| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wilcox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Buss (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Nolting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Turner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Angel Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elvin Mills (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Perera (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Elvin Mills inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Washington State | David Turner swats the short shot by Bryan Parker | 31-33 |
| 19:44 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:39 | Arizona State | John Buss can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-33 |
| 19:38 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 19:16 | Washington State | Elvin Mills hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 18:58 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-36 |
| 18:29 | Washington State | Angel Moretti clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:27 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:20 | Arizona State | Jason Grable buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Charles Wilcox | 37-36 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Richard Andrews misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Wilcox - foul #2 on Charles Wilcox, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Richard Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Richard Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:43 | Arizona State | Jason Grable is fouled on the floor by Elvin Mills - foul #3 on Elvin Mills, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 17:25 | Arizona State | David Turner is called for 5 seconds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (SG), Herman Selby (C) Charles Wilcox, David Turner | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:59 | Washington State | Randy Perera misses long on a runner near the basket | 37-38 |
| 16:57 | Arizona State | Herman Selby grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:45 | Arizona State | Jason Grable is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 37-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Demarco (SG), Walter Colangelo (SF) Angel Moretti, Elvin Mills | |
| 16:20 | Washington State | Shawn Demarco buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Andrews | 37-40 |
| 15:55 | Arizona State | John Buss travels with the ball | 37-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Wilcox (SG), David Turner (C) Phillip Farney, Herman Selby | |
| Subs | Washington State | Angel Moretti (SG), Thomas Lemaire (PF), Kyle Turner (C) Richard Andrews, Bryan Parker, Randy Perera | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wilcox (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Buss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Nolting (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Turner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Walter Colangelo (fresh) SG - Angel Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Demarco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lemaire (fresh) C - Kyle Turner (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 15:12 | Arizona State | John Buss comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 15:10 | Washington State | Kyle Turner pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:45 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:44 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to David Turner | 37-43 |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Lemaire - foul #2 on Thomas Lemaire, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Andrews (PG), Elvin Mills (SF), Bryan Parker (PF), Randy Perera (C) Walter Colangelo, Angel Moretti, Thomas Lemaire, Kyle Turner | |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:48 | Washington State | David Turner steps in front of the Elvin Mills pass | 39-43 |
| 13:24 | Arizona State | Jason Grable misses short on a floater from close range | 39-43 |
| 13:22 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Wilcox | 39-43 |
| 13:09 | Arizona State | John Buss comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 39-43 |
| 13:08 | Washington State | Randy Perera grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:03 | Washington State | Shawn Demarco misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 13:02 | Washington State | Richard Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:39 | Washington State | Randy Perera misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 39-43 |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Richard Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Elvin Mills clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 12:14 | Arizona State | David Turner pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:01 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 12:00 | Arizona State | Jason Grable hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Jason Grable picks off the pass by Randy Perera | 41-43 |
| 11:34 | Arizona State | Jason Grable misses the lay-in | 41-43 |
| 11:33 | Washington State | Richard Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wilcox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Buss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Nolting (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Demarco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elvin Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Perera (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Washington State | Richard Andrews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Turner - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh (PG), Phillip Farney (SG), James Baird (PF), Herman Selby (C) Jason Grable, Charles Wilcox, Eugene Nolting, David Turner | |
| Subs | Washington State | Angel Moretti (SG), Thomas Lemaire (PF), Kyle Turner (C) Shawn Demarco, Bryan Parker, Randy Perera | |
| 11:19 | Washington State | Richard Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:19 | Washington State | Richard Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:04 | Arizona State | Phillip Farney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 10:49 | Washington State | Elvin Mills misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 10:47 | Arizona State | Herman Selby pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:43 | Arizona State | Phillip Farney's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Lemaire | 44-45 |
| 10:41 | Washington State | Kyle Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:12 | Washington State | James Baird steals it from Thomas Lemaire | 44-45 |
| 09:46 | Arizona State | John Buss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 09:45 | Washington State | Kyle Turner grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 09:40 | Washington State | Herman Selby steps in front of the Thomas Lemaire pass | 44-45 |
| 09:36 | Arizona State | Phillip Farney knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Baird | 47-45 |
| 09:09 | Washington State | Angel Moretti hits a floater from the left side | 47-47 |
| 08:50 | Arizona State | John Buss's layup is rejected by Thomas Lemaire | 47-47 |
| 08:49 | Washington State | Richard Andrews gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:31 | Washington State | Phillip Farney steals the ball from Richard Andrews | 47-47 |
| 08:26 | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh throws it down set up by Phillip Farney | 49-47 |
| 08:06 | Washington State | Joseph Walsh is called for the reach on Richard Andrews - foul #1 on Joseph Walsh, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Grable (PG), Charles Wilcox (SG), Justin Fason (SF), Eugene Nolting (PF), David Turner (C) Joseph Walsh, Phillip Farney, John Buss, James Baird, Herman Selby | |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Colangelo (PG), Shawn Demarco (SF), Bryan Parker (PF), Randy Perera (C) Richard Andrews, Elvin Mills, Thomas Lemaire, Kyle Turner | |
| 07:51 | Washington State | Randy Perera misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Wilcox - foul #3 on Charles Wilcox, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 07:51 | Washington State | Randy Perera misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:51 | Washington State | Randy Perera makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:28 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting jams the wide open dunk | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wilcox (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Fason (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Nolting (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - David Turner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Walter Colangelo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Demarco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Perera (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Washington State | Randy Perera drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Shawn Demarco | 51-50 |
| 06:36 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting is whistled for a carry | 51-50 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Farney (SG), James Baird (SF), Herman Selby (C) Charles Wilcox, Justin Fason, David Turner | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:17 | Washington State | Eugene Nolting swats the layup by Randy Perera | 51-50 |
| 06:16 | Arizona State | Herman Selby gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:09 | Arizona State | Jason Grable works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 06:08 | Washington State | Bryan Parker grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 05:44 | Washington State | Bryan Parker drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Colangelo | 51-52 |
| 05:30 | Arizona State | Phillip Farney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 05:28 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 05:24 | Washington State | Angel Moretti is whistled for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Wilcox (SG), John Buss (SF), David Turner (C) Phillip Farney, James Baird, Herman Selby | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Andrews (PG), Elvin Mills (SF) Angel Moretti, Shawn Demarco | |
| 05:03 | Arizona State | Randy Perera denies the turnaround by Eugene Nolting | 53-52 |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Bryan Parker snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:32 | Washington State | Randy Perera can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-52 |
| 04:31 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to David Turner | 53-52 |
| 04:26 | Arizona State | Jason Grable is denied on a layup by Bryan Parker | 53-52 |
| 04:25 | Arizona State | Jason Grable tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 03:58 | Washington State | Randy Perera comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-52 |
| 03:57 | Washington State | Bryan Parker grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 03:48 | Washington State | Bryan Parker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 03:47 | Arizona State | Jason Grable pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:40 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting is open but can't throw it down | 55-52 |
| 03:39 | Washington State | Randy Perera grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:20 | Washington State | Elvin Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 03:18 | Arizona State | David Turner pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Grable (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wilcox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Buss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Nolting (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elvin Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Perera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Arizona State | Charles Wilcox blows the wide open dunk | 55-52 |
| 02:59 | Arizona State | John Buss grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 02:44 | Arizona State | John Buss's pass is intercepted by Randy Perera | 55-52 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Richard Andrews scores on a jumper from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 02:02 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Walsh (PG), Phillip Farney (SG), James Baird (PF), Herman Selby (C) Jason Grable, Charles Wilcox, Eugene Nolting, David Turner | |
| Subs | Washington State | Angel Moretti (SG), Shawn Demarco (SF), Thomas Lemaire (PF), Kyle Turner (C) Walter Colangelo, Elvin Mills, Bryan Parker, Randy Perera | |
| 02:00 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Grable (PG), Charles Wilcox (SG), Eugene Nolting (PF), David Turner (C) Joseph Walsh, Phillip Farney, James Baird, Herman Selby | |
| Subs | Washington State | Elvin Mills (SF), Bryan Parker (PF), Randy Perera (C) Shawn Demarco, Thomas Lemaire, Kyle Turner | |
| 01:38 | Washington State | Angel Moretti connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Andrews | 55-56 |
| 01:22 | Arizona State | Jason Grable splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Eugene Nolting | 58-56 |
| 01:00 | Washington State | Richard Andrews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 58-56 |
| 00:59 | Arizona State | John Buss grabs the board | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Arizona State | John Buss clanks a floater from the right block | 58-56 |
| 00:35 | Arizona State | David Turner misses the tip | 58-56 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Bryan Parker pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:28 | Washington State | Bryan Parker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 00:27 | Arizona State | David Turner pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Arizona State | Angel Moretti is called for the reach on David Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Angel Moretti, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Jason Grable is fouled on the floor by Richard Andrews - foul #3 on Richard Andrews, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| 00:22 | Arizona State | Richard Andrews is called for the reach on Jason Grable - foul #4 on Richard Andrews, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 00:21 | Arizona State | Charles Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Angel Moretti - foul #3 on Angel Moretti, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Jason Grable is fouled on the floor by Richard Andrews - foul #5 on Richard Andrews, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Colangelo (PG) Richard Andrews | |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Jason Grable misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | David Turner gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | Randy Perera is called for the reach on David Turner - foul #2 on Randy Perera, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | David Turner misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Randy Perera pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | Elvin Mills can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Buss - foul #1 on John Buss, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | Elvin Mills makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | Elvin Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Angel Moretti is called for the reach on Eugene Nolting in the backcourt - foul #4 on Angel Moretti, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Eugene Nolting misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:06 | Washington State | Randy Perera grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 00:06 | Washington State | Washington State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Walter Colangelo is called for the reach on Jason Grable - foul #1 on Walter Colangelo, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Jason Grable misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Jason Grable makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 59-57 |