| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fresh) SG - David Davies (fresh) SF - Steve Hoeft (fresh) PF - Michael Lenk (fresh) C - Mario Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) SG - Milton Lorentz (fresh) SF - Matthew Bryant (fresh) PF - Morris Davidson (fresh) C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Morris Davidson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz connects on the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | UCLA | Mario Williamson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Hoeft | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | UCLA | David Davies hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | San Diego | David Davies steals it from Robert Jacobs | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | UCLA | David Bowman blows the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Bryant | 0-6 |
| 18:03 | UCLA | David Davies hits a shot near the basket set up by David Bowman | 2-6 |
| 17:58 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Lenk - foul #1 on Michael Lenk, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG) Robert Jacobs | |
| 17:58 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:58 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | Mario Williamson throws it down on a nice dish by David Bowman | 4-8 |
| 17:24 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Stevenson (SG), Dikembe Alhambra (SF), Johnny Oakley (PF), Leon Edler (C) Milton Lorentz, Matthew Bryant, Morris Davidson, Stephen McMillan | |
| 17:09 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft misses the dunk | 4-8 |
| 17:07 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:53 | San Diego | Eric Stevenson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:52 | UCLA | Michael Lenk grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:38 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft blows the layup | 4-8 |
| 16:37 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft tips it but misses | 4-8 |
| 16:35 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:29 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley is fouled on the floor by Mario Williamson - foul #1 on Mario Williamson, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Fannin (PG), Mark Wheeler (SG), Steven Martindale (SF), Robert White (PF), George Bradley (C) David Bowman, David Davies, Steve Hoeft, Michael Lenk, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG) Carl Keener | |
| 16:19 | San Diego | Steven Martindale is called for the reach on Dikembe Alhambra - foul #1 on Steven Martindale, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG), Matthew Bryant (SF) Eric Stevenson, Leon Edler | |
| 16:10 | San Diego | Steven Martindale steps in front of the Milton Lorentz pass | 4-8 |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Robert White misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Alhambra - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Morris Davidson (PF), Stephen McMillan (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Johnny Oakley | |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | San Diego | Morris Davidson grabs the board | 5-8 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Richard Fannin (fresh) SG - Mark Wheeler (fresh) SF - Steven Martindale (fresh) PF - Robert White (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Milton Lorentz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Morris Davidson (fresh) C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:31 | UCLA | Richard Fannin pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:07 | UCLA | Matthew Bryant picks off the pass by Steven Martindale | 5-8 |
| 14:47 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 14:45 | UCLA | George Bradley gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:28 | UCLA | George Bradley can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 14:27 | UCLA | Steven Martindale tips it but misses | 5-8 |
| 14:25 | San Diego | Morris Davidson pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:19 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant is whistled for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), David Davies (SG), Steve Hoeft (SF), Michael Lenk (PF), Mario Williamson (C) Richard Fannin, Mark Wheeler, Steven Martindale, Robert White, George Bradley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Eric Stevenson (SG), Dikembe Alhambra (SF), Johnny Oakley (C) Robert Jacobs, Milton Lorentz, Matthew Bryant, Stephen McMillan | |
| 14:12 | UCLA | Eric Stevenson is called for the reach on David Bowman - foul #1 on Eric Stevenson, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| 13:58 | UCLA | David Bowman connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Davies | 8-8 |
| 13:42 | San Diego | Carl Keener loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Leon Edler (C) Morris Davidson | |
| 13:25 | UCLA | David Bowman clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Oakley - foul #1 on Johnny Oakley, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 13:25 | UCLA | David Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:25 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:59 | San Diego | Leon Edler scores on a floater from the right block | 9-10 |
| 12:45 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 12:43 | UCLA | David Bowman grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:34 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by David Bowman and he's hacked by Dikembe Alhambra - foul #2 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert White (PF), George Bradley (C) Michael Lenk, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Stephen McMillan (C) Eric Stevenson, Dikembe Alhambra, Johnny Oakley | |
| 12:34 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft misses the free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:34 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Stephen McMillan | 11-10 |
| 12:26 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:24 | UCLA | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:07 | UCLA | David Bowman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Stephen McMillan | 11-10 |
| 12:01 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant makes the jumpshot from the right side | 11-12 |
| 11:33 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Davies | 14-12 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Davies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Hoeft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert White (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Carl Keener (fairly fresh) SG - Milton Lorentz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Edler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | San Diego | Carl Keener misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 11:20 | San Diego | Carl Keener gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:07 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Milton Lorentz, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Fannin (PG), Mark Wheeler (SG), Steven Martindale (SF), Michael Lenk (PF) David Bowman, David Davies, Steve Hoeft, Robert White | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Morris Davidson (PF) Carl Keener, Leon Edler | |
| 10:50 | UCLA | Richard Fannin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-12 |
| 10:49 | UCLA | Michael Lenk pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | UCLA | Richard Fannin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 10:35 | UCLA | Steven Martindale can't tip it in | 14-12 |
| 10:34 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz is fouled on the floor by Michael Lenk - foul #2 on Michael Lenk, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert White (PF), Mario Williamson (C) Michael Lenk, George Bradley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Stevenson (SG), Johnny Oakley (C) Milton Lorentz, Stephen McMillan | |
| 10:18 | San Diego | Eric Stevenson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 10:16 | UCLA | Steven Martindale grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:01 | UCLA | Robert White jams it on a great pass from Richard Fannin | 16-12 |
| 09:48 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 09:46 | UCLA | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:26 | UCLA | Robert White scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Wheeler | 18-12 |
| 09:06 | San Diego | Morris Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), David Davies (SG), Steve Hoeft (SF), George Bradley (PF) Richard Fannin, Mark Wheeler, Steven Martindale, Robert White | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kerry McCray (PG), Milton Lorentz (SG), Leon Edler (C) Robert Jacobs, Matthew Bryant, Johnny Oakley | |
| 08:43 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from George Bradley | 20-12 |
| 08:36 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by George Bradley - foul #1 on George Bradley, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Stephen McMillan (C) Kerry McCray, Morris Davidson | |
| 08:36 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:36 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:17 | UCLA | David Davies's pass is intercepted by Milton Lorentz | 20-14 |
| 07:58 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Milton Lorentz | 20-16 |
| 07:48 | UCLA | Milton Lorentz steals the ball from David Davies | 20-16 |
| 07:26 | San Diego | Carl Keener connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Milton Lorentz | 20-18 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Hoeft (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Bradley (fairly fresh) C - Mario Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Carl Keener (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Lorentz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Stevenson (fairly fresh) PF - Leon Edler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Stephen McMillan - foul #1 on Stephen McMillan, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Fannin (PG), Mark Wheeler (SG), Robert White (PF), Steven Martindale (C) David Bowman, David Davies, George Bradley, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kerry McCray (PG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Morris Davidson (PF), Johnny Oakley (C) Carl Keener, Eric Stevenson, Leon Edler, Stephen McMillan | |
| 07:12 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:12 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:12 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 07:06 | San Diego | Morris Davidson buries a floater from the left side set up by Kerry McCray | 21-20 |
| 06:58 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Mark Wheeler | 23-20 |
| 06:45 | San Diego | Kerry McCray is fouled on the floor by Steve Hoeft - foul #1 on Steve Hoeft, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Davies (SG) Steve Hoeft | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Everett Prioleau (SG) Kerry McCray, Milton Lorentz | |
| 06:21 | San Diego | Morris Davidson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 23-22 |
| 05:55 | UCLA | Steven Martindale travels with the ball | 23-22 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), Michael Lenk (PF), George Bradley (C) Richard Fannin, David Davies, Robert White | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (SG), Stephen McMillan (C) Everett Prioleau, Johnny Oakley | |
| 05:36 | San Diego | Morris Davidson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 23-24 |
| 05:18 | UCLA | David Bowman misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Jacobs - foul #1 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Fannin (SG), Steve Hoeft (SF) Mark Wheeler, Steven Martindale | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG), Leon Edler (PF) Robert Jacobs, Morris Davidson | |
| 05:18 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:18 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:11 | San Diego | Carl Keener throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| 04:48 | UCLA | George Bradley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Hoeft | 27-24 |
| 04:29 | San Diego | Leon Edler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 04:27 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | George Bradley is fouled on the floor by Leon Edler - foul #1 on Leon Edler, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Davies (SG), Mario Williamson (C) David Bowman, Michael Lenk | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kerry McCray (PG), Eric Stevenson (SF), Morris Davidson (PF), Johnny Oakley (C) Carl Keener, Matthew Bryant, Leon Edler, Stephen McMillan | |
| 04:09 | UCLA | George Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | George Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:58 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz loses the dribble to George Bradley | 29-26 |
| 03:46 | UCLA | George Bradley drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mario Williamson | 31-26 |
| 03:36 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz buries a floater from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 03:17 | UCLA | George Bradley misses the lay-in | 31-28 |
| 03:15 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Richard Fannin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Hoeft (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Kerry McCray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Lorentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Stevenson (fresh) PF - Morris Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Oakley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 03:07 | UCLA | George Bradley grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 03:02 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Davies and he's fouled by Eric Stevenson - foul #2 on Eric Stevenson, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), Robert White (PF), Steven Martindale (C) Richard Fannin, George Bradley, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SF) Kerry McCray, Milton Lorentz | |
| 03:02 | UCLA | Steve Hoeft makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:39 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Jacobs | 34-31 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | David Davies buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Bowman | 36-31 |
| 02:14 | San Diego | Eric Stevenson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Jacobs | 36-33 |
| 02:00 | UCLA | David Bowman is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alhambra - foul #3 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #10 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Wheeler (SG), Michael Lenk (PF), Mario Williamson (C) David Davies, Steve Hoeft, Robert White | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG), Carl Keener (SF), Leon Edler (PF), Stephen McMillan (C) Eric Stevenson, Dikembe Alhambra, Morris Davidson, Johnny Oakley | |
| 02:00 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:00 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:45 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 01:43 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 01:42 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 01:27 | UCLA | David Bowman is fouled on the floor by Robert Jacobs - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #11 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Matthew Bryant (SF) Robert Jacobs | |
| 01:27 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:27 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:11 | San Diego | David Bowman steps in front of the Matthew Bryant pass | 40-33 |
| 01:00 | UCLA | David Bowman's floater is knocked away by Leon Edler | 40-33 |
| 00:59 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 00:53 | San Diego | Carl Keener makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Bryant | 40-36 |
| 00:32 | UCLA | Mark Wheeler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 00:31 | San Diego | Carl Keener grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:07 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-36 |
| 00:06 | UCLA | Michael Lenk grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:01 | UCLA | David Bowman misses the jump hook in the lane | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Leon Edler | 40-36 |