| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Capps (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Farnum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Jiles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Plasencia (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reid Shurtz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Harris (fresh) PF - Donald Abshire (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ronald Harris inbounds the ball | 37-21 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-21 |
| 19:36 | Washington State | Aaron Capps gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 19:17 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Jurgensen | 40-21 |
| 19:10 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-24 |
| 18:55 | Washington State | Aaron Capps hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Farnum | 43-24 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 18:28 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Jiles | 45-27 |
| 18:14 | Montana State | Ronald Harris is denied on a layup by Bruce Plasencia | 45-27 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker hits the follow up shot | 45-29 |
| 17:57 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum is whistled for a carry | 45-29 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | Ronald Harris banks in the layup and the foul's on Patrick Farnum - foul #3 on Patrick Farnum, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse (SF) Patrick Farnum | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:49 | Montana State | Ronald Harris makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:27 | Washington State | Aaron Capps misses the floater from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 17:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Ronald Harris | 45-32 |
| 17:01 | Montana State | Ronald Harris's layup is rejected by Bruce Plasencia | 45-32 |
| 17:00 | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:37 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Allen Whitehouse takes the ball from Reid Shurtz | 45-32 |
| 16:00 | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse is fouled on the floor by Ronald Harris - foul #3 on Ronald Harris, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jim McMillan (SG), Patrick Farnum (SF) Aaron Capps, Allen Whitehouse | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randy Willis (PG), David Prince (SG), Garry Speers (SF), Richard Lupton (PF), Lawrence Otani (C) Reid Shurtz, Joseph Miller, Ronald Harris, Donald Abshire, Kenneth Parker | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim McMillan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Farnum (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Steven Jiles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Plasencia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Randy Willis (fresh) SG - David Prince (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Garry Speers (fresh) PF - Richard Lupton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Otani (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Washington State | Steven Jiles makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-32 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Steven Jiles takes the ball from Randy Willis | 47-32 |
| 15:14 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum is called for a charge - foul #4 on Patrick Farnum, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse (SF) Patrick Farnum | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:59 | Montana State | Randy Willis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 14:57 | Washington State | Jim McMillan snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 14:32 | Washington State | Jim McMillan misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Prince - foul #2 on David Prince, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Ward (C) Bruce Plasencia | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Miller (SG), Donald Abshire (PF) Garry Speers, Lawrence Otani | |
| 14:32 | Washington State | Jim McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 14:32 | Washington State | Jim McMillan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 14:32 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Donald Abshire | 48-32 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Randy Willis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Donald Abshire | 48-34 |
| 14:04 | Washington State | Steven Jiles scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Jurgensen | 50-34 |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Randy Willis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-34 |
| 13:46 | Montana State | Donald Abshire tips it home | 50-36 |
| 13:17 | Washington State | Steven Jiles clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 50-36 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | William Ward hits the follow up shot | 52-36 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | David Prince makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 52-39 |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Donald Abshire takes the ball from Stephen Jurgensen | 52-39 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Randy Willis misses long on a jumper from close range | 52-39 |
| 12:25 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | William Ward is hacked by Richard Lupton - foul #2 on Richard Lupton, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (SG), Jimmy Tarpley (PF), Bruce Plasencia (C) Jim McMillan, Steven Jiles, William Ward | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reid Shurtz (PG), Garry Speers (SG), Ronald Harris (SF), Kenneth Parker (C) Randy Willis, Joseph Miller, David Prince, Richard Lupton | |
| 11:56 | Washington State | Aaron Capps clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Capps (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Whitehouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Tarpley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Plasencia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reid Shurtz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garry Speers (fresh) SF - Ronald Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Abshire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Miller (SG) Donald Abshire | |
| 11:38 | Washington State | Aaron Capps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 11:36 | Montana State | Ronald Harris snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 11:20 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 11:19 | Montana State | Garry Speers pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 11:02 | Montana State | Joseph Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Reid Shurtz | 54-42 |
| 10:51 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 10:50 | Montana State | Joseph Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Stephen Jurgensen steals it from Reid Shurtz in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 10:34 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley loses the dribble to Joseph Miller | 54-42 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Parker, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jim McMillan (SG), Steven Jiles (PF) Stephen Jurgensen, Allen Whitehouse | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randy Willis (SG), Donald Abshire (PF) Joseph Miller, Garry Speers | |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 54-42 |
| 09:53 | Montana State | Ronald Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Randy Willis | 54-44 |
| 09:21 | Washington State | Steven Jiles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Reid Shurtz - foul #2 on Reid Shurtz, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), William Ward (C) Aaron Capps, Bruce Plasencia | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Prince (SG), Garry Speers (SF), Richard Lupton (C) Reid Shurtz, Ronald Harris, Kenneth Parker | |
| 09:21 | Washington State | Steven Jiles makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:21 | Washington State | Steven Jiles misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Garry Speers | 55-44 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | David Prince scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 09:01 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Prince - foul #3 on David Prince, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Allen Whitehouse (SF) William Ward | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:01 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:01 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Donald Abshire | 56-47 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | David Prince can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Jurgensen - foul #2 on Stephen Jurgensen, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Ward (C) Jimmy Tarpley | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Miller (SG) Garry Speers | |
| 08:37 | Montana State | David Prince makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | David Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:20 | Washington State | Steven Jiles comes up short on the floater from the right block | 56-49 |
| 08:19 | Montana State | Randy Willis pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Joseph Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 07:49 | Washington State | William Ward snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Jurgensen (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jim McMillan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Whitehouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Jiles (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Prince (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Abshire (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Lupton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allen Whitehouse and he's fouled by David Prince - foul #4 on David Prince, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (SG), Patrick Farnum (SF), Jimmy Tarpley (PF) Jim McMillan, Allen Whitehouse, Steven Jiles | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reid Shurtz (PG), Ronald Harris (SF), Kenneth Parker (C) David Prince, Randy Willis, Richard Lupton | |
| 07:44 | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Ronald Harris - foul #4 on Ronald Harris, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Bill Arenas (SG), Bruce Plasencia (C) Stephen Jurgensen, William Ward | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:00 | Montana State | Ronald Harris drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Miller | 61-51 |
| 06:43 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Joseph Miller pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:27 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 06:25 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Reid Shurtz is called for the reach on Jimmy Tarpley - foul #3 on Reid Shurtz, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jim McMillan (PG), Allen Whitehouse (SG) Aaron Capps, Bill Arenas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randy Willis (SG), Richard Lupton (PF) Joseph Miller, Donald Abshire | |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Richard Lupton hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Reid Shurtz | 63-53 |
| 05:35 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum misses long on a turnaround from close range | 63-53 |
| 05:34 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Ronald Harris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 05:16 | Washington State | Jim McMillan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Allen Whitehouse and he's fouled by Kenneth Parker - foul #4 on Kenneth Parker, team foul #10 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | Aaron Capps (PG), Steven Jiles (PF), William Ward (C) Allen Whitehouse, Jimmy Tarpley, Bruce Plasencia | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Miller (SG), David Prince (SF), Lawrence Otani (C) Reid Shurtz, Ronald Harris, Kenneth Parker | |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:04 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Lupton | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Richard Lupton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Jiles - foul #3 on Steven Jiles, team foul #4 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Abshire (PF) Lawrence Otani | |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Richard Lupton makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Richard Lupton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:49 | Washington State | Steven Jiles gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 04:28 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum comes up short on the shot in the lane | 67-54 |
| 04:27 | Montana State | Donald Abshire gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | Joseph Miller buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Prince | 67-57 |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Aaron Capps is whistled for a carry | 67-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Parker (C) Richard Lupton | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Montana State | The pull-up jumper by Donald Abshire is blocked by Steven Jiles | 67-57 |
| 03:51 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum grabs the board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Aaron Capps (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim McMillan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Farnum (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Steven Jiles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Randy Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Prince (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Donald Abshire (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Kenneth Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Washington State | Jim McMillan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-57 |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 03:03 | Washington State | Patrick Farnum scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jim McMillan | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Jurgensen (PG), Bruce Plasencia (C) Jim McMillan, William Ward | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reid Shurtz (PG), Ronald Harris (SF) Randy Willis, David Prince | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Montana State | Joseph Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-57 |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Bruce Plasencia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jim McMillan (PG), Bill Arenas (SG), Allen Whitehouse (SF), Jimmy Tarpley (PF), William Ward (C) Stephen Jurgensen, Aaron Capps, Patrick Farnum, Steven Jiles, Bruce Plasencia | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randy Willis (PG), David Prince (SG), Garry Speers (SF), Richard Lupton (PF), Lawrence Otani (C) Reid Shurtz, Joseph Miller, Ronald Harris, Donald Abshire, Kenneth Parker | |
| 02:19 | Montana State | David Prince misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 02:18 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:00 | Washington State | Jim McMillan comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 69-57 |
| 01:59 | Washington State | Jim McMillan pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 01:36 | Washington State | Jim McMillan scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Garry Speers - foul #1 on Garry Speers, team foul #11 | 71-57 |
| 01:36 | Washington State | Jim McMillan makes the free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Randy Willis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Prince | 72-60 |
| 01:02 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jim McMillan | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Randy Willis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jim McMillan - foul #2 on Jim McMillan, team foul #5 | 75-60 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Randy Willis misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Randy Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Washington State | Jimmy Tarpley scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Allen Whitehouse | 77-61 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Garry Speers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-61 |
| 00:19 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Tarpley | 77-61 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Jim McMillan runs out the clock | 77-61 |