| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Beauford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Duhart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Courtney Boles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Hohman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Carver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson inbounds the ball | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 19:47 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman tips it but misses | 39-48 |
| 19:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith tips it in | 39-50 |
| 19:44 | Arizona | Robert Joseph is fouled in the backcourt by James Hohman - foul #3 on James Hohman, team foul #1 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (PG) James Hohman | |
| 19:22 | Arizona | Courtney Boles misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 19:20 | Arizona | Steve Kostka can't tip it in | 39-50 |
| 19:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 18:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-50 |
| 18:49 | Arizona | Richard Beauford grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 18:44 | Arizona | Richard Beauford knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Raymond Duhart | 41-50 |
| 18:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Dotson | 41-52 |
| 18:12 | Arizona | Archie Smith swats the dunk try by Courtney Boles | 41-52 |
| 18:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 18:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Joseph steps in front of the Steven Nelson pass in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 18:07 | Arizona | Robert Joseph blows the layup | 41-52 |
| 18:06 | Arizona | Steve Kostka tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 17:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-52 |
| 17:44 | Arizona | Courtney Boles grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 17:39 | Arizona | Richard Beauford makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Courtney Boles | 45-52 |
| 17:23 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Glen Carver is blocked by Raymond Duhart | 45-52 |
| 17:21 | Arizona | Steve Kostka grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 17:00 | Arizona | Courtney Boles can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 16:59 | Arizona | Robert Joseph tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 16:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 16:40 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Dotson | 47-52 |
| 16:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Kostka - foul #3 on Steve Kostka, team foul #1 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (PG), Terry Blake (SG), Jeffrey Holcomb (SF), Waylon Williams (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Steve Kostka, Robert Joseph, Richard Beauford, Raymond Duhart, Courtney Boles | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick (PG), Spencer Singer (SG), Mike Neil (SF), Frank Shevlin (C) Arthur Monson, Steven Dotson, Steven Nelson, Glen Carver | |
| 16:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 16:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 16:07 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith misses long on a shot from the left block | 50-53 |
| 15:52 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Blake (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Holcomb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Waylon Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Veshedsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Igor Zarnick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Spencer Singer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Neil (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Smith (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Shevlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Arizona | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 15:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 15:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 15:23 | Arizona | Dikembe Real pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 15:18 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 15:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Neil is called for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Richard Beauford (SF), Arthur Motes (PF) Dikembe Real, Terry Blake, Waylon Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman (PG), Steven Dotson (SG), John Stewart (PF) Igor Zarnick, Spencer Singer, Archie Smith | |
| 14:58 | Arizona | Steven Dotson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Holcomb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Dotson, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| 14:44 | Arizona | Arthur Motes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 14:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin misses long on a shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 14:32 | Arizona | Arthur Motes grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 14:27 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 14:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 14:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 14:12 | Arizona | Richard Beauford snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 14:07 | Arizona | Richard Beauford misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 14:05 | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 13:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Hohman | 53-56 |
| 13:29 | Arizona | Arthur Motes clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Stewart - foul #4 on John Stewart, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Courtney Boles (C) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Richard Beauford, Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Glen Carver (C) Steven Dotson, Mike Neil, John Stewart | |
| 13:29 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 13:29 | Arizona | Arthur Motes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hohman | 54-59 |
| 12:48 | Arizona | Arthur Motes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Shevlin - foul #2 on Frank Shevlin, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Arizona | Terry Blake (SG), Waylon Williams (SF) Dikembe Real, Jeffrey Holcomb | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Spencer Singer (SG), Igor Zarnick (SF), Archie Smith (PF) Arthur Monson, Steven Nelson, Frank Shevlin | |
| 12:48 | Arizona | Arthur Motes makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:48 | Arizona | Arthur Motes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 12:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 12:24 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Zarnick | 56-59 |
| 12:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick hits a jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 12:03 | Arizona | Archie Smith steps in front of the Arthur Motes pass in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 11:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Spencer Singer hits a runner in the paint set up by James Hohman | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Blake (fairly fresh) SF - Waylon Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Motes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Courtney Boles (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Hohman (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Spencer Singer (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zarnick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Archie Smith (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Carver (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Arizona | Archie Smith is called for the reach on Steve Kostka - foul #1 on Archie Smith, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (PG), Robert Joseph (SG), Richard Beauford (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Steve Kostka, Terry Blake, Waylon Williams, Arthur Motes, Courtney Boles | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Frank Shevlin (C) Spencer Singer, Igor Zarnick, Glen Carver | |
| 11:16 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Real and he's fouled by James Hohman - foul #4 on James Hohman, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (PG) James Hohman | |
| 11:16 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| 11:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson loses the dribble to Dikembe Real in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 10:55 | Arizona | Arthur Monson is called for the reach on Robert Joseph - foul #3 on Arthur Monson, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| 10:55 | Arizona | Robert Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Archie Smith | 59-63 |
| 10:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Arthur Monson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Real, team foul #2 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Arthur Motes (PF) Robert Joseph, Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson buries a shot from the free throw line | 59-65 |
| 10:20 | Arizona | Richard Beauford hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Nelson - foul #2 on Steven Nelson, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | Terry Blake (SG) Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick (PG), Mike Neil (SF), Glen Carver (C) Arthur Monson, Steven Nelson, Archie Smith | |
| 10:20 | Arizona | Richard Beauford makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 10:20 | Arizona | Richard Beauford misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 10:20 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Duhart | 60-65 |
| 10:08 | Arizona | Arthur Motes makes the wide open shot in the lane | 62-65 |
| 09:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Neil misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 09:51 | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 09:47 | Arizona | Terry Blake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Real (PG), Robert Joseph (SG), Waylon Williams (SF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Terry Blake, Richard Beauford, Arthur Motes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (SG) Steven Dotson | |
| 09:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick is fouled on the floor by Waylon Williams - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #3 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | Courtney Boles (C) Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith (PF) Glen Carver | |
| 09:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Real - foul #4 on Dikembe Real, team foul #4 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG) Dikembe Real | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson (SF) Mike Neil | |
| 09:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 09:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 09:17 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 08:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-66 |
| 08:52 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Courtney Boles | 62-66 |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Steve Kostka is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Duhart | 65-66 |
| 08:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Nelson, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Arizona | Terry Blake (SG), Jeffrey Holcomb (SF), Arthur Motes (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Robert Joseph, Waylon Williams, Raymond Duhart, Courtney Boles | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Spencer Singer (SG), Mike Neil (SF), Glen Carver (C) Arthur Monson, Steven Nelson, Frank Shevlin | |
| 08:17 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Mike Neil | 65-66 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Neil comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 07:50 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 07:28 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky's pass is intercepted by Igor Zarnick | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Steve Kostka (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Blake (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Holcomb (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Motes (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Veshedsky (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Igor Zarnick (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Spencer Singer (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Neil (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Smith (very tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Carver (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 07:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Zarnick tips it back up and in | 65-68 |
| 07:15 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Richard Beauford (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Courtney Boles (C) Steve Kostka, Terry Blake, Jeffrey Holcomb, Arthur Motes, Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman (PG), Steven Dotson (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), John Stewart (PF), Frank Shevlin (C) Igor Zarnick, Spencer Singer, Mike Neil, Archie Smith, Glen Carver | |
| 07:04 | Arizona | Courtney Boles is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Real | 67-68 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on James Hohman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Real, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Joseph (SG), Waylon Williams (SF) Dikembe Real, Richard Beauford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Waylon Williams steps in front of the Steven Nelson pass | 67-68 |
| 06:28 | Arizona | Robert Joseph is called for traveling | 67-68 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb (PG), Richard Beauford (SF), Arthur Motes (PF) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Waylon Williams, Raymond Duhart | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith (PF) Frank Shevlin | |
| 06:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson is hacked by Robert Joseph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Joseph, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| 06:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 06:10 | Arizona | Arthur Motes grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 06:03 | Arizona | Richard Beauford misses the easy layup | 67-68 |
| 06:01 | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 05:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Nelson connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Hohman | 67-70 |
| 05:38 | Arizona | Richard Beauford is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Beauford, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Terry Blake (SG), Raymond Duhart (PF), Willie Veshedsky (C) Jeffrey Holcomb, Robert Joseph, Arthur Motes, Courtney Boles | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (SG), Mike Neil (SF), Glen Carver (C) Steven Dotson, Steven Nelson, Archie Smith | |
| 05:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Duhart swats the short shot by Glen Carver | 67-70 |
| 05:12 | Arizona | Willie Veshedsky gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 05:06 | Arizona | Terry Blake knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 69-70 |
| 04:54 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Subs | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher (PG), Waylon Williams (SF), Arthur Motes (PF) Steve Kostka, Richard Beauford, Raymond Duhart | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Shevlin (C) Glen Carver | |
| 04:32 | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher clanks a floater from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 04:31 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Stewart | 69-70 |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Sobieslaw Zuercher is called for the reach on James Hohman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Zuercher, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb (SG) Terry Blake | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson (SG), Igor Zarnick (SF) Arthur Monson, Mike Neil | |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:01 | Arizona | James Hohman steps in front of the Jeffrey Holcomb pass | 69-72 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Sobieslaw Zuercher steals it from Igor Zarnick in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| 03:57 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb lays it in set up by Sobieslaw Zuercher | 71-72 |
| 03:35 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-72 |
| 03:34 | Arizona | Arthur Motes pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 03:29 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-72 |
| 03:27 | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Sobieslaw Zuercher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Holcomb (tired) 8 pts. SF - Waylon Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Motes (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Veshedsky (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Hohman (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Dotson (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Igor Zarnick (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Shevlin (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Stewart misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-72 |
| 03:05 | Arizona | Waylon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 03:03 | Arizona | Sobieslaw Zuercher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 03:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steve Kostka (PG), Terry Blake (SG), Richard Beauford (SF), Raymond Duhart (PF), Courtney Boles (C) Sobieslaw Zuercher, Jeffrey Holcomb, Waylon Williams, Arthur Motes, Willie Veshedsky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Spencer Singer (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Archie Smith (PF) Steven Dotson, Igor Zarnick, Frank Shevlin | |
| 02:39 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 02:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith tips it in | 71-74 |
| 02:15 | Arizona | Raymond Duhart misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 71-74 |
| 02:13 | Arizona | Steve Kostka hits the follow up shot | 73-74 |
| 02:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Monson (SG), Mike Neil (SF), Glen Carver (C) Spencer Singer, Steven Nelson, John Stewart | |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Kostka steps in front of the James Hohman pass in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| 02:05 | Arizona | Steve Kostka banks in the layup | 75-74 |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Archie Smith makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Hohman | 75-76 |
| 01:50 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Joseph (SG), Arthur Motes (PF) Terry Blake, Raymond Duhart | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson (SG), Steven Nelson (SF) Arthur Monson, Mike Neil | |
| 01:29 | Arizona | Arthur Motes lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Kostka | 77-76 |
| 01:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-76 |
| 01:25 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Kostka - foul #4 on Steve Kostka, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| 01:25 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:25 | Illinois-Chicago | James Hohman misses the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:25 | Arizona | Arthur Motes gets the rebound | 77-77 |
| 01:07 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Archie Smith - foul #2 on Archie Smith, team foul #10 | 77-77 |
| 01:07 | Arizona | Steve Kostka misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:07 | Arizona | Steve Kostka makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Courtney Boles - foul #2 on Courtney Boles, team foul #10 | 78-77 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-77 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:45 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-79 |
| 00:21 | Arizona | Robert Joseph misses the easy layup | 78-79 |
| 00:19 | Arizona | Courtney Boles pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-79 |
| 00:19 | Arizona | Arizona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-79 |
| 00:12 | Arizona | Courtney Boles can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 78-79 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | Arthur Motes misses the tip | 78-79 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Arthur Motes grabs the offensive board | 78-79 |
| 00:07 | Arizona | Steve Kostka clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 78-79 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver pulls down the rebound | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver is hacked by Steve Kostka in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steve Kostka, team foul #11 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb (PG) Steve Kostka | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver misses the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Glen Carver misses the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Arthur Motes grabs the board | 78-79 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Arizona calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Jeffrey Holcomb misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-79 |