei Zeals | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Andrei Zeals (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Shuford (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) PF - James Bowlin (fresh) C - Dustin Graves (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Echols (tiring) 24 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl McKinney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Shawn Baldwin loses the dribble to James Bowlin | 49-48 |
| 07:25 | Washington State | John Shuford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 07:23 | Washington State | Dustin Graves gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:59 | Washington State | Shawn Baldwin denies the turnaround by Dustin Graves | 49-48 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso makes the shot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 06:18 | Washington State | John Shuford makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Africa | 52-50 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | James Bowlin blocks the short jumper by Carl McKinney | 52-50 |
| 06:05 | Washington State | James Bowlin grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 05:44 | Washington State | Dustin Graves misses long on a jumper from the right block | 52-50 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | James Bowlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Meyer (PG), Julius Stark (SG), Thomas Popovich (SF), Mack Scott (PF) Andrei Zeals, John Shuford, Dikembe Africa, Dustin Graves | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Poole (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Ebo Amoroso, Shawn Baldwin, Carl McKinney | |
| 05:32 | Washington State | Julius Stark loses the ball out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Bowlin - foul #2 on James Bowlin, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Aaron Butler | |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Julius Stark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dustin Graves (C) James Bowlin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Bobby McKinney, Brady Pilcher | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Poole and the foul's on Mack Scott - foul #3 on Mack Scott, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Aaron Butler | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Donald Echols makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:12 | Washington State | Julius Stark clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bill Quincy (SG), Aaron Butler (C) Bobby McKinney, Brady Pilcher | |
| 03:43 | Washington State | Dustin Graves loses the dribble to Bill Quincy | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Popovich (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mack Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Graves (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Echols (tiring) 27 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy double dribbles | 52-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Bowlin (C) Dustin Graves | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney (SG), Brady Pilcher (C) Bill Quincy, Aaron Butler | |
| 03:05 | Washington State | James Meyer clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | William Singleton pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Donald Echols comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 52-55 |
| 02:33 | Washington State | Mack Scott snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:04 | Washington State | Thomas Popovich buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Meyer | 55-55 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney lays it up and in set up by Ronald Poole | 55-57 |
| 01:19 | Washington State | Ronald Poole steps in front of the Thomas Popovich pass | 55-57 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Bobby McKinney's pass is intercepted by James Meyer | 55-57 |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Thomas Popovich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 00:40 | Washington State | James Bowlin tips it in | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | William Singleton is whistled for a carry | 57-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dustin Graves (C) James Bowlin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Washington State | Bobby McKinney takes the ball from James Meyer in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Ronald Poole hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bobby McKinney | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Thomas Popovich misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Brady Pilcher | 57-59 |