| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) PF - Modesto Rossi (fresh) C - Michael Fowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Joseph Kellogg (fresh) SG - Freddie Shields (fresh) SF - Paul Burleson (fresh) PF - Michael Lucier (fresh) C - Johnnie Marino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Michael Fowler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Arizona | Michael Lucier swats the dunk try by Richard Seavey | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Arizona | Michael Fowler tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Westbrook | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is denied on a layup by Johnnie Marino | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Johnnie Marino | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Marino - foul #1 on Johnnie Marino, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Duquesne | Michael Lucier grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Duquesne | Freddie Shields misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Duquesne | Joseph Kellogg tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Arizona | Richard Seavey buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Modesto Rossi and he's hacked by Paul Burleson - foul #1 on Paul Burleson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:25 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Duquesne | Modesto Rossi steals it from Johnnie Marino | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Arizona | Paul Burleson steals it from Michael Westbrook | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Duquesne | Johnnie Marino misses the easy layup | 5-4 |
| 16:25 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Johnnie Marino - foul #2 on Johnnie Marino, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Modesto Rossi, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean (C) Johnnie Marino | |
| 16:20 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Duquesne | Michael Lucier grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:56 | Duquesne | Freddie Shields's pass is intercepted by Michael Westbrook | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook lays it up and in | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Westbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) C - Loren Laursen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Joseph Kellogg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Freddie Shields (fresh) SF - Paul Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lucier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frankie Carmean (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Frankie Carmean, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), James Downing (SF) Michael Westbrook, Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Brown (PG), Bart Peabody (SF), Damon Sowell (C) Joseph Kellogg, Paul Burleson, Michael Lucier | |
| 15:09 | Arizona | Douglas England scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmie Chacon | 10-4 |
| 14:50 | Duquesne | Freddie Shields misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 14:49 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 14:43 | Arizona | Richard Seavey comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Philip Brown - foul #1 on Philip Brown, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Arizona | Modesto Rossi (PF) Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Rash (SG) Freddie Shields | |
| 14:43 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:43 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:18 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean misses the dunk attempt | 12-6 |
| 14:17 | Arizona | Loren Laursen gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:59 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi is called for traveling | 12-6 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF), Michael Fowler (C) Richard Seavey, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Joseph Kellogg (PG), Paul Burleson (SF), Michael Lucier (PF) Philip Brown, Bart Peabody, Damon Sowell | |
| 13:34 | Duquesne | Joseph Kellogg is fouled on the floor by Modesto Rossi - foul #1 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Freddie Shields (SG) Philip Rash | |
| 13:15 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson's fadeaway is rejected by Modesto Rossi | 12-6 |
| 13:14 | Arizona | Douglas England pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:50 | Arizona | Ray Pippen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas England | 14-6 |
| 12:25 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson is called for traveling | 14-6 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Michael Westbrook (SG) Douglas England, James Downing | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Damon Sowell (C) Frankie Carmean | |
| 12:01 | Arizona | Damon Sowell steals it from Richard Seavey | 14-6 |
| 11:43 | Duquesne | Freddie Shields drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Modesto Rossi (fairly fresh) C - Michael Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Joseph Kellogg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Freddie Shields (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lucier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Damon Sowell (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Arizona | Michael Lucier swats the short shot by Richard Seavey | 14-9 |
| 11:19 | Arizona | Michael Fowler hits the follow up shot | 16-9 |
| 11:00 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Modesto Rossi - foul #2 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (PG), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Modesto Rossi, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Brown (PG) Joseph Kellogg | |
| 11:00 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:00 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:00 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 10:33 | Arizona | Douglas England is fouled on the floor by Philip Brown - foul #2 on Philip Brown, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Joseph Kellogg (PG), Philip Rash (SG), Bart Peabody (SF), Frankie Carmean (PF) Philip Brown, Freddie Shields, Paul Burleson, Michael Lucier | |
| 10:24 | Arizona | Douglas England connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Westbrook | 18-10 |
| 09:58 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Rash and he's fouled by Jimmie Chacon - foul #1 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), James Downing (SF) Michael Westbrook, Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 09:58 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean misses the free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:58 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Seavey and the foul's on Damon Sowell - foul #1 on Damon Sowell, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Freddie Shields (PG) Joseph Kellogg | |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| 09:13 | Duquesne | Freddie Shields can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-12 |
| 09:12 | Arizona | Loren Laursen snags the defensive board | 21-12 |
| 08:45 | Arizona | Loren Laursen lays it in on a great pass from Douglas England | 23-12 |
| 08:42 | Duquesne | Freddie Shields is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Seavey - foul #1 on Richard Seavey, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Michael Fowler (C) Douglas England, James Downing, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Paul Burleson (SF), Michael Lucier (PF) Bart Peabody, Damon Sowell | |
| 08:26 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson loses the dribble to Michael Fowler | 23-12 |
| 08:15 | Arizona | Richard Seavey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jimmie Chacon | 25-12 |
| 07:46 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Freddie Shields (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Philip Rash (fresh) SF - Paul Burleson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Lucier (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frankie Carmean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Arizona | Ray Pippen comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Frankie Carmean - foul #2 on Frankie Carmean, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (PG), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Joseph Kellogg (PG), Damon Sowell (C) Philip Rash, Frankie Carmean | |
| 07:31 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:31 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:31 | Duquesne | Michael Lucier grabs the board | 26-14 |
| 07:07 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ray Pippen - foul #1 on Ray Pippen, team foul #5 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (SG) Michael Westbrook | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Bart Peabody (SG) Freddie Shields | |
| 07:07 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:07 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Douglas England is fouled on the floor by Damon Sowell - foul #2 on Damon Sowell, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon (PF) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Rash (SG), Johnnie Marino (C) Paul Burleson, Damon Sowell | |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 06:19 | Duquesne | Philip Rash comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-16 |
| 06:18 | Arizona | Loren Laursen grabs the board | 28-16 |
| 06:00 | Arizona | Bart Peabody steps in front of the Ray Pippen pass | 28-16 |
| 05:56 | Duquesne | Bart Peabody hits the finger roll | 28-18 |
| 05:38 | Arizona | Bart Peabody steals the ball from Jimmie Chacon | 28-18 |
| 05:15 | Duquesne | Philip Rash comes up short on the shot from the right side | 28-18 |
| 05:13 | Arizona | Ray Pippen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:51 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 04:50 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Pippen | 28-18 |
| 04:37 | Arizona | Douglas England misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Kellogg - foul #1 on Joseph Kellogg, team foul #10 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Michael Westbrook (SG), Modesto Rossi (PF), Michael Fowler (C) James Downing, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Freddie Shields (SG), Paul Burleson (SF) Philip Rash, Bart Peabody | |
| 04:37 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:37 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:09 | Duquesne | Joseph Kellogg can't connect on a floater in the lane | 30-18 |
| 04:08 | Arizona | Michael Fowler pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 03:39 | Arizona | Michael Fowler can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Freddie Shields - foul #1 on Freddie Shields, team foul #11 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF) Douglas England | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Brown (PG), Frankie Carmean (PF), Damon Sowell (C) Joseph Kellogg, Michael Lucier, Johnnie Marino | |
| 03:39 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 03:39 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Modesto Rossi (fresh) C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) SG - Freddie Shields (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Burleson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frankie Carmean (fresh) 4 pts. C - Damon Sowell (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-18 |
| 03:09 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Modesto Rossi | 31-18 |
| 02:46 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Damon Sowell - foul #3 on Damon Sowell, team foul #12 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Johnnie Marino (C) Damon Sowell | |
| 02:46 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:46 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 02:32 | Duquesne | Johnnie Marino misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-18 |
| 02:31 | Duquesne | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Marino | 33-18 |
| 02:13 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Freddie Shields | 33-20 |
| 02:11 | Arizona | Richard Seavey loses the dribble to Philip Brown in the backcourt | 33-20 |
| 02:10 | Duquesne | Philip Brown lays it up and in | 33-22 |
| 01:43 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi travels with the ball | 33-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), James Downing (SF), Loren Laursen (C) Michael Westbrook, Ray Pippen, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 01:21 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson misses the floater from the left side | 33-22 |
| 01:19 | Arizona | Douglas England snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 00:54 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Loren Laursen | 35-22 |
| 00:32 | Duquesne | Richard Seavey is called for the reach on Philip Brown - foul #2 on Richard Seavey, team foul #6 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), Jimmie Chacon (PF) Richard Seavey, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Joseph Kellogg (PG), Philip Rash (SG), Bart Peabody (SF), Michael Lucier (PF) Philip Brown, Freddie Shields, Paul Burleson, Frankie Carmean | |
| 00:11 | Duquesne | James Downing is called for the reach on Bart Peabody - foul #1 on James Downing, team foul #7 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF), Michael Fowler (C) James Downing, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 00:11 | Duquesne | Bart Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:11 | Duquesne | Bart Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Fowler | 35-23 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Douglas England knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ray Pippen and he's hacked by Philip Rash - foul #1 on Philip Rash, team foul #13 | 37-23 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the free throw | 38-23 |
| 00:00 | Duquesne | Joseph Kellogg misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-23 |