| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim McMillan (fresh) SF - Patrick Farnum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Plasencia (fresh) 10 pts. C - Steven Jiles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Bryan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Murphy (fresh) SF - John Avallone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tracy Orta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jurica Ignowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Washington State | Jim McMillan is called for traveling | 21-34 |
| 19:20 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jurica Ignowski | 21-36 |
| 19:09 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia clanks a turnaround near the basket | 21-36 |
| 19:07 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta pulls down the rebound | 21-36 |
| 18:49 | Arizona State | John Avallone misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 18:48 | Washington State | Steven Jiles gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen loses the ball out of bounds | 21-36 |
| 18:10 | Arizona State | Richard Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 18:08 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski snags the offensive board | 21-36 |
| 17:51 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 17:25 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 21-38 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Steven Jiles can't tip it in | 21-38 |
| 17:22 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta grabs the board | 21-38 |
| 17:01 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-38 |
| 16:59 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Jim McMillan | 21-38 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Tracy Orta takes the ball from Bruce Plasencia | 21-38 |
| 16:18 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 21-38 |
| 16:17 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum snags the defensive board | 21-38 |
| 15:52 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jurica Ignowski - foul #1 on Jurica Ignowski, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley (PF) Bruce Plasencia | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Saul Olivas (PG), Adam Ranson (SG), Andy Hill (SF), Harold Burden (C) Bryan Morris, Richard Murphy, John Avallone, Jurica Ignowski | |
| 15:52 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 15:52 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim McMillan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Patrick Farnum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Tarpley (fresh) C - Steven Jiles (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Saul Olivas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Ranson (fresh) SF - Andy Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tracy Orta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Burden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta is hacked by Steven Jiles - foul #3 on Steven Jiles, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 15:11 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta comes up short on the shot from the right side | 23-38 |
| 15:09 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 14:52 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jim McMillan | 25-38 |
| 14:27 | Arizona State | Adam Ranson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Murphy (SG), John Avallone (SF) Adam Ranson, Tracy Orta | |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Steven Jiles clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Burden - foul #2 on Harold Burden, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Steven Jiles makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Steven Jiles misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:07 | Arizona State | John Avallone snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 13:38 | Arizona State | Harold Burden misses long on a jumper near the basket | 26-38 |
| 13:37 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Richard Murphy is called for the reach on Jim McMillan - foul #3 on Richard Murphy, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (PG), William Ward (C) Stephen Jurgensen, Steven Jiles | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bryan Morris (PG), Jurica Ignowski (C) Saul Olivas, Harold Burden | |
| 13:09 | Washington State | William Ward comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Murphy - foul #4 on Richard Murphy, team foul #4 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Adam Ranson (SG) Richard Murphy | |
| 13:09 | Washington State | William Ward makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 13:09 | Washington State | William Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 12:54 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by William Ward - foul #1 on William Ward, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia (PF) Jimmy Tarpley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:54 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski misses the free throw | 28-40 |
| 12:54 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Patrick Farnum | 28-40 |
| 12:34 | Washington State | Jim McMillan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 12:10 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski's dunk attempt is rejected by William Ward | 31-40 |
| 12:08 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Bryan Morris - foul #1 on Bryan Morris, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), Terry Horne (SG), Jimmy Tarpley (SF), Steven Jiles (C) Aaron Capps, Jim McMillan, Patrick Farnum, William Ward | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Saul Olivas (SG), Harold Burden (PF) John Avallone, Andy Hill | |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:43 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Tarpley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Plasencia (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Jiles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Bryan Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Saul Olivas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Ranson (fresh) PF - Harold Burden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jurica Ignowski (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-42 |
| 11:06 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 11:04 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 10:43 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski blows the layup | 34-42 |
| 10:41 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:35 | Washington State | Terry Horne misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-42 |
| 10:34 | Arizona State | Harold Burden grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:06 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 34-42 |
| 10:05 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen is hacked by Harold Burden - foul #3 on Harold Burden, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jim McMillan (SG), Patrick Farnum (SF) Terry Horne, Bruce Plasencia | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Avallone (SF), Tracy Orta (PF) Adam Ranson, Harold Burden | |
| 09:38 | Washington State | Steven Jiles knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jimmy Tarpley | 36-42 |
| 09:20 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| 09:19 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 08:59 | Washington State | Steven Jiles hits a jumper in the paint | 38-42 |
| 08:30 | Arizona State | Saul Olivas is hacked by Stephen Jurgensen - foul #3 on Stephen Jurgensen, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (PG), William Ward (C) Stephen Jurgensen, Steven Jiles | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Adam Ranson (SG), Harold Burden (C) Bryan Morris, Jurica Ignowski | |
| 08:15 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta hits a shot from the left side | 38-44 |
| 07:55 | Washington State | Aaron Capps scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 07:32 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jim McMillan - foul #2 on Jim McMillan, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Neal Inman (C) Jimmy Tarpley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Murphy (PG) Saul Olivas | |
| 07:32 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:32 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:32 | Washington State | Neal Inman snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Aaron Capps (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jim McMillan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Farnum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Inman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Richard Murphy (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Adam Ranson (fresh) SF - John Avallone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Orta (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Burden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Washington State | Neal Inman's layup is rejected by Harold Burden | 41-45 |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:54 | Arizona State | John Avallone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Horne (SG), Bruce Plasencia (PF), Steven Jiles (C) Jim McMillan, William Ward, Neal Inman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bryan Morris (PG), Andy Hill (PF), Jurica Ignowski (C) Adam Ranson, Tracy Orta, Harold Burden | |
| 06:33 | Washington State | Steven Jiles is whistled for a carry | 41-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), Jimmy Tarpley (SF) Aaron Capps, Patrick Farnum | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Tracy Orta (PF) John Avallone | |
| 06:07 | Arizona State | Andy Hill scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jurica Ignowski | 41-47 |
| 06:02 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 06:00 | Arizona State | Richard Murphy pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:34 | Arizona State | Bryan Morris comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Plasencia - foul #2 on Bruce Plasencia, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jim McMillan (SG), Patrick Farnum (SF) Terry Horne, Jimmy Tarpley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Avallone (SF), Harold Burden (C) Tracy Orta, Jurica Ignowski | |
| 05:34 | Arizona State | Bryan Morris makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 05:34 | Arizona State | Bryan Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:14 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum's pass is intercepted by Bryan Morris | 41-49 |
| 04:56 | Arizona State | John Avallone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 04:55 | Washington State | Jim McMillan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Washington State | Steven Jiles can't throw it down but he's hacked by Andy Hill - foul #1 on Andy Hill, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (PG), Jimmy Tarpley (PF) Stephen Jurgensen, Bruce Plasencia | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Saul Olivas (PG) Bryan Morris | |
| 04:46 | Washington State | Steven Jiles misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:46 | Washington State | Steven Jiles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:23 | Arizona State | Andy Hill's layup is rejected by Steven Jiles | 42-49 |
| 04:22 | Washington State | Steven Jiles pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:09 | Washington State | Jim McMillan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 03:53 | Arizona State | Andy Hill misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Steven Jiles - foul #4 on Steven Jiles, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Terry Horne (SG), William Ward (C) Patrick Farnum, Steven Jiles | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Adam Ranson (SG), Tracy Orta (C) Richard Murphy, Harold Burden | |
| 03:53 | Arizona State | Andy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:53 | Arizona State | Andy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Terry Horne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 03:39 | Arizona State | Tracy Orta grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 03:19 | Arizona State | Jim McMillan swats the short shot by Tracy Orta | 45-51 |
| 03:17 | Arizona State | John Avallone tips it in | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Aaron Capps (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim McMillan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Tarpley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Saul Olivas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Ranson (fresh) SF - John Avallone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Hill (fresh) 10 pts. C - Tracy Orta (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Jim McMillan is fouled on the floor by Saul Olivas - foul #2 on Saul Olivas, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG) Aaron Capps | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Murphy (SG), Jurica Ignowski (C) John Avallone, Andy Hill | |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Jim McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Jim McMillan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:46 | Arizona State | Richard Murphy buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tracy Orta | 47-56 |
| 02:46 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Washington State | Patrick Farnum (SF), Bruce Plasencia (PF), Steven Jiles (C) Terry Horne, Jimmy Tarpley, William Ward | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Avallone (SF) Adam Ranson | |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 02:25 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum tips it in | 49-56 |
| 02:01 | Arizona State | Saul Olivas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 02:00 | Washington State | Steven Jiles snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum scores on a shot from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 01:22 | Arizona State | Saul Olivas's pass is intercepted by Jim McMillan | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Washington State | Steven Jiles drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Jurgensen | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Arizona State | Richard Murphy knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Saul Olivas | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia is hacked by Tracy Orta - foul #3 on Tracy Orta, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bryan Morris (PG) Saul Olivas | |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:34 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski is hacked by Jim McMillan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim McMillan, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Saul Olivas (PG), Harold Burden (PF) Bryan Morris, Tracy Orta | |
| 00:31 | Arizona State | Jurica Ignowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | Arizona State | Saul Olivas is hacked by Stephen Jurgensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Jurgensen, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | Arizona State | Saul Olivas makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:23 | Arizona State | Saul Olivas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Washington State | Jim McMillan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:12 | Washington State | Jim McMillan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 00:11 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Steven Jiles is hacked by Richard Murphy - foul #5 on Richard Murphy, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bryan Morris (PG), Tracy Orta (PF) Richard Murphy, Harold Burden | |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Steven Jiles makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Steven Jiles makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Jim McMillan is called for the reach on Saul Olivas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim McMillan, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harold Burden (PF) Tracy Orta | |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Saul Olivas misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | Steven Jiles snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Jim McMillan hits a 3 from straight away | 58-60 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Tracy Orta (PF) Harold Burden | |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Bryan Morris runs out the clock | 58-60 |