| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kenneth Ball (fresh) SG - George Coons (fresh) SF - William McKinzey (fresh) PF - Millard Ellington (fresh) C - William Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wilford Robinson (fresh) SG - Duane Williams (fresh) SF - Michael Scalf (fresh) PF - Joseph Keefer (fresh) C - Patrick Driskell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Duane Williams | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | A charge is called on William Sanders - foul #1 on William Sanders, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Washington State | Duane Williams is hacked by William Sanders - foul #2 on William Sanders, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Thorpe (C) William Sanders | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:53 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell scores on a runner in the paint set up by Wilford Robinson | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | Murray State | George Coons knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | Washington State | Joseph Keefer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ball - foul #1 on Kenneth Ball, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Duane Williams | 3-7 |
| 17:30 | Murray State | Millard Ellington is fouled on the floor by Michael Scalf - foul #1 on Michael Scalf, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Steven Otero (C) Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Keith (SG), Gerard Bak (SF), Sidney Fong (PF), Charles Sheilds (C) Duane Williams, Michael Scalf, Joseph Keefer, Patrick Driskell | |
| 17:11 | Murray State | George Coons misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | Washington State | Charles Sheilds grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 17:08 | Washington State | Kenneth Ball picks off the pass by Shawn Keith in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 17:05 | Murray State | George Coons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Ball | 5-7 |
| 17:01 | Washington State | Steven Otero is called for the reach on Gerard Bak in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Otero, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan (SF) William McKinzey | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Shawn Keith can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Sidney Fong can't tip it in | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | Murray State | Steven Otero pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:25 | Murray State | George Coons misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gerard Bak | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses the easy open layup | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Murray State | George Coons grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:48 | Murray State | George Coons loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG), William McKinzey (SF), Millard Ellington (PF) Kenneth Ball, George Coons, Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Washington State | Duane Williams (SG), Michael Scalf (SF), Joseph Keefer (PF), Patrick Driskell (C) Shawn Keith, Gerard Bak, Sidney Fong, Charles Sheilds | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Micheal Caldwell (fresh) SG - Bobby Maclachlan (fresh) SF - William McKinzey (fresh) PF - Millard Ellington (fresh) C - James Thorpe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wilford Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Scalf (fresh) PF - Joseph Keefer (fresh) C - Patrick Driskell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Scalf | 5-10 |
| 15:28 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan clanks a jump hook from the right block | 5-10 |
| 15:26 | Washington State | Duane Williams pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:58 | Washington State | Michael Scalf misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Millard Ellington - foul #1 on Millard Ellington, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Perras (SG) Bobby Maclachlan | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:58 | Washington State | Michael Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:58 | Washington State | Michael Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:35 | Murray State | Joseph Perras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| 14:19 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Patrick Driskell | 5-13 |
| 13:55 | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-13 |
| 13:53 | Washington State | Michael Scalf gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:49 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 13:47 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson hits the follow up shot | 5-15 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | William McKinzey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William McKinzey, team foul #6 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Ball (PG), George Coons (SG), Steven Otero (C) Micheal Caldwell, Joseph Perras, James Thorpe | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bobby Henrich (PG), Shawn Keith (SG), Gerard Bak (SF), Sidney Fong (PF), Charles Sheilds (C) Wilford Robinson, Duane Williams, Michael Scalf, Joseph Keefer, Patrick Driskell | |
| 13:26 | Washington State | Charles Sheilds throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan (SF) William McKinzey | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:13 | Murray State | George Coons clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-15 |
| 13:12 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan snags the offensive board | 5-15 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Bobby Henrich steals the ball from Steven Otero | 5-15 |
| 12:51 | Washington State | Charles Sheilds clanks a runner from the right block | 5-15 |
| 12:50 | Washington State | Sidney Fong tips it in | 5-17 |
| 12:30 | Murray State | Steven Otero misses the 3 from straight away | 5-17 |
| 12:29 | Washington State | Bobby Henrich grabs the defensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Bobby Henrich lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Keith | 5-19 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Millard Ellington buries a driving attempt from close range | 7-19 |
| 11:42 | Washington State | Bobby Henrich connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Shawn Keith | 7-21 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kenneth Ball (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Coons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Maclachlan (fairly fresh) PF - Millard Ellington (tiring) 2 pts. C - Steven Otero (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Bobby Henrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Keith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerard Bak (fairly fresh) PF - Sidney Fong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sheilds (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-21 |
| 11:28 | Murray State | Millard Ellington grabs the offensive board | 7-21 |
| 11:17 | Murray State | Steven Otero misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Bobby Henrich - foul #1 on Bobby Henrich, team foul #2 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Perras (PG), William McKinzey (SF), James Thorpe (C) Kenneth Ball, Bobby Maclachlan, Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wilford Robinson (PG), Duane Williams (SG), Michael Scalf (SF), Joseph Keefer (PF), Patrick Driskell (C) Bobby Henrich, Shawn Keith, Gerard Bak, Sidney Fong, Charles Sheilds | |
| 11:17 | Murray State | Steven Otero makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 11:17 | Murray State | Steven Otero makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 11:14 | Washington State | Duane Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Perras - foul #1 on Joseph Perras, team foul #7 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | Millard Ellington (PF) Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 11:14 | Washington State | Duane Williams makes the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 11:14 | Washington State | Duane Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 9-23 |
| 10:57 | Murray State | James Thorpe is hacked by Patrick Driskell - foul #1 on Patrick Driskell, team foul #3 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG) George Coons | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:42 | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell loses the dribble to Duane Williams | 9-23 |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Duane Williams hits the finger roll | 9-25 |
| 10:24 | Murray State | The jump hook by Millard Ellington is blocked by Michael Scalf | 9-25 |
| 10:23 | Murray State | Joseph Perras snags the offensive board | 9-25 |
| 10:11 | Murray State | Joseph Perras can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-25 |
| 10:09 | Washington State | Michael Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 9-25 |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Duane Williams loses the dribble to Joseph Perras | 9-25 |
| 09:41 | Murray State | Joseph Perras travels with the ball | 9-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Ball (PG), George Coons (SG), Steven Otero (C) Micheal Caldwell, Joseph Perras, Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Washington State | Davis Swain (SG) Duane Williams | |
| 09:22 | Washington State | Steven Otero steals the ball from Wilford Robinson | 9-25 |
| 08:59 | Murray State | George Coons makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-25 |
| 08:55 | Washington State | Kenneth Ball takes the ball from Joseph Keefer in the backcourt | 12-25 |
| 08:53 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball lays it up and in | 14-25 |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson is hacked by Kenneth Ball in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Ball, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG), Millard Ellington (PF) Kenneth Ball, Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Keith (SG), Sidney Fong (C) Davis Swain, Patrick Driskell | |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | George Coons makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William McKinzey | 16-27 |
| 08:17 | Washington State | Shawn Keith is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Keefer | 16-30 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | William McKinzey can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Michael Scalf - foul #2 on Michael Scalf, team foul #4 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Perras (PG), Bobby Maclachlan (PF), Steven Otero (C) Micheal Caldwell, Millard Ellington, James Thorpe | |
| Subs | Washington State | Duane Williams (SG), Gerard Bak (SF), Patrick Driskell (C) Shawn Keith, Michael Scalf, Joseph Keefer | |
| 07:56 | Murray State | William McKinzey makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 07:56 | Murray State | William McKinzey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 07:39 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-30 |
| 07:37 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William McKinzey | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Perras (fresh) SG - George Coons (tiring) 10 pts. SF - William McKinzey (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Maclachlan (fresh) C - Steven Otero (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wilford Robinson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Bak (fresh) PF - Sidney Fong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Driskell (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Joseph Perras misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gerard Bak | 18-30 |
| 07:14 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson scores on a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Bobby Maclachlan - foul #1 on Bobby Maclachlan, team foul #9 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG), Millard Ellington (PF) Joseph Perras, Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Sheilds (PF) Sidney Fong | |
| 07:14 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses the free throw | 18-32 |
| 07:14 | Murray State | George Coons grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 06:56 | Murray State | George Coons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-32 |
| 06:55 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 06:50 | Washington State | Duane Williams connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilford Robinson | 18-34 |
| 06:30 | Murray State | George Coons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-34 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson gets the rebound | 18-34 |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Duane Williams and the foul's on Bobby Maclachlan - foul #2 on Bobby Maclachlan, team foul #10 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Perras (PG), James Thorpe (PF), Steven Otero (C) Micheal Caldwell, Millard Ellington, Bobby Maclachlan | |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Keith (SG), Joseph Keefer (PF), Sidney Fong (C) Duane Williams, Charles Sheilds, Patrick Driskell | |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses the free throw | 18-36 |
| 06:10 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Steven Otero | 18-36 |
| 05:59 | Murray State | Joseph Keefer takes the ball from Steven Otero | 18-36 |
| 05:45 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-36 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson hits the follow up shot | 18-38 |
| 05:18 | Murray State | Steven Otero misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-38 |
| 05:17 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson gets the rebound | 18-38 |
| 04:58 | Washington State | Shawn Keith is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-41 |
| 04:43 | Murray State | Wilford Robinson takes the ball from George Coons | 18-41 |
| 04:27 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-41 |
| 04:25 | Murray State | The rebound goes to George Coons | 18-41 |
| 04:25 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG), Millard Ellington (PF) Joseph Perras, Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bobby Henrich (PG), Duane Williams (SG), Charles Sheilds (PF), Patrick Driskell (C) Wilford Robinson, Shawn Keith, Joseph Keefer, Sidney Fong | |
| 04:09 | Murray State | William McKinzey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-41 |
| 04:08 | Washington State | Charles Sheilds gets the rebound | 18-41 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell is fouled on the floor by Micheal Caldwell - foul #1 on Micheal Caldwell, team foul #11 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Ball (PG), Bobby Maclachlan (SF), William Sanders (C) Micheal Caldwell, William McKinzey, James Thorpe | |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Scalf (SF) Gerard Bak | |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell makes the 1st free throw | 18-42 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Patrick Driskell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-43 |
| 03:37 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan can't connect on a shot from the left side | 18-43 |
| 03:35 | Washington State | Charles Sheilds grabs the board | 18-43 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kenneth Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Coons (tired) 10 pts. SF - Bobby Maclachlan (fresh) PF - Millard Ellington (tired) 2 pts. C - William Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Bobby Henrich (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Duane Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Scalf (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sheilds (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Driskell (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Washington State | Duane Williams misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-43 |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan grabs the board | 18-43 |
| 03:13 | Murray State | George Coons misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Henrich - foul #2 on Bobby Henrich, team foul #5 | 18-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Keefer (PF), Sidney Fong (C) Charles Sheilds, Patrick Driskell | |
| 03:13 | Murray State | George Coons makes the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 03:13 | Murray State | George Coons makes the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 02:57 | Washington State | Bobby Maclachlan blocks the short jumper by Michael Scalf | 20-43 |
| 02:55 | Washington State | Sidney Fong hits the follow up shot | 20-45 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | Bobby Maclachlan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Perras (SG), James Thorpe (PF) George Coons, Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wilford Robinson (PG), Shawn Keith (SG) Bobby Henrich, Duane Williams | |
| 02:28 | Washington State | Sidney Fong loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-45 |
| 02:12 | Murray State | Kenneth Ball hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-45 |
| 02:11 | Washington State | Michael Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 20-45 |
| 01:57 | Washington State | Michael Scalf can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Thorpe - foul #1 on James Thorpe, team foul #12 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Patrick Driskell (C) Sidney Fong | |
| 01:57 | Washington State | Michael Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 20-46 |
| 01:57 | Washington State | Michael Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 20-47 |
| 01:39 | Murray State | William Sanders makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Ball | 22-47 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Maclachlan - foul #3 on Bobby Maclachlan, team foul #13 | 22-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | George Coons (SG), William McKinzey (SF) Joseph Perras, Bobby Maclachlan | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Sheilds (PF) Joseph Keefer | |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 22-47 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Wilford Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-48 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | George Coons is hacked by Patrick Driskell - foul #2 on Patrick Driskell, team foul #6 | 22-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG), Steven Otero (PF) Kenneth Ball, James Thorpe | |
| Subs | Washington State | Davis Swain (PG) Wilford Robinson | |
| 00:58 | Murray State | George Coons comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-48 |
| 00:56 | Murray State | William McKinzey gets the offensive rebound | 22-48 |
| 00:37 | Murray State | George Coons is fouled on the floor by Shawn Keith - foul #1 on Shawn Keith, team foul #7 | 22-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kenneth Ball (PG) Micheal Caldwell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wilford Robinson (PG), Duane Williams (SG), Joseph Keefer (PF) Davis Swain, Shawn Keith, Patrick Driskell | |
| 00:37 | Murray State | George Coons misses the 1st free throw | 22-48 |
| 00:37 | Washington State | Charles Sheilds snags the defensive board | 22-48 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Michael Scalf is hacked by Kenneth Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Ball, team foul #14 | 22-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Micheal Caldwell (PG), Joseph Perras (SG), Millard Ellington (PF) Kenneth Ball, George Coons, Steven Otero | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Michael Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 22-49 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Michael Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 22-50 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Joseph Perras is whistled for traveling | 22-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Sidney Fong (C) Charles Sheilds | |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Michael Scalf is hacked by William McKinzey - foul #2 on William McKinzey, team foul #15 | 22-50 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Thorpe (PF) Millard Ellington | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Michael Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 22-51 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Michael Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 22-52 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Joseph Perras misses the halfcourt shot | 22-52 |