| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Richard Ross inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 19:08 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits a fadeaway from the left side | 30-30 |
| 18:41 | Fresno State | Milton Conway is called for the reach on David Smelley - foul #2 on Milton Conway, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| 18:28 | Fresno State | Richard Ross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Howard | 32-30 |
| 18:05 | Washington State | Milton Conway comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 18:04 | Washington State | Willis Sugg hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 17:44 | Fresno State | David Smelley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 17:43 | Washington State | Mark Oldham grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:14 | Washington State | Christopher Howard is called for the reach on Milton Conway - foul #2 on Christopher Howard, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG), Danny Lemmon (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway, Phillip Boswell | |
| 16:56 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Ross | 32-32 |
| 16:55 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-32 |
| 16:28 | Fresno State | Richard Ross gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:23 | Fresno State | David Smelley drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Ross | 34-32 |
| 16:01 | Washington State | Brent Shafer's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Barnett | 34-32 |
| 16:00 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Richard Ross | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Cruise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Jandreau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Akers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Fresno State | Richard Ross knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Smelley | 36-32 |
| 15:17 | Washington State | Arthur Akers is hacked by Richard Ross - foul #1 on Richard Ross, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (PF) David Smelley, Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Milton Conway (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Raymond Jandreau, Arthur Akers, Brent Shafer | |
| 14:54 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Reese - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reese, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brent Shafer (C) Phillip Boswell | |
| 14:54 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:54 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:32 | Fresno State | John Wells misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 36-33 |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Milton Conway grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 14:16 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 14:15 | Fresno State | John Wells pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:02 | Fresno State | John Wells misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-33 |
| 14:00 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:31 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:29 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:11 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF) Jeffrey Reese, Patrick Avery, Jerome Thomas, John Wells | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| 12:44 | Washington State | Milton Conway hits a jump hook from the right block | 36-35 |
| 12:18 | Fresno State | David Smelley connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Walter Cruise | 38-35 |
| 11:59 | Washington State | Mark Oldham drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Akers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Milton Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Boswell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 11:28 | Fresno State | Richard Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:10 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard is called for 3 seconds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG), Danny Lemmon (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Arthur Akers, Phillip Boswell | |
| 10:44 | Washington State | Brent Shafer is called for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, Christopher Howard, Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG) Raymond Jandreau | |
| 10:17 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SF) Milton Conway | |
| 10:06 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 10:04 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:42 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by David Smelley | 40-37 |
| 09:15 | Washington State | Brent Shafer is hacked by Robert Wilcox - foul #1 on Robert Wilcox, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), Roy Barnett (C) Jeffrey Reese, Jerome Thomas, John Wells, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG), Milton Conway (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Willis Sugg, Arthur Akers, Brent Shafer | |
| 08:57 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 08:55 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:29 | Fresno State | David Smelley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Cruise | 42-37 |
| 08:03 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses badly on a jumper from close range | 42-37 |
| 08:02 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Jandreau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Boswell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Smelley | 44-37 |
| 07:18 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the driving attempt from the left block | 44-37 |
| 07:16 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 06:53 | Fresno State | Richard Ross is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF) David Smelley, Walter Cruise, Richard Ross | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Arthur Akers (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Raymond Jandreau, Milton Conway, Phillip Boswell | |
| 06:35 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon banks in the layup on a great pass from Arthur Akers | 44-39 |
| 06:06 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese is hacked by Arthur Akers - foul #1 on Arthur Akers, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Wells (PF) Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (PF) Danny Lemmon | |
| 05:57 | Fresno State | John Wells scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reese | 46-39 |
| 05:40 | Washington State | Mark Oldham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 05:39 | Washington State | Milton Conway hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 05:10 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the jumper from the left block | 46-41 |
| 05:08 | Washington State | Milton Conway gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 04:44 | Washington State | Willis Sugg knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Oldham | 46-44 |
| 04:44 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF) Jeffrey Reese, Patrick Avery, Jerome Thomas, John Wells | |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (PF) Milton Conway | |
| 04:19 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Akers - foul #2 on Arthur Akers, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Arthur Akers, Brent Shafer | |
| 04:19 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:19 | Fresno State | David Smelley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:53 | Washington State | Willis Sugg drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Oldham | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Boswell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Smelley | 49-46 |
| 03:19 | Washington State | Willis Sugg comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 03:18 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:59 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 02:30 | Washington State | Willis Sugg hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Oldham | 51-49 |
| 02:01 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise is fouled on the floor by Phillip Boswell - foul #3 on Phillip Boswell, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Wells (C) Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG), Arthur Akers (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway, Phillip Boswell | |
| 01:42 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roy Barnett (C) John Wells | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Milton Conway (SF) Raymond Jandreau, Arthur Akers | |
| 01:13 | Washington State | Mark Oldham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the fadeaway from the left side | 51-49 |
| 00:41 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Milton Conway hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Brent Shafer hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Fresno State | Richard Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Oldham - foul #2 on Mark Oldham, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 00:30 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard is fouled on the floor by Danny Lemmon - foul #1 on Danny Lemmon, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | Fresno State | Danny Lemmon is called for the reach on Christopher Howard - foul #2 on Danny Lemmon, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:28 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 00:22 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Christopher Howard | 55-51 |
| 00:20 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Oldham - foul #3 on Mark Oldham, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| 00:20 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | Washington State | Willis Sugg snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 00:12 | Washington State | Willis Sugg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:06 | Washington State | Willis Sugg connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | David Smelley is hacked by Mark Oldham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Oldham, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | David Smelley makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | David Smelley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the 3 from straight away | 58-54 |