| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James McGinness (fresh) SG - Al Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Bucy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Hakes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Aitken (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Herbert Farwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Harting (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Washington State | John Carter scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Harting | 21-38 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | James McGinness is denied on a layup by Thomas Hall | 21-38 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Al Peterson can't tip it in | 21-38 |
| 19:06 | Washington State | Thomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 18:45 | Washington State | Eric Hakes swats the layup by Brian Harting | 21-38 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Brian Harting - foul #1 on Brian Harting, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Eric Hakes pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | Al Peterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 17:34 | Washington State | John Carter works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Aitken | 23-41 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Eric Hakes is hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #2 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Howard Roberts (PG), Rocky Lombardi (SF), Curtis Bracewell (PF), Homer Grant (C) James McGinness, Patrick Bucy, William Smith, Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Walton (SF), Darren Hudson (PF) Jeremiah Aitken, Brian Harting | |
| 16:57 | Alabama | Al Peterson is fouled on the floor by Darren Hudson - foul #1 on Darren Hudson, team foul #3 | 23-41 |
| 16:36 | Alabama | Thomas Hall denies the turnaround by Howard Roberts | 23-41 |
| 16:34 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Herbert Farwell | 23-41 |
| 16:13 | Washington State | Darren Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Patrick Bucy (SF), William Smith (PF) Al Peterson, Curtis Bracewell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Honea (PG), Brian Harting (PF) John Carter, Thomas Hall | |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Howard Roberts scores on a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Edward Walton - foul #1 on Edward Walton, team foul #4 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | James McGinness (SG), Eric Hakes (C) Rocky Lombardi, Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dan Smithson (SG) Herbert Farwell | |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Howard Roberts makes the free throw | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Howard Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James McGinness (fresh) SF - Patrick Bucy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Hakes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Robert Honea (fresh) SG - Dan Smithson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Harting (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darren Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Washington State | Brian Harting hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 15:29 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Smith | 26-41 |
| 15:24 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 26-41 |
| 15:22 | Alabama | Eric Hakes pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | James McGinness throws it down on a nice dish by Patrick Bucy | 28-41 |
| 14:42 | Washington State | Darren Hudson is denied on a dunk by William Smith | 28-41 |
| 14:41 | Washington State | Edward Walton tips it but misses | 28-41 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | William Smith gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:18 | Alabama | Eric Hakes makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Howard Roberts | 30-41 |
| 13:54 | Washington State | Brian Harting comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 30-41 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | Eric Hakes pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | James McGinness misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Eric Hakes hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 13:08 | Washington State | Brian Harting banks in the layup | 32-43 |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Howard Roberts drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Bucy and he's hacked by Robert Honea - foul #3 on Robert Honea, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Al Peterson (SG), Rocky Lombardi (SF), Curtis Bracewell (PF), Homer Grant (C) James McGinness, Patrick Bucy, William Smith, Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Carter (PG), Jeremiah Aitken (SG), Herbert Farwell (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Robert Honea, Dan Smithson, Edward Walton, Darren Hudson | |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Howard Roberts makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:37 | Washington State | Rocky Lombardi takes the ball from Jeremiah Aitken | 35-43 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Homer Grant knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Al Peterson and he's hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Thomas Hall, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | James McGinness (PG) Howard Roberts | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Homer Grant makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:05 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 38-43 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Homer Grant snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 11:40 | Alabama | Homer Grant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Homer Grant, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James McGinness (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Al Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Lombardi (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Bracewell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Homer Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Aitken (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Herbert Farwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Harting (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Washington State | Brian Harting connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Carter | 38-45 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | Homer Grant misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-45 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Al Peterson snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | James McGinness knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Homer Grant | 41-45 |
| 10:36 | Washington State | Brian Harting can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 41-45 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | Al Peterson grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Al Peterson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeremiah Aitken - foul #1 on Jeremiah Aitken, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Howard Roberts (PG), Patrick Bucy (SF), William Smith (PF), Eric Hakes (C) James McGinness, Rocky Lombardi, Curtis Bracewell, Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Honea (PG), Edward Walton (SF) Jeremiah Aitken, Brian Harting | |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Al Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:30 | Washington State | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:13 | Washington State | John Carter misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 10:11 | Washington State | John Carter tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Eric Hakes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Hall - foul #3 on Thomas Hall, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi (SG) Al Peterson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Eric Hakes misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Eric Hakes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:27 | Washington State | Thomas Hall misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 09:25 | Washington State | John Carter grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:09 | Washington State | Thomas Hall is hacked by Howard Roberts - foul #3 on Howard Roberts, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken (SG), Darren Hudson (PF) John Carter, Thomas Hall | |
| 08:53 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell is called for a charge - foul #3 on Herbert Farwell, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Hall (C) Herbert Farwell | |
| 08:35 | Alabama | William Smith's layup is rejected by Darren Hudson | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:20 | Washington State | Thomas Hall is hacked by Eric Hakes - foul #2 on Eric Hakes, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | James McGinness (PG), Al Peterson (SG), Curtis Bracewell (PF) Howard Roberts, Patrick Bucy, William Smith | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Carter (PG), Dan Smithson (SF) Robert Honea, Edward Walton | |
| 07:53 | Washington State | John Carter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James McGinness - foul #2 on James McGinness, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Homer Grant (C) Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Herbert Farwell (SG) Jeremiah Aitken | |
| 07:53 | Washington State | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:53 | Washington State | John Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | Homer Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Al Peterson connects on the jump hook in the lane | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James McGinness (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Al Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Lombardi (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Bracewell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Homer Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Farwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dan Smithson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darren Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Washington State | Homer Grant is called for the reach on Herbert Farwell - foul #2 on Homer Grant, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Patrick Bucy (SF) Rocky Lombardi | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Harting (PF) Darren Hudson | |
| 07:01 | Washington State | Brian Harting can't finish the layup but the foul's on Patrick Bucy - foul #2 on Patrick Bucy, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Howard Roberts (PG), William Smith (PF) James McGinness, Curtis Bracewell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Walton (C) Thomas Hall | |
| 07:01 | Washington State | Brian Harting makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:01 | Washington State | Brian Harting misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:01 | Alabama | William Smith gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 06:36 | Washington State | Dan Smithson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:07 | Washington State | John Carter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Al Peterson hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Roberts | 47-49 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Patrick Bucy swats the layup by Herbert Farwell | 47-49 |
| 05:41 | Alabama | Homer Grant grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Brian Harting steals it from William Smith | 47-49 |
| 04:51 | Washington State | John Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | James McGinness (PG), Rocky Lombardi (SG), Curtis Bracewell (PF), Eric Hakes (C) Howard Roberts, Al Peterson, William Smith, Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Honea (PG), Jeremiah Aitken (SG), Darren Hudson (PF), Thomas Hall (C) John Carter, Dan Smithson, Brian Harting, Edward Walton | |
| 04:34 | Alabama | James McGinness misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 04:32 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:17 | Alabama | Curtis Bracewell misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Darren Hudson - foul #2 on Darren Hudson, team foul #10 | 47-49 |
| 04:17 | Alabama | Curtis Bracewell makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:17 | Alabama | Curtis Bracewell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:00 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 49-51 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rocky Lombardi | 51-51 |
| 03:17 | Washington State | Jeremiah Aitken misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 03:16 | Alabama | Eric Hakes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James McGinness (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rocky Lombardi (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Bucy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Curtis Bracewell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Hakes (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Robert Honea (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Aitken (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Herbert Farwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Darren Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Alabama | Darren Hudson swats the layup by Eric Hakes | 51-51 |
| 02:55 | Alabama | James McGinness pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 02:55 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Al Peterson (SG), William Smith (PF) Patrick Bucy, Curtis Bracewell | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Carter (PG), Brian Harting (PF) Robert Honea, Thomas Hall | |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Al Peterson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rocky Lombardi | 54-51 |
| 01:58 | Washington State | Brian Harting is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Harting, team foul #11 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Patrick Bucy (SF) Rocky Lombardi | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Hall (C) Darren Hudson | |
| 01:38 | Alabama | William Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Herbert Farwell - foul #4 on Herbert Farwell, team foul #12 | 54-51 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:28 | Washington State | William Smith blocks the short jumper by Brian Harting | 56-51 |
| 01:26 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Eric Hakes can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #4 on Thomas Hall, team foul #13 | 56-51 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Eric Hakes makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Eric Hakes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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 (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy is hacked by John Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Carter, team foul #14 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Homer Grant (C) Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Washington State | John Carter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-51 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | John Carter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Thomas Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:31 | Washington State | James McGinness picks off the pass by Thomas Hall | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Jeremiah Aitken is called for the reach on Al Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremiah Aitken, team foul #15 | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Al Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Bucy - foul #3 on Patrick Bucy, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Hakes (C) Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Honea (PG), Dan Smithson (SF), Darren Hudson (PF), Edward Walton (C) John Carter, Jeremiah Aitken, Brian Harting, Thomas Hall | |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Herbert Farwell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Al Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Farwell - foul #5 on Herbert Farwell, team foul #16 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Homer Grant (C) Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Carter (PG), Jeremiah Aitken (SG), Brian Harting (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Robert Honea, Herbert Farwell, Dan Smithson, Darren Hudson | |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Brian Harting hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Bucy - foul #4 on Patrick Bucy, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Hakes (C) Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Honea (PG), Dan Smithson (SG), Darren Hudson (C) John Carter, Jeremiah Aitken, Thomas Hall | |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Brian Harting misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Brian Harting makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Al Peterson is hacked by Dan Smithson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Smithson, team foul #17 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Homer Grant (C) Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Washington State | John Carter (PG), Jeremiah Aitken (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Robert Honea, Dan Smithson, Darren Hudson | |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Homer Grant steals the ball from Brian Harting | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James McGinness runs out the clock | 65-54 |