| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Harkness (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Wallace McMahon (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cataldo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | San Diego | Grady Wells is called for the reach on Howard Jones - foul #1 on Grady Wells, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:26 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon is hacked by Andre Triplett - foul #1 on Andre Triplett, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 19:13 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 19:11 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo can't tip it in | 29-39 |
| 19:10 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 19:05 | San Jose State | Ronald Schneider is called for the reach on Andrew Ford - foul #3 on Ronald Schneider, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (SF) Ronald Schneider | |
| 18:46 | San Jose State | George Burner scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 18:23 | San Diego | Shawn Smith hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Jones | 31-41 |
| 18:08 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Burner | 34-41 |
| 17:57 | San Diego | Howard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 17:44 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Grady Wells | 36-41 |
| 17:33 | San Diego | Donald Ventura's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Ford | 36-41 |
| 17:32 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo tips it but misses | 36-41 |
| 17:30 | San Diego | Shawn Smith hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 17:02 | San Jose State | George Burner misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 17:01 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness tips it but misses | 36-43 |
| 16:59 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 16:37 | San Diego | Henry Harkness steps in front of the Wallace McMahon pass | 36-43 |
| 16:14 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:12 | San Diego | Donald Ventura grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | San Diego | Donald Ventura misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Harkness - foul #1 on Henry Harkness, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Kenneth Hall (SF), Allan Beasley (PF), Carl Harris (C) George Burner, Grady Wells, Henry Harkness, Andre Triplett, Andrew Ford | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Cason (SG), Hugh Vanbuskirk (SF), Travis Wilson (PF), Earl Epperly (C) Wallace McMahon, Howard Jones, Shawn Smith, Kenneth Cataldo | |
| 16:08 | San Diego | Donald Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:08 | San Diego | Donald Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:53 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 15:51 | San Diego | Hugh Vanbuskirk snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allan Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Donald Ventura (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Cason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Vanbuskirk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Wilson (fresh) C - Earl Epperly (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | San Diego | Donald Ventura scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Epperly | 36-47 |
| 15:23 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Josh Barnes | 38-47 |
| 15:06 | San Diego | Earl Epperly drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 14:43 | San Jose State | Travis Wilson swats the layup by Carl Harris | 38-50 |
| 14:41 | San Diego | Earl Epperly pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 14:35 | San Diego | Hugh Vanbuskirk makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Ventura | 38-52 |
| 14:18 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall double dribbles | 38-52 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Grady Wells (SG), Andre Triplett (PF) Josh Barnes, Elwood Johnson, Carl Harris | |
| Subs | San Diego | Wallace McMahon (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Ronald Schneider (SF), Shawn Smith (PF), Kenneth Cataldo (C) Donald Ventura, William Cason, Hugh Vanbuskirk, Travis Wilson, Earl Epperly | |
| 14:01 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Harkness (SF) Kenneth Hall | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 13:47 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-52 |
| 13:28 | San Diego | Shawn Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Andre Triplett - foul #2 on Andre Triplett, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| 13:28 | San Diego | Shawn Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 13:28 | San Diego | Shawn Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 13:10 | San Jose State | Grady Wells clanks a runner from the baseline | 38-54 |
| 13:08 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 13:05 | San Diego | George Burner picks off the pass by Wallace McMahon in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| 13:04 | San Jose State | George Burner misses the easy layup | 38-54 |
| 13:02 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Triplett | 38-54 |
| 12:52 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley buries a runner from the baseline set up by Grady Wells and the foul's on Kenneth Cataldo - foul #3 on Kenneth Cataldo, team foul #2 | 40-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andrew Ford (C) Andre Triplett | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 12:52 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:40 | San Diego | Howard Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Grady Wells - foul #2 on Grady Wells, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall (SF), Carl Harris (PF) Henry Harkness, Allan Beasley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Travis Wilson (PF) Shawn Smith | |
| 12:40 | San Diego | Howard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:40 | San Diego | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:27 | San Jose State | Carl Harris misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Travis Wilson - foul #3 on Travis Wilson, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 12:27 | San Jose State | Carl Harris misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:27 | San Jose State | Carl Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:08 | San Diego | Kenneth Hall steals it from Ronald Schneider | 42-55 |
| 11:48 | San Jose State | Carl Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carl Harris, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andre Triplett (PF) Carl Harris | |
| Subs | San Diego | Earl Epperly (C) Kenneth Cataldo | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Wallace McMahon (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Travis Wilson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Earl Epperly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | San Diego | Earl Epperly hits a driving attempt in the paint | 42-57 |
| 11:05 | San Jose State | Grady Wells clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-57 |
| 11:04 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Hall | 42-57 |
| 10:47 | San Jose State | George Burner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-57 |
| 10:45 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Triplett | 42-57 |
| 10:35 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Grady Wells | 44-57 |
| 10:31 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 10:30 | San Diego | Travis Wilson tips it back up and in | 44-59 |
| 10:17 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Travis Wilson - foul #4 on Travis Wilson, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Henry Harkness (SF), Allan Beasley (C) George Burner, Grady Wells, Kenneth Hall, Andrew Ford | |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (PG), William Cason (SG), Hugh Vanbuskirk (SF), Shawn Smith (PF), Kenneth Cataldo (C) Wallace McMahon, Howard Jones, Ronald Schneider, Travis Wilson, Earl Epperly | |
| 10:17 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:17 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:58 | San Diego | Shawn Smith double dribbles | 46-59 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carl Harris (C) Andre Triplett | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 09:50 | San Jose State | Carl Harris makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 09:44 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo's pass is intercepted by Elwood Johnson | 48-59 |
| 09:22 | San Jose State | Shawn Smith swats the short shot by Henry Harkness | 48-59 |
| 09:21 | San Jose State | Carl Harris gets the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 08:58 | San Jose State | William Cason steps in front of the Josh Barnes pass | 48-59 |
| 08:52 | San Diego | Hugh Vanbuskirk comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Harkness - foul #2 on Henry Harkness, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG) Elwood Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Howard Jones (SG) William Cason | |
| 08:52 | San Diego | Hugh Vanbuskirk makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:52 | San Diego | Hugh Vanbuskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:39 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-61 |
| 08:38 | San Diego | Shawn Smith gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:31 | San Diego | Howard Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Ventura | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:12 | San Jose State | George Burner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Harkness | 51-64 |
| 07:49 | San Diego | Hugh Vanbuskirk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Grady Wells (SG), Kenneth Hall (SF), Andre Triplett (PF), Andrew Ford (C) Josh Barnes, Henry Harkness, Allan Beasley, Carl Harris | |
| Subs | San Diego | Wallace McMahon (PG), Ronald Schneider (SF) Donald Ventura, Hugh Vanbuskirk | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Wallace McMahon (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Cataldo (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Grady Wells | 53-64 |
| 07:26 | San Diego | Howard Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Schneider | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:08 | San Jose State | George Burner is hacked by Shawn Smith - foul #2 on Shawn Smith, team foul #5 | 53-67 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Travis Wilson (PF), Earl Epperly (C) Shawn Smith, Kenneth Cataldo | |
| 06:54 | San Jose State | George Burner drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Hall | 55-67 |
| 06:49 | San Diego | Howard Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 06:48 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Burner | 58-67 |
| 06:10 | San Diego | Travis Wilson misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 06:09 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 05:51 | San Jose State | Grady Wells drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by George Burner | 60-67 |
| 05:33 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon is hacked by George Burner - foul #1 on George Burner, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Henry Harkness (SF), Allan Beasley (C) George Burner, Kenneth Hall, Andrew Ford | |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (SG), Shawn Smith (PF), Kenneth Cataldo (C) Howard Jones, Travis Wilson, Earl Epperly | |
| 05:33 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:33 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 05:11 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Grady Wells | 63-67 |
| 04:59 | San Diego | Donald Ventura misses the jumper from the left side | 63-67 |
| 04:57 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 04:36 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Cataldo | 63-67 |
| 04:35 | San Diego | Donald Ventura grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 04:31 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Ventura | 63-70 |
| 04:19 | San Jose State | Donald Ventura steps in front of the Allan Beasley pass | 63-70 |
| 04:09 | San Diego | Donald Ventura lays it in set up by Wallace McMahon | 63-72 |
| 03:55 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett banks in the layup on a great pass from Josh Barnes | 65-72 |
| 03:39 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon clanks a shot from the free throw line | 65-72 |
| 03:38 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Henry Harkness (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Triplett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Allan Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Wallace McMahon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ventura (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Schneider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Cataldo (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-72 |
| 03:00 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider's pass is intercepted by Grady Wells | 68-72 |
| 03:00 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Andrew Ford (C) Josh Barnes, Andre Triplett | |
| Subs | San Diego | Howard Jones (SG) Donald Ventura | |
| 02:47 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-72 |
| 02:46 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness grabs the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 02:36 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (SG) Grady Wells | |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (PG), William Cason (SF) Wallace McMahon, Ronald Schneider | |
| 02:32 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Grady Wells (SG), Andre Triplett (PF) Josh Barnes, Allan Beasley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Wallace McMahon (PG), Ronald Schneider (SF) Donald Ventura, William Cason | |
| 02:08 | San Diego | Grady Wells is called for the reach on Howard Jones - foul #3 on Grady Wells, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| 02:08 | San Diego | Howard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:08 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Andre Triplett | 68-72 |
| 01:39 | San Jose State | The pull-up jumper by Henry Harkness is blocked by Kenneth Cataldo | 68-72 |
| 01:37 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett tips it but misses | 68-72 |
| 01:36 | San Diego | Shawn Smith pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 01:30 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-72 |
| 01:17 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Grady Wells | 70-72 |
| 00:55 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wallace McMahon | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Schneider - foul #4 on Ronald Schneider, team foul #6 | 70-74 |
| 00:39 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:39 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | San Diego | Howard Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 00:17 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Burner | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | San Diego | San Diego calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Harkness (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Wallace McMahon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Cataldo (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | San Diego | Shawn Smith wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 74-74 |
| 04:46 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:35 | San Jose State | Grady Wells double dribbles | 74-74 |
| 04:10 | San Diego | Howard Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 04:08 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider tips it home | 74-76 |
| 03:46 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from George Burner | 76-76 |
| 03:24 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider lays it up and in and he's hacked by Grady Wells - foul #4 on Grady Wells, team foul #10 | 76-78 |
| 03:24 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider misses the free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:24 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett snags the defensive board | 76-78 |
| 02:57 | San Jose State | Grady Wells is fouled on the floor by Shawn Smith - foul #3 on Shawn Smith, team foul #7 | 76-78 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Allan Beasley (C) Andrew Ford | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 02:57 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:57 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo snags the defensive board | 76-78 |
| 02:34 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Cataldo | 76-81 |
| 02:12 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness loses the dribble to Wallace McMahon | 76-81 |
| 02:07 | San Diego | Wallace McMahon can't finish the layup | 76-81 |
| 02:06 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Allan Beasley | 76-81 |
| 02:02 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by George Burner and he's hacked by Shawn Smith - foul #4 on Shawn Smith, team foul #8 | 78-81 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall (SF), Carl Harris (C) Henry Harkness, Andre Triplett | |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Ventura (PG), William Cason (SF), Travis Wilson (PF), Earl Epperly (C) Wallace McMahon, Ronald Schneider, Shawn Smith, Kenneth Cataldo | |
| 02:02 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:00 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Harkness (SF), Andre Triplett (PF), Andrew Ford (C) Kenneth Hall, Allan Beasley, Carl Harris | |
| Subs | San Diego | Wallace McMahon (PG), Ronald Schneider (SF), Shawn Smith (PF), Kenneth Cataldo (C) Donald Ventura, William Cason, Travis Wilson, Earl Epperly | |
| 01:44 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 79-81 |
| 01:43 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-81 |
| 01:31 | San Diego | Shawn Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Harkness - foul #3 on Henry Harkness, team foul #11 | 79-81 |
| 01:31 | San Diego | Shawn Smith misses the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 01:31 | San Diego | Shawn Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 01:31 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| 01:10 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Cataldo - foul #4 on Kenneth Cataldo, team foul #9 | 79-81 |
| 01:10 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 01:10 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:47 | San Diego | Howard Jones drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-84 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Harkness (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Andrew Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Wallace McMahon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Schneider (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shawn Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Cataldo (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 00:29 | San Jose State | George Burner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-84 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Cason (SF), Hugh Vanbuskirk (PF) Ronald Schneider, Shawn Smith | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo is fouled in the backcourt by George Burner - foul #2 on George Burner, team foul #12 | 81-84 |
| 00:26 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:26 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | George Burner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-86 |
| 00:18 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cataldo | 81-86 |
| 00:18 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-86 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ronald Schneider (SF), Shawn Smith (PF) William Cason, Hugh Vanbuskirk | |
| 00:17 | San Diego | Grady Wells is called for the reach on Ronald Schneider in the backcourt - foul #5 on Grady Wells, team foul #13 | 81-86 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (SG) Grady Wells | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 00:17 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:17 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:11 | San Jose State | George Burner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-88 |
| 00:10 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo snags the defensive board | 81-88 |
| 00:07 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo is fouled in the backcourt by George Burner - foul #3 on George Burner, team foul #14 | 81-88 |
| 00:07 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:07 | San Diego | Kenneth Cataldo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-89 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Ronald Schneider grabs the board | 81-89 |