| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Covington (fresh) SG - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) SF - Richard Ton (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - James Murrin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Leff (fresh) SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) SF - Rod Ewing (fresh) PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) C - Dale Hand (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Dale Hand wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Washington State | James Murrin swats the short shot by Thomas Krumm | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Washington State | Jeremy Johnson takes the ball from Harvey Ellison | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Washington State | Rod Ewing connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Ellison | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | SE Missouri State | John Covington hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Ton | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Washington State | Rod Ewing tips it home | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Murrin | 8-4 |
| 17:06 | Washington State | Jeremy Johnson is called for the reach on Harvey Ellison - foul #1 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Frederick Epps (C) Eddie Leff, Rod Ewing, Thomas Krumm, Dale Hand | |
| 16:54 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frederick Epps | 8-7 |
| 16:35 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF) Harvey Ellison | |
| 16:35 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:35 | Washington State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Frederick Epps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-7 |
| 16:07 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin misses badly on a runner in the paint | 10-7 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Harvey Grady gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:39 | Washington State | Harvey Grady misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-7 |
| 15:37 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Covington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Murrin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) SG - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) SF - Rod Ewing (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Frederick Epps (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:31 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 15:22 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 15:20 | SE Missouri State | John Covington snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 15:03 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (PG), David Lee (SG), Jeffrey Chenard (SF), Delbert Chevalier (C) John Covington, Jeremy Johnson, Richard Ton, James Murrin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Thomas Krumm (PF), Dale Hand (C) Harvey Grady, Enoch Truskowski, Rod Ewing, Frederick Epps | |
| 14:55 | Washington State | Eddie Leff knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Ellison | 10-10 |
| 14:40 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 14:39 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:35 | Washington State | David Lee is called for the reach on Eddie Leff - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Eddie Leff travels with the ball | 10-10 |
| 14:11 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Krumm - foul #1 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson (SG) David Lee | |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (SF) Harvey Grady | |
| 14:11 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:11 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Washington State | Eddie Leff scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Ellison | 11-12 |
| 13:36 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Johnson | 13-12 |
| 13:23 | Washington State | Eddie Leff makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Enoch Truskowski | 13-14 |
| 13:11 | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble is whistled for a carry | 13-14 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), Richard Ton (SF), James Johnson (PF) David Christenson, Terry Kimble, Delbert Chevalier | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF), Frederick Epps (C) Enoch Truskowski, Dale Hand | |
| 12:54 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eddie Leff | 13-17 |
| 12:36 | SE Missouri State | John Covington makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jeremy Johnson | 16-17 |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Eddie Leff scores on a 3 from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 12:07 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by John Covington | 18-20 |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Rod Ewing scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Krumm | 18-22 |
| 11:48 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Harvey Ellison - foul #1 on Harvey Ellison, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (SG), James Murrin (C) Jeremy Johnson, Jeffrey Chenard | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Eddie Leff, Harvey Ellison, Thomas Krumm | |
| 11:48 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 11:48 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Harvey Grady misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 11:36 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski tips it but misses | 19-22 |
| 11:35 | Washington State | Rod Ewing grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Covington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Christenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Murrin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) SG - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rod Ewing (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Frederick Epps (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Washington State | Harvey Grady knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Enoch Truskowski | 19-25 |
| 11:01 | SE Missouri State | John Covington misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 10:59 | Washington State | Frederick Epps gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 10:53 | Washington State | Frederick Epps's pass is intercepted by James Johnson | 19-25 |
| 10:31 | SE Missouri State | Frederick Epps is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Frederick Epps, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson (SG), Terry Kimble (SF) John Covington, Richard Ton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Dale Hand (C) Harvey Grady, Rod Ewing, Frederick Epps | |
| 10:26 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dale Hand - foul #1 on Dale Hand, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| 10:26 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:26 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 10:26 | Washington State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 10:15 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 10:14 | Washington State | Dale Hand tips it back up and in | 20-27 |
| 10:05 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard (SF) Terry Kimble | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Krumm (PF) Enoch Truskowski | |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Eddie Leff misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-27 |
| 09:47 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 09:42 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten (PG) David Christenson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Johnson - foul #2 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #4 | 20-27 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), David Lee (SG), Terry Kimble (SF), Delbert Chevalier (C) Matthew Auten, Jeremy Johnson, James Johnson, James Murrin | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:14 | Washington State | Rod Ewing misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-27 |
| 09:12 | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 08:53 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Lee | 22-27 |
| 08:33 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rod Ewing | 22-30 |
| 08:15 | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-30 |
| 08:14 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard tips it back up and in | 24-30 |
| 08:07 | Washington State | Rod Ewing hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 24-30 |
| 08:06 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 08:01 | SE Missouri State | John Covington misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 08:00 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard can't tip it in | 24-30 |
| 07:59 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Eddie Leff | 24-30 |
| 07:46 | Washington State | Eddie Leff misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 07:45 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 07:33 | Washington State | Rod Ewing misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Kimble - foul #1 on Terry Kimble, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Christenson (PG), Richard Ton (SF), James Johnson (PF), James Murrin (C) John Covington, Terry Kimble, Jeffrey Chenard, Delbert Chevalier | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Frederick Epps (C) Eddie Leff, Harvey Ellison, Thomas Krumm, Dale Hand | |
| 07:33 | Washington State | Rod Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:33 | Washington State | Rod Ewing misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:33 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Christenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Lee (fresh) SF - Richard Ton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Murrin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rod Ewing (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Epps (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | SE Missouri State | David Lee is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Krumm (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 07:00 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson is hacked by Frederick Epps - foul #2 on Frederick Epps, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten (PG) David Lee | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dale Hand (C) Frederick Epps | |
| 07:00 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 07:00 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | Harvey Grady connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Enoch Truskowski - foul #1 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG) Matthew Auten | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG) Rod Ewing | |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | David Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses the floater from the right side | 28-34 |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski hits the follow up shot | 28-36 |
| 05:50 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin's pass is intercepted by Thomas Krumm | 28-36 |
| 05:34 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 05:33 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 05:20 | SE Missouri State | John Covington clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 05:19 | Washington State | Dale Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 05:12 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 05:10 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison is hacked by David Christenson - foul #1 on David Christenson, team foul #6 | 28-36 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten (PG), David Lee (SG), Jeffrey Chenard (SF), Delbert Chevalier (C) John Covington, David Christenson, Richard Ton, James Murrin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Rod Ewing (SF) Harvey Grady, Enoch Truskowski | |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Rod Ewing is fouled on the floor by Matthew Auten - foul #1 on Matthew Auten, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Rod Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Rod Ewing misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:54 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 04:39 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson double dribbles | 28-37 |
| 04:29 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chenard swats the shot by Thomas Krumm | 28-37 |
| 04:28 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten is hacked by Dale Hand - foul #2 on Dale Hand, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG) Dale Hand | |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Matthew Auten misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Rod Ewing gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 03:57 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 29-37 |
| 03:56 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chenard | 29-37 |
| 03:43 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Chenard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 03:42 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Chenard | 29-37 |
| 03:27 | SE Missouri State | James Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 03:26 | Washington State | Harvey Grady gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Matthew Auten (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Lee (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Chenard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Chevalier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Leff (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Ellison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Krumm (tiring) 2 reb. C - Rod Ewing (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Washington State | Rod Ewing knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Ellison | 29-39 |
| 02:56 | SE Missouri State | David Lee is called for traveling | 29-39 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Covington (PG), Jeremy Johnson (SG), Richard Ton (SF), James Murrin (C) Matthew Auten, David Lee, Jeffrey Chenard, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Frederick Epps (C) Harvey Ellison, Thomas Krumm, Rod Ewing | |
| 02:40 | Washington State | Eddie Leff misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 02:38 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski hits the follow up shot | 29-41 |
| 02:14 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble (PF) Delbert Chevalier | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF) Harvey Grady | |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Rod Ewing comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 02:00 | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 01:55 | SE Missouri State | John Covington clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 01:53 | SE Missouri State | Terry Kimble tips it but misses | 29-41 |
| 01:51 | SE Missouri State | Richard Ton grabs the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 01:40 | SE Missouri State | Frederick Epps steals the ball from John Covington | 29-41 |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Rod Ewing hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 01:23 | SE Missouri State | James Murrin grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Enoch Truskowski - foul #2 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Johnson (PF), Jeffrey Chenard (C) Terry Kimble, James Murrin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG) Eddie Leff, Rod Ewing | |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison buries a 3 from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 00:22 | SE Missouri State | Robert Jones is called for the reach on John Covington - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #11 | 30-44 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Delbert Chevalier (C) Richard Ton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Dale Hand (C) Enoch Truskowski, Robert Jones, Frederick Epps | |
| 00:22 | SE Missouri State | John Covington misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:22 | SE Missouri State | John Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Rod Ewing grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-47 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Johnson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-47 |