| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Harry Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Purifoy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Eilers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Hall (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wayne Domino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Clarence Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Chivers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Sadler (fresh) C - Alan Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Robert Chivers inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | San Jose State | Steven Young buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Chivers | 42-33 |
| 19:20 | Grambling State | Alan Gray is called for the reach on Wayne Domino - foul #1 on Alan Gray, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 19:01 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 19:00 | San Jose State | Alan Gray snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 18:45 | San Jose State | Steven Young steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-33 |
| 18:20 | Grambling State | Edward Eilers is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Edward Eilers, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 17:59 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler comes up short on the runner from the left block | 42-33 |
| 17:58 | Grambling State | Walter Hall snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 17:46 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 17:42 | San Jose State | Robert Chivers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-33 |
| 17:41 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 17:22 | Grambling State | Robert Chivers steals it from Edward Purifoy | 45-33 |
| 16:57 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Young | 45-36 |
| 16:49 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Young - foul #2 on Steven Young, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Becker (PG), Earl Plasky (SF), Mario Lane (PF), Richard Foust (C) Harry Sawyer, Edward Eilers, Walter Hall, Wayne Domino | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Malone (SF), Stanley Silvers (C) Robert Chivers, Alan Gray | |
| 16:49 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:49 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:36 | San Jose State | Steven Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 16:34 | Grambling State | Mario Lane pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:12 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-36 |
| 16:10 | San Jose State | Richard Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 15:54 | San Jose State | Clarence Carr is hacked by Earl Plasky - foul #1 on Earl Plasky, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Edward Eilers (PG), Thomas Carmichael (SG), Weldon Bonner (SF), Wayne Domino (C) Mark Becker, Edward Purifoy, Earl Plasky, Mario Lane | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Patton (PG), John Szafranski (SG), Peter Falcone (SF) Clarence Carr, Steven Young, Rodney Sadler | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Edward Eilers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Carmichael (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Weldon Bonner (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Foust (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Domino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - John Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Falcone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Malone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Silvers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | San Jose State | John Patton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 15:32 | Grambling State | Wayne Domino gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 15:28 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer (PG), Walter Hall (PF) Thomas Carmichael, Richard Foust | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 15:16 | San Jose State | Richard Malone clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Walter Hall - foul #1 on Walter Hall, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| 15:16 | San Jose State | Richard Malone misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:16 | San Jose State | Richard Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:00 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 14:59 | Grambling State | Wayne Domino can't tip it in | 47-37 |
| 14:57 | San Jose State | John Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:39 | San Jose State | John Patton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Silvers | 47-40 |
| 14:27 | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 14:26 | San Jose State | Stanley Silvers snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 14:21 | San Jose State | John Szafranski is fouled on the floor by Wayne Domino - foul #1 on Wayne Domino, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Clarence Carr (PG), Steven Young (SG), Robert Chivers (SF), Rodney Sadler (PF), Alan Gray (C) John Patton, John Szafranski, Peter Falcone, Richard Malone, Stanley Silvers | |
| 14:07 | San Jose State | Robert Chivers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 14:06 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:52 | Grambling State | Edward Eilers knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Weldon Bonner | 50-40 |
| 13:33 | San Jose State | Steven Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 13:32 | San Jose State | Alan Gray can't tip it in | 50-40 |
| 13:30 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 13:19 | Grambling State | Walter Hall buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Weldon Bonner | 52-40 |
| 12:54 | San Jose State | Clarence Carr can't finish the layup | 52-40 |
| 12:53 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 12:31 | Grambling State | Walter Hall misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodney Sadler - foul #3 on Rodney Sadler, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Becker (PG), Edward Purifoy (SG), Earl Plasky (SF), Richard Foust (C) Harry Sawyer, Edward Eilers, Weldon Bonner, Wayne Domino | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Malone (SF) Robert Chivers | |
| 12:31 | Grambling State | Walter Hall misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:31 | Grambling State | Walter Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:15 | San Jose State | Steven Young can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Foust - foul #1 on Richard Foust, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mario Lane (PF) Walter Hall | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Stanley Silvers (C) Alan Gray | |
| 12:15 | San Jose State | Steven Young makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:15 | San Jose State | Steven Young makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:53 | Grambling State | Mark Becker misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Carr - foul #2 on Clarence Carr, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| 11:53 | Grambling State | Mark Becker makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:53 | Grambling State | Mark Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Mark Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Purifoy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Plasky (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mario Lane (fresh) C - Richard Foust (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Clarence Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Malone (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Sadler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Stanley Silvers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | San Jose State | Richard Foust denies the turnaround by Richard Malone | 55-42 |
| 11:45 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler tips it in | 55-44 |
| 11:29 | Grambling State | Richard Foust connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Edward Purifoy and he's fouled by Stanley Silvers - foul #1 on Stanley Silvers, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Patton (SG), Peter Falcone (SF) Steven Young, Rodney Sadler | |
| 11:29 | Grambling State | Richard Foust makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:10 | San Jose State | Stanley Silvers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner (SF) Earl Plasky | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Szafranski (SG) Clarence Carr | |
| 10:52 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner is called for traveling | 58-44 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Edward Eilers (PG), Wayne Domino (C) Mark Becker, Mario Lane | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Chivers (SF), Alan Gray (C) Peter Falcone, Stanley Silvers | |
| 10:38 | San Jose State | Richard Malone drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Patton | 58-46 |
| 10:20 | Grambling State | Richard Foust loses the dribble to John Patton | 58-46 |
| 10:18 | San Jose State | Edward Eilers takes the ball from John Patton in the backcourt | 58-46 |
| 10:05 | Grambling State | Richard Foust misses the lay-in | 58-46 |
| 10:04 | Grambling State | Richard Foust tips it but misses | 58-46 |
| 10:03 | Grambling State | Richard Foust grabs the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:49 | Grambling State | Wayne Domino travels with the ball | 58-46 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer (PG), Walter Hall (PF) Edward Purifoy, Richard Foust | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Clarence Carr (PG), Steven Young (SG), Rodney Sadler (PF) John Patton, John Szafranski, Richard Malone | |
| 09:28 | San Jose State | Alan Gray clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 09:26 | San Jose State | Robert Chivers tips it home | 58-48 |
| 09:11 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-48 |
| 09:10 | Grambling State | Walter Hall misses the tip | 58-48 |
| 09:09 | San Jose State | Clarence Carr gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:56 | San Jose State | Alan Gray hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Domino - foul #2 on Wayne Domino, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Thomas Carmichael (SG), Earl Plasky (SF) Edward Eilers, Weldon Bonner | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Peter Falcone (SF) Robert Chivers | |
| 08:56 | San Jose State | Alan Gray makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:56 | San Jose State | Alan Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:56 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:36 | San Jose State | Alan Gray loses the dribble to Walter Hall | 58-49 |
| 08:27 | Grambling State | Walter Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 08:25 | San Jose State | Steven Young pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:05 | San Jose State | Clarence Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy (SG), Mario Lane (PF), Richard Foust (C) Thomas Carmichael, Walter Hall, Wayne Domino | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Malone (SF), Stanley Silvers (C) Peter Falcone, Alan Gray | |
| 07:56 | Grambling State | A charge is called on Edward Purifoy - foul #2 on Edward Purifoy, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Edward Eilers (SF) Earl Plasky | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 07:40 | San Jose State | Stanley Silvers lays it in on a great pass from Clarence Carr | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Harry Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Purifoy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Eilers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Mario Lane (fresh) C - Richard Foust (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Clarence Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Sadler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Silvers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Grambling State | Clarence Carr is called for the reach on Edward Purifoy - foul #3 on Clarence Carr, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner (SF) Harry Sawyer | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 07:04 | Grambling State | Richard Foust comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 58-51 |
| 07:02 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Weldon Bonner | 58-51 |
| 06:48 | Grambling State | Richard Foust misses the jumper near the basket | 58-51 |
| 06:47 | San Jose State | Stanley Silvers pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:31 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler is hacked by Mario Lane - foul #1 on Mario Lane, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Walter Hall (PF), Wayne Domino (C) Mario Lane, Richard Foust | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Patton (PG), John Szafranski (SG), Robert Chivers (SF) Clarence Carr, Steven Young, Stanley Silvers | |
| 06:31 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:31 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:26 | Grambling State | John Patton steals it from Edward Eilers in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 06:20 | San Jose State | Robert Chivers buries a shot from close range set up by John Patton and he's fouled by Walter Hall - foul #2 on Walter Hall, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Espada (C) Rodney Sadler | |
| 06:20 | San Jose State | Robert Chivers misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:20 | Grambling State | Walter Hall gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:01 | Grambling State | Edward Eilers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 05:59 | San Jose State | Richard Malone grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 05:53 | San Jose State | John Patton misses short on a jumper near the basket | 58-55 |
| 05:51 | Grambling State | Walter Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:35 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 05:33 | San Jose State | Richard Malone gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:17 | San Jose State | Richard Malone hits a runner in the lane | 58-57 |
| 05:10 | Grambling State | Edward Eilers hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Richard Malone - foul #2 on Richard Malone, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer (PG), Earl Plasky (SF) Edward Purifoy, Weldon Bonner | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Clarence Carr (PG), Steven Young (SG), Rodney Sadler (PF), Alan Gray (C) John Patton, John Szafranski, Richard Malone, James Espada | |
| 05:10 | Grambling State | Edward Eilers makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:10 | Grambling State | Edward Eilers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:50 | San Jose State | Steven Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 04:49 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 04:39 | San Jose State | Steven Young connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Gray | 60-59 |
| 04:25 | Grambling State | Edward Eilers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Thomas Carmichael (SG), Mario Lane (PF), Richard Foust (C) Edward Eilers, Walter Hall, Wayne Domino | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Peter Falcone (SF) Robert Chivers | |
| 03:56 | San Jose State | Peter Falcone is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner (SF) Earl Plasky | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 03:33 | Grambling State | Thomas Carmichael can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 03:32 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Foust | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Harry Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Carmichael (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Weldon Bonner (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mario Lane (fresh) C - Richard Foust (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Clarence Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Young (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Falcone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Sadler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer throws it down | 62-59 |
| 03:01 | San Jose State | Alan Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 03:00 | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 03:00 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy (SG), Walter Hall (PF), Wayne Domino (C) Thomas Carmichael, Mario Lane, Richard Foust | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Chivers (SF) Peter Falcone | |
| 02:31 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner drills a shot from the right wing set up by Edward Purifoy | 64-59 |
| 02:07 | San Jose State | The short jumper by Rodney Sadler is denied by Walter Hall | 64-59 |
| 02:06 | Grambling State | Walter Hall gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:47 | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Gray - foul #2 on Alan Gray, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| 01:47 | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:47 | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:31 | San Jose State | Steven Young clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-59 |
| 01:29 | San Jose State | Clarence Carr tips it in | 66-61 |
| 01:17 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy is whistled for traveling | 66-61 |
| 01:06 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Edward Purifoy - foul #3 on Edward Purifoy, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 01:06 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:57 | Grambling State | Wayne Domino misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 00:56 | San Jose State | Robert Chivers pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | Walter Hall takes the ball from Rodney Sadler | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Grambling State | Weldon Bonner knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Hall | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | San Jose State | Steven Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 00:15 | Grambling State | Wayne Domino gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Grambling State | Wayne Domino is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Carr - foul #4 on Clarence Carr, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Edward Eilers (PG) Harry Sawyer | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:14 | Grambling State | Wayne Domino misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:14 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 00:08 | San Jose State | Clarence Carr scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Young | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Young - foul #3 on Steven Young, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Harry Sawyer (PG) Edward Eilers | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:06 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Grambling State | Edward Purifoy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Robert Chivers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Rodney Sadler grabs the offensive rebound | 70-67 |