| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Mullan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks inbounds the ball | 50-27 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Wing | 52-27 |
| 19:19 | Washington State | Rodney Luft picks off the pass by Victor Jones | 52-27 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Nick Wolfe | 54-27 |
| 18:58 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks double dribbles | 54-27 |
| 18:45 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-27 |
| 18:44 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Victor Jones | 54-27 |
| 18:25 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-27 |
| 18:23 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the board | 54-27 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Wilbanks - foul #3 on Richard Wilbanks, team foul #1 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Brock (PG) Richard Wilbanks | |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the 2nd free throw | 55-27 |
| 17:46 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by James Hicks - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #1 | 55-29 |
| 17:46 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson makes the free throw | 55-30 |
| 17:26 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch misses the easy layup | 55-30 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson gets the rebound | 55-30 |
| 17:11 | Washington State | Peter Brock misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-30 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch snags the defensive board | 55-30 |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Clarence Williamson - foul #2 on Clarence Williamson, team foul #2 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), John Pouncy (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Nick Wolfe, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (SF), Alex Deems (PF), James Goode (C) Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones, Thomas Banks | |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-30 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Marcus Mullan | 55-30 |
| 16:46 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Wing - foul #1 on Charles Wing, team foul #2 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (SG), James Johnston (SF) Charles Wing, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:46 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan misses the 1st free throw | 55-30 |
| 16:46 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-30 |
| 16:46 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy grabs the board | 55-30 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-30 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston tips it but misses | 55-30 |
| 16:35 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the offensive board | 55-30 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pouncy | 57-30 |
| 16:02 | Washington State | Peter Brock double dribbles | 57-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft (PF) John Pouncy | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Jennings (SF) Marcus Mullan | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Peter Brock (fresh) SG - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Deems (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Goode (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski buries a jump hook from close range set up by Rodney Luft | 59-30 |
| 15:27 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-30 |
| 15:26 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 59-30 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses the lay-in | 59-30 |
| 15:16 | Washington State | The rebound goes to James Goode | 59-30 |
| 14:57 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-30 |
| 14:55 | Washington State | Alex Deems snags the offensive board | 59-30 |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-30 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the board | 59-30 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski lays it in and the foul's on James Goode - foul #1 on James Goode, team foul #3 | 61-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Marcus Mullan (SG), Clarence Williamson (SF), Victor Jones (PF), Russell Adkins (C) Peter Brock, Boris Zellmann, Thomas Jennings, Alex Deems, James Goode | |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski makes the free throw | 62-30 |
| 14:09 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson connects on the floater from the left side set up by Richard Wilbanks and the foul's on Nick Wolfe - foul #3 on Nick Wolfe, team foul #3 | 62-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Rodney Luft, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:09 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson makes the free throw | 62-33 |
| 13:41 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks is fouled on the floor by Clarence Williamson - foul #3 on Clarence Williamson, team foul #4 | 62-33 |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Clarence Williamson - foul #4 on Clarence Williamson, team foul #5 | 62-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Jennings (SF) Clarence Williamson | |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 62-33 |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 62-33 |
| 13:35 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Victor Jones | 62-33 |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-33 |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe snags the defensive board | 62-33 |
| 13:18 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Wing, team foul #4 | 62-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft (PF) John Pouncy | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:04 | Washington State | Russell Adkins is fouled on the floor by Nick Tinch - foul #2 on Nick Tinch, team foul #5 | 62-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (SF) Thomas Jennings | |
| 12:47 | Washington State | Russell Adkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nick Tinch - foul #3 on Nick Tinch, team foul #6 | 62-33 |
| 12:47 | Washington State | Russell Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 62-33 |
| 12:47 | Washington State | Russell Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 62-33 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch pulls down the rebound | 62-33 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch is fouled on the floor by Russell Adkins - foul #4 on Russell Adkins, team foul #6 | 62-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Banks (C) Russell Adkins | |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-33 |
| 12:19 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-33 |
| 12:06 | Sam Houston State | Victor Jones steps in front of the Nick Wolfe pass | 64-33 |
| 11:56 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Boris Zellmann | 64-35 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Mullan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft can't connect on a shot near the basket | 64-35 |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Tinch | 64-35 |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe buries a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Boris Zellmann - foul #1 on Boris Zellmann, team foul #7 | 66-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (SG), John Pouncy (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Charles Wing, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Brock (PG), Thomas Jennings (SF), Alex Deems (PF) Richard Wilbanks, Boris Zellmann, Victor Jones | |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe makes the free throw | 67-35 |
| 11:17 | Washington State | John Pouncy denies the turnaround by Marcus Mullan | 67-35 |
| 11:16 | Washington State | Thomas Banks grabs the offensive board | 67-35 |
| 11:04 | Washington State | Peter Brock drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-38 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-38 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the offensive rebound | 67-38 |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Banks steals it from Dwain Prusinski | 67-38 |
| 10:17 | Washington State | Peter Brock clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-38 |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan pulls down the rebound | 67-38 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Banks is called for the reach on John Pouncy - foul #3 on Thomas Banks, team foul #8 | 67-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing (SG), James Johnston (SF), Nick Tinch (C) Nick Wolfe, James Hicks, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Boris Zellmann (SG), Victor Jones (PF), James Goode (C) Peter Brock, Marcus Mullan, Alex Deems, Thomas Banks | |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy makes the 1st free throw | 68-38 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-38 |
| 09:45 | Washington State | James Goode scores on a jumper from the left side | 69-40 |
| 09:37 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-40 |
| 09:36 | Washington State | Victor Jones gets the rebound | 69-40 |
| 09:17 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-40 |
| 09:16 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch pulls down the rebound | 69-40 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Boris Zellmann - foul #2 on Boris Zellmann, team foul #9 | 69-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft (PF) John Pouncy | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Banks (C) James Goode | |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses the 1st free throw | 69-40 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 2nd free throw | 70-40 |
| 08:46 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Banks | 70-43 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Zordan | 72-43 |
| 08:27 | Washington State | Rodney Luft denies the turnaround by Boris Zellmann | 72-43 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston snags the defensive board | 72-43 |
| 08:22 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 72-43 |
| 08:20 | Washington State | Thomas Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 72-43 |
| 07:57 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Wilbanks | 72-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nick Tinch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Zellmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Jennings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Sam Houston State | Victor Jones takes the ball from Rodney Luft | 72-45 |
| 07:21 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Jennings | 72-48 |
| 06:55 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Johnston | 75-48 |
| 06:42 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Banks | 75-51 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the shot from the free throw line set up by James Johnston | 77-51 |
| 06:08 | Washington State | Charles Wing steps in front of the Thomas Banks pass | 77-51 |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Wing and the foul's on Victor Jones - foul #3 on Victor Jones, team foul #10 | 79-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bobby Smith (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Herbert Ross (SF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Todd Zordan, Charles Wing, James Johnston, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rodney Philpott (PG), Peter Brock (SG), Alex Deems (PF), James Goode (C) Richard Wilbanks, Thomas Jennings, Victor Jones, Thomas Banks | |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the free throw | 80-51 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Rodney Philpott makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Brock | 80-54 |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), James Hicks (SF) Bobby Smith, Herbert Ross | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (SG), Clarence Williamson (SF), Russell Adkins (C) Rodney Philpott, Boris Zellmann, James Goode | |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 80-54 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-54 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Williamson blocks the short jumper by Dwain Prusinski | 80-54 |
| 05:15 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson pulls down the rebound | 80-54 |
| 05:03 | Washington State | Alex Deems misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-54 |
| 05:01 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft gets the rebound | 80-54 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Williamson steals it from Jason Litwin | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Washington State | Dwain Prusinski takes the ball from Clarence Williamson | 80-54 |
| 04:27 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Nick Wolfe | 82-54 |
| 04:08 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-54 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the board | 82-54 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-54 |
| 04:00 | Washington State | Alex Deems gets the rebound | 82-54 |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Peter Brock hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Alex Deems | 82-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Peter Brock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Mullan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alex Deems (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Nick Wolfe | 84-56 |
| 03:26 | Washington State | James Hicks denies the turnaround by Peter Brock | 84-56 |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski pulls down the rebound | 84-56 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses short on a floater near the basket | 84-56 |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the offensive rebound | 84-56 |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Hicks | 86-56 |
| 02:43 | Washington State | Peter Brock hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Russell Adkins | 86-58 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Marcus Mullan - foul #2 on Marcus Mullan, team foul #11 | 86-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bobby Smith (PG), Todd Zordan (SG), John Pouncy (PF), James Johnston (C) Nick Wolfe, Jason Litwin, Rodney Luft, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rodney Philpott (PG), Boris Zellmann (SG), Thomas Jennings (SF), James Goode (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Peter Brock, Marcus Mullan, Clarence Williamson, Alex Deems, Russell Adkins | |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 86-58 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 87-58 |
| 02:02 | Washington State | James Goode misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 87-58 |
| 02:01 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 87-58 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston is hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #4 on Thomas Banks, team foul #12 | 87-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (SG), Dwain Prusinski (C) Bobby Smith, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Brock (PG), Alex Deems (PF) Rodney Philpott, James Goode | |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 87-58 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 88-58 |
| 01:18 | Washington State | John Pouncy swats the shot by Thomas Jennings | 88-58 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston pulls down the rebound | 88-58 |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan misses the lay-in | 88-58 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski tips it in | 90-58 |
| 00:47 | Washington State | John Pouncy swats the dunk try by Thomas Banks | 90-58 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin pulls down the rebound | 90-58 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Litwin and the foul's on Alex Deems - foul #2 on Alex Deems, team foul #13 | 92-58 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski makes the free throw | 93-58 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann loses the dribble to Dwain Prusinski | 93-58 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan runs out the clock | 93-58 |