| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fresh) SG - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) SF - William Kuiper (fresh) PF - Danny Miller (fresh) C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Edwin Folsom (fresh) SG - Marko Zelmar (fresh) SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) C - Eduardo Martinez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | San Diego State | The jumper by Marko Zelmar is denied by Leslie Lewis | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Sallee - foul #1 on Dennis Sallee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom loses the dribble to Curtis Reynolds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds hits the finger roll | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom loses the dribble to Danny Miller in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Sallee, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jin Hong (PF) Dennis Sallee | |
| 18:42 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | San Diego State | Jin Hong gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis is called for a backcourt violation | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Marko Zelmar | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds buries a jumpshot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:09 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Danny Miller - foul #1 on Danny Miller, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Gary Miller (SG), Robert Williams (SF), John Guel (PF), Charles Sale (C) Curtis Reynolds, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Timothy Bellamy (SG), David Stull (SF), Kevin Steptoe (PF) Edwin Folsom, Marko Zelmar, Gilberto Garcia, Jin Hong | |
| 17:09 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:09 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas is fouled on the floor by James Levine - foul #1 on James Levine, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Texas Southern | John Guel pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Dumas | 7-4 |
| 16:06 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy loses the dribble to Robert Williams | 7-4 |
| 15:49 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Earl Dumas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) PF - John Guel (fairly fresh) C - Charles Sale (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James Levine (fresh) SG - Timothy Bellamy (fresh) SF - David Stull (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Steptoe (fresh) C - Eduardo Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 10-4 |
| 15:32 | Texas Southern | John Guel grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:15 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Guel | 12-4 |
| 15:13 | San Diego State | James Levine is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), Scott Williams (SF), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Earl Dumas, Gary Miller, Robert Williams, John Guel, Charles Sale | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Marko Zelmar (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Jin Hong (PF) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy, David Stull, Kevin Steptoe | |
| 15:02 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Edwin Folsom | 12-6 |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Marko Zelmar steps in front of the Thomas Carpenter pass | 12-6 |
| 14:47 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Marko Zelmar | 12-9 |
| 14:29 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Garcia - foul #1 on Gilberto Garcia, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG) Curtis Reynolds | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe (C) Eduardo Martinez | |
| 14:17 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis misses the easy layup | 12-9 |
| 14:16 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:01 | San Diego State | Thomas Carpenter steals the ball from Kevin Steptoe | 12-9 |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jin Hong - foul #1 on Jin Hong, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SG), William Kuiper (SF) Thomas Carpenter, Scott Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Timothy Bellamy (SG) Edwin Folsom, Marko Zelmar | |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 13:19 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:02 | San Diego State | James Levine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Gary Miller (SG), John Guel (C) Gary Sauer, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez (C) Kevin Steptoe | |
| 12:45 | Texas Southern | Timothy Bellamy takes the ball from John Guel | 14-9 |
| 12:43 | San Diego State | James Levine is hacked by Curtis Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Reynolds, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) William Kuiper, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Marko Zelmar (SG), David Stull (SF) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy, Gilberto Garcia | |
| 12:38 | San Diego State | Scott Williams picks off the pass by Jin Hong | 14-9 |
| 12:34 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams banks in the layup | 16-9 |
| 12:20 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 11:59 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 11:57 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis tips it but misses | 16-12 |
| 11:56 | San Diego State | Jin Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:51 | San Diego State | David Stull scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Marko Zelmar | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Guel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (tiring) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Edwin Folsom (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marko Zelmar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Stull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jin Hong (tiring) 2 reb. C - Eduardo Martinez (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | John Guel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 11:33 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to John Guel | 16-14 |
| 11:21 | Texas Southern | John Guel can't throw it down | 16-14 |
| 11:20 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:15 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Reynolds - foul #2 on Curtis Reynolds, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Charles Sale (C) Curtis Reynolds, Gary Miller, Scott Williams, John Guel, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Kevin Steptoe (PF) Marko Zelmar, David Stull, Jin Hong | |
| 11:15 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:15 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:56 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 10:55 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:47 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Bellamy | 16-19 |
| 10:30 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 16-19 |
| 10:29 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Eduardo Martinez | 16-19 |
| 10:10 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-21 |
| 09:51 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:47 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe is fouled in the backcourt by William Kuiper - foul #1 on William Kuiper, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Scott Williams (SF), Danny Miller (PF), John Guel (C) Earl Dumas, William Kuiper, Robert Williams, Charles Sale | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Marko Zelmar (SG), Jin Hong (PF) Edwin Folsom, Timothy Bellamy, Eduardo Martinez | |
| 09:33 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Levine | 16-24 |
| 09:20 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter buries a shot in the paint set up by Gary Sauer | 18-24 |
| 09:03 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 09:01 | San Diego State | Jin Hong tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 09:00 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe tips it in | 18-26 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Danny Miller, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Miller (PG), William Kuiper (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Sauer, Scott Williams, Danny Miller, John Guel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy (SG), David Stull (SF), Eduardo Martinez (C) Marko Zelmar, Gilberto Garcia, Kevin Steptoe | |
| 08:12 | San Diego State | Jin Hong makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Timothy Bellamy | 18-28 |
| 07:50 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 07:49 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams connects on the 3 from the left corner | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Carpenter (tiring) 2 pts. SF - William Kuiper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Leslie Lewis (tired) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James Levine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Bellamy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Stull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jin Hong (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eduardo Martinez (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | San Diego State | The 3pt attempt by Jin Hong is denied by Thomas Carpenter | 21-28 |
| 07:11 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 06:47 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Miller | 24-28 |
| 06:29 | San Diego State | Jin Hong scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Bellamy | 24-31 |
| 06:21 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper is fouled on the floor by David Stull - foul #1 on David Stull, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Earl Dumas (SG), Scott Williams (SF), John Guel (PF), Charles Sale (C) Gary Miller, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Robert Williams, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Marko Zelmar (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Kevin Steptoe (PF) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy, David Stull, Jin Hong | |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 06:04 | Texas Southern | John Guel tips it in | 26-31 |
| 06:00 | San Diego State | Earl Dumas takes the ball from Gilberto Garcia in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 05:53 | Texas Southern | Edwin Folsom picks off the pass by John Guel | 26-31 |
| 05:29 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom loses the dribble to Charles Sale | 26-31 |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | John Guel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 05:08 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:47 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom is fouled on the floor by Gary Sauer - foul #1 on Gary Sauer, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Miller (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Gary Sauer, Scott Williams, John Guel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jin Hong (PF) Eduardo Martinez | |
| 04:47 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:47 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:47 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:23 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG) Earl Dumas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG) Edwin Folsom | |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | Thomas Carpenter is called for the reach on Marko Zelmar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:20 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 04:00 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 03:36 | San Diego State | Jin Hong misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 03:34 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Steptoe | 29-32 |
| 03:22 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Scott Williams (SF), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Robert Williams, Charles Sale | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy (PG), Dennis Sallee (PF), Eduardo Martinez (C) James Levine, Jin Hong, Kevin Steptoe | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Miller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leslie Lewis (tiring) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Bellamy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marko Zelmar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) C - Eduardo Martinez (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 02:50 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 02:48 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller is hacked by Dennis Sallee - foul #3 on Dennis Sallee, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Guel (C) Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), David Stull (SF), Kevin Steptoe (PF) Marko Zelmar, Gilberto Garcia, Dennis Sallee | |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:09 | San Diego State | David Stull is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Levine | 31-35 |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | John Guel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Williams | 33-35 |
| 01:42 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez comes up short on the shot from the right block | 33-35 |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 01:24 | San Diego State | James Levine misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 01:22 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 01:20 | Texas Southern | James Levine steps in front of the Curtis Reynolds pass in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 01:14 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez lays it in on a great pass from James Levine and he's fouled by John Guel - foul #1 on John Guel, team foul #9 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Earl Dumas (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Curtis Reynolds, Gary Miller, Scott Williams, John Guel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Marko Zelmar (SG), Jin Hong (PF) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy, Kevin Steptoe | |
| 01:14 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Leslie Lewis | 33-39 |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Jin Hong - foul #2 on Jin Hong, team foul #8 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia (SF) David Stull | |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to William Kuiper | 33-39 |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 00:38 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Jin Hong hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer lays it up and in | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-41 |