| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (fresh) SG - Gary Timberlake (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgar Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Cardinal (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) PF - Luis Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Edgar Jennings inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Washington | Luis Holmes is called for the reach on Anthony Cardinal - foul #2 on Luis Holmes, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:18 | Washington | Edgar Jennings makes the contested shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Timberlake | 30-32 |
| 19:01 | Arizona | Gan Hong misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Cardinal - foul #2 on Anthony Cardinal, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:01 | Arizona | Gan Hong makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:01 | Arizona | Gan Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:01 | Washington | Nathan Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:43 | Washington | Edgar Jennings knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 18:27 | Arizona | Luis Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-33 |
| 18:26 | Washington | Wayne Bennett gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:03 | Washington | Anthony Cardinal's pass is intercepted by Robert Johnson | 32-33 |
| 17:34 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 17:33 | Arizona | Gan Hong tips it home | 32-35 |
| 17:18 | Washington | Edgar Jennings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-35 |
| 17:16 | Arizona | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:52 | Arizona | Luis Holmes is fouled on the floor by Anthony Cardinal - foul #3 on Anthony Cardinal, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Washington | Herman Mendenhall (PF) Anthony Cardinal | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF), Raymond Moore (PF) Gene Greenhaw, Luis Holmes | |
| 16:30 | Arizona | Raymond Moore misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Timberlake - foul #1 on Gary Timberlake, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG) Gan Hong | |
| 16:30 | Arizona | Raymond Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:30 | Arizona | Raymond Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:10 | Washington | Gary Timberlake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 16:08 | Washington | Edgar Jennings tips it in | 34-37 |
| 15:39 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clyde Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Washington | Terry Ellman (SG), Anthony Cardinal (PF) Gary Timberlake, Herman Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Luis Holmes (PF) Robert Johnson, Raymond Moore | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Ellman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edgar Jennings (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Cardinal (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) PF - Luis Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ira Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:19 | Washington | Edgar Jennings misses the easy layup | 34-37 |
| 15:18 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Clyde Thompson | 34-37 |
| 15:04 | Arizona | The jump hook by Ira Collins is blocked by Nathan Nelson | 34-37 |
| 15:03 | Washington | Anthony Cardinal grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 14:41 | Washington | Terry Ellman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Bennett | 37-37 |
| 14:20 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 14:18 | Washington | Edgar Jennings pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:09 | Washington | Anthony Cardinal clanks a shot from the right side | 37-37 |
| 14:08 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Luis Holmes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Cardinal - foul #4 on Anthony Cardinal, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Washington | Earl Howard (PF), Herman Mendenhall (C) Anthony Cardinal, Nathan Nelson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Gan Hong (SG) Eric Rader, Gene Greenhaw | |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Luis Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Luis Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Gan Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:27 | Arizona | Robert Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Holmes | 37-40 |
| 13:16 | Washington | Earl Howard lays it in set up by Wayne Bennett and he's hacked by Luis Holmes - foul #3 on Luis Holmes, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Serna (PG) Wayne Bennett | |
| Subs | Arizona | Raymond Moore (PF) Luis Holmes | |
| 13:16 | Washington | Earl Howard makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson is hacked by Earl Howard - foul #1 on Earl Howard, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF) Clyde Thompson | |
| 12:30 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Louis Serna - foul #1 on Louis Serna, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| 12:30 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:30 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:12 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Nathan Nelson (C) Edgar Jennings | |
| Subs | Arizona | Luis Holmes (PF) Raymond Moore | |
| 11:52 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw is whistled for a carry | 40-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Wayne Bennett (PG) Louis Serna | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:41 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall lays it up and in | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Ellman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Earl Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Mendenhall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) PF - Luis Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ira Collins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Arizona | Gan Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF) Gene Greenhaw | |
| 11:06 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Edgar Jennings (SF) Nathan Nelson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 10:41 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Terry Ellman - foul #4 on Terry Ellman, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Washington | Gary Timberlake (SG) Terry Ellman | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 10:41 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:41 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:34 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall connects on the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Ira Collins - foul #4 on Ira Collins, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 10:34 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:10 | Arizona | Robert Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Gan Hong | 45-46 |
| 10:06 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall misses the easy layup | 45-46 |
| 10:04 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:36 | Arizona | Wayne Bennett is called for the reach on Ira Collins - foul #3 on Wayne Bennett, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Serna (PG), Nathan Nelson (C) Wayne Bennett, Earl Howard | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG), Gene Greenhaw (SF), Raymond Moore (PF) Robert Johnson, Gan Hong, Luis Holmes | |
| 09:36 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:36 | Washington | Gary Timberlake grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:17 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall can't throw it down | 45-46 |
| 09:15 | Arizona | Eric Rader snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:46 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 08:44 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson tips it in | 45-48 |
| 08:26 | Washington | Edgar Jennings banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Louis Serna | 47-48 |
| 08:09 | Arizona | Raymond Moore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edgar Jennings - foul #3 on Edgar Jennings, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Washington | Earl Howard (SF) Edgar Jennings | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Gan Hong (SG) Clyde Thompson, Eric Rader | |
| 08:09 | Arizona | Raymond Moore makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:09 | Arizona | Raymond Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:48 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall misses the easy layup | 47-50 |
| 07:47 | Arizona | Gan Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:40 | Arizona | Ira Collins slams it home on a nice dish by Raymond Moore | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Louis Serna (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Timberlake (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ira Collins (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Washington | Gary Timberlake misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 07:27 | Washington | Gary Timberlake gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:13 | Washington | Gene Greenhaw is called for the reach on Louis Serna - foul #3 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Washington | Wayne Bennett (PG), Terry Ellman (SG), Anthony Cardinal (PF) Louis Serna, Gary Timberlake, Nathan Nelson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Luis Holmes (PF) Raymond Moore | |
| 06:57 | Washington | Anthony Cardinal blows the layup | 47-52 |
| 06:55 | Arizona | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 06:34 | Arizona | Luis Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Washington | Edgar Jennings (C) Herman Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF) Gene Greenhaw | |
| 06:18 | Washington | Edgar Jennings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-52 |
| 06:16 | Arizona | Ira Collins grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 05:54 | Arizona | Gan Hong connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Washington | Anthony Cardinal loses the dribble to Robert Johnson | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Ira Collins | 47-56 |
| 05:16 | Washington | Terry Ellman is called for a charge - foul #5 on Terry Ellman, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Serna (PG), Gary Timberlake (SG), Herman Mendenhall (C) Wayne Bennett, Terry Ellman, Earl Howard | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG), Gene Greenhaw (SF) Gan Hong, Clyde Thompson | |
| 05:10 | Arizona | Robert Johnson is hacked by Anthony Cardinal in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Cardinal, team foul #11 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Washington | Earl Howard (PF) Anthony Cardinal | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 05:10 | Arizona | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:10 | Arizona | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:10 | Washington | Earl Howard grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 04:54 | Washington | Edgar Jennings is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 04:52 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 04:47 | Arizona | Robert Johnson is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Rader | 47-59 |
| 04:38 | Washington | Gary Timberlake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Washington | Nathan Nelson (C) Edgar Jennings | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (PG), Raymond Moore (PF) Robert Johnson, Luis Holmes | |
| 04:36 | Arizona | Gary Timberlake is called for the reach on Gene Greenhaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Timberlake, team foul #12 | 47-59 |
| 04:36 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:36 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:16 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall connects on the turnaround in the lane | 49-61 |
| 04:04 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 04:03 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson misses the tip | 49-61 |
| 04:02 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson tips it in | 49-63 |
| 03:52 | Washington | Gary Timberlake clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Rader - foul #1 on Eric Rader, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Washington | Wayne Bennett (PG) Louis Serna | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Gan Hong (SG) Eric Rader, Gene Greenhaw | |
| 03:52 | Washington | Gary Timberlake makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:52 | Washington | Gary Timberlake makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Robert Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-63 |
| 03:22 | Washington | Earl Howard gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Timberlake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Mendenhall (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ira Collins (tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Washington | Earl Howard is fouled on the floor by Ira Collins - foul #5 on Ira Collins, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Washington | Edgar Jennings (PF) Herman Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arizona | Luis Holmes (PF), Rick Sylvestre (C) Raymond Moore, Ira Collins | |
| 03:11 | Washington | Earl Howard misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:11 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 02:56 | Arizona | Robert Johnson connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Holmes | 51-65 |
| 02:49 | Washington | Clyde Thompson steps in front of the Wayne Bennett pass | 51-65 |
| 02:46 | Arizona | Gan Hong hits the finger roll set up by Clyde Thompson | 51-67 |
| 02:29 | Washington | Edgar Jennings's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Holmes | 51-67 |
| 02:27 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Luis Holmes is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Rick Sylvestre | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Washington | Edgar Jennings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Clyde Thompson - foul #2 on Clyde Thompson, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Serna (PG), Herman Mendenhall (C) Wayne Bennett, Nathan Nelson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF) Clyde Thompson | |
| 01:45 | Washington | Edgar Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 01:45 | Washington | Edgar Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:41 | Arizona | Robert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-69 |
| Subs | Washington | Nathan Nelson (C) Edgar Jennings | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 01:23 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Nathan Nelson and he's hacked by Luis Holmes - foul #4 on Luis Holmes, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| 01:23 | Washington | Herman Mendenhall makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:01 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene Greenhaw | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Washington | Gary Timberlake knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Arizona | Gan Hong is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Timberlake - foul #3 on Gary Timberlake, team foul #13 | 58-71 |
| 00:54 | Arizona | Gan Hong makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:54 | Arizona | Gan Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:46 | Washington | Rick Sylvestre steals the ball from Gary Timberlake | 58-73 |
| 00:23 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre connects on the open turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Johnson | 58-75 |
| 00:17 | Washington | Gary Timberlake misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-75 |
| 00:16 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre pulls down the rebound | 58-75 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Robert Johnson runs out the clock | 58-75 |