| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Bosarge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | William Hendricks inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 19:34 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 19:14 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 19:12 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Eddie Sikorski blocks the short jumper by Robert Jones | 40-37 |
| 19:06 | Arizona | Ira Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:40 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:38 | Arizona | Bryan Willard snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 18:17 | Arizona | Bryan Willard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:15 | Arizona | William Hendricks grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 17:50 | Arizona | Ira Collins's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Ali | 40-37 |
| 17:49 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:38 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 40-37 |
| 17:37 | Arizona | Ira Collins snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 17:10 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ira Collins | 40-39 |
| 17:01 | Washington State | Bryan Willard steps in front of the Dikembe Ali pass | 40-39 |
| 16:37 | Arizona | Ira Collins hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Bosarge | 40-41 |
| 16:21 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 16:20 | Arizona | Ira Collins snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 16:02 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 16:00 | Arizona | William Hendricks tips it home | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harvey Ellison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Bosarge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hendricks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ira Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Bosarge - foul #3 on Clarence Bosarge, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dale Hand (C) Harvey Ellison, Robert Jones, Thomas Krumm, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (PF), Lucio Vasquez (C) Eddie Sikorski, Ira Collins | |
| 15:47 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:47 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:33 | Arizona | Enoch Truskowski is called for the reach on William Hendricks - foul #1 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Dale Hand - foul #1 on Dale Hand, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Krumm (PF) Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 15:21 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 15:11 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Bosarge - foul #4 on Clarence Bosarge, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Epps (PF) Thomas Krumm | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG) Clarence Bosarge | |
| 15:11 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:11 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:46 | Arizona | Bryan Willard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Merrill Smith - foul #2 on Merrill Smith, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Thomas Krumm (PF) Merrill Smith, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 14:46 | Arizona | Bryan Willard makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:46 | Arizona | Bryan Willard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:46 | Washington State | Dale Hand grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Dale Hand misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 14:29 | Arizona | Bryan Willard gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:14 | Arizona | Eric Rader can't finish the layup | 44-44 |
| 14:13 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 13:48 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff scores on a shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:25 | Arizona | Bryan Willard misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 13:24 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 13:13 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff loses the ball out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Frederick Epps (PF) Harvey Ellison, Thomas Krumm | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clarence Bosarge (SG), Eddie Sikorski (PF), Ira Collins (C) Eric Rader, Peter Witherspoon, Lucio Vasquez | |
| 12:49 | Arizona | William Hendricks is hacked by Enoch Truskowski - foul #2 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Thomas Krumm (PF) Nelson Dale, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Enoch Truskowski - foul #3 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Frederick Epps (PF) Merrill Smith, Thomas Krumm | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Ira Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:07 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the floater from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 11:40 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff's floater is tipped away by Eddie Sikorski | 46-48 |
| 11:38 | Arizona | Ira Collins gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Harvey Ellison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Enoch Truskowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Hand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Bosarge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Hendricks (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Arizona | Ira Collins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 11:24 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:09 | Washington State | Dale Hand scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 10:43 | Arizona | Enoch Truskowski takes the ball from Ira Collins | 48-48 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Frederick Epps slams it home set up by Enoch Truskowski | 50-48 |
| 10:18 | Arizona | Dale Hand denies the turnaround by Ira Collins | 50-48 |
| 10:16 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dale Hand | 50-48 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Epps | 52-48 |
| 09:35 | Arizona | Bryan Willard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 09:33 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Frederick Epps - foul #2 on Frederick Epps, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Harvey Ellison, Enoch Truskowski, Frederick Epps, Dale Hand | |
| Subs | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez (C) Ira Collins | |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:01 | Washington State | Robert Jones is whistled for a carry | 52-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon (PF) Eddie Sikorski | |
| 08:34 | Arizona | William Hendricks is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Hendricks, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| 08:19 | Washington State | Robert Jones's pass is intercepted by Peter Witherspoon | 52-49 |
| 07:54 | Arizona | Peter Witherspoon clanks a runner from the right block | 52-49 |
| 07:52 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Nelson Dale misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Peter Witherspoon - foul #1 on Peter Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dale Hand (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Collins (C) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Nelson Dale misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Nelson Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (tired) 12 pts. SG - Nelson Dale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Hand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Bosarge (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Hendricks (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Witherspoon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Arizona | Robert Jones doubles Ira Collins and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF) Nelson Dale, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 07:23 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:23 | Washington State | Dale Hand gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:06 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Bryan Willard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 06:30 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff jams it | 57-49 |
| 06:13 | Arizona | Ira Collins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 57-49 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Thomas Krumm | 57-49 |
| 05:56 | Washington State | Bryan Willard is called for the reach on Ned Ratcliff - foul #3 on Bryan Willard, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Harvey Ellison, Enoch Truskowski, Dale Hand | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski (PF), Lucio Vasquez (C) Peter Witherspoon, Ira Collins | |
| 05:37 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Clarence Bosarge - foul #5 on Clarence Bosarge, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG) Nelson Dale | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG) Clarence Bosarge | |
| 05:37 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:37 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:14 | Arizona | Bryan Willard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 05:13 | Washington State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison is hacked by Bryan Willard - foul #4 on Bryan Willard, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dale Hand (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Collins (C) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:34 | Arizona | Ira Collins is hacked by Thomas Krumm - foul #2 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Harvey Ellison, Robert Jones, Dale Hand | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 04:34 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:34 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:20 | Washington State | The jump hook by Ned Ratcliff is blocked by Eddie Sikorski | 60-51 |
| 04:18 | Arizona | William Hendricks gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 03:49 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 60-51 |
| 03:48 | Washington State | Nelson Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali hits the follow up shot | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (very tired) 17 pts. SG - Nelson Dale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (very tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) SF - William Hendricks (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Sikorski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Eric Rader | 62-53 |
| 02:41 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm lays it in | 64-53 |
| 02:19 | Arizona | Ira Collins drills a fadeaway from the left side | 64-55 |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Willard - foul #5 on Bryan Willard, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Nelson Dale, Cong Xiong | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG) Bryan Willard | |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 65-55 |
| 01:38 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-55 |
| 01:14 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali can't tip it in | 65-55 |
| 01:12 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Eddie Sikorski | 65-55 |
| 00:56 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski misses the easy open layup | 65-55 |
| 00:54 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff is hacked by Martin Craig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Craig, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Epps (PF) Thomas Krumm | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:51 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Craig | 67-57 |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Robert Jones is hacked by Martin Craig in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Craig, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG) Ned Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:43 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Ira Collins is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Frederick Epps | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison misses short on a shot from the right side | 68-57 |
| 00:17 | Arizona | Ira Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Eddie Sikorski is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 68-57 |
| 00:11 | Washington State | Frederick Epps gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Merrill Smith runs out the clock | 68-57 |