| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Corey Sumeriski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lucio Vasquez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| 19:27 | Washington State | Raymond Keith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Craig - foul #1 on Martin Craig, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:27 | Washington State | Raymond Keith makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:27 | Washington State | Raymond Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:00 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-31 |
| 18:58 | Washington State | Frederick Epps gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eric Rader - foul #3 on Eric Rader, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:17 | Arizona | Eric Rader is called for a charge - foul #4 on Eric Rader, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clarence Bosarge (SG) Eric Rader | |
| 17:56 | Washington State | Frederick Epps knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Nelson Dale | 29-31 |
| 17:36 | Arizona | Clarence Bosarge is fouled on the floor by Nelson Dale - foul #1 on Nelson Dale, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 17:19 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Martin Craig and he's hacked by Nelson Dale - foul #2 on Nelson Dale, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (C) Raymond Keith, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 17:19 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:19 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:50 | Washington State | Gene Greenhaw takes the ball from Frederick Epps | 29-33 |
| 16:47 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw lays it up and in | 29-35 |
| 16:31 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Corey Sumeriski - foul #4 on Corey Sumeriski, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF), William Reddy (C) Nelson Dale, Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Willard (PG), William Hendricks (PF), Joseph Bryant (C) Martin Craig, Corey Sumeriski, Lucio Vasquez | |
| 16:31 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:31 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:18 | Arizona | Bryan Willard scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Bosarge and he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG) Ned Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 16:18 | Arizona | Bryan Willard misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:18 | Washington State | The rebound goes to William Reddy | 31-37 |
| 15:53 | Washington State | Merrill Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 15:51 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Reddy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Bosarge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hendricks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bryant (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Hendricks | 33-39 |
| 15:09 | Washington State | Merrill Smith is hacked by Joseph Bryant - foul #2 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Nelson Dale (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG), Lucio Vasquez (C) Gene Greenhaw, Joseph Bryant | |
| 14:44 | Washington State | William Hendricks steals it from Paul Vesey | 33-39 |
| 14:24 | Arizona | Martin Craig misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 14:22 | Washington State | Raymond Keith gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:56 | Washington State | Clarence Bosarge is called for the reach on Paul Vesey - foul #1 on Clarence Bosarge, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG) Paul Vesey | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF) Bryan Willard | |
| 13:40 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ned Ratcliff | 35-39 |
| 13:21 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw is hacked by Nelson Dale - foul #3 on Nelson Dale, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| 13:14 | Arizona | Martin Craig is hacked by Raymond Keith - foul #1 on Raymond Keith, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG), Corey Sumeriski (PF) Clarence Bosarge, William Hendricks | |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Eric Rader travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (PF) Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Willard (PG) Martin Craig | |
| 12:39 | Washington State | Raymond Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG) Raymond Keith | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Bryant (C) Lucio Vasquez | |
| 12:16 | Arizona | Eric Rader splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 12:03 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses short on a jump hook from close range | 35-42 |
| 12:02 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Corey Sumeriski | 35-42 |
| 11:49 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 11:47 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Corey Sumeriski (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Bryant (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 11:23 | Arizona | Joseph Bryant pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:18 | Arizona | Bryan Willard is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Frederick Epps (PF) Merrill Smith, Nelson Dale, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG), Lucio Vasquez (C) Bryan Willard, Joseph Bryant | |
| 11:04 | Arizona | Martin Craig buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Eric Rader | 35-44 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 10:38 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:17 | Arizona | Corey Sumeriski double dribbles | 35-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG) Ned Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clarence Bosarge (SF) Gene Greenhaw | |
| 09:51 | Washington State | Raymond Keith connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Paul Vesey | 37-44 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Craig | 37-46 |
| 09:09 | Washington State | Paul Vesey misses the floater from the right side | 37-46 |
| 09:08 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:44 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez is fouled on the floor by Enoch Truskowski - foul #3 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Nelson Dale (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Raymond Keith, Paul Vesey, Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Willard (PG), William Hendricks (PF) Martin Craig, Corey Sumeriski | |
| 08:44 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:44 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:18 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Frederick Epps tips it in | 39-48 |
| 08:01 | Arizona | William Hendricks is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 07:59 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:52 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nelson Dale | 41-48 |
| 07:31 | Arizona | William Hendricks misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 07:29 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez tips it home | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Epps (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bryan Willard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Rader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clarence Bosarge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Hendricks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Lucio Vasquez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Washington State | Bryan Willard picks off the pass by Merrill Smith in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 07:07 | Arizona | Eric Rader evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 07:06 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 06:41 | Washington State | Clarence Bosarge is called for the reach on Frederick Epps - foul #2 on Clarence Bosarge, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Paul Vesey (SG), Enoch Truskowski (C) Merrill Smith, Ned Ratcliff, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Arizona | Martin Craig (PG), Gene Greenhaw (SF), Corey Sumeriski (PF), Joseph Bryant (C) Bryan Willard, Clarence Bosarge, William Hendricks, Lucio Vasquez | |
| 06:41 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:41 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:41 | Arizona | Joseph Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:39 | Arizona | Raymond Keith steps in front of the Martin Craig pass in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 06:21 | Washington State | Frederick Epps can't finish the layup | 42-50 |
| 06:20 | Arizona | Eric Rader pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:05 | Arizona | Eric Rader is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 06:03 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Frederick Epps hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Corey Sumeriski - foul #5 on Corey Sumeriski, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Dikembe Ali (C) Paul Vesey, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Arizona | William Hendricks (PF) Corey Sumeriski | |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:19 | Arizona | William Hendricks hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Rader | 45-52 |
| 04:56 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 04:55 | Arizona | Joseph Bryant pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Arizona | Martin Craig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | Frederick Epps grabs the board | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:34 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 04:33 | Arizona | William Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:19 | Arizona | Dikembe Ali picks off the pass by Gene Greenhaw | 45-52 |
| 04:02 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali clanks a jumper in the paint | 45-52 |
| 04:00 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 04:00 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (PF) Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clarence Bosarge (SG), Lucio Vasquez (C) Eric Rader, Joseph Bryant | |
| 03:41 | Arizona | Martin Craig makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lucio Vasquez | 45-54 |
| 03:14 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 03:12 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Martin Craig (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Bosarge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Hendricks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. C - Lucio Vasquez (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Arizona | William Hendricks misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-54 |
| 02:51 | Arizona | William Hendricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 02:51 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Epps (PF) Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG) Clarence Bosarge | |
| 02:40 | Arizona | Eric Rader works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 02:38 | Washington State | Frederick Epps pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 02:24 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 02:23 | Arizona | The rebound goes to William Hendricks | 45-54 |
| 02:04 | Arizona | Nelson Dale is called for the reach on Gene Greenhaw - foul #4 on Nelson Dale, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG) Raymond Keith | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 02:04 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:04 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:39 | Washington State | Frederick Epps travels with the ball | 45-56 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG) Merrill Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Arizona | William Hendricks blows the wide open layup | 45-56 |
| 01:14 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gene Greenhaw - foul #1 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| 01:09 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:09 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:09 | Arizona | Lucio Vasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 00:49 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-56 |
| 00:47 | Washington State | Frederick Epps snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Frederick Epps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Arizona | Martin Craig scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lucio Vasquez out of a doubleteam | 46-58 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ned Ratcliff | 48-58 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Martin Craig runs out the clock | 48-58 |