| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Barron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Todd Brown inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman blows the layup | 33-25 |
| 19:47 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Walker | 33-25 |
| 19:41 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Walker | 36-25 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Krauss | 36-28 |
| 18:59 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Thomas Fields connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 18:27 | San Diego State | Mario Barron misses short on a jump hook from close range | 36-31 |
| 18:26 | Samford | John Krauss snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Randall Culbertson buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Devitt | 36-33 |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | Todd Brown buries a runner in the paint set up by Tom Cooper | 38-33 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Ray Trost tips it in | 38-35 |
| 17:26 | San Diego State | Todd Brown drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Walker | 40-35 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Ray Trost tips it in | 40-37 |
| 17:05 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Fields | 40-37 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Randall Culbertson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:50 | Samford | John Krauss scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Devitt | 40-39 |
| 16:35 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 40-39 |
| 16:33 | San Diego State | Mario Barron tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 15:53 | San Diego State | Thomas Fields blocks the jumper by Robert Coleman | 42-42 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Ray Trost pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Barron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt lays it up and in set up by Randall Culbertson | 42-44 |
| 15:17 | San Diego State | Todd Brown is hacked by John Krauss - foul #2 on John Krauss, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (SG), Jessie Dubuc (PF), William Goto (C) Tom Cooper, Mario Barron, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, John Krauss, Ray Trost, Thomas Fields | |
| 14:58 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Timothy Walker and he's hacked by Mladen Zarnick - foul #1 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| 14:58 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Cedric Larkin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Todd Brown buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Goto | 47-46 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-46 |
| 14:06 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 13:52 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Andre Esposito | 49-46 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses long on a shot near the basket | 49-46 |
| 13:40 | San Diego State | Todd Brown gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | Todd Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Cooper (SG), Robert Coleman (PF) Timothy Walker, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG) Cedric Larkin | |
| 13:12 | Samford | William Pettaway's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Coleman | 49-46 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Gerald Gibson grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt is hacked by Robert Coleman - foul #1 on Robert Coleman, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Ray Trost (PF) Tyler Woody, Gerald Gibson | |
| 12:54 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt is hacked by William Goto - foul #2 on William Goto, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Krauss (SF) William Pettaway | |
| 12:38 | Samford | John Krauss is whistled for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Walker (PG) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:17 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman banks in the layup | 51-46 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Robert Coleman picks off the pass by John Krauss | 51-46 |
| 11:38 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ray Trost - foul #1 on Ray Trost, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Todd Brown (SF), Mario Barron (PF) Jessie Dubuc, William Goto | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Fields (C) Mladen Zarnick | |
| 11:38 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:38 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tom Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Barron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Samford | Randall Culbertson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Thomas Fields can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 11:19 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Walker | 54-46 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Thomas Fields is whistled for traveling | 54-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (SG), William Goto (C) Tom Cooper, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), William Pettaway (SF), Gerald Gibson (PF) Randall Culbertson, John Krauss, Ray Trost | |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | Todd Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Fields - foul #2 on Thomas Fields, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:18 | Samford | Thomas Fields is fouled on the floor by William Goto - foul #3 on William Goto, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc (SF) Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG) Kenneth Devitt | |
| 09:58 | Samford | William Pettaway hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Fields and he's hacked by Jessie Dubuc - foul #3 on Jessie Dubuc, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Cooper (SG) Timothy Walker | |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (PF) Gerald Gibson | |
| 09:58 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:38 | San Diego State | Mario Barron drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Mladen Zarnick - foul #2 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Ray Trost (PF) Cedric Larkin, Thomas Fields | |
| 09:38 | San Diego State | Mario Barron makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG) Tyler Woody | |
| 09:11 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Ray Trost misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 08:45 | San Diego State | William Goto grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 08:31 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Devitt - foul #3 on Kenneth Devitt, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Todd Brown (SF), Robert Coleman (C) Jessie Dubuc, William Goto | |
| Subs | Samford | John Krauss (SF) William Pettaway | |
| 08:31 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:31 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tom Cooper - foul #1 on Tom Cooper, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Walker (PG) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Fields (C) Mladen Zarnick | |
| 08:17 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:54 | San Diego State | Todd Brown misses long on a jumper from the right block | 63-51 |
| 07:52 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman tips it back up and in | 65-51 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mario Barron - foul #2 on Mario Barron, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (PF) Ray Trost | |
| 07:40 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Tom Cooper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Barron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | San Diego State | Todd Brown misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Krauss - foul #3 on John Krauss, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc (PF) Mario Barron | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), Mladen Zarnick (PF) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, William Pettaway | |
| 07:16 | San Diego State | Todd Brown misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:16 | San Diego State | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Todd Brown is called for the reach on John Krauss - foul #1 on Todd Brown, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (SG), William Goto (C) Tom Cooper, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (C) Thomas Fields | |
| 06:52 | Samford | John Krauss misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 06:36 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mladen Zarnick - foul #3 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ray Trost (PF) William Pettaway | |
| 06:36 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:36 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:25 | Samford | John Krauss drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Woody | 68-56 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Andre Esposito misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 06:04 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman tips it but misses | 68-56 |
| 06:02 | San Diego State | Andre Esposito snags the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 05:45 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc makes the jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Walker | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Samford | Cedric Larkin hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Walker - foul #1 on Timothy Walker, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Todd Brown (SF) Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), William Pettaway (SF), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, John Krauss, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 05:29 | Samford | Cedric Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:29 | San Diego State | Todd Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 05:05 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc is hacked by Ray Trost - foul #2 on Ray Trost, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Cooper (SG) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG) Cedric Larkin | |
| 05:05 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 05:05 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Thomas Fields hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:35 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-59 |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper tips it in | 74-59 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 74-59 |
| 04:17 | San Diego State | William Goto gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 03:50 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Walker | 76-59 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Tom Cooper is called for the reach on Thomas Fields - foul #2 on Tom Cooper, team foul #9 | 76-59 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (PG), Mario Barron (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Timothy Walker, Jessie Dubuc, William Goto | |
| Subs | Samford | John Krauss (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF) William Pettaway, Ray Trost | |
| 03:42 | Samford | Thomas Fields makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 03:42 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | San Diego State | Todd Brown knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Andre Esposito | 78-60 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Cooper (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mario Barron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Samford | Tom Cooper picks off the pass by Randall Culbertson | 78-60 |
| 02:45 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 78-60 |
| 02:44 | Samford | John Krauss grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses the 3 from the right wing | 78-60 |
| 02:25 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper is hacked by John Krauss - foul #4 on John Krauss, team foul #10 | 78-60 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), William Pettaway (SF), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, John Krauss, Thomas Fields | |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Mario Barron swats the short shot by Gerald Gibson | 80-60 |
| 02:09 | San Diego State | Mario Barron grabs the defensive rebound | 80-60 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Coleman | 82-60 |
| 01:31 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the shot near the basket | 82-60 |
| 01:29 | San Diego State | Todd Brown grabs the board | 82-60 |
| 01:25 | San Diego State | Todd Brown is hacked by Mladen Zarnick - foul #4 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #11 | 82-60 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Walker (PG) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:25 | San Diego State | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 01:25 | San Diego State | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 84-60 |
| 01:12 | Samford | William Pettaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-60 |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper snags the defensive board | 84-60 |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Todd Brown is called for traveling | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Gerald Gibson misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Coleman - foul #2 on Robert Coleman, team foul #10 | 84-60 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Gerald Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Gerald Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-62 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 86-62 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick buries a shot near the basket set up by Cedric Larkin | 86-64 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker runs out the clock | 86-64 |