| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Sirianni (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Keith Byars (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 19:32 | San Diego State | Steven Sirianni is called for the reach on Ronald Stark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Sirianni, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SF) Steven Sirianni | |
| 19:27 | San Diego State | John Dominy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Stark | 33-35 |
| 19:16 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 19:15 | San Diego State | John Dominy gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | San Diego State | John Dominy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Keith Byars | 33-35 |
| 18:49 | Sam Houston State | John Dominy steals the ball from Clark Crum | 33-35 |
| 18:29 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 35-35 |
| 18:12 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum tips it home | 35-37 |
| 18:05 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses long on an open runner from the right block | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 17:57 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Don Stephens (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Lewis Duong, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Modesto Bianchi, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| 17:44 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson hits a runner from the baseline set up by Don Stephens | 37-37 |
| 17:22 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster hits a shot from the left block set up by Clark Crum and he's fouled by Simon Fenwick - foul #2 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 17:22 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:20 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is fouled in the backcourt by Reynaldo Villanueva - foul #2 on Reynaldo Villanueva, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 17:11 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings lays it in on a great pass from Don Stephens | 39-40 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 16:55 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:41 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bruce Cummings, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), John Dominy (SG), Lewis Duong (PF), David Reach (C) Joseph Jenkins, Don Stephens, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SF), Clarence Karns (PF), Keith Byars (C) Arthur Mack, Reynaldo Villanueva, Joseph Luciano | |
| 16:33 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns hits a turnaround from the left block | 39-42 |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | Modesto Bianchi is called for the reach on Bruce Cummings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Modesto Bianchi, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (SF), Shawn Nelson (C) Bruce Cummings, David Reach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:21 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 16:14 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 16:13 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Shawn Nelson | 39-42 |
| 16:02 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:00 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Perkins (fresh) PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Modesto Bianchi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Karns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Clark Crum | 39-44 |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Perkins | 42-44 |
| 15:07 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns is hacked by Raymond Perkins - foul #1 on Raymond Perkins, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, John Dominy, Raymond Perkins, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG), Steven Sirianni (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Clark Crum, Willard Foster, Modesto Bianchi, Clarence Karns, Keith Byars | |
| 15:01 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Jenkins takes the ball from Reynaldo Villanueva | 42-44 |
| 14:58 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Jenkins | 44-44 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (PF) Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG) Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings drills a jumper in the lane set up by Joseph Jenkins and he's fouled by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #4 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | David Reach steals it from Joseph Luciano | 47-47 |
| 13:55 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-47 |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Reach - foul #1 on David Reach, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), John Dominy (SG), Don Stephens (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Shawn Nelson (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Ronald Stark, Simon Fenwick, David Reach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG), Willard Foster (SG) Reynaldo Villanueva, Arthur Mack | |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:27 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson lays it in on a great pass from John Dominy | 51-48 |
| 13:00 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano lays it up and in | 51-50 |
| 12:43 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Chandler and he's hacked by Clark Crum - foul #2 on Clark Crum, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars (C) Joseph Luciano | |
| 12:43 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:28 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG) Douglas Chandler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF) Willard Foster, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 12:25 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 12:10 | Sam Houston State | John Dominy steps in front of the Steven Sirianni pass | 54-50 |
| 12:07 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses the dunk | 54-50 |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson tips it but misses | 54-50 |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Lewis Duong - foul #3 on Lewis Duong, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), Shawn Nelson (C) Joseph Jenkins, John Dominy, Don Stephens, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG), Clarence Karns (PF) Clark Crum, Modesto Bianchi | |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:39 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Duong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reynaldo Villanueva (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Arthur Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Sirianni (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Karns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:25 | San Diego State | Reynaldo Villanueva is called for the reach on Lewis Duong - foul #3 on Reynaldo Villanueva, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (PF) Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark is fouled on the floor by Clarence Karns - foul #1 on Clarence Karns, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG), Modesto Bianchi (SF) Reynaldo Villanueva, Steven Sirianni | |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 11:06 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side | 57-51 |
| 10:55 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Simon Fenwick - foul #3 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG) Bruce Cummings | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG), Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Arthur Mack, Keith Byars | |
| 10:55 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:55 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:36 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns is called for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Raymond Perkins (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), David Reach (C) Douglas Chandler, Ronald Stark, Simon Fenwick, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG), Steven Sirianni (SF), Keith Byars (C) Clark Crum, Modesto Bianchi, Clarence Karns | |
| 10:24 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is hacked by Reynaldo Villanueva in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reynaldo Villanueva, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG) Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 10:24 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:24 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster lays it up and in | 59-55 |
| 09:53 | San Diego State | Clark Crum is called for the reach on Joseph Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clark Crum, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SF) Raymond Perkins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF) Clark Crum, Willard Foster | |
| 09:53 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Don Stephens - foul #2 on Don Stephens, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Richard Hutchinson (C) John Dominy, David Reach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Don Stephens | 61-56 |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-56 |
| 09:00 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 61-56 |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Arthur Mack | 61-56 |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi tips it in | 61-58 |
| 08:29 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Mack - foul #3 on Arthur Mack, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Ronald Stark (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF), David Reach (C) Joseph Jenkins, Don Stephens, Lewis Duong, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Joseph Luciano (PF) Steven Sirianni, Arthur Mack, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 08:29 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:29 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-60 |
| 07:58 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 63-60 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn Nelson - foul #1 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Simon Fenwick (PF) Bruce Cummings, David Reach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF) Modesto Bianchi, Joseph Luciano | |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Reynaldo Villanueva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Keith Byars (tired) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson slams it home on a great pass from Simon Fenwick and the foul's on Keith Byars - foul #2 on Keith Byars, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns (C) Keith Byars | |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 07:03 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | John Dominy is hacked by Willard Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willard Foster, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG), Joseph Luciano (PF) Clark Crum, Willard Foster | |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | John Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | John Dominy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Nelson - foul #2 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:20 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 68-63 |
| 06:18 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson tips it in | 70-63 |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano blows the layup | 70-63 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano tips it back up and in | 70-65 |
| 05:41 | San Diego State | John Dominy is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 73-65 |
| 05:29 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva buries a jumper from the left side | 73-67 |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Stark | 75-67 |
| 04:53 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva is called for 5 seconds | 75-67 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Don Stephens (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Simon Fenwick, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Arthur Mack, Joseph Luciano, Clarence Karns | |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong connects on the open floater near the basket set up by Joseph Jenkins | 77-67 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Reynaldo Villanueva, team foul #13 | 77-67 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG), Keith Byars (C) Steven Sirianni, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Clark Crum - foul #4 on Clark Crum, team foul #14 | 77-67 |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Cummings - foul #3 on Bruce Cummings, team foul #11 | 77-67 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings blows the layup | 77-69 |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Willard Foster | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Reach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Keith Byars (tiring) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 77-69 |
| 03:20 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong pulls down the rebound | 77-69 |
| 03:13 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the wide open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Cummings | 79-69 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 02:53 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| 02:53 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-69 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), John Dominy (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), Shawn Nelson (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Don Stephens, David Reach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Joseph Luciano (C) Willard Foster, Dikembe Arakawa, Keith Byars | |
| 02:34 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson hits a wide open jumper in the paint set up by Douglas Chandler | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-69 |
| 01:55 | San Diego State | John Dominy is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 83-69 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clark Crum - foul #5 on Clark Crum, team foul #15 | 83-71 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Don Stephens (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Lewis Duong, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG), Clarence Karns (C) Clark Crum, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 01:08 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 85-71 |
| 01:06 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler grabs the board | 85-71 |
| 00:42 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Hutchinson | 87-71 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni's pass is intercepted by Don Stephens | 87-71 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | San Diego State | Joseph Luciano is called for the reach on Simon Fenwick - foul #2 on Joseph Luciano, team foul #16 | 87-71 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG) Douglas Chandler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:09 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 88-71 |
| 00:09 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 89-71 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Modesto Bianchi | 89-74 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins runs out the clock | 89-74 |