| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Claire (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Neher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern State | Joshua Claire steals it from Gene Leaf | 26-42 |
| 19:41 | Washington State | Joshua Claire hits the finger roll | 26-44 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-44 |
| 19:26 | Washington State | Curt Fried snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | John Hayne is hacked by Don Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Boyd, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| 19:13 | Washington State | James Moore is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 26-44 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens buries a shot from just outside the lane | 28-44 |
| 18:26 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses the open dunk | 28-44 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 31-44 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Neher | 31-46 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf can't tip it in | 31-46 |
| 17:20 | Washington State | Joshua Claire pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:00 | Washington State | John Hayne can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-46 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens scores on a runner from the right block | 33-46 |
| 16:33 | Washington State | John Neher is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Caviness - foul #1 on Jimmy Caviness, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Marcus King (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF), Philip Munger (C) Gene Leaf, Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Raymond Clark (PF), Franklin Rider (C) John Hayne, James Moore, Curt Fried | |
| 16:25 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-46 |
| 16:24 | Washington State | John Neher snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 16:04 | Washington State | Joshua Claire pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:52 | Washington State | Joshua Claire connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Neher | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Vernon Hollenbeck (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marcus King (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leroy Slowinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Munger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Claire (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Neher (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Franklin Rider (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Vernon Hollenbeck | 35-49 |
| 15:03 | Washington State | John Neher blows the layup but he's hacked by Marcus King - foul #3 on Marcus King, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Martin Lackey (SG), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Vernon Hollenbeck, Gordon Dawson, Leroy Slowinski, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), James Caroll (SG), Walter Bruce (PF) Arthur Cantin, Joshua Claire, Raymond Clark | |
| 15:03 | Washington State | John Neher misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:03 | Washington State | John Neher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 14:42 | Washington State | James Caroll pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:27 | Washington State | 3 seconds is called on John Hayne | 35-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness (SF) Marcus King | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (SF), James Moore (PF) John Neher, Franklin Rider | |
| 14:14 | Northwestern State | Walter Bruce steps in front of the Martin Lackey pass | 35-50 |
| 14:03 | Washington State | John Hayne can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens grabs the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Robinette | 38-50 |
| 13:05 | Washington State | James Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens double dribbles | 38-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) John Robinette, Martin Lackey, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Joshua Claire (SG), Richard Mahon (SF), Raymond Clark (PF), Curt Fried (C) John Hayne, James Caroll, James Geiser, James Moore, Walter Bruce | |
| 12:39 | Washington State | Vernon Hollenbeck steps in front of the Arthur Cantin pass in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 38-50 |
| 12:23 | Washington State | Curt Fried pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:18 | Washington State | Joshua Claire buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Cantin | 38-52 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 11:56 | Washington State | Raymond Clark gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Slowinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Claire (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Mahon (fresh) PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Washington State | Raymond Clark makes the shot from the baseline set up by Richard Mahon | 38-54 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 11:09 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Richard Mahon | 38-54 |
| 10:55 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gene Leaf - foul #2 on Gene Leaf, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG), Marcus King (SF), Philip Munger (C) Gene Leaf, Vernon Hollenbeck, Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Neher (SF), Walter Bruce (PF), Franklin Rider (C) Richard Mahon, Raymond Clark, Curt Fried | |
| 10:55 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:55 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern State | Marcus King drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Lackey | 40-54 |
| 10:23 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Claire | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:17 | Northwestern State | Walter Bruce picks off the pass by Marcus King | 40-57 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Joshua Claire clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Don Boyd - foul #3 on Don Boyd, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF) Martin Lackey, Marcus King, Gordon Dawson | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), James Moore (PF) Arthur Cantin, Walter Bruce | |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Boyd | 43-59 |
| 09:16 | Washington State | John Hayne is hacked by Don Boyd - foul #4 on Don Boyd, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Allen Givens (C) Don Boyd, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (SG), Curt Fried (C) Joshua Claire, Franklin Rider | |
| 09:06 | Washington State | James Moore misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 43-59 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | John Robinette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness tips it home | 45-59 |
| 08:32 | Washington State | Curt Fried connects on the open jumper in the lane set up by James Moore | 45-61 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Caroll - foul #1 on James Caroll, team foul #1 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Marcus King (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) John Robinette, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (SF), Raymond Clark (PF), Franklin Rider (C) John Neher, James Moore, Curt Fried | |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:02 | Washington State | John Hayne misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gene Leaf - foul #3 on Gene Leaf, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SG) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:02 | Washington State | John Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 08:02 | Washington State | John Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Marcus King knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Leaf | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Dawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Slowinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caroll (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Geiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - Franklin Rider (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Washington State | James Caroll is hacked by Marcus King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcus King, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Mahon (SF) John Hayne | |
| 07:35 | Washington State | James Caroll makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | James Caroll makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Lackey and he's fouled by Richard Mahon - foul #1 on Richard Mahon, team foul #2 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Philip Munger (C) Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Joshua Claire (SG), Curt Fried (C) James Caroll, Richard Mahon, Franklin Rider | |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:56 | Washington State | Marcus King steals it from Raymond Clark | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:42 | Northwestern State | Marcus King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 06:40 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Joshua Claire is fouled on the floor by Martin Lackey - foul #1 on Martin Lackey, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Martin Lackey, Marcus King, Gordon Dawson, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), John Neher (SF), James Moore (PF), Franklin Rider (C) Arthur Cantin, James Geiser, Raymond Clark, Curt Fried | |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Joshua Claire makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | James Moore is called for the reach on Jimmy Caviness - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #3 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SG) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:54 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens's fadeaway is rejected by John Neher | 53-66 |
| 05:52 | Washington State | John Neher gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 05:37 | Washington State | John Hayne scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Claire | 53-69 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern State | John Robinette misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Hayne - foul #2 on John Hayne, team foul #4 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski (C) Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (SG) Joshua Claire | |
| 05:32 | Northwestern State | John Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern State | John Robinette misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 05:32 | Washington State | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 05:13 | Washington State | John Hayne buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Caroll | 54-72 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Jimmy Caviness is called for the reach on John Neher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Caviness, team foul #10 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Marcus King (SF), Philip Munger (C) John Robinette, Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Bruce (PF), Curt Fried (C) James Moore, Franklin Rider | |
| 04:57 | Washington State | John Neher makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 04:57 | Washington State | John Neher misses the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski is fouled on the floor by Walter Bruce - foul #1 on Walter Bruce, team foul #5 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson (PF) Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (SF) John Neher | |
| 04:32 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger misses short on a floater from the baseline | 57-73 |
| 04:31 | Washington State | John Hayne pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 04:11 | Washington State | John Hayne clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-73 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Marcus King, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (PG), Joshua Claire (SG), James Moore (PF) John Hayne, James Caroll, Curt Fried | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Hollenbeck - foul #3 on Vernon Hollenbeck, team foul #11 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes (PF) Gordon Dawson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 03:50 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 03:50 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens grabs the defensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness lays it up and in on a nice dish by Don Boyd | 59-74 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Vernon Hollenbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Givens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Claire (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Geiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Bruce (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Washington State | Joshua Claire loses the ball out of bounds | 59-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Mahon (SF), Franklin Rider (C) James Geiser, Walter Bruce | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-74 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes misses the tip | 59-74 |
| 03:00 | Washington State | Franklin Rider gets the rebound | 59-74 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-74 |
| 02:38 | Washington State | Franklin Rider tips it back up and in | 59-76 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes blows the layup but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Marcus King (SF), Leroy Slowinski (C) Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (SG), Raymond Clark (PF), Walter Bruce (C) Joshua Claire, James Moore, Franklin Rider | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:24 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Walter Bruce | 60-76 |
| 02:16 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Mahon | 60-79 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern State | Marcus King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-79 |
| 01:55 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Raymond Clark | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:52 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin is hacked by Lawrence Yerkes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Yerkes, team foul #12 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Philip Munger (C) Martin Lackey, Marcus King, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (SF), Franklin Rider (C) Richard Mahon, Walter Bruce | |
| 01:52 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 1st free throw | 60-80 |
| 01:52 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the shot in the paint | 62-81 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Franklin Rider misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Philip Munger - foul #1 on Philip Munger, team foul #13 | 62-81 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Franklin Rider misses the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Franklin Rider makes the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Franklin Rider connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Cantin and he's hacked by Gene Leaf - foul #4 on Gene Leaf, team foul #14 | 62-84 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Franklin Rider misses the free throw | 62-84 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger snags the defensive board | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-84 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson snags the offensive board | 62-84 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Arthur Cantin steals it from Gene Leaf | 62-84 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin runs out the clock | 62-84 |