| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) SG - Walter George (fresh) SF - Lenny Bergener (fresh) PF - Arnold Alexander (fresh) C - Steve Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Christopher Courtney (fresh) SG - Chris Gallup (fresh) SF - John Hughes (fresh) PF - Patrick Rogers (fresh) C - Gary Crawford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Chris Gallup | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Steve Wilson - foul #1 on Steve Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:22 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | Steve Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 19:08 | San Diego State | John Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steve Wilson - foul #2 on Steve Wilson, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault (C) Steve Wilson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 18:44 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Hughes - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dale Rust (SF) John Hughes | |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Patrick Rogers | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter George - foul #1 on Walter George, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felix McClung (PG) Charles Guy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk (SF), Kenneth Porter (C) Patrick Rogers, Gary Crawford | |
| 17:32 | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener hits the finger roll set up by Felix McClung | 5-7 |
| 16:52 | San Diego State | Kenneth Porter makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chris Gallup | 5-10 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander throws it down on a nice dish by Felix McClung | 7-10 |
| 16:24 | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Andrew Knowles (SF), Frank Simmers (C) Walter George, Lenny Bergener, Arnold Alexander | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Caro (PG), Joshua Myers (SG), Patrick Rogers (PF) Christopher Courtney, Chris Gallup, Ted Adamczyk | |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tony Waites (C) Justin Perreault | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gary Crawford (C) Kenneth Porter | |
| 16:04 | San Diego State | Dale Rust connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Joshua Myers and he's fouled by Tony Waites - foul #1 on Tony Waites, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| 16:04 | San Diego State | Dale Rust misses the free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Frank Simmers | 7-12 |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Dale Rust swats the shot by Felix McClung | 7-12 |
| 15:39 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Gary Crawford | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) SG - Felix McClung (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Knowles (fresh) PF - Frank Simmers (fresh) C - Tony Waites (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Caro (fresh) SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Rust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Crawford (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | San Diego State | Dale Rust misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Felix McClung - foul #1 on Felix McClung, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| 15:31 | San Diego State | Dale Rust makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:31 | San Diego State | Dale Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | Joshua Myers steps in front of the Tony Waites pass | 7-14 |
| 15:01 | San Diego State | Andrew Knowles is called for the reach on Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Andrew Knowles, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Semple (SF), Justin Perreault (PF) Charles Guy, Tony Waites | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chris Gallup (SG), Ted Adamczyk (SF), Richard McGivern (PF), Kenneth Porter (C) Joshua Myers, Dale Rust, Patrick Rogers, Gary Crawford | |
| 14:50 | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 14:49 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro gets the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:33 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-14 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Frank Simmers | 7-14 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Semple | 9-14 |
| 14:12 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro is hacked by Felix McClung - foul #2 on Felix McClung, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter George (SG), Lenny Bergener (SF), Arnold Alexander (PF) Felix McClung, Mark Semple, Frank Simmers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:12 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:12 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener misses long on a shot from the baseline | 9-15 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Walter George scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 13:28 | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk is whistled for traveling | 12-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Semple (PG), Tony Waites (C) Andrew Knowles, Justin Perreault | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney (PG), Dale Rust (SF), Patrick Rogers (PF), Gary Crawford (C) Joseph Caro, Ted Adamczyk, Richard McGivern, Kenneth Porter | |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Walter George misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Gallup - foul #1 on Chris Gallup, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Frank Simmers (C) Mark Semple, Tony Waites | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joshua Myers (SG) Chris Gallup | |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Walter George makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Walter George makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Joshua Myers clanks a jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Frank Simmers pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander misses short on a runner in the paint | 14-15 |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Lenny Bergener | 14-15 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Simmers clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 11:59 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Christopher Courtney | 14-15 |
| 11:54 | San Diego State | Dale Rust can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 14-15 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander loses the dribble to Gary Crawford | 14-15 |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Charles Guy is called for the reach on Gary Crawford - foul #1 on Charles Guy, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles (SG), Mark Semple (SF), Justin Perreault (PF), Tony Waites (C) Walter George, Lenny Bergener, Arnold Alexander, Frank Simmers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Caro (PG), Chris Gallup (SG), Kenneth Porter (PF) Christopher Courtney, Joshua Myers, Patrick Rogers | |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Gary Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Gary Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Knowles (fresh) SF - Mark Semple (fresh) PF - Justin Perreault (fresh) C - Tony Waites (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Caro (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Chris Gallup (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Rust (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Porter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-17 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault is called for traveling | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk (SF), Richard McGivern (PF) Dale Rust, Gary Crawford | |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | Kenneth Porter misses the fadeaway from the left block | 14-17 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Porter - foul #1 on Kenneth Porter, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Walter George (SG) Charles Guy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:33 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 10:20 | San Diego State | Walter George steps in front of the Kenneth Porter pass | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles hits the finger roll set up by Walter George | 17-17 |
| 09:57 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Caro | 17-20 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-20 |
| 09:44 | Rhode Island | Walter George snags the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites banks in the layup set up by Justin Perreault | 19-20 |
| 09:19 | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk is fouled on the floor by Walter George - foul #2 on Walter George, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Lenny Bergener (SF), Arnold Alexander (PF), Frank Simmers (C) Andrew Knowles, Walter George, Justin Perreault, Tony Waites | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney (PG), Patrick Rogers (PF), Dale Rust (C) Joseph Caro, Richard McGivern, Kenneth Porter | |
| 09:19 | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:19 | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ted Adamczyk - foul #1 on Ted Adamczyk, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles (SG) Mark Semple | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gary Crawford (C) Ted Adamczyk | |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Arnold Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:54 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 08:33 | San Diego State | Dale Rust connects on the turnaround from the right block | 20-24 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lenny Bergener | 23-24 |
| 07:56 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers lays it up and in set up by Chris Gallup | 23-26 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy loses the ball out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Semple (SG), Justin Perreault (C) Andrew Knowles, Lenny Bergener | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Caro (PG), Joshua Myers (SG) Christopher Courtney, Chris Gallup | |
| 07:14 | San Diego State | Gary Crawford is whistled for traveling | 23-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener (SF) Arnold Alexander | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kenneth Porter (C) Gary Crawford | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Semple (fresh) SF - Lenny Bergener (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Perreault (fresh) C - Frank Simmers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Caro (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Rust (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Porter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Frank Simmers scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Guy | 25-26 |
| 07:00 | San Diego State | Charles Guy steps in front of the Joseph Caro pass in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy banks in the layup | 27-26 |
| 06:36 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Joshua Myers | 27-29 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple misses long on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Kenneth Porter - foul #2 on Kenneth Porter, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tony Waites (C) Frank Simmers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chris Gallup (SG), Ted Adamczyk (SF), Richard McGivern (PF), Gary Crawford (C) Joshua Myers, Dale Rust, Patrick Rogers, Kenneth Porter | |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Semple makes the 3rd free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Caro | 29-31 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | Gary Crawford steals the ball from Lenny Bergener | 29-31 |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro is hacked by Charles Guy - foul #2 on Charles Guy, team foul #10 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles (PG), Arnold Alexander (PF) Charles Guy, Justin Perreault | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney (PG), Dale Rust (PF) Richard McGivern, Gary Crawford | |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Courtney - foul #1 on Christopher Courtney, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Andrew Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:03 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Ted Adamczyk | 29-31 |
| 04:52 | San Diego State | Dale Rust is hacked by Tony Waites - foul #2 on Tony Waites, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Simmers (C) Tony Waites | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joshua Myers (SG), Patrick Rogers (PF) Chris Gallup, Joseph Caro | |
| 04:52 | San Diego State | Dale Rust misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:52 | San Diego State | Dale Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Dale Rust picks off the pass by Frank Simmers | 29-32 |
| 03:52 | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney misses badly on a shot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 03:51 | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 03:36 | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 03:28 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Patrick Rogers | 29-35 |
| 03:12 | San Diego State | Dale Rust clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 29-35 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Lenny Bergener gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Knowles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Semple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lenny Bergener (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnold Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Simmers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Christopher Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ted Adamczyk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Rogers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Rust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Frank Simmers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felix McClung (PG), Walter George (SG), Justin Perreault (PF), Steve Wilson (C) Mark Semple, Lenny Bergener, Arnold Alexander, Frank Simmers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Caro (PG), Chris Gallup (SG), John Hughes (SF), Kenneth Porter (PF), Gary Crawford (C) Christopher Courtney, Joshua Myers, Ted Adamczyk, Patrick Rogers, Dale Rust | |
| 02:42 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 02:40 | San Diego State | Kenneth Porter misses the tip | 29-35 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Walter George | 29-35 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Walter George blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 02:31 | San Diego State | Joseph Caro gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:10 | San Diego State | Gary Crawford scores on a turnaround from the left block | 29-37 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 01:45 | San Diego State | John Hughes pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:27 | San Diego State | Chris Gallup hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 29-37 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Walter George and the foul's on Joseph Caro - foul #1 on Joseph Caro, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Simmers (SF), Arnold Alexander (PF) Andrew Knowles, Justin Perreault | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney (PG), Patrick Rogers (PF) Joseph Caro, Kenneth Porter | |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Felix McClung misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | John Hughes drills a floater from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Walter George is hacked by Chris Gallup - foul #2 on Chris Gallup, team foul #9 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Lenny Bergener (SF) Felix McClung, Steve Wilson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ted Adamczyk (SF), Dale Rust (C) John Hughes, Gary Crawford | |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Walter George makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Walter George makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Dale Rust can't finish the layup | 33-39 |
| 00:17 | San Diego State | Patrick Rogers can't tip it in | 33-39 |
| 00:15 | San Diego State | Dale Rust misses the tip | 33-39 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Dale Rust is called for the reach on Walter George - foul #1 on Dale Rust, team foul #10 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Justin Perreault (C) Lenny Bergener | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Caro (SG), Kenneth Porter (C) Chris Gallup, Ted Adamczyk | |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Walter George makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Walter George makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Christopher Courtney clanks a halfcourt shot | 35-39 |