| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Arthur Pease (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bagley (fresh) PF - George Singh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Stice (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Blakes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Trey Gess (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Sykes (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | John Bagley inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | San Diego State | John Bagley makes the runner in the lane | 39-40 |
| 19:26 | TCU | Donald Siefert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 19:24 | San Diego State | George Singh snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 19:00 | San Diego State | John Bagley blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Blakes - foul #2 on Robert Blakes, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:00 | San Diego State | John Bagley makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:00 | San Diego State | John Bagley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:00 | TCU | Robert Blakes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:33 | TCU | Robert Blakes drills a floater from the left block | 40-42 |
| 18:27 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Sykes - foul #1 on Mark Sykes, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 18:27 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:27 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:27 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease makes the 3rd free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:03 | TCU | John Bagley is called for the reach on Donald Siefert - foul #3 on John Bagley, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson (SF) John Bagley | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 17:45 | TCU | Trey Gess makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Mark Sykes | 43-44 |
| 17:34 | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 17:33 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Pease | 43-44 |
| 17:19 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease is fouled on the floor by George Balentine - foul #1 on George Balentine, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Teal (C) Martin Stice | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (SG), Marty Hartman (C) George Balentine, Mark Sykes | |
| 17:04 | San Diego State | James Hudson slams it home set up by Kevin Henderson | 45-44 |
| 16:43 | TCU | Marty Hartman is whistled for a carry | 45-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Elijah Masten (SG), Dominic Marino (C) James Hudson, George Singh | |
| Subs | TCU | Benjamin Keese (SG), Ricky Hagen (C) Donald Siefert, Trey Gess | |
| 16:25 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-44 |
| 16:23 | San Diego State | Dominic Marino hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 16:06 | TCU | Benjamin Keese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Nicholas Earl (SG) Arthur Pease | |
| Subs | TCU | George Balentine (SG), Mark Sykes (C) Benjamin Keese, Robert Blakes | |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Elijah Masten (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Earl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Teal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dominic Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Marty Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Hagen (fresh) C - Mark Sykes (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:27 | TCU | Marty Hartman can't finish the layup | 49-44 |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | Nicholas Earl connects on the jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 14:57 | TCU | Mark Sykes misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 51-44 |
| 14:55 | TCU | George Balentine grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 14:44 | TCU | George Balentine misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 14:42 | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | William Teal hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Ricky Hagen - foul #1 on Ricky Hagen, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Arthur Pease (PG), James Hudson (SG), John Bagley (SF), Martin Stice (C) Elijah Masten, Nicholas Earl, Kevin Henderson, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Benjamin Keese (SG), Robert Blakes (SF), Trey Gess (PF) Mark Ward, George Balentine, Marty Hartman, Ricky Hagen | |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | William Teal makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:17 | TCU | John Bagley steals the ball from Benjamin Keese | 54-44 |
| 14:14 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease lays it in on a great pass from John Bagley | 56-44 |
| 14:00 | TCU | Mark Sykes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Martin Stice - foul #1 on Martin Stice, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | George Singh (PF) William Teal | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 14:00 | TCU | Mark Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 14:00 | TCU | Mark Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:38 | San Diego State | James Hudson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Arthur Pease | 58-45 |
| 13:17 | TCU | Donald Siefert hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 13:06 | San Diego State | John Bagley clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 58-48 |
| 13:04 | San Diego State | James Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 12:44 | San Diego State | Donald Siefert takes the ball from John Bagley | 58-48 |
| 12:22 | TCU | Donald Siefert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 58-48 |
| 12:21 | San Diego State | James Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 12:15 | San Diego State | John Bagley misses long on a shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 12:13 | TCU | Trey Gess grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 11:56 | TCU | Trey Gess scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Benjamin Keese | 58-50 |
| 11:51 | San Diego State | George Singh is hacked by Trey Gess - foul #2 on Trey Gess, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson (SF), William Teal (C) John Bagley, Martin Stice | |
| Subs | TCU | George Balentine (SG), Marty Hartman (C) Benjamin Keese, Mark Sykes | |
| 11:33 | San Diego State | William Teal is denied on a layup by Marty Hartman | 58-50 |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson grabs the offensive board | 58-50 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Arthur Pease (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hudson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Singh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Teal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Blakes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Trey Gess (fresh) 7 pts. C - Marty Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 11:14 | San Diego State | William Teal pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson clanks a jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 10:50 | TCU | Robert Blakes pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 10:43 | TCU | Marty Hartman misses short on a shot from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 10:42 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Kevin Henderson | 58-50 |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | George Singh misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Trey Gess - foul #3 on Trey Gess, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Elijah Masten (PG), Nicholas Earl (SG) Arthur Pease, James Hudson | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (PG), William Sarinsky (SF), Ricky Hagen (C) Donald Siefert, Robert Blakes, Trey Gess | |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | George Singh misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | George Singh misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:23 | TCU | Ricky Hagen pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:55 | TCU | William Teal is called for the reach on Mark Ward - foul #2 on William Teal, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Bagley (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Martin Stice (C) Kevin Henderson, George Singh, William Teal | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:31 | TCU | William Sarinsky scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Balentine | 58-52 |
| 09:18 | San Diego State | Martin Stice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 09:16 | TCU | The rebound goes to George Balentine | 58-52 |
| 09:11 | TCU | William Sarinsky clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Elijah Masten - foul #2 on Elijah Masten, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Arthur Pease (PG) Nicholas Earl | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Blakes (SF), Mark Sykes (C) George Balentine, Ricky Hagen | |
| 09:11 | TCU | William Sarinsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:11 | TCU | William Sarinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:11 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Martin Stice | 58-53 |
| 08:55 | San Diego State | Elijah Masten connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Pease | 60-53 |
| 08:33 | TCU | Marty Hartman misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Dominic Marino - foul #1 on Dominic Marino, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Hudson (SG), Kevin Henderson (SF), William Teal (PF) Elijah Masten, John Bagley, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Trey Gess (PF) William Sarinsky, Robert Blakes | |
| 08:33 | TCU | Marty Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:33 | TCU | Marty Hartman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:33 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to William Teal | 60-54 |
| 08:04 | San Diego State | Mark Sykes blocks the short jumper by Kevin Henderson | 60-54 |
| 08:02 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:57 | San Diego State | Martin Stice is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Martin Stice, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | San Diego State | George Singh (PF) Martin Stice | |
| Subs | TCU | George Balentine (SG), Robert Blakes (SF) Mark Ward, Marty Hartman | |
| 07:42 | TCU | Trey Gess misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-54 |
| 07:40 | TCU | Mark Sykes hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 07:33 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-56 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Arthur Pease (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hudson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Singh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Teal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Robert Blakes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trey Gess (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Sykes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | TCU | George Balentine scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Siefert | 63-59 |
| 06:55 | San Diego State | George Singh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Bagley (SF) Kevin Henderson | |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Hagen (C) Mark Sykes | |
| 06:26 | TCU | The jump hook by George Balentine is blocked by George Singh | 63-59 |
| 06:24 | TCU | Robert Blakes tips it but misses | 63-59 |
| 06:23 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to William Teal | 63-59 |
| 06:16 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-59 |
| 06:15 | TCU | Robert Blakes snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 06:08 | TCU | George Singh is called for the reach on Trey Gess - foul #2 on George Singh, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Elijah Masten (PG), Nicholas Earl (SG), Martin Stice (C) Arthur Pease, James Hudson, William Teal | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (SG), Marty Hartman (C) George Balentine, Ricky Hagen | |
| 06:08 | TCU | Trey Gess makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:08 | TCU | Trey Gess makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:00 | San Diego State | George Singh comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 63-61 |
| 05:58 | TCU | The rebound goes to Trey Gess | 63-61 |
| 05:48 | TCU | Mark Ward makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Donald Siefert | 63-63 |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | John Bagley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 05:24 | San Diego State | Martin Stice hits the follow up shot | 65-63 |
| 05:04 | TCU | Donald Siefert clanks a jumper in the lane | 65-63 |
| 05:03 | San Diego State | Martin Stice pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:49 | San Diego State | Elijah Masten clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 04:48 | TCU | Marty Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:37 | TCU | Robert Blakes is hacked by George Singh - foul #3 on George Singh, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Arthur Pease (PG), James Hudson (SG), Kevin Henderson (SF), William Teal (PF) Elijah Masten, Nicholas Earl, John Bagley, George Singh | |
| Subs | TCU | George Balentine (SG), Mark Sykes (C) Donald Siefert, Trey Gess | |
| 04:37 | TCU | Robert Blakes misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:37 | San Diego State | William Teal snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 04:14 | San Diego State | Martin Stice tips it back up and in | 67-63 |
| 03:57 | TCU | Robert Blakes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Henderson - foul #2 on Kevin Henderson, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dominic Marino (C) Martin Stice | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 03:57 | TCU | Robert Blakes makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:57 | TCU | Robert Blakes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | Mark Ward is called for the reach on William Teal - foul #2 on Mark Ward, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Hagen (PF) Robert Blakes | |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | William Teal makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | William Teal makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:34 | TCU | William Teal denies the turnaround by Marty Hartman | 69-65 |
| 03:33 | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Arthur Pease (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hudson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Teal (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dominic Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marty Hartman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ricky Hagen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Sykes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 03:07 | TCU | Marty Hartman snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 03:03 | TCU | George Balentine is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on George Balentine, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | San Diego State | George Singh (PF) William Teal | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), William Sarinsky (SF), Trey Gess (PF) Mark Ward, Marty Hartman, Ricky Hagen | |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Bagley (SF), Martin Stice (C) Kevin Henderson, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Blakes (SF) William Sarinsky | |
| 02:48 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 02:46 | TCU | George Balentine grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 02:32 | TCU | Donald Siefert comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-65 |
| 02:31 | San Diego State | George Singh grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 02:09 | San Diego State | Martin Stice clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 02:08 | TCU | Trey Gess pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:02 | TCU | George Balentine can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Hudson - foul #1 on James Hudson, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| 02:02 | TCU | George Balentine makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:02 | TCU | George Balentine makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | James Hudson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 01:48 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to George Singh | 69-67 |
| 01:42 | San Diego State | Martin Stice travels with the ball | 69-67 |
| 01:19 | TCU | Mark Sykes banks in the layup set up by Donald Siefert | 69-69 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease is fouled on the floor by Trey Gess - foul #4 on Trey Gess, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Arthur Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:34 | TCU | Trey Gess misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | George Singh snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | George Singh is fouled in the backcourt by George Balentine - foul #3 on George Balentine, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | George Singh misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | George Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:14 | TCU | George Balentine clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:13 | TCU | Robert Blakes hits the follow up shot | 72-71 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Donald Siefert is called for the reach on George Singh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Siefert, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | George Singh makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | George Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:06 | TCU | Donald Siefert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | George Singh snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | George Singh is fouled in the backcourt by George Balentine - foul #4 on George Balentine, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Henderson (SF) John Bagley | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | George Singh makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | George Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Donald Siefert misses short on a halfcourt shot | 76-71 |