| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) PF - Michael White (fresh) C - Michael Swope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) SG - John Dominy (fresh) SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) C - David New (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | David New wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Donnie Townsend blocks the jumper by Ronald Stark | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael White | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | San Diego State | Donnie Townsend steals the ball from John Dominy in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski lays it in set up by Donnie Townsend | 5-0 |
| 19:16 | San Diego State | John Dominy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 19:02 | Ohio | Joseph Stephenson steals the ball from Edmund Roark | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | San Diego State | Donnie Townsend is called for the reach on Joseph Stephenson - foul #1 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:26 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Michael Swope misses the lay-in | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Ohio | Michael Swope tips it in | 7-0 |
| 17:39 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Nelson | 7-2 |
| 17:23 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Swope | 9-2 |
| 17:12 | San Diego State | David New drills a shot in the paint set up by Joseph Stephenson and the foul's on Michael Swope - foul #1 on Michael Swope, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), James Dillon (C) Edmund Roark, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Lewis Duong (PF) Joseph Stephenson, John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Shawn Nelson | |
| 17:12 | San Diego State | David New misses the free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:12 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:54 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Don Stephens - foul #1 on Don Stephens, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell (C) David New | |
| 16:54 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:54 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:37 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong lays it up and in | 11-6 |
| 16:23 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| 16:14 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell loses the dribble to Benny Milanowski | 11-6 |
| 15:59 | Ohio | James Dillon comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 15:58 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude tips it in | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) SF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Velasco (fresh) C - James Dillon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) SG - Don Stephens (fresh) SF - Bruce Cummings (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Bronsky - foul #1 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael White (PF), Michael Swope (C) Mathew Patenaude, Kenneth Bronsky, Benny Milanowski, Thomas Velasco, James Dillon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), John Dominy (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), Joseph Hoskins (C) Douglas Chandler, Don Stephens, Bruce Cummings, Lewis Duong | |
| 15:51 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 15:51 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:25 | Ohio | Michael Swope misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 15:24 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 13-8 |
| 15:22 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark is hacked by Donnie Townsend in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Benny Milanowski (SF) Donnie Townsend | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), Shawn Nelson (PF) Joseph Jenkins, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 15:10 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Michael Swope gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joseph Hoskins - foul #1 on Joseph Hoskins, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lewis Duong (PF) Shawn Nelson | |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:58 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lewis Duong | 14-8 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson blows the layup but the foul's on Edmund Roark - foul #1 on Edmund Roark, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), James Dillon (SF), Thomas Velasco (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Benny Milanowski, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Douglas Chandler (SF), David New (C) John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Joseph Hoskins | |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:31 | Ohio | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:11 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 14:09 | Ohio | James Dillon tips it but misses | 14-9 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:44 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 14-11 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Michael White comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 14-11 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | James Dillon tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 13:35 | San Diego State | David New grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:30 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 14-11 |
| 13:28 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:17 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | Michael White tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 12:58 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Don Stephens | 16-14 |
| 12:56 | Ohio | Edmund Roark loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Michael Swope (C) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude, James Dillon, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), John Dominy (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Joseph Stephenson, Don Stephens, Douglas Chandler, Lewis Duong, David New | |
| 12:38 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:18 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 12:17 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:49 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Benny Milanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Swope (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) SG - John Dominy (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Cummings (fresh) PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings clanks a jumper from the left side | 16-14 |
| 11:37 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Kenneth Bronsky is called for the reach on Bruce Cummings - foul #2 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Thomas Velasco (PF) Kenneth Bronsky, Michael White | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), Ronald Stark (SF), Joseph Hoskins (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 11:02 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 16-14 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Michael Swope snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:50 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski is fouled on the floor by John Dominy - foul #1 on John Dominy, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (SF) Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Don Stephens (SG) Joseph Stephenson, John Dominy | |
| 10:36 | Ohio | Jesse Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-14 |
| 10:34 | San Diego State | Joseph Hoskins snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is hacked by Jesse Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Smith, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG) Vyacheslav Majkowski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lewis Duong (PF) Shawn Nelson | |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:28 | Ohio | Michael Swope grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | James Dillon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-15 |
| 10:12 | San Diego State | Joseph Hoskins grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 10:07 | San Diego State | Mathew Patenaude is called for the reach on Don Stephens - foul #1 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Michael White (PF) Jesse Smith, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell (C) Joseph Hoskins | |
| 10:07 | San Diego State | Don Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:07 | Ohio | Michael White gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Stephen Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Thomas Velasco | 16-15 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | Michael White grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:29 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF) Mathew Patenaude, James Dillon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), John Dominy (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF), David New (C) Douglas Chandler, Don Stephens, Ronald Stark, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 09:11 | San Diego State | John Dominy connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Stephenson | 16-17 |
| 08:51 | Ohio | Michael White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | David New grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | John Dominy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Michael Swope (C) Edmund Roark, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell (PF) Lewis Duong | |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | John Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | John Dominy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 08:09 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:47 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Cummings | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Benny Milanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael White (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Swope (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dominy (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Cummings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David New (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 07:06 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson is whistled for a carry | 19-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), James Dillon (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF) Jesse Smith, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Benny Milanowski, Michael White | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF), Joseph Hoskins (C) Joseph Stephenson, John Dominy, Bruce Cummings, Stephen Mitchell, David New | |
| 06:49 | Ohio | Edmund Roark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| 06:28 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 19-23 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Stephens - foul #2 on Don Stephens, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Benny Milanowski (SF) Michael Swope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG) Don Stephens | |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | John Dominy makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Stark | 20-25 |
| 05:34 | Ohio | Edmund Roark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael White (PF) Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), Stephen Mitchell (C) Douglas Chandler, Joseph Hoskins | |
| 05:15 | San Diego State | James Dillon steals it from Shawn Nelson | 20-25 |
| 05:09 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 05:08 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Patenaude - foul #2 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lewis Duong (PF) Shawn Nelson | |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | Michael White misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Lewis Duong - foul #1 on Lewis Duong, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Swope (C) Benny Milanowski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:44 | Ohio | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:28 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 22-27 |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Duong | 22-27 |
| 04:12 | San Diego State | Michael Swope swats the layup by Ronald Stark | 22-27 |
| 04:10 | Ohio | Michael Swope snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:39 | San Diego State | Michael White denies the turnaround by Stephen Mitchell | 22-27 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Vyacheslav Majkowski, James Dillon, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF), David New (C) John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Lewis Duong, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael White (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David New (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Ohio | Edmund Roark clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:55 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 02:53 | San Diego State | Donnie Townsend takes the ball from Don Stephens in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 02:50 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude hits the finger roll set up by Donnie Townsend | 26-27 |
| 02:40 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson hits a 3 from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 02:29 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend snags the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 02:11 | Ohio | Michael White clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-30 |
| 02:10 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson is hacked by Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), James Dillon (PF), Michael Swope (C) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude, Michael White, Thomas Velasco | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Ronald Stark (SF) Joseph Stephenson, Bruce Cummings | |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:57 | Ohio | James Dillon misses the lay-in | 26-32 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Jesse Smith snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 01:43 | San Diego State | David New pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Don Stephens loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Lewis Duong (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Don Stephens, Shawn Nelson, David New | |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend is fouled on the floor by John Dominy - foul #2 on John Dominy, team foul #6 | 26-32 |
| 01:16 | Ohio | Michael Swope hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 26-32 |
| 01:15 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lewis Duong | 26-32 |
| 00:54 | San Diego State | Jesse Smith steals the ball from Stephen Mitchell | 26-32 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on John Dominy - foul #3 on John Dominy, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Benny Milanowski (SG), Michael White (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Bronsky, James Dillon, Michael Swope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF) John Dominy, Ronald Stark | |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 00:25 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Bruce Cummings | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Donnie Townsend takes the ball from Bruce Cummings | 27-32 |