| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fresh) SG - Ardian Zoller (fresh) SF - Robert Banks (fresh) PF - Patrick Marceau (fresh) C - Dikembe Akre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Geoffrey O'Neal (fresh) SG - Eddie Rix (fresh) SF - Kenneth Philpot (fresh) PF - Willie Tice (fresh) C - Ronald Grant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Washington State | Eddie Rix can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Marceau - foul #1 on Patrick Marceau, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Washington State | Willie Tice makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Washington State | Willie Tice makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Washington State | Ronald Grant gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot is fouled in the backcourt by Ardian Zoller - foul #1 on Ardian Zoller, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Eddie Rix | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Geoffrey O'Neal is called for the reach on Christopher Kelley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Geoffrey O'Neal, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Ardian Zoller | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Washington State | Robert Banks is called for the reach on Geoffrey O'Neal - foul #1 on Robert Banks, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Washington State | Eddie Rix is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 2-4 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg (PG), Jose Gutierrez (SG), Chris Cline (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward Hathaway (C) Christopher Kelley, Ardian Zoller, Robert Banks, Patrick Marceau, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Isley (PG), Dennis Lopes (SG), John Rizer (SF), David Moore (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) Geoffrey O'Neal, Eddie Rix, Kenneth Philpot, Willie Tice, Ronald Grant | |
| 17:18 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Washington State | Ricky Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes misses the floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:40 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Gutierrez | 4-4 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | Washington State | David Moore grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:50 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by John Rizer | 4-6 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - John Eisenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jose Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Cline (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fairly fresh) C - Edward Hathaway (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Isley (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Lopes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Rizer (fairly fresh) PF - David Moore (fairly fresh) C - Ricky Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Rizer - foul #1 on John Rizer, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG), Robert Banks (SF), Patrick Marceau (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Jose Gutierrez, Chris Cline, Dikembe Okoro, Edward Hathaway | |
| Subs | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal (PG), Eddie Rix (SG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), Willie Tice (PF), Aubrey Krogman (C) John Isley, Dennis Lopes, John Rizer, David Moore, Ricky Johnson | |
| 15:30 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:30 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:05 | Washington State | Willie Tice is denied on a layup by Patrick Marceau | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre comes up short on the shot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 14:52 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:23 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot misses the jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 14:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller is hacked by Eddie Rix in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Rix, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG) John Eisenberg | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronald Grant (C) Aubrey Krogman | |
| 14:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 6-6 |
| 14:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:04 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller is hacked by Geoffrey O'Neal - foul #2 on Geoffrey O'Neal, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez (SF) Robert Banks | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Isley (PG) Geoffrey O'Neal | |
| 13:58 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre is whistled for a carry | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg (SG) Ardian Zoller | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Rizer (SF) Kenneth Philpot | |
| 13:37 | Washington State | Ronald Grant comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 6-6 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Willie Tice tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 13:35 | Washington State | Ronald Grant tips it in | 6-8 |
| 13:14 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau tips it home | 8-8 |
| 12:45 | Washington State | Willie Tice travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG), Chris Cline (SF), Edward Hathaway (C) John Eisenberg, Jose Gutierrez, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), Aubrey Krogman (C) Eddie Rix, John Rizer, Ronald Grant | |
| 12:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Hathaway, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| 12:09 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Isley | 8-10 |
| 12:09 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (C) Christopher Kelley, Edward Hathaway | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Rizer (SF), David Moore (PF), Ronald Grant (C) Kenneth Philpot, Willie Tice, Aubrey Krogman | |
| 11:54 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro misses the lay-in | 8-10 |
| 11:53 | Washington State | Ronald Grant snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 11:50 | Washington State | Robert Banks steals the ball from John Isley in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Chris Cline (fresh) SG - Ardian Zoller (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Robert Banks (tiring) PF - Patrick Marceau (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Isley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Lopes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Rizer (fresh) PF - David Moore (fresh) C - Ronald Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. Francis (NY) | John Rizer steals the ball from Dikembe Okoro | 8-10 |
| 11:13 | Washington State | John Isley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 11:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:09 | St. Francis (NY) | Ronald Grant picks off the pass by Ardian Zoller in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 10:48 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes is hacked by Ardian Zoller - foul #2 on Ardian Zoller, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG), John Eisenberg (SG), Jose Gutierrez (SF), Edward Hathaway (C) Chris Cline, Ardian Zoller, Robert Banks, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (SG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), Willie Tice (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) Dennis Lopes, John Rizer, David Moore, Ronald Grant | |
| 10:32 | Washington State | Eddie Rix loses the ball out of bounds | 8-10 |
| 10:07 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 10:05 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Patrick Marceau, Edward Hathaway | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG) Eddie Rix | |
| 09:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Willie Tice - foul #1 on Willie Tice, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| 09:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 09:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline (PG), Robert Banks (SF), Patrick Marceau (PF) Christopher Kelley, Jose Gutierrez, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Rizer (PG), Ronald Grant (C) John Isley, Ricky Johnson | |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Willie Tice makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Willie Tice misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:24 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 09:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on John Rizer - foul #2 on John Rizer, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Isley (PG), Eddie Rix (SG), Aubrey Krogman (C) John Rizer, Dennis Lopes, Willie Tice | |
| 09:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 08:35 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Aubrey Krogman | 14-14 |
| 08:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-14 |
| 08:17 | Washington State | Ronald Grant snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 07:54 | Washington State | John Eisenberg steps in front of the Kenneth Philpot pass | 14-14 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Chris Cline (fairly fresh) SG - John Eisenberg (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Robert Banks (tired) PF - Patrick Marceau (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Isley (tired) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Rix (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Philpot (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aubrey Krogman (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:42 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 07:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 07:36 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Cline | 17-14 |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Ronald Grant misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Eisenberg - foul #1 on John Eisenberg, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG), Jose Gutierrez (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward Hathaway (C) Chris Cline, Robert Banks, Patrick Marceau, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG), David Moore (PF) Eddie Rix, Aubrey Krogman | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Ronald Grant misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Ronald Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:02 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Gutierrez | 20-15 |
| 06:42 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 06:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:31 | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg is called for 10 seconds | 20-15 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline (SF) John Eisenberg | |
| Subs | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal (PG), John Rizer (SF), Ricky Johnson (C) John Isley, Kenneth Philpot, Ronald Grant | |
| 06:08 | Washington State | Dikembe Okoro steps in front of the David Moore pass | 20-15 |
| 05:58 | St. Francis (NY) | Ricky Johnson swats the layup by Dikembe Okoro | 20-15 |
| 05:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Okoro tips it back up and in | 22-15 |
| 05:33 | Washington State | John Rizer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Cline - foul #1 on Chris Cline, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Banks (SF) Chris Cline | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (SG), Willie Tice (PF) Dennis Lopes, David Moore | |
| 05:33 | Washington State | John Rizer makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:33 | Washington State | John Rizer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez is hacked by Eddie Rix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Rix, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| 05:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:25 | Washington State | Christopher Kelley is called for the reach on Geoffrey O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Kelley, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau (PF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronald Grant (C) Ricky Johnson | |
| 05:25 | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:25 | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:05 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau is hacked by Ronald Grant - foul #1 on Ronald Grant, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg (SG) Robert Banks | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 05:05 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:05 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Willie Tice | 24-19 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | John Rizer misses the easy layup | 24-19 |
| 04:36 | Washington State | John Rizer grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Eddie Rix can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 24-19 |
| 04:09 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Edward Hathaway | 24-19 |
| 04:09 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-19 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline (SG), Robert Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Christopher Kelley, Jose Gutierrez, Patrick Marceau, Edward Hathaway | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG), Ricky Johnson (C) Eddie Rix, Ronald Grant | |
| 04:05 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Banks's pass is intercepted by John Rizer in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 04:04 | Washington State | John Rizer banks in the layup | 24-21 |
| 03:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 24-21 |
| 03:42 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Banks misses the tip | 24-21 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Ricky Johnson gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - John Eisenberg (tired) 12 pts. SG - Chris Cline (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Banks (tired) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Geoffrey O'Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Lopes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Rizer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willie Tice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Washington State | Chris Cline is called for the reach on Dennis Lopes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Cline, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG) John Eisenberg | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 03:39 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:39 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Geoffrey O'Neal steals it from Robert Banks | 24-23 |
| 03:27 | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal misses the easy layup | 24-23 |
| 03:25 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Ardian Zoller | 24-23 |
| 03:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre is denied on a layup by Ricky Johnson | 24-23 |
| 03:18 | Washington State | Willie Tice grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Willie Tice scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-25 |
| 02:45 | St. Francis (NY) | John Rizer is called for the reach on Robert Banks - foul #3 on John Rizer, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg (PG), Patrick Marceau (PF) Chris Cline, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (SG), Kenneth Philpot (SF), David Moore (PF), Aubrey Krogman (C) Dennis Lopes, John Rizer, Willie Tice, Ricky Johnson | |
| 02:45 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Banks makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:45 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:45 | Washington State | Aubrey Krogman grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 02:43 | Washington State | Eddie Rix is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez (SF) Robert Banks | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Aubrey Krogman swats the shot by Patrick Marceau | 25-25 |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:09 | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal misses short on a jumper from the left block | 25-25 |
| 02:08 | Washington State | Aubrey Krogman grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Eisenberg - foul #2 on John Eisenberg, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG), Chris Cline (SF), Edward Hathaway (C) John Eisenberg, Jose Gutierrez, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Lopes (SG), Willie Tice (PF), Ronald Grant (C) Eddie Rix, David Moore, Aubrey Krogman | |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Kenneth Philpot makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:23 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 01:00 | Washington State | Dennis Lopes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Willie Tice hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 00:41 | St. Francis (NY) | The jumper by Patrick Marceau is denied by Ronald Grant | 27-29 |
| 00:40 | Washington State | Willie Tice snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal is hacked by Christopher Kelley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Kelley, team foul #12 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | John Eisenberg (PG), Robert Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Christopher Kelley, Chris Cline, Patrick Marceau, Edward Hathaway | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Rix (SG), Ricky Johnson (C) Dennis Lopes, Ronald Grant | |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Geoffrey O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre lays it in | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Willie Tice banks in the layup | 29-33 |