| Lineup | Washington | PG - Marvin Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Childress (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kuehl (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sanches (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Marson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington | John Kuehl inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Washington | Marvin Dunn connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Kuehl | 30-20 |
| 19:28 | Arizona | Herbert Marson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 19:27 | Arizona | Richard Seavey tips it but misses | 30-20 |
| 19:26 | Washington | John Kuehl pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 19:01 | Washington | Herbert Marson picks off the pass by Robert Sanches | 30-20 |
| 18:56 | Arizona | Herbert Marson lays it in | 30-22 |
| 18:30 | Washington | Marvin Dunn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 18:28 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:00 | Arizona | Michael Fowler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Fowler, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 17:38 | Washington | Robert Sanches clanks a jumper from the left block | 30-22 |
| 17:36 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:08 | Arizona | Ray Pippen connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 16:42 | Washington | Michael Fowler steals the ball from Mitchell Cobb | 30-24 |
| 16:13 | Arizona | Ray Pippen clanks a floater from the right side | 30-24 |
| 16:11 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 16:04 | Washington | Robert Sanches is denied on a layup by Jimmie Chacon | 30-24 |
| 16:02 | Arizona | Richard Seavey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Marvin Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Childress (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kuehl (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Sanches (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Marson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is fouled on the floor by Robert Sanches - foul #3 on Robert Sanches, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Washington | Jamie Parker (C) Mitchell Cobb | |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Robert Short (SF), Loren Laursen (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Herbert Marson, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Michael Fowler | |
| 15:19 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is hacked by Marvin Dunn - foul #2 on Marvin Dunn, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 14:53 | Arizona | Robert Short clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 14:51 | Washington | Jamie Parker snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 14:36 | Washington | Harry Childress connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kuehl | 33-24 |
| 14:13 | Arizona | Jamie Parker is called for the reach on Maurice Douglass - foul #2 on Jamie Parker, team foul #3 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG), Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF) Richard Seavey, Robert Short, Maurice Douglass | |
| 13:53 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-24 |
| 13:52 | Washington | Robert Sanches pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 13:31 | Washington | Jamie Parker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Childress | 35-24 |
| 13:18 | Arizona | Ray Pippen's floater is knocked away by Robert Sanches | 35-24 |
| 13:17 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon snags the offensive board | 35-24 |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Sanches - foul #4 on Robert Sanches, team foul #4 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Washington | Mitchell Cobb (C) Jamie Parker | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Michael Fowler (C) Douglas England, Loren Laursen | |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 12:56 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 12:27 | Washington | Jimmie Chacon is called for the reach on Robert Sanches - foul #2 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| 12:09 | Washington | Marvin Dunn misses the lay-in | 35-24 |
| 12:08 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 11:39 | Arizona | Herbert Marson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Pippen | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Marvin Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Childress (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kuehl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Sanches (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mitchell Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Marson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 10:56 | Arizona | Herbert Marson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Pippen | 37-30 |
| 10:38 | Washington | Harry Childress clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 10:37 | Arizona | Michael Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 10:20 | Arizona | Herbert Marson is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Cobb - foul #2 on Mitchell Cobb, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Washington | Carl Wagner (PG), Charles Beckman (PF) Marvin Dunn, Robert Sanches | |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Robert Short (SF), Loren Laursen (PF) Herbert Marson, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon | |
| 09:51 | Arizona | Michael Fowler scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Short | 37-32 |
| 09:31 | Washington | Charles Beckman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Wagner | 39-32 |
| 09:05 | Arizona | Robert Short blows the layup but the foul's on Mitchell Cobb - foul #3 on Mitchell Cobb, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Washington | Marvin Dunn (PG), William Ross (SF), Robert Sanches (PF), Jamie Parker (C) Carl Wagner, John Kuehl, Charles Beckman, Mitchell Cobb | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF), Maurice Douglass (C) Richard Seavey, Michael Fowler | |
| 09:05 | Arizona | Robert Short makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 09:05 | Arizona | Robert Short makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 08:47 | Washington | Harry Childress is fouled on the floor by Robert Short - foul #2 on Robert Short, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon (PF) Maurice Douglass | |
| 08:29 | Washington | William Ross hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Marvin Dunn | 41-34 |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Douglas England misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 08:10 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 07:41 | Arizona | Loren Laursen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 07:40 | Washington | Robert Sanches gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Marvin Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Childress (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Sanches (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jamie Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Douglas England (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Short (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Washington | Ray Pippen takes the ball from William Ross | 41-34 |
| 07:17 | Arizona | Robert Short lays it in on a nice dish by Ray Pippen | 41-36 |
| 06:58 | Washington | Marvin Dunn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 06:57 | Washington | Jamie Parker tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 06:56 | Arizona | Ray Pippen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 06:29 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 06:28 | Washington | William Ross snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 06:05 | Washington | Jamie Parker misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 06:04 | Arizona | Loren Laursen snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 05:58 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-36 |
| Subs | Washington | John Kuehl (SF), Mitchell Cobb (C) William Ross, Jamie Parker | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Herbert Marson (SG), Michael Fowler (C) Douglas England, Robert Short, Loren Laursen | |
| 05:40 | Arizona | Ray Pippen comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Marvin Dunn - foul #3 on Marvin Dunn, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| 05:40 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 05:40 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 05:14 | Washington | John Kuehl drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marvin Dunn | 44-38 |
| 04:51 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Sanches - foul #5 on Robert Sanches, team foul #8 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Washington | Charles Beckman (PF) Robert Sanches | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 04:51 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 04:51 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:29 | Washington | John Kuehl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 04:27 | Washington | Marvin Dunn tips it in | 46-40 |
| 04:09 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon is whistled for traveling | 46-40 |
| 03:44 | Washington | Jimmie Chacon is called for the reach on Marvin Dunn - foul #3 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| 03:22 | Washington | Marvin Dunn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Marvin Dunn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Childress (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kuehl (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Beckman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Marson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Seavey | 49-42 |
| 02:30 | Washington | Harry Childress banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Dunn | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:01 | Arizona | A charge is called on Jimmie Chacon - foul #4 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Carl Wagner (PG), William Ross (SG), Jamie Parker (C) Marvin Dunn, Harry Childress, Mitchell Cobb | |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Robert Short (SF), Loren Laursen (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Herbert Marson, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Michael Fowler | |
| 01:58 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Marvin Dunn (PG), Harry Childress (SG), Mitchell Cobb (C) Carl Wagner, William Ross, Jamie Parker | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Michael Fowler (C) Douglas England, Robert Short, Loren Laursen, Maurice Douglass | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Washington | Harry Childress misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 01:33 | Arizona | Ray Pippen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Herbert Marson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-42 |
| 01:26 | Arizona | Michael Fowler tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 01:25 | Washington | Charles Beckman snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 00:57 | Washington | Jimmie Chacon picks off the pass by John Kuehl | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Arizona | John Kuehl takes the ball from Ray Pippen | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Washington | Richard Seavey is called for the reach on Harry Childress in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Seavey, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| 00:45 | Washington | Marvin Dunn is fouled on the floor by Michael Fowler - foul #2 on Michael Fowler, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 00:45 | Washington | Marvin Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:45 | Washington | Marvin Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Mitchell Cobb is called for the reach on Ray Pippen - foul #4 on Mitchell Cobb, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:38 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Washington | John Kuehl is fouled on the floor by Michael Fowler - foul #3 on Michael Fowler, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| 00:11 | Washington | John Kuehl makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:11 | Washington | John Kuehl makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Michael Fowler clanks a driving attempt from close range | 55-43 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Michael Fowler tips it in | 55-45 |
| 00:00 | Washington | Marvin Dunn runs out the clock | 55-45 |