| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Henry (fresh) SG - Brian Hall (fresh) SF - Raymond Bonanno (fresh) PF - Chad Adams (fresh) C - Craig Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Thielen (fresh) SG - David Staggs (fresh) SF - David Porter (fresh) PF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) C - John Ternasky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | John Ternasky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | John Ternasky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Washington State | Chad Adams comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | David Staggs grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | David Porter makes the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Washington State | Brian Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brandon Thielen - foul #1 on Brandon Thielen, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Washington State | Brian Hall makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:43 | Washington State | Brian Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | David Porter misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Charles Henry | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Washington State | Chad Adams misses short on a runner from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | David Staggs snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Craig Williams swats the short shot by Gregory Jackson | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Craig Williams snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno connects on the jumper from close range | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Andrews (PG), William Aichele (SF), Ben Koch (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Brandon Thielen, David Porter, Gregory Jackson, John Ternasky | |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Chad Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen (PG) David Staggs | |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:24 | Washington State | Charles Henry misses the fadeaway from the left side | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Washington State | Craig Williams tips it in | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | William Aichele banks in the layup on a great pass from Frankie Andrews | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Henry (fresh) SG - Brian Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Bonanno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Adams (fresh) C - Craig Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Thielen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frankie Andrews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Aichele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Koch (fresh) C - Fred Cannady (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frankie Andrews - foul #1 on Frankie Andrews, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Staggs (SG), David Porter (SF), John Ternasky (C) Brandon Thielen, William Aichele, Fred Cannady | |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Ben Koch snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Ben Koch hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 15:11 | Washington State | Brian Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | David Staggs grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Chad Adams picks off the pass by David Staggs | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | Washington State | Chad Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ben Koch - foul #1 on Ben Koch, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Kershaw (PG) Charles Henry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen (PG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Fred Cannady (C) David Staggs, David Porter, John Ternasky | |
| 14:22 | Washington State | Chad Adams makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:22 | Washington State | Chad Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-9 |
| 14:11 | Washington State | John Kershaw pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | Washington State | Chad Adams can't connect on a runner from close range | 9-9 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Ben Koch is fouled on the floor by Chad Adams - foul #1 on Chad Adams, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Horne (SG) Brian Hall | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Staggs (SG), David Porter (SF), John Ternasky (C) Brandon Thielen, Ben Koch, Fred Cannady | |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | David Staggs misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:58 | Washington State | Chad Adams is hacked by Gregory Jackson - foul #1 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Henry (PG) John Kershaw | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen (PG), Ben Koch (PF) Frankie Andrews, Gregory Jackson | |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Craig Williams misses the jumper from close range | 9-9 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:19 | Washington State | Chad Adams is whistled for a carry | 9-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeff Otero (SF) Raymond Bonanno | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Andrews (SG), Gregory Jackson (PF), Fred Cannady (C) David Staggs, Ben Koch, John Ternasky | |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Chad Adams picks off the pass by Gregory Jackson | 9-9 |
| 11:52 | Washington State | Craig Williams buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Fred Cannady - foul #1 on Fred Cannady, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Staggs (SG), Ben Koch (PF), John Ternasky (C) Frankie Andrews, David Porter, Fred Cannady | |
| 11:52 | Washington State | Craig Williams makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Henry (fresh) SG - Terry Horne (fresh) SF - Jeff Otero (fresh) PF - Chad Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Craig Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Thielen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Staggs (fresh) SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) PF - Ben Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ternasky (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Jeff Otero - foul #1 on Jeff Otero, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Hall (SG) Terry Horne | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Andrews (PG), David Porter (SF) Brandon Thielen, Ben Koch | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:32 | Washington State | Frankie Andrews picks off the pass by Charles Henry in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | David Staggs can't finish the layup | 12-12 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 11:01 | Washington State | Craig Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig Williams, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno (SF), John Lechuga (PF) Jeff Otero, Chad Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen (PG), Ben Koch (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Frankie Andrews, Gregory Jackson, John Ternasky | |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen is hacked by John Lechuga - foul #1 on John Lechuga, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeff Otero (SF) Craig Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Andrews (SG), William Aichele (SF), John Ternasky (C) David Staggs, David Porter, Fred Cannady | |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | John Ternasky hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 12-14 |
| 10:27 | Washington State | Brian Hall pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:10 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Lechuga | 15-14 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Ben Koch misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | Washington State | John Lechuga gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:16 | Washington State | Frankie Andrews steals the ball from Brian Hall | 15-14 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Koch | 15-17 |
| 08:31 | Washington State | Brian Hall is fouled on the floor by Brandon Thielen - foul #2 on Brandon Thielen, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Kershaw (PG), Terry Horne (SG), John Guy (SF), Chad Adams (PF), Craig Williams (C) Charles Henry, Brian Hall, Jeff Otero, Raymond Bonanno, John Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Porter (PG), David Staggs (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Fred Cannady (C) Brandon Thielen, Frankie Andrews, Ben Koch, John Ternasky | |
| 08:11 | Washington State | Chad Adams hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Guy | 17-17 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | David Porter buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 07:39 | Washington State | John Kershaw misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 07:38 | Washington State | Terry Horne misses the tip | 17-20 |
| 07:36 | Washington State | Craig Williams tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Kershaw (fresh) SG - Terry Horne (fresh) SF - John Guy (fresh) PF - Chad Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Craig Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Porter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Staggs (fresh) SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Aichele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Cannady (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from David Porter | 19-22 |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Fred Cannady steps in front of the Craig Williams pass | 19-22 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Henry (PG), Raymond Bonanno (SF) John Kershaw, John Guy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Andrews (PG), John Ternasky (C) William Aichele, Fred Cannady | |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Craig Williams dunks the ball | 21-22 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson is denied on a layup by Chad Adams | 21-22 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson tips it home | 21-24 |
| 05:40 | Washington State | Chad Adams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Bonanno | 23-24 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | John Ternasky drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Frankie Andrews | 23-26 |
| 05:05 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | John Ternasky gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Craig Williams - foul #2 on Craig Williams, team foul #5 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Hall (SG), John Lechuga (C) Terry Horne, Craig Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ben Koch (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Frankie Andrews, John Ternasky | |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:30 | Washington State | Chad Adams's pass is intercepted by Ben Koch | 23-28 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | David Staggs loses the ball out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeff Otero (SF) Raymond Bonanno | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Andrews (PG), John Ternasky (C) Gregory Jackson, Fred Cannady | |
| 03:45 | Washington State | John Ternasky steps in front of the Chad Adams pass | 23-28 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Ben Koch is blocked by Chad Adams | 23-28 |
| 03:29 | Washington State | John Lechuga grabs the board | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Henry (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Hall (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Otero (fresh) PF - Chad Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Lechuga (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Frankie Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Staggs (fairly fresh) SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ben Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ternasky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Washington State | Brian Hall is hacked by David Staggs - foul #1 on David Staggs, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Kershaw (PG), Craig Williams (C) Charles Henry, Chad Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen (PG), William Aichele (SF) Frankie Andrews, David Porter | |
| 03:03 | Washington State | Brian Hall makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:03 | Washington State | Brian Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | William Aichele comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 25-28 |
| 02:47 | Washington State | John Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Craig Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Ben Koch snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | David Staggs buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Koch | 25-31 |
| 01:39 | Washington State | Craig Williams comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 25-31 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | John Ternasky pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Brandon Thielen is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Henry (PG), Terry Horne (SG), Raymond Bonanno (SF), Chad Adams (PF) John Kershaw, Brian Hall, Jeff Otero, John Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Andrews (SG), David Porter (SF), Gregory Jackson (PF), Fred Cannady (C) David Staggs, William Aichele, Ben Koch, John Ternasky | |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Craig Williams blows the dunk | 25-31 |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Craig Williams can't tip it in | 25-31 |
| 00:54 | Washington State | Craig Williams tips it home | 27-31 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson is denied on a layup by Craig Williams | 27-31 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Chad Adams pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 00:11 | Washington State | Raymond Bonanno can't finish the layup | 27-31 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Gregory Jackson snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | David Porter double dribbles | 27-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Staggs (SG), Ben Koch (PF), John Ternasky (C) Frankie Andrews, Gregory Jackson, Fred Cannady | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Terry Horne hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-31 |