| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Terry Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Norbert Kordowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian McCright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Peters (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Harold Wise inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UCLA | Brian McCright makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Norbert Kordowski | 25-22 |
| 19:16 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Epps | 27-22 |
| 18:47 | UCLA | Harold Wise clanks a jumper from the left block | 27-22 |
| 18:46 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Nicholas Peters is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Nicholas Peters, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 18:07 | Washington State | Nicholas Peters swats the short shot by Dikembe Ali | 27-22 |
| 18:05 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff tips it home | 29-22 |
| 17:44 | UCLA | Brian McCright can't throw it down | 29-22 |
| 17:43 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 17:19 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nelson Dale - foul #2 on Nelson Dale, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (C) Raymond Keith, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 17:19 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:19 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:19 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Nelson Dale can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harold Wise - foul #3 on Harold Wise, team foul #2 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG) Ned Ratcliff | |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Thorton (SG) Norbert Kordowski | |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Nelson Dale misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Nelson Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 16:34 | UCLA | Terry Harris connects on the open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Wise | 29-25 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski loses the dribble to Arthur Thorton | 29-25 |
| 15:51 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 15:50 | UCLA | Brian McCright tips it in | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Dale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Epps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Terry Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Thorton (fresh) SF - Harold Wise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian McCright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Peters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Frederick Epps scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 31-27 |
| 15:14 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 15:13 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:10 | Washington State | Merrill Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Paul Vesey, Nelson Dale, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (SG) Arthur Thorton | |
| 14:53 | UCLA | Brian McCright makes the jumper from the left block | 31-29 |
| 14:37 | Washington State | Raymond Keith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 14:35 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:31 | UCLA | The jump hook by Norbert Kordowski is blocked by Dikembe Ali | 31-29 |
| 14:30 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters can't tip it in | 31-29 |
| 14:29 | UCLA | Harold Wise tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 14:15 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Brian McCright - foul #1 on Brian McCright, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Reddy (PF) Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 14:15 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:15 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:55 | UCLA | Harold Wise misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 13:53 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 13:34 | UCLA | Terry Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Ali | 33-31 |
| 13:33 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ned Ratcliff | 33-31 |
| 13:07 | Washington State | Nicholas Peters denies the turnaround by William Reddy | 33-31 |
| 13:06 | Washington State | William Reddy snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 12:45 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 12:44 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:29 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Nicholas Peters, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Nelson Dale (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Enoch Truskowski (C) Raymond Keith, Robert Jones, William Reddy, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | UCLA | Willie Sheffield (PG), Arthur Thorton (SF), Ivan Thompson (C) Terry Harris, Harold Wise, Nicholas Peters | |
| 12:08 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff scores on a runner in the paint | 35-31 |
| 11:47 | UCLA | Brian McCright clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 11:45 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski grabs the board | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Willie Sheffield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norbert Kordowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Thorton (fresh) PF - Brian McCright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski is hacked by Ivan Thompson - foul #2 on Ivan Thompson, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG), Dikembe Ali (C) Ned Ratcliff, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Wise (SF), Thomas Hunziker (PF) Norbert Kordowski, Brian McCright | |
| 10:57 | Washington State | Nelson Dale blows the wide open layup | 35-31 |
| 10:55 | Washington State | Nelson Dale can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Harold Wise pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 10:27 | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Sheffield | 35-33 |
| 10:04 | Washington State | Paul Vesey hits the finger roll | 37-33 |
| 10:02 | UCLA | Paul Vesey steps in front of the Willie Sheffield pass in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 10:01 | Washington State | Paul Vesey lays it up and in | 39-33 |
| 09:36 | UCLA | Ivan Thompson loses the dribble to Paul Vesey | 39-33 |
| 09:09 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali loses the ball out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Enoch Truskowski (PF), William Reddy (C) Merrill Smith, Paul Vesey, Nelson Dale, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | UCLA | Terry Harris (PG), Norbert Kordowski (SG), Brian McCright (PF), Nicholas Peters (C) Willie Sheffield, Arthur Thorton, Thomas Hunziker, Ivan Thompson | |
| 08:45 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters is fouled on the floor by William Reddy - foul #1 on William Reddy, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 08:31 | UCLA | Nicholas Peters connects on the open driving attempt from the left block | 39-35 |
| 08:09 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-35 |
| 08:07 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 07:42 | UCLA | Terry Harris's layup is rejected by William Reddy | 39-35 |
| 07:41 | UCLA | Harold Wise can't tip it in | 39-35 |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Reddy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Terry Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norbert Kordowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Wise (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian McCright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Washington State | Terry Harris takes the ball from Robert Jones | 39-35 |
| 07:00 | UCLA | Ned Ratcliff steps in front of the Nicholas Peters pass | 39-35 |
| 06:31 | Washington State | William Reddy misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-35 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski tips it home | 41-35 |
| 06:14 | UCLA | Terry Harris scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian McCright | 41-37 |
| 05:45 | Washington State | Norbert Kordowski is called for the reach on Ned Ratcliff - foul #1 on Norbert Kordowski, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Paul Vesey (SG), Nelson Dale (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Raymond Keith, Ned Ratcliff, Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski, William Reddy | |
| Subs | UCLA | Willie Sheffield (PG), Arthur Thorton (SG), Ivan Thompson (C) Norbert Kordowski, Harold Wise, Nicholas Peters | |
| 05:21 | Washington State | Merrill Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Epps | 43-37 |
| 04:52 | UCLA | Ivan Thompson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 04:35 | UCLA | Terry Harris double dribbles | 43-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Hunziker (PF) Brian McCright | |
| 04:15 | Washington State | Paul Vesey hits a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Arthur Thorton - foul #1 on Arthur Thorton, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (SG) Terry Harris | |
| 04:15 | Washington State | Paul Vesey makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski is hacked by Paul Vesey - foul #2 on Paul Vesey, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG) Merrill Smith, Paul Vesey | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | UCLA | Arthur Thorton misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Frederick Epps - foul #1 on Frederick Epps, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Brian McCright (PF), Nicholas Peters (C) Thomas Hunziker, Ivan Thompson | |
| 03:34 | UCLA | Arthur Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 03:34 | UCLA | Arthur Thorton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 03:34 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Willie Sheffield (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norbert Kordowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Thorton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian McCright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 03:11 | Washington State | Raymond Keith hits the follow up shot | 48-38 |
| 02:44 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Nelson Dale - foul #3 on Nelson Dale, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (PF), William Reddy (C) Raymond Keith, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Wise (SF) Arthur Thorton | |
| 02:44 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 02:44 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 02:44 | Washington State | William Reddy grabs the board | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:15 | Washington State | Harold Wise takes the ball from Ned Ratcliff | 48-38 |
| 02:12 | UCLA | Willie Sheffield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Wise | 48-40 |
| 02:12 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Enoch Truskowski, William Reddy | |
| Subs | UCLA | Terry Harris (SF) Harold Wise | |
| 01:45 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the dunk | 48-40 |
| 01:44 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:38 | UCLA | Nelson Dale takes the ball from Nicholas Peters | 48-40 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Nelson Dale can't throw it down | 48-40 |
| 01:31 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the tip | 48-40 |
| 01:29 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 01:23 | UCLA | Terry Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Wise (SF) Willie Sheffield | |
| 01:06 | Washington State | Terry Harris takes the ball from Frederick Epps | 48-40 |
| 00:54 | UCLA | Harold Wise can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 00:52 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Terry Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Harris, team foul #8 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Ned Ratcliff, Nelson Dale | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the board | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Terry Harris is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Nelson Dale (SF) Paul Vesey, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Terry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Terry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Terry Harris is called for the reach on Raymond Keith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Harris, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Ned Ratcliff, Nelson Dale | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Raymond Keith makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Raymond Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:42 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:38 | UCLA | Dikembe Ali denies the turnaround by Nicholas Peters | 49-42 |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-42 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Robert Jones is hacked by Terry Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Harris, team foul #10 | 49-42 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Harold Wise buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Paul Vesey is hacked by Norbert Kordowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norbert Kordowski, team foul #11 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Nelson Dale (SF), Enoch Truskowski (PF) Raymond Keith, Robert Jones, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Paul Vesey makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Paul Vesey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:25 | UCLA | Brian McCright snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski is hacked by Paul Vesey - foul #3 on Paul Vesey, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Paul Vesey, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:18 | Washington State | Frederick Epps snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Frederick Epps is hacked by Terry Harris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Harris, team foul #12 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Paul Vesey (SG), Enoch Truskowski (PF) Raymond Keith, Ned Ratcliff, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | UCLA | Willie Sheffield (PG) Terry Harris | |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:07 | UCLA | Frederick Epps picks off the pass by Nicholas Peters | 52-45 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Nelson Dale, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Raymond Keith runs out the clock | 52-45 |