| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Leff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rod Ewing (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Bowlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sylvester Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gan Hong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) C - Luis Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | James Bowlin inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Washington State | Raymond Moore steals it from Rod Ewing | 23-32 |
| 19:14 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Moore | 23-34 |
| 18:56 | Washington State | Eddie Leff buries a floater from the left side set up by James Bowlin | 25-34 |
| 18:33 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 25-37 |
| 18:04 | Washington State | James Bowlin misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 18:02 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski hits the follow up shot | 27-37 |
| 17:48 | Arizona | Luis Holmes hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 17:46 | Washington State | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:30 | Washington State | The pull-up jumper by Alexei Zabinski is blocked by Raymond Moore | 27-37 |
| 17:28 | Arizona | Raymond Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:09 | Arizona | Luis Holmes can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Eddie Leff - foul #3 on Eddie Leff, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Eddie Leff, James Bowlin, Michael Williams, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 17:09 | Arizona | Luis Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:09 | Arizona | Luis Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Luis Holmes denies the turnaround by Maximo Rossi | 27-38 |
| 16:51 | Arizona | Raymond Moore snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 16:23 | Arizona | Luis Holmes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 16:22 | Arizona | Gan Hong pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 15:53 | Arizona | Gan Hong can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dikembe Africa - foul #2 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Harvey Grady, Rod Ewing, Thomas Krumm | |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Krout (PG), Clyde Thompson (SG), Rick Sylvestre (PF), Daniel Hamel (C) Robert Johnson, Sylvester Lewis, Raymond Moore, Luis Holmes | |
| 15:53 | Arizona | Gan Hong makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:53 | Arizona | Gan Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Leff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Larry Krout (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clyde Thompson (fresh) SF - Gan Hong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rick Sylvestre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hamel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 15:34 | Arizona | Gan Hong grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 15:05 | Arizona | Gan Hong misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 15:04 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:41 | Washington State | Clyde Thompson steals it from Dikembe Africa | 27-40 |
| 14:36 | Arizona | Larry Krout banks in the layup set up by Clyde Thompson | 27-42 |
| 14:11 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi clanks a jump hook from close range | 27-42 |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 13:47 | Arizona | Gan Hong misses badly on a shot from the right side | 27-42 |
| 13:46 | Washington State | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi loses the dribble to Rick Sylvestre | 27-42 |
| 13:07 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre connects on the open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Krout | 27-44 |
| 13:03 | Washington State | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hamel - foul #1 on Daniel Hamel, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Rod Ewing (SG), James Bowlin (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Alexei Zabinski (C) Eddie Leff, Harvey Ellison, Dikembe Africa, Michael Williams, Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Sylvester Lewis (SG), Raymond Moore (PF), Luis Holmes (C) Clyde Thompson, Gan Hong, Rick Sylvestre, Daniel Hamel | |
| 12:48 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Thomas Krumm | 29-44 |
| 12:27 | Arizona | Larry Krout misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 12:25 | Arizona | Larry Krout gets the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 12:06 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 12:04 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Rod Ewing | 29-44 |
| 11:57 | Washington State | James Bowlin misses the floater near the basket | 29-44 |
| 11:55 | Arizona | Raymond Moore gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) SG - Rod Ewing (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Bowlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sylvester Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Krout (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Luis Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Arizona | Larry Krout drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Luis Holmes - foul #3 on Luis Holmes, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF) Larry Krout | |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski misses the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 11:08 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sylvester Lewis | 30-50 |
| 11:04 | Washington State | Harvey Grady knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Bowlin | 33-50 |
| 10:45 | Arizona | Luis Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Harvey Grady, James Bowlin, Thomas Krumm, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 10:29 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-50 |
| 10:27 | Arizona | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 09:59 | Arizona | Robert Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 09:58 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson hits the follow up shot | 33-52 |
| 09:46 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi is hacked by Clyde Thompson - foul #1 on Clyde Thompson, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG) Rod Ewing | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gan Hong (SF), Rick Sylvestre (PF), Daniel Hamel (C) Clyde Thompson, Raymond Moore, Luis Holmes | |
| 09:34 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa knocks in the jumper from the left block | 35-52 |
| 09:09 | Arizona | Gan Hong connects on the shot from close range set up by Robert Johnson | 35-54 |
| 09:01 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi misses badly on a runner from the left block | 35-54 |
| 08:59 | Washington State | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 08:53 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi's floater is tipped away by Gan Hong | 35-54 |
| 08:52 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Sylvester Lewis | 35-54 |
| 08:28 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 35-56 |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa is hacked by Gan Hong - foul #2 on Gan Hong, team foul #4 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Rod Ewing (SG), James Bowlin (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Alexei Zabinski (C) Eddie Leff, Harvey Ellison, Dikembe Africa, Michael Williams, Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Krout (PG), Clyde Thompson (SG), Raymond Moore (PF), Luis Holmes (C) Robert Johnson, Sylvester Lewis, Rick Sylvestre, Daniel Hamel | |
| 07:57 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski buries a shot in the paint | 37-56 |
| 07:32 | Arizona | Larry Krout misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 07:31 | Arizona | Raymond Moore snags the offensive board | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harvey Grady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rod Ewing (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Bowlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Larry Krout (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gan Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) 5 reb. C - Luis Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Arizona | Larry Krout connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clyde Thompson | 37-59 |
| 06:58 | Washington State | James Bowlin drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rod Ewing | 39-59 |
| 06:36 | Arizona | Larry Krout knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 06:22 | Washington State | James Bowlin's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Holmes | 39-62 |
| 06:21 | Arizona | Luis Holmes pulls down the rebound | 39-62 |
| 05:55 | Arizona | Gan Hong knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:48 | Washington State | James Bowlin is whistled for a carry | 39-64 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Harvey Grady, Rod Ewing, James Bowlin, Thomas Krumm, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Sylvester Lewis (SG), Rick Sylvestre (PF), Daniel Hamel (C) Clyde Thompson, Gan Hong, Raymond Moore, Luis Holmes | |
| 05:30 | Arizona | Robert Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sylvester Lewis | 39-67 |
| 05:18 | Washington State | Michael Williams buries a turnaround from close range | 41-67 |
| 04:49 | Arizona | Dikembe Africa is called for the reach on Larry Krout - foul #3 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #3 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SG) Harvey Ellison | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 04:26 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Krout | 41-70 |
| 04:11 | Washington State | Rod Ewing is hacked by Sylvester Lewis - foul #1 on Sylvester Lewis, team foul #5 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Bowlin (SF), Alexei Zabinski (C) Dikembe Africa, Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF), Raymond Moore (PF), Luis Holmes (C) Larry Krout, Rick Sylvestre, Daniel Hamel | |
| 03:50 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski loses the dribble to Raymond Moore | 41-70 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:30 | Arizona | Luis Holmes scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 41-72 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Leff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rod Ewing (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Bowlin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Sylvester Lewis (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski clanks a runner from the left block | 41-72 |
| 03:09 | Washington State | Eddie Leff gets the offensive rebound | 41-72 |
| 03:03 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-72 |
| 03:01 | Washington State | Michael Williams tips it back up and in | 43-72 |
| 02:42 | Arizona | Luis Holmes is whistled for a carry | 43-72 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Dikembe Africa (SG), Thomas Krumm (PF) Eddie Leff, Rod Ewing, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gan Hong (SF) Clyde Thompson | |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa blows the layup | 43-72 |
| 02:30 | Arizona | Raymond Moore pulls down the rebound | 43-72 |
| 02:15 | Arizona | Gan Hong clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-72 |
| 02:13 | Arizona | Gan Hong grabs the offensive board | 43-72 |
| 01:54 | Arizona | Robert Johnson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Gan Hong | 43-75 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa drills a fadeaway from the right side | 45-75 |
| 01:16 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Moore | 45-78 |
| 00:57 | Washington State | James Bowlin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-78 |
| 00:55 | Arizona | Raymond Moore grabs the board | 45-78 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Luis Holmes connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 45-80 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-80 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Harvey Grady gets the offensive rebound | 45-80 |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-80 |
| 00:21 | Arizona | Gan Hong grabs the board | 45-80 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Robert Johnson runs out the clock | 45-80 |