| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Milam (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Holst (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Andre Bruno inbounds the ball | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Washington State | Edward Vaughn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Vaughn, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen loses the dribble to Andre Bruno | 46-43 |
| 19:06 | Washington State | Richard Milam comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 19:04 | East Carolina | Archie Burt gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Holst - foul #1 on Robert Holst, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 18:45 | Washington State | Archie Burt picks off the pass by Robert Johnson | 48-43 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Archie Burt throws it down | 50-43 |
| 18:29 | Washington State | Andre Bruno buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-45 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andre Bruno - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 18:00 | Washington State | Richard Milam is hacked by Alan Heer - foul #2 on Alan Heer, team foul #1 | 52-45 |
| 17:44 | Washington State | Robert Johnson knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Milam and he's fouled by Armand Costa - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (PG), Fred Noggle (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Washington State | George Thornton (SG), Gene Moye (C) Edward Vaughn, Robert Holst | |
| 17:44 | Washington State | Robert Johnson misses the free throw | 52-47 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | Andre Bruno takes the ball from Domenic Bruno | 52-47 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | George Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Alan Heer tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Alan Heer swats the shot by Richard Milam | 54-47 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Fred Noggle, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Armand Costa (PF) Mario Grant, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Loren Wendling (PG), James Keller (SF), Phillip Waterbury (PF) Richard Milam, Andre Bruno, Robert Johnson | |
| 16:14 | Washington State | George Thornton connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard comes up short on the runner in the paint | 54-50 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno tips it home | 56-50 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Loren Wendling (fresh) SG - George Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip Waterbury (fresh) C - Gene Moye (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Washington State | Loren Wendling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 15:15 | Washington State | Phillip Waterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 15:04 | Washington State | George Thornton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bart Christensen | 59-50 |
| 14:32 | Washington State | Phillip Waterbury buries a turnaround from the right block | 59-52 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle buries a floater from the left side set up by Ruben Bullard | 61-52 |
| 13:59 | Washington State | Gene Moye is fouled on the floor by Armand Costa - foul #2 on Armand Costa, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Bart Christensen, Ruben Bullard, Fred Noggle, Armand Costa, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Milam (PG), Edward Vaughn (SG), Andre Bruno (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Robert Holst (C) Loren Wendling, George Thornton, James Keller, Phillip Waterbury, Gene Moye | |
| 13:48 | Washington State | Robert Holst blows the layup but he's fouled by Alphonso Figueroa - foul #1 on Alphonso Figueroa, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| 13:48 | Washington State | Robert Holst makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 13:48 | Washington State | Robert Holst makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Tony Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Archie Burt tips it home | 63-54 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | Robert Johnson buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Milam | 63-56 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is hacked by Robert Holst - foul #2 on Robert Holst, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Archie Burt buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Mario Grant | 65-56 |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Richard Milam is whistled for traveling | 65-56 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Mario Grant buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Archie Burt | 67-56 |
| 12:05 | Washington State | Edward Vaughn scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Milam | 67-58 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Archie Burt connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Smith | 69-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alphonso Figueroa (fresh) C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Milam (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Vaughn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Holst (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Washington State | Robert Johnson's pass is intercepted by Tony Smith | 69-58 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Tony Smith lays it in | 71-58 |
| 11:12 | Washington State | Robert Johnson scores on a jumper from the baseline | 71-60 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Tony Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 10:50 | Washington State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 10:46 | Washington State | Edward Vaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Domenic Bruno (C) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Alphonso Figueroa, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Loren Wendling (PG), George Thornton (SG), James Keller (SF), Gene Moye (PF), Abraham Chamberlain (C) Richard Milam, Edward Vaughn, Andre Bruno, Robert Johnson, Robert Holst | |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Armand Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| 10:13 | Washington State | George Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Armand Costa misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Keller - foul #1 on James Keller, team foul #5 | 71-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Andre Bruno (SF) Loren Wendling | |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Armand Costa misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Armand Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 09:46 | Washington State | Andre Bruno's floater is tipped away by Armand Costa | 72-60 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred Noggle | 72-60 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno drills a runner from the baseline set up by Ruben Bullard and he's fouled by Gene Moye - foul #2 on Gene Moye, team foul #6 | 74-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Alan Heer (C) Ruben Bullard, Fred Noggle | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Milam (PG) James Keller | |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno misses the free throw | 74-60 |
| 09:39 | Washington State | George Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 09:22 | Washington State | Richard Milam scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-63 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 74-63 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Armand Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Mario Grant loses the dribble to George Thornton | 74-63 |
| 08:49 | Washington State | Andre Bruno lays it in set up by George Thornton | 74-65 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno clanks a 3 from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 08:19 | Washington State | Gene Moye gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| 07:50 | Washington State | Richard Milam loses the ball out of bounds | 74-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Domenic Bruno, Mario Grant, Bart Christensen, Armand Costa, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Loren Wendling (PG), Edward Vaughn (SG), James Keller (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Robert Holst (C) Richard Milam, George Thornton, Andre Bruno, Gene Moye, Abraham Chamberlain | |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Alphonso Figueroa buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Archie Burt | 76-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alphonso Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Loren Wendling (fresh) SG - Edward Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Holst (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Washington State | Loren Wendling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-65 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lubomil Zimmerman | 76-65 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Tony Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Archie Burt | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:50 | Washington State | Tony Smith steals it from Robert Holst | 79-65 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Tony Smith | 81-65 |
| 06:19 | Washington State | Robert Holst misses the jumpshot from the right side | 81-65 |
| 06:17 | Washington State | James Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 06:12 | Washington State | Loren Wendling scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edward Vaughn | 81-68 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Edward Vaughn takes the ball from Lubomil Zimmerman | 81-68 |
| 06:02 | Washington State | Loren Wendling banks in the layup set up by Edward Vaughn | 81-70 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Ruben Bullard, Alphonso Figueroa, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Milam (PG), Andre Bruno (SF) Loren Wendling, James Keller | |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Tony Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Armand Costa misses the tip | 81-70 |
| 05:55 | Washington State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:34 | Washington State | Armand Costa swats the layup by Robert Johnson | 81-70 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Archie Burt | 81-70 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Mario Grant clanks a shot from the free throw line | 81-70 |
| 05:12 | Washington State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 04:55 | Washington State | Richard Milam scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Holst | 81-72 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Archie Burt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-72 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the offensive board | 81-72 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 81-72 |
| 04:18 | Washington State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 81-72 |
| 03:53 | Washington State | Edward Vaughn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-72 |
| 03:51 | Washington State | Robert Johnson tips it in | 81-74 |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | Armand Costa connects on the 3 from the right wing | 84-74 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Milam (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Vaughn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Holst (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Washington State | Richard Milam misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Tony Smith - foul #4 on Tony Smith, team foul #6 | 84-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Armand Costa, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Washington State | George Thornton (SG), Gene Moye (PF), Abraham Chamberlain (C) Edward Vaughn, Robert Johnson, Robert Holst | |
| 03:20 | Washington State | Richard Milam misses the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 03:20 | Washington State | Richard Milam misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lubomil Zimmerman | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is called for traveling | 84-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Keller (SG) Richard Milam | |
| 03:00 | Washington State | Domenic Bruno steals it from James Keller | 84-74 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Ruben Bullard, Fred Noggle, Domenic Bruno, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Milam (PG) James Keller | |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Mario Grant lays it in on a nice dish by Alan Heer | 86-74 |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) Bart Christensen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Vaughn (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), Robert Holst (C) George Thornton, Gene Moye, Abraham Chamberlain | |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Robert Holst hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Alan Heer - foul #3 on Alan Heer, team foul #7 | 86-76 |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Robert Holst misses the free throw | 86-76 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Alan Heer snags the defensive board | 86-76 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Alan Heer is denied by Robert Holst | 86-76 |
| 02:09 | Washington State | Edward Vaughn grabs the board | 86-76 |
| 02:03 | Washington State | Armand Costa denies the turnaround by Robert Holst | 86-76 |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Andre Bruno hits the follow up shot | 86-78 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 86-78 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Armand Costa swats the layup by Robert Johnson | 88-78 |
| 01:23 | Washington State | Robert Johnson tips it but misses | 88-78 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Alan Heer pulls down the rebound | 88-78 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Tony Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 88-78 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Armand Costa tips it in | 90-78 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | Edward Vaughn is whistled for a carry | 90-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Armand Costa, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Loren Wendling (PG), George Thornton (SG), James Keller (SF), Gene Moye (PF), Abraham Chamberlain (C) Richard Milam, Edward Vaughn, Andre Bruno, Robert Johnson, Robert Holst | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is fouled on the floor by Loren Wendling - foul #1 on Loren Wendling, team foul #8 | 90-78 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 91-78 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 91-78 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Abraham Chamberlain | 91-78 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Washington State | Loren Wendling travels with the ball | 91-78 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | George Thornton takes the ball from Ruben Bullard | 91-78 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | George Thornton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 91-78 |