| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Beauford (fresh) PF - Arthur Motes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Courtney Boles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Richard Beauford inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Arizona | Steve Kostka makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche tips it but misses | 38-44 |
| 19:04 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Richard Beauford | 38-44 |
| 19:00 | Arizona | Robert Joseph misses the jumper from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Dan Eby pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Jerry Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Joseph - foul #2 on Robert Joseph, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Jerry Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 18:40 | Arizona | Steve Kostka gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:33 | Arizona | Arthur Motes is hacked by Herbert Fritsche - foul #1 on Herbert Fritsche, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Steve Kostka, Robert Joseph, Richard Beauford, Arthur Motes, Courtney Boles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF), James Beverly (PF) Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| 18:17 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart misses the fadeaway from the left block | 38-44 |
| 18:16 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart grabs the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 18:11 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 40-44 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Real | 40-44 |
| 17:23 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 43-44 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Dikembe Real steals the ball from Jerry Williams in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 17:17 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 17:16 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 17:05 | Arizona | Waylon Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Waylon Williams - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Robert Joseph (SG), Richard Beauford (SF), Arthur Motes (PF), Courtney Boles (C) Jeffrey Holcomb, Dikembe Real, Waylon Williams, Raymond Duhart, Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, James Beverly, Anthony Bockman | |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:12 | Arizona | Donald Lingo steps in front of the Courtney Boles pass | 43-47 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 15:53 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Robert Joseph | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Joseph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Beauford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Motes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Courtney Boles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Cecil Hawkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Higgin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Arizona | Courtney Boles scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Beauford | 45-47 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-47 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Donald Lingo tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 15:15 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Arthur Motes | 45-47 |
| 15:09 | Arizona | Courtney Boles makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-47 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Dan Eby drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 14:40 | Arizona | Steve Kostka can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Cecil Hawkins - foul #1 on Cecil Hawkins, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF) Robert Joseph, Richard Beauford, Arthur Motes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Richard Smoot (SF), James Beverly (C) Cecil Hawkins, Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 14:40 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:40 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | James Beverly grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Edward Higgin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Higgin, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Terry Blake (SG) Steve Kostka | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:23 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Edward Higgin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 14:03 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Waylon Williams | 50-49 |
| 13:59 | Arizona | Courtney Boles misses short on a floater from the right block | 50-49 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Richard Smoot pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Richard Smoot knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Edward Higgin | 50-51 |
| 13:26 | Arizona | 3 seconds is called on Waylon Williams | 50-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Jeffrey Holcomb (SF), Arthur Motes (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Dikembe Real, Waylon Williams, Raymond Duhart, Courtney Boles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Anthony Bockman (C) Edward Higgin, Donald Lingo, James Beverly | |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche is called for 10 seconds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Lingo (PF) Richard Smoot | |
| 12:52 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Zuercher | 52-51 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Jerry Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Lingo and the foul's on Sobieslaw Zuercher - foul #2 on Sobieslaw Zuercher, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Richard Beauford (SF) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Terry Blake | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek (PF) Donald Lingo | |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:35 | Arizona | Arthur Motes grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 12:16 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-54 |
| 12:14 | Arizona | Arthur Motes snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 11:58 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Dan Eby gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-54 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Jerry Williams tips it in | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Holcomb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Beauford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Motes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Veshedsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Arizona | Steve Kostka is hacked by Herbert Fritsche - foul #2 on Herbert Fritsche, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Courtney Boles (C) Steve Kostka, Jeffrey Holcomb, Richard Beauford, Arthur Motes, Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), Richard Smoot (SF), James Beverly (PF) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 11:26 | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 11:05 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 11:00 | Arizona | Dikembe Real knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Sobieslaw Zuercher and the foul's on Howard Weingarten - foul #2 on Howard Weingarten, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Joseph (SG) Sobieslaw Zuercher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF) Anthony Bockman | |
| 11:00 | Arizona | Dikembe Real makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Courtney Boles blocks the short jumper by Cecil Hawkins | 55-56 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Higgin | 55-56 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Raymond Duhart is called for the reach on James Beverly - foul #1 on Raymond Duhart, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Richard Beauford (SF) Dikembe Real, Waylon Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Lingo (PF), Anthony Bockman (C) Richard Smoot, James Beverly | |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Howard Weingarten | 55-58 |
| 09:48 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten's pass is intercepted by Robert Joseph in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 09:29 | Arizona | Steve Kostka comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Anthony Bockman | 55-58 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 09:15 | Arizona | Steve Kostka gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 08:52 | Arizona | Robert Joseph misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-58 |
| 08:51 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart tips it home | 57-58 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the floater from the left side | 57-58 |
| 08:36 | Arizona | Richard Beauford pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:30 | Arizona | Robert Joseph knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Kostka | 60-58 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Robert Joseph steps in front of the Cecil Hawkins pass in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 08:24 | Arizona | Richard Beauford can't finish the layup | 60-58 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Edward Higgin grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Hawkins, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Arthur Motes (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Steve Kostka, Robert Joseph, Richard Beauford, Raymond Duhart, Courtney Boles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Herbert Fritsche (SG), Richard Smoot (SF), James Beverly (PF), Kevin Zmolek (C) Edward Higgin, Howard Weingarten, Cecil Hawkins, Donald Lingo, Anthony Bockman | |
| 08:08 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb loses the dribble to Kevin Zmolek | 60-58 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Richard Smoot misses the easy layup | 60-58 |
| 07:51 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 07:46 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb blows the layup | 60-58 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jeffrey Holcomb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Waylon Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Motes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Veshedsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Zmolek (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche lays it in | 60-60 |
| 07:12 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Richard Smoot | |
| 06:50 | Kent State | James Beverly clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche grabs the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Beverly | 60-62 |
| 06:11 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb drills a jumper from the left side | 62-62 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Dan Eby is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Williams | 62-65 |
| 05:30 | Arizona | Dikembe Real can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 05:29 | Arizona | Arthur Motes hits the follow up shot | 64-65 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | James Beverly misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Holcomb - foul #2 on Jeffrey Holcomb, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Terry Blake (SG), Richard Beauford (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Courtney Boles (C) Jeffrey Holcomb, Dikembe Real, Waylon Williams, Arthur Motes, Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), Cecil Hawkins (SF), Richard Smoot (PF) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 05:13 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:51 | Arizona | Courtney Boles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Duhart | 66-67 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-67 |
| 04:38 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Courtney Boles | 66-67 |
| 04:22 | Arizona | Cecil Hawkins steps in front of the Steve Kostka pass | 66-67 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | James Beverly misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 66-67 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Higgin | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Blake (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Beauford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Duhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Courtney Boles (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Edward Higgin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Weingarten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Hawkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Smoot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Beverly (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Arizona | Steve Kostka scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Beauford | 69-70 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 03:12 | Arizona | Courtney Boles snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 03:07 | Arizona | Steve Kostka can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 03:05 | Arizona | Terry Blake grabs the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 02:47 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 69-70 |
| 02:45 | Arizona | Terry Blake misses the tip | 69-70 |
| 02:44 | Arizona | Steve Kostka grabs the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:44 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (PG), Robert Joseph (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Arthur Motes (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Steve Kostka, Terry Blake, Richard Beauford, Raymond Duhart, Courtney Boles | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Herbert Fritsche (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Anthony Bockman (C) Edward Higgin, Howard Weingarten, Cecil Hawkins, Richard Smoot, James Beverly | |
| 02:31 | Arizona | Robert Joseph is fouled on the floor by Donald Lingo - foul #2 on Donald Lingo, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 02:31 | Arizona | Robert Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:31 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Veshedsky | 69-70 |
| 02:13 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 69-70 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Lingo | 69-70 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Jerry Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb (SF) Waylon Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:48 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Bockman - foul #2 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Richard Beauford (SF) Dikembe Real, Jeffrey Holcomb | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:48 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:48 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Dan Eby clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Willie Veshedsky - foul #2 on Willie Veshedsky, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Arizona | Courtney Boles (C) Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Dan Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:22 | Arizona | Herbert Fritsche steals the ball from Arthur Motes | 69-72 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche banks in the layup | 69-74 |
| 00:55 | Arizona | Steve Kostka connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Jerry Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-74 |
| 00:33 | Arizona | Arthur Motes snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Steve Kostka clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-74 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman grabs the board | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Joseph - foul #3 on Robert Joseph, team foul #7 | 72-74 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Richard Beauford pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | Arthur Motes hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Beauford and the foul's on Jerry Williams - foul #1 on Jerry Williams, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | Arthur Motes makes the free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Jerry Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Richard Beauford snags the defensive board | 75-74 |