| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Edwin Folsom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marko Zelmar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eduardo Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Carl Saliba (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Casey Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 19:44 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee tips it back up and in | 32-34 |
| 19:24 | TCU | Richard Hamilton is called for a backcourt violation | 32-34 |
| 19:11 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marko Zelmar | 35-34 |
| 18:50 | TCU | Richard Hamilton misses badly on a floater from the right block | 35-34 |
| 18:48 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:41 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:39 | TCU | Daniel Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:17 | TCU | Carl Saliba hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Horton | 35-36 |
| 18:06 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee comes up short on the floater near the basket | 35-36 |
| 18:05 | TCU | Richard Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:50 | TCU | Carl Saliba connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 17:34 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gilberto Garcia | 38-39 |
| 17:10 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Marko Zelmar - foul #3 on Marko Zelmar, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Timothy Bellamy (SG) Edwin Folsom, Marko Zelmar | |
| Subs | TCU | Kenneth Johnson (C) Richard Hamilton | |
| 17:10 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:10 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:46 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 16:44 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 16:20 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Casey Pitts | 38-42 |
| 15:54 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-42 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James Levine (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Bellamy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Sallee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eduardo Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Carl Saliba (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Casey Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dennis Pruitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | TCU | Daniel Horton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 15:23 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Dennis Sallee | 41-42 |
| 14:59 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:57 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:54 | TCU | Timothy Bellamy picks off the pass by Carl Saliba in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 14:40 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Marko Zelmar (SG), David Stull (SF), Jin Hong (PF), Kevin Steptoe (C) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy, Gilberto Garcia, Dennis Sallee, Eduardo Martinez | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Hamilton (C) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 14:20 | TCU | Richard Hamilton misses short on a shot in the paint | 41-42 |
| 14:19 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 14:09 | San Diego State | David Stull comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 14:07 | TCU | Richard Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:44 | TCU | Daniel Horton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Steptoe - foul #1 on Kevin Steptoe, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flood (SG), Andy Frink (SF) Casey Pitts, Dennis Pruitt | |
| 13:44 | TCU | Daniel Horton makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:44 | TCU | Daniel Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | David Stull scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Folsom | 44-46 |
| 12:57 | TCU | Carl Saliba hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 12:55 | San Diego State | Jin Hong snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:42 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 12:23 | TCU | Richard Hamilton hits the finger roll set up by Carl Saliba | 47-48 |
| 12:02 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 12:00 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 11:59 | San Diego State | Jin Hong grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:36 | San Diego State | David Stull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 11:34 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Edwin Folsom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marko Zelmar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Stull (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jin Hong (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Steptoe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Carl Saliba (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Flood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andy Frink (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Horton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | TCU | Richard Hamilton hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Daniel Horton | 49-50 |
| 10:44 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 10:42 | TCU | Carl Saliba pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:18 | TCU | Richard Flood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Timothy Bellamy (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Dennis Sallee (PF), Eduardo Martinez (C) Edwin Folsom, Marko Zelmar, David Stull, Jin Hong, Kevin Steptoe | |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Pitts (PG), William Williams (SG), Dennis Pruitt (SF), Bobby Allen (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Carl Saliba, Richard Flood, Andy Frink, Daniel Horton, Richard Hamilton | |
| 09:58 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dennis Sallee, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| 09:41 | TCU | Casey Pitts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Levine - foul #1 on James Levine, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| 09:41 | TCU | Casey Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:41 | TCU | Casey Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:25 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 08:54 | TCU | Casey Pitts misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-52 |
| 08:53 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Pitts | 51-52 |
| 08:36 | TCU | Casey Pitts hits a jumpshot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 08:23 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Bellamy | 53-54 |
| 08:02 | TCU | Casey Pitts clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 08:00 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:41 | TCU | Dennis Sallee steals it from Bobby Allen | 53-54 |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | James Levine makes the jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James Levine (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Timothy Bellamy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eduardo Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Casey Pitts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Pruitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:54 | TCU | Bobby Allen double dribbles | 55-54 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Marko Zelmar (SG), Jin Hong (PF) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy, Dennis Sallee | |
| Subs | TCU | Carl Saliba (PG), Daniel Horton (PF), Richard Hamilton (C) William Williams, Bobby Allen, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 06:34 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Folsom | 58-54 |
| 06:23 | TCU | Richard Hamilton makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Carl Saliba | 58-56 |
| 06:09 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 06:08 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez misses the tip | 58-56 |
| 06:06 | San Diego State | Jin Hong hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Daniel Horton clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 60-56 |
| 05:41 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:23 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilberto Garcia | 63-56 |
| 05:08 | TCU | Gilberto Garcia is called for the reach on Dennis Pruitt - foul #1 on Gilberto Garcia, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Stull (SF), Dennis Sallee (PF), Kevin Steptoe (C) Gilberto Garcia, Jin Hong, Eduardo Martinez | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flood (SG), Andy Frink (SF) Casey Pitts, Dennis Pruitt | |
| 04:47 | TCU | Carl Saliba misses the shot from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 04:46 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:42 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-56 |
| 04:41 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee can't tip it in | 63-56 |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom tips it home | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:35 | TCU | Carl Saliba misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Edwin Folsom - foul #3 on Edwin Folsom, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Kenneth Johnson (C) Richard Hamilton | |
| 04:35 | TCU | Carl Saliba makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:35 | TCU | Carl Saliba makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:35 | TCU | Carl Saliba makes the 3rd free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:26 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 04:24 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee tips it back up and in | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:02 | TCU | Andy Frink misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 04:00 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 03:52 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Andy Frink | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar is fouled on the floor by Richard Flood - foul #1 on Richard Flood, team foul #1 | 67-61 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Eduardo Martinez (C) Edwin Folsom, David Stull, Kevin Steptoe | |
| Subs | TCU | Bobby Allen (PF), Richard Hamilton (C) Daniel Horton, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James Levine (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Marko Zelmar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Eduardo Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Carl Saliba (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Flood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andy Frink (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bobby Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 03:07 | TCU | Bobby Allen grabs the board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | TCU | Eduardo Martinez is called for the reach on Richard Hamilton - foul #3 on Eduardo Martinez, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy (SG) Marko Zelmar | |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Pitts (SG), Dennis Pruitt (SF) Richard Flood, Bobby Allen | |
| 02:47 | TCU | Richard Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| 02:27 | San Diego State | James Levine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Bellamy | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:09 | TCU | Andy Frink can't finish the layup | 70-61 |
| 02:07 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 02:07 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Marko Zelmar (SG) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy | |
| Subs | TCU | Daniel Horton (PF) Andy Frink | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:43 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:24 | TCU | Casey Pitts misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 73-61 |
| 01:22 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Eduardo Martinez | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:01 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee loses the dribble to Daniel Horton | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | TCU | Edwin Folsom steals the ball from Richard Hamilton | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee connects on the shot from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 00:22 | TCU | Richard Hamilton can't finish the layup | 75-61 |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom runs out the clock | 75-61 |