| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Thomas Grijalva (fresh) SG - James Francis (fresh) SF - Clayton Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Newman (fresh) C - Gary James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Robert Redmond (fresh) SG - Leland Shanklin (fresh) SF - Larry Stevens (fresh) PF - Jack Perryman (fresh) C - Bruce Russell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Gary James wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Arizona | Gary James makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Newman | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Washington | Robert Redmond misses long on a floater from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Washington | Robert Redmond grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Washington | Bruce Russell drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Redmond | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Arizona | Gary James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Washington | The refs have stopped play. Bruce Russell is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 3-2 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington | Leonard Mattern (C) Bruce Russell | |
| 18:09 | Washington | Robert Redmond misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Clayton Jones - foul #1 on Clayton Jones, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Washington | Robert Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Washington | Robert Redmond misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Gary James | 3-3 |
| 17:49 | Arizona | James Francis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Washington | The rebound goes to Larry Stevens | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Washington | Larry Stevens can't connect on a runner in the paint | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | Washington | Leonard Mattern misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Arizona | Thomas Grijalva gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:07 | Arizona | James Francis is fouled on the floor by Larry Stevens - foul #1 on Larry Stevens, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 16:47 | Arizona | Michael Newman clanks a floater from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 16:45 | Washington | Robert Redmond gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:30 | Washington | Leland Shanklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 16:10 | Arizona | Gary James drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Grijalva | 5-3 |
| 16:01 | Washington | Larry Stevens comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Clayton Jones - foul #2 on Clayton Jones, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Arizona | Javier Cantu (SF), William Kimbrough (C) Clayton Jones, Gary James | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 16:01 | Washington | Larry Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | Washington | Larry Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Thomas Grijalva (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Francis (fresh) SF - Javier Cantu (fresh) PF - Michael Newman (fresh) C - William Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Robert Redmond (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Shanklin (fresh) SF - Larry Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Perryman (fresh) C - Leonard Mattern (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Arizona | William Kimbrough scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Newman | 8-5 |
| 15:20 | Washington | Robert Redmond hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leland Shanklin | 8-7 |
| 14:51 | Arizona | William Kimbrough scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Newman | 11-7 |
| 14:38 | Washington | Larry Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dominic Lehoux (PG), Gary James (C) Thomas Grijalva, James Francis | |
| Subs | Washington | Eric Anson (PG), Gordon McGhie (SG), Steven Waggoner (SF), Vince Evans (PF) Robert Redmond, Leland Shanklin, Larry Stevens, Jack Perryman | |
| 14:09 | Arizona | William Kimbrough misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:07 | Arizona | Gary James tips it home | 13-7 |
| 13:43 | Washington | Gordon McGhie misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 13:41 | Washington | Vince Evans tips it home | 13-9 |
| 13:22 | Arizona | Dominic Lehoux misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 13:20 | Arizona | Gary James tips it but misses | 13-9 |
| 13:19 | Washington | Vince Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:00 | Washington | Eric Anson is fouled on the floor by William Kimbrough - foul #1 on William Kimbrough, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Thomas Grijalva (PG), James Francis (SG) Dominic Lehoux, Michael Newman | |
| Subs | Washington | Robert Redmond (PG), Leland Shanklin (SG), Larry Stevens (SF), Jack Perryman (PF) Eric Anson, Gordon McGhie, Steven Waggoner, Vince Evans | |
| 12:46 | Washington | Robert Redmond connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jack Perryman | 13-11 |
| 12:32 | Arizona | Gary James misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Leonard Mattern - foul #1 on Leonard Mattern, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dominic Lehoux (SF), Michael Newman (PF) Javier Cantu, William Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 12:32 | Arizona | Gary James makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | Arizona | Gary James makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:11 | Washington | Jack Perryman is hacked by Michael Newman - foul #1 on Michael Newman, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| 12:01 | Washington | Robert Redmond clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-11 |
| 11:59 | Arizona | Michael Newman grabs the board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Thomas Grijalva (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Francis (fresh) SF - Dominic Lehoux (fresh) PF - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) C - Gary James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Robert Redmond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Shanklin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Perryman (fresh) C - Leonard Mattern (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Arizona | Gary James drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Francis | 17-11 |
| 11:27 | Washington | Robert Redmond clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 11:25 | Arizona | Michael Newman pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:19 | Arizona | James Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 11:18 | Washington | Larry Stevens grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 11:00 | Washington | Leland Shanklin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Leland Shanklin, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | Javier Cantu (SF), William Kimbrough (PF) Michael Newman, Gary James | |
| Subs | Washington | Vince Evans (PF) Jack Perryman | |
| 10:39 | Arizona | William Kimbrough comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 10:37 | Washington | Leonard Mattern grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 10:26 | Washington | Thomas Grijalva steps in front of the Robert Redmond pass | 17-11 |
| 10:05 | Arizona | William Kimbrough misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Vince Evans - foul #1 on Vince Evans, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Newman (PF), Gary James (C) Thomas Grijalva, James Francis | |
| Subs | Washington | Eric Anson (PG), Steven Waggoner (SF) Robert Redmond, Larry Stevens | |
| 10:05 | Arizona | William Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:05 | Arizona | William Kimbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:05 | Washington | Leonard Mattern snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 09:46 | Washington | Michael Newman is called for the reach on Eric Anson - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Francis (SG) Michael Newman | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 09:29 | Washington | Javier Cantu denies the turnaround by Steven Waggoner | 18-11 |
| 09:27 | Washington | Leonard Mattern grabs the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:21 | Washington | Steven Waggoner is called for traveling | 18-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | Thomas Grijalva (PG) Dominic Lehoux | |
| Subs | Washington | Gordon McGhie (SG), Jack Perryman (PF) Leland Shanklin, Vince Evans | |
| 09:00 | Arizona | James Francis loses the ball out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington | Larry Stevens (SF) Steven Waggoner | |
| 08:53 | Washington | Gordon McGhie clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary James - foul #1 on Gary James, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| 08:53 | Washington | Gordon McGhie makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:53 | Washington | Gordon McGhie makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:26 | Arizona | William Kimbrough misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 08:25 | Washington | Gordon McGhie snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 08:12 | Washington | Gordon McGhie drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 07:51 | Arizona | William Kimbrough misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 07:50 | Washington | The rebound goes to Gordon McGhie | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Thomas Grijalva (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Francis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Javier Cantu (fairly fresh) PF - William Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Gary James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Eric Anson (fresh) SG - Gordon McGhie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Perryman (fresh) C - Leonard Mattern (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Washington | Thomas Grijalva steals it from Gordon McGhie | 18-16 |
| 07:06 | Arizona | James Francis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Francis, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dominic Lehoux (SF) William Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Washington | Robert Redmond (PG), Leland Shanklin (SG), Vince Evans (PF) Eric Anson, Gordon McGhie, Jack Perryman | |
| 06:48 | Washington | The jump hook by Larry Stevens is blocked by Javier Cantu | 18-16 |
| 06:47 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Dominic Lehoux | 18-16 |
| 06:26 | Arizona | Gary James can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 18-16 |
| 06:25 | Washington | Larry Stevens snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 06:11 | Washington | Larry Stevens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leland Shanklin | 18-18 |
| 05:43 | Arizona | James Francis makes the shot from the right block | 20-18 |
| 05:30 | Washington | Leland Shanklin is fouled on the floor by Javier Cantu - foul #1 on Javier Cantu, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | Clayton Jones (SF), Michael Newman (PF) Thomas Grijalva, Javier Cantu | |
| Subs | Washington | Steven Waggoner (SF), Jack Perryman (PF) Larry Stevens, Vince Evans | |
| 05:30 | Washington | Leland Shanklin makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:30 | Washington | Leland Shanklin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:02 | Arizona | James Francis hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dominic Lehoux and he's hacked by Leonard Mattern - foul #2 on Leonard Mattern, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Kimbrough (C) Gary James | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 05:02 | Arizona | James Francis makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:41 | Washington | Steven Waggoner drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 04:12 | Arizona | Clayton Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 04:10 | Arizona | Michael Newman tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 03:58 | Washington | Robert Redmond can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dominic Lehoux - foul #1 on Dominic Lehoux, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gary James (C) James Francis | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 03:58 | Washington | Robert Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:58 | Washington | Robert Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:39 | Arizona | Dominic Lehoux misses the jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 03:38 | Arizona | Michael Newman grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Dominic Lehoux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Kimbrough (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clayton Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Robert Redmond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Shanklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Perryman (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Mattern (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Gary James hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 03:23 | Washington | Robert Redmond snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 03:09 | Washington | Jack Perryman misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 03:08 | Washington | Leonard Mattern hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 02:47 | Arizona | William Kimbrough knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dominic Lehoux | 28-27 |
| 02:33 | Washington | Robert Redmond hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 02:11 | Arizona | Dominic Lehoux misses long on a floater from the right side | 28-30 |
| 02:09 | Washington | The rebound goes to Jack Perryman | 28-30 |
| 01:48 | Washington | Robert Redmond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 01:46 | Arizona | Clayton Jones gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:29 | Arizona | Gary James knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 01:24 | Washington | Steven Waggoner can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Clayton Jones - foul #3 on Clayton Jones, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Thomas Grijalva (PG), James Francis (SG), Javier Cantu (SF) Dominic Lehoux, William Kimbrough, Clayton Jones | |
| Subs | Washington | Eric Anson (PG), Gordon McGhie (SG), Larry Stevens (SF), Vince Evans (PF) Robert Redmond, Leland Shanklin, Jack Perryman, Leonard Mattern | |
| 01:24 | Washington | Steven Waggoner makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:24 | Washington | Steven Waggoner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:24 | Washington | Larry Stevens snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 01:13 | Washington | Gordon McGhie misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 01:11 | Arizona | Thomas Grijalva snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 00:48 | Arizona | Vince Evans denies the turnaround by James Francis | 30-31 |
| 00:47 | Washington | Gordon McGhie pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:41 | Washington | Javier Cantu steps in front of the Gordon McGhie pass | 30-31 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Gary James hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Francis and he's fouled by Gordon McGhie - foul #1 on Gordon McGhie, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington | Leonard Mattern (C) Steven Waggoner | |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Gary James misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:26 | Washington | The rebound goes to Vince Evans | 32-31 |
| 00:05 | Washington | Gordon McGhie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-31 |
| 00:04 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Gary James | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Gary James misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-31 |