| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fresh) SG - Edward Reeder (fresh) SF - Paul Theodore (fresh) PF - James Paul (fresh) C - Chad Modica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Hayes (fresh) SG - Junior Roberts (fresh) SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) PF - James Vibbert (fresh) C - Todd Liner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Todd Liner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Liberty | James Vibbert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Edward Reeder | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Liberty | James Vibbert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Liberty | Todd Liner misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Arizona State | James Paul snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Vibbert | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Liberty | Gregory Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Arizona State | James Paul gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:55 | Arizona State | James Vibbert is called for the reach on Edward Reeder - foul #1 on James Vibbert, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | Arizona State | Paul Theodore makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-0 |
| 17:14 | Liberty | A charge is called on Junior Roberts - foul #1 on Junior Roberts, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Zachary Anderson (C) Todd Liner | |
| 16:58 | Arizona State | James Vibbert steals it from Paul Theodore | 6-0 |
| 16:46 | Liberty | Junior Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 16:44 | Liberty | Zachary Anderson tips it but misses | 6-0 |
| 16:42 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Johnny Summey | 6-0 |
| 16:20 | Arizona State | Zachary Anderson is called for the reach on Chad Modica - foul #1 on Zachary Anderson, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Earl Teems (PG), Gary Looney (PF) Richard Hayes, James Vibbert | |
| 16:04 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | James Paul grabs the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 15:38 | Arizona State | Paul Theodore can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 15:37 | Arizona State | Paul Theodore hits the follow up shot | 8-0 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fresh) SG - Edward Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Theodore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Paul (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Modica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Earl Teems (fresh) SG - Junior Roberts (fresh) SF - Gregory Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Looney (fresh) C - Zachary Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Liberty | Earl Teems is hacked by Edward Reeder - foul #1 on Edward Reeder, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Gordon (C) Chad Modica | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Cozart (SG), Melvin Johnson (PF), Todd Liner (C) Junior Roberts, Gregory Williams, Zachary Anderson | |
| 15:01 | Liberty | Gary Looney clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-0 |
| 14:59 | Liberty | Gary Looney tips it home | 8-2 |
| 14:32 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder loses the ball out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jody Hicks (SF), Ronnie Robertson (C) Paul Theodore, James Paul | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Hayes (PG), James Vibbert (PF) Earl Teems, Melvin Johnson | |
| 14:18 | Liberty | Richard Hayes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | Paul Gordon snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:13 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Gordon | 11-2 |
| 14:02 | Liberty | Frank Cozart clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jody Hicks - foul #1 on Jody Hicks, team foul #2 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Modica (C) Ronnie Robertson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Williams (SF) Gary Looney | |
| 14:02 | Liberty | Frank Cozart makes the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:02 | Liberty | Frank Cozart makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 13:34 | Arizona State | Jody Hicks is fouled on the floor by Gregory Williams - foul #1 on Gregory Williams, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan (PG), James Paul (PF) Johnny Summey, Paul Gordon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Junior Roberts (SG) Frank Cozart | |
| 13:10 | Arizona State | James Paul is whistled for a carry | 11-4 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Theodore (SF) Jody Hicks | |
| Subs | Liberty | Zachary Anderson (C) Todd Liner | |
| 12:57 | Liberty | Gregory Williams scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Vibbert | 11-6 |
| 12:36 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Vibbert - foul #2 on James Vibbert, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Looney (PF) James Vibbert | |
| 12:36 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:36 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:36 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Zachary Anderson | 12-6 |
| 12:19 | Liberty | Junior Roberts drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:00 | Arizona State | Chad Modica travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Johnny Summey (PG) Jeffrey Santillan | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 11:43 | Liberty | Richard Hayes hits the finger roll | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fresh) SG - Edward Reeder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Theodore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Paul (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Modica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Junior Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Looney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachary Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:22 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Gregory Williams | 12-11 |
| 11:11 | Liberty | Junior Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Gordon (PF), Ronnie Robertson (C) James Paul, Chad Modica | |
| Subs | Liberty | Earl Teems (PG), Todd Liner (C) Richard Hayes, Zachary Anderson | |
| 10:45 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 10:31 | Liberty | Paul Gordon is called for the reach on Gary Looney - foul #1 on Paul Gordon, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jody Hicks (SF) Paul Theodore | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Cozart (PF) Gregory Williams | |
| 10:15 | Liberty | Todd Liner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Reeder - foul #2 on Edward Reeder, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan (SG), James Paul (PF) Edward Reeder, Ronnie Robertson | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 10:15 | Liberty | Todd Liner misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:15 | Liberty | Todd Liner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:52 | Arizona State | Jody Hicks loses the dribble to Frank Cozart | 15-12 |
| 09:34 | Liberty | Junior Roberts makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Teems | 15-14 |
| 09:14 | Arizona State | Paul Gordon clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 09:13 | Liberty | Todd Liner gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:00 | Liberty | Todd Liner makes the turnaround in the lane | 15-16 |
| 08:31 | Arizona State | Johnny Summey is fouled on the floor by Earl Teems - foul #1 on Earl Teems, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Theodore (SF), Chad Modica (C) Jody Hicks, Paul Gordon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Hayes (PG), Gregory Williams (SF), Melvin Johnson (PF), Zachary Anderson (C) Earl Teems, Junior Roberts, Gary Looney, Todd Liner | |
| 08:08 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Summey | 17-16 |
| 07:41 | Liberty | Gregory Williams misses badly on a floater from the right block | 17-16 |
| 07:40 | Arizona State | Chad Modica snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Santillan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Theodore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Paul (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Modica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Cozart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Johnson (fresh) C - Zachary Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Arizona State | Chad Modica blows the layup | 17-16 |
| 07:10 | Arizona State | James Paul misses the tip | 17-16 |
| 07:08 | Liberty | Melvin Johnson grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 06:53 | Liberty | Gregory Williams misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 06:51 | Arizona State | James Paul grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 06:32 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan is whistled for a carry | 17-16 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jody Hicks (SF), Paul Gordon (PF) Jeffrey Santillan, James Paul | |
| Subs | Liberty | Junior Roberts (SG), Gary Looney (PF), Todd Liner (C) Frank Cozart, Melvin Johnson, Zachary Anderson | |
| 06:09 | Liberty | Gregory Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chad Modica - foul #1 on Chad Modica, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| 06:09 | Liberty | Gregory Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:09 | Liberty | Gregory Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:52 | Arizona State | Chad Modica loses the ball out of bounds | 17-18 |
| 05:35 | Liberty | Richard Hayes's pass is intercepted by Johnny Summey | 17-18 |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Paul Theodore is fouled on the floor by Todd Liner - foul #1 on Todd Liner, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan (PG) Johnny Summey | |
| Subs | Liberty | Zachary Anderson (C) Todd Liner | |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Paul Theodore misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Chad Modica pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 04:56 | Arizona State | Paul Theodore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Johnny Summey (PG), James Paul (PF) Paul Theodore, Chad Modica | |
| Subs | Liberty | Earl Teems (PG) Richard Hayes | |
| 04:39 | Liberty | Junior Roberts misses long on a floater from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 04:38 | Arizona State | James Paul gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | Paul Gordon makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Summey | 19-18 |
| 04:00 | Liberty | Gregory Williams connects on the jumper from close range | 19-20 |
| 03:42 | Arizona State | James Paul knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Santillan | 21-20 |
| 03:23 | Liberty | Zachary Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 03:22 | Arizona State | Paul Gordon gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Santillan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Hicks (fresh) PF - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Earl Teems (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Junior Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Looney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachary Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Arizona State | Johnny Summey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 03:16 | Arizona State | James Paul tips it home | 23-20 |
| 02:53 | Liberty | Earl Teems clanks a jumper from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 02:51 | Arizona State | Jody Hicks gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 02:45 | Arizona State | James Paul is hacked by Zachary Anderson - foul #2 on Zachary Anderson, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (SG), Paul Theodore (SF), Chad Modica (C) Jeffrey Santillan, Jody Hicks, Paul Gordon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Hayes (PG), Frank Cozart (SF), James Vibbert (PF), Todd Liner (C) Earl Teems, Gregory Williams, Gary Looney, Zachary Anderson | |
| 02:45 | Arizona State | James Paul misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 02:45 | Liberty | Frank Cozart grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 02:21 | Liberty | Todd Liner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 02:19 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Liner | 23-20 |
| 02:09 | Liberty | Paul Theodore steals the ball from James Vibbert | 23-20 |
| 02:07 | Arizona State | Johnny Summey loses the dribble to Junior Roberts in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 01:51 | Liberty | Todd Liner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ronnie Robertson (PF) James Paul | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary James (SF) Junior Roberts | |
| 01:35 | Arizona State | Chad Modica drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Theodore | 25-20 |
| 01:28 | Liberty | Gary James is hacked by Johnny Summey - foul #1 on Johnny Summey, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan (PG) Johnny Summey | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Williams (SF) Gary James | |
| 01:04 | Liberty | Frank Cozart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Gordon (PF) Ronnie Robertson | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 00:48 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 00:36 | Liberty | Paul Theodore takes the ball from Richard Hayes | 28-20 |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-20 |
| 00:05 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan misses the tip | 28-20 |
| 00:04 | Liberty | James Vibbert grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | James Vibbert hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-20 |