| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Connie Spinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John House (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Bergholm (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Westerman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Danielson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Arizona State | Marco Joseph steals the ball from John House | 33-28 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern State | James Danielson is hacked by John House - foul #3 on John House, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Hair (SG) John House | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 19:02 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 19:01 | Arizona State | Albert Huff snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:56 | Arizona State | Marco Joseph steps in front of the Duane Bergholm pass in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 18:41 | Arizona State | Albert Huff snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:20 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Mark Hair | 35-28 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern State | James Danielson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-28 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Albert Huff snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:47 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Connie Spinner | 37-28 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Hair - foul #1 on Mark Hair, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner (PG), Raleigh Mason (SF), Roy Aiken (PF) Connie Spinner, Duane Bergholm, Ronald Westerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (PG), David Butts (SG), Nicholas Lewis (PF), Kenneth Her (C) Frederick Alston, James Danielson, Daniel Brown, John Shapiro | |
| 17:28 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:59 | Arizona State | Nicholas Lewis is called for the reach on Raleigh Mason - foul #2 on Nicholas Lewis, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Neil Shapiro (SF) Mark Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tim Weston (SF) Marco Joseph | |
| 16:43 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Shapiro | 39-30 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Ross is blocked by Roy Aiken | 39-30 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston is whistled for a carry | 39-30 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman (PF) Albert Huff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 16:07 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-30 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 15:39 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Ruben Kellner | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Ruben Kellner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raleigh Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Shapiro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Westerman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Aiken (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jerry Ross (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Butts (fairly fresh) SF - Tim Weston (fresh) PF - Nicholas Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Her (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Arizona State | Neil Shapiro's pass is intercepted by David Butts in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston's floater is tipped away by Ronald Westerman | 39-30 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross snags the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern State | David Butts misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Raleigh Mason is called for the reach on Jerry Ross - foul #1 on Raleigh Mason, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Connie Spinner (PG), John House (SG), Mark Hair (SF), Duane Bergholm (PF), Albert Huff (C) Ruben Kellner, Raleigh Mason, Neil Shapiro, Ronald Westerman, Roy Aiken | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), James Danielson (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), John Shapiro (C) Jerry Ross, David Butts, Tim Weston, Nicholas Lewis, Kenneth Her | |
| 14:42 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston is hacked by Albert Huff - foul #1 on Albert Huff, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 14:20 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 14:18 | Arizona State | John House is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Joseph - foul #3 on Marco Joseph, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 13:56 | Arizona State | Albert Huff is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by Connie Spinner and the foul's on Marco Joseph - foul #4 on Marco Joseph, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (SG), Jerry Ross (SF) James Danielson, Marco Joseph | |
| 13:56 | Arizona State | Albert Huff misses the free throw | 41-30 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 41-30 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 13:34 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 13:29 | Arizona State | Jerry Ross steals it from Connie Spinner in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross lays it up and in | 41-32 |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Frederick Alston is called for the reach on Connie Spinner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Alston, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman (PF) Albert Huff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 13:13 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Connie Spinner | 43-32 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern State | Mark Hair is called for the reach on John Shapiro - foul #2 on Mark Hair, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner (PG), Raleigh Mason (SG), Neil Shapiro (SF), Roy Aiken (C) Connie Spinner, John House, Mark Hair, Duane Bergholm | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Danielson (SG), Tim Weston (SF) Frederick Alston, Jerry Ross | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 12:20 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Danielson - foul #2 on James Danielson, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Albert Huff (C) Ronald Westerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Kenneth Her (PF) Eugene Dicks, Daniel Brown | |
| 12:20 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:20 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern State | James Danielson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Alston | 45-35 |
| 11:45 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Shapiro - foul #1 on John Shapiro, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Connie Spinner (PG), John House (SG) Ruben Kellner, Neil Shapiro | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (SF), Nicholas Lewis (PF) Tim Weston, John Shapiro | |
| 11:45 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:45 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Connie Spinner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John House (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raleigh Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Aiken (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Huff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Danielson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Her (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Hair (SF), Duane Bergholm (C) Raleigh Mason, Albert Huff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SF), John Shapiro (C) Jerry Ross, Kenneth Her | |
| 11:03 | Arizona State | Mark Hair can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-35 |
| 11:01 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken tips it in | 49-35 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-35 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ronald Westerman (PF) Roy Aiken | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Daniel Brown (PF) Frederick Alston, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 10:28 | Arizona State | Mark Hair is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Connie Spinner | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:19 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-37 |
| 09:51 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm is open but misses the lay-in | 51-37 |
| 09:50 | Arizona State | John House tips it in | 53-37 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern State | James Danielson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 09:44 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 09:20 | Arizona State | Mark Hair makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Westerman | 56-37 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Westerman - foul #1 on Ronald Westerman, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner (PG), Raleigh Mason (SG), Neil Shapiro (SF), Roy Aiken (PF), Albert Huff (C) Connie Spinner, John House, Mark Hair, Ronald Westerman, Duane Bergholm | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Jerry Ross (SG), Tim Weston (SF), Nicholas Lewis (C) Eugene Dicks, James Danielson, David Butts, John Shapiro | |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:11 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 08:42 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | Roy Aiken is called for the reach on Jerry Ross - foul #1 on Roy Aiken, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her (C) Daniel Brown | |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 08:22 | Arizona State | Albert Huff pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 08:20 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Alston - foul #4 on Frederick Alston, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Danielson (SG) Frederick Alston | |
| 08:20 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 08:20 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken gets the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 08:00 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Her - foul #1 on Kenneth Her, team foul #8 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Hair (SG) Neil Shapiro | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Marco Joseph (SF) James Danielson, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 08:00 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 08:00 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-38 |
| 07:37 | Arizona State | Roy Aiken pulls down the rebound | 59-38 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Ruben Kellner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Hair (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raleigh Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Aiken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Huff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Tim Weston (fresh) C - Kenneth Her (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Arizona State | Albert Huff misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 59-38 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross travels with the ball | 59-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Connie Spinner (PG), John House (SG), Ronald Westerman (PF), Duane Bergholm (C) Ruben Kellner, Raleigh Mason, Roy Aiken, Albert Huff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (SG), John Shapiro (C) Jerry Ross, Tim Weston | |
| 06:40 | Arizona State | John Shapiro is called for the reach on Mark Hair - foul #2 on John Shapiro, team foul #9 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis (PF) Kenneth Her | |
| 06:40 | Arizona State | Mark Hair misses the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-38 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis tips it in | 59-40 |
| 06:03 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by John House | 61-40 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Westerman - foul #2 on Ronald Westerman, team foul #8 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner (SG), Albert Huff (C) John House, Mark Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (SG), David Butts (SF), Kenneth Her (C) Eugene Dicks, Marco Joseph, John Shapiro | |
| 05:49 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston misses the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:47 | Arizona State | Jerry Ross steps in front of the Ruben Kellner pass in the backcourt | 61-41 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Frederick Alston | 61-43 |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm misses the shot from the left block | 61-43 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern State | David Butts gets the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 04:54 | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:39 | Arizona State | Nicholas Lewis takes the ball from Connie Spinner | 61-43 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | David Butts loses the ball out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | John House (SG), Raleigh Mason (SF), Roy Aiken (PF) Connie Spinner, Duane Bergholm, Ronald Westerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Tim Weston (SF) Frederick Alston, David Butts | |
| 04:20 | Arizona State | Albert Huff travels in the backcourt | 61-43 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-43 |
| 04:03 | Arizona State | John House pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:00 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason is hacked by Tim Weston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Weston, team foul #10 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Hair (SF) Ruben Kellner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:00 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:00 | Arizona State | Raleigh Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 03:43 | Arizona State | John House snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 03:20 | Arizona State | Mark Hair double dribbles | 63-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SG) Eugene Dicks | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - John House (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hair (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raleigh Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Aiken (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Huff (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jerry Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Butts (fairly fresh) SF - Tim Weston (fresh) PF - Nicholas Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Her (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Nicholas Lewis | 63-45 |
| 02:32 | Arizona State | John House is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerry Ross - foul #2 on Jerry Ross, team foul #11 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Connie Spinner (PG), Neil Shapiro (SF), Ronald Westerman (PF) Mark Hair, Raleigh Mason, Albert Huff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (SG) Kenneth Her | |
| 02:32 | Arizona State | John House makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 02:32 | Arizona State | John House makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on Connie Spinner - foul #1 on Connie Spinner, team foul #9 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Kellner (SG) John House | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston makes the free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:45 | Arizona State | Connie Spinner knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ruben Kellner | 67-48 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross travels with the ball | 67-48 |
| Subs | Arizona State | John House (SG), Duane Bergholm (SF), Albert Huff (C) Ruben Kellner, Neil Shapiro, Roy Aiken | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her (C) Eugene Dicks | |
| 01:09 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm travels with the ball | 67-48 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Arizona State | Tim Weston is called for the reach on Duane Bergholm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Weston, team foul #12 | 67-50 |
| 00:51 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:51 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis grabs the offensive board | 69-50 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-50 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis snags the offensive board | 69-50 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Lewis | 69-52 |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | John House is hacked by David Butts - foul #2 on David Butts, team foul #13 | 69-52 |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | John House makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | John House makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | John House picks off the pass by Nicholas Lewis | 71-52 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Duane Bergholm lays it up and in set up by John House | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | David Butts comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 73-52 |