| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Fritz Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Perkins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Thalls (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Tomko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Max Knoll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Chester Smith inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 19:34 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 19:05 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan is denied on a layup by Ronald Tomko | 23-32 |
| 19:03 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher tips it in | 23-34 |
| 18:38 | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko lays it in set up by Jeffrey Perkins | 25-34 |
| 18:16 | Colorado State | Max Knoll misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-34 |
| 18:15 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 17:52 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 17:28 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher is hacked by Paul Thalls - foul #1 on Paul Thalls, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 17:04 | Colorado State | Paul Toles can't finish the layup | 27-34 |
| 17:02 | San Jose State | Chester Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:34 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Sullivan - foul #1 on Thomas Sullivan, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kelley Mickle (PF) Robert Hatcher | |
| 16:34 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 16:34 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:15 | Colorado State | Paul Toles makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 15:46 | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Max Knoll - foul #2 on Max Knoll, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Hughes (SG), Donald Wallace (C) Fritz Shelton, Paul Thalls | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Toll (PG), Thomas Dewitt (SG), Thomas Clayton (C) Max Knoll, Paul Toles, Robert Clayton | |
| 15:46 | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:46 | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Kelley Mickle pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jeffrey Perkins (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Tomko (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Toll (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dewitt (fresh) SF - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelley Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Clayton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Colorado State | David Toll's pass is intercepted by Kevin Hughes | 30-36 |
| 14:52 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-36 |
| 14:51 | San Jose State | Chester Smith hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 14:26 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan buries a floater from the right wing set up by David Toll | 32-38 |
| 14:16 | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko hits a jump hook in the paint | 34-38 |
| 13:51 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 13:41 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Hughes | 37-41 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Wallace - foul #1 on Donald Wallace, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Fritz Shelton (PG), Haywood Conner (SF), Paul Thalls (PF) Jeffrey Perkins, Chester Smith, Ronald Tomko | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (PG), Paul Toles (SG), Robert Hatcher (PF), Robert Clayton (C) David Toll, Thomas Dewitt, Kelley Mickle, Thomas Clayton | |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:55 | San Jose State | Kevin Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 12:53 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:33 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Toles | 37-45 |
| 12:07 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls drills a floater from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 11:49 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Toles | 39-47 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Fritz Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Haywood Conner (fresh) PF - Paul Thalls (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Max Knoll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Toles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Sullivan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | San Jose State | Kevin Hughes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Fritz Shelton | 42-47 |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Max Knoll clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Hughes - foul #1 on Kevin Hughes, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins (SG), Chester Smith (SF), Frederick Severs (C) Kevin Hughes, Haywood Conner, Donald Wallace | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Adams (SF) Thomas Sullivan | |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Max Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Max Knoll makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:37 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hatcher | 42-49 |
| 10:36 | Colorado State | Max Knoll snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 10:09 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton blows the layup | 42-49 |
| 10:08 | San Jose State | Frederick Severs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:43 | San Jose State | Chester Smith buries a shot from close range | 44-49 |
| 09:14 | Colorado State | Paul Toles clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 09:13 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Paul Thalls | 44-49 |
| 09:03 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Fritz Shelton | 47-49 |
| 08:46 | Colorado State | Max Knoll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Hughes (SG), Ronald Tomko (PF), Donald Wallace (C) Fritz Shelton, Paul Thalls, Frederick Severs | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Toll (PG), Thomas Dewitt (SG), Thomas Sullivan (SF), Kelley Mickle (PF), Thomas Clayton (C) Max Knoll, Paul Toles, Justin Adams, Robert Hatcher, Robert Clayton | |
| 08:29 | San Jose State | Kevin Hughes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:27 | Colorado State | Thomas Clayton snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 08:03 | Colorado State | Thomas Dewitt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:01 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 07:54 | San Jose State | Kevin Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 07:53 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:34 | Colorado State | Kelley Mickle is whistled for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Thalls (PF) Donald Wallace | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (PG), Paul Toles (SG), Robert Clayton (C) David Toll, Thomas Dewitt, Thomas Clayton | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jeffrey Perkins (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Thalls (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Tomko (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Max Knoll (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Toles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelley Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Thalls | 50-49 |
| 06:55 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton comes up short on the floater in the paint | 50-49 |
| 06:53 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 06:52 | San Jose State | Chester Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:23 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 06:22 | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton is whistled for a carry | 52-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Fritz Shelton (PG), Haywood Conner (SF) Jeffrey Perkins, Chester Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher (PF) Kelley Mickle | |
| 05:31 | San Jose State | Max Knoll picks off the pass by Haywood Conner | 52-49 |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | Max Knoll loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Clayton (C) Robert Clayton | |
| 05:03 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Hatcher - foul #2 on Robert Hatcher, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donald Wallace (C) Ronald Tomko | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Dewitt (SG) Paul Toles | |
| 05:03 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:03 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:42 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 54-49 |
| 04:41 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 04:12 | San Jose State | Kevin Hughes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher lays it up and in | 57-51 |
| 03:47 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins (SG), Chester Smith (SF), Ronald Tomko (C) Kevin Hughes, Haywood Conner, Donald Wallace | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Toles (SG), Robert Clayton (C) Thomas Dewitt, Thomas Clayton | |
| 03:27 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fritz Shelton | 60-51 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Fritz Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Perkins (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Thalls (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Tomko (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Max Knoll (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Toles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-51 |
| 03:09 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan tips it in | 60-53 |
| 02:40 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-53 |
| 02:39 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls tips it but misses | 60-53 |
| 02:37 | Colorado State | Paul Toles snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 02:13 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton drills a jumper near the basket set up by Paul Toles | 60-55 |
| 01:45 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 01:43 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:14 | Colorado State | Paul Toles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 01:12 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 00:50 | San Jose State | Ronald Tomko connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Perkins | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan can't finish the layup | 62-55 |
| 00:41 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Fritz Shelton | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | San Jose State | Fritz Shelton is hacked by Max Knoll in the backcourt - foul #3 on Max Knoll, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (PF) Paul Thalls | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:37 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner is hacked by Paul Toles - foul #2 on Paul Toles, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | Jeffrey Perkins is fouled on the floor by Paul Toles - foul #3 on Paul Toles, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| 00:32 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner is fouled on the floor by Robert Hatcher - foul #3 on Robert Hatcher, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 00:32 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:32 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Max Knoll | 64-58 |
| 00:25 | San Jose State | Fritz Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by Max Knoll - foul #4 on Max Knoll, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Thalls (PF) Chester Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:25 | San Jose State | Fritz Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:25 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | Robert Hatcher is called for the reach on Paul Thalls - foul #4 on Robert Hatcher, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Hughes (SG) Fritz Shelton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Paul Toles snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Colorado State | Max Knoll misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Max Knoll clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | San Jose State | Paul Thalls pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Fritz Shelton (PG), Chester Smith (SF) Kevin Hughes, Paul Thalls | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Fritz Shelton runs out the clock | 65-58 |