| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gary Ryland (fresh) SG - Antonio Koffler (fresh) SF - James Leach (fresh) PF - Matthew Osbourne (fresh) C - Christopher Koualeski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jerry Eason (fresh) SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) SF - Stephen Masters (fresh) PF - Ronald Rameriz (fresh) C - Peter Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Peter Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Arizona | Stephen Masters drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Brown | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Koualeski misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Jones - foul #1 on Peter Jones, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Koualeski misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Koualeski makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Arizona | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | James Leach scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Ryland and he's hacked by Peter Jones - foul #2 on Peter Jones, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Paul Sobieski (C) Peter Jones | |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | James Leach makes the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Arizona | Jerry Eason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Matthew Osbourne | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Antonio Koffler misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne tips it in | 6-2 |
| 17:34 | Arizona | Jerry Eason travels in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Masters takes the ball from James Leach | 6-2 |
| 16:45 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Christopher Koualeski - foul #1 on Christopher Koualeski, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:45 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:45 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Brown is called for the reach on Antonio Koffler - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | Arizona | Ronald Brown grabs the board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gary Ryland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Koffler (fresh) SF - James Leach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Osbourne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Koualeski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jerry Eason (fresh) SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Masters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Rameriz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Sobieski (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Arizona | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Eason is blocked by Matthew Osbourne | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | Arizona | Ronald Brown tips it home | 6-6 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland loses the dribble to Paul Sobieski | 6-6 |
| 15:15 | Arizona | Ronald Brown is fouled on the floor by Antonio Koffler - foul #1 on Antonio Koffler, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Morant (SG) Antonio Koffler | |
| Subs | Arizona | Randy Campbell (PG), Ted Meyer (SG) Jerry Eason, Ronald Brown | |
| 14:52 | Arizona | Randy Campbell hits a jumper near the basket | 6-8 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Rameriz - foul #1 on Ronald Rameriz, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derek Lewis (SG) Gary Ryland | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bobby Gustafson (PG) Paul Sobieski | |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | Arizona | Ted Meyer scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Gustafson | 8-10 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Gustafson steals it from Derek Lewis | 8-10 |
| 13:39 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana Tech | David Morant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Koualeski tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Ted Meyer is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland (PG), Antonio Koffler (SG), Horace Washington (PF) David Morant, Derek Lewis, Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jerry Eason (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Paul Sobieski (PF) Bobby Gustafson, Stephen Masters, Ronald Rameriz | |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Koualeski's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Campbell | 10-10 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Koualeski hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 12:27 | Arizona | Jerry Eason is hacked by Gary Ryland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Ryland, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz (PF) Ted Meyer | |
| 12:10 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Koualeski - foul #2 on Christopher Koualeski, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Lally (C) Christopher Koualeski | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 12:10 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:10 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Lally blows the dunk | 12-12 |
| 11:48 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gary Ryland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Koffler (fresh) SF - James Leach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Horace Washington (fresh) C - Larry Lally (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jerry Eason (fresh) SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Rameriz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Sobieski (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Arizona | Ronald Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Randy Campbell | 12-15 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:46 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ronald Rameriz, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne (PF) Larry Lally | |
| Subs | Arizona | Stephen Masters (SF), Ted Meyer (C) Randy Campbell, Ronald Rameriz | |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 10:21 | Arizona | Stephen Masters grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:04 | Arizona | Stephen Masters can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 15-15 |
| 10:02 | Arizona | Paul Sobieski grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:42 | Arizona | Jerry Eason can't throw it down | 15-15 |
| 09:40 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Sobieski | 15-15 |
| 09:19 | Arizona | Jerry Eason misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Leach is fouled on the floor by Paul Sobieski - foul #1 on Paul Sobieski, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Morant (PG), Derek Lewis (SG), Larry Lally (C) Gary Ryland, Antonio Koffler, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bobby Gustafson (PG), Barry Dressler (SG), Randy Campbell (PF) Jerry Eason, Ronald Brown, Paul Sobieski | |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Leach's pass is intercepted by Stephen Masters | 15-15 |
| 08:18 | Arizona | Randy Campbell scores on a floater from close range | 15-17 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | David Morant misses the turnaround from the left block | 15-17 |
| 08:10 | Arizona | Barry Dressler pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Stephen Masters lays it in | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - David Morant (fresh) SG - Derek Lewis (fresh) SF - James Leach (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Osbourne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Lally (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Bobby Gustafson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Dressler (fresh) SF - Stephen Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Ted Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Leach knocks in the shot from the left side | 17-19 |
| 07:08 | Arizona | Larry Lally is called for the reach on Barry Dressler - foul #1 on Larry Lally, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland (PG), Antonio Koffler (SG), Horace Washington (PF) David Morant, Derek Lewis, Matthew Osbourne | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jerry Eason (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Paul Sobieski (PF) Bobby Gustafson, Barry Dressler, Ted Meyer | |
| 06:58 | Arizona | Jerry Eason is hacked by Gary Ryland - foul #2 on Gary Ryland, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Morant (PG) Gary Ryland | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 06:36 | Arizona | Jerry Eason is hacked by David Morant - foul #1 on David Morant, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Ryland (PG), Christopher Koualeski (C) David Morant, Larry Lally | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz (PF), Peter Jones (C) Paul Sobieski, Randy Campbell | |
| 06:36 | Arizona | Jerry Eason misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Antonio Koffler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| 05:48 | Arizona | Jerry Eason dunks the ball set up by Ronald Brown | 17-21 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Rameriz takes the ball from James Leach | 17-21 |
| 05:08 | Arizona | Stephen Masters drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Eason | 17-23 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Koualeski buries a jumper from the left block set up by Antonio Koffler | 19-23 |
| 04:13 | Arizona | Horace Washington steals the ball from Stephen Masters | 19-23 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Leach misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 03:51 | Arizona | Peter Jones gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 03:47 | Arizona | Stephen Masters connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Rameriz and the foul's on Gary Ryland - foul #3 on Gary Ryland, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Morant (PG), Derek Lewis (SG), Matthew Osbourne (PF) Gary Ryland, Antonio Koffler, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 03:47 | Arizona | Stephen Masters misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:47 | Arizona | Stephen Masters gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:30 | Arizona | Peter Jones is hacked by Christopher Koualeski - foul #3 on Christopher Koualeski, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Lally (C) Christopher Koualeski | |
| Subs | Arizona | Randy Campbell (SF) Stephen Masters | |
| 03:30 | Arizona | Peter Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:30 | Arizona | Peter Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Lally grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - David Morant (fresh) SG - Derek Lewis (fresh) SF - James Leach (tired) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Osbourne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Lally (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jerry Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Rameriz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Jones (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | David Morant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-26 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne tips it in | 21-26 |
| 02:55 | Arizona | Randy Campbell clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Leach - foul #1 on James Leach, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Horace Washington (C) Larry Lally | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Meyer (SF), Paul Sobieski (C) Jerry Eason, Peter Jones | |
| 02:55 | Arizona | Randy Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:55 | Arizona | Randy Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Leach misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-27 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | David Morant snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Morant | 23-27 |
| 01:57 | Arizona | Randy Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 01:56 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz hits the follow up shot | 23-29 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ted Meyer blocks the jumper by Derek Lewis | 23-29 |
| 01:30 | Arizona | Ronald Rameriz pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 01:01 | Arizona | Randy Campbell hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Brown | 23-31 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Osbourne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Antonio Koffler (SG), Larry Lally (C) Derek Lewis, Horace Washington | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jerry Eason (PG), Stephen Masters (SF), Peter Jones (C) Ronald Brown, Ted Meyer, Ronald Rameriz | |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Stephen Masters can't connect on a floater in the paint | 23-31 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Lally grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Sobieski swats the layup by Matthew Osbourne | 23-31 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Peter Jones grabs the board | 23-31 |