| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Chester Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Prior (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dwight Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Lake (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Randy Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Parkin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Christy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carroll Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stormer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Stephen Christy inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | San Diego | Sammy Parkin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 19:36 | San Diego | Gary Stormer misses the tip | 21-26 |
| 19:35 | Boise State | Dwight Harris pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:19 | Boise State | Ian Graham drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Hal Prior | 23-26 |
| 19:04 | San Diego | Carroll Adams is hacked by Chester Gilbert - foul #1 on Chester Gilbert, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 18:49 | San Diego | Stephen Christy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 18:20 | Boise State | Bobby Lake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 18:01 | San Diego | Gary Stormer buries a shot in the paint set up by Carroll Adams and the foul's on Bobby Lake - foul #3 on Bobby Lake, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 18:01 | San Diego | Gary Stormer makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 17:36 | Boise State | Ian Graham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 17:34 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Randy Kinney | 23-29 |
| 17:16 | San Diego | Carroll Adams is denied on a layup by Bobby Lake | 23-29 |
| 17:14 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Chester Gilbert | 23-29 |
| 16:54 | Boise State | Bobby Lake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jessie Corrado (C) Bobby Lake | |
| Subs | San Diego | Tim Helm (PG), Stanley Hartshorn (SG), Edward Veltri (SF), James August (PF), Jimmie Hall (C) Randy Kinney, Sammy Parkin, Stephen Christy, Carroll Adams, Gary Stormer | |
| 16:31 | San Diego | Chester Gilbert picks off the pass by Tim Helm | 23-29 |
| 16:28 | Boise State | Chester Gilbert banks in the layup | 25-29 |
| 16:15 | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga (PF) Dwight Harris | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 15:55 | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga misses long on a floater from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 15:53 | San Diego | Edward Veltri grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Chester Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Prior (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roderick Huizenga (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jessie Corrado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Tim Helm (fresh) SG - Stanley Hartshorn (fresh) SF - Edward Veltri (fresh) PF - James August (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmie Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | San Diego | Tim Helm misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 15:45 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Ian Graham | 25-29 |
| 15:25 | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ian Graham | 27-29 |
| 15:18 | San Diego | James August blows the layup but the foul's on Roderick Huizenga - foul #1 on Roderick Huizenga, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Boise State | Bobby Lake (C) Jessie Corrado | |
| Subs | San Diego | Randy Kinney (PG), Sammy Parkin (SG), Stephen Christy (SF), Michael Moses (PF) Tim Helm, Stanley Hartshorn, Edward Veltri, Jimmie Hall | |
| 15:18 | San Diego | James August misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:18 | San Diego | James August makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:54 | Boise State | Ian Graham makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 14:40 | San Diego | Roderick Huizenga swats the short shot by James August | 30-30 |
| 14:39 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Roderick Huizenga | 30-30 |
| 14:20 | Boise State | Ian Graham knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 14:06 | San Diego | Randy Kinney hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Sammy Parkin | 33-33 |
| 13:44 | Boise State | Ian Graham misses the shot from the right side | 33-33 |
| 13:43 | Boise State | Ian Graham tips it home | 35-33 |
| 13:29 | San Diego | Sammy Parkin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:05 | Boise State | Randy Kinney steals the ball from Ian Graham | 35-36 |
| 13:02 | San Diego | Randy Kinney hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| 12:33 | Boise State | Ian Graham scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Chester Gilbert | 38-38 |
| 12:27 | San Diego | James August is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Cady (SG), Dwight Harris (PF) Ian Graham, Roderick Huizenga | |
| Subs | San Diego | Tim Helm (PG), Stanley Hartshorn (SG), Carroll Adams (SF), Jimmie Hall (PF), Gary Stormer (C) Randy Kinney, Sammy Parkin, Stephen Christy, Michael Moses, James August | |
| 12:01 | Boise State | Hal Prior connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 11:39 | San Diego | Tim Helm hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Lake - foul #4 on Bobby Lake, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | George Funke (PG), Jessie Corrado (C) Chester Gilbert, Bobby Lake | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 11:39 | San Diego | Tim Helm makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:39 | San Diego | Tim Helm makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - George Funke (fresh) SG - Louis Cady (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hal Prior (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Dwight Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Corrado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Tim Helm (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Hartshorn (fresh) SF - Carroll Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stormer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Boise State | Dwight Harris lays it in | 43-40 |
| 11:01 | San Diego | Carroll Adams misses the turnaround from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 10:59 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Hal Prior | 43-40 |
| 10:43 | Boise State | Hal Prior misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Carroll Adams - foul #1 on Carroll Adams, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | Ian Graham (SG) Louis Cady | |
| Subs | San Diego | Randy Kinney (PG), Sammy Parkin (SG), Stephen Christy (SF), Michael Moses (PF) Tim Helm, Stanley Hartshorn, Carroll Adams, Jimmie Hall | |
| 10:43 | Boise State | Hal Prior makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:43 | Boise State | Hal Prior makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:43 | Boise State | Hal Prior misses the 3rd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:43 | San Diego | Michael Moses gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:28 | San Diego | Sammy Parkin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randy Kinney | 45-43 |
| 10:11 | Boise State | Ian Graham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 10:10 | Boise State | Jessie Corrado tips it home | 47-43 |
| 10:05 | San Diego | Stephen Christy is hacked by Hal Prior - foul #1 on Hal Prior, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Boise State | Chester Gilbert (PG), Louis Cady (SF), Bobby Lake (C) George Funke, Hal Prior, Jessie Corrado | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carroll Adams (C) Gary Stormer | |
| 09:47 | San Diego | Michael Moses lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Kinney and he's fouled by Louis Cady - foul #1 on Louis Cady, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| 09:47 | San Diego | Michael Moses makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:22 | Boise State | Ian Graham is hacked by Michael Moses - foul #4 on Michael Moses, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga (SF), Paul Norris (PF) Louis Cady, Dwight Harris | |
| Subs | San Diego | James August (C) Michael Moses | |
| 08:53 | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Christy - foul #2 on Stephen Christy, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Cady (SG) Ian Graham | |
| Subs | San Diego | Tim Helm (SG), Gary Stormer (C) Sammy Parkin, James August | |
| 08:53 | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:53 | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:53 | San Diego | Gary Stormer grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 08:40 | San Diego | Randy Kinney misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 08:39 | San Diego | Stephen Christy hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 08:21 | Boise State | Louis Cady hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chester Gilbert | 50-48 |
| 08:19 | San Diego | Randy Kinney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Boise State | Dwight Harris (PF) Paul Norris | |
| Subs | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn (SG) Randy Kinney | |
| 08:00 | Boise State | Chester Gilbert connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Cady | 52-48 |
| 07:49 | San Diego | Gary Stormer drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Christy | 52-50 |
| 07:32 | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:30 | San Diego | Stephen Christy pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Chester Gilbert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Cady (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Huizenga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwight Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Lake (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Tim Helm (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Hartshorn (fresh) SF - Stephen Christy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stormer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | San Diego | Carroll Adams scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Stanley Hartshorn | 52-52 |
| 06:44 | Boise State | Chester Gilbert makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dwight Harris | 54-52 |
| 06:38 | San Diego | Gary Stormer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | George Funke (PG), Ian Graham (SG), Hal Prior (SF), Jessie Corrado (C) Chester Gilbert, Louis Cady, Roderick Huizenga, Bobby Lake | |
| Subs | San Diego | Randy Kinney (PG), Sammy Parkin (SG), James August (SF), Michael Moses (PF), Jimmie Hall (C) Tim Helm, Stanley Hartshorn, Stephen Christy, Carroll Adams, Gary Stormer | |
| 06:19 | Boise State | Jessie Corrado hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from George Funke | 56-52 |
| 06:08 | San Diego | James August clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 06:07 | Boise State | Hal Prior snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:39 | Boise State | Michael Moses swats the layup by Jessie Corrado | 56-52 |
| 05:37 | San Diego | Michael Moses gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Randy Kinney misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 05:30 | San Diego | Randy Kinney can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 05:29 | San Diego | Jimmie Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:11 | San Diego | Jimmie Hall connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 04:51 | Boise State | Dwight Harris misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 56-54 |
| 04:50 | Boise State | Ian Graham tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 04:49 | San Diego | Jimmie Hall pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:42 | San Diego | Randy Kinney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 04:41 | San Diego | Michael Moses grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:20 | San Diego | Jessie Corrado swats the dunk try by Michael Moses | 56-54 |
| 04:19 | San Diego | Michael Moses snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:07 | San Diego | Michael Moses drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jimmie Hall | 56-56 |
| 04:07 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Boise State | Chester Gilbert (PG), Roderick Huizenga (SF), Bobby Lake (C) George Funke, Hal Prior, Jessie Corrado | |
| Subs | San Diego | Stephen Christy (SF), Gary Stormer (C) James August, Jimmie Hall | |
| 03:46 | Boise State | Ian Graham scores on a shot from the left side set up by Chester Gilbert | 58-56 |
| 03:26 | San Diego | Michael Moses misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 03:25 | Boise State | Ian Graham pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Chester Gilbert (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Graham (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roderick Huizenga (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwight Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Lake (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Randy Kinney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Parkin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Christy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Moses (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Gary Stormer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Boise State | Dwight Harris drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Chester Gilbert | 60-56 |
| 02:39 | San Diego | Stephen Christy is hacked by Chester Gilbert - foul #2 on Chester Gilbert, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Boise State | Hal Prior (SF) Dwight Harris | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 02:39 | San Diego | Stephen Christy makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:39 | San Diego | Stephen Christy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:20 | Boise State | Roderick Huizenga makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Ian Graham | 62-58 |
| 02:16 | San Diego | Michael Moses misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Roderick Huizenga - foul #2 on Roderick Huizenga, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | Paul Norris (PF) Roderick Huizenga | |
| Subs | San Diego | Tim Helm (SG) Sammy Parkin | |
| 02:16 | San Diego | Michael Moses misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:16 | San Diego | Michael Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:53 | Boise State | Randy Kinney steals the ball from Hal Prior | 62-59 |
| 01:50 | San Diego | Tim Helm hits the finger roll set up by Randy Kinney | 62-61 |
| 01:23 | Boise State | Paul Norris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 01:22 | San Diego | Stephen Christy grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 01:17 | San Diego | Randy Kinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Boise State | Dwight Harris (PF) Paul Norris | |
| Subs | San Diego | Sammy Parkin (SG) Tim Helm | |
| 00:59 | Boise State | Sammy Parkin is called for the reach on Chester Gilbert - foul #3 on Sammy Parkin, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Boise State | Hal Prior comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 00:37 | San Diego | Gary Stormer snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 00:33 | San Diego | Bobby Lake is called for the reach on Gary Stormer - foul #5 on Bobby Lake, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jessie Corrado (C) Bobby Lake | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 00:33 | San Diego | Gary Stormer makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:33 | San Diego | Gary Stormer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Boise State | Ian Graham knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dwight Harris | 64-63 |
| 00:07 | San Diego | San Diego calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 00:02 | San Diego | Gary Stormer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:01 | Boise State | Jessie Corrado grabs the board | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Jessie Corrado runs out the clock | 64-63 |