| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) SG - Nolan Thomas (fresh) SF - Gordon Street (fresh) PF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Karl Tyler (fresh) SG - Ivan Laskowski (fresh) SF - Henry Holder (fresh) PF - Paul Neilsen (fresh) C - Robert Comer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Robert Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Washington State | Paul Neilsen is called for the reach on Nolan Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Neilsen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas scores on a floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Fresno State | Robert Brown blocks the jumper by Karl Tyler | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Washington State | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Fresno State | Henry Holder pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Fresno State | Nolan Thomas takes the ball from Ivan Laskowski after a doubleteam | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mauricio Bruno | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Fresno State | Robert Brown swats the short shot by Robert Comer | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Washington State | Robert Brown's pass is intercepted by Robert Comer | 5-0 |
| 17:54 | Fresno State | Robert Comer buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Ivan Laskowski | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:08 | Washington State | Gordon Street makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Mauricio Bruno and he's fouled by Henry Holder - foul #1 on Henry Holder, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ratko Broski (SG), Milo Romano (PF), John Taylor (C) Nolan Thomas, Wayne Lucky, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:08 | Washington State | Gordon Street makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:57 | Fresno State | Gordon Street denies the turnaround by Henry Holder | 8-4 |
| 16:56 | Washington State | Milo Romano pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:43 | Washington State | Milo Romano drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ratko Broski and the foul's on Henry Holder - foul #2 on Henry Holder, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PG), Henry Nussbaum (SF) Mauricio Bruno, Gordon Street | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga (PG), Eddie Salter (SG), Thomas Maag (SF), Justin Thomas (PF), Douglas Shoemaker (C) Karl Tyler, Ivan Laskowski, Henry Holder, Paul Neilsen, Robert Comer | |
| 16:43 | Washington State | Milo Romano makes the free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:18 | Fresno State | Justin Thomas's floater is tipped away by John Taylor | 11-4 |
| 16:17 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:10 | Washington State | Ratko Broski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 16:09 | Washington State | Milo Romano tips it back up and in | 13-4 |
| 15:51 | Fresno State | Eddie Salter's pass is intercepted by John Taylor | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Nathan Sydow (fresh) SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Nussbaum (fresh) PF - Milo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Dennis Quiroga (fresh) SG - Eddie Salter (fresh) SF - Thomas Maag (fresh) PF - Justin Thomas (fresh) C - Douglas Shoemaker (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Washington State | Dennis Quiroga picks off the pass by John Taylor | 13-4 |
| 15:25 | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga lays it in | 13-6 |
| 15:06 | Washington State | Milo Romano connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 15-6 |
| 15:00 | Fresno State | Thomas Maag is hacked by Nathan Sydow - foul #1 on Nathan Sydow, team foul #1 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Gordon Street (SF), Wayne Lucky (PF), Robert Brown (C) Nathan Sydow, Ratko Broski, Henry Nussbaum, Milo Romano, John Taylor | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Karl Tyler (PG), Ivan Laskowski (SG), Paul Neilsen (PF), Robert Comer (C) Dennis Quiroga, Eddie Salter, Justin Thomas, Douglas Shoemaker | |
| 14:50 | Fresno State | Robert Comer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 14:49 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen snags the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 14:35 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen is whistled for a carry | 15-6 |
| 14:23 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Maag - foul #1 on Thomas Maag, team foul #4 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Samuel Swan (SF) Thomas Maag | |
| 14:23 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 14:23 | Washington State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:09 | Fresno State | Samuel Swan knocks in the runner from close range set up by Paul Neilsen | 16-8 |
| 14:02 | Washington State | Robert Brown scores on a shot from close range | 18-8 |
| 13:45 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Comer | 18-10 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-10 |
| 13:23 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 13:17 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-10 |
| 13:15 | Fresno State | Robert Comer tips it home | 18-12 |
| 12:58 | Washington State | Gordon Street can't connect on a floater from the right block | 18-12 |
| 12:57 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 12:51 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Paul Neilsen | 18-14 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Ivan Laskowski swats the shot by Gordon Street | 18-14 |
| 12:39 | Washington State | Gordon Street grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:26 | Washington State | Paul Neilsen denies the turnaround by Gordon Street | 18-14 |
| 12:25 | Fresno State | Robert Comer gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:18 | Fresno State | Samuel Swan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-14 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:02 | Washington State | Gordon Street is whistled for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PG), Ratko Broski (SG), Henry Nussbaum (SF), Milo Romano (PF), John Taylor (C) Mauricio Bruno, Nolan Thomas, Gordon Street, Wayne Lucky, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga (PG), Eddie Salter (SG), Thomas Maag (SF), Justin Thomas (PF), Douglas Shoemaker (C) Karl Tyler, Ivan Laskowski, Samuel Swan, Paul Neilsen, Robert Comer | |
| 11:50 | Fresno State | Douglas Shoemaker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 11:49 | Washington State | Ratko Broski gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Nathan Sydow (fresh) SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Nussbaum (fresh) PF - Milo Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Dennis Quiroga (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Salter (fresh) SF - Thomas Maag (fresh) PF - Justin Thomas (fresh) C - Douglas Shoemaker (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Washington State | Ratko Broski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-14 |
| 11:31 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to John Taylor | 18-14 |
| 11:22 | Washington State | John Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 11:21 | Fresno State | Douglas Shoemaker grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:17 | Fresno State | The jumper by Dennis Quiroga is denied by Milo Romano | 18-14 |
| 11:15 | Washington State | Ratko Broski gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Milo Romano clanks a floater near the basket | 18-14 |
| 11:00 | Washington State | Nathan Sydow tips it home | 20-14 |
| 10:53 | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| 10:43 | Washington State | A charge is called on Milo Romano - foul #1 on Milo Romano, team foul #2 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG) Nathan Sydow | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski (SG) Eddie Salter | |
| 10:26 | Fresno State | Thomas Maag is hacked by Henry Nussbaum - foul #1 on Henry Nussbaum, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Brown (C) John Taylor | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 10:17 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Milo Romano - foul #2 on Milo Romano, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Gowin (SF), Wayne Lucky (PF) Henry Nussbaum, Milo Romano | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 10:17 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:17 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:02 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky is hacked by Thomas Maag - foul #2 on Thomas Maag, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nolan Thomas (SG) Ratko Broski | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Karl Tyler (PG), Samuel Swan (SF), Paul Neilsen (PF), Robert Comer (C) Dennis Quiroga, Thomas Maag, Justin Thomas, Douglas Shoemaker | |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Terry Gowin can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Samuel Swan - foul #1 on Samuel Swan, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Terry Gowin misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Terry Gowin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:54 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:35 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 20-16 |
| 09:33 | Fresno State | Samuel Swan grabs the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 09:15 | Fresno State | Robert Comer double dribbles | 20-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PG), Gordon Street (SF), John Taylor (PF) Mauricio Bruno, Terry Gowin, Wayne Lucky | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eddie Salter (SG) Ivan Laskowski | |
| 08:56 | Washington State | Nathan Sydow loses the ball out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Justin Thomas (C) Robert Comer | |
| 08:27 | Fresno State | Henry Nussbaum is called for the reach on Karl Tyler - foul #2 on Henry Nussbaum, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Ratko Broski (SG), Wayne Lucky (PF) Nathan Sydow, Nolan Thomas, Henry Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga (PG), Douglas Shoemaker (C) Karl Tyler, Paul Neilsen | |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | Gordon Street blocks the jumper by Dennis Quiroga | 20-16 |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:10 | Washington State | Ratko Broski hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Mauricio Bruno | 23-16 |
| 07:52 | Fresno State | Justin Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-16 |
| 07:51 | Fresno State | Eddie Salter grabs the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 07:33 | Fresno State | Eddie Salter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 07:32 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Street (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Dennis Quiroga (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Salter (fresh) SF - Justin Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Swan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Shoemaker (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Samuel Swan swats the short shot by Gordon Street | 23-16 |
| 07:27 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 07:22 | Washington State | Gordon Street is fouled on the floor by Justin Thomas - foul #1 on Justin Thomas, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Brown (C) John Taylor | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski (SG), Paul Neilsen (PF), Robert Comer (C) Eddie Salter, Samuel Swan, Douglas Shoemaker | |
| 07:22 | Washington State | Gordon Street makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:22 | Washington State | Gordon Street misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:22 | Fresno State | Robert Comer gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:03 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-16 |
| 07:02 | Washington State | Gordon Street grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:55 | Washington State | Gordon Street hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ratko Broski and he's fouled by Justin Thomas - foul #2 on Justin Thomas, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG) Mauricio Bruno, Ratko Broski | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Karl Tyler (PG), Samuel Swan (SF) Dennis Quiroga, Justin Thomas | |
| 06:55 | Washington State | Gordon Street makes the free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:48 | Fresno State | Robert Comer is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Gowin (SF) Gordon Street | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 06:36 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 06:34 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 06:22 | Fresno State | Samuel Swan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wayne Lucky - foul #1 on Wayne Lucky, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| 06:22 | Fresno State | Samuel Swan misses the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:22 | Fresno State | Samuel Swan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:22 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Wayne Lucky | 27-16 |
| 06:08 | Washington State | Nathan Sydow's pass is intercepted by Robert Comer | 27-16 |
| 05:46 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler hits a driving attempt in the paint | 27-18 |
| 05:28 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 05:27 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 05:12 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner and the foul's on Nolan Thomas - foul #1 on Nolan Thomas, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Ratko Broski (SG), Gordon Street (SF), John Taylor (PF) Nathan Sydow, Nolan Thomas, Terry Gowin, Wayne Lucky | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga (PG), Douglas Shoemaker (C) Karl Tyler, Robert Comer | |
| 05:12 | Fresno State | Ivan Laskowski misses the free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:12 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 27-21 |
| 04:58 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Shoemaker - foul #1 on Douglas Shoemaker, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eddie Salter (SG) Ivan Laskowski | |
| 04:58 | Washington State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:58 | Washington State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:32 | Fresno State | John Taylor is called for the reach on Paul Neilsen - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| 04:32 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:32 | Fresno State | Paul Neilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:14 | Washington State | Ratko Broski's pass is intercepted by Douglas Shoemaker | 29-23 |
| 03:49 | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 03:47 | Washington State | John Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 03:29 | Washington State | John Taylor makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ratko Broski | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Street (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Dennis Quiroga (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Salter (fresh) SF - Samuel Swan (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Paul Neilsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Shoemaker (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Fresno State | Samuel Swan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nolan Thomas (SG), Henry Nussbaum (SF), Wayne Lucky (PF), Milo Romano (C) Ratko Broski, Gordon Street, John Taylor, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Karl Tyler (PG), Ivan Laskowski (SG), Henry Holder (SF), Thomas Maag (PF), Justin Thomas (C) Dennis Quiroga, Eddie Salter, Samuel Swan, Paul Neilsen, Douglas Shoemaker | |
| 03:17 | Washington State | Milo Romano misses the dunk attempt | 31-23 |
| 03:15 | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:07 | Washington State | Milo Romano buries a runner in the paint | 33-23 |
| 03:02 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-23 |
| 03:00 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Henry Nussbaum | 33-23 |
| 02:55 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-23 |
| 02:53 | Washington State | Milo Romano tips it in | 35-23 |
| 02:47 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Holder | 35-26 |
| 02:35 | Washington State | Milo Romano misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Justin Thomas - foul #3 on Justin Thomas, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PG) Mauricio Bruno | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Comer (C) Justin Thomas | |
| 02:35 | Washington State | Milo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:35 | Washington State | Milo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:06 | Fresno State | A charge is called on Karl Tyler - foul #1 on Karl Tyler, team foul #11 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gordon Street (SF) Wayne Lucky | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 01:54 | Washington State | Milo Romano clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 37-26 |
| 01:52 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum tips it back up and in | 39-26 |
| 01:33 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-26 |
| 01:32 | Fresno State | Henry Holder grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:17 | Fresno State | Thomas Maag misses the easy layup | 39-26 |
| 01:15 | Fresno State | Robert Comer tips it home | 39-28 |
| 01:03 | Washington State | Nathan Sydow misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 01:01 | Fresno State | Henry Holder snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 00:56 | Fresno State | Milo Romano is called for the reach on Karl Tyler - foul #3 on Milo Romano, team foul #10 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Ratko Broski (SG), John Taylor (PF), Robert Brown (C) Nathan Sydow, Nolan Thomas, Milo Romano, Henry Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga (SG), Paul Neilsen (PF) Ivan Laskowski, Thomas Maag | |
| 00:56 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:56 | Fresno State | Karl Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:47 | Washington State | John Taylor is called for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eddie Salter (SG) Karl Tyler | |
| 00:30 | Fresno State | Dennis Quiroga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 00:28 | Washington State | John Taylor grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Ratko Broski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Eddie Salter misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-30 |