| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Robert Shouse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hopper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Barton (fresh) PF - Gary Caffey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilbert Loiselle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Herman Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Silver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | William Barton inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Washington State | Gilbert Loiselle misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 19:42 | Samford | Charlie Pascale pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan's dunk attempt is rejected by Gary Caffey | 33-27 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Charlie Pascale tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 19:24 | Washington State | Gary Caffey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Robert Hopper drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilbert Loiselle | 36-27 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Herman Hayes is hacked by William Barton - foul #3 on William Barton, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jan Small (SF) William Barton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:39 | Samford | Raymond Dennis's layup is rejected by Gary Caffey | 36-27 |
| 18:37 | Washington State | Gary Caffey pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Robert Hopper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charlie Pascale - foul #1 on Charlie Pascale, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Robert Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Robert Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Herman Hayes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 17:58 | Washington State | Gary Caffey gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:46 | Washington State | Gilbert Loiselle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-27 |
| 17:45 | Washington State | Jan Small tips it in | 40-27 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Herman Hayes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ryan Stallings (PF) Gary Caffey | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Maust (C) Raymond Dennis | |
| 17:30 | Washington State | Gilbert Loiselle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 17:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Charlie Pascale | 40-27 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 17:13 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Loiselle | 40-27 |
| 17:11 | Washington State | Robert Shouse is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske (SG), Gregory Montz (PF) Robert Hopper, Gilbert Loiselle | |
| Subs | Samford | Reginald Sharma (PG), John Gwynn (SF), Frank Huynh (C) Herman Hayes, Mike Silver, Charlie Pascale | |
| 16:56 | Samford | Frank Huynh hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Ryan Stallings - foul #2 on Ryan Stallings, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Frank Huynh makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Frank Huynh misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:56 | Washington State | Gregory Montz snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Hopper (SG), Gary Caffey (PF) Robert Shouse, Jan Small | |
| Subs | Samford | Bialas Dziegielewski (PG) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Scott Maust is fouled on the floor by Gary Caffey - foul #1 on Gary Caffey, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Pascale (PF), Raymond Dennis (C) Scott Maust, Frank Huynh | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Raymond Dennis scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Sharma | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jeffrey Jeske (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Hopper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Montz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Caffey (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Ryan Stallings (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bialas Dziegielewski (fresh) SG - Reginald Sharma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gwynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Washington State | Robert Hopper loses the ball out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Barton (SF), Gilbert Loiselle (C) Robert Hopper, Gregory Montz | |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Hayes (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Mike Silver (SF) Bialas Dziegielewski, Reginald Sharma, John Gwynn | |
| 15:00 | Samford | William Barton is called for the reach on Mike Silver - foul #4 on William Barton, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Shouse (PG), Jan Small (SF), Gregory Montz (PF) Ryan Stallings, William Barton, Gary Caffey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:46 | Samford | Herman Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jan Small - foul #3 on Jan Small, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Guillermo Diaz (C) Raymond Dennis | |
| 14:46 | Samford | Herman Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Herman Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 14:46 | Washington State | Gregory Montz snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 14:20 | Washington State | Robert Shouse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Charlie Pascale - foul #2 on Charlie Pascale, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Hopper (SG) Jeffrey Jeske | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Maust (C) Charlie Pascale | |
| 14:20 | Washington State | Robert Shouse makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 14:20 | Washington State | Robert Shouse makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Gregory Montz swats the layup by Guillermo Diaz | 44-30 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz grabs the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 13:39 | Washington State | Gilbert Loiselle makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Hopper | 46-33 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Herman Hayes can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jan Small - foul #4 on Jan Small, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Palmer (SF), Gary Caffey (PF), Ryan Stallings (C) Jan Small, Gregory Montz, Gilbert Loiselle | |
| Subs | Samford | Reginald Sharma (SG), Raymond Dennis (C) Eddie Sullivan, Scott Maust | |
| 13:24 | Samford | Herman Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Herman Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:08 | Washington State | Robert Shouse misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 13:07 | Washington State | Robert Palmer tips it home | 48-35 |
| 12:45 | Samford | Mike Silver comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 48-35 |
| 12:43 | Washington State | Ryan Stallings grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:23 | Washington State | Robert Hopper scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Shouse | 51-35 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Herman Hayes is whistled for traveling | 51-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske (PG), Gregory Montz (SF), Gilbert Loiselle (C) Robert Shouse, Robert Hopper, Robert Palmer | |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Sullivan (SG), John Gwynn (SF), Charlie Pascale (PF) Herman Hayes, Mike Silver, Guillermo Diaz | |
| 11:46 | Washington State | Charlie Pascale steals it from Jeffrey Jeske | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jeffrey Jeske (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ryan Stallings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregory Montz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Caffey (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Gilbert Loiselle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Reginald Sharma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Gwynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Raymond Dennis can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 51-35 |
| 11:30 | Washington State | Gary Caffey gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 11:25 | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske hits a turnaround from close range set up by Gilbert Loiselle | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:08 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan is hacked by Ryan Stallings - foul #3 on Ryan Stallings, team foul #7 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Hopper (SG), Robert Palmer (SF) Ryan Stallings, Gary Caffey | |
| Subs | Samford | Guillermo Diaz (C) Raymond Dennis | |
| 11:08 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 11:08 | Washington State | Gregory Montz pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:40 | Washington State | Eddie Sullivan steps in front of the Robert Palmer pass | 53-35 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan lays it up and in | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:23 | Washington State | Robert Hopper comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 10:21 | Washington State | Gregory Montz tips it in | 55-37 |
| 10:04 | Samford | John Gwynn's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Montz | 55-37 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan snags the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 09:32 | Washington State | Robert Hopper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Gwynn - foul #1 on John Gwynn, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Shouse (PG), Gary Caffey (PF), Frank Walls (C) Jeffrey Jeske, Gregory Montz, Gilbert Loiselle | |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Hayes (PG), Mike Silver (SF), Scott Maust (C) Reginald Sharma, John Gwynn, Guillermo Diaz | |
| 09:32 | Washington State | Robert Hopper misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:32 | Washington State | Robert Hopper makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Herman Hayes misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-40 |
| 09:22 | Washington State | Robert Shouse pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:03 | Washington State | Robert Shouse misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-40 |
| 09:01 | Washington State | Robert Shouse gets the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 08:33 | Washington State | 3 seconds is called on Frank Walls | 56-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske (SG), Gregory Montz (SF), Ryan Stallings (C) Robert Hopper, Robert Palmer, Frank Walls | |
| Subs | Samford | Bialas Dziegielewski (SG), Guillermo Diaz (PF), Raymond Dennis (C) Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Pascale, Scott Maust | |
| 08:26 | Samford | Raymond Dennis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 08:25 | Washington State | Robert Shouse grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 08:05 | Washington State | Ryan Stallings can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Bialas Dziegielewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Herman Hayes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 07:55 | Samford | Raymond Dennis tips it but misses | 56-40 |
| 07:54 | Washington State | Robert Shouse snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Robert Shouse is hacked by Raymond Dennis - foul #2 on Raymond Dennis, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Barton (SF), Jan Small (C) Gregory Montz, Gary Caffey | |
| Subs | Samford | Reginald Sharma (SG) Bialas Dziegielewski | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Robert Shouse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Jeske (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Barton (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ryan Stallings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Small (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Herman Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Reginald Sharma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Silver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Guillermo Diaz (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Washington State | William Barton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-40 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Raymond Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Herman Hayes buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Reginald Sharma | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Jan Small clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Dennis - foul #3 on Raymond Dennis, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gilbert Loiselle (C) Jeffrey Jeske | |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Charlie Pascale (PF) Mike Silver, Guillermo Diaz | |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Jan Small makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:58 | Washington State | Jan Small makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Reginald Sharma misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 06:34 | Washington State | Gilbert Loiselle pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:16 | Washington State | William Barton connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Shouse | 60-43 |
| 05:55 | Samford | Gilbert Loiselle is called for the reach on Raymond Dennis - foul #1 on Gilbert Loiselle, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Hopper (SG), Gregory Montz (PF) Jan Small, Ryan Stallings | |
| Subs | Samford | John Gwynn (SF) Herman Hayes | |
| 05:55 | Samford | Raymond Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:55 | Samford | Raymond Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:55 | Washington State | Gregory Montz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:26 | Washington State | Robert Shouse can't finish the layup | 60-44 |
| 05:25 | Washington State | William Barton snags the offensive board | 60-44 |
| 05:11 | Washington State | Robert Shouse comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-44 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Raymond Dennis snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Raymond Dennis lays it in on a great pass from Reginald Sharma and he's hacked by Gilbert Loiselle - foul #2 on Gilbert Loiselle, team foul #9 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske (PG), Jan Small (SF), Gary Caffey (PF), Frank Walls (C) Robert Shouse, William Barton, Gregory Montz, Gilbert Loiselle | |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Silver (SF), Guillermo Diaz (PF) John Gwynn, Charlie Pascale | |
| 04:48 | Samford | Raymond Dennis misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:48 | Washington State | Frank Walls pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 04:23 | Washington State | Gary Caffey misses the turnaround from close range | 60-46 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Mike Silver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-46 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz snags the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Raymond Dennis comes up short on the runner in the lane | 60-46 |
| 04:03 | Washington State | Frank Walls gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Washington State | Robert Hopper clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 03:37 | Washington State | Jan Small pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:17 | Washington State | Raymond Dennis steals the ball from Jeffrey Jeske | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jeffrey Jeske (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Robert Hopper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jan Small (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Caffey (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Walls (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Reginald Sharma (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mike Silver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Guillermo Diaz (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Dennis (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 03:00 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Dennis | 60-46 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz is hacked by Robert Hopper - foul #3 on Robert Hopper, team foul #10 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ryan Stallings (SG), Gregory Montz (PF) Robert Hopper, Gary Caffey | |
| Subs | Samford | Bialas Dziegielewski (PG), John Gwynn (SG), Scott Maust (SF), Frank Huynh (C) Reginald Sharma, Eddie Sullivan, Mike Silver, Raymond Dennis | |
| 02:44 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Frank Huynh swats the dunk try by Jeffrey Jeske | 60-47 |
| 02:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Frank Huynh | 60-47 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz misses long on a runner near the basket | 60-47 |
| 01:57 | Washington State | Gregory Montz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 01:38 | Washington State | Gregory Montz comes up short on the runner from close range | 60-47 |
| 01:36 | Samford | John Gwynn pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Frank Huynh makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Gwynn | 60-49 |
| 01:13 | Washington State | Guillermo Diaz is called for the reach on Jeffrey Jeske - foul #4 on Guillermo Diaz, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Reginald Sharma (SG) Frank Huynh | |
| 01:13 | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:13 | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:04 | Samford | The short jumper by Scott Maust is denied by Gregory Montz | 62-49 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz grabs the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Gregory Montz swats the layup by Bialas Dziegielewski | 62-49 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Frank Walls | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Washington State | Jan Small clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Guillermo Diaz snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Reginald Sharma misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 00:20 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gregory Montz | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Jeffrey Jeske runs out the clock | 62-49 |