| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas England (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Allen Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Beckman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Ray Pippen inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Arizona | Douglas England hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 19:36 | Washington | Jacob Gilbert snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 19:32 | Washington | Allen Nelson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ray Pippen - foul #2 on Ray Pippen, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:32 | Washington | Allen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:32 | Washington | Allen Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:32 | Arizona | Ray Pippen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:03 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon misses long on a jumper from the left side | 30-24 |
| 19:01 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon can't tip it in | 30-24 |
| 19:00 | Washington | The rebound goes to Charles Beckman | 30-24 |
| 18:40 | Washington | Charles Beckman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas England - foul #1 on Douglas England, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 18:40 | Washington | Charles Beckman makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:40 | Washington | Charles Beckman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:23 | Arizona | Richard Seavey's pass is intercepted by Allen Nelson | 30-26 |
| 18:20 | Washington | Allen Nelson banks in the layup | 30-28 |
| 18:00 | Arizona | Douglas England is fouled on the floor by Jacob Gilbert - foul #2 on Jacob Gilbert, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 17:48 | Arizona | Richard Seavey can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 30-28 |
| 17:47 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:18 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Fowler - foul #1 on Michael Fowler, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| 17:18 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:18 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:53 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is fouled on the floor by Allen Nelson - foul #1 on Allen Nelson, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 16:25 | Arizona | Douglas England misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-30 |
| 16:24 | Washington | Charles Beckman snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 16:04 | Washington | Jacob Gilbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 16:03 | Washington | William Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:40 | Washington | Allen Nelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 15:39 | Arizona | Richard Seavey grabs the board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas England (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Allen Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Beckman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 15:23 | Arizona | Loren Laursen grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 15:00 | Arizona | The short jumper by Richard Seavey is denied by William Ross | 30-30 |
| 14:59 | Arizona | Ray Pippen snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 14:45 | Arizona | Richard Seavey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-30 |
| 14:44 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:23 | Arizona | Richard Seavey knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas England | 32-30 |
| 14:02 | Washington | Charles Beckman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 14:00 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:36 | Arizona | Douglas England can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-30 |
| 13:35 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 13:06 | Washington | Charles Beckman travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG), James Downing (SF), Modesto Rossi (PF), Michael Fowler (C) Douglas England, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Washington | Edward Boucher (PG), Carl Wagner (SG), James Hammond (SF), Paul Blewett (PF) Allen Nelson, Jacob Gilbert, Mitchell Cobb, William Ross | |
| 12:47 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 12:46 | Washington | Edward Boucher pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 12:25 | Washington | Carl Wagner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 12:23 | Washington | Carl Wagner tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 11:59 | Arizona | Richard Seavey blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Hammond - foul #2 on James Hammond, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington | William Ross (PF) Charles Beckman | |
| 11:59 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 11:59 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 11:39 | Washington | Paul Blewett misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-32 |
| 11:38 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Westbrook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Downing (fresh) PF - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Edward Boucher (fresh) SG - Carl Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Blewett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi comes up short on the shot near the basket | 34-32 |
| 11:14 | Washington | Paul Blewett gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:45 | Washington | Carl Wagner comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 34-32 |
| 10:44 | Washington | William Ross can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 10:42 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Blewett | 34-32 |
| 10:25 | Washington | Paul Blewett scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Boucher | 34-34 |
| 10:14 | Arizona | Modesto Rossi misses short on a shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 10:13 | Washington | Edward Boucher gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 09:51 | Washington | William Ross scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Carl Wagner | 34-36 |
| 09:29 | Arizona | Michael Fowler can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Boucher - foul #2 on Edward Boucher, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF) Michael Westbrook, James Downing, Modesto Rossi | |
| Subs | Washington | Allen Nelson (PG), Mitchell Cobb (SF), Charles Beckman (C) Edward Boucher, James Hammond, William Ross | |
| 09:29 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:29 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:29 | Washington | Charles Beckman pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 09:04 | Washington | Richard Seavey steps in front of the Paul Blewett pass | 35-36 |
| 08:45 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon makes the shot from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 08:23 | Washington | Paul Blewett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Downing (PG), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (SG), William Ross (PF) Carl Wagner, Paul Blewett | |
| 08:00 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas England | 39-36 |
| 07:35 | Washington | Allen Nelson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 07:34 | Washington | Jacob Gilbert misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 07:32 | Washington | William Ross gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Downing (fresh) SG - Douglas England (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Allen Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Beckman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Westbrook (SG) James Downing | |
| Subs | Washington | Carl Wagner (SG), James Hammond (SF) Jacob Gilbert, William Ross | |
| 06:53 | Arizona | Michael Westbrook misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 06:52 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 06:41 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 06:15 | Washington | Charles Beckman misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Loren Laursen - foul #1 on Loren Laursen, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Fowler (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Washington | Paul Blewett (PF) James Hammond | |
| 06:15 | Washington | Charles Beckman makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 06:15 | Washington | Charles Beckman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 06:15 | Arizona | Michael Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 05:51 | Arizona | Ray Pippen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington | James Hammond (SF) Charles Beckman | |
| 05:26 | Washington | Paul Blewett misses badly on a shot near the basket | 42-37 |
| 05:25 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Douglas England | 42-37 |
| 04:58 | Arizona | Michael Fowler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 04:57 | Washington | Carl Wagner grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 04:38 | Washington | Michael Fowler swats the layup by Paul Blewett | 42-37 |
| 04:36 | Arizona | Ray Pippen gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 04:12 | Arizona | Michael Fowler comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Paul Blewett - foul #2 on Paul Blewett, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), James Downing (SF), Modesto Rossi (PF) Douglas England, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (PG), Edward Boucher (SG), William Ross (PF), Charles Beckman (C) Allen Nelson, Carl Wagner, Mitchell Cobb, Paul Blewett | |
| 04:12 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 04:12 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 03:43 | Washington | William Ross hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 44-37 |
| 03:42 | Arizona | Michael Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 03:24 | Arizona | James Downing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Loren Laursen (C) Michael Westbrook, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Washington | Carl Wagner (SG) Edward Boucher | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas England (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Downing (fresh) PF - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Jacob Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Beckman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Washington | Carl Wagner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 03:07 | Arizona | Douglas England grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 02:52 | Arizona | James Downing scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Seavey | 47-37 |
| 02:30 | Washington | Charles Beckman makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Carl Wagner | 47-39 |
| 02:30 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Michael Fowler (C) James Downing, Modesto Rossi, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Washington | Allen Nelson (PG), Mitchell Cobb (SF) Jacob Gilbert, James Hammond | |
| 02:15 | Arizona | Douglas England is whistled for a carry | 47-39 |
| 01:58 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb jams it on a nice dish by Allen Nelson | 47-41 |
| 01:42 | Arizona | Ray Pippen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-41 |
| 01:41 | Arizona | Michael Fowler hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Washington | Douglas England steps in front of the Allen Nelson pass | 49-41 |
| 01:21 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses the dunk | 49-41 |
| 01:19 | Arizona | Michael Fowler tips it home | 51-41 |
| 01:01 | Washington | Charles Beckman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 51-41 |
| 00:59 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to William Ross | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Washington | Mitchell Cobb misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-41 |
| 00:55 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Fowler | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Arizona | Michael Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Nelson - foul #2 on Allen Nelson, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (PG), Edward Boucher (SG), James Hammond (SF), Paul Blewett (PF) Allen Nelson, Carl Wagner, Mitchell Cobb, William Ross | |
| 00:49 | Arizona | James Hammond is called for the reach on Loren Laursen - foul #3 on James Hammond, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| 00:49 | Arizona | Loren Laursen misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:49 | Washington | Charles Beckman pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 00:42 | Washington | Jacob Gilbert misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 00:41 | Washington | Charles Beckman tips it home | 51-43 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Richard Seavey is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Gilbert - foul #3 on Jacob Gilbert, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Washington | Allen Nelson (PG), Carl Wagner (SG), Mitchell Cobb (SF), William Ross (PF) Jacob Gilbert, Edward Boucher, James Hammond, Paul Blewett | |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:31 | Washington | Allen Nelson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-43 |
| 00:29 | Washington | William Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 00:27 | Washington | William Ross blows the dunk but the foul's on Jimmie Chacon - foul #2 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Fowler (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (PG), Edward Boucher (SG), James Hammond (SF), Paul Blewett (C) Allen Nelson, Carl Wagner, Mitchell Cobb, Charles Beckman | |
| 00:27 | Washington | William Ross misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:27 | Washington | William Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is hacked by Edward Boucher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Boucher, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Washington | Allen Nelson (PG), Carl Wagner (SG), Mitchell Cobb (SF), Charles Beckman (C) Jacob Gilbert, Edward Boucher, James Hammond, Paul Blewett | |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:18 | Washington | Carl Wagner is fouled on the floor by Douglas England - foul #2 on Douglas England, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Fowler (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Washington | Jacob Gilbert (PG), Edward Boucher (SG), James Hammond (SF), Paul Blewett (PF) Allen Nelson, Carl Wagner, Mitchell Cobb, William Ross | |
| 00:14 | Washington | Charles Beckman connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Hammond | 55-46 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Jacob Gilbert is called for the reach on Ray Pippen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Gilbert, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Washington | Allen Nelson (PG), Carl Wagner (SG), Mitchell Cobb (SF), William Ross (PF) Jacob Gilbert, Edward Boucher, James Hammond, Paul Blewett | |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:06 | Washington | Charles Beckman hits the finger roll set up by Carl Wagner | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Richard Seavey runs out the clock | 57-48 |