| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Najar (fresh) SG - Maurice Sheffield (fresh) SF - Brian Elliott (fresh) PF - John Small (fresh) C - Mark Henslee (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 | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Matthew Bryant | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee connects on the shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott is hacked by Milton Lorentz - foul #1 on Milton Lorentz, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Oregon State | John Small misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Morris Davidson - foul #1 on Morris Davidson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Oregon State | John Small misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Oregon State | John Small makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Small - foul #1 on John Small, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | San Diego | Morris Davidson gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:50 | San Diego | Brian Elliott is called for the reach on Matthew Bryant - foul #1 on Brian Elliott, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (C) Robert Jacobs, Stephen McMillan | |
| 17:36 | San Diego | Morris Davidson loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Stevenson (SF), Johnny Oakley (C) Matthew Bryant, Morris Davidson | |
| 17:24 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott misses badly on a shot from the left block | 3-4 |
| 17:22 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | San Diego | Brian Elliott steps in front of the Milton Lorentz pass in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:50 | San Diego | Mark Henslee blocks the jumper by Eric Stevenson | 3-4 |
| 16:48 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:33 | Oregon State | Eric Stevenson swats the short shot by Mark Henslee | 3-4 |
| 16:32 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:13 | Oregon State | James Najar misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:11 | San Diego | Eric Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:55 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley connects on the open fadeaway in the lane set up by Eric Stevenson | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Najar (fairly fresh) SG - Maurice Sheffield (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Elliott (fairly fresh) PF - John Small (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Henslee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Carl Keener (fairly fresh) SG - Milton Lorentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Stevenson (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Alhambra (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Oakley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Oregon State | James Najar misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 15:33 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:09 | Oregon State | James Najar misses short on a shot from the left block | 3-6 |
| 15:08 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 14:49 | Oregon State | John Small's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Oakley | 3-6 |
| 14:48 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 14:45 | San Diego | Carl Keener is hacked by James Najar in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Najar, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG), John Walters (SG), Keith Orem (SF), Scott Beam (PF), William Hayden (C) James Najar, Maurice Sheffield, Brian Elliott, John Small, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Everett Prioleau (SG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Morris Davidson (PF), Stephen McMillan (C) Carl Keener, Milton Lorentz, Eric Stevenson, Dikembe Alhambra, Johnny Oakley | |
| 14:29 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 14:08 | Oregon State | Keith Orem clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen McMillan - foul #1 on Stephen McMillan, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| 14:08 | Oregon State | Keith Orem misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 14:08 | Oregon State | Keith Orem misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 14:08 | San Diego | Morris Davidson gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:05 | San Diego | Everett Prioleau is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Goode - foul #1 on Kenneth Goode, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| 13:51 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Everett Prioleau | 3-11 |
| 13:30 | Oregon State | John Walters makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Scott Beam | 6-11 |
| 13:19 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant banks in the layup set up by Everett Prioleau and the foul's on William Hayden - foul #1 on William Hayden, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| 13:19 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:52 | Oregon State | Keith Orem misses short on a shot from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 12:50 | Oregon State | Scott Beam snags the offensive board | 6-14 |
| 12:33 | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode is called for traveling | 6-14 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Najar (PG), Ralph Hutcheson (SG), Brian Elliott (SF), John Small (PF), Mark Henslee (C) Kenneth Goode, John Walters, Keith Orem, Scott Beam, William Hayden | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kerry McCray (PG), Milton Lorentz (SG), Leon Edler (C) Robert Jacobs, Everett Prioleau, Stephen McMillan | |
| 12:19 | San Diego | Kerry McCray is whistled for a carry | 6-14 |
| 12:04 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott misses long on a 3 from straight away | 6-14 |
| 12:03 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Leon Edler | 6-14 |
| 11:58 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 11:56 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Najar (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Hutcheson (fresh) SF - Brian Elliott (fairly fresh) PF - John Small (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Henslee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Kerry McCray (fresh) SG - Milton Lorentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Morris Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Edler (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Oregon State | Ralph Hutcheson is hacked by Kerry McCray - foul #1 on Kerry McCray, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield (SG), Keith Orem (SF) James Najar, Brian Elliott | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Eric Stevenson (SG), Dikembe Alhambra (SF), Johnny Oakley (PF) Kerry McCray, Milton Lorentz, Matthew Bryant, Morris Davidson | |
| 11:15 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Keener - foul #1 on Carl Keener, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| 11:15 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:15 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:12 | San Diego | Maurice Sheffield picks off the pass by Carl Keener in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 10:48 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 10:47 | Oregon State | Keith Orem snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 10:33 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield is whistled for traveling | 7-14 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG), Scott Beam (PF), William Hayden (C) Ralph Hutcheson, John Small, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | San Diego | Matthew Bryant (SF), Stephen McMillan (C) Johnny Oakley, Leon Edler | |
| 10:18 | San Diego | Carl Keener can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Beam - foul #1 on Scott Beam, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Walters (SG), Brian Elliott (SF) Maurice Sheffield, Keith Orem | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG) Matthew Bryant | |
| 10:18 | San Diego | Carl Keener makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 10:18 | San Diego | Carl Keener makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 09:51 | Oregon State | Stephen McMillan swats the short shot by Scott Beam | 7-16 |
| 09:50 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 09:48 | San Diego | Carl Keener is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Najar (PG) Kenneth Goode | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Morris Davidson (PF) Carl Keener, Eric Stevenson, Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 09:34 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott is whistled for traveling | 7-16 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Small (PF), Mark Henslee (C) Scott Beam, William Hayden | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 09:15 | San Diego | Morris Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield (SG), Keith Orem (SF) John Walters, Brian Elliott | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kerry McCray (PG) Robert Jacobs | |
| 08:59 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen McMillan - foul #2 on Stephen McMillan, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Johnny Oakley (PF), Leon Edler (C) Morris Davidson, Stephen McMillan | |
| 08:59 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 08:59 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield misses the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 08:59 | San Diego | Leon Edler snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 08:43 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Kerry McCray | 8-18 |
| 08:25 | Oregon State | Keith Orem banks in the layup set up by Maurice Sheffield and he's hacked by Matthew Bryant - foul #1 on Matthew Bryant, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Hayden (C) Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Stevenson (SG), Dikembe Alhambra (SF) Milton Lorentz, Matthew Bryant | |
| 08:25 | Oregon State | Keith Orem makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 07:58 | San Diego | Kerry McCray is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line | 11-20 |
| 07:30 | Oregon State | James Najar buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Keith Orem | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Najar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Maurice Sheffield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Keith Orem (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Small (tiring) 1 pts. C - William Hayden (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Kerry McCray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Stevenson (fresh) SF - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) PF - Johnny Oakley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leon Edler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | San Diego | Kerry McCray loses the ball out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG), John Walters (SG), Brian Elliott (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Mark Henslee (C) James Najar, Maurice Sheffield, Keith Orem, John Small, William Hayden | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Milton Lorentz (SG), Carl Keener (SF), Morris Davidson (PF) Kerry McCray, Eric Stevenson, Johnny Oakley, Leon Edler | |
| 06:46 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Beam | 15-20 |
| 06:44 | San Diego | John Walters takes the ball from Robert Jacobs in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 06:42 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott slams it home set up by John Walters | 17-20 |
| 06:27 | San Diego | Kenneth Goode picks off the pass by Robert Jacobs | 17-20 |
| 06:04 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-20 |
| 05:41 | San Diego | Morris Davidson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:40 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 05:34 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee buries a runner from close range | 22-20 |
| 05:27 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Henslee - foul #1 on Mark Henslee, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Najar (PG), Ralph Hutcheson (SG), Keith Orem (SF), John Small (PF), William Hayden (C) Kenneth Goode, John Walters, Brian Elliott, Scott Beam, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | San Diego | Everett Prioleau (PG), Eric Stevenson (SG), Matthew Bryant (SF) Robert Jacobs, Milton Lorentz, Carl Keener | |
| 05:27 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:27 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:27 | Oregon State | William Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:11 | Oregon State | John Small buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Orem | 24-21 |
| 04:47 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Everett Prioleau | 24-23 |
| 04:28 | Oregon State | James Najar misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Everett Prioleau - foul #1 on Everett Prioleau, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield (SG), Brian Elliott (SF) Ralph Hutcheson, Keith Orem | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kerry McCray (PG), Milton Lorentz (SG), Johnny Oakley (PF), Leon Edler (C) Everett Prioleau, Eric Stevenson, Morris Davidson, Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 04:28 | Oregon State | James Najar makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:28 | Oregon State | James Najar misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:28 | San Diego | Leon Edler pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:07 | San Diego | Kerry McCray misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Small - foul #2 on John Small, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG), Scott Beam (PF), Mark Henslee (C) James Najar, John Small, William Hayden | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 04:07 | San Diego | Kerry McCray makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:07 | San Diego | Kerry McCray makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:38 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee can't finish the layup | 25-25 |
| 03:36 | San Diego | Leon Edler snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 03:34 | San Diego | Maurice Sheffield takes the ball from Kerry McCray in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 03:16 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield is hacked by Milton Lorentz - foul #2 on Milton Lorentz, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ralph Hutcheson (PG), Keith Orem (SF) Kenneth Goode, Brian Elliott | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Eric Stevenson (SG), Carl Keener (SF), Stephen McMillan (C) Kerry McCray, Milton Lorentz, Matthew Bryant, Johnny Oakley | |
| 03:16 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:16 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:16 | San Diego | Leon Edler gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Ralph Hutcheson (fresh) SG - Maurice Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Orem (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Beam (fairly fresh) C - Mark Henslee (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) SG - Eric Stevenson (fresh) SF - Carl Keener (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Edler (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | San Diego | Ralph Hutcheson takes the ball from Eric Stevenson | 26-25 |
| 02:38 | Oregon State | Robert Jacobs steals the ball from Keith Orem | 26-25 |
| 02:34 | San Diego | Carl Keener lays it in on a great pass from Robert Jacobs | 26-27 |
| 02:07 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen McMillan - foul #3 on Stephen McMillan, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Najar (PG), John Walters (SG), Brian Elliott (SF), John Small (PF) Ralph Hutcheson, Maurice Sheffield, Keith Orem, Scott Beam | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Morris Davidson (PF), Johnny Oakley (C) Robert Jacobs, Eric Stevenson, Leon Edler, Stephen McMillan | |
| 02:07 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:07 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:47 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Oakley | 28-29 |
| 01:18 | Oregon State | Johnny Oakley takes the ball from John Walters | 28-29 |
| 00:59 | San Diego | Morris Davidson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Milton Lorentz | 28-32 |
| 00:40 | Oregon State | John Small can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 00:39 | San Diego | Morris Davidson pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:37 | San Diego | Brian Elliott is called for the reach on Milton Lorentz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Elliott, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ralph Hutcheson (SG), Keith Orem (SF), William Hayden (C) John Walters, Brian Elliott, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kerry McCray (PG), Eric Stevenson (SF), Dikembe Alhambra (C) Carl Keener, Matthew Bryant, Johnny Oakley | |
| 00:37 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:37 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:09 | Oregon State | John Small is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Small, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG), Maurice Sheffield (SG), Scott Beam (PF) James Najar, Ralph Hutcheson, John Small | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Matthew Bryant (SF) Kerry McCray, Milton Lorentz | |
| 00:01 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Morris Davidson snags the offensive board | 28-34 |