| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gene Farber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Dicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Neil Smith inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion 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 (-2) | |
| 19:43 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bernard Ballard - foul #2 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:43 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:43 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:29 | Yale | James Moon steals the ball from Kenneth Brown | 34-32 |
| 19:02 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 19:00 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:35 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Dwight Rector | 37-32 |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | James Moon hits a floater from close range set up by Tyler Dicks | 37-34 |
| 17:53 | Yale | Kenneth Brown buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dwight Rector | 40-34 |
| 17:33 | San Diego State | James Moon drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Blanks | 40-36 |
| 17:20 | Yale | Bernard Ballard's layup is rejected by Michael Blanks | 40-36 |
| 17:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 17:01 | Yale | Neil Smith is called for the reach on Kevin Michael - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SF), Richard Manuel (PF), Joe McGee (C) Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane (PG), Michael Buelow (SF) Gene Farber, Neil Smith | |
| 16:46 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyler Dicks - foul #3 on Tyler Dicks, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (SG) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Matthews (SF), Ronald Davis (PF) Tyler Dicks, Michael Blanks | |
| 16:46 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:46 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (SG) James Moon | |
| 16:12 | Yale | William Larsen is fouled on the floor by Charles Sanderson - foul #2 on Charles Sanderson, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 15:57 | Yale | Joe McGee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 15:56 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe McGee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mitchell Lane (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Michael Buelow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Sanderson and the foul's on Joe McGee - foul #2 on Joe McGee, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Gerald Peters, Richard Manuel, Joe McGee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Blanks (PF) Charles Sanderson, Robert Matthews, Michael Buelow | |
| 15:36 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:16 | Yale | Dwight Rector is hacked by Mitchell Lane - foul #1 on Mitchell Lane, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gene Farber (PG), James Moon (C) Mitchell Lane, Ronald Davis | |
| 14:58 | Yale | Dwight Rector is whistled for a carry | 44-39 |
| 14:34 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:32 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:24 | San Diego State | Neil Smith misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 14:23 | San Diego State | Neil Smith tips it home | 44-41 |
| 14:02 | Yale | Tyler Dicks is called for the reach on Dwight Rector - foul #4 on Tyler Dicks, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG) William Larsen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Buelow (SG) Tyler Dicks | |
| 13:52 | Yale | Kevin Michael connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Ballard | 47-41 |
| 13:39 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gene Farber and he's hacked by Dwight Rector - foul #3 on Dwight Rector, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Manuel (C) Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane (PG) Gene Farber | |
| 13:39 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:39 | Yale | Richard Manuel snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 13:24 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanford Stilwell | 49-43 |
| 13:13 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 49-43 |
| 13:11 | Yale | The rebound goes to Stanford Stilwell | 49-43 |
| 12:55 | Yale | Bernard Ballard is whistled for a carry | 49-43 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (SG), Gerald Peters (SF), Joe McGee (C) Kenneth Brown, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Ronald Davis (C) Neil Smith, Michael Blanks, James Moon | |
| 12:48 | San Diego State | Robert Matthews clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Peters - foul #1 on Gerald Peters, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| 12:48 | San Diego State | Robert Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:48 | San Diego State | Robert Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:24 | Yale | Robert Matthews steals the ball from William Larsen | 49-44 |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mitchell Lane | 49-47 |
| 11:45 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Mitchell Lane - foul #2 on Mitchell Lane, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Dwight Rector (C) William Larsen, Gerald Peters, Joe McGee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gene Farber (PG), Michael Blanks (PF), James Moon (C) Mitchell Lane, Charles Sanderson, Ronald Davis | |
| 11:45 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:45 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gene Farber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Buelow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | San Diego State | Kenneth Brown steps in front of the Robert Matthews pass | 51-47 |
| 10:54 | Yale | Kevin Michael comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:52 | San Diego State | James Moon pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow is hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Bernard Ballard (PF) Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane (SG), Neil Smith (SF) Michael Buelow, Robert Matthews | |
| 10:19 | San Diego State | James Moon comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 51-47 |
| 10:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 09:49 | Yale | Kevin Michael comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 09:47 | San Diego State | James Moon gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:35 | San Diego State | Bernard Ballard blocks the jumper by Neil Smith | 51-47 |
| 09:33 | San Diego State | Neil Smith gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:10 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Mitchell Lane | 51-49 |
| 08:43 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell blows the layup | 51-49 |
| 08:42 | San Diego State | James Moon gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:20 | San Diego State | Neil Smith knocks in the jumper from the left block | 51-51 |
| 08:04 | Yale | Kevin Michael hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on James Moon - foul #1 on James Moon, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Gerald Peters (SG), Richard Manuel (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (PG), Michael Buelow (SG), Ronald Davis (PF), Robert Matthews (C) Gene Farber, Mitchell Lane, Michael Blanks, James Moon | |
| 08:04 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:04 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:04 | San Diego State | Neil Smith gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:53 | San Diego State | Gerald Peters picks off the pass by Michael Buelow | 51-51 |
| 07:48 | Yale | Gerald Peters drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Michael | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 2 blk. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Buelow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Davis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:22 | San Diego State | Neil Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 06:58 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 06:57 | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:43 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 54-54 |
| 06:42 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 06:29 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Peters - foul #2 on Gerald Peters, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Joe McGee (C) Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane (PG), Tyler Dicks (SG), James Moon (C) Charles Sanderson, Neil Smith, Robert Matthews | |
| 06:29 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:29 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:07 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell loses the dribble to James Moon | 54-56 |
| 05:42 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 05:41 | Yale | Gerald Peters snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 05:36 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:19 | San Diego State | James Moon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 05:17 | Yale | Gerald Peters gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:17 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwight Rector (C) William Larsen, Richard Manuel, Joe McGee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gene Farber (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Blanks (PF) Mitchell Lane, Michael Buelow, Ronald Davis | |
| 04:58 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Moon | 57-56 |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Neil Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 04:38 | San Diego State | James Moon tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 04:36 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 04:19 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Neil Smith | 57-59 |
| 04:03 | Yale | Gene Farber is called for the reach on Stanford Stilwell - foul #1 on Gene Farber, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF) Gerald Peters | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:03 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:03 | San Diego State | James Moon gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Michael - foul #1 on Kevin Michael, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:31 | Yale | Bernard Ballard clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Blanks - foul #3 on Michael Blanks, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| 03:31 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:31 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gene Farber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Dicks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Moon (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | San Diego State | James Moon misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | James Moon hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 03:01 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-63 |
| 02:59 | Yale | Dwight Rector snags the offensive board | 59-63 |
| 02:45 | Yale | Bernard Ballard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 02:43 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:31 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dwight Rector | 62-63 |
| 02:22 | San Diego State | Dwight Rector denies the turnaround by James Moon | 62-63 |
| 02:20 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:05 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dwight Rector | 64-63 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | James Moon is whistled for traveling | 64-63 |
| 01:25 | Yale | Michael Blanks swats the short shot by Dwight Rector | 64-63 |
| 01:23 | San Diego State | Neil Smith grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 01:18 | San Diego State | Gene Farber misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 01:16 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:51 | Yale | Bernard Ballard is hacked by Michael Blanks - foul #4 on Michael Blanks, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:51 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:51 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks lays it in on a great pass from Gene Farber | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits a runner in the lane | 67-65 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-65 |