| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Belanger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Streeter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 19:41 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 19:29 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter is hacked by John Dominy - foul #2 on John Dominy, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson (SG), Aaron Thomas (SF) William Belanger, Junior Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 19:12 | San Diego State | John Dominy gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 19:03 | San Diego State | John Dominy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 19:01 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 18:56 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Thomas | 37-46 |
| 18:44 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 18:43 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 18:41 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:37 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Nelson - foul #2 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown (SF) Thomas Bruce | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 18:37 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:37 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:21 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson is fouled on the floor by Ray Wilkinson - foul #3 on Ray Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Belanger (SG) Ray Wilkinson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-46 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ricky Davis | 38-46 |
| 18:01 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter is whistled for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (PG), Thomas Bruce (PF) Ricky Davis, Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:51 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is hacked by Lee Carmouche - foul #2 on Lee Carmouche, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Aaron Thomas (PF) Lee Carmouche, Thomas Bruce | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SF) Ronald Stark | |
| 17:42 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 38-46 |
| 17:40 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 17:33 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (PG), Thomas Bruce (PF) Ricky Davis, Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Shawn Nelson | |
| 17:14 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown scores on a runner from the left block set up by Lee Carmouche | 40-46 |
| 16:39 | San Diego State | John Dominy clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Belanger - foul #1 on William Belanger, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Jonas Olson (SG), Aaron Thomas (PF) Lee Carmouche, William Belanger, Thomas Bruce | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Ronald Stark (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Shawn Nelson (C) Douglas Chandler, Bruce Cummings, Lewis Duong, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 16:39 | San Diego State | John Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:39 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:39 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jimmy Streeter | 40-47 |
| 16:23 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Junior Brown | 42-47 |
| 16:01 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson lays it in | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Olson (fresh) SF - Junior Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Thomas (fresh) C - Jimmy Streeter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Dominy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Nelson swats the dunk try by Ricky Davis | 42-49 |
| 15:44 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 15:25 | Virginia Tech | Aaron Thomas connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Jonas Olson | 44-49 |
| 15:12 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 15:10 | Virginia Tech | Aaron Thomas gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:05 | Virginia Tech | Jonas Olson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 14:44 | Virginia Tech | Aaron Thomas is hacked by Simon Fenwick - foul #2 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Belanger (SG), Ray Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Bruce (PF) Jonas Olson, Junior Brown, Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Don Stephens (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Joseph Jenkins, John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Simon Fenwick, Shawn Nelson | |
| 14:30 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson's pass is intercepted by Don Stephens | 44-49 |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Bruce - foul #2 on Thomas Bruce, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (PG) Ricky Davis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:58 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter can't finish the layup | 44-51 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:30 | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 13:28 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:22 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 44-51 |
| 13:20 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:16 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lee Carmouche | 47-51 |
| 12:58 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong dunks the ball | 47-53 |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Lee Carmouche and he's hacked by Douglas Chandler - foul #2 on Douglas Chandler, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Junior Brown (SF), Aaron Thomas (PF) Lee Carmouche, William Belanger, Thomas Bruce | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Stark (SF), Shawn Nelson (C) Don Stephens, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:34 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 50-55 |
| 12:29 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis buries a fadeaway from the left block | 52-55 |
| 12:20 | San Diego State | Aaron Thomas is called for the reach on Douglas Chandler - foul #3 on Aaron Thomas, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SG) Bruce Cummings | |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce (PF) Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Simon Fenwick (PF) Joseph Jenkins, Lewis Duong | |
| 11:49 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Junior Brown | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Junior Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Streeter (tiring) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark's pass is intercepted by Junior Brown | 54-55 |
| 11:17 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-55 |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 11:02 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:52 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 54-57 |
| 10:29 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce misses the lay-in but the foul's on Simon Fenwick - foul #3 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Belanger (SG), Aaron Thomas (SF) Ricky Davis, Junior Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, Ronald Stark, Simon Fenwick, Shawn Nelson | |
| 10:29 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:29 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:19 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the jump hook from the left block | 56-57 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 10:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Duong | 56-57 |
| 10:11 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Patrick Jordon (PF) William Belanger, Thomas Bruce | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SF) John Dominy | |
| 09:37 | Virginia Tech | Richard Hutchinson swats the layup by Jimmy Streeter | 56-57 |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Don Stephens blows the layup | 56-57 |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | Aaron Thomas snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 09:25 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Thomas and he's hacked by Richard Hutchinson - foul #3 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown (SF) Patrick Jordon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson (C) Richard Hutchinson | |
| 09:25 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:25 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:20 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings loses the dribble to Junior Brown | 58-57 |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 09:12 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 08:49 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:43 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 08:41 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:26 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-57 |
| 08:24 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 08:19 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis clanks a shot in the paint | 58-57 |
| 08:18 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:13 | San Diego State | Don Stephens is fouled on the floor by Ray Wilkinson - foul #4 on Ray Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (PG), William Belanger (SG), Patrick Jordon (PF) Ricky Davis, Ray Wilkinson, Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), John Dominy (SG), Ronald Stark (SF) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Don Stephens | |
| 08:04 | San Diego State | John Dominy hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 58-60 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Jordon is fouled on the floor by Shawn Nelson - foul #3 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ray Wilkinson (SF) Junior Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Jordon makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Jordon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:34 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong is hacked by Jimmy Streeter - foul #3 on Jimmy Streeter, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Thomas Bruce (PF) Lee Carmouche, Patrick Jordon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Shawn Nelson | |
| 07:34 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 07:34 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Belanger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Wilkinson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Streeter (tired) 10 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 6 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Duong (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-61 |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:56 | Virginia Tech | John Dominy steals it from Ricky Davis | 60-61 |
| 06:47 | San Diego State | John Dominy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-61 |
| 06:46 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 06:40 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ray Wilkinson - foul #5 on Ray Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (PG), Junior Brown (SF), Aaron Thomas (PF) Ricky Davis, Ray Wilkinson, Thomas Bruce | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (PF) Lewis Duong | |
| 06:40 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:40 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:11 | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 06:10 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 60-65 |
| 05:38 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Carmouche | 63-65 |
| 05:11 | San Diego State | John Dominy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Stark | 63-68 |
| 04:54 | Virginia Tech | John Dominy steps in front of the Jimmy Streeter pass | 63-68 |
| 04:41 | San Diego State | John Dominy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 04:33 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Hutchinson - foul #4 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis (PG), Thomas Bruce (PF) Lee Carmouche, Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Don Stephens (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Shawn Nelson (C) Douglas Chandler, John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 04:33 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:33 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Streeter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:21 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jimmy Streeter - foul #4 on Jimmy Streeter, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Patrick Jordon (C) Jimmy Streeter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:21 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:21 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce's layup is rejected by Lewis Duong | 65-70 |
| 04:01 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lewis Duong | 65-70 |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ricky Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Belanger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Jordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 17 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 65-73 |
| 03:18 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong clanks a jumper in the paint | 65-73 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Cummings is called for the reach on Thomas Bruce - foul #1 on Bruce Cummings, team foul #9 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jonas Olson (SG), Aaron Thomas (SF), Jimmy Streeter (C) William Belanger, Junior Brown, Patrick Jordon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG) Joseph Jenkins | |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:03 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is hacked by Jonas Olson - foul #1 on Jonas Olson, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG) Don Stephens | |
| 02:49 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 02:49 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 02:40 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-75 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Belanger (SG), Junior Brown (SF) Jonas Olson, Aaron Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Stark (SF) Bruce Cummings | |
| 02:06 | Virginia Tech | John Dominy takes the ball from William Belanger | 66-75 |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | John Dominy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Stark | 66-77 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-77 |
| 01:29 | Virginia Tech | Junior Brown gets the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:24 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bruce hits a driving attempt from close range | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:05 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 68-77 |
| 01:03 | Virginia Tech | William Belanger gets the rebound | 68-77 |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | John Dominy steals it from Thomas Bruce | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Davis - foul #1 on Ricky Davis, team foul #11 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF) Ronald Stark, Lewis Duong | |
| 00:56 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:56 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn Nelson - foul #5 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #11 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jonas Olson (SG), Aaron Thomas (SF), Patrick Jordon (PF), James Lustig (C) William Belanger, Junior Brown, Thomas Bruce, Jimmy Streeter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Don Stephens (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, John Dominy, Shawn Nelson | |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | Ricky Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Ricky Davis is called for the reach on Joseph Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Davis, team foul #12 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Belanger (SG), Junior Brown (SF), Thomas Bruce (PF), Jimmy Streeter (C) Jonas Olson, Aaron Thomas, Patrick Jordon, James Lustig | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Lewis Duong (C) Don Stephens, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the offensive rebound | 70-80 |
| 00:48 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bruce - foul #3 on Thomas Bruce, team foul #13 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche (PG), Jonas Olson (SG), Aaron Thomas (SF), Patrick Jordon (PF), James Lustig (C) Ricky Davis, William Belanger, Junior Brown, Thomas Bruce, Jimmy Streeter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SF) John Dominy | |
| 00:48 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:48 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 70-81 |
| 00:42 | Virginia Tech | Lee Carmouche misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-81 |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings grabs the board | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | San Diego State | Jonas Olson is called for the reach on Bruce Cummings - foul #2 on Jonas Olson, team foul #14 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Lewis Duong | |
| 00:16 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:16 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Jonas Olson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-82 |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | James Lustig pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Jordon buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Carmouche | 72-82 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins runs out the clock | 72-82 |