| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Henley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Pace (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Lester Durocher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Hamilton - foul #2 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:39 | San Diego State | Tom Pace gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 18:59 | San Diego State | Lawrence Johnson blocks the short jumper by Leslie Carter | 30-40 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley tips it home | 32-40 |
| 18:29 | San Diego State | Jay Gaston steps in front of the Leslie Carter pass | 32-40 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee Tech | John Henley loses the dribble to Keith Hamilton | 32-40 |
| 17:58 | San Diego State | James Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 17:56 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter tips it but misses | 32-40 |
| 17:54 | San Diego State | Tom Pace tips it home | 32-42 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee Tech | Keith Hamilton is called for the reach on Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf (SF) John Henley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG), Brian Taylor (PF) Keith Hamilton, Lester Durocher | |
| 17:20 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 32-42 |
| 17:19 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 17:08 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the shot from the right block | 32-44 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 16:53 | San Diego State | Tom Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | Chi Chin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson is whistled for traveling | 32-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), Christopher Tate (SG), Jesse Reardon (PF), Denver Dugan (C) Jay Gaston, Anthony Williams, Everett Totten, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Oliver Wong (SF), Lester Durocher (C) Leslie Carter, Tom Pace | |
| 15:53 | San Diego State | Chi Chin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chi Chin, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Henley (SF) Denver Dugan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (SF) Oliver Wong | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Tate (fresh) SF - John Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Reardon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Chi Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lester Durocher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 15:06 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Chi Chin | 32-50 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee Tech | Lester Durocher takes the ball from Shawn Johnson | 32-50 |
| 14:43 | San Diego State | James Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Tate - foul #2 on Christopher Tate, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Shawn Johnson, Thomas Wolf | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Pace (PF) Brian Taylor | |
| 14:43 | San Diego State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:43 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | Chi Chin is called for the reach on Jay Gaston - foul #2 on Chi Chin, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter (SF), Everett Totten (PF) John Henley, Jesse Reardon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leslie Carter (SF) Chi Chin | |
| 14:13 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams (SG) Christopher Tate | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:49 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-51 |
| 13:49 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:49 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 32-53 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 13:17 | San Diego State | James Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 13:16 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Durocher | 34-53 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | James Johnson grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston is called for traveling | 34-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), Christopher Tate (SG), John Henley (SF), Jesse Reardon (PF), Thomas Wolf (C) Jay Gaston, Anthony Williams, Charles Utter, Everett Totten, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG), Oliver Wong (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Keith Hamilton, Leslie Carter, Tom Pace | |
| 11:41 | San Diego State | Oliver Wong makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Johnson | 34-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Tate (fresh) SF - John Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Reardon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Chi Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lester Durocher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Henley | 36-55 |
| 10:59 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Oliver Wong and he's fouled by Jesse Reardon - foul #3 on Jesse Reardon, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (PG) James Johnson | |
| 10:59 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses the free throw | 36-57 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 10:18 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor connects on the floater in the lane set up by Keith Hamilton | 39-59 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate hits the finger roll | 41-59 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Oliver Wong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jesse Reardon | 41-59 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lester Durocher - foul #3 on Lester Durocher, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Everett Totten (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Shawn Johnson, Christopher Tate, John Henley, Jesse Reardon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leslie Carter (SF), Tom Pace (PF) Oliver Wong, Brian Taylor | |
| 09:17 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 09:17 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Tom Pace | 42-59 |
| 08:57 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 42-59 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Lester Durocher - foul #4 on Lester Durocher, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter (SF) Thomas Wolf | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Johnson (SG), Brian Taylor (PF) Chi Chin, Lester Durocher | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:27 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter clanks a runner in the lane | 44-59 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Taylor steals the ball from Anthony Williams | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:56 | San Diego State | Tom Pace clanks a jump hook in the lane | 44-59 |
| 07:55 | San Diego State | Tom Pace misses the tip | 44-59 |
| 07:54 | San Diego State | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 44-61 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Charles Utter | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jay Gaston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Charles Utter (fresh) PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Pace (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston is fouled on the floor by Brian Taylor - foul #1 on Brian Taylor, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Henley (SF) Charles Utter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG), Lester Durocher (C) Keith Hamilton, Brian Taylor | |
| 07:13 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee Tech | Jay Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee Tech | Lester Durocher denies the turnaround by Lawrence Johnson | 47-61 |
| 06:56 | San Diego State | Chi Chin pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 06:36 | San Diego State | James Johnson is hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate (SG) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | Everett Totten swats the short shot by Tom Pace | 47-61 |
| 06:16 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 06:01 | San Diego State | Chi Chin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Chi Chin, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), Jesse Reardon (PF), Thomas Wolf (C) Jay Gaston, Everett Totten, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Oliver Wong (SF) Leslie Carter | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Chi Chin - foul #4 on Chi Chin, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan (C) John Henley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (SF) Oliver Wong | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:45 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:20 | San Diego State | Tom Pace's floater is tipped away by Denver Dugan | 47-61 |
| 05:18 | San Diego State | Tom Pace pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:59 | San Diego State | James Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lester Durocher | 47-64 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 04:50 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 47-64 |
| 04:31 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Keith Hamilton | 47-67 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 04:13 | San Diego State | Tom Pace pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | Chi Chin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Johnson | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Tate (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Reardon (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Denver Dugan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Chi Chin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Johnson (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tom Pace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Lester Durocher (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jesse Reardon - foul #4 on Jesse Reardon, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Utter (SF) Jesse Reardon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Oliver Wong (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) James Johnson, Tom Pace | |
| 03:24 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 03:24 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan tips it in | 52-71 |
| 02:49 | San Diego State | Oliver Wong can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-71 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | Chi Chin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-71 |
| 02:18 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor tips it in | 55-73 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Christopher Tate is denied by Lester Durocher | 55-73 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf tips it but misses | 55-73 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf tips it back up and in | 57-73 |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor is whistled for traveling | 57-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon (PF) Charles Utter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Pace (C) Lester Durocher | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-73 |
| 01:36 | San Diego State | Tom Pace gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 01:29 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor is hacked by Shawn Johnson - foul #1 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #7 | 57-73 |
| 01:29 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-73 |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | Tom Pace gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:50 | San Diego State | Tom Pace makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Brian Taylor | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Denver Dugan banks in the layup | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | San Diego State | Chi Chin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-75 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Tate clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-75 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Jesse Reardon tips it back up and in | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton runs out the clock | 61-75 |