| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Pinkard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carroll Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Vidrio (fresh) PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Alfred Coonrod (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Arizona State | Richard Carter is hacked by Earl Greco - foul #2 on Earl Greco, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith is fouled on the floor by Larry Pinder - foul #1 on Larry Pinder, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Carter | 37-31 |
| 19:01 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 18:59 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:49 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Larry Pinder, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 18:32 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:31 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:16 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 37-31 |
| 18:15 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood hits the follow up shot | 37-33 |
| 17:59 | Arizona State | Alfred Coonrod steals it from William Cobb | 37-33 |
| 17:56 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod hits the finger roll | 37-35 |
| 17:34 | Arizona State | Richard Carter comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:33 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 17:14 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Macaulay | 37-38 |
| 16:56 | Arizona State | Richard Carter is hacked by Earl Greco - foul #3 on Earl Greco, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Shaul (SF) Frank Vidrio | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz (PG), Jacob Dixon (SG), Charles Golanski (PF), Charles Peterson (C) Alfred Coonrod, Gregory Macaulay, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| 16:39 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 37-38 |
| 16:38 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:20 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson (SF) Christopher Wood | |
| 16:10 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 15:52 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-38 |
| 15:51 | Arizona State | William Cobb gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Pinkard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carroll Smith (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Shaul (fresh) PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lorenzo Deitz (fresh) SG - Jacob Dixon (fresh) SF - Michael Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Golanski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Shaul | 43-38 |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz is fouled on the floor by Donald Shaul - foul #1 on Donald Shaul, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio (SF) Donald Shaul | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod (PG), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) Lorenzo Deitz, Michael Lawson, Charles Peterson | |
| 15:20 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 15:19 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 15:02 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 15:00 | Arizona State | William Cobb gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:55 | Arizona State | Richard Carter is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay (SG), Christopher Wood (SF) Jacob Dixon, Charles Golanski | |
| 14:53 | Cal State Northridge | Billy Pinkard steps in front of the Alfred Coonrod pass in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 14:42 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Carter | 46-38 |
| 14:28 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 14:26 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 14:13 | Arizona State | Christopher Wood is called for the reach on Billy Pinkard - foul #1 on Christopher Wood, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 14:00 | Arizona State | William Cobb clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 13:59 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-40 |
| 13:35 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 13:18 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Christopher Wood | 46-40 |
| 13:06 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Shaul (SF) Frank Vidrio | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz (PG), Jacob Dixon (SG), Charles Golanski (PF) Alfred Coonrod, Gregory Macaulay, Larry Pinder | |
| 12:51 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Hilliard (PG) Billy Pinkard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson (SF), Charles Peterson (C) Christopher Wood, Earl Greco | |
| 12:41 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Carter takes the ball from Charles Golanski | 46-40 |
| 12:24 | Arizona State | William Cobb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 12:08 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Hilliard - foul #2 on James Hilliard, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| 12:08 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:08 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:52 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Hilliard | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carroll Smith (fairly fresh) 33 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Shaul (fresh) PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lorenzo Deitz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jacob Dixon (fresh) SF - Michael Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Golanski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Peterson (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 11:34 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 11:08 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 11:07 | Arizona State | William Cobb grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:56 | Arizona State | William Cobb connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Carroll Smith | 51-41 |
| 10:38 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 10:37 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 10:25 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 10:23 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 10:11 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 10:09 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Deitz | 51-41 |
| 09:49 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 09:48 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 09:40 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Shaul blocks the short jumper by Jacob Dixon | 51-41 |
| 09:39 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | William Cobb's layup is rejected by Michael Lawson | 51-41 |
| 09:16 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 08:54 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Shaul - foul #2 on Donald Shaul, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard (PG), Frank Vidrio (SF), Eric Sieben (PF), Mark Robinson (C) Carroll Smith, Donald Shaul, Richard Carter, William Cobb | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod (PG), Gregory Macaulay (SG), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) Lorenzo Deitz, Jacob Dixon, Charles Golanski, Charles Peterson | |
| 08:54 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:54 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 08:25 | Arizona State | James Hilliard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 08:24 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:03 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregory Macaulay, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood (SF) Michael Lawson | |
| 07:51 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Hilliard | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Pinkard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hilliard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Vidrio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Sieben (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Alfred Coonrod (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 07:32 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 07:27 | Arizona State | Larry Pinder blocks the short jumper by Billy Pinkard | 53-43 |
| 07:26 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 07:12 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Mark Robinson - foul #2 on Mark Robinson, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Cobb (C) Mark Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 07:12 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:12 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:12 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to William Cobb | 53-43 |
| 06:58 | Arizona State | William Cobb drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Hilliard | 55-43 |
| 06:44 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 06:43 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Frank Vidrio | 55-43 |
| 06:14 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard is fouled on the floor by Alfred Coonrod - foul #1 on Alfred Coonrod, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Carroll Smith (SG), Richard Carter (PF) James Hilliard, Eric Sieben | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon (SG) Gregory Macaulay | |
| 06:14 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:14 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:00 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-43 |
| 05:58 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith is fouled on the floor by Jacob Dixon - foul #3 on Jacob Dixon, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Shaul (SF) Frank Vidrio | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz (PG), Charles Golanski (PF), Charles Peterson (C) Alfred Coonrod, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| 05:36 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 05:36 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:27 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-43 |
| 05:25 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 05:07 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Cobb | 62-43 |
| 04:47 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood scores on a turnaround in the lane | 62-45 |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | Richard Carter hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carroll Smith | 65-45 |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 04:06 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz tips it in | 65-47 |
| 03:38 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-47 |
| 03:36 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Billy Pinkard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carroll Smith (fairly fresh) 38 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Shaul (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Cobb (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lorenzo Deitz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jacob Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Christopher Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Golanski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-47 |
| 03:23 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood misses the tip | 65-47 |
| 03:22 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski misses the tip | 65-47 |
| 03:21 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 03:13 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-47 |
| 03:12 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski tips it but misses | 65-47 |
| 03:10 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 03:01 | Arizona State | William Cobb tips it in | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-47 |
| 02:45 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson tips it home | 67-49 |
| 02:26 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul is called for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Shaul, team foul #6 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Hilliard (PG), Michael Fisher (SF), Eric Sieben (PF), Mark Robinson (C) Billy Pinkard, Carroll Smith, Richard Carter, William Cobb | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Cox (PG), Raymond Johnson (SG), Michael Lawson (SF) Lorenzo Deitz, Jacob Dixon, Christopher Wood | |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Hilliard - foul #3 on James Hilliard, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:53 | Arizona State | Michael Lawson takes the ball from James Hilliard | 67-51 |
| 01:37 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 01:35 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 01:30 | Arizona State | James Hilliard is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz (PG), Jacob Dixon (SG) John Cox, Raymond Johnson | |
| 01:30 | Arizona State | James Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:30 | Arizona State | James Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:21 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-53 |
| 01:06 | Arizona State | Mark Robinson connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Donald Shaul | 71-53 |
| 00:47 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-53 |
| 00:46 | Arizona State | Michael Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Arizona State | James Hilliard can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 00:19 | Arizona State | Eric Sieben pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | James Hilliard runs out the clock | 71-53 |