| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) SG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) SF - Bruce Cummings (fresh) PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) SF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) PF - Kevin Johnston (fresh) C - William Hunt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Bronson - foul #1 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | BYU | Gregory Marsh gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | BYU | Douglas Chandler steals the ball from Edwin Bronson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | BYU | William Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | BYU | Kevin Johnston can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | BYU | Kevin Johnston buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Hunt | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | BYU | Lewis Duong is called for the reach on Gregory Marsh - foul #1 on Lewis Duong, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | BYU | Gregory Marsh hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Raymond Perkins (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Lewis Duong, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Matthew Mickle (SF), Frank Evans (C) Kenneth Wright, Gregory Marsh, William Hunt | |
| 17:35 | BYU | Douglas Chandler takes the ball from Kevin Johnston | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | San Diego State | The pull-up jumper by Douglas Chandler is blocked by Frank Evans | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | BYU | Matthew Mickle gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | BYU | Kevin Johnston blows the layup but he's hacked by Simon Fenwick - foul #1 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 16:58 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | BYU | Kevin Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | San Diego State | Matthew Mickle blocks the jumper by Richard Hutchinson | 2-3 |
| 16:48 | BYU | Matthew Mickle snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | BYU | Kevin Johnston makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Mickle | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | San Diego State | Russell Scott is called for the reach on Douglas Chandler - foul #1 on Russell Scott, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Shawn Nelson (C) Don Stephens, Raymond Perkins, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG), Gregory Marsh (SF), William Hunt (C) Russell Scott, Matthew Mickle, Frank Evans | |
| 16:03 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Cummings, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) SF - Bruce Cummings (fresh) PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edwin Bronson (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Wright (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) PF - Kevin Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Hunt (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | BYU | Kevin Johnston makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Wright | 2-7 |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Marsh - foul #1 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG) Kenneth Wright | |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:01 | BYU | Russell Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 14:59 | BYU | Gregory Marsh hits the follow up shot | 3-9 |
| 14:57 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Gregory Marsh in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 14:38 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 14:37 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 14:33 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:08 | BYU | Russell Scott misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 5-9 |
| 14:06 | BYU | Kevin Johnston tips it home | 5-11 |
| 13:50 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 7-11 |
| 13:21 | BYU | Kevin Johnston can't finish the layup | 7-11 |
| 13:19 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:04 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings lays it up and in and the foul's on William Hunt - foul #1 on William Hunt, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG), Raymond Perkins (SG), Simon Fenwick (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, Joseph Jenkins, Lewis Duong, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG), Matthew Mickle (PF), Frank Evans (C) Edwin Bronson, Kevin Johnston, William Hunt | |
| 13:04 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:04 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Simon Fenwick | 9-11 |
| 12:59 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is called for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Bruce Cummings | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:36 | BYU | David Reach swats the shot by Matthew Mickle | 9-11 |
| 12:34 | San Diego State | Don Stephens grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:27 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 9-11 |
| 12:25 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:07 | San Diego State | Don Stephens is hacked by Matthew Mickle - foul #1 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG) David Reach | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Johnston (PF) Gregory Marsh | |
| 11:54 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 11-11 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) SF - Raymond Perkins (fresh) PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Russell Scott (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Mickle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Johnston (tiring) 9 pts. C - Frank Evans (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | BYU | Frank Evans is fouled on the floor by Douglas Chandler - foul #1 on Douglas Chandler, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), David Reach (C) Don Stephens, Raymond Perkins, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG) Russell Scott | |
| 11:13 | BYU | Matthew Mickle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 11:11 | BYU | Kevin Johnston tips it but misses | 11-11 |
| 11:10 | BYU | Frank Evans tips it back up and in | 11-13 |
| 11:06 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 11:05 | BYU | Kenneth Wright snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | BYU | Edwin Bronson travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | William Hunt (C) Frank Evans | |
| 10:38 | San Diego State | Matthew Mickle is called for the reach on Bruce Cummings in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG) Douglas Chandler | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Marsh (SF) Matthew Mickle | |
| 10:29 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong hits a wide open floater from close range | 13-13 |
| 10:09 | BYU | William Hunt misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Reach - foul #1 on David Reach, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Bruce Cummings, Lewis Duong, David Reach | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (PG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 10:09 | BYU | William Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:09 | BYU | William Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:09 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 13-13 |
| 10:00 | San Diego State | Don Stephens connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Richard Hutchinson | 15-13 |
| 09:43 | BYU | Simon Fenwick picks off the pass by Gregory Marsh | 15-13 |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | Kenneth Wright is called for the reach on Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson (PF) Don Stephens | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Evans (C) William Hunt | |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:22 | BYU | Frank Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:56 | BYU | Frank Evans misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Lewis Duong (PF) Raymond Perkins, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG) Kenneth Wright | |
| 08:56 | BYU | Frank Evans misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:56 | BYU | Frank Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:48 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-14 |
| 08:34 | BYU | Russell Scott is fouled on the floor by Lewis Duong - foul #2 on Lewis Duong, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:34 | BYU | Russell Scott misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:34 | San Diego State | David Reach pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:23 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Reach and he's fouled by Gregory Marsh - foul #2 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Mickle (SF), William Hunt (C) Gregory Marsh, Frank Evans | |
| 08:23 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:06 | BYU | Kevin Johnston hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Russell Scott | 18-16 |
| 07:53 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 07:52 | BYU | William Hunt snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Jenkins (tiring) SF - Bruce Cummings (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Reach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edwin Bronson (tiring) SG - Russell Scott (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Mickle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Johnston (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | BYU | Matthew Mickle's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Nelson | 18-16 |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 07:06 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 07:05 | BYU | William Hunt pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:48 | BYU | William Hunt buries a runner near the basket set up by Russell Scott | 18-18 |
| 06:33 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Kevin Johnston - foul #1 on Kevin Johnston, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Raymond Perkins (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, Bruce Cummings, Shawn Nelson, David Reach | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG), Frank Evans (C) Russell Scott, William Hunt | |
| 06:33 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:33 | San Diego State | Don Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 06:19 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 06:17 | BYU | Frank Evans pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:54 | BYU | Matthew Mickle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (PG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Don Stephens is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Stephens, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| 05:36 | BYU | Matthew Mickle blows the layup but he's fouled by Simon Fenwick - foul #2 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Simon Fenwick | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:36 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:36 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Wright - foul #2 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #10 | 18-19 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG) Kenneth Wright | |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:56 | BYU | Douglas Chandler steals it from Frank Evans | 20-19 |
| 04:52 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Hutchinson | 22-19 |
| 04:30 | BYU | Matthew Mickle drills a turnaround from the right block | 22-21 |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Scott - foul #2 on Russell Scott, team foul #11 | 22-21 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF) Don Stephens, Raymond Perkins, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG), William Hunt (C) Russell Scott, Frank Evans | |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:27 | BYU | William Hunt snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 03:59 | BYU | Kevin Johnston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by David Reach - foul #2 on David Reach, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF), Lewis Duong (PF) Bruce Cummings, David Reach | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (PG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 03:59 | BYU | Kevin Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:59 | BYU | Kevin Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:56 | San Diego State | Kenneth Wright picks off the pass by Joseph Jenkins in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 03:33 | BYU | Douglas Chandler is called for the reach on Russell Scott - foul #2 on Douglas Chandler, team foul #11 | 22-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Marsh (SF), Frank Evans (C) Kevin Johnston, William Hunt | |
| 03:33 | BYU | Russell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:33 | BYU | Russell Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Jenkins (tiring) SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Reach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Russell Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wright (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Marsh (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Mickle (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #12 | 22-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SF) Simon Fenwick | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:00 | BYU | David Reach swats the shot by Frank Evans | 22-25 |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 02:35 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 22-25 |
| 02:33 | BYU | Frank Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:29 | BYU | Russell Scott is called for traveling | 22-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Raymond Perkins (SF), Shawn Nelson (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, David Reach | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG), William Hunt (C) Russell Scott, Frank Evans | |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | Don Stephens is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Lewis Duong and the foul's on Edwin Bronson - foul #2 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #12 | 24-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 02:14 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-25 |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:53 | BYU | William Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lewis Duong (PF) Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Evans (C) William Hunt | |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | Don Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Mickle - foul #3 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #13 | 25-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Johnston (PF) Matthew Mickle | |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:33 | BYU | Frank Evans misses the driving attempt in the lane | 27-25 |
| 01:32 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SF) Douglas Chandler | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (PG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 00:55 | BYU | Russell Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Marsh - foul #3 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #14 | 27-28 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Joseph Jenkins (SG) Don Stephens, Raymond Perkins | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG), Matthew Mickle (SF), William Hunt (C) Kenneth Wright, Gregory Marsh, Frank Evans | |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:41 | BYU | The rebound goes to Kevin Johnston | 28-28 |
| 00:13 | BYU | Kevin Johnston comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #13 | 28-28 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:13 | BYU | Kevin Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:13 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 00:01 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings's floater is knocked away by Kevin Johnston | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 28-29 |