| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Williams (fresh) SG - Cheslav Milanowski (fresh) SF - Gary Forbes (fresh) PF - Archie Schipper (fresh) C - Milton Mancuso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) SG - Willie Gilliam (fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fresh) PF - David Bailey (fresh) C - Charles Clifton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | San Jose State | David Bailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | San Jose State | David Bailey snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | San Jose State | David Bailey can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Cheslav Milanowski | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso misses the runner in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | San Jose State | Chester Smith snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chester Smith | 2-7 |
| 17:25 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | San Jose State | Chester Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | San Jose State | David Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 16:53 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:27 | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Forbes | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | San Jose State | David Bailey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Bailey, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 15:50 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso is hacked by Neal Orchard - foul #1 on Neal Orchard, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Williams (fresh) SG - Cheslav Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Forbes (fresh) PF - Archie Schipper (fresh) C - Milton Mancuso (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) SG - Willie Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Clifton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Boise State | Gary Forbes hits the finger roll | 7-7 |
| 15:06 | San Jose State | David Bailey knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Neal Orchard | 7-10 |
| 15:00 | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:58 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 14:56 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:29 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Chester Smith and he's hacked by Archie Schipper - foul #1 on Archie Schipper, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Thalls (SF), Julius Boone (C) Chester Smith, Charles Clifton | |
| 14:29 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:09 | Boise State | Gary Forbes double dribbles | 7-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | Erik Zysett (PG), Kenneth Mayo (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF) Eric Williams, Cheslav Milanowski, Gary Forbes | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (PG), Jeffrey Perkins (SG), Ronald Tomko (C) Neal Orchard, Willie Gilliam, David Bailey | |
| 13:49 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Haywood Conner | 7-15 |
| 13:28 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo is hacked by Paul Thalls - foul #1 on Paul Thalls, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam (SG) Jeffrey Perkins | |
| 12:59 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 12:58 | Boise State | Erik Zysett grabs the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:31 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 12:29 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Julius Boone | 7-15 |
| 12:13 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-15 |
| 12:11 | Boise State | Archie Schipper gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 11:57 | Boise State | Lawrence Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 11:55 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Zysett | 7-15 |
| 11:43 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Tomko - foul #1 on Ronald Tomko, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Williams (PG), Cheslav Milanowski (SG), Gary Forbes (SF), Michael Pick (PF) Erik Zysett, Kenneth Mayo, Lawrence Johnson, Archie Schipper | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Chester Smith (SF), David Bailey (PF), Charles Clifton (C) Haywood Conner, Paul Thalls, Julius Boone, Ronald Tomko | |
| 11:43 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:43 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:43 | Boise State | Gary Forbes pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Williams (fresh) SG - Cheslav Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Pick (fresh) C - Milton Mancuso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Clifton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Boise State | David Bailey is called for the reach on Eric Williams - foul #2 on David Bailey, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo (SG) Milton Mancuso | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Julius Boone (PF) David Bailey | |
| 10:56 | Boise State | Eric Williams is called for 5 seconds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (SG) Willie Gilliam | |
| 10:54 | San Jose State | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Neal Orchard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Erik Zysett (PG) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:41 | San Jose State | Julius Boone's pass is intercepted by Cheslav Milanowski | 8-15 |
| 10:15 | Boise State | Gary Forbes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Neal Orchard - foul #2 on Neal Orchard, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Archie Schipper (PF) Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins (SG), Ronald Tomko (PF) Neal Orchard, Julius Boone | |
| 10:15 | Boise State | Gary Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:15 | Boise State | Gary Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:15 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Perkins | 9-15 |
| 09:55 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 09:53 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Archie Schipper | 9-15 |
| 09:32 | Boise State | Gary Forbes connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Erik Zysett and he's hacked by Chester Smith - foul #1 on Chester Smith, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Milton Mancuso (C) Michael Pick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam (SG) Jeffrey Perkins | |
| 09:32 | Boise State | Gary Forbes makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:12 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Haywood Conner | 12-18 |
| 08:49 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Clifton - foul #1 on Charles Clifton, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Julius Boone (PF) Ronald Tomko | |
| 08:49 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:49 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:24 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 08:23 | Boise State | Archie Schipper pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:10 | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Gary Forbes | 16-18 |
| 07:47 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Boise State | Lawrence Johnson (PG) Erik Zysett | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) SG - Cheslav Milanowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Archie Schipper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Milton Mancuso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Haywood Conner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Gilliam (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Julius Boone (fresh) C - Charles Clifton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Boise State | Archie Schipper hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 07:27 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Haywood Conner | 16-18 |
| 07:04 | San Jose State | Julius Boone clanks a jump hook near the basket | 16-18 |
| 07:02 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:46 | Boise State | Gary Forbes misses the fadeaway in the paint | 16-18 |
| 06:44 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso grabs the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:23 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 06:21 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 05:52 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam loses the ball out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Boise State | Erik Zysett (PG), Kenneth Mayo (SG) Cheslav Milanowski, Gary Forbes | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins (SG), Paul Thalls (SF), Ronald Tomko (PF) Haywood Conner, Chester Smith, Julius Boone | |
| 05:34 | Boise State | Archie Schipper misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Tomko - foul #2 on Ronald Tomko, team foul #9 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Julius Boone (PF) Ronald Tomko | |
| 05:34 | Boise State | Archie Schipper misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 05:34 | Boise State | Archie Schipper makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:10 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 05:08 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 04:55 | Boise State | Archie Schipper travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| Subs | Boise State | Michael Pick (PF) Archie Schipper | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 04:37 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-18 |
| 04:35 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 04:07 | Boise State | Erik Zysett can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 17-20 |
| 04:05 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Willie Gilliam | 17-20 |
| 03:52 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 03:29 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Mayo | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Erik Zysett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Pick (fresh) C - Milton Mancuso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Willie Gilliam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jeffrey Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Thalls (fresh) PF - Julius Boone (fairly fresh) C - Charles Clifton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 03:08 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 02:44 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls misses the lay-in | 19-23 |
| 02:43 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 02:41 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 02:16 | Boise State | Erik Zysett is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Milton Mancuso | 21-23 |
| 01:47 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 01:45 | Boise State | Michael Pick pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 01:22 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso is fouled on the floor by Julius Boone - foul #1 on Julius Boone, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Williams (PG), Cheslav Milanowski (SG), Gary Forbes (SF), Archie Schipper (PF) Erik Zysett, Kenneth Mayo, Lawrence Johnson, Michael Pick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Haywood Conner (SG), Chester Smith (SF), David Bailey (PF), Ronald Tomko (C) Willie Gilliam, Jeffrey Perkins, Paul Thalls, Julius Boone, Charles Clifton | |
| 01:22 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:22 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 00:58 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Cheslav Milanowski - foul #1 on Cheslav Milanowski, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| 00:58 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:58 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 00:45 | Boise State | David Bailey denies the turnaround by Eric Williams | 23-25 |
| 00:44 | San Jose State | Chester Smith snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 00:25 | San Jose State | Archie Schipper denies the turnaround by David Bailey | 23-25 |
| 00:24 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | The jumper by Gary Forbes is denied by Ronald Tomko | 23-25 |