| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Walter Colangelo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Angel Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elvin Mills (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Lemaire (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Perera (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Milton Farr (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Elvin Mills inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo drills a shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ben Burns | 37-38 |
| 19:08 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo's pass is intercepted by Ben Burns | 37-38 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Burns | 37-38 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas State | John Marsh can't connect on a floater in the paint | 37-38 |
| 18:43 | Washington State | Randy Perera grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:26 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Elvin Mills misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr loses the dribble to Angel Moretti | 37-38 |
| 17:49 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 17:48 | Washington State | Angel Moretti tips it home | 39-38 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ben Burns | 39-41 |
| 17:23 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Milton Farr - foul #3 on Milton Farr, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Russell Morano (PF) Thomas Lemaire | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Weston Morris (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Alvin Pearson (PF), William Benefield (C) Milton Farr, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| 17:23 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:23 | Washington State | Angel Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas State | Alvin Pearson jams it | 40-43 |
| 16:50 | Washington State | Elvin Mills is whistled for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Travis Dilworth (SG), Carl Sisneros (SF) Walter Colangelo, Angel Moretti, Elvin Mills | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 16:32 | Arkansas State | William Benefield's pass is intercepted by Wayne Hunter | 40-43 |
| 16:09 | Washington State | Russell Morano knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Hunter | 42-43 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas State | William Benefield misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Sisneros (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Morano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Randy Perera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Weston Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) PF - Alvin Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Benefield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas State | William Benefield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 15:40 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 15:24 | Washington State | Russell Morano is fouled on the floor by Alvin Pearson - foul #3 on Alvin Pearson, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Colangelo (PG), Angel Moretti (SG), Elvin Mills (SF), Thomas Lemaire (PF) Wayne Hunter, Travis Dilworth, Carl Sisneros, Randy Perera | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Milton Farr (SG), Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), John Marsh (C) Ben Burns, Weston Morris, Ronald Whitmore, Alvin Pearson, William Benefield | |
| 15:08 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glen Reaves - foul #3 on Glen Reaves, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 15:08 | Washington State | Angel Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:08 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:08 | Arkansas State | John Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist double dribbles | 43-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Randy Perera (C) Russell Morano | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:39 | Washington State | Elvin Mills drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 14:15 | Arkansas State | John Marsh makes the floater from the right block | 45-45 |
| 14:00 | Washington State | Randy Perera is hacked by Charles Eckert - foul #1 on Charles Eckert, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG) Charles Eckert | |
| 13:38 | Washington State | Angel Moretti buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Lemaire | 48-45 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Elvin Mills - foul #2 on Elvin Mills, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Russell Morano (C) Randy Perera | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:33 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:13 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire banks in the layup | 50-47 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 13:01 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:51 | Washington State | Russell Morano misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas State | Russell Morano is called for the reach on Ben Burns - foul #4 on Russell Morano, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Travis Dilworth (SG), Carl Sisneros (SF) Angel Moretti, Elvin Mills | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Weston Morris (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Alvin Pearson (PF), William Benefield (C) Milton Farr, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| 12:18 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Russell Morano gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:06 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros is whistled for a carry | 50-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Randy Perera (C) Walter Colangelo, Russell Morano | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:56 | Arkansas State | Randy Perera blocks the short jumper by Ronald Whitmore | 50-47 |
| 11:54 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth misses the dunk attempt | 50-47 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas State | William Benefield gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Sisneros (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lemaire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Perera (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Weston Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alvin Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Benefield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns buries a floater from close range | 50-49 |
| 11:05 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Colangelo (PG), Angel Moretti (SG), Elvin Mills (SF) Wayne Hunter, Travis Dilworth, Carl Sisneros | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Glen Reaves (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), John Marsh (C) Ben Burns, Ronald Whitmore, Alvin Pearson, William Benefield | |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | John Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Russell Morano (PF) Thomas Lemaire | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG) Weston Morris | |
| 10:21 | Washington State | Randy Perera buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Morano | 52-49 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by John Marsh is denied by Randy Perera | 52-49 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Randy Perera | 52-49 |
| 09:32 | Washington State | Raymond Quist blocks the short jumper by Russell Morano | 52-49 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas State | John Marsh snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Farr | 52-52 |
| 09:04 | Washington State | Angel Moretti's pass is intercepted by John Marsh | 52-52 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 08:56 | Washington State | Randy Perera grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:30 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Marsh - foul #2 on John Marsh, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire (PF) Russell Morano | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Weston Morris (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Alvin Pearson (PF), William Benefield (C) Charles Eckert, Milton Farr, Glen Reaves, Raymond Quist, John Marsh | |
| 08:30 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:30 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Travis Dilworth (SG), Carl Sisneros (SF) Walter Colangelo, Angel Moretti, Elvin Mills | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 07:42 | Washington State | Ronald Whitmore takes the ball from Travis Dilworth | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Sisneros (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lemaire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Perera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Weston Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Benefield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is hacked by Thomas Lemaire - foul #2 on Thomas Lemaire, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist (PF) William Benefield | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Randy Perera - foul #2 on Randy Perera, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:59 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter is fouled on the floor by Ronald Whitmore - foul #1 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Angel Moretti (SG), Elvin Mills (SF), Russell Morano (C) Travis Dilworth, Carl Sisneros, Randy Perera | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 06:50 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Colangelo (PG) Wayne Hunter | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Marsh (C) Alvin Pearson | |
| 06:34 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 06:32 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lemaire | 53-55 |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Ben Burns takes the ball from Walter Colangelo | 53-55 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Whitmore | 53-57 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Quist - foul #2 on Raymond Quist, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Randy Perera (C) Russell Morano | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG), Glen Reaves (SF), Alvin Pearson (PF) Weston Morris, Ronald Whitmore, Raymond Quist | |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses the dunk | 55-57 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas State | Alvin Pearson hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 05:13 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Colangelo | 57-59 |
| 04:49 | Arkansas State | Alvin Pearson can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 57-59 |
| 04:48 | Washington State | Elvin Mills gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:29 | Washington State | John Marsh swats the shot by Walter Colangelo | 57-59 |
| 04:28 | Washington State | Angel Moretti tips it home | 59-59 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas State | John Marsh misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Angel Moretti - foul #1 on Angel Moretti, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Travis Dilworth (SG), Carl Sisneros (SF), Russell Morano (PF) Walter Colangelo, Angel Moretti, Elvin Mills, Thomas Lemaire | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Raymond Quist (PF) Ben Burns, Alvin Pearson | |
| 04:16 | Arkansas State | John Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas State | John Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:57 | Washington State | John Marsh steals the ball from Randy Perera | 59-60 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas State | John Marsh scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Milton Farr | 59-62 |
| 03:25 | Washington State | Randy Perera is denied on a layup by John Marsh | 59-62 |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter snags the offensive board | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Sisneros (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Morano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Randy Perera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Eckert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Farr (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Reaves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Marsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros travels with the ball | 59-62 |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Colangelo (PG) Wayne Hunter | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Weston Morris (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Alvin Pearson (C) Charles Eckert, Milton Farr, Glen Reaves, John Marsh | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Travis Dilworth steps in front of the Alvin Pearson pass | 59-62 |
| 02:52 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Washington State | Angel Moretti (SG), Elvin Mills (SF) Travis Dilworth, Carl Sisneros | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG), Glen Reaves (SF) Weston Morris, Alvin Pearson | |
| 02:37 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-62 |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Russell Morano grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:58 | Washington State | Russell Morano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-62 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-62 |
| 01:49 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Elvin Mills | 64-62 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glen Reaves and the foul's on Walter Colangelo - foul #2 on Walter Colangelo, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire (PF) Russell Morano | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Marsh (C) Ronald Whitmore | |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:08 | Washington State | Glen Reaves is called for the reach on Elvin Mills - foul #4 on Glen Reaves, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 01:08 | Washington State | Elvin Mills misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas State | John Marsh grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas State | John Marsh can't finish the layup | 64-65 |
| 00:54 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 00:30 | Washington State | The jump hook by Walter Colangelo is blocked by John Marsh | 64-65 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Arkansas State | Walter Colangelo is called for the reach on Raymond Quist in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Colangelo, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:28 | Washington State | Randy Perera gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Angel Moretti's dunk attempt is rejected by John Marsh | 64-66 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas State | Walter Colangelo is called for the reach on Ben Burns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Colangelo, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-68 |