| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rolf Zickler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Broughton (fresh) SF - Arthur Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Russell Bass (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jan Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Booker Belford (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Floyd Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Arthur Phillips inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | TCU | Russell Bass loses the dribble to Edward Kelly | 22-37 |
| 19:33 | San Diego State | Rolf Zickler steps in front of the Booker Belford pass | 22-37 |
| 19:24 | TCU | Eddie Broughton misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | TCU | Mark Odom grabs the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 19:04 | TCU | Edward Kelly blocks the short jumper by Arthur Phillips | 22-37 |
| 19:03 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 18:46 | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rolf Zickler - foul #2 on Rolf Zickler, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 18:46 | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 18:46 | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 18:27 | TCU | Russell Bass clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Floyd Collins - foul #1 on Floyd Collins, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| 18:27 | TCU | Russell Bass makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:27 | TCU | Russell Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:13 | San Diego State | Rolf Zickler steps in front of the Booker Belford pass | 24-39 |
| 18:10 | TCU | Rolf Zickler can't finish the layup | 24-39 |
| 18:08 | San Diego State | Edward Kelly gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:03 | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory makes the runner from the baseline set up by Booker Belford | 24-41 |
| 17:48 | TCU | Arthur Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 17:22 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 17:21 | San Diego State | Booker Belford tips it home | 27-43 |
| 17:04 | TCU | Rolf Zickler misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 27-43 |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 16:47 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw drills a floater from the right side set up by Booker Belford | 27-45 |
| 16:28 | TCU | Rolf Zickler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jan Shaw - foul #2 on Jan Shaw, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Frank Tomita (SG), Jing-Quo Wang (SF), Thomas Hunsucker (PF), Michael Claiborne (C) Eddie Broughton, Arthur Phillips, Russell Bass, Mark Odom | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Benson (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), John King (SF), Paul Walsh (C) Jan Shaw, Kevin Gregory, Booker Belford, Edward Kelly | |
| 16:28 | TCU | Rolf Zickler makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 16:28 | TCU | Rolf Zickler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 16:16 | San Diego State | Jing-Quo Wang swats the short shot by Floyd Collins | 29-45 |
| 16:15 | San Diego State | Paul Walsh snags the offensive board | 29-45 |
| 15:55 | San Diego State | John Benson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 15:53 | San Diego State | Robert Thomas tips it in | 29-47 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rolf Zickler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Tomita (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jing-Quo Wang (fresh) PF - Thomas Hunsucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Claiborne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 15:33 | San Diego State | John Benson grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | John King makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Walsh | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:14 | TCU | Rolf Zickler's layup is rejected by Floyd Collins | 29-49 |
| 15:13 | San Diego State | Paul Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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) | |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-49 |
| 15:06 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michael Claiborne | 29-49 |
| 14:47 | TCU | Frank Tomita buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Rolf Zickler | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:26 | San Diego State | Thomas Hunsucker is called for the reach on Floyd Collins - foul #3 on Thomas Hunsucker, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Eddie Broughton (SG), Arthur Phillips (SF), Russell Bass (PF), Mark Odom (C) Rolf Zickler, Jing-Quo Wang, Thomas Hunsucker, Michael Claiborne | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper (PG), Kevin Gregory (SG), Henry Brown (SF) John Benson, John King, Floyd Collins | |
| 14:15 | San Diego State | Paul Walsh misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-49 |
| 14:13 | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory snags the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 14:01 | San Diego State | Henry Brown's floater is tipped away by Mark Odom | 32-49 |
| 13:59 | San Diego State | Paul Walsh hits the follow up shot | 32-51 |
| 13:51 | TCU | Frank Tomita comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-51 |
| 13:49 | TCU | Mark Odom can't tip it in | 32-51 |
| 13:48 | TCU | Mark Odom grabs the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 13:28 | TCU | Arthur Phillips buries a runner from close range | 34-51 |
| 13:07 | San Diego State | Henry Brown is fouled on the floor by Arthur Phillips - foul #1 on Arthur Phillips, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker (PG) Frank Tomita | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Booker Belford (SF), Edward Kelly (C) Robert Thomas, Paul Walsh | |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hunsucker - foul #4 on Thomas Hunsucker, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | TCU | John Leggett (PG), Edgar Yates (SG) Thomas Hunsucker, Eddie Broughton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 12:46 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 12:44 | TCU | John Leggett grabs the board | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:38 | TCU | Edgar Yates's layup is rejected by Henry Brown | 34-51 |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 12:21 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper misses badly on a shot from the right side | 34-51 |
| 12:19 | San Diego State | Booker Belford hits the follow up shot | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:09 | TCU | John Leggett is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hooper - foul #4 on Dennis Hooper, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang (SF), Michael Claiborne (C) Arthur Phillips, Mark Odom | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Benson (PG), Jan Shaw (SG), Floyd Collins (PF) Dennis Hooper, Kevin Gregory, Henry Brown | |
| 12:01 | TCU | Russell Bass's floater is tipped away by Booker Belford | 34-53 |
| 12:00 | TCU | Edgar Yates snags the offensive board | 34-53 |
| 11:53 | TCU | Edgar Yates's floater is tipped away by Edward Kelly | 34-53 |
| 11:51 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - John Leggett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edgar Yates (fresh) SF - Jing-Quo Wang (fresh) PF - Russell Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Claiborne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Booker Belford (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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) | |
| 11:27 | San Diego State | Booker Belford misses the shot near the basket | 34-53 |
| 11:25 | TCU | John Leggett pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 11:15 | TCU | Michael Claiborne misses the lay-in | 34-53 |
| 11:14 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 10:49 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michael Claiborne | 34-53 |
| 10:40 | TCU | Edgar Yates misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 10:38 | San Diego State | Edward Kelly gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 10:12 | San Diego State | Edward Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Rolf Zickler (PG), Eddie Broughton (SG), Arthur Phillips (SF), Mark Odom (C) John Leggett, Edgar Yates, Jing-Quo Wang, Russell Bass | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory (SG), Henry Brown (SF), Paul Walsh (C) John Benson, Booker Belford, Edward Kelly | |
| 09:59 | TCU | Kevin Gregory takes the ball from Mark Odom | 34-53 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins makes the jumper from close range set up by Jan Shaw | 34-55 |
| 09:15 | TCU | Michael Claiborne makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rolf Zickler | 36-55 |
| 08:59 | San Diego State | Arthur Phillips is called for the reach on Paul Walsh - foul #2 on Arthur Phillips, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | TCU | Russell Bass (PF) Michael Claiborne | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Benson (PG), Robert Thomas (PF) Jan Shaw, Floyd Collins | |
| 08:30 | San Diego State | Kevin Gregory connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Henry Brown | 36-57 |
| 08:16 | TCU | Eddie Broughton drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Rolf Zickler | 39-57 |
| 08:03 | San Diego State | Robert Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-59 |
| 07:50 | TCU | Arthur Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 07:48 | TCU | Mark Odom tips it in | 41-59 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rolf Zickler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eddie Broughton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | San Diego State | Paul Walsh is fouled on the floor by Mark Odom - foul #2 on Mark Odom, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | TCU | Frank Tomita (SG), Jing-Quo Wang (SF), Thomas Hunsucker (C) Eddie Broughton, Arthur Phillips, Mark Odom | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper (PG), Jan Shaw (SG), Booker Belford (SF), Floyd Collins (PF), Edward Kelly (C) John Benson, Kevin Gregory, Henry Brown, Robert Thomas, Paul Walsh | |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | Jing-Quo Wang is called for the reach on Dennis Hooper - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Wang, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | TCU | Edgar Yates (SG), Michael Claiborne (C) Rolf Zickler, Russell Bass | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 06:59 | TCU | Jan Shaw steals the ball from Frank Tomita in the backcourt | 41-61 |
| 06:38 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Hooper | 41-64 |
| 06:34 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-64 |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Odom (C) Jing-Quo Wang | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 06:14 | San Diego State | Edward Kelly is hacked by Michael Claiborne - foul #1 on Michael Claiborne, team foul #8 | 41-64 |
| Subs | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang (SF) Mark Odom | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Benson (PG), Henry Brown (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Dennis Hooper, Booker Belford, Floyd Collins | |
| 06:14 | San Diego State | Edward Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:14 | San Diego State | Edward Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 06:04 | TCU | Frank Tomita can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #4 | 41-66 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John King (SF), Paul Walsh (C) Jan Shaw, Edward Kelly | |
| 06:04 | TCU | Frank Tomita misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 06:04 | TCU | Frank Tomita makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 05:42 | San Diego State | Michael Claiborne steals the ball from Paul Walsh | 42-66 |
| 05:23 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-66 |
| 05:22 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang tips it back up and in | 44-66 |
| 04:59 | San Diego State | Jing-Quo Wang takes the ball from Henry Brown | 44-66 |
| 04:32 | TCU | Michael Claiborne loses the ball out of bounds | 44-66 |
| Subs | TCU | John Leggett (PG), Darin Wynn (SG) Frank Tomita, Edgar Yates | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jan Shaw (SG) John King | |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | John Leggett steals it from John Benson in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| 04:22 | TCU | Darin Wynn misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-66 |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | Paul Walsh snags the defensive board | 44-66 |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | The refs have stopped play. Paul Walsh is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 44-66 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John King (SF) Paul Walsh | |
| 03:59 | San Diego State | Robert Thomas is called for traveling | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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) | |
| 03:43 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| 03:43 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 03:43 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - John Leggett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Darin Wynn (fresh) SF - Jing-Quo Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hunsucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Claiborne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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) | |
| 03:20 | San Diego State | Thomas Hunsucker is called for the reach on Jan Shaw - foul #5 on Thomas Hunsucker, team foul #9 | 46-66 |
| Subs | TCU | Frank Tomita (PG), Edgar Yates (SF) John Leggett, Thomas Hunsucker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 03:20 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:20 | TCU | Michael Claiborne snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 03:10 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang loses the dribble to Jan Shaw | 46-66 |
| 03:07 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw misses the lay-in | 46-66 |
| 03:05 | San Diego State | John Benson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | Henry Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John King | 46-69 |
| 02:36 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 46-69 |
| 02:35 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Claiborne | 46-69 |
| 02:26 | TCU | Frank Tomita connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-69 |
| 02:03 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-69 |
| Subs | TCU | John Leggett (PG) Darin Wynn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 01:53 | TCU | Michael Claiborne misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 01:51 | San Diego State | John King snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| 01:24 | San Diego State | Henry Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-69 |
| 01:23 | TCU | Michael Claiborne grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 01:17 | TCU | Frank Tomita misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jan Shaw - foul #3 on Jan Shaw, team foul #6 | 49-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Darin Wynn (SG) John Leggett | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 01:17 | TCU | Frank Tomita misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:17 | TCU | Frank Tomita makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 00:56 | San Diego State | Robert Thomas connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Benson | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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) | |
| 00:49 | TCU | Edgar Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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) | |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Robert Thomas misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Edgar Yates - foul #3 on Edgar Yates, team foul #10 | 50-71 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 00:16 | TCU | Michael Claiborne misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jan Shaw - foul #4 on Jan Shaw, team foul #7 | 50-72 |
| 00:16 | TCU | Michael Claiborne misses the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 00:16 | TCU | Michael Claiborne makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | John Benson runs out the clock | 51-72 |