| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alonzo Pitts (fresh) PF - William Aichele (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Cannady (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim McMillan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Plasencia (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Jiles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Terry Horne steps in front of the William Aichele pass | 30-42 |
| 19:41 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terry Horne | 30-44 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 30-44 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | William Aichele hits the follow up shot | 32-44 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Jim McMillan connects on the jumper from close range | 32-46 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 18:47 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 18:32 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alonzo Pitts - foul #2 on Alonzo Pitts, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wilde (PG) Jewell Nichols | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:32 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 18:32 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady knocks in the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Terry Horne - foul #3 on Terry Horne, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (SG), Jimmy Tarpley (PF) Terry Horne, Bruce Plasencia | |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | Jim McMillan is called for 3 seconds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Glatt (PF) Howard Wilde | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Capps - foul #2 on Aaron Capps, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wilde (PG) William Glatt | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 17:39 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Jim McMillan misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Cannady - foul #1 on Fred Cannady, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG) Howard Wilde | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Jim McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Jim McMillan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:52 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Jim McMillan snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Steven Jiles hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Jurgensen | 36-51 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Steven Jiles is called for the reach on Fred Cannady - foul #2 on Steven Jiles, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wilde (PG), Armando Alvarez (SG), William Glatt (PF) Jewell Nichols, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele | |
| Subs | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia (PF) Jimmy Tarpley | |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin lays it in | 38-51 |
| 15:52 | Washington State | Aaron Capps's pass is intercepted by Armando Alvarez | 38-51 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin blows the layup | 38-51 |
| 15:46 | Washington State | Jim McMillan snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Howard Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Alvarez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Franklin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Glatt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Cannady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Capps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim McMillan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Plasencia (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Jiles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Washington State | Aaron Capps misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 15:41 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia tips it back up and in | 38-53 |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin hits a 3 from straight away | 41-53 |
| 14:55 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia connects on the jump hook near the basket | 41-55 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Plasencia - foul #1 on Bruce Plasencia, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF) Howard Wilde, Armando Alvarez, William Glatt | |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Horne (SG), Jimmy Tarpley (PF) Aaron Capps, Bruce Plasencia | |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 14:09 | Washington State | Terry Horne comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-55 |
| 14:08 | Washington State | Steven Jiles grabs the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 13:46 | Washington State | Jewell Nichols steals the ball from Terry Horne | 43-55 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jewell Nichols | 45-55 |
| 13:27 | Washington State | Terry Horne misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alonzo Pitts | 47-55 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Terry Horne comes up short on the floater from close range | 47-55 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady tips it in | 49-55 |
| 12:18 | Washington State | Terry Horne scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Jiles | 49-57 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alonzo Pitts | 52-57 |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Jim McMillan is fouled on the floor by Jewell Nichols - foul #2 on Jewell Nichols, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wilde (PG), Armando Alvarez (SG), Robert Jacob (SF), William Glatt (PF), Antione Haas (C) Jewell Nichols, Lloyd Franklin, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele, Fred Cannady | |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (PG), Patrick Farnum (SF), Bruce Plasencia (PF), Neal Inman (C) Stephen Jurgensen, Jim McMillan, Jimmy Tarpley, Steven Jiles | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Howard Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Alvarez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jacob (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Glatt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antione Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Aaron Capps (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Farnum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Plasencia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Inman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Washington State | Aaron Capps buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Horne | 52-59 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Antione Haas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Lloyd Franklin (SG) Howard Wilde, Armando Alvarez | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:43 | Washington State | Aaron Capps can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Antione Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | William Glatt hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 09:51 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 55-59 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Robert Jacob banks in the layup on a great pass from Antione Haas and he's fouled by Patrick Farnum - foul #2 on Patrick Farnum, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wilde (PG), Alonzo Pitts (SG), William Aichele (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Jewell Nichols, Lloyd Franklin, William Glatt, Antione Haas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), Jimmy Tarpley (PF) Aaron Capps, Bruce Plasencia | |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Robert Jacob makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:20 | Washington State | Terry Horne misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | William Aichele can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Farnum - foul #3 on Patrick Farnum, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG) Robert Jacob | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jim McMillan (SF), William Ward (C) Patrick Farnum, Neal Inman | |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | William Aichele makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | William Aichele misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:58 | Washington State | Jim McMillan grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 08:42 | Washington State | Alonzo Pitts steals the ball from Jim McMillan | 59-59 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | William Aichele comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 08:20 | Washington State | Terry Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:09 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-59 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Jim McMillan picks off the pass by Alonzo Pitts | 59-59 |
| 07:36 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley is fouled on the floor by William Aichele - foul #2 on William Aichele, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Lloyd Franklin (SG), Robert Jacob (SF), William Glatt (PF) Howard Wilde, Armando Alvarez, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele | |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (PG), Patrick Farnum (SF), Bruce Plasencia (PF), Steven Jiles (C) Stephen Jurgensen, Terry Horne, Jimmy Tarpley, William Ward | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Franklin (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jacob (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Glatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Cannady (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Aaron Capps (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim McMillan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Patrick Farnum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Plasencia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Jiles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bruce Plasencia, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 06:19 | Washington State | Aaron Capps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Jacob | 62-59 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jewell Nichols | 64-59 |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by William Glatt - foul #3 on William Glatt, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF), Antione Haas (C) Robert Jacob, William Glatt, Fred Cannady | |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Horne (SG) Jim McMillan | |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Terry Horne steps in front of the Lloyd Franklin pass | 64-61 |
| 05:33 | Washington State | Aaron Capps lays it in on a great pass from Terry Horne | 64-63 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | William Aichele double dribbles | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wilde (PG), Fred Cannady (C) Jewell Nichols, Antione Haas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), Jimmy Tarpley (SF), William Ward (PF), Neal Inman (C) Aaron Capps, Patrick Farnum, Bruce Plasencia, Steven Jiles | |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Terry Horne buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Jurgensen | 64-65 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Howard Wilde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Antione Haas (C) Howard Wilde, Fred Cannady | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Alonzo Pitts takes the ball from Neal Inman | 64-65 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Antione Haas misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 03:52 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:47 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Tarpley | 64-67 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-67 |
| 03:40 | Washington State | Neal Inman snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Lloyd Franklin steals the ball from Terry Horne | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Franklin (tiring) 15 pts. 3 stl. SF - Alonzo Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Aichele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Antione Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Horne (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Tarpley (fresh) 7 reb. PF - William Ward (fresh) C - Neal Inman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 03:15 | Washington State | Neal Inman snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 03:01 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Ward | 64-70 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-70 |
| 02:43 | Washington State | William Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:43 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wilde (PG), Armando Alvarez (SG), Robert Jacob (SF), William Glatt (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Jewell Nichols, Lloyd Franklin, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele, Antione Haas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (PG), Jim McMillan (SG), Patrick Farnum (SF), Bruce Plasencia (PF), Steven Jiles (C) Stephen Jurgensen, Terry Horne, Jimmy Tarpley, William Ward, Neal Inman | |
| 02:25 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum is fouled on the floor by Robert Jacob - foul #1 on Robert Jacob, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (SG) Armando Alvarez | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:04 | Washington State | Aaron Capps is hacked by Howard Wilde - foul #1 on Howard Wilde, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Armando Alvarez (SG) Howard Wilde, Lloyd Franklin | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:04 | Washington State | Aaron Capps misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 64-70 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady tips it in | 66-70 |
| 01:46 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (SG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF) Armando Alvarez, Robert Jacob, William Glatt | |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), Terry Horne (SG) Aaron Capps, Patrick Farnum | |
| 01:22 | Washington State | Steven Jiles connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Jurgensen | 66-72 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | William Aichele can't tip it in | 66-72 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady gets the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | William Aichele hits a driving attempt from the right block | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Steven Jiles misses the fadeaway from the left block | 68-72 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Terry Horne snags the offensive board | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Jewell Nichols is called for the reach on Terry Horne - foul #3 on Jewell Nichols, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Terry Horne makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Terry Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lloyd Franklin | 71-73 |
| 00:30 | Washington State | Jewell Nichols is called for the reach on Stephen Jurgensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jewell Nichols, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| 00:30 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Lloyd Franklin is called for the reach on Bruce Plasencia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lloyd Franklin, team foul #10 | 71-73 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia runs out the clock | 71-75 |