| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Donnie Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Fabiszewski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Gary McGaha inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Arizona | Kenneth Thomas steals the ball from Leroy Stanford | 38-31 |
| 19:22 | Washington State | The jump hook by Kenneth Thomas is blocked by Leroy Stanford | 38-31 |
| 19:21 | Washington State | Glenn Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas is hacked by Gary McGaha - foul #2 on Gary McGaha, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 18:45 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Eugene Fabiszewski, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 18:34 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey is hacked by Glenn Mitchell - foul #3 on Glenn Mitchell, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Meade (SG) Glenn Mitchell | |
| 18:19 | Arizona | Lavern Deville misses the dunk but the foul's on Eugene Fabiszewski - foul #2 on Eugene Fabiszewski, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| 18:19 | Arizona | Lavern Deville makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:19 | Arizona | Lavern Deville makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:56 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas jams it against the doubleteam | 40-33 |
| 17:31 | Arizona | Lavern Deville splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 17:30 | Washington State | Willie Gray snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:09 | Washington State | Willie Gray is fouled on the floor by Lavern Deville - foul #2 on Lavern Deville, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ryan Miller (SF), Cecil Marenco (C) Gary McGaha, Leroy Stanford | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:49 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Meade | 40-35 |
| 16:32 | Arizona | Lavern Deville dunks the ball set up by Ryan Miller | 42-35 |
| 16:09 | Washington State | Willie Gray can't connect on a runner in the paint | 42-35 |
| 16:08 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski tips it home | 42-37 |
| 15:59 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 15:57 | Arizona | Pete Anderson tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lavern Deville (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Marenco (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Donnie Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Meade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Fabiszewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 15:38 | Arizona | Lavern Deville gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:21 | Arizona | Lavern Deville's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Thomas | 44-37 |
| 15:20 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Thomas | 44-37 |
| 14:55 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Gray | 44-39 |
| 14:38 | Arizona | Lavern Deville lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Cecil Marenco | 46-39 |
| 14:09 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ryan Miller - foul #2 on Ryan Miller, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG), Xi-Wang Chin (SG), Gary McGaha (SF), George Wilkes (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Pete Anderson, Ken Lindsey, Ryan Miller, Lavern Deville, Cecil Marenco | |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Watts (PG), Glenn Mitchell (SF) Donnie Tucker, Eugene Fabiszewski | |
| 13:58 | Washington State | Willie Gray clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-39 |
| 13:56 | Arizona | George Wilkes grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 13:36 | Arizona | Timmy Millen's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Thomas | 46-39 |
| 13:34 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Willie Gray is called for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski (C) Willie Gray | |
| 13:02 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Douglas Watts misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Wilkes - foul #1 on George Wilkes, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Douglas Watts makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Douglas Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:28 | Washington State | Thomas Meade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:27 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Gary McGaha | 46-40 |
| 12:17 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:53 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas travels with the ball | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Pete Anderson (PG), Ken Lindsey (SG), Lavern Deville (PF) Jermaine Blackburn, Xi-Wang Chin, George Wilkes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willie Gray (PF) Eugene Fabiszewski | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Timmy Millen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Douglas Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Meade (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Willie Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Thomas (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Arizona | Timmy Millen comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Meade - foul #4 on Thomas Meade, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ryan Miller (SF) Gary McGaha | |
| Subs | Washington State | Donnie Tucker (SG), Eugene Fabiszewski (C) Thomas Meade, Kenneth Thomas | |
| 11:29 | Arizona | Timmy Millen makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:29 | Arizona | Timmy Millen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:29 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 11:08 | Washington State | Willie Gray clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 47-40 |
| 11:07 | Arizona | Ryan Miller grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 11:01 | Arizona | Timmy Millen loses the dribble to Eugene Fabiszewski | 47-40 |
| 10:32 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 47-40 |
| 10:30 | Arizona | Ryan Miller snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 10:25 | Arizona | Eugene Fabiszewski is called for the reach on Timmy Millen - foul #3 on Eugene Fabiszewski, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Leroy Stanford (C) Timmy Millen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas (C) Eugene Fabiszewski | |
| 10:11 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ken Lindsey | 50-40 |
| 09:42 | Washington State | Donnie Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gary McGaha (SF) Ryan Miller | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski (C) Donnie Tucker | |
| 09:13 | Arizona | Gary McGaha loses the dribble to Douglas Watts | 50-40 |
| 08:48 | Washington State | Pete Anderson steals the ball from Eugene Fabiszewski | 50-40 |
| 08:30 | Arizona | Pete Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 08:29 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 08:14 | Washington State | Lavern Deville swats the short shot by Willie Gray | 50-40 |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 07:56 | Arizona | Pete Anderson banks in the layup on a great pass from Ken Lindsey | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:34 | Washington State | Willie Gray scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lavern Deville (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Douglas Watts (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Thomas (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Willie Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Fabiszewski (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Arizona | Pete Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 07:22 | Washington State | Glenn Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:57 | Washington State | Willie Gray connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Thomas | 52-44 |
| 06:37 | Arizona | Pete Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 06:36 | Washington State | Willie Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:17 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski hits a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Lavern Deville - foul #3 on Lavern Deville, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG), Xi-Wang Chin (SG), Ryan Miller (SF), George Wilkes (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Pete Anderson, Ken Lindsey, Gary McGaha, Lavern Deville, Leroy Stanford | |
| Subs | Washington State | Donnie Tucker (SG), Thomas Meade (PF) Kenneth Thomas, Willie Gray | |
| 06:17 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:17 | Arizona | Timmy Millen snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 05:55 | Arizona | Timmy Millen lays it in uncontested set up by Jermaine Blackburn | 54-46 |
| 05:27 | Washington State | Donnie Tucker is hacked by George Wilkes - foul #2 on George Wilkes, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas (C) Eugene Fabiszewski | |
| 05:12 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 05:10 | Arizona | Timmy Millen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 54-46 |
| 04:58 | Washington State | Douglas Watts pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:39 | Washington State | Thomas Meade misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Wilkes - foul #3 on George Wilkes, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ken Lindsey (SG), Lavern Deville (PF) Xi-Wang Chin, George Wilkes | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:39 | Washington State | Thomas Meade makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:39 | Washington State | Thomas Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:39 | Arizona | Timmy Millen snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 04:25 | Arizona | Lavern Deville makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jermaine Blackburn | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas misses the shot from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 04:08 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Jermaine Blackburn | 56-47 |
| 03:45 | Arizona | Lavern Deville travels with the ball | 56-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Pete Anderson (PG), Gary McGaha (SF) Jermaine Blackburn, Ryan Miller | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willie Gray (PF) Glenn Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Willie Gray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Donnie Tucker grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Timmy Millen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Douglas Watts (tired) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donnie Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Meade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Willie Gray (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Thomas (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Washington State | Willie Gray misses badly on a runner near the basket | 56-47 |
| 03:10 | Arizona | Gary McGaha grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 02:44 | Arizona | Timmy Millen is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ken Lindsey | 58-47 |
| 02:35 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Timmy Millen - foul #4 on Timmy Millen, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Leroy Stanford (C) Timmy Millen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Glenn Mitchell (SF), Eugene Fabiszewski (C) Donnie Tucker, Willie Gray | |
| 02:35 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:35 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:35 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford grabs the board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Arizona | Lavern Deville is hacked by Kenneth Thomas - foul #2 on Kenneth Thomas, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin (SG), Ryan Miller (SF) Ken Lindsey, Gary McGaha | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willie Gray (PF) Kenneth Thomas | |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Watts - foul #4 on Douglas Watts, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | George Wilkes (PF) Lavern Deville | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas (SF) Glenn Mitchell | |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:48 | Washington State | Willie Gray's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Stanford | 59-48 |
| 01:46 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Pete Anderson | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Arizona | Pete Anderson is hacked by Douglas Watts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Watts, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ken Lindsey (SG), Gary McGaha (SF), Lavern Deville (PF) Xi-Wang Chin, Ryan Miller, George Wilkes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Donnie Tucker (PG) Douglas Watts | |
| 01:43 | Arizona | Pete Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:43 | Arizona | Pete Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 01:28 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Lavern Deville | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Arizona | Kenneth Thomas is called for the reach on Pete Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Thomas, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Timmy Millen (C) Leroy Stanford | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:24 | Arizona | Pete Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:24 | Arizona | Pete Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Thomas Meade grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 01:04 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timmy Millen - foul #5 on Timmy Millen, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Leroy Stanford (C) Timmy Millen | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:04 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:04 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Pete Anderson | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lavern Deville - foul #4 on Lavern Deville, team foul #10 | 64-50 |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey can't finish the layup | 64-52 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford tips it back up and in | 66-52 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Willie Gray buries a shot from the left side | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Pete Anderson runs out the clock | 66-54 |