| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) SG - John Dominy (fresh) SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) C - David New (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fresh) SG - Gary Lee (fresh) SF - Charles Dierks (fresh) PF - Richard Harper (fresh) C - John Leite (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | John Leite 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | BYU | Richard Harper misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Gary Lee is called for the reach on John Dominy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG) Gary Lee | |
| 19:08 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David New | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | BYU | David White drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | San Diego State | David New can't finish the layup | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | BYU | John Leite snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | BYU | John Leite misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | San Diego State | David New grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses the shot from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | BYU | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | BYU | John Leite scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from David White | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Kevin Johnston (PF), Matthew Mickle (C) David White, Richard Harper, John Leite | |
| 16:41 | BYU | Shawn Nelson is called for the reach on Russell Scott - foul #1 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 16:28 | BYU | Joseph Stephenson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Goris - foul #1 on Joseph Stephenson, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell (C) David New | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:10 | BYU | Stephen Mitchell takes the ball from Russell Scott | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 15:50 | BYU | The rebound goes to Kevin Johnston | 3-5 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Dominy (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Stark (fairly fresh) PF - Shawn Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jeffrey Goris (fresh) SG - Russell Scott (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Dierks (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Johnston (fresh) C - Matthew Mickle (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | BYU | Charles Dierks makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Scott | 3-7 |
| 15:17 | San Diego State | John Dominy is hacked by Kevin Johnston - foul #1 on Kevin Johnston, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Joseph Jenkins (SG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), David New (C) Joseph Stephenson, John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Shawn Nelson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Richard Harper (PF), John Leite (C) Jeffrey Goris, Kevin Johnston, Matthew Mickle | |
| 15:10 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings hits the finger roll | 5-7 |
| 14:44 | BYU | Richard Harper connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Leite | 5-9 |
| 14:40 | San Diego State | Charles Dierks takes the ball from Bruce Cummings in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 14:38 | BYU | Charles Dierks banks in the layup | 5-11 |
| 14:19 | San Diego State | David New misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-11 |
| 14:18 | BYU | Richard Harper snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 13:55 | BYU | David White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 13:54 | BYU | Charles Dierks hits the follow up shot | 5-13 |
| 13:37 | San Diego State | John Leite blocks the short jumper by David New | 5-13 |
| 13:35 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 5-13 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | David New hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Russell Scott - foul #1 on Russell Scott, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), John Dominy (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF) Douglas Chandler, Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Kevin Johnston (PF), Matthew Mickle (C) David White, Richard Harper, John Leite | |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | David New makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:56 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 12:55 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 12:40 | BYU | The rebound goes to Charles Dierks | 8-13 |
| 12:18 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-13 |
| 12:16 | BYU | Kevin Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:55 | BYU | Russell Scott misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 11:54 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to David New | 8-13 |
| 11:52 | San Diego State | John Dominy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Ronald Stark, Shawn Nelson, David New | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Richard Harper (PF), John Leite (C) Jeffrey Goris, Kevin Johnston, Matthew Mickle | |
| 11:34 | BYU | David White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-13 |
| 11:32 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Dominy (fresh) SF - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Scott (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Charles Dierks (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Leite (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | San Diego State | John Dominy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 11:11 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:59 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the right side | 10-13 |
| 10:30 | BYU | Richard Harper comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 10-13 |
| 10:29 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | John Leite takes the ball from Stephen Mitchell | 10-13 |
| 10:19 | BYU | David White is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Stephenson - foul #2 on Joseph Stephenson, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Joseph Jenkins (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF) Joseph Stephenson, John Dominy, Bruce Cummings, Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Matthew Mickle (C) David White, John Leite | |
| 10:04 | BYU | Charles Dierks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 10:03 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Mickle | 10-13 |
| 09:36 | BYU | Richard Harper misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-13 |
| 09:35 | BYU | Matthew Mickle can't tip it in | 10-13 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 10-13 |
| 09:20 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 09:12 | San Diego State | Charles Dierks is called for the reach on Ronald Stark - foul #1 on Charles Dierks, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SF), Joseph Hoskins (C) Joseph Jenkins, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Kevin Johnston (PF) Jeffrey Goris, Richard Harper | |
| 09:01 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 10-13 |
| 08:59 | BYU | Matthew Mickle grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 08:38 | BYU | David White makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Matthew Mickle | 10-16 |
| 08:29 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 08:28 | BYU | The rebound goes to Matthew Mickle | 10-16 |
| 08:08 | BYU | David White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 08:07 | BYU | Matthew Mickle tips it in | 10-18 |
| 07:48 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 07:46 | San Diego State | Joseph Hoskins tips it in | 12-18 |
| 07:27 | BYU | Kevin Johnston comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Stark - foul #1 on Ronald Stark, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), John Dominy (SG), Lewis Duong (PF), David New (C) Douglas Chandler, Bruce Cummings, Shawn Nelson, Joseph Hoskins | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Richard Harper (PF), John Leite (C) David White, Russell Scott, Matthew Mickle | |
| 07:27 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:27 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:27 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) SG - John Dominy (fresh) SF - Ronald Stark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) C - David New (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jeffrey Goris (fresh) SG - Kevin Johnston (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Dierks (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Leite (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | San Diego State | David New misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 12-18 |
| 07:19 | BYU | John Leite gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 07:06 | BYU | John Dominy is called for the reach on Jeffrey Goris - foul #1 on John Dominy, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG) Kevin Johnston | |
| 06:42 | BYU | Charles Dierks misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David New - foul #1 on David New, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| 06:42 | BYU | Charles Dierks makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 06:42 | BYU | Charles Dierks makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 06:27 | San Diego State | John Dominy lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins and he's fouled by Russell Scott - foul #2 on Russell Scott, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Lee (SG) Russell Scott | |
| 06:27 | San Diego State | John Dominy makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:58 | BYU | Gary Lee drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 05:55 | San Diego State | John Dominy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (SF) Ronald Stark | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG) Jeffrey Goris | |
| 05:32 | BYU | Gary Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-23 |
| 05:30 | BYU | John Leite grabs the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 05:02 | BYU | John Leite blows the layup but the foul's on David New - foul #2 on David New, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) John Dominy, Lewis Duong, David New | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Johnston (PF) Richard Harper | |
| 05:02 | BYU | John Leite makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:02 | BYU | John Leite makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson is hacked by Charles Dierks - foul #2 on Charles Dierks, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG) Douglas Chandler | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Matthew Mickle (C) David White, John Leite | |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:26 | BYU | Bruce Cummings steals the ball from Charles Dierks | 17-25 |
| 04:05 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Mickle - foul #1 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SF) Charles Dierks | |
| 04:05 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:05 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 03:52 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Scott | 18-28 |
| 03:29 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson buries a jump hook from the left block | 20-28 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Don Stephens (fresh) SG - Joseph Jenkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jeffrey Goris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Scott (tired) 2 ast. PF - Kevin Johnston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | BYU | Russell Scott buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Mickle | 20-31 |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | Don Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Goris - foul #1 on Jeffrey Goris, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Douglas Chandler (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), David New (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Shawn Nelson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Charles Dierks (SF), Richard Harper (PF), John Leite (C) Jeffrey Goris, Russell Scott, Kevin Johnston, Matthew Mickle | |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | Don Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:58 | BYU | John Leite grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 02:31 | BYU | Don Stephens steals it from Gary Lee | 20-31 |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | Gary Lee picks off the pass by David New | 20-31 |
| 02:09 | BYU | Charles Dierks lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Lee | 20-33 |
| 02:06 | San Diego State | Gary Lee steps in front of the John Dominy pass in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| 01:44 | BYU | Charles Dierks's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Duong | 20-33 |
| 01:42 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 01:24 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 20-33 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Richard Harper grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 01:18 | BYU | Gary Lee misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 01:17 | San Diego State | David New pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 01:15 | San Diego State | Gary Lee steals the ball from Don Stephens in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| 01:00 | BYU | Richard Harper comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Lewis Duong - foul #1 on Lewis Duong, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), Ronald Stark (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Don Stephens, Douglas Chandler, Lewis Duong, David New | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Russell Scott (SF), Matthew Mickle (C) David White, Charles Dierks, John Leite | |
| 01:00 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 01:00 | BYU | Richard Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 01:00 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson grabs the board | 20-34 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Russell Scott is called for the reach on Joseph Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Scott, team foul #10 | 20-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Dierks (SF), Kevin Johnston (PF) Russell Scott, Richard Harper | |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:33 | BYU | Gary Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Goris | 21-37 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark is hacked by Gary Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Lee, team foul #11 | 21-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SF) John Dominy | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 00:30 | BYU | Matthew Mickle grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 00:04 | BYU | Stephen Mitchell steals it from Jeffrey Goris | 22-37 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Stephen Mitchell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 22-37 |