| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) SG - Garland Clark (fresh) SF - David Scharff (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) C - Floyd McQueen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) SG - Richard Wertz (fresh) SF - James Branch (fresh) PF - Mitchell Mandel (fresh) C - Miroslav Zaitlin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp hits a runner from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin makes the jump hook in the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | BYU | Floyd McQueen comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Miroslav Zaitlin - foul #1 on Miroslav Zaitlin, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | BYU | Floyd McQueen misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | BYU | Floyd McQueen misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz is fouled on the floor by Garland Clark - foul #1 on Garland Clark, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Bender | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | BYU | Garland Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Miroslav Zaitlin | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender lays it in on a nice dish by Mitchell Mandel | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | BYU | David Scharff loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:00 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 17:56 | BYU | Eric McCorey misses the jumper from the left side | 2-8 |
| 17:54 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:35 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin misses the runner from the right block | 2-8 |
| 17:33 | San Diego State | James Branch tips it back up and in | 2-10 |
| 17:13 | BYU | Floyd McQueen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Floyd McQueen, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Thomas King (SF), Michael Holzer (PF), Phillip Eyre (C) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Lorenzo Stapp, Floyd McQueen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel's floater is tipped away by Phillip Eyre | 2-10 |
| 17:01 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Bender | 2-10 |
| 16:48 | San Diego State | James Branch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-10 |
| 16:47 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel can't tip it in | 2-10 |
| 16:45 | BYU | Phillip Eyre pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:39 | BYU | Daniel Bender picks off the pass by Michael Blair | 2-10 |
| 16:17 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-10 |
| 16:15 | BYU | Thomas King snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 16:11 | BYU | Garland Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-10 |
| 16:10 | BYU | Phillip Eyre pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 15:54 | BYU | Michael Holzer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-10 |
| 15:52 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) SG - Garland Clark (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas King (fresh) PF - Michael Holzer (fresh) C - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wertz (fairly fresh) SF - James Branch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Mandel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Miroslav Zaitlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender is hacked by Phillip Eyre - foul #1 on Phillip Eyre, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), David Scharff (SF), Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Blair, Garland Clark, Michael Holzer, Phillip Eyre | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (PG), David Ogara (SG), Fred Blazek (SF), David Dorsey (PF), Christopher Snavely (C) Daniel Bender, Richard Wertz, James Branch, Mitchell Mandel, Miroslav Zaitlin | |
| 15:10 | San Diego State | The pull-up jumper by David Ogara is blocked by Eric McCorey | 2-10 |
| 15:09 | BYU | Floyd McQueen grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 15:02 | BYU | Floyd McQueen lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric McCorey | 4-10 |
| 14:42 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William James | 4-13 |
| 14:38 | BYU | William James steps in front of the Eric McCorey pass in the backcourt | 4-13 |
| 14:27 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lorenzo Stapp - foul #1 on Lorenzo Stapp, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (SG) Thomas King | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG) David Ogara | |
| 14:27 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely misses the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:27 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely misses the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:27 | BYU | Floyd McQueen pulls down the rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:21 | BYU | David Scharff hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Floyd McQueen | 6-13 |
| 14:16 | San Diego State | William James connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Bender | 6-15 |
| 14:00 | BYU | Floyd McQueen makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-15 |
| 13:46 | San Diego State | David Dorsey lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Blazek | 9-17 |
| 13:36 | BYU | William James is called for the reach on Michael Blair - foul #1 on William James, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG), Michael Holzer (PF) Michael Blair, Lorenzo Stapp | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (SG), James Branch (SF), Mitchell Mandel (PF) William James, Fred Blazek, Christopher Snavely | |
| 13:26 | BYU | Garland Clark is called for traveling | 9-17 |
| 13:11 | San Diego State | David Scharff is called for the reach on James Branch - foul #1 on David Scharff, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin (C) David Dorsey | |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel's pass is intercepted by David Scharff | 9-17 |
| 12:37 | BYU | Eric McCorey is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Mandel - foul #1 on Mitchell Mandel, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Thomas King (SF), Phillip Eyre (C) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Floyd McQueen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (PG) Daniel Bender | |
| 12:24 | BYU | Garland Clark makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Holzer | 11-17 |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | William James hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Phillip Eyre - foul #2 on Phillip Eyre, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp (PF) Phillip Eyre | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | William James makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:38 | BYU | Michael Holzer is hacked by Miroslav Zaitlin - foul #2 on Miroslav Zaitlin, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Lee (SF) Garland Clark | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), David Dorsey (C) Richard Wertz, Miroslav Zaitlin | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) SG - Thomas King (fresh) SF - Larry Lee (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Holzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William James (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Mandel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | BYU | Mitchell Mandel picks off the pass by Thomas King | 11-19 |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel is fouled on the floor by Thomas King - foul #1 on Thomas King, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), David Scharff (SF), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Blair, Larry Lee, Michael Holzer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:03 | BYU | Floyd McQueen comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 11-21 |
| 11:02 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 10:45 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 10:44 | BYU | Floyd McQueen snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 10:38 | BYU | Eric McCorey misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 10:37 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Daniel Bender | 13-21 |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | William James clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas King - foul #2 on Thomas King, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG) Thomas King | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (SG), Christopher Snavely (C) James Branch, Mitchell Mandel | |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | William James misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | William James misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:30 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:24 | BYU | David Scharff can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 13-21 |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz connects on the 3 from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 09:57 | BYU | Garland Clark buries a 3 from the right wing set up by David Scharff | 16-24 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lorenzo Stapp - foul #2 on Lorenzo Stapp, team foul #9 | 16-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Larry Lee (SF), Michael Holzer (PF), Joseph Stackhouse (C) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Lorenzo Stapp, Floyd McQueen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Blazek (SF) William James | |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:50 | BYU | Joseph Stackhouse gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:40 | BYU | Garland Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 09:39 | San Diego State | David Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 16-24 |
| 09:21 | BYU | Michael Holzer gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:15 | BYU | Garland Clark misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 09:14 | San Diego State | David Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:59 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 16-24 |
| 08:58 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:43 | San Diego State | Michael Holzer swats the layup by Christopher Snavely | 16-24 |
| 08:42 | BYU | Larry Lee gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:36 | BYU | Michael Holzer knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Garland Clark | 18-24 |
| 08:16 | San Diego State | Joseph Stackhouse steps in front of the Fred Blazek pass | 18-24 |
| 08:09 | BYU | Garland Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 08:07 | BYU | Larry Lee tips it back up and in | 20-24 |
| 08:00 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Christopher Snavely is denied by Joseph Stackhouse | 20-24 |
| 07:59 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wertz | 20-24 |
| 07:49 | San Diego State | Joseph Stackhouse steps in front of the Daniel Bender pass | 20-24 |
| 07:29 | BYU | Michael Blair loses the ball out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Toby Ray (SG), David Scharff (SF), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Blair, Garland Clark, Larry Lee, Joseph Stackhouse | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (PG), David Ogara (SG), James Branch (SF), Mitchell Mandel (PF) Daniel Bender, Richard Wertz, David Dorsey, Christopher Snavely | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Toby Ray (fresh) SF - David Scharff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Holzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd McQueen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William James (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Ogara (fresh) SF - James Branch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Mandel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Blazek (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:10 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek is whistled for traveling | 20-24 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Dorsey (C) Fred Blazek | |
| 06:51 | BYU | The jump hook by Michael Holzer is blocked by Mitchell Mandel | 20-24 |
| 06:49 | San Diego State | David Dorsey gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | The short jumper by David Dorsey is denied by Michael Holzer | 20-24 |
| 06:29 | BYU | David Scharff grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:22 | BYU | Floyd McQueen drills a runner near the basket set up by Toby Ray | 22-24 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | David Ogara clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 06:03 | BYU | The rebound goes to Michael Holzer | 22-24 |
| 05:58 | BYU | Eric McCorey makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Holzer and he's hacked by Mitchell Mandel - foul #2 on Mitchell Mandel, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG), Joseph Stackhouse (PF) Toby Ray, Michael Holzer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson (PF), Fred Blazek (C) Mitchell Mandel, David Dorsey | |
| 05:58 | BYU | Eric McCorey misses the free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:58 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Micheal Grayson | 24-24 |
| 05:40 | San Diego State | William James is hacked by Eric McCorey - foul #1 on Eric McCorey, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| 05:40 | San Diego State | William James makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:40 | San Diego State | William James misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:40 | BYU | Joseph Stackhouse pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:20 | BYU | David Scharff lays it in on a nice dish by Garland Clark and he's fouled by James Branch - foul #1 on James Branch, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), Christopher Snavely (PF) William James, David Ogara, Micheal Grayson | |
| 05:20 | BYU | David Scharff makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:01 | San Diego State | James Branch hits a shot from the left block set up by Daniel Bender | 27-27 |
| 04:41 | BYU | Eric McCorey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-27 |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 04:10 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Branch | 27-30 |
| 03:51 | BYU | Garland Clark scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Stackhouse | 30-30 |
| 03:27 | San Diego State | Eric McCorey is called for the reach on Daniel Bender - foul #2 on Eric McCorey, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Thomas King (SG), Larry Lee (SF), Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Phillip Eyre (C) Eric McCorey, Garland Clark, David Scharff, Joseph Stackhouse, Floyd McQueen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (SG), William James (SF), Mitchell Mandel (PF), Miroslav Zaitlin (C) Richard Wertz, James Branch, Christopher Snavely, Fred Blazek | |
| 03:27 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:27 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:27 | BYU | Thomas King grabs the board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) SG - Thomas King (fresh) SF - Larry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Ogara (fresh) SF - William James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mitchell Mandel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Miroslav Zaitlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | BYU | Michael Blair loses the ball out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson (SF) Daniel Bender | |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | Thomas King is called for the reach on David Ogara - foul #3 on Thomas King, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | BYU | Toby Ray (SG) Thomas King | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | David Ogara misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | David Ogara makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:46 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Miroslav Zaitlin - foul #3 on Miroslav Zaitlin, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Dorsey (C) Miroslav Zaitlin | |
| 02:46 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:24 | San Diego State | David Dorsey comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Blair - foul #1 on Michael Blair, team foul #13 | 33-31 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Holzer (C) Phillip Eyre | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:24 | San Diego State | David Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:24 | San Diego State | David Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:24 | BYU | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Stapp | 33-31 |
| 02:19 | BYU | Toby Ray can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 02:17 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 02:13 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel is hacked by Lorenzo Stapp - foul #3 on Lorenzo Stapp, team foul #14 | 33-31 |
| Subs | BYU | Phillip Eyre (C) Lorenzo Stapp | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG) Micheal Grayson | |
| 02:13 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:13 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:01 | BYU | Larry Lee's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by William James | 33-33 |
| 02:00 | BYU | Toby Ray grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 01:44 | BYU | Toby Ray knocks in the floater from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender's floater is knocked away by Michael Holzer | 35-33 |
| 01:17 | BYU | Phillip Eyre gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:13 | BYU | Michael Blair comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by William James - foul #2 on William James, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG), David Scharff (SF), Floyd McQueen (C) Toby Ray, Larry Lee, Phillip Eyre | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (SG), James Branch (SF), Christopher Snavely (C) David Ogara, William James, David Dorsey | |
| 01:13 | BYU | Michael Blair makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:13 | BYU | Michael Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:05 | San Diego State | Michael Blair steps in front of the Daniel Bender pass | 37-33 |
| 01:01 | BYU | Michael Blair misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:39 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 00:37 | BYU | Michael Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:31 | BYU | Michael Blair hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Garland Clark | 40-33 |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Michael Blair is called for the reach on Mitchell Mandel - foul #2 on Michael Blair, team foul #15 | 40-33 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Phillip Eyre (PF) Michael Blair, Michael Holzer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (PG) Daniel Bender | |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | BYU | The short jumper by Phillip Eyre is denied by Christopher Snavely | 40-35 |