| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jermaine Blackburn (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Lindsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Stanford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (fresh) SG - Calvin Maurer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Reichard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Arizona | Larry Jenkins steals the ball from John Huff | 34-32 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Gary Reichard misses short on a jumper near the basket | 34-32 |
| 19:25 | Arizona | John Huff gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:06 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey's pass is intercepted by Ernest Wood | 34-32 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg banks in the layup and he's fouled by Lavern Deville - foul #1 on Lavern Deville, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook (SG) Ken Lindsey | |
| Subs | NC State | Johnny Ickes (SF) Gary Reichard | |
| 18:39 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:39 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Arizona | Lavern Deville blows the layup | 34-34 |
| 18:14 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to John Huff | 34-34 |
| 18:03 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn connects on the 3 from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Calvin Maurer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Johnny Ickes tips it in | 37-36 |
| 17:32 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Johnny Ickes snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Larry Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 17:04 | Arizona | Lavern Deville grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | Arizona | John Huff makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Holbrook | 39-36 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Ernest Wood's fadeaway is rejected by John Huff | 39-36 |
| 16:23 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Bruce Holbrook | 39-36 |
| 15:54 | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook knocks in the floater near the basket | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jermaine Blackburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Holbrook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Stanford (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lavern Deville (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Huff (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (tiring) SG - Calvin Maurer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Ickes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Wildenberg (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 15:37 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:12 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 15:10 | NC State | Calvin Maurer snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:54 | NC State | Calvin Maurer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kyle Farris (SG), Eric Wright (SF), Cecil Marenco (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Bruce Holbrook, Leroy Stanford, Lavern Deville, John Huff | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Millard Knight (SG), Gary Reichard (SF), Shaun Chambless (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Larry Jenkins, Calvin Maurer, Johnny Ickes, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| 14:32 | Arizona | Timmy Millen misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 41-36 |
| 14:31 | Arizona | Eric Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:22 | Arizona | Timmy Millen comes up short on the shot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Gary Reichard misses the jump hook from close range | 41-36 |
| 13:56 | Arizona | Eric Wright snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:39 | Arizona | Timmy Millen hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 13:38 | Arizona | Timmy Millen hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Millard Knight makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Brandon Kirkpatrick | 43-39 |
| 13:20 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ken Lindsey (PG) Jermaine Blackburn | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:03 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Kirkpatrick | 43-41 |
| 12:44 | Arizona | Timmy Millen knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Kyle Farris | 45-41 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Millard Knight hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Timmy Millen - foul #1 on Timmy Millen, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook (PG), Leroy Stanford (SF), Lavern Deville (PF), John Huff (C) Kyle Farris, Eric Wright, Cecil Marenco, Timmy Millen | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Shaun Chambless, Daniel Culpepper | |
| 12:18 | NC State | Millard Knight misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Millard Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:54 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ken Lindsey | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bruce Holbrook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Stanford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Deville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Huff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) SG - Millard Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Reichard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | NC State | Ernest Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 11:36 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:34 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG) Bruce Holbrook | |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (SG), Johnny Ickes (SF) Millard Knight, Gary Reichard | |
| 11:19 | NC State | Johnny Ickes loses the dribble to Jermaine Blackburn | 47-42 |
| 11:02 | Arizona | John Huff misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 10:40 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg blows the dunk | 47-42 |
| 10:39 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 10:17 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Lavern Deville | 47-42 |
| 09:56 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jermaine Blackburn | 50-42 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Johnny Ickes hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Jenkins and he's hacked by Leroy Stanford - foul #2 on Leroy Stanford, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook (PG), Kyle Farris (SG), Eric Wright (SF), Cecil Marenco (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Jermaine Blackburn, Ken Lindsey, Leroy Stanford, Lavern Deville, John Huff | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Shaun Chambless (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Larry Jenkins, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| 09:33 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:16 | Arizona | Timmy Millen misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Shaun Chambless grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Bruce Holbrook picks off the pass by Calvin Maurer | 50-45 |
| 08:47 | Arizona | Brandon Kirkpatrick picks off the pass by Bruce Holbrook in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Calvin Maurer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timmy Millen - foul #2 on Timmy Millen, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Reichard (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF) Johnny Ickes, Shaun Chambless | |
| 08:20 | NC State | Calvin Maurer makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Calvin Maurer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:02 | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Brandon Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG), Ernest Wood (C) Calvin Maurer, Daniel Culpepper | |
| 08:02 | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:02 | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:02 | NC State | Gary Reichard pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 07:39 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Eric Wright | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bruce Holbrook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Farris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Wright (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cecil Marenco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timmy Millen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Millard Knight (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Reichard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Troy Wildenberg (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Arizona | Timmy Millen can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 51-47 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kyle Farris - foul #4 on Kyle Farris, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG), Ken Lindsey (SG), Leroy Stanford (SF), Lavern Deville (PF) Bruce Holbrook, Kyle Farris, Eric Wright, Cecil Marenco | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG) Brandon Kirkpatrick | |
| 07:00 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:00 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:00 | Arizona | Timmy Millen grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 06:40 | Arizona | Millard Knight picks off the pass by Timmy Millen | 51-47 |
| 06:15 | NC State | Ernest Wood's pass is intercepted by Ken Lindsey | 51-47 |
| 06:12 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Wood - foul #1 on Ernest Wood, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Huff (C) Timmy Millen | |
| Subs | NC State | Shaun Chambless (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| 06:04 | Arizona | Lavern Deville misses short on a jumper near the basket | 51-47 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Gary Reichard snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Gary Reichard loses the dribble to Leroy Stanford | 51-47 |
| 05:27 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-47 |
| 05:25 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:11 | Arizona | John Huff is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by Ken Lindsey | 53-47 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Gary Reichard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 04:54 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:25 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford is hacked by Larry Jenkins - foul #3 on Larry Jenkins, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook (PG), Kyle Farris (SG), Eric Wright (SF), Cecil Marenco (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Jermaine Blackburn, Ken Lindsey, Leroy Stanford, Lavern Deville, John Huff | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Calvin Maurer (SG), Johnny Ickes (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Larry Jenkins, Millard Knight, Gary Reichard, Shaun Chambless, Daniel Culpepper | |
| 04:10 | Arizona | Calvin Maurer is called for the reach on Bruce Holbrook - foul #2 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| 03:59 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Calvin Maurer gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Johnny Ickes can't finish the layup | 53-47 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Johnny Ickes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bruce Holbrook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Farris (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cecil Marenco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timmy Millen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Maurer (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Ickes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Wildenberg (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Wood (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | NC State | Eric Wright is called for the reach on Johnny Ickes - foul #3 on Eric Wright, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG) Bruce Holbrook | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:50 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses the turnaround in the paint | 53-47 |
| 02:49 | Arizona | Eric Wright grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 02:32 | Arizona | Eric Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), Shaun Chambless (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| 02:10 | NC State | Johnny Ickes lays it up and in | 53-49 |
| 02:08 | Arizona | Timmy Millen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ken Lindsey (SG), Leroy Stanford (SF), Lavern Deville (PF), John Huff (C) Kyle Farris, Eric Wright, Cecil Marenco, Timmy Millen | |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG) Calvin Maurer | |
| 01:52 | NC State | Millard Knight misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 01:51 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:24 | Arizona | John Huff can't connect on a floater from close range | 53-49 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper is fouled on the floor by John Huff - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (SG), Gary Reichard (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF) Millard Knight, Johnny Ickes, Shaun Chambless | |
| 01:01 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:01 | Arizona | Lavern Deville pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford buries a fadeaway in the lane | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Calvin Maurer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn is hacked by Larry Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Jenkins, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bruce Holbrook (SG) Ken Lindsey | |
| Subs | NC State | Ernest Wood (C) Daniel Culpepper | |
| 00:21 | Arizona | Lavern Deville is hacked by Gary Reichard - foul #1 on Gary Reichard, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford is hacked by Calvin Maurer - foul #3 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Larry Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Reichard | 57-52 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | John Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Jenkins - foul #5 on Larry Jenkins, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG) Larry Jenkins | |
| 00:10 | Arizona | John Huff makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | John Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | Lavern Deville grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 00:07 | Arizona | Troy Wildenberg is called for the reach on Lavern Deville - foul #2 on Troy Wildenberg, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| 00:07 | Arizona | Lavern Deville makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:07 | Arizona | Lavern Deville misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Ernest Wood pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Calvin Maurer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 00:01 | Arizona | The rebound goes to John Huff | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | John Huff runs out the clock | 59-52 |