| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Xi-Wang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Whitfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timmy Millen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Gary McGaha inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Arizona | James Oates steals the ball from Gary McGaha | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Iowa State | Gary McGaha steps in front of the James Brown pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | Arizona | Cory Jones is hacked by Raymond McLearan - foul #2 on Raymond McLearan, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:44 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Iowa State | William Dodge pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:23 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 18:21 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:59 | Arizona | Cory Jones misses the jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 17:58 | Iowa State | William Dodge pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:34 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher is called for traveling | 32-28 |
| 17:26 | Arizona | Cory Jones connects on the shot in the lane | 34-28 |
| 17:02 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 16:46 | Arizona | David Whitfield knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Xi-Wang Chin | 36-30 |
| 16:17 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses the easy open layup | 36-30 |
| 16:15 | Arizona | David Whitfield gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 15:52 | Arizona | Timmy Millen misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Fisher - foul #2 on Richard Fisher, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Roger Anderson (SG), George Wilkes (SF), Cecil Marenco (C) David Whitfield, Gary McGaha, Cory Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (SG), James Jennings (PF), Donald Otto (C) Raymond McLearan, Richard Fisher, William Dodge | |
| 15:52 | Arizona | Timmy Millen makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:52 | Arizona | Timmy Millen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Xi-Wang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Wilkes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timmy Millen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Marenco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stormer (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Otto (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Iowa State | Donald Otto lays it up and in | 38-32 |
| 15:22 | Arizona | Roger Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 15:21 | Arizona | George Wilkes hits the follow up shot | 40-32 |
| 14:56 | Iowa State | James Jennings hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Oates | 40-34 |
| 14:42 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | James Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 14:25 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:06 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 43-34 |
| 14:05 | Iowa State | Donald Otto grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 13:36 | Iowa State | James Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 13:34 | Arizona | Timmy Millen grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 13:26 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 13:24 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:05 | Arizona | James Jennings steals it from Cecil Marenco | 43-34 |
| 12:45 | Iowa State | James Brown buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Otto | 43-37 |
| 12:24 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 12:23 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 12:19 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer is fouled on the floor by Cecil Marenco - foul #2 on Cecil Marenco, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ryan Miller (PG), David Whitfield (SG), Gary McGaha (SF), Thomas Rioux (PF), Cory Jones (C) Xi-Wang Chin, Roger Anderson, George Wilkes, Timmy Millen, Cecil Marenco | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG), Richard Fisher (PF), William Dodge (C) Robert Stormer, James Jennings, Donald Otto | |
| 12:02 | Iowa State | Gary McGaha picks off the pass by William Dodge | 43-37 |
| 11:59 | Arizona | David Whitfield banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary McGaha | 45-37 |
| 11:34 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Oates | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ryan Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Whitfield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Rioux (fresh) C - Cory Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Arizona | Gary McGaha's fadeaway is rejected by William Dodge | 45-39 |
| 11:20 | Arizona | Thomas Rioux misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 11:19 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Raymond McLearan | 45-39 |
| 10:55 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Oates | 45-41 |
| 10:34 | Arizona | Gary McGaha hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin (PG) Ryan Miller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Jennings (SF) James Oates | |
| 10:34 | Arizona | Gary McGaha misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:34 | Arizona | Gary McGaha makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:09 | Iowa State | James Jennings can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 46-41 |
| 10:07 | Arizona | Cory Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:45 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | James Jennings grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 09:37 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Cory Jones - foul #2 on Cory Jones, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (PG) James Brown | |
| 09:37 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:37 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Cory Jones | 46-41 |
| 09:15 | Arizona | David Whitfield is hacked by William Dodge - foul #1 on William Dodge, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Timmy Millen (PF), Cecil Marenco (C) Thomas Rioux, Cory Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Otto (PF) Richard Fisher | |
| 09:01 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Whitfield | 48-41 |
| 08:32 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Stormer | 48-43 |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:10 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to James Jennings | 48-43 |
| 07:46 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Timmy Millen - foul #2 on Timmy Millen, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ryan Miller (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), George Wilkes (SF), Cory Jones (C) Xi-Wang Chin, David Whitfield, Gary McGaha, Cecil Marenco | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), James Brown (SF), Richard Fisher (PF) Robert Stormer, James Jennings, William Dodge | |
| 07:46 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:46 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:28 | Arizona | George Wilkes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (SG) Raymond McLearan | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ryan Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Wilkes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timmy Millen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Stormer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Otto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Jennings (SF) Robert Stormer | |
| 06:54 | Arizona | George Wilkes banks in the layup set up by Ryan Miller | 50-45 |
| 06:30 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Oates | 50-47 |
| 06:14 | Arizona | Ryan Miller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 06:12 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to George Wilkes | 50-47 |
| 06:00 | Arizona | Ryan Miller is whistled for a carry | 50-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin (PG), David Whitfield (SG), Gary McGaha (SF), Thomas Rioux (PF) Ryan Miller, Roger Anderson, George Wilkes, Timmy Millen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG), William Dodge (C) James Jennings, Donald Otto | |
| 05:41 | Iowa State | Cory Jones is called for the reach on Raymond McLearan - foul #3 on Cory Jones, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Cecil Marenco (C) Cory Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Otto (PF) Richard Fisher | |
| 05:24 | Iowa State | James Oates misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:22 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 04:56 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 04:55 | Arizona | Thomas Rioux gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:39 | Arizona | David Whitfield misses the jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 04:37 | Iowa State | Donald Otto grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:12 | Iowa State | James Oates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | George Wilkes (SF), Timmy Millen (PF), Cory Jones (C) Gary McGaha, Thomas Rioux, Cecil Marenco | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Jennings (SF), Richard Fisher (PF) James Oates, Donald Otto | |
| 03:47 | Arizona | Cory Jones knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Xi-Wang Chin | 52-47 |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher's fadeaway is rejected by Cory Jones | 52-47 |
| 03:22 | Arizona | Cory Jones grabs the board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Xi-Wang Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Whitfield (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Wilkes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timmy Millen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dodge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Arizona | Cory Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Roger Anderson (SG), Gary McGaha (SF) David Whitfield, George Wilkes | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (SG), Donald Otto (C) Raymond McLearan, William Dodge | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Whitfield (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), Raymond McLearan (SG), William Dodge (C) Robert Stormer, James Jennings, Donald Otto | |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | James Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 02:34 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher hits the follow up shot | 52-49 |
| 02:14 | Arizona | Timmy Millen misses the driving attempt in the paint | 52-49 |
| 02:12 | Arizona | Timmy Millen tips it home | 54-49 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 54-49 |
| 01:59 | Arizona | Gary McGaha pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Whitfield | 57-49 |
| 01:19 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 01:18 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 01:06 | Iowa State | Gary McGaha denies the turnaround by Richard Fisher | 57-49 |
| 01:05 | Arizona | Timmy Millen pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin is fouled on the floor by Richard Fisher - foul #3 on Richard Fisher, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Arizona | Raymond McLearan is called for the reach on Xi-Wang Chin - foul #3 on Raymond McLearan, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Thomas Rioux (PF) Timmy Millen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:41 | Arizona | William Dodge is called for the reach on Thomas Rioux - foul #2 on William Dodge, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| 00:41 | Arizona | Thomas Rioux makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:41 | Arizona | Thomas Rioux makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher slams it home set up by Raymond McLearan | 59-51 |
| 00:35 | Arizona | David Whitfield is hacked by Raymond McLearan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond McLearan, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| 00:35 | Arizona | David Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:35 | Arizona | David Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:28 | Iowa State | James Oates's pass is intercepted by Gary McGaha | 61-51 |
| 00:23 | Arizona | Gary McGaha misses the dunk attempt | 61-51 |
| 00:22 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Xi-Wang Chin | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin runs out the clock | 61-51 |