| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong can't throw it down | 32-39 |
| 19:47 | BYU | William Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:32 | BYU | Edwin Bronson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 19:31 | BYU | Gregory Marsh misses the tip | 32-39 |
| 19:30 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 19:27 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Gregory Marsh in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 19:26 | BYU | Edwin Bronson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Marsh | 34-39 |
| 19:24 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 19:00 | BYU | Edwin Bronson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Hunt | 37-39 |
| 18:47 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 37-39 |
| 18:45 | BYU | Kevin Johnston snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 18:21 | BYU | Edwin Bronson makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kenneth Wright | 39-39 |
| 18:08 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Marsh - foul #3 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Matthew Mickle (SF), Frank Evans (C) Kenneth Wright, Gregory Marsh, William Hunt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Bruce Cummings, Shawn Nelson | |
| 18:08 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:08 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:54 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses the lay-in | 39-41 |
| 17:52 | BYU | Kevin Johnston tips it home | 41-41 |
| 17:43 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Raymond Perkins (SF) Joseph Jenkins, Lewis Duong | |
| 17:22 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 17:20 | BYU | Frank Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:03 | BYU | Frank Evans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 16:36 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 16:35 | BYU | Russell Scott grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 16:11 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:10 | BYU | Russell Scott tips it in | 43-41 |
| 16:00 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is hacked by Matthew Mickle - foul #3 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG), Gregory Marsh (SF), William Hunt (C) Edwin Bronson, Matthew Mickle, Frank Evans | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Joseph Jenkins (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Shawn Nelson (C) Don Stephens, Raymond Perkins, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Russell Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Johnston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 15:52 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong tips it in | 43-43 |
| 15:44 | BYU | Russell Scott double dribbles | 43-43 |
| 15:42 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Scott - foul #3 on Russell Scott, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-43 |
| 15:23 | BYU | William Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:07 | BYU | Kenneth Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG) Russell Scott | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG) Douglas Chandler | |
| 15:05 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins is hacked by Gregory Marsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Mickle (SF) Gregory Marsh | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:59 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 14:42 | BYU | Kenneth Wright misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:40 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:36 | San Diego State | Don Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Bronson - foul #2 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF) Don Stephens | |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-43 |
| 14:29 | BYU | Kevin Johnston grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:03 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:01 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:55 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson is open and buries a runner in the lane set up by Joseph Jenkins | 43-45 |
| 13:31 | BYU | The short jumper by Matthew Mickle is denied by Lewis Duong | 43-45 |
| 13:30 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:26 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick is hacked by Matthew Mickle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (PG), Gregory Marsh (SF), Frank Evans (C) Edwin Bronson, Matthew Mickle, William Hunt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Raymond Perkins (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Simon Fenwick, Shawn Nelson | |
| 13:15 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong drills a runner in the paint | 43-47 |
| 13:01 | BYU | Gregory Marsh misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 13:00 | BYU | Russell Scott tips it home | 45-47 |
| 12:46 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| 12:19 | BYU | Kevin Johnston drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Russell Scott | 47-47 |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 47-50 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Russell Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Wright (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Johnston (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Duong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | BYU | Frank Evans drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Johnston | 49-50 |
| 11:26 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson is denied on a layup by Frank Evans | 49-50 |
| 11:24 | BYU | Frank Evans pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:20 | BYU | Russell Scott clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-50 |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:06 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 11:05 | BYU | Kevin Johnston pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:01 | BYU | Raymond Perkins steals the ball from Gregory Marsh | 49-50 |
| 10:46 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:45 | BYU | Kevin Johnston grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 10:24 | BYU | Russell Scott connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Evans | 52-50 |
| 10:21 | San Diego State | Don Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Wright - foul #3 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG), Matthew Mickle (SF), William Hunt (C) Kenneth Wright, Gregory Marsh, Frank Evans | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Joseph Jenkins (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Shawn Nelson (C) Douglas Chandler, Raymond Perkins, Lewis Duong, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 10:21 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:21 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:53 | BYU | Kevin Johnston is denied on a layup by Shawn Nelson | 52-52 |
| 09:52 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 09:46 | San Diego State | Don Stephens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 09:44 | BYU | Russell Scott snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 09:18 | BYU | Matthew Mickle is hacked by Joseph Jenkins - foul #3 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #1 | 52-52 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG) Don Stephens | |
| 08:54 | BYU | Russell Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Mickle | 55-52 |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Scott - foul #4 on Russell Scott, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG) Russell Scott | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:19 | BYU | William Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 08:18 | BYU | Kenneth Wright tips it in | 57-54 |
| 08:09 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 57-56 |
| 07:44 | BYU | Kevin Johnston connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 59-56 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edwin Bronson (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Kenneth Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Mickle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Johnston (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hunt (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Simon Fenwick (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Gregory Marsh (SF), Frank Evans (C) Kenneth Wright, Kevin Johnston, William Hunt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lewis Duong (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Simon Fenwick, Shawn Nelson | |
| 07:15 | BYU | Matthew Mickle drills a jump hook in the lane | 61-56 |
| 07:11 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 07:09 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 06:44 | BYU | Matthew Mickle's floater is tipped away by Richard Hutchinson | 61-58 |
| 06:43 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lewis Duong | 61-58 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 61-60 |
| 06:05 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-60 |
| 06:03 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 05:58 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 61-60 |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:46 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Cummings | 61-63 |
| 05:23 | BYU | Russell Scott knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Edwin Bronson | 63-63 |
| 05:07 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Lewis Duong is denied by Frank Evans | 63-63 |
| 05:05 | BYU | Frank Evans snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:47 | BYU | Russell Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:45 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Mickle - foul #5 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG), Kevin Johnston (PF), William Hunt (C) Edwin Bronson, Matthew Mickle, Frank Evans | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG), Raymond Perkins (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Shawn Nelson (C) Douglas Chandler, Bruce Cummings, Joseph Jenkins, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:01 | BYU | Russell Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 03:59 | BYU | Kenneth Wright tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| 03:44 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Simon Fenwick | 65-68 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Russell Scott (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Wright (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Marsh (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Johnston (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Don Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) PF - Lewis Duong (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | BYU | Kenneth Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Perkins - foul #2 on Raymond Perkins, team foul #2 | 65-68 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG) Lewis Duong | |
| 03:29 | BYU | Kenneth Wright makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:29 | BYU | Kenneth Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:06 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 03:04 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Simon Fenwick | 67-68 |
| 02:51 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 67-70 |
| 02:51 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (PG) Russell Scott | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:30 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Simon Fenwick - foul #1 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #3 | 67-70 |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Evans (C) William Hunt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:30 | BYU | Kevin Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:30 | BYU | Kevin Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:26 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SF) Raymond Perkins | |
| 02:07 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Edwin Bronson - foul #3 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG) Don Stephens | |
| 02:07 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:07 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:44 | BYU | Kenneth Wright misses badly on a shot from the right side | 69-71 |
| 01:42 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 01:40 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Bronson - foul #4 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | BYU | William Hunt (C) Frank Evans | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lewis Duong (PF) Simon Fenwick | |
| 01:40 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:40 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:40 | BYU | William Hunt grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 01:16 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-72 |
| 01:15 | BYU | Kevin Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:50 | BYU | Kenneth Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Duong | 69-72 |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-72 |
| 00:21 | BYU | Gregory Marsh grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 00:21 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:09 | BYU | Gregory Marsh clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:08 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Wright | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | BYU | Gregory Marsh makes the 3 from straight away | 72-72 |
| 00:06 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Bronson - foul #5 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (PG) Edwin Bronson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | BYU | BYU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Russell Scott misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-74 |