| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Claire (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Neher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig can't connect on a runner in the lane | 28-19 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller buries a jumpshot from the left side | 28-21 |
| 18:57 | Washington State | Carl Graig steals it from Joshua Claire | 28-21 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig's layup is rejected by James Moore | 28-21 |
| 18:27 | Washington State | Curt Fried gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 18:16 | Washington State | John Hayne is hacked by Jay Berry - foul #1 on Jay Berry, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| 18:06 | Washington State | Joshua Claire is hacked by Jarrett Stevens - foul #3 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #2 | 28-21 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | John Hayne connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Neher and he's fouled by Keith Mueller - foul #2 on Keith Mueller, team foul #3 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF) Christopher Mojica | |
| 17:50 | Washington State | John Hayne misses the free throw | 30-21 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 17:32 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Allen Harris | 30-24 |
| 17:17 | Washington State | John Neher misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-24 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 16:56 | Washington State | James Moore snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 16:45 | Washington State | Joshua Claire knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Hayne | 32-24 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | Curt Fried swats the layup by Jarrett Stevens | 32-24 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry gets the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 15:58 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is hacked by Curt Fried - foul #3 on Curt Fried, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), James Caroll (SG), Marion Fusco (SF), Raymond Clark (PF), Franklin Rider (C) John Hayne, Joshua Claire, John Neher, James Moore, Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF), Paul Whitney (PF), Ernest Blocker (C) Keith Mueller, Carl Graig, Jay Berry | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Caroll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marion Fusco (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Franklin Rider (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Mojica (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Whitney (fresh) C - Ernest Blocker (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 15:39 | Washington State | James Caroll snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 15:17 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Franklin Rider | 35-24 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is denied on a layup by Raymond Clark | 35-24 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Paul Whitney | 35-26 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), Joshua Claire (SG), John Neher (SF), James Moore (PF) Arthur Cantin, James Caroll, Marion Fusco, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (PG) Jarrett Stevens | |
| 14:09 | Washington State | Joshua Claire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-26 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-26 |
| 14:02 | Washington State | Joshua Claire gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Franklin Rider buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Claire | 37-26 |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Whitney, team foul #4 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Curt Fried (C) Franklin Rider | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (SG), Carl Graig (PF), Jay Berry (C) Allen Harris, Paul Whitney, Ernest Blocker | |
| 12:45 | Washington State | John Neher is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Neher, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (SG), Marion Fusco (SF), Raymond Clark (PF) Joshua Claire, John Neher, James Moore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Curt Fried - foul #4 on Curt Fried, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Bruce (C) Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Marion Fusco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Mojica - foul #2 on Christopher Mojica, team foul #5 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Franklin Rider (C) Walter Bruce | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF) Christopher Mojica | |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Marion Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Marion Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is hacked by James Caroll - foul #2 on James Caroll, team foul #4 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Claire (SG), John Neher (SF), James Moore (PF) James Caroll, Marion Fusco, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Claire (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Neher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Rider (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Graig (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jarrett Stevens | 39-29 |
| 10:49 | Washington State | John Neher is fouled on the floor by Allen Harris - foul #2 on Allen Harris, team foul #6 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney (PF) Carl Graig | |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jarrett Stevens - foul #4 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #7 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ernest Blocker (C) Jay Berry | |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Walter Bruce (C) John Hayne, Franklin Rider | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:08 | Washington State | James Moore evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Neher | 42-31 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is fouled on the floor by Joshua Claire - foul #2 on Joshua Claire, team foul #6 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (SG), Marion Fusco (SF) Joshua Claire, John Neher | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF) Allen Harris | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Cantin - foul #2 on Arthur Cantin, team foul #7 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Clark (PF) James Moore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 09:19 | Washington State | Walter Bruce knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Jarrett Stevens - foul #5 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #8 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), Franklin Rider (C) Arthur Cantin, Marion Fusco | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SG), Jay Berry (C) Jarrett Stevens, Ernest Blocker | |
| 09:19 | Washington State | Walter Bruce misses the free throw | 44-33 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Bruce | 44-33 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 08:35 | Washington State | Walter Bruce drills a runner from close range | 46-35 |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Walter Bruce | 46-35 |
| 08:01 | Washington State | James Caroll hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 08:00 | Washington State | Walter Bruce tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 07:36 | Washington State | John Hayne misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Raymond Clark tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caroll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Franklin Rider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Christopher Mojica (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Whitney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Berry (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 07:15 | Washington State | Walter Bruce gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | John Hayne misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Keith Mueller - foul #3 on Keith Mueller, team foul #9 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Claire (SG), John Neher (SF), James Moore (PF), Curt Fried (C) James Caroll, Walter Bruce, Raymond Clark, Franklin Rider | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carl Graig (PF), Ernest Blocker (C) Paul Whitney, Jay Berry | |
| 06:53 | Washington State | John Hayne misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | John Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG) John Hayne | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:28 | Washington State | Joshua Claire hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 49-40 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Keith Mueller | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Cantin - foul #3 on Arthur Cantin, team foul #9 | 49-40 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:19 | Washington State | James Moore grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 06:02 | Washington State | Ernest Blocker takes the ball from Curt Fried | 49-40 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG) Arthur Cantin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:20 | Washington State | Curt Fried is fouled on the floor by Christopher Mojica - foul #3 on Christopher Mojica, team foul #10 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jay Berry (C) Ernest Blocker | |
| 05:20 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:20 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Carl Graig | 51-43 |
| 04:53 | Washington State | John Hayne misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Keith Mueller - foul #4 on Keith Mueller, team foul #11 | 51-43 |
| 04:53 | Washington State | John Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:53 | Washington State | John Hayne misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Joshua Claire steps in front of the Jay Berry pass | 52-43 |
| 04:18 | Washington State | John Hayne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-43 |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Curt Fried tips it in | 54-43 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig scores on a turnaround in the lane | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Washington State | John Neher connects on the open runner in the paint on a great pass from John Hayne and he's fouled by Allen Harris - foul #3 on Allen Harris, team foul #12 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (SG), Raymond Clark (PF), Franklin Rider (C) Joshua Claire, James Moore, Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney (SF), Ernest Blocker (PF) Christopher Mojica, Carl Graig | |
| 03:37 | Washington State | John Neher misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Caroll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Neher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Franklin Rider (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Mueller (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Paul Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Blocker (fresh) C - Jay Berry (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Ernest Blocker tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 03:01 | Washington State | John Neher connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Caroll | 58-47 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Claire (SG), James Moore (PF) James Caroll, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carl Graig (PF) Ernest Blocker | |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), James Caroll (SG), Marion Fusco (SF), Raymond Clark (PF) John Hayne, Joshua Claire, John Neher, James Moore | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:37 | Washington State | Franklin Rider blows the dunk but the foul's on Jay Berry - foul #2 on Jay Berry, team foul #13 | 58-47 |
| 02:37 | Washington State | Franklin Rider misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:37 | Washington State | Franklin Rider makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Raymond Clark - foul #1 on Raymond Clark, team foul #10 | 59-47 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:10 | Washington State | Franklin Rider splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Cantin | 61-49 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the contested jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-51 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 61-51 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Raymond Clark gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:44 | Washington State | Marion Fusco makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Cantin and he's hacked by Paul Whitney - foul #2 on Paul Whitney, team foul #14 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Mojica (SF) Paul Whitney | |
| 00:44 | Washington State | Marion Fusco makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Franklin Rider snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Franklin Rider misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Carl Graig - foul #2 on Carl Graig, team foul #15 | 64-51 |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Franklin Rider makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Franklin Rider misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Jay Berry snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Carl Graig lays it up and in | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin runs out the clock | 65-53 |