| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Gertz (fresh) SG - John Powell (fresh) SF - David Howard (fresh) PF - Roger Hawks (fresh) C - Conrad Severson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Frank Marquart (fresh) SG - Chad Baden (fresh) SF - Edwin Patterson (fresh) PF - Randy Bracewell (fresh) C - Thomas Burkhalter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Conrad Severson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Michael Gertz buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Alabama | John Powell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 18:30 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart is hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #1 on Conrad Severson, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 18:11 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter blows the layup | 6-3 |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Michael Gertz pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | Edwin Patterson picks off the pass by Conrad Severson | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | Arizona State | Chad Baden lays it up and in on a great pass from Edwin Patterson | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | Alabama | Conrad Severson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 6-5 |
| 17:17 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson is whistled for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | Vance Doty (PG), James Johnson (SG), James Hannah (SF), Christopher Haynes (PF), Lowell Handy (C) Michael Gertz, John Powell, David Howard, Roger Hawks, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Cletus Quigley (PF) Frank Marquart, Chad Baden, Randy Bracewell | |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Thomas Burkhalter steals it from Vance Doty | 6-5 |
| 16:11 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:10 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Lowell Handy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:40 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vance Doty (fresh) SG - James Johnson (fresh) SF - James Hannah (fresh) PF - Christopher Haynes (fresh) C - Lowell Handy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Garf Zeeman (fresh) SG - Matthew Peters (fresh) SF - Edwin Patterson (fresh) PF - Cletus Quigley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Garf Zeeman and he's hacked by Lowell Handy - foul #1 on Lowell Handy, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (PG), Roger Hawks (PF) Vance Doty, James Hannah | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Marquart (PG), Randy Bracewell (PF) Garf Zeeman, Edwin Patterson | |
| 15:15 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | John Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Conrad Severson (C) Roger Hawks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Baden (SF) Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 14:38 | Arizona State | Matthew Peters is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Marquart | 6-13 |
| 14:15 | Alabama | James Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-13 |
| 14:14 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:47 | Arizona State | Matthew Peters connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frank Marquart | 6-16 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by John Powell and the foul's on Randy Bracewell - foul #1 on Randy Bracewell, team foul #1 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), David Howard (SF), Roger Hawks (PF) James Johnson, Lowell Handy, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman (SG), Edwin Patterson (SF) Matthew Peters, Chad Baden | |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:05 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Marquart | 9-19 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Frank Marquart steals the ball from Christopher Haynes | 9-19 |
| 12:56 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart lays it in | 9-21 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Roger Hawks hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 12:11 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Roger Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 11:50 | Alabama | John Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes tips it home | 14-21 |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Marquart | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Gertz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) PF - Roger Hawks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Frank Marquart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garf Zeeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Bracewell (fairly fresh) C - Cletus Quigley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Alabama | John Powell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes tips it but misses | 14-23 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | John Powell tips it but misses | 14-23 |
| 10:56 | Arizona State | Randy Bracewell pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 10:37 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 14-23 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Christopher Haynes | 14-23 |
| 10:17 | Alabama | John Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 10:15 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Cletus Quigley | 14-23 |
| 09:52 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-23 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Roger Hawks pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Michael Gertz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 09:31 | Arizona State | Randy Bracewell snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 09:11 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson is hacked by Roger Hawks - foul #1 on Roger Hawks, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | Vance Doty (PG), James Johnson (SG), James Hannah (SF), Conrad Severson (PF), Lowell Handy (C) Michael Gertz, John Powell, David Howard, Roger Hawks, Christopher Haynes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Matthew Peters (PG), Chad Baden (SG), Thomas Burkhalter (C) Frank Marquart, Garf Zeeman, Randy Bracewell | |
| 08:53 | Arizona State | Lowell Handy is called for the reach on Edwin Patterson - foul #2 on Lowell Handy, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Hawks (PF) Lowell Handy | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman (PG) Matthew Peters | |
| 08:24 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley loses the ball out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (PG), Christopher Haynes (C) Vance Doty, Roger Hawks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Marquart (PG), Matthew Peters (SG) Garf Zeeman, Edwin Patterson | |
| 07:56 | Alabama | Conrad Severson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Howard (SF), Roger Hawks (PF) James Hannah, Christopher Haynes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson (SF), Randy Bracewell (PF) Matthew Peters, Cletus Quigley | |
| 07:38 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 14-23 |
| 07:37 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter gets the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:17 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Marquart | 14-25 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) SF - David Howard (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Hawks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Severson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Frank Marquart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Baden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Bracewell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Alabama | David Howard comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edwin Patterson - foul #1 on Edwin Patterson, team foul #2 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), Christopher Haynes (C) James Johnson, Roger Hawks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman (PG), Cletus Quigley (PF) Frank Marquart, Randy Bracewell | |
| 06:56 | Alabama | David Howard misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:56 | Alabama | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:36 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter can't finish the layup | 15-25 |
| 06:35 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley tips it in | 15-27 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Conrad Severson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 06:16 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 05:55 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter banks in the layup set up by Chad Baden and he's fouled by Christopher Haynes - foul #1 on Christopher Haynes, team foul #5 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Vance Doty (PG), James Johnson (SG), James Hannah (SF), Roger Hawks (PF) Michael Gertz, John Powell, David Howard, Christopher Haynes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Marquart (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Randy Bracewell (PF) Garf Zeeman, Chad Baden, Cletus Quigley | |
| 05:55 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter makes the free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:35 | Alabama | Randy Bracewell blocks the jumper by Conrad Severson | 15-30 |
| 05:34 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Matthew Peters | 15-30 |
| 05:29 | Arizona State | Matthew Peters hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), John Powell (SG) Vance Doty, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Baden (SF), Cletus Quigley (PF) Edwin Patterson, Randy Bracewell | |
| 05:29 | Arizona State | Matthew Peters makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 05:29 | Arizona State | Matthew Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | 3 seconds is called on Conrad Severson | 15-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Howard (SF), Christopher Haynes (C) James Hannah, Roger Hawks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson (SF) Chad Baden | |
| 04:44 | Arizona State | Matthew Peters's pass is intercepted by John Powell | 15-32 |
| 04:34 | Alabama | Thomas Burkhalter picks off the pass by Conrad Severson | 15-32 |
| 04:08 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 15-32 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | John Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Conrad Severson is hacked by Cletus Quigley - foul #1 on Cletus Quigley, team foul #3 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Vance Doty (PG), James Johnson (SG), Lowell Handy (SF), Roger Hawks (PF) Michael Gertz, John Powell, David Howard, Christopher Haynes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Baden (SF), Randy Bracewell (PF) Edwin Patterson, Cletus Quigley | |
| 03:20 | Alabama | James Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-32 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Conrad Severson tips it but misses | 15-32 |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Lowell Handy misses the tip | 15-32 |
| 03:16 | Alabama | Roger Hawks tips it home | 17-32 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vance Doty (fresh) SG - James Johnson (fresh) SF - Lowell Handy (fresh) PF - Roger Hawks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Conrad Severson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Frank Marquart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Peters (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Baden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Bracewell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:55 | Arizona State | Lowell Handy picks off the pass by Chad Baden | 17-32 |
| 02:50 | Alabama | James Johnson lays it in set up by Lowell Handy | 19-32 |
| 02:21 | Arizona State | Chad Baden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-32 |
| 02:20 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart tips it back up and in | 19-34 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Peters - foul #1 on Matthew Peters, team foul #4 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), John Powell (SG), David Howard (SF), Christopher Haynes (PF) Vance Doty, James Johnson, Roger Hawks, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman (PG), Edwin Patterson (SF), Cletus Quigley (C) Frank Marquart, Matthew Peters, Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Michael Gertz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-34 |
| 01:42 | Arizona State | Cletus Quigley pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 01:23 | Arizona State | Chad Baden clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 01:21 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson snags the offensive board | 19-34 |
| 01:00 | Arizona State | Garf Zeeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hannah (SF), Roger Hawks (PF) David Howard, Christopher Haynes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Marquart (PG), Thomas Burkhalter (C) Chad Baden, Randy Bracewell | |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Michael Gertz drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Powell | 21-34 |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | A charge is called on Thomas Burkhalter - foul #1 on Thomas Burkhalter, team foul #5 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Johnson (SG), Conrad Severson (PF), Christopher Haynes (C) Michael Gertz, James Hannah, Roger Hawks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Baden (SG), Randy Bracewell (PF) Garf Zeeman, Cletus Quigley | |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Thomas Burkhalter is called for the reach on Christopher Haynes - foul #2 on Thomas Burkhalter, team foul #6 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Howard (SF) Christopher Haynes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Conrad Severson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart snags the defensive board | 21-34 |