| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Spears | 40-22 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brad Jurgens | 40-24 |
| 18:53 | Washington State | Eric Simon misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-24 |
| 18:51 | Washington State | Eric Simon can't tip it in | 40-24 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse grabs the board | 40-24 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 18:29 | Washington State | Eric Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher can't throw it down but he's fouled by Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the board | 41-24 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens hits a shot from the left side | 41-26 |
| 17:48 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Scarborough | 43-26 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by Jeffrey Brasher - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brasher, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham (C) Donald Braziel | |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 17:16 | Washington State | Eric Simon gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 16:58 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-26 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Albert Cunningham | 43-26 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Harding | 43-29 |
| 16:16 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Roger Spears | 45-29 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Spears (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edmund Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Simon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffrey Brasher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Harding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Roger Spears is fouled on the floor by Mark Narcisse - foul #3 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Gilbert Morgan (SG), James Lee (SF), Duane Parnell (PF), Eugene Self (C) Billy Scarborough, Roger Spears, Edmund Taylor, Eric Simon, Jeffrey Brasher | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Thomas James (PF), Chris Martines (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Vince Pfister, Albert Cunningham | |
| 15:25 | Washington State | Stanley Brown steals the ball from Gilbert Morgan | 45-32 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman banks in the layup set up by Stanley Brown | 45-34 |
| 15:01 | Washington State | Duane Parnell loses the dribble to Thomas James | 45-34 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Kevin Ferguson steps in front of the Thomas James pass | 45-34 |
| 14:43 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan misses the easy layup | 45-34 |
| 14:42 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Parnell | 45-34 |
| 14:32 | Washington State | Eugene Self's pass is intercepted by Chris Martines | 45-34 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas James's floater is tipped away by Eugene Self | 45-34 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas James tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 13:42 | Washington State | Chris Martines steps in front of the Eugene Self pass | 45-36 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Thomas James snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 13:11 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Eugene Self | 45-36 |
| 13:01 | Washington State | James Lee misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 12:59 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:49 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 45-36 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Thomas James gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas James comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 12:31 | Washington State | Duane Parnell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:16 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson scores on a floater from close range and the foul's on Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (SG), Edmund Taylor (SF), Eric Simon (PF), Jeffrey Brasher (C) Gilbert Morgan, James Lee, Duane Parnell, Eugene Self | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Stanley Brown, Victor Aleman, Clarence Karnofski, Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| 12:16 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 11:56 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson grabs the board | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Kevin Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edmund Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Brad Jurgens steals it from Edmund Taylor | 48-36 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 11:05 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:45 | Washington State | Eric Simon lays it up and in set up by Roger Spears | 50-36 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-36 |
| 10:17 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Edmund Taylor | 50-36 |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Eric Simon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Simon, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Eugene Self (C) Kevin Ferguson, Jeffrey Brasher | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Donald Braziel | |
| 09:30 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 09:28 | Washington State | Eugene Self grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 09:00 | Washington State | Chris Martines blocks the short jumper by Eric Simon | 50-36 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Martines | 50-36 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-36 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Harding | 50-39 |
| 08:14 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 08:12 | Washington State | Eric Simon tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the shot from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 07:59 | Washington State | Eric Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Eric Simon buries a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Vince Pfister - foul #2 on Vince Pfister, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan (SG), James Lee (SF), Jeffrey Brasher (C) Roger Spears, Edmund Taylor, Eugene Self | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the free throw | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gilbert Morgan (fresh) SF - James Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Simon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas James (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Brasher - foul #3 on Jeffrey Brasher, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Duane Parnell (PF) Eric Simon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 55-39 |
| 07:14 | Washington State | James Lee gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 06:53 | Washington State | James Lee's pass is intercepted by Clarence Karnofski | 55-39 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Aleman | 55-39 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Donald Braziel | |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Duane Parnell is whistled for traveling | 55-39 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG) Billy Scarborough | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF) Stanley Brown, Clarence Karnofski | |
| 05:35 | Washington State | James Lee is hacked by Harold Harding - foul #1 on Harold Harding, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edmund Taylor (SF), Eric Simon (PF) James Lee, Duane Parnell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SG), Vince Pfister (PF) Victor Aleman, Thomas James | |
| 05:14 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Kevin Ferguson | 57-39 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Eric Simon is called for the reach on Brad Jurgens - foul #2 on Eric Simon, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (SG), Eugene Self (C) Gilbert Morgan, Jeffrey Brasher | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Donald Braziel (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Brown | 57-41 |
| 04:18 | Washington State | Eric Simon misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Albert Cunningham - foul #3 on Albert Cunningham, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG) Kevin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (PF) Albert Cunningham | |
| 04:18 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 04:18 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski jams it on a nice dish by Thomas James and he's hacked by Edmund Taylor - foul #1 on Edmund Taylor, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle 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 (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (SF), Duane Parnell (PF), Jeffrey Brasher (C) Edmund Taylor, Eric Simon, Eugene Self | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Parnell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas James (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Braziel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Billy Scarborough steals it from Clarence Karnofski | 59-44 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Billy Scarborough | 61-44 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown is fouled on the floor by Roger Spears - foul #2 on Roger Spears, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan (SG), Edmund Taylor (SF) Roger Spears, James Lee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham (C) Donald Braziel | |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 02:22 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brasher | 61-44 |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Victor Aleman - foul #1 on Victor Aleman, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Eric Simon (PF) Billy Scarborough, Duane Parnell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley (PF) Thomas James | |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 01:49 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Ferguson | 65-44 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Edmund Taylor - foul #2 on Edmund Taylor, team foul #7 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Roger Spears (SG) Kevin Ferguson, Gilbert Morgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (C) Albert Cunningham | |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Eric Simon is hacked by Ronnie Bradley - foul #2 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #8 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (PF) Ronnie Bradley | |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas James lays it in set up by Clarence Karnofski | 67-47 |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Karnofski - foul #3 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #9 | 67-47 |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Thomas James is blocked by Eric Simon | 69-47 |
| 00:41 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Edmund Taylor | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Stanley Brown steps in front of the Eric Simon pass | 69-47 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-47 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski grabs the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas James's pass is intercepted by Edmund Taylor | 69-47 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough runs out the clock | 69-47 |