| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) SG - Willie Gilliam (fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fresh) PF - David Bailey (fresh) C - Charles Clifton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Ryan Sheats (fresh) SG - Corey Crowder (fresh) SF - Rafael Maynard (fresh) PF - Harold Sisemore (fresh) C - Lester Wiese (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | San Jose State | Chester Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | San Diego | Charles Clifton is called for the reach on Harold Sisemore - foul #1 on Charles Clifton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | San Diego | Corey Crowder misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | San Diego | Lester Wiese tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton loses the dribble to Corey Crowder | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | San Diego | Corey Crowder misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | San Diego | Lester Wiese can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | San Diego | Rafael Maynard tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | San Jose State | Harold Sisemore steps in front of the Willie Gilliam pass | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | San Diego | Ryan Sheats hits a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Neal Orchard - foul #1 on Neal Orchard, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | San Diego | Ryan Sheats misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:07 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam clanks a shot from the left side | 2-6 |
| 17:06 | San Jose State | David Bailey tips it home | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | San Diego | Ryan Sheats misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:46 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Charles Clifton | 4-6 |
| 16:27 | San Jose State | David Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 16:26 | San Diego | Lester Wiese pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | San Diego | Rafael Maynard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Sheats | 4-9 |
| 15:59 | San Jose State | Harold Sisemore takes the ball from David Bailey | 4-9 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) SG - Willie Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) PF - David Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Clifton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Ryan Sheats (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Crowder (fresh) SF - Rafael Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Sisemore (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lester Wiese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | San Diego | Harold Sisemore is called for 5 seconds | 4-9 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (PG), Paul Thalls (SF), Julius Boone (C) Neal Orchard, Chester Smith, Charles Clifton | |
| Subs | San Diego | Gary Shake (SG), Robert Croft (SF), Mark Newman (PF), Kenneth Marsh (C) Corey Crowder, Rafael Maynard, Harold Sisemore, Lester Wiese | |
| 15:21 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Thalls | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | San Diego | Kenneth Marsh hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Croft | 7-11 |
| 14:38 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls is denied on a layup by Mark Newman | 7-11 |
| 14:37 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner tips it but misses | 7-11 |
| 14:35 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Mark Newman | 7-11 |
| 14:30 | San Diego | Willie Gilliam steals the ball from Ryan Sheats | 7-11 |
| 14:27 | San Jose State | David Bailey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Gilliam | 9-11 |
| 14:03 | San Diego | Kenneth Marsh can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | San Jose State | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:43 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner is hacked by Ryan Sheats - foul #1 on Ryan Sheats, team foul #1 | 9-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Chester Smith (SF), Charles Clifton (C) Willie Gilliam, Paul Thalls, David Bailey | |
| Subs | San Diego | Corey Crowder (SG), Rafael Maynard (SF), Harold Sisemore (PF), Lester Wiese (C) Ryan Sheats, Robert Croft, Mark Newman, Kenneth Marsh | |
| 13:25 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Sisemore - foul #1 on Harold Sisemore, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko (PF) Julius Boone | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 13:25 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:25 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:25 | San Diego | Lester Wiese grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:09 | San Diego | Gary Shake scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rafael Maynard | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | San Jose State | Corey Crowder is called for the reach on Haywood Conner - foul #1 on Corey Crowder, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins (SG) Haywood Conner | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ryan Sheats (PG) Gary Shake | |
| 12:40 | San Jose State | Rafael Maynard is called for the reach on Neal Orchard - foul #1 on Rafael Maynard, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| 12:29 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard banks in the layup set up by Chester Smith | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | San Diego | Corey Crowder is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Perkins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Perkins, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 12:05 | San Diego | Rafael Maynard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 12:03 | San Diego | Rafael Maynard hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 11:56 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton misses the lay-in | 11-15 |
| 11:55 | San Diego | Rafael Maynard grabs the board | 11-15 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Perkins (fresh) SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Tomko (fresh) C - Charles Clifton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Ryan Sheats (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Crowder (fresh) SF - Rafael Maynard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Sisemore (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lester Wiese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | San Diego | Ryan Sheats clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 11:48 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:27 | San Jose State | Ryan Sheats steals it from Neal Orchard | 11-15 |
| 11:12 | San Diego | Corey Crowder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-15 |
| 11:11 | San Diego | Lester Wiese grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:48 | San Diego | Harold Sisemore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 10:47 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:24 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Lester Wiese - foul #1 on Lester Wiese, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (PG), Willie Gilliam (SG), Paul Thalls (SF), David Bailey (PF) Neal Orchard, Jeffrey Perkins, Chester Smith, Ronald Tomko | |
| Subs | San Diego | Tim Moffett (PG), Gary Shake (SG), Robert Croft (SF), Mark Newman (PF), Kenneth Marsh (C) Ryan Sheats, Corey Crowder, Rafael Maynard, Harold Sisemore, Lester Wiese | |
| 10:24 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:24 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:24 | San Jose State | David Bailey snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 10:06 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 10:05 | San Diego | Robert Croft gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:01 | San Diego | Gary Shake blows the layup but he's fouled by Willie Gilliam - foul #1 on Willie Gilliam, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Julius Boone (C) Charles Clifton | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 10:01 | San Diego | Gary Shake makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:01 | San Diego | Gary Shake misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | David Bailey grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:50 | San Jose State | David Bailey hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Haywood Conner | 14-16 |
| 09:30 | San Diego | Robert Croft is fouled on the floor by Paul Thalls - foul #1 on Paul Thalls, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Chester Smith (SF) Haywood Conner, Paul Thalls | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ryan Sheats (PG) Tim Moffett | |
| 09:09 | San Diego | David Bailey steals the ball from Robert Croft | 14-16 |
| 08:52 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Shake - foul #1 on Gary Shake, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Clifton (C) Julius Boone | |
| Subs | San Diego | Corey Crowder (SG), Harold Sisemore (PF), Lester Wiese (C) Gary Shake, Mark Newman, Kenneth Marsh | |
| 08:52 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:52 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:32 | San Diego | Corey Crowder connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 08:12 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 08:10 | San Diego | Robert Croft grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:05 | San Diego | Robert Croft loses the dribble to Neal Orchard | 16-19 |
| 08:02 | San Jose State | Chester Smith misses the easy layup | 16-19 |
| 08:01 | San Diego | Robert Croft grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:56 | San Diego | Ryan Sheats comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 07:54 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Gilliam (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Clifton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Ryan Sheats (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Croft (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Sisemore (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lester Wiese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Neal Orchard | 19-19 |
| 07:26 | San Diego | Harold Sisemore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 07:25 | San Diego | Lester Wiese tips it home | 19-21 |
| 07:08 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Neal Orchard | 22-21 |
| 07:03 | San Diego | Ryan Sheats misses the 3 from straight away | 22-21 |
| 07:02 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:46 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-21 |
| 06:44 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton gets the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:25 | San Jose State | Harold Sisemore is called for the reach on David Bailey - foul #2 on Harold Sisemore, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (PG), Jeffrey Perkins (SG), Paul Thalls (SF), Julius Boone (C) Neal Orchard, Willie Gilliam, Chester Smith, Charles Clifton | |
| Subs | San Diego | Tim Moffett (PG), Gary Shake (SG), Rafael Maynard (SF), Mark Newman (PF), Kenneth Marsh (C) Ryan Sheats, Corey Crowder, Robert Croft, Harold Sisemore, Lester Wiese | |
| 06:25 | San Jose State | David Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:25 | San Diego | Kenneth Marsh grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 06:19 | San Diego | Gary Shake is called for traveling | 22-21 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko (C) David Bailey | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 06:02 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins is whistled for traveling | 22-21 |
| 05:46 | San Diego | Kenneth Marsh knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Gary Shake | 22-23 |
| 05:39 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Perkins | 24-23 |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Gary Shake misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Tomko - foul #1 on Ronald Tomko, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam (SG), David Bailey (PF) Jeffrey Perkins, Ronald Tomko | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ryan Sheats (PG) Tim Moffett | |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Gary Shake misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Gary Shake makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:13 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Sheats - foul #2 on Ryan Sheats, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Corey Crowder (SG) Ryan Sheats | |
| 05:13 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:13 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:51 | San Diego | David Bailey steals it from Rafael Maynard | 26-24 |
| 04:36 | San Jose State | Kenneth Marsh picks off the pass by Willie Gilliam | 26-24 |
| 04:23 | San Diego | Gary Shake is hacked by Haywood Conner - foul #1 on Haywood Conner, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Chester Smith (SF), Charles Clifton (C) Haywood Conner, Paul Thalls, Julius Boone | |
| Subs | San Diego | Lester Wiese (C) Kenneth Marsh | |
| 04:23 | San Diego | Gary Shake misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:23 | San Jose State | Charles Clifton pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 04:03 | San Jose State | David Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:58 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 03:57 | San Jose State | David Bailey tips it in | 28-24 |
| 03:38 | San Diego | Chester Smith steps in front of the Lester Wiese pass | 28-24 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Gilliam (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Clifton (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Gary Shake (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Maynard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Newman (fairly fresh) C - Lester Wiese (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Gilliam | 30-24 |
| 03:11 | San Diego | Corey Crowder is whistled for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (SG), Julius Boone (PF) Willie Gilliam, David Bailey | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ryan Sheats (PG), Robert Croft (SF), Harold Sisemore (PF) Corey Crowder, Rafael Maynard, Mark Newman | |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 02:55 | San Diego | Robert Croft grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 02:49 | San Diego | Robert Croft comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 02:48 | San Jose State | Chester Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Sheats - foul #3 on Ryan Sheats, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Tim Moffett (PG), Kenneth Marsh (SF) Ryan Sheats, Gary Shake | |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:09 | San Diego | Lester Wiese misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 02:08 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 01:47 | San Jose State | Lester Wiese picks off the pass by Chester Smith | 32-24 |
| 01:41 | San Diego | Robert Croft hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tim Moffett | 32-26 |
| 01:24 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Croft - foul #1 on Robert Croft, team foul #10 | 32-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam (SG), Paul Thalls (SF), David Bailey (PF), Ronald Tomko (C) Neal Orchard, Chester Smith, Julius Boone, Charles Clifton | |
| Subs | San Diego | Gary Shake (PG), Corey Crowder (SG), Rafael Maynard (SF) Tim Moffett, Robert Croft, Lester Wiese | |
| 01:24 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:24 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:10 | San Diego | Corey Crowder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 01:09 | San Jose State | Willie Gilliam gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:51 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 00:50 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls hits the follow up shot | 36-26 |
| 00:38 | San Diego | Kenneth Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Mark Newman (C) Kenneth Marsh | |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | David Bailey is fouled on the floor by Rafael Maynard - foul #2 on Rafael Maynard, team foul #11 | 36-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Chester Smith (SF), Charles Clifton (C) Haywood Conner, Paul Thalls, Ronald Tomko | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Croft (C) Harold Sisemore | |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | David Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | David Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:20 | San Diego | Mark Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:15 | San Diego | Gary Shake buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Newman | 37-28 |
| 00:05 | San Jose State | David Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 00:03 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Robert Croft | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Robert Croft misses the halfcourt shot | 37-28 |