| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Kelly Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Seals (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Konrad (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Charbonneau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) PF - George Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Henderson | 34-21 |
| 19:11 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad blows the layup | 34-21 |
| 19:09 | Arizona | Steven Charbonneau pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:46 | Arizona | Bennie Seals can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-21 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-21 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson hits the follow up shot | 34-23 |
| 18:16 | Arizona | George Mayo steals it from Ralph Konrad | 34-23 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | George Mayo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson tips it back up and in | 34-25 |
| 17:28 | Arizona | Bennie Seals is hacked by George Mayo - foul #3 on George Mayo, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 17:09 | Arizona | Bennie Seals buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kelly Hamilton | 36-25 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 16:51 | Arizona | Bennie Seals gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:22 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kelly Hamilton and the foul's on Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Shane Valdivia (PF), Wesley Peters (C) Bennie Seals, Steven Charbonneau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Allen Misner (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, George Mayo | |
| 16:22 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad misses the free throw | 38-25 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 15:48 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Kelly Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Konrad (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Valdivia (fresh) C - Wesley Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Allen Misner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Morrow (SG), Michael Norby (SF) Larry Wilson, Ralph Konrad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson (C) Dennis Parkinson | |
| 15:11 | Arizona | James Morrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bennie Seals (SF) Kelly Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG) James Bancroft | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Allen Misner hits a wide open turnaround in the lane | 38-30 |
| 14:35 | Arizona | James Morrow clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 14:33 | Arizona | Bennie Seals hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Morrow - foul #1 on James Morrow, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Wilson (PG) Michael Norby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Terry Wilkerson | |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:58 | Arizona | Shane Valdivia jams it on a great pass from James Morrow | 42-32 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 42-34 |
| 13:10 | Arizona | James Morrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton (PG), Ralph Konrad (PF), Steven Charbonneau (C) James Morrow, Shane Valdivia, Wesley Peters | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Frank Dixon, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner | |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 12:28 | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 12:17 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:10 | Arizona | Bennie Seals is hacked by George Mayo - foul #4 on George Mayo, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Norby (SF) Bennie Seals | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Terry Wilkerson (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, George Mayo | |
| 11:48 | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Taylor | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Kelly Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Norby (fresh) PF - Ralph Konrad (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Charbonneau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Terry Wilkerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Ralph Konrad is called for the reach on Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Ralph Konrad, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Shane Valdivia (PF) Michael Norby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), Allen Misner (PF) Richard Taylor, Terry Wilkerson | |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Allen Misner connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Henderson and he's hacked by Larry Wilson - foul #1 on Larry Wilson, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Morrow (SG), Bennie Seals (SF) Larry Wilson, Shane Valdivia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG) James Bancroft | |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:56 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Steven Charbonneau | 42-38 |
| 10:27 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad hits a fadeaway in the lane | 44-38 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Parkinson | 44-41 |
| 09:41 | Arizona | Bennie Seals can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Wilson (PG), Shane Valdivia (PF), Wesley Peters (C) Kelly Hamilton, Ralph Konrad, Steven Charbonneau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Dixon (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner | |
| 09:41 | Arizona | Bennie Seals misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:41 | Arizona | Bennie Seals makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by Larry Wilson - foul #2 on Larry Wilson, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson (C) Dennis Parkinson | |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | George Mayo connects on the open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 45-43 |
| 09:05 | Arizona | Larry Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #2 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Norby (SF) Bennie Seals | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (C) Terry Wilkerson | |
| 08:58 | Arizona | George Mayo denies the turnaround by Shane Valdivia | 45-43 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | George Mayo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on George Mayo, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton (PG) James Morrow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, George Mayo | |
| 08:22 | Arizona | James Bancroft is called for the reach on Kelly Hamilton - foul #1 on James Bancroft, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Frank Dixon, Richard Taylor, Terry Wilkerson | |
| 08:22 | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Allen Misner grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Allen Misner can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 08:06 | Arizona | Larry Wilson gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Larry Wilson is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #8 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bennie Seals (SF), Ralph Konrad (PF) Michael Norby, Shane Valdivia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG) James Bancroft | |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Larry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Larry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Kelly Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Seals (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Konrad (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 07:25 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:56 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad can't throw it down | 47-43 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Allen Misner can't finish the layup | 47-43 |
| 06:27 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:08 | Arizona | Bennie Seals is called for 3 seconds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | James Morrow (SG), Steven Charbonneau (C) Kelly Hamilton, Wesley Peters | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Dixon (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Terry Wilkerson (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Wilbur Honeycutt and he's fouled by James Morrow - foul #2 on James Morrow, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Norby (SG) Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG) Wilbur Honeycutt | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:23 | Arizona | Steven Charbonneau misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dennis Parkinson - foul #2 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Shane Valdivia (PF) Ralph Konrad | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:23 | Arizona | Steven Charbonneau makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:23 | Arizona | Steven Charbonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Terry Wilkerson is blocked by Steven Charbonneau | 49-46 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | James Bancroft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 04:50 | Arizona | Bennie Seals gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:21 | Arizona | Bennie Seals hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Morrow | 51-46 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | James Bancroft connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Parkinson | 51-48 |
| 04:12 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton (PG), Larry Wilson (SG), Ralph Konrad (PF) James Morrow, Michael Norby, Shane Valdivia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Allen Misner (PF) James Bancroft, Frank Dixon, Richard Taylor, Terry Wilkerson | |
| 03:48 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kelly Hamilton | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 03:40 | Arizona | Bennie Seals gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Kelly Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Seals (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Konrad (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Charbonneau (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bennie Seals | 56-48 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Allen Misner scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilbur Honeycutt | 56-50 |
| 02:53 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad's floater is tipped away by Allen Misner | 56-50 |
| 02:52 | Arizona | Steven Charbonneau misses the tip | 56-50 |
| 02:50 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad tips it in | 58-50 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Allen Misner is blocked by Ralph Konrad | 58-50 |
| 02:32 | Arizona | Larry Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Steven Charbonneau hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Allen Misner snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 58-50 |
| 01:51 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 01:30 | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 01:29 | Arizona | Steven Charbonneau hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Dennis Parkinson is blocked by Steven Charbonneau | 60-50 |
| 01:09 | Arizona | Bennie Seals gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:40 | Arizona | Steven Charbonneau scores on a jump hook from the right block | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Allen Misner double dribbles | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Ralph Konrad is denied on a dunk by Calvin Enos | 62-50 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-50 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Allen Misner tips it in | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Kelly Hamilton runs out the clock | 62-52 |