| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) SG - Don Stephens (fresh) SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) C - David Reach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Kerry Harvey (fresh) SG - Gerald Dibenedetto (fresh) SF - Tyrone Marshall (fresh) PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) C - Theodore Livermore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | San Diego State | Don Stephens can't connect on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tyrone Marshall | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson misses the turnaround in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | San Diego State | David Reach pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | San Diego State | A charge is called on Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Colorado State | Don Stephens is called for the reach on Gerald Dibenedetto - foul #1 on Don Stephens, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Simon Fenwick | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | San Diego State | Gerald Dibenedetto picks off the pass by Simon Fenwick | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto slams it home | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | San Diego State | David Reach misses the easy layup | 0-4 |
| 17:36 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:02 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:57 | Colorado State | David Reach takes the ball from Paul Morgan | 0-4 |
| 16:45 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Dibenedetto - foul #1 on Gerald Dibenedetto, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), Carlos Taylor (SF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Raymond Perkins, Don Stephens, Simon Fenwick, David Reach | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan (C) Theodore Livermore | |
| 16:45 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:45 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:27 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Kerry Harvey | 2-4 |
| 16:06 | Colorado State | Edwin Marcellus picks off the pass by Paul Morgan | 2-4 |
| 15:55 | San Diego State | Jarvis Cowan swats the short shot by Richard Hutchinson | 2-4 |
| 15:54 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) SG - Edwin Marcellus (fresh) SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) PF - Richard Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Blumenstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Kerry Harvey (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Dibenedetto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyrone Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) C - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | San Diego State | Jarvis Cowan steals the ball from Usi Abdullah | 2-4 |
| 15:12 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 15:11 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Edwin Marcellus | 2-4 |
| 14:57 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 14:40 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto is hacked by Carlos Taylor - foul #1 on Carlos Taylor, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF), David Reach (C) Usi Abdullah, Edwin Marcellus, Carlos Taylor, Richard Hutchinson, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (PG), Roger Chilson (SG), David Bailey (SF), Theodore Livermore (C) Kerry Harvey, Gerald Dibenedetto, Tyrone Marshall, Paul Morgan | |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| 14:07 | San Diego State | Don Stephens can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 14:06 | San Diego State | David Reach snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 13:56 | San Diego State | David Reach hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Raymond Perkins | 6-4 |
| 13:37 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Daniel Jones (PF) Jarvis Cowan | |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins loses the ball out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Morgan (PF) Daniel Jones | |
| 13:09 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 13:07 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:01 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses the floater in the lane | 6-4 |
| 12:59 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 12:47 | Colorado State | David Bailey hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Joey Abe and he's hacked by Simon Fenwick - foul #1 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG) Raymond Perkins | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto (SG) Roger Chilson | |
| 12:47 | Colorado State | David Bailey misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:39 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Theodore Livermore - foul #1 on Theodore Livermore, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Tyrone Marshall (SF) Joey Abe, David Bailey | |
| 12:39 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 12:39 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:22 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto clanks a floater from the right side | 8-6 |
| 12:21 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 12:20 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | Don Stephens can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Morgan - foul #1 on Paul Morgan, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Foster Hale (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Kevin Slattery, David Reach | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan (C) Theodore Livermore | |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 11:48 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-6 |
| 11:47 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Foster Hale (fresh) C - Phillip Blumenstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Kerry Harvey (fresh) SG - Gerald Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyrone Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-6 |
| 11:26 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tyrone Marshall | 10-8 |
| 11:08 | San Diego State | Don Stephens buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 11:06 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey is hacked by Usi Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Usi Abdullah, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Carlos Taylor (SF), Richard Hutchinson (PF) Don Stephens, Simon Fenwick, Foster Hale | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (PG), Roger Chilson (SG), Theodore Livermore (C) Kerry Harvey, Gerald Dibenedetto, Jarvis Cowan | |
| 10:49 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Hutchinson - foul #2 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Foster Hale (PF), David Reach (C) Richard Hutchinson, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan (PF) Paul Morgan | |
| 10:49 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 10:49 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 10:49 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 10:41 | San Diego State | Tyrone Marshall steals the ball from David Reach | 12-9 |
| 10:37 | Colorado State | Joey Abe blows the layup | 12-9 |
| 10:35 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 10:22 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joey Abe | 12-11 |
| 10:10 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:09 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Tyrone Marshall | 12-11 |
| 10:01 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Reach - foul #1 on David Reach, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF) Usi Abdullah, Carlos Taylor, Foster Hale | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Gerald Dibenedetto (SG), David Bailey (SF), Paul Morgan (PF) Joey Abe, Roger Chilson, Tyrone Marshall, Jarvis Cowan | |
| 10:01 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:01 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:44 | San Diego State | David Reach lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Perkins and the foul's on Paul Morgan - foul #2 on Paul Morgan, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Chilson (SF), Daniel Jones (C) Paul Morgan, Theodore Livermore | |
| 09:44 | San Diego State | David Reach makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:28 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bailey | 15-15 |
| 09:20 | San Diego State | Roger Chilson swats the layup by Kevin Slattery | 15-15 |
| 09:18 | San Diego State | David Reach can't tip it in | 15-15 |
| 09:16 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | San Diego State | David Reach hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 09:06 | Colorado State | David Bailey gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:00 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 08:59 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Kevin Slattery | 15-15 |
| 08:50 | San Diego State | David Reach can't finish the layup | 15-15 |
| 08:48 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:44 | Colorado State | David Reach steals it from Kerry Harvey | 15-15 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gerald Dibenedetto - foul #2 on Gerald Dibenedetto, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Raymond Perkins, Edwin Marcellus, David Reach | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall (SF), Jarvis Cowan (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) Gerald Dibenedetto, David Bailey, Daniel Jones | |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:35 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:15 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 16-15 |
| 08:14 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan hits the follow up shot | 16-17 |
| 07:58 | San Diego State | Don Stephens connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Phillip Blumenstein | 19-17 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Phillip Blumenstein - foul #1 on Phillip Blumenstein, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF), Foster Hale (PF) Simon Fenwick, Kevin Slattery | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (PG), Thomas Rinaldi (SG) Kerry Harvey, Roger Chilson | |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) PF - Foster Hale (fresh) C - Phillip Blumenstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Abe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Rinaldi (fresh) SF - Tyrone Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Livermore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Foster Hale | 22-18 |
| 07:19 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore is fouled on the floor by Carlos Taylor - foul #2 on Carlos Taylor, team foul #9 | 22-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF) Carlos Taylor | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 07:19 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:19 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:04 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah is fouled on the floor by Joey Abe - foul #1 on Joey Abe, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Phillip Blumenstein | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Bailey (C) Theodore Livermore | |
| 06:53 | San Diego State | Tyrone Marshall swats the layup by Simon Fenwick | 22-20 |
| 06:51 | San Diego State | David Reach tips it home | 24-20 |
| 06:32 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joey Abe | 24-22 |
| 06:22 | San Diego State | Tyrone Marshall steals it from Don Stephens | 24-22 |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi banks in the layup on a great pass from Tyrone Marshall | 24-24 |
| 06:12 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tyrone Marshall - foul #1 on Tyrone Marshall, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG) Don Stephens | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Roger Chilson (SG), Daniel Jones (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) Joey Abe, Thomas Rinaldi, Tyrone Marshall, Jarvis Cowan | |
| 06:12 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:12 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:52 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Reach - foul #2 on David Reach, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Kevin Slattery (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Usi Abdullah, Foster Hale, David Reach | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 05:52 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:52 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:33 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein's floater is tipped away by Theodore Livermore | 26-26 |
| 05:31 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | David Bailey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 05:25 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:17 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kevin Slattery, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG) Edwin Marcellus | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan (PF) Daniel Jones | |
| 04:51 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | Jarvis Cowan is called for the reach on Raymond Perkins - foul #1 on Jarvis Cowan, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (PG), Thomas Rinaldi (SG), Tyrone Marshall (SF), Daniel Jones (C) Kerry Harvey, Roger Chilson, David Bailey, Theodore Livermore | |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:11 | Colorado State | Joey Abe is hacked by Simon Fenwick - foul #2 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #12 | 28-31 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (PG), Usi Abdullah (SF), Foster Hale (PF) Raymond Perkins, Simon Fenwick, Kevin Slattery | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 04:11 | Colorado State | Joey Abe misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:11 | Colorado State | Joey Abe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:58 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 03:52 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein is hacked by Daniel Jones - foul #1 on Daniel Jones, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF), Richard Hutchinson (PF) Edwin Marcellus, Foster Hale | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto (SG), Paul Morgan (PF) Thomas Rinaldi, Daniel Jones | |
| 03:52 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:52 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | Joey Abe misses the jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 03:25 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Don Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Blumenstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Abe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyrone Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jarvis Cowan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 02:48 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), David Reach (C) Usi Abdullah, Don Stephens, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Theodore Livermore (C) Joey Abe, Jarvis Cowan | |
| 02:26 | San Diego State | David Reach makes the shot near the basket set up by Edwin Marcellus | 34-32 |
| 02:10 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Edwin Marcellus - foul #1 on Edwin Marcellus, team foul #13 | 34-32 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Bailey (SF) Tyrone Marshall | |
| 02:10 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:10 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:58 | San Diego State | David Reach hits a jump hook near the basket | 36-33 |
| 01:30 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 01:28 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:13 | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 01:09 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Carlos Taylor - foul #3 on Carlos Taylor, team foul #14 | 39-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF) Raymond Perkins, Edwin Marcellus, Carlos Taylor, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Chilson (SG), Tyrone Marshall (SF), Jarvis Cowan (C) Gerald Dibenedetto, David Bailey, Theodore Livermore | |
| 01:09 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:09 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick lays it in set up by Usi Abdullah | 41-34 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Simon Fenwick - foul #3 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #15 | 41-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Foster Hale (PF) Simon Fenwick | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (PG), David Bailey (C) Kerry Harvey, Paul Morgan | |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Tyrone Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Don Stephens misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Chilson - foul #1 on Roger Chilson, team foul #10 | 41-36 |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Don Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Roger Chilson | 42-38 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-38 |