| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Darrell Roach (fresh) SG - Matthew Bump (fresh) SF - Robert Abernathy (fresh) PF - James Wilson (fresh) C - Paul Schanz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) SG - Frank Cora (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) C - Frank Gold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Paul Schanz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Washington State | Frank Cora is called for the reach on Darrell Roach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Cora, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Washington State | Matthew Bump hits a wide open jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Sung Xue - foul #1 on Sung Xue, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Washington State | Matthew Bump makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Frank Cora scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Schanz | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Frank Cora can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Washington State | Paul Schanz pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Matthew Bump scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from James Wilson | 7-3 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Sung Xue misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Frank Gold tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 17:23 | Washington State | Paul Schanz misses the easy layup | 7-5 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Frank Cora hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Frank Gold jams it and he's fouled by Paul Schanz - foul #1 on Paul Schanz, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Blake (PG), Matthew Shipley (C) Darrell Roach, Paul Schanz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Alan Colbert (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:35 | Washington State | James Ridinger steals the ball from Joseph Blake in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | James Collier's fadeaway is rejected by James Wilson | 7-8 |
| 16:07 | Washington State | James Wilson gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:54 | Washington State | Matthew Shipley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) Frank Gold | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Joseph Blake (fresh) SG - Matthew Bump (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Abernathy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Shipley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) SG - Alan Colbert (fresh) SF - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) C - James Collier (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert clanks a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Shipley - foul #1 on Matthew Shipley, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert misses the 3rd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:41 | Washington State | Matthew Bump snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:25 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 9-11 |
| 14:51 | Washington State | James Wilson's floater is tipped away by Roger Stacks | 9-11 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Robert Abernathy is called for the reach on Giuseppe Greco - foul #1 on Robert Abernathy, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Darrell Roach (PG), David Howley (SG), Jacques Dragoo (PF), Edward Jones (C) Joseph Blake, Matthew Bump, James Wilson, Matthew Shipley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Frank Gold (PF) Alan Colbert, Roger Stacks | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Sung Xue is hacked by Darrell Roach - foul #1 on Darrell Roach, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF) Sung Xue | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | James Collier comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Jones - foul #1 on Edward Jones, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Schanz (C) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Roger Stacks (PF) Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Darrell Roach misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | James Collier knocks in the floater from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 12:22 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy is fouled on the floor by Earnest Kelley - foul #1 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Washington State | Matthew Bump (SG), Joseph Blake (SF), James Wilson (PF), Edward Jones (C) David Howley, Robert Abernathy, Jacques Dragoo, Paul Schanz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Frank Gold (PF) Sung Xue, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Matthew Bump is open but misses the lay-in | 9-15 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | James Collier gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco's pass is intercepted by Joseph Blake | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Darrell Roach (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Bump (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Blake (fresh) PF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Edward Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (tiring) SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Giuseppe Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Collier (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Washington State | James Wilson lays it in uncontested | 11-15 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Frank Gold hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Frank Cora | 11-17 |
| 11:06 | Washington State | James Wilson throws it down and he's hacked by Frank Cora - foul #2 on Frank Cora, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Paulson (PG), David Howley (SG), Robert Abernathy (SF), Paul Schanz (C) Darrell Roach, Matthew Bump, Joseph Blake, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Alan Colbert (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) James Ridinger, Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| 11:06 | Washington State | James Wilson misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:06 | Washington State | James Wilson snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 10:53 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Earnest Kelley - foul #2 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo (PF) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (PF) Earnest Kelley | |
| 10:53 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:53 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Collier | 14-17 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | James Collier double dribbles | 14-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SF) Roger Stacks | |
| 10:31 | Washington State | John Paulson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (SG) Alan Colbert | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | James Ridinger blows the layup but he's fouled by David Howley - foul #1 on David Howley, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Matthew Shipley (C) Paul Schanz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | James Ridinger misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:08 | Washington State | Matthew Shipley gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:06 | Washington State | John Paulson is fouled in the backcourt by Sung Xue - foul #2 on Sung Xue, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (PF) Sung Xue | |
| 09:49 | Washington State | John Paulson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:47 | Washington State | Matthew Shipley hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | James Collier's layup is rejected by Jacques Dragoo | 16-18 |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:00 | Washington State | David Howley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:58 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo grabs the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo is fouled on the floor by James Collier - foul #1 on James Collier, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | Darrell Roach (PG), Matthew Bump (SG), Joseph Blake (SF), Paul Schanz (C) John Paulson, David Howley, Robert Abernathy, Matthew Shipley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG) Alan Colbert | |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | James Ridinger is hacked by Matthew Bump - foul #1 on Matthew Bump, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Wilson (PF) Jacques Dragoo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (SG) Frank Gold | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:44 | Washington State | Paul Schanz is whistled for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (PF) Alan Colbert | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks slams it home | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Darrell Roach (fresh) SG - Matthew Bump (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Blake (fresh) PF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Schanz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Giuseppe Greco (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Roger Stacks (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Collier (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Darrell Roach loses the dribble to James Ridinger in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Ridinger | 18-24 |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Matthew Bump connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by James Wilson | 20-24 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Paul Schanz swats the shot by James Collier | 20-24 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | James Ridinger can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | Washington State | Paul Schanz gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:00 | Washington State | Matthew Bump makes the shot from the right side set up by Joseph Blake | 22-24 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Frank Gold loses the dribble to Paul Schanz | 22-24 |
| 05:14 | Washington State | James Ridinger is called for the reach on Darrell Roach - foul #1 on James Ridinger, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Howley (SG), Robert Abernathy (SF), Jacques Dragoo (PF), Matthew Shipley (C) Matthew Bump, Joseph Blake, James Wilson, Paul Schanz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (PG), Frank Cora (SG) James Ridinger, James Collier | |
| 05:14 | Washington State | Darrell Roach makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:14 | Washington State | Darrell Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Jacques Dragoo blocks the short jumper by Frank Gold | 24-24 |
| 04:44 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:42 | Washington State | Darrell Roach is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Colbert - foul #1 on Alan Colbert, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF), James Collier (C) Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| 04:42 | Washington State | Darrell Roach makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:42 | Washington State | Darrell Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Frank Gold gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Frank Cora loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Paulson (PG), Edward Jones (PF) Darrell Roach, Jacques Dragoo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) Frank Gold | |
| 03:55 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Paulson | 27-24 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Frank Cora comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-24 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Edward Jones grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 03:26 | Washington State | David Howley is hacked by Roger Stacks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Stacks, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Wilson (PF) Matthew Shipley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Frank Gold (C) Alan Colbert, James Collier | |
| 03:26 | Washington State | David Howley makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:26 | Washington State | David Howley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Frank Gold's fadeaway is rejected by James Wilson | 29-24 |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Robert Abernathy snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Paulson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Howley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Abernathy (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Stacks (tiring) 4 pts. C - Frank Gold (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Washington State | David Howley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Cora - foul #3 on Frank Cora, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Schanz (C) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (SG), James Collier (C) Frank Cora, Roger Stacks | |
| 02:49 | Washington State | David Howley makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:49 | Washington State | David Howley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Frank Gold misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Matthew Bump (SG) David Howley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Frank Gold misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:34 | Washington State | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 31-25 |
| 02:16 | Washington State | James Collier is called for the reach on Matthew Bump - foul #2 on James Collier, team foul #12 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Darrell Roach (PG), Joseph Blake (SF) John Paulson, Robert Abernathy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG), Roger Stacks (PF) James Ridinger, James Collier | |
| 02:16 | Washington State | Matthew Bump makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:16 | Washington State | Matthew Bump misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 01:45 | Washington State | Paul Schanz pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:28 | Washington State | Matthew Bump is whistled for traveling | 32-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo (PF), Matthew Shipley (C) James Wilson, Paul Schanz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (SG), James Collier (C) Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the runner in the lane | 32-27 |
| 01:06 | Washington State | James Ridinger picks off the pass by Matthew Shipley in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jacques Dragoo - foul #1 on Jacques Dragoo, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Paulson (PG), Robert Abernathy (SF) Darrell Roach, Joseph Blake | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Matthew Shipley grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roger Stacks - foul #2 on Roger Stacks, team foul #13 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Howley (SG) Matthew Bump | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (SG), Frank Gold (PF) James Ridinger, Roger Stacks | |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | James Collier hits the finger roll set up by Sung Xue and he's fouled by Matthew Shipley - foul #2 on Matthew Shipley, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (SG) Alan Colbert | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | James Collier misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:18 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Matthew Shipley | 34-29 |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo misses the floater from the right block | 34-29 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Jacques Dragoo hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-29 |