| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenneth Gilkey (fresh) SG - Stjepan Stepnoski (fresh) SF - Bryan Randolph (fresh) PF - Timothy Benton (fresh) C - Clyde Moodie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Grover McKenzie (fresh) SG - Eugene Barber (fresh) SF - Kenneth Semon (fresh) PF - Charles Norton (fresh) C - Tom Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Tom Wolfe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Albany | Eugene Barber misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Albany | Kenneth Semon tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton loses the dribble to Kenneth Semon | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Albany | Kenneth Semon clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Albany | Kenneth Semon snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Albany | Eugene Barber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Albany | Grover McKenzie blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Albany | Eugene Barber lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Semon | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Gilkey | 8-4 |
| 16:47 | Albany | Eugene Barber hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Grover McKenzie | 8-6 |
| 16:34 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Randolph | 10-6 |
| 16:20 | Albany | Kenneth Semon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:19 | Albany | Tom Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:10 | Albany | Charles Norton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-6 |
| 16:08 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:43 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Gilkey | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenneth Gilkey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Stepnoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Randolph (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy Benton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Moodie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Grover McKenzie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Barber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Semon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Norton (fairly fresh) C - Tom Wolfe (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Albany | Tom Wolfe is called for traveling | 12-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Gamble (PG), Gary Lee (SG), Deshi Qian (SF), Jeffrey Tripp (PF) Kenneth Gilkey, Stjepan Stepnoski, Bryan Randolph, Timothy Benton | |
| Subs | Albany | Jack McNee (PG), Ralph Culbertson (SG), Steve Bell (SF), Robert Means (PF), Phillip Lindsey (C) Grover McKenzie, Eugene Barber, Kenneth Semon, Charles Norton, Tom Wolfe | |
| 14:59 | Arizona State | James Gamble misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 14:58 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:38 | Arizona State | Robert Means is called for the reach on James Gamble - foul #1 on Robert Means, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ron McCarson (C) Clyde Moodie | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 14:33 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 14:32 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp tips it but misses | 12-6 |
| 14:30 | Albany | Steve Bell gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:24 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | James Gamble lays it up and in set up by Deshi Qian and he's fouled by Phillip Lindsey - foul #1 on Phillip Lindsey, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph (SG), Timothy Benton (PF) Gary Lee, Jeffrey Tripp | |
| Subs | Albany | Grover McKenzie (PG), Eugene Barber (SG), Charles Norton (PF) Jack McNee, Ralph Culbertson, Phillip Lindsey | |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | James Gamble makes the free throw | 15-8 |
| 14:01 | Albany | Charles Norton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 14:00 | Arizona State | Deshi Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:41 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bryan Randolph, team foul #1 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey (PG), Stjepan Stepnoski (SG) James Gamble, Deshi Qian | |
| Subs | Albany | Tom Wolfe (C) Robert Means | |
| 13:19 | Albany | Eugene Barber clanks a shot from the free throw line | 15-8 |
| 13:18 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:04 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie (C) Ron McCarson | |
| Subs | Albany | Kenneth Semon (SF) Steve Bell | |
| 12:50 | Albany | Kenneth Gilkey picks off the pass by Kenneth Semon | 15-8 |
| 12:21 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 15-8 |
| 12:20 | Albany | Eugene Barber grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 11:51 | Albany | Tom Wolfe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 11:49 | Albany | Kenneth Semon tips it home | 15-10 |
| 11:36 | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey is fouled on the floor by Eugene Barber - foul #1 on Eugene Barber, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Gamble (SG), Deshi Qian (SF), Jeffrey Tripp (PF) Stjepan Stepnoski, Bryan Randolph, Timothy Benton | |
| Subs | Albany | Jack McNee (PG), Ralph Culbertson (SG), Steve Bell (SF), Robert Means (PF) Grover McKenzie, Eugene Barber, Kenneth Semon, Charles Norton | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenneth Gilkey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Deshi Qian (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Tripp (fresh) C - Clyde Moodie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jack McNee (fresh) SG - Ralph Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Means (fresh) C - Tom Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Arizona State | James Gamble clanks a runner from the right block | 15-10 |
| 11:19 | Albany | Steve Bell snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:05 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ralph Culbertson, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gary Lee (SG) Kenneth Gilkey | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 10:58 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clyde Moodie, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| 10:36 | Albany | Steve Bell's layup is rejected by Clyde Moodie | 15-10 |
| 10:35 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:29 | Arizona State | Steve Bell is called for the reach on Gary Lee - foul #1 on Steve Bell, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski (SG), Timothy Benton (PF) Gary Lee, Jeffrey Tripp | |
| Subs | Albany | Eugene Barber (SG), Kenneth Semon (SF), Phillip Lindsey (C) Jack McNee, Steve Bell, Tom Wolfe | |
| 10:20 | Arizona State | Deshi Qian is fouled on the floor by Eugene Barber - foul #2 on Eugene Barber, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph (SF) Deshi Qian | |
| Subs | Albany | Grover McKenzie (PG), Charles Norton (PF) Eugene Barber, Phillip Lindsey | |
| 10:09 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 10:08 | Albany | Charles Norton pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:49 | Albany | Charles Norton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-10 |
| 09:47 | Albany | Robert Means tips it home | 15-12 |
| 09:31 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton is fouled on the floor by Charles Norton - foul #1 on Charles Norton, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey (PG), Ron McCarson (C) James Gamble, Clyde Moodie | |
| Subs | Albany | Tom Wolfe (C) Robert Means | |
| 09:31 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:31 | Albany | Tom Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:16 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Grover McKenzie | 15-14 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 15-14 |
| 08:56 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:35 | Albany | Tom Wolfe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 08:33 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Timothy Benton | 15-14 |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Grover McKenzie - foul #1 on Grover McKenzie, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Gamble (SG), Deshi Qian (SF), Jeffrey Tripp (PF), Clyde Moodie (C) Stjepan Stepnoski, Bryan Randolph, Timothy Benton, Ron McCarson | |
| Subs | Albany | Jack McNee (PG), Steve Bell (SF), Robert Means (PF) Grover McKenzie, Kenneth Semon, Charles Norton | |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:58 | Albany | Robert Means misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 07:57 | Arizona State | Deshi Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:40 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Jack McNee - foul #1 on Jack McNee, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Albany | Phillip Lindsey (C) Tom Wolfe | |
| 07:40 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:23 | Albany | Robert Means misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 07:21 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenneth Gilkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Deshi Qian (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clyde Moodie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jack McNee (fresh) SG - Ralph Culbertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Means (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Lindsey (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Arizona State | James Gamble misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 20-14 |
| 07:03 | Albany | Jack McNee grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 06:50 | Albany | Phillip Lindsey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 06:34 | Arizona State | James Gamble misses long on a shot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 06:33 | Arizona State | Deshi Qian tips it but misses | 20-17 |
| 06:32 | Albany | The rebound goes to Phillip Lindsey | 20-17 |
| 06:16 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 06:14 | Albany | Phillip Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:55 | Albany | Phillip Lindsey banks in the layup | 20-19 |
| 05:45 | Arizona State | James Gamble misses the fadeaway from the left side | 20-19 |
| 05:43 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 05:27 | Arizona State | James Gamble double dribbles | 20-19 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski (SG), Bryan Randolph (SF), Timothy Benton (PF), Ron McCarson (C) Kenneth Gilkey, Deshi Qian, Jeffrey Tripp, Clyde Moodie | |
| Subs | Albany | Grover McKenzie (PG), Kenneth Semon (SF), Charles Norton (PF), Tom Wolfe (C) Jack McNee, Ralph Culbertson, Robert Means, Phillip Lindsey | |
| 05:07 | Albany | Tom Wolfe is hacked by Ron McCarson - foul #1 on Ron McCarson, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Albany | Ralph Culbertson (SG) Steve Bell | |
| 04:43 | Albany | Kenneth Semon is fouled on the floor by Bryan Randolph - foul #2 on Bryan Randolph, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Deshi Qian (SF) Bryan Randolph | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 04:24 | Albany | Grover McKenzie misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 04:23 | Albany | Kenneth Semon pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:14 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ron McCarson - foul #2 on Ron McCarson, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie (C) Ron McCarson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 04:14 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:14 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:14 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:53 | Arizona State | The short jumper by Timothy Benton is denied by Tom Wolfe | 20-19 |
| 03:51 | Albany | Tom Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:35 | Albany | Grover McKenzie misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 03:33 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:22 | Arizona State | Tom Wolfe picks off the pass by Deshi Qian | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Gamble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stjepan Stepnoski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Deshi Qian (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Moodie (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Grover McKenzie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Culbertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Semon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Norton (fresh) C - Tom Wolfe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Albany | James Gamble steps in front of the Ralph Culbertson pass | 20-19 |
| 02:57 | Arizona State | James Gamble banks in the layup | 22-19 |
| 02:45 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 02:44 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 02:36 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Benton - foul #1 on Timothy Benton, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey (PG), Bryan Randolph (SF) James Gamble, Deshi Qian | |
| Subs | Albany | Eugene Barber (SG), Steve Bell (SF) Grover McKenzie, Kenneth Semon | |
| 02:36 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:36 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 02:36 | Albany | Ralph Culbertson makes the 3rd free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:17 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Benton, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gary Lee (SG) Stjepan Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Albany | Jack McNee (PG) Ralph Culbertson | |
| 01:58 | Albany | Charles Norton hits a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Timothy Benton - foul #3 on Timothy Benton, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp (PF) Timothy Benton | |
| Subs | Albany | Grover McKenzie (PG) Jack McNee | |
| 01:58 | Albany | Charles Norton makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 01:37 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Gilkey | 25-25 |
| 01:26 | Albany | Grover McKenzie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 01:25 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:10 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Tom Wolfe - foul #1 on Tom Wolfe, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Gamble (SG) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Albany | Kenneth Semon (SF), Robert Means (PF), Phillip Lindsey (C) Steve Bell, Charles Norton, Tom Wolfe | |
| 01:10 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:10 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:10 | Albany | The rebound goes to Phillip Lindsey | 25-25 |
| 01:06 | Albany | Grover McKenzie misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 01:05 | Arizona State | James Gamble gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Eugene Barber is called for the reach on James Gamble - foul #3 on Eugene Barber, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski (SG), Ron McCarson (C) Kenneth Gilkey, Clyde Moodie | |
| Subs | Albany | Steve Bell (SG) Eugene Barber | |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | James Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | James Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:30 | Albany | Kenneth Semon is hacked by Bryan Randolph - foul #3 on Bryan Randolph, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Deshi Qian (SF) Bryan Randolph | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 00:30 | Albany | Kenneth Semon misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:30 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Deshi Qian can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-25 |