| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Eddie Ruggieri (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Quon Huang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Schmucker (fresh) PF - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Redmond (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | San Diego State | Austin Jones is whistled for traveling | 29-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SF) Daniel Ray | |
| 19:24 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Amado Marino | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | San Diego State | Howard Butler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:40 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri hits a jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 18:16 | San Diego State | Austin Jones buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Howard Butler and he's hacked by Amado Marino - foul #3 on Amado Marino, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ray (SF) Michael Jay | |
| 18:16 | San Diego State | Austin Jones misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:16 | Hawaii | Amado Marino snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:47 | Hawaii | Claude Smith steals it from Quon Huang | 34-31 |
| 17:42 | San Diego State | Claude Smith hits the finger roll | 34-33 |
| 17:19 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 17:17 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:59 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-35 |
| 16:34 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Hawaii | Amado Marino tips it in | 36-35 |
| 16:14 | San Diego State | Howard Butler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 16:12 | San Diego State | Howard Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:57 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray is fouled on the floor by Gary Schmucker - foul #2 on Gary Schmucker, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Roy Zeh (SF), Joseph Armistead (PF), Antione Rossi (C) Gary Schmucker, Amado Marino, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Daniel Ray, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Eddie Ruggieri (fresh) 26 pts. SG - Quon Huang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Zeh (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Armistead (fresh) C - Antione Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jay (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) C - Thomas Cranor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | San Diego State | Quon Huang steals it from Howard Butler | 36-35 |
| 15:10 | Hawaii | Quon Huang misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:09 | Hawaii | Joseph Armistead grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:46 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 14:17 | San Diego State | Howard Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Eddie Ruggieri - foul #1 on Eddie Ruggieri, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Michael Poole (PG), Paul Clark (SG), Gary Schmucker (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Mark Stewart (C) Eddie Ruggieri, Quon Huang, Roy Zeh, Joseph Armistead, Antione Rossi | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ray (SF), James Redmond (C) Claude Smith, Thomas Cranor | |
| 14:17 | San Diego State | Howard Butler makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:17 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:17 | Hawaii | Paul Clark grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 13:57 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Santos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Santos Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG) Howard Butler | |
| 13:57 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:57 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray is fouled on the floor by Gary Schmucker - foul #3 on Gary Schmucker, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| 13:27 | San Diego State | Mike Breault can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 13:26 | Hawaii | Paul Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:57 | Hawaii | Paul Clark is fouled on the floor by Michael Jay - foul #1 on Michael Jay, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri (PG), Quon Huang (SG) Michael Poole, Paul Clark | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Claude Smith (SG), Austin Jones (PF) Mike Breault, Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez | |
| 12:35 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Schmucker | 43-36 |
| 12:21 | San Diego State | James Redmond clanks a jumper from the left block | 43-36 |
| 12:19 | San Diego State | Claude Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 11:48 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Eddie Ruggieri (fresh) 31 pts. SG - Quon Huang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Schmucker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Amado Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Redmond (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Hawaii | Quon Huang comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:02 | San Diego State | James Redmond's floater is tipped away by Amado Marino | 43-36 |
| 11:01 | San Diego State | Austin Jones grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:50 | San Diego State | Howard Butler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 10:48 | San Diego State | James Redmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | Claude Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Clark (SG), Roy Zeh (SF), Antione Rossi (PF) Quon Huang, Gary Schmucker, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Joseph Hall (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Daniel Ray, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| 10:06 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 43-36 |
| 10:05 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cranor | 43-36 |
| 09:40 | San Diego State | Mike Breault buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jay | 43-38 |
| 09:11 | Hawaii | Michael Jay picks off the pass by Roy Zeh | 43-38 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 08:50 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Antione Rossi | 43-38 |
| 08:21 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 08:20 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 08:16 | San Diego State | Mike Breault clanks a shot from the left side | 43-38 |
| 08:15 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 08:14 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Mark Stewart | 43-38 |
| 08:10 | Hawaii | Paul Clark misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-38 |
| 08:09 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart tips it home | 45-38 |
| 07:47 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mike Breault | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Eddie Ruggieri (fairly fresh) 31 pts. SG - Paul Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Zeh (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Antione Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mike Breault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Jay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hall (fresh) PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Cranor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Hawaii | Paul Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 07:20 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 07:08 | San Diego State | Antione Rossi steals it from Mike Breault | 47-40 |
| 06:50 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 06:48 | San Diego State | Michael Jay grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:37 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Roy Zeh - foul #1 on Roy Zeh, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Michael Poole (PG), Quon Huang (SG), Gary Schmucker (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Joseph Armistead (C) Eddie Ruggieri, Paul Clark, Roy Zeh, Antione Rossi, Mark Stewart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Austin Jones (PF), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Joseph Hall, Santos Gonzalez, Thomas Cranor | |
| 06:37 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:37 | San Diego State | Michael Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:13 | Hawaii | Quon Huang hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Amado Marino | 49-41 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 05:47 | Hawaii | Gary Schmucker snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 05:21 | Hawaii | Quon Huang makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 04:57 | San Diego State | Howard Butler buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Jay and he's fouled by Amado Marino - foul #4 on Amado Marino, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG) Michael Jay | |
| 04:57 | San Diego State | Howard Butler makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Hawaii | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Armistead | 51-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri (PG) Michael Poole | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:12 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Quon Huang - foul #3 on Quon Huang, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Mark Stewart (C) Joseph Armistead | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:12 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:12 | San Diego State | Claude Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 03:50 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | Claude Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Eddie Ruggieri (fresh) 31 pts. SG - Quon Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Schmucker (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Amado Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Redmond (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | San Diego State | Claude Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Roy Zeh (SF), Antione Rossi (PF) Gary Schmucker, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 03:05 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 03:04 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 03:02 | Hawaii | Roy Zeh hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | Howard Butler is hacked by Antione Rossi - foul #1 on Antione Rossi, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez (PF) Austin Jones | |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | James Redmond snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | Eddie Ruggieri is called for the reach on Howard Butler - foul #2 on Eddie Ruggieri, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Clark (SG) Quon Huang | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Jones (PF) Santos Gonzalez | |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | Howard Butler makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | Howard Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:42 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Quon Huang (SG), Gary Schmucker (SF), Amado Marino (PF) Paul Clark, Roy Zeh, Antione Rossi | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:22 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Redmond - foul #1 on James Redmond, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez (PF) Austin Jones | |
| 02:22 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:22 | Hawaii | Mark Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 02:13 | San Diego State | Claude Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Butler | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 01:42 | San Diego State | James Redmond gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:33 | San Diego State | Mark Stewart swats the layup by Howard Butler | 55-50 |
| 01:31 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez tips it home | 55-52 |
| 01:11 | Hawaii | Quon Huang knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Eddie Ruggieri | 57-52 |
| 01:03 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 01:02 | Hawaii | Gary Schmucker gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Hawaii | Eddie Ruggieri is whistled for traveling | 57-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Jones (PF) Santos Gonzalez | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | San Diego State | Austin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Roy Zeh (SF) Gary Schmucker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Hawaii | Amado Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Butler - foul #1 on Howard Butler, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Paul Clark (SG) Quon Huang | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:26 | Hawaii | Amado Marino is fouled on the floor by Austin Jones - foul #1 on Austin Jones, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Paul Clark is fouled on the floor by Claude Smith - foul #1 on Claude Smith, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 00:20 | Hawaii | Roy Zeh is hacked by Daniel Ray - foul #1 on Daniel Ray, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 00:20 | Hawaii | Roy Zeh misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | James Redmond pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:14 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 00:12 | San Diego State | Austin Jones gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | Amado Marino steals the ball from James Redmond | 57-52 |
| 00:08 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | Paul Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Butler - foul #2 on Howard Butler, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | Paul Clark makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | Paul Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Austin Jones grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |