| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ken Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Leighton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Sydow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David McMillan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Mazzariello (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Mark Mazzariello is blocked by David McMillan | 19-24 |
| 19:32 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 19:21 | Washington State | Jerry Whitchurch steals it from David McMillan | 19-24 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Albert Sydow - foul #1 on Albert Sydow, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Seth Carwile (SG), Perry Ward (PF) Leon Leighton, Albert Sydow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SF), Charles Kirby (PF) Thomas Bopp, Michael Boulay | |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 19:04 | Washington State | David McMillan snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 18:36 | Washington State | Ken Porter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edgar Brase | 19-25 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello buries a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on David McMillan - foul #1 on David McMillan, team foul #2 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leon Leighton (SG), Albert Sydow (PF) Joshua Gustafson, David McMillan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp (SG), Elmer Porter (SF), Michael Boulay (PF) Jerry Whitchurch, Edgar Brase, Charles Kirby | |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 17:49 | Washington State | Albert Sydow loses the ball out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson (SF), David McMillan (C) Seth Carwile, Perry Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Hicks (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Edgar Brase (SF) Thomas Cantwell, Thomas Bopp, Elmer Porter | |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Jerry Whitchurch is denied by David McMillan | 19-28 |
| 17:22 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 17:09 | Washington State | Leon Leighton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 19-28 |
| 17:08 | Washington State | David McMillan tips it back up and in | 21-28 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-30 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | David McMillan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Edgar Brase misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 15:38 | Washington State | Leon Leighton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joshua Gustafson | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ken Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Leighton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Sydow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David McMillan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Harry Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgar Brase (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Mazzariello (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Whitchurch | 24-32 |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Mark Mazzariello swats the short shot by Albert Sydow | 24-32 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Whitchurch | 24-32 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 13:51 | Washington State | Leon Leighton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Edgar Brase is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gustafson - foul #1 on Joshua Gustafson, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Everett (SG), Seth Carwile (SF), Perry Ward (PF) Leon Leighton, Joshua Gustafson, Albert Sydow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), David Johnson (SG), Thomas Bopp (SF), Charles Kirby (PF), Don Knisely (C) Harry Hicks, Jerry Whitchurch, Edgar Brase, Michael Boulay, Mark Mazzariello | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-34 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kirby grabs the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | David Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 12:32 | Washington State | Seth Carwile snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 12:09 | Washington State | Perry Ward is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ken Porter and he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leon Leighton (SG), Albert Sydow (PF) Stephen Everett, David McMillan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Porter (SF) David Johnson | |
| 12:09 | Washington State | Perry Ward makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Don Knisely can't finish the layup but the foul's on Perry Ward - foul #1 on Perry Ward, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | David McMillan (C) Perry Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Boulay (PF) Charles Kirby | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Don Knisely makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Don Knisely makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 11:16 | Washington State | Ken Porter loses the dribble to Thomas Bopp | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ken Porter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leon Leighton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Seth Carwile (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Sydow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David McMillan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Porter (fresh) PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Knisely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Bopp | 27-38 |
| 10:34 | Washington State | Ken Porter makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Leighton | 30-38 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell travels with the ball | 30-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson (SF), Perry Ward (C) Leon Leighton, David McMillan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kirby (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Michael Boulay, Don Knisely | |
| 10:06 | Washington State | Albert Sydow drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joshua Gustafson | 32-38 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Perry Ward - foul #2 on Perry Ward, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leon Leighton (SG), David McMillan (C) Seth Carwile, Perry Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Michael Boulay (PF) Elmer Porter, Charles Kirby | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 09:11 | Washington State | David McMillan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch is hacked by Ken Porter - foul #3 on Ken Porter, team foul #6 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Seth Carwile (SF), Perry Ward (PF) Joshua Gustafson, Albert Sydow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Porter (SF), Don Knisely (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Mark Mazzariello | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Perry Ward - foul #3 on Perry Ward, team foul #7 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson (SF), Albert Sydow (PF) Leon Leighton, Perry Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Mark Mazzariello (C) Thomas Bopp, Don Knisely | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 08:24 | Washington State | David McMillan snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 08:01 | Washington State | Elmer Porter steals it from David McMillan | 32-41 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch can't finish the layup | 32-41 |
| 07:56 | Washington State | David McMillan gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Albert Sydow misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Elmer Porter - foul #2 on Elmer Porter, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leon Leighton (SG) Seth Carwile | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Johnson (SG), Thomas Bopp (SF), Charles Kirby (PF), Don Knisely (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Elmer Porter, Michael Boulay, Mark Mazzariello | |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Albert Sydow misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Albert Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ken Porter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Leighton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Sydow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David McMillan (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Kirby (fresh) C - Don Knisely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Washington State | Albert Sydow scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ken Porter | 35-44 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Charles Kirby's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Sydow | 35-44 |
| 06:39 | Washington State | David McMillan pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Ken Porter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bopp - foul #1 on Thomas Bopp, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Seth Carwile (SF), Perry Ward (PF) Joshua Gustafson, Albert Sydow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Edgar Brase (SF), Michael Boulay (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) David Johnson, Thomas Bopp, Charles Kirby, Don Knisely | |
| 05:50 | Washington State | Thomas Cantwell picks off the pass by David McMillan | 35-44 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell lays it up and in | 35-46 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Washington State | Leon Leighton hits a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Edgar Brase misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Cantwell | 38-49 |
| 04:40 | Washington State | Seth Carwile misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 04:39 | Washington State | Perry Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 04:20 | Washington State | David McMillan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Mazzariello - foul #3 on Mark Mazzariello, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson (SF), Albert Sydow (PF) Seth Carwile, Perry Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp (SG), Elmer Porter (SF), Don Knisely (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Edgar Brase, Mark Mazzariello | |
| 04:20 | Washington State | David McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 04:20 | Washington State | David McMillan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Don Knisely grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Ken Porter is called for the reach on Thomas Cantwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ken Porter, team foul #8 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kirby (PF) Michael Boulay | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Don Knisely grabs the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-49 |
| 03:54 | Washington State | Leon Leighton pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Washington State | David McMillan can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 39-49 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Charles Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Cantwell | 39-52 |
| 03:15 | Washington State | David McMillan evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Gustafson | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ken Porter (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leon Leighton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Sydow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David McMillan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Porter (fresh) PF - Charles Kirby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Knisely (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Leon Leighton picks off the pass by Thomas Bopp | 41-52 |
| 02:41 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson can't finish the layup | 41-52 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Elmer Porter blows the dunk | 41-52 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Leon Leighton grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 02:09 | Washington State | Leon Leighton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 02:08 | Washington State | Albert Sydow gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Don Knisely swats the layup by Albert Sydow | 41-52 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Don Knisely grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 01:39 | Washington State | Albert Sydow grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Albert Sydow makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leon Leighton | 43-52 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Michael Boulay (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Elmer Porter, Charles Kirby, Don Knisely | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp hits a fadeaway near the basket | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Washington State | Thomas Bopp steals the ball from Leon Leighton | 43-54 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Bopp | 43-56 |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Leon Leighton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ken Porter | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Whitchurch | 46-58 |
| 00:09 | Washington State | David McMillan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 46-58 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Ken Porter tips it but misses | 46-58 |
| 00:06 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson tips it back up and in | 48-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell runs out the clock | 48-58 |