| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Owen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jim Elders (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Alba (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Keim (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Fredrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Middle Tenn. State | David Alba takes the ball from Greg Willilams | 33-43 |
| 19:25 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-43 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Greg Willilams and he's fouled by Thomas Fredrick - foul #3 on Thomas Fredrick, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin (C) Thomas Fredrick | |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:55 | San Diego State | David Alba is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Alba, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Elders steals it from Roger Owen | 36-43 |
| 18:25 | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin clanks a driving attempt from close range | 36-43 |
| 18:24 | San Diego State | John Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | Robert Madden picks off the pass by Michael Tomlin | 36-43 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden blows the layup | 36-43 |
| 18:01 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:43 | San Diego State | Roger Owen steps in front of the Jim Elders pass | 36-43 |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel can't finish the layup | 36-43 |
| 17:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 17:22 | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:04 | San Diego State | David Alba misses the lay-in | 36-43 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Roger Owen | 36-43 |
| 16:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Roger Owen | 38-43 |
| 16:32 | San Diego State | Greg Willilams steals it from David Alba | 38-43 |
| 16:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 16:12 | San Diego State | John Chapman gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:02 | San Diego State | John Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 16:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Willilams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Owen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jim Elders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Alba (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Keim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Tomlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Madden | 40-43 |
| 15:26 | San Diego State | Jim Elders connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by David Alba | 40-46 |
| 15:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel's floater is tipped away by John Chapman | 40-46 |
| 15:06 | San Diego State | John Chapman grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 14:48 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Brasel - foul #1 on Jimmy Brasel, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Cedric Cobbs (SG), Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (PF), John Whittington (C) Robert Madden, Greg Willilams, Roger Owen, Jimmy Brasel, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (PG), Benjamin Lewis (SG), Johnny Hill (SF), James Hall (PF), Thomas Fredrick (C) Jim Elders, David Alba, Stephen Keim, John Chapman, Michael Tomlin | |
| 14:39 | San Diego State | Elbert Atencio takes the ball from Thomas Fredrick | 40-46 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio misses the lay-in | 40-46 |
| 14:34 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jerry Butts | 40-46 |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | James Hall connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Butts | 40-48 |
| 14:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Fredrick is called for the reach on Jason Rein - foul #4 on Thomas Fredrick, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez (C) Thomas Fredrick | |
| 14:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis hits a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| 14:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis misses the free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:01 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Santiago Mendez | 42-48 |
| 13:38 | San Diego State | James Hall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| 13:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thurman Levis | 44-48 |
| 13:14 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Whittington - foul #1 on John Whittington, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| 13:14 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:14 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 12:44 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 12:23 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez misses badly on a floater from the right block | 44-50 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Elbert Atencio and he's fouled by Santiago Mendez - foul #1 on Santiago Mendez, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG), Roger Owen (SF), Jimmy Brasel (PF) Cedric Cobbs, Elbert Atencio, Jason Rein | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (PG), David Alba (SG), John Chapman (PF) Jerry Butts, Benjamin Lewis, James Hall | |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:04 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Brasel - foul #2 on Jimmy Brasel, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith (C) John Whittington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 12:04 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:04 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | David Alba is called for the reach on Roger Owen - foul #3 on David Alba, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Robinson (SG) Thurman Levis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Keim (SF), Michael Tomlin (C) Johnny Hill, Santiago Mendez | |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:46 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Robinson (fresh) SF - Roger Owen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jim Elders (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Alba (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Keim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Tomlin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Jim Elders | 48-53 |
| 11:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 11:11 | San Diego State | John Chapman misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim tips it but misses | 51-53 |
| 11:09 | San Diego State | John Chapman tips it home | 51-55 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Brasel | 51-55 |
| 10:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Robinson | 53-55 |
| 10:14 | San Diego State | David Alba can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Robinson - foul #1 on Joseph Robinson, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams (SG), Cedric Cobbs (SF), Jason Rein (C) Joseph Robinson, Roger Owen, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Santiago Mendez (C) Jim Elders, Stephen Keim, Michael Tomlin | |
| 10:14 | San Diego State | David Alba misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:14 | San Diego State | David Alba makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 09:52 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 09:33 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 09:32 | San Diego State | David Alba gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 09:15 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 09:14 | San Diego State | John Chapman grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:59 | San Diego State | Robert Madden is called for the reach on Benjamin Lewis - foul #3 on Robert Madden, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Elbert Atencio (C) Robert Madden, Jimmy Brasel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (PG), Michael Tomlin (SF), James Hall (PF) Benjamin Lewis, David Alba, John Chapman | |
| 08:39 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Greg Willilams - foul #1 on Greg Willilams, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington (C) Cedric Cobbs | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:39 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:39 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington is hacked by Santiago Mendez - foul #2 on Santiago Mendez, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel (PF) Jason Rein | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (SG) Santiago Mendez | |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:17 | San Diego State | James Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:04 | San Diego State | Jim Elders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Butts - foul #1 on Jerry Butts, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG) Thurman Levis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis (SG), John Chapman (PF), Thomas Fredrick (C) Jerry Butts, James Hall, Michael Tomlin | |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:36 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Johnny Hill | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Willilams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elbert Atencio (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - John Whittington (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jim Elders (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Fredrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | San Diego State | Jimmy Brasel steps in front of the Thomas Fredrick pass | 53-58 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Madden | 56-58 |
| 07:05 | San Diego State | Jim Elders is hacked by Robert Madden - foul #4 on Robert Madden, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (SG), Cedric Cobbs (SF), Jason Rein (PF) Greg Willilams, Jimmy Brasel, John Whittington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Keim (SF) Johnny Hill | |
| 07:05 | San Diego State | Jim Elders misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-58 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein gets the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 06:28 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 06:02 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 06:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 05:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 05:55 | San Diego State | Jim Elders grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Cedric Cobbs - foul #2 on Cedric Cobbs, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen (SF), Jimmy Brasel (PF), John Whittington (C) Thurman Levis, Jason Rein, Elbert Atencio | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (PG), David Alba (SG) Jim Elders, Benjamin Lewis | |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 05:27 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Cedric Cobbs is called for the reach on Stephen Keim - foul #3 on Cedric Cobbs, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Greg Willilams (SG) Robert Madden, Cedric Cobbs | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin (PF) John Chapman | |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:06 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington loses the ball out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith (C) John Whittington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Hall (PF) Stephen Keim | |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick lays it up and in | 56-63 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams is fouled on the floor by James Hall - foul #4 on James Hall, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington (SF) Roger Owen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez (C) Thomas Fredrick | |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:09 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts is fouled on the floor by Thurman Levis - foul #1 on Thurman Levis, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG), Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (PF) Thurman Levis, John Whittington, Jimmy Brasel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:09 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:09 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Santiago Mendez takes the ball from Elbert Atencio | 57-63 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | James Hall hits a floater from the left wing | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio misses badly on a runner from the left block | 57-65 |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Michael Tomlin | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Greg Willilams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elbert Atencio (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jason Rein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerry Butts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Alba (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Tomlin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Santiago Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | San Diego State | David Alba misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Greg Willilams - foul #2 on Greg Willilams, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (SG), John Whittington (C) Greg Willilams, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (PG), John Chapman (PF), Thomas Fredrick (C) Jerry Butts, James Hall, Santiago Mendez | |
| 03:34 | San Diego State | David Alba makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:34 | San Diego State | David Alba makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington's pass is intercepted by Thomas Fredrick | 57-67 |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | Jim Elders misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Rein - foul #2 on Jason Rein, team foul #12 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs (SG), Roger Owen (SF), Jimmy Brasel (PF) Thurman Levis, Elbert Atencio, John Whittington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis (SG), Stephen Keim (SF) David Alba, Michael Tomlin | |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | Jim Elders makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | Jim Elders misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| 02:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Jason Rein | 59-68 |
| 02:08 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Keim | 59-71 |
| 01:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden misses long on a shot from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 01:47 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 01:18 | San Diego State | Roger Owen steals it from Jim Elders | 59-71 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Owen | 61-71 |
| 00:56 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Elders | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Cedric Cobbs | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim is fouled in the backcourt by Cedric Cobbs - foul #4 on Cedric Cobbs, team foul #13 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Elbert Atencio (SF), John Whittington (C) Robert Madden, Roger Owen, Jimmy Brasel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (PG), Michael Tomlin (PF), Santiago Mendez (C) Jim Elders, John Chapman, Thomas Fredrick | |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Santiago Mendez swats the short shot by Elbert Atencio | 64-76 |
| 00:40 | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim misses the shot in the lane | 64-76 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio grabs the board | 64-76 |
| 00:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-76 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts runs out the clock | 64-76 |