| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dennis Hooper (fresh) SG - Elmer Hymel (fresh) SF - Booker Belford (fresh) PF - Floyd Collins (fresh) C - Cody Kinsman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Womack (fresh) SG - Maurice Kimball (fresh) SF - Kevin James (fresh) PF - Leroy Dean (fresh) C - William Tunstall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elmer Hymel | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | BYU | Floyd Collins steals the ball from Kevin James | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Hooper | 5-0 |
| 19:15 | BYU | Kevin James clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 19:08 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins misses short on a shot from close range | 5-0 |
| 19:07 | San Diego State | Booker Belford tips it home | 7-0 |
| 18:39 | BYU | William Tunstall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-0 |
| 18:19 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper lays it in set up by Cody Kinsman | 9-0 |
| 18:05 | BYU | Floyd Collins swats the shot by Kevin James | 9-0 |
| 18:04 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:46 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-0 |
| 17:44 | BYU | Leroy Dean pulls down the rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:40 | BYU | Kenneth Womack hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Booker Belford can't connect on a floater from the right block | 9-2 |
| 17:26 | BYU | William Tunstall gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 17:20 | BYU | Kenneth Womack misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-2 |
| 17:18 | BYU | Leroy Dean snags the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 17:04 | BYU | Kenneth Womack scores on a shot from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 16:43 | San Diego State | Booker Belford is hacked by Kenneth Womack - foul #1 on Kenneth Womack, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon (PG), Jan Shaw (SG), Henry Brown (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Santiago Rios (C) Dennis Hooper, Elmer Hymel, Booker Belford, Floyd Collins, Cody Kinsman | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Bruce Keller (SG), Ronald Geller (SF), Donald Dansby (PF), John Kenyon (C) Kenneth Womack, Maurice Kimball, Kevin James, Leroy Dean, William Tunstall | |
| 16:24 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw misses the fadeaway from the left side | 9-4 |
| 16:22 | San Diego State | Henry Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:09 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 16:07 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ronald Geller | 9-4 |
| 16:03 | BYU | Joel Riggs travels with the ball | 9-4 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Randall Zaffalon (fresh) SG - Jan Shaw (fresh) SF - Henry Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) C - Santiago Rios (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Riggs (fresh) SG - Bruce Keller (fresh) SF - Ronald Geller (fresh) PF - Donald Dansby (fresh) C - John Kenyon (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon is whistled for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), Maurice Kimball (SG) Joel Riggs, Bruce Keller | |
| 15:16 | BYU | Maurice Kimball misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:15 | BYU | Maurice Kimball gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:07 | BYU | Kenneth Womack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper (PG), Floyd Collins (PF), Cody Kinsman (C) Jan Shaw, Robert Thomas, Santiago Rios | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin James (SF), Leroy Dean (PF) Ronald Geller, Donald Dansby | |
| 14:49 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon misses the lay-in | 9-4 |
| 14:48 | BYU | Kevin James grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:24 | BYU | Kevin James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Cody Kinsman - foul #1 on Cody Kinsman, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | William Tunstall (C) John Kenyon | |
| 14:24 | BYU | Kevin James makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:24 | BYU | Kevin James makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:09 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 14:07 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:51 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 13:50 | BYU | Maurice Kimball pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:36 | BYU | William Tunstall misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 13:34 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:28 | San Diego State | Leroy Dean steals it from Henry Brown | 9-6 |
| 13:11 | BYU | Henry Brown is called for the reach on Kevin James - foul #1 on Henry Brown, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel (SG), Booker Belford (SF), Santiago Rios (PF) Randall Zaffalon, Henry Brown, Floyd Collins | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Bruce Keller (SG), Ronald Geller (SF), Donald Dansby (PF), John Kenyon (C) Kenneth Womack, Maurice Kimball, Kevin James, Leroy Dean, William Tunstall | |
| 13:00 | BYU | Donald Dansby knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Keller | 9-8 |
| 12:40 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:39 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 12:24 | BYU | Joel Riggs is hacked by Dennis Hooper - foul #1 on Dennis Hooper, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jan Shaw (PG), Robert Thomas (PF) Dennis Hooper, Cody Kinsman | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:10 | BYU | Ronald Geller hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Dansby | 11-10 |
| 11:43 | San Diego State | John Kenyon steals it from Jan Shaw | 11-10 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jan Shaw (fresh) SG - Elmer Hymel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Booker Belford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) C - Santiago Rios (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Riggs (fresh) SG - Bruce Keller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Geller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Dansby (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Kenyon (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | BYU | Bruce Keller scores on a runner from the left block | 11-12 |
| 11:14 | San Diego State | Booker Belford hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jan Shaw | 13-12 |
| 10:52 | BYU | Donald Dansby is whistled for a carry | 13-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper (PG), Floyd Collins (PF), Cody Kinsman (C) Jan Shaw, Robert Thomas, Santiago Rios | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), Maurice Kimball (SG), Kevin James (SF), Leroy Dean (PF), William Tunstall (C) Joel Riggs, Bruce Keller, Ronald Geller, Donald Dansby, John Kenyon | |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper is hacked by Maurice Kimball - foul #1 on Maurice Kimball, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon (SG), Henry Brown (SF) Elmer Hymel, Booker Belford | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:17 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon hits a runner in the lane set up by Cody Kinsman and the foul's on Leroy Dean - foul #1 on Leroy Dean, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| 10:17 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:54 | BYU | Kenneth Womack misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Hooper - foul #2 on Dennis Hooper, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jan Shaw (SG) Dennis Hooper | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:54 | BYU | Kenneth Womack makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:54 | BYU | Kenneth Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:47 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw is fouled on the floor by Maurice Kimball - foul #2 on Maurice Kimball, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (SG) Maurice Kimball | |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 09:32 | BYU | The rebound goes to Joel Riggs | 16-14 |
| 09:25 | BYU | Kenneth Womack clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 09:24 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 09:10 | San Diego State | Henry Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-14 |
| 09:09 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon tips it in | 18-14 |
| 08:58 | BYU | Kenneth Womack drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Riggs | 18-17 |
| 08:38 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon is hacked by Joel Riggs - foul #1 on Joel Riggs, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel (SG), Booker Belford (SF) Jan Shaw, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:13 | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Floyd Collins | 21-17 |
| 07:58 | BYU | Joel Riggs clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 07:56 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:34 | San Diego State | Leroy Dean steals the ball from Floyd Collins | 21-17 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Randall Zaffalon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Elmer Hymel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Booker Belford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cody Kinsman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Womack (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joel Riggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Dean (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Tunstall (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | BYU | Kenneth Womack drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin James | 21-20 |
| 07:03 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 06:46 | BYU | Kevin James misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 06:45 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:33 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins blows the layup | 23-20 |
| 06:32 | BYU | Kevin James grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:28 | BYU | William Tunstall is whistled for a carry | 23-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jan Shaw (PG), Henry Brown (PF), Santiago Rios (C) Randall Zaffalon, Floyd Collins, Cody Kinsman | |
| Subs | BYU | Roy Otis (PG), Bruce Keller (SG), Ronald Geller (SF), Donald Dansby (PF), John Kenyon (C) Kenneth Womack, Joel Riggs, Kevin James, Leroy Dean, William Tunstall | |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Kenyon - foul #1 on John Kenyon, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory (SG), Robert Thomas (PF) Elmer Hymel, Booker Belford | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:46 | BYU | Bruce Keller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 05:44 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jan Shaw | 24-20 |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Ronald Geller is called for the reach on Henry Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Geller, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG) Roy Otis | |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Henry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Henry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:28 | BYU | John Kenyon pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Joel Riggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 05:16 | BYU | Ronald Geller grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:57 | BYU | Joel Riggs is fouled on the floor by Jan Shaw - foul #1 on Jan Shaw, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon (PG), Elmer Hymel (SG), Booker Belford (SF), Floyd Collins (PF), Cody Kinsman (C) Jan Shaw, Kevin Gregory, Henry Brown, Robert Thomas, Santiago Rios | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG) Bruce Keller | |
| 04:41 | BYU | Booker Belford steps in front of the Joel Riggs pass | 25-20 |
| 04:21 | San Diego State | Booker Belford comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 04:19 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins grabs the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:11 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 25-20 |
| 04:09 | BYU | The rebound goes to Joel Riggs | 25-20 |
| 04:07 | BYU | Kenneth Womack's pass is intercepted by Randall Zaffalon in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 03:53 | BYU | John Kenyon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:47 | BYU | Ronald Geller misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-20 |
| 03:46 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:23 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Elmer Hymel | 28-20 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Randall Zaffalon (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Elmer Hymel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Booker Belford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cody Kinsman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Womack (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joel Riggs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Geller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Dansby (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Kenyon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | BYU | Kenneth Womack buries a runner in the lane | 28-22 |
| 02:48 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Randall Zaffalon and he's hacked by Donald Dansby - foul #1 on Donald Dansby, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper (PG), Henry Brown (SF), Santiago Rios (C) Elmer Hymel, Booker Belford, Cody Kinsman | |
| Subs | BYU | Maurice Kimball (SG), Kevin James (SF), Leroy Dean (PF), William Tunstall (C) Joel Riggs, Ronald Geller, Donald Dansby, John Kenyon | |
| 02:48 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:38 | BYU | Randall Zaffalon blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kenneth Womack | 31-22 |
| 02:36 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 02:17 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 02:15 | BYU | Kevin James pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 02:08 | BYU | Leroy Dean loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jan Shaw (SG), Robert Thomas (PF) Randall Zaffalon, Floyd Collins | |
| Subs | BYU | Bruce Keller (PG) Kenneth Womack | |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Henry Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 34-22 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Maurice Kimball blows the dunk but the foul's on Jan Shaw - foul #2 on Jan Shaw, team foul #6 | 34-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman (C) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG) Bruce Keller | |
| 01:25 | BYU | Maurice Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Maurice Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 01:09 | BYU | The rebound goes to Leroy Dean | 34-23 |
| 01:04 | BYU | Maurice Kimball is hacked by Cody Kinsman - foul #2 on Cody Kinsman, team foul #7 | 34-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel (SG), Booker Belford (SF) Jan Shaw, Santiago Rios | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), John Davis (C) Joel Riggs, William Tunstall | |
| 01:04 | BYU | Maurice Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:04 | BYU | Maurice Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Henry Brown misses the floater from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 00:43 | BYU | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:37 | BYU | Maurice Kimball misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-25 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Booker Belford pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Henry Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Leroy Dean misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 37-25 |