| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Cox (fresh) SG - Don Rhynes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Kehoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Mazzariello (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Felix | 44-35 |
| 19:20 | Washington State | Don Rhynes connects on the shot near the basket | 44-37 |
| 18:53 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Kehoe | 44-37 |
| 18:52 | Washington State | Leonard Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:39 | Washington State | Don Rhynes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-37 |
| 18:37 | Washington State | Leonard Moore snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 18:27 | Washington State | Don Rhynes clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 18:03 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frank Burkett (PF) Leonard Moore | |
| 17:47 | Washington State | Frank Cooper is called for the reach on Shawn Mazzariello - foul #3 on Frank Cooper, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:28 | Washington State | Don Rhynes buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Cox | 44-39 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-39 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Felix | 44-39 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Burkett - foul #1 on Frank Burkett, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG) Ralph Felix, Raymond Leroux | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Toussaint (PG), Jason Schenck (SF), Bernard Campbell (C) Stephen Cox, Oscar Kehoe, Shawn Mazzariello | |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:42 | Washington State | Bernard Campbell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Benjamin Knowles is blocked by Bernard Campbell | 46-39 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Frank Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Jason Schenck is fouled on the floor by Harold Worsley - foul #1 on Harold Worsley, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Mladen Zepp (PF) Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Leonard Moore (PF) Jason Schenck | |
| 15:48 | Washington State | Frank Burkett is hacked by Mladen Zepp - foul #1 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper (C) Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Washington State | Oscar Kehoe (SF), Scott Miller (PF) Frank Burkett, Leonard Moore | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ricky Toussaint (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Rhynes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Kehoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Miller (fresh) 3 pf. C - Bernard Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Washington State | Don Rhynes connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Kehoe | 46-42 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper makes the jump hook in the lane | 48-42 |
| 14:54 | Washington State | Frank Cooper is called for the reach on Ricky Toussaint - foul #4 on Frank Cooper, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Benjamin Knowles (SF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Robert Turberville, Dale Bennett, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Cox (PG), Shawn Mazzariello (C) Ricky Toussaint, Bernard Campbell | |
| 14:45 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Cox | 48-44 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Shawn Mazzariello is called for the reach on Raymond Leroux - foul #3 on Shawn Mazzariello, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles banks in the layup | 50-44 |
| 13:56 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Don Rhynes - foul #2 on Don Rhynes, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Harold Worsley (SF), Dale Bennett (PF) Ralph Felix, Benjamin Knowles, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frank Burkett (SF) Oscar Kehoe | |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Don Rhynes misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Giuseppe Bruno - foul #1 on Giuseppe Bruno, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Don Rhynes misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Don Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Leroux | 54-47 |
| 12:43 | Washington State | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Cox is blocked by Dale Bennett | 54-47 |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello tips it home | 54-49 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the floater from the left block | 56-49 |
| 12:13 | Washington State | Don Rhynes is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Benjamin Knowles (C) Raymond Leroux, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Toussaint (PG), Thomas Hogan (SG), Oscar Kehoe (SF), Bernard Campbell (C) Stephen Cox, Don Rhynes, Frank Burkett, Shawn Mazzariello | |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 11:47 | Washington State | Thomas Hogan comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 11:46 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ricky Toussaint (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hogan (fresh) SF - Oscar Kehoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Bernard Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley can't connect on a floater in the lane | 58-49 |
| 11:38 | Washington State | Scott Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 11:26 | Washington State | Bernard Campbell is called for a backcourt violation | 58-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (PF) Dale Bennett | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benjamin Knowles | 60-49 |
| 10:46 | Washington State | Thomas Hogan loses the dribble to Robert Turberville | 60-49 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix blows the layup | 60-49 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Robert Turberville, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Cox (PG), Don Rhynes (SG), Leonard Moore (PF), Shawn Mazzariello (C) Ricky Toussaint, Thomas Hogan, Scott Miller, Bernard Campbell | |
| 10:06 | Washington State | Don Rhynes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (SF) Harold Worsley | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:36 | Washington State | Ralph Felix is called for the reach on Shawn Mazzariello - foul #2 on Ralph Felix, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (PG) Ralph Felix | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frank Burkett (SF) Oscar Kehoe | |
| 09:29 | Washington State | Don Rhynes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno is called for traveling | 60-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (PF) Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Washington State | Scott Miller (PF) Leonard Moore | |
| 08:42 | Washington State | Scott Miller drills a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Benjamin Knowles - foul #2 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Harold Worsley (SF) Dale McElvain, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:42 | Washington State | Scott Miller makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Felix | 62-52 |
| 07:51 | Washington State | Scott Miller comes up short on the shot from the right block | 62-52 |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Benjamin Knowles | 62-52 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 07:31 | Washington State | Scott Miller pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Leroux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Knowles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Cox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Rhynes (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Burkett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Mazzariello (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Knowles - foul #3 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (SG), Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Raymond Leroux, Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Toussaint (PG), Thomas Hogan (SG), Oscar Kehoe (SF), Leonard Moore (PF) Stephen Cox, Don Rhynes, Frank Burkett, Scott Miller | |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Turberville | 65-54 |
| 06:31 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello lays it in on a great pass from Oscar Kehoe | 65-56 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix loses the dribble to Oscar Kehoe | 65-56 |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Cooper - foul #5 on Frank Cooper, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Benjamin Knowles (SF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Ralph Felix, Harold Worsley, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Cox (PG), Don Rhynes (SG), Scott Miller (PF) Ricky Toussaint, Thomas Hogan, Leonard Moore | |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses short on a shot in the paint | 65-57 |
| 05:20 | Washington State | Scott Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:15 | Washington State | Stephen Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (SF) Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bernard Campbell (C) Shawn Mazzariello | |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Oscar Kehoe - foul #2 on Oscar Kehoe, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (PG) Robert Turberville | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:46 | Washington State | Bernard Campbell grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Benjamin Knowles steals it from Stephen Cox | 66-57 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett hits the finger roll | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Washington State | Giuseppe Bruno is called for the reach on Don Rhynes - foul #2 on Giuseppe Bruno, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Harold Worsley (SF) Raymond Leroux, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frank Burkett (SF), Leonard Moore (PF) Oscar Kehoe, Scott Miller | |
| 03:51 | Washington State | Don Rhynes misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 03:51 | Washington State | Don Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Frank Burkett pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Cox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Rhynes (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Burkett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Washington State | Don Rhynes clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-58 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Dale Bennett | 68-58 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Mladen Zepp (PF) Dale McElvain, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Washington State | Oscar Kehoe (SF), Scott Miller (PF), Shawn Mazzariello (C) Frank Burkett, Leonard Moore, Bernard Campbell | |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-58 |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Shawn Mazzariello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Ralph Felix, Raymond Leroux, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:31 | Washington State | Don Rhynes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-58 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | Scott Miller grabs the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 01:19 | Washington State | Don Rhynes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville is hacked by Shawn Mazzariello - foul #4 on Shawn Mazzariello, team foul #5 | 68-58 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno double dribbles | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Stephen Cox makes the shot from the free throw line | 68-60 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Raymond Leroux (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Mladen Zepp (PF) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Benjamin Knowles, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Stephen Cox is called for the reach on Harold Worsley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Cox, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (SG) Raymond Leroux | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Stephen Cox is called for the reach on Ralph Felix - foul #4 on Stephen Cox, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Harold Worsley takes the ball from Stephen Cox | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix runs out the clock | 70-60 |