| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) SG - Julius Stark (fresh) SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) PF - James Bowlin (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Shawn Smith (fresh) SG - Brett Wike (fresh) SF - Joseph Perrotta (fresh) PF - Jonathan Zalk (fresh) C - Wayne Overton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Michael Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Overton | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Washington State | Julius Stark hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Africa - foul #1 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:28 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Washington State | James Bowlin misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Liberty | Wayne Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Washington State | A charge is called on James Bowlin - foul #1 on James Bowlin, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Liberty | Shawn Smith connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brett Wike | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Bowlin | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | Liberty | Brett Wike is hacked by John Shuford - foul #1 on John Shuford, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) James Bowlin, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 17:29 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta's pass is intercepted by Maximo Rossi | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Washington State | Julius Stark is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Rod Ewing (SF) John Shuford, Dikembe Africa | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:59 | Liberty | Wayne Overton's layup is rejected by Alexei Zabinski | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:37 | Washington State | Julius Stark is hacked by Joseph Perrotta - foul #1 on Joseph Perrotta, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Williams (C) Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Lingo (PG), Curtis Taylor (SF), Danny Barr (PF) Shawn Smith, Joseph Perrotta, Jonathan Zalk | |
| 16:29 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rod Ewing | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | Liberty | Danny Barr drills a 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Rod Ewing is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG), Dikembe Africa (SF), James Bowlin (PF) Julius Stark, Rod Ewing, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Liberty | Bobby Doughty (SF), David Dalton (C) Brett Wike, Wayne Overton | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) SG - Eddie Leff (fresh) SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bowlin (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Lingo (fresh) SG - Curtis Taylor (fresh) SF - Bobby Doughty (fresh) PF - Danny Barr (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Dalton (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Liberty | James Bowlin steps in front of the Danny Barr pass | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | Washington State | Eddie Leff scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Shuford | 10-7 |
| 14:57 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:56 | Washington State | James Bowlin snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:33 | Washington State | Eddie Leff is fouled on the floor by Bobby Doughty - foul #1 on Bobby Doughty, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | Julius Stark (SG), Alexei Zabinski (C) Eddie Leff, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Liberty | Shawn Smith (PG), Brett Wike (SG), Joseph Perrotta (SF), Jonathan Zalk (PF), Wayne Overton (C) Richard Lingo, Curtis Taylor, Bobby Doughty, Danny Barr, David Dalton | |
| 14:21 | Washington State | James Bowlin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:19 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski tips it but misses | 10-7 |
| 14:17 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa tips it home | 12-7 |
| 13:57 | Liberty | Brett Wike hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 13:51 | Washington State | Shawn Smith steps in front of the John Shuford pass | 12-10 |
| 13:33 | Liberty | Brett Wike knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Smith | 12-12 |
| 13:19 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Wayne Overton - foul #1 on Wayne Overton, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Rod Ewing (SF), Maximo Rossi (C) John Shuford, Dikembe Africa, James Bowlin | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:19 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:19 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:50 | Liberty | Rod Ewing takes the ball from Brett Wike | 14-12 |
| 12:33 | Washington State | Julius Stark drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Harvey Grady | 17-12 |
| 12:29 | Liberty | Shawn Smith is called for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Michael Williams (C) Harvey Grady, Rod Ewing, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Liberty | Curtis Taylor (SG) Brett Wike | |
| 12:11 | Washington State | Jonathan Zalk is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Jonathan Zalk, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Julius Stark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Curtis Taylor - foul #1 on Curtis Taylor, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG) Eddie Leff | |
| Subs | Liberty | Bobby Doughty (SF), Danny Barr (C) Joseph Perrotta, Wayne Overton | |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maximo Rossi (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Shawn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Taylor (fresh) SF - Bobby Doughty (fresh) PF - Jonathan Zalk (fresh) C - Danny Barr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Liberty | Michael Williams is called for the reach on Danny Barr - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Lingo (PG), Brett Wike (SG), David Dalton (C) Shawn Smith, Bobby Doughty, Jonathan Zalk | |
| 11:26 | Liberty | Richard Lingo loses the dribble to Dikembe Africa | 19-12 |
| 11:15 | Washington State | John Shuford is hacked by Danny Barr - foul #1 on Danny Barr, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Bowlin (PF) Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 11:06 | Washington State | James Bowlin is fouled on the floor by Danny Barr - foul #2 on Danny Barr, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wayne Overton (C) Danny Barr | |
| 11:06 | Washington State | James Bowlin misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:06 | Liberty | Wayne Overton grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 10:51 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Africa - foul #2 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (SF), Maximo Rossi (C) Dikembe Africa, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta (SF) Curtis Taylor | |
| 10:37 | Liberty | Joseph Perrotta makes the shot from just outside the lane | 19-14 |
| 10:26 | Washington State | James Bowlin blows the layup but he's fouled by David Dalton - foul #1 on David Dalton, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF), Alexei Zabinski (C) Julius Stark, Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Liberty | Shawn Smith (PG), Jonathan Zalk (PF) Richard Lingo, David Dalton | |
| 10:26 | Washington State | James Bowlin misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:26 | Washington State | James Bowlin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:26 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 10:17 | Liberty | Brett Wike misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 10:15 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Rod Ewing | 19-14 |
| 09:52 | Washington State | Rod Ewing is hacked by Joseph Perrotta - foul #2 on Joseph Perrotta, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (SG) John Shuford | |
| Subs | Liberty | Curtis Taylor (SG), Bobby Doughty (SF) Brett Wike, Joseph Perrotta | |
| 09:52 | Washington State | Rod Ewing misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:40 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 09:26 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski lays it in on a nice dish by James Bowlin | 21-17 |
| 09:01 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Smith and he's fouled by Alexei Zabinski - foul #1 on Alexei Zabinski, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Julius Stark (SG), Michael Williams (C) Harvey Grady, James Bowlin | |
| Subs | Liberty | David Dalton (C) Wayne Overton | |
| 09:01 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:01 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Rod Ewing | 21-19 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 08:43 | Liberty | Bobby Doughty pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:38 | Liberty | Bobby Doughty clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG), Maximo Rossi (PF), Thomas Charpentier (C) Rod Ewing, Alexei Zabinski, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Lingo (PG), Brett Wike (SG), Ian Reason (C) Shawn Smith, Curtis Taylor, Jonathan Zalk | |
| 08:38 | Liberty | Bobby Doughty misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:38 | Liberty | Bobby Doughty makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:21 | Washington State | Eddie Leff lays it up and in on a great pass from John Shuford and the foul's on Bobby Doughty - foul #2 on Bobby Doughty, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Curtis Taylor (SF) Bobby Doughty | |
| 08:21 | Washington State | Eddie Leff misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:21 | Liberty | David Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:07 | Liberty | David Dalton loses the dribble to Julius Stark | 23-20 |
| 08:00 | Washington State | Eddie Leff clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 07:59 | Liberty | David Dalton snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eddie Leff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maximo Rossi (fresh) C - Thomas Charpentier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Lingo (fresh) SG - Brett Wike (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Taylor (fresh) PF - David Dalton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ian Reason (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-20 |
| 07:39 | Liberty | Brett Wike pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:31 | Liberty | Brett Wike is fouled on the floor by Maximo Rossi - foul #1 on Maximo Rossi, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF) Eddie Leff | |
| Subs | Liberty | Shawn Smith (PG), Jonathan Zalk (PF), Wayne Overton (C) Richard Lingo, David Dalton, Ian Reason | |
| 07:31 | Liberty | Brett Wike makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:31 | Liberty | Brett Wike makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:15 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi is hacked by Curtis Taylor - foul #2 on Curtis Taylor, team foul #11 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Bowlin (PF) Thomas Charpentier | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ian Reason (SF) Curtis Taylor | |
| 07:15 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:15 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:58 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk is whistled for traveling | 25-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski (C) Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 06:51 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:50 | Washington State | James Bowlin snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 06:31 | Washington State | James Bowlin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rod Ewing | 28-22 |
| 06:05 | Liberty | Wayne Overton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Maximo Rossi (C) John Shuford, James Bowlin | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Lingo (SG), David Dalton (PF) Brett Wike, Jonathan Zalk | |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Harvey Grady drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Julius Stark | 31-22 |
| 05:29 | Liberty | David Dalton misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Alexei Zabinski - foul #2 on Alexei Zabinski, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Thomas Charpentier (C) Harvey Grady, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Liberty | Brett Wike (SG) Shawn Smith | |
| 05:29 | Liberty | David Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:29 | Liberty | David Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:29 | Liberty | David Dalton gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:22 | Liberty | Wayne Overton misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Charpentier - foul #1 on Thomas Charpentier, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| 05:22 | Liberty | Wayne Overton makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:22 | Liberty | Wayne Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:02 | Washington State | Thomas Charpentier comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Lingo - foul #1 on Richard Lingo, team foul #12 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (SG), Carlos Ladd (SF), James Bowlin (PF) Julius Stark, Rod Ewing, Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk (PF) David Dalton | |
| 05:02 | Washington State | Thomas Charpentier makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:02 | Washington State | Thomas Charpentier misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:02 | Liberty | Wayne Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:41 | Liberty | Richard Lingo can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 04:40 | Washington State | James Bowlin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:20 | Washington State | Carlos Ladd knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 34-25 |
| 04:04 | Liberty | Thomas Charpentier is called for the reach on Wayne Overton - foul #2 on Thomas Charpentier, team foul #11 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG), Julius Stark (SG), Maximo Rossi (C) Eddie Leff, Harvey Grady, Thomas Charpentier | |
| Subs | Liberty | Shawn Smith (PG) Brett Wike | |
| 04:04 | Liberty | Wayne Overton makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:04 | Liberty | Wayne Overton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:04 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Carlos Ladd clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 03:39 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bowlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Shawn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lingo (fresh) SF - Ian Reason (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Zalk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Overton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Liberty | Wayne Overton hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Smith | 34-28 |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Julius Stark hits a floater in the paint set up by John Shuford | 36-28 |
| 03:07 | Liberty | Richard Lingo misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 03:06 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Carlos Ladd | 36-28 |
| 03:01 | Washington State | John Shuford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 03:00 | Liberty | Ian Reason grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 02:40 | Liberty | Jonathan Zalk misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 02:39 | Liberty | Wayne Overton tips it in | 36-30 |
| 02:16 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Lingo - foul #2 on Richard Lingo, team foul #13 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Africa (SF), Alexei Zabinski (PF), Michael Williams (C) Carlos Ladd, James Bowlin, Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Liberty | Curtis Taylor (PG), Brett Wike (SG), Joseph Perrotta (SF), Danny Barr (PF), David Dalton (C) Shawn Smith, Richard Lingo, Ian Reason, Jonathan Zalk, Wayne Overton | |
| 02:16 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:16 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:09 | Liberty | Danny Barr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 02:08 | Liberty | David Dalton grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:55 | Liberty | David Dalton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 01:53 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:40 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski makes the floater from the baseline set up by Michael Williams | 40-30 |
| 01:25 | Liberty | David Dalton double dribbles | 40-30 |
| 01:04 | Washington State | John Shuford misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 01:02 | Liberty | Danny Barr grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 00:44 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 00:37 | Washington State | Michael Williams drills a floater near the basket set up by John Shuford | 42-33 |
| 00:20 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Harvey Grady (SG) John Shuford, Julius Stark | |
| Subs | Liberty | Shawn Smith (PG), Jonathan Zalk (PF) Curtis Taylor, David Dalton | |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Eddie Leff double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Maximo Rossi (PF) Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Liberty | Curtis Taylor (SG), Wayne Overton (C) Brett Wike, Danny Barr | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Curtis Taylor comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 42-33 |