| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Denny Temple (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lind (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Valley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Spears (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Byron Paige (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Schlichting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Curtis Spears inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Washington State | Ralph King makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Donahue and he's hacked by James Lind - foul #3 on James Lind, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy Minton (SF) James Lind | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 19:37 | Washington State | Ralph King makes the free throw | 25-42 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Denny Temple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-42 |
| 18:55 | Washington State | Denny Temple steals the ball from Terry Schlichting | 25-42 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | James Moody misses long on a floater in the paint | 25-42 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Robert Valley snags the offensive board | 25-42 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | James Moody hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Shepherd | 28-42 |
| 18:06 | Washington State | Byron Paige is hacked by James Moody - foul #1 on James Moody, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 17:56 | Washington State | Ralph King clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | James Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:49 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd double dribbles | 28-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Clark (PG) Denny Temple | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:35 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Curtis Spears | 28-44 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Willie Combs (SF), Thomas Ray (C) Thomas Shepherd, Robert Valley | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:10 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 28-44 |
| 17:09 | Washington State | Daniel Donahue grabs the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 16:49 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ralph King | 28-46 |
| 16:32 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-46 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Terry Schlichting | 28-46 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Moody - foul #2 on James Moody, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG), Thomas Shepherd (SG), Robert Valley (C) Billy Minton, Willie Combs, James Moody | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Neff (PF) Byron Paige | |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 16:00 | Washington State | Daniel Donahue pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Denny Temple (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Ray (fresh) C - Robert Valley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Donahue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph King (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Spears (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Neff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Schlichting (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:37 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting is hacked by Wayne Clark - foul #1 on Wayne Clark, team foul #4 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Lind (SF) Wayne Clark | |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Bullock (C) Terry Schlichting | |
| 15:18 | Washington State | Ralph King is hacked by Thomas Shepherd - foul #2 on Thomas Shepherd, team foul #5 | 28-48 |
| 15:03 | Washington State | Christopher Bullock scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Spears and he's fouled by Denny Temple - foul #1 on Denny Temple, team foul #6 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Byron Paige (PF) Joseph Neff | |
| 15:03 | Washington State | Christopher Bullock misses the free throw | 28-50 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | James Lind pulls down the rebound | 28-50 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Robert Valley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-50 |
| 14:43 | Washington State | Christopher Bullock grabs the board | 28-50 |
| 14:27 | Washington State | Daniel Donahue hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Spears | 28-53 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-53 |
| 13:57 | Washington State | Thomas Shepherd steals the ball from Christopher Bullock | 30-53 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas Shepherd, team foul #7 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Clark (PG), Billy Minton (SG), James Moody (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Denny Temple, Thomas Shepherd, Thomas Ray, Robert Valley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), Terry Schlichting (C) Daniel Donahue, Christopher Bullock | |
| 13:34 | Washington State | Byron Paige loses the dribble to Joseph Moore | 30-53 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Billy Minton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Curtis Spears - foul #1 on Curtis Spears, team foul #1 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Speight (SG), Harold Cole (SF), Joseph Neff (PF) Ralph King, Curtis Spears, Byron Paige | |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Billy Minton misses the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Billy Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 12:58 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting lays it in | 31-55 |
| 12:43 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-55 |
| 12:25 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting's layup is rejected by James Moody | 33-55 |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | Harold Cole is called for the reach on James Lind - foul #2 on Harold Cole, team foul #2 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Shepherd (SG), Willie Combs (SF), Robert Valley (C) Billy Minton, James Lind, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Washington State | Byron Paige (PF) Joseph Neff | |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Robert Valley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Clark | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Willie Combs (fresh) PF - James Moody (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Valley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Calvin Dilworth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Speight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Cole (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Byron Paige (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Schlichting (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Washington State | Harold Cole clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-55 |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Robert Valley snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-55 |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Willie Combs grabs the offensive board | 35-55 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG) Willie Combs | |
| Subs | Washington State | Daniel Donahue (PG), Ralph King (SG), Curtis Spears (SF), Christopher Bullock (C) Calvin Dilworth, Brian Speight, Harold Cole, Terry Schlichting | |
| 10:54 | Washington State | Ralph King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | Robert Valley pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark misses short on a jumper from the left side | 35-55 |
| 10:43 | Washington State | Daniel Donahue gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 10:23 | Washington State | Ralph King loses the ball out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy Minton (SG), James Lind (SF), Thomas Ray (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Thomas Shepherd, Wayne Clark, James Moody, Robert Valley | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Billy Minton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-55 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | James Lind grabs the offensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Denny Temple hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-55 |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Byron Paige grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 09:19 | Washington State | Christopher Bullock is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ray - foul #2 on Thomas Ray, team foul #8 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Clark (PG), Thomas Shepherd (SG) Denny Temple, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), Joseph Neff (PF) Daniel Donahue, Byron Paige | |
| 09:19 | Washington State | Christopher Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Billy Minton | 35-55 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Bullock - foul #1 on Christopher Bullock, team foul #3 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Moody (PF) Billy Minton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Schlichting (C) Christopher Bullock | |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 08:57 | Washington State | Curtis Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 08:33 | Washington State | Ralph King makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Calvin Dilworth | 35-58 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | James Moody buries a floater from the baseline | 37-58 |
| 07:55 | Washington State | Ralph King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-58 |
| 07:54 | Washington State | Joseph Neff tips it back up and in | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Lind (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Moody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Calvin Dilworth (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph King (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Spears (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Neff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Schlichting (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-60 |
| 07:38 | Washington State | Joseph Neff pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Shepherd - foul #4 on Thomas Shepherd, team foul #9 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Denny Temple (PG), Billy Minton (SG), Willie Combs (SF), Robert Valley (C) Wayne Clark, Thomas Shepherd, James Lind, Thomas Ray | |
| Subs | Washington State | Daniel Donahue (PG), Brian Speight (SG), Harold Cole (SF), Byron Paige (PF) Calvin Dilworth, Ralph King, Curtis Spears, Joseph Neff | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Robert Valley snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Billy Minton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 37-61 |
| 07:00 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 06:42 | Washington State | Daniel Donahue double dribbles | 37-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson (PG), Benjamin Murphy (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Denny Temple, James Moody, Robert Valley | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 06:04 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Daniel Donahue | 39-63 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Benjamin Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Schlichting | 39-63 |
| 05:51 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Daniel Donahue | 39-63 |
| 05:30 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Donahue | 39-65 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Benjamin Murphy scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-65 |
| 04:41 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting is fouled on the floor by Joseph Moore - foul #3 on Joseph Moore, team foul #10 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Clark (SG), Thomas Ray (C) Willie Combs, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Washington State | Calvin Dilworth (PG), Ralph King (SG), Curtis Spears (SF) Daniel Donahue, Brian Speight, Harold Cole | |
| 04:41 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting makes the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 04:41 | Washington State | Terry Schlichting makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-67 |
| 04:14 | Washington State | Curtis Spears buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Schlichting | 43-69 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Billy Minton's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Spears | 43-69 |
| 04:05 | Washington State | Byron Paige pulls down the rebound | 43-69 |
| 03:49 | Washington State | Ralph King misses the easy layup | 43-69 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark gets the rebound | 43-69 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Anthony Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Minton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Benjamin Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Calvin Dilworth (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph King (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Spears (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Byron Paige (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Schlichting (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Calvin Dilworth - foul #1 on Calvin Dilworth, team foul #4 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Willie Combs (SF) Benjamin Murphy | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Neff (PF), Christopher Bullock (C) Byron Paige, Terry Schlichting | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Anthony Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Willie Combs steals the ball from Christopher Bullock | 44-69 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Willie Combs hits the finger roll | 46-69 |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Curtis Spears drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ralph King | 46-71 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Billy Minton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Billy Minton, team foul #11 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Moore (C) Anthony Anderson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Daniel Donahue (PG) Calvin Dilworth | |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Curtis Spears misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Willie Combs - foul #2 on Willie Combs, team foul #12 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Byron Paige (PF) Joseph Neff | |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Curtis Spears misses the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Curtis Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:18 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray's floater is knocked away by Christopher Bullock | 46-72 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Thomas Ray tips it back up and in | 48-72 |
| 01:54 | Washington State | Byron Paige misses the lay-in | 48-72 |
| 01:52 | Washington State | Ralph King tips it home | 48-74 |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | Joseph Moore misses the fadeaway in the paint | 48-74 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | Curtis Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 48-74 |
| 01:08 | Washington State | Ralph King makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Bullock | 48-77 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Wayne Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-77 |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Curtis Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Joseph Moore blocks the short jumper by Christopher Bullock | 48-77 |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Christopher Bullock grabs the offensive board | 48-77 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Daniel Donahue runs out the clock | 48-77 |