| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Washington (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Zoellick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Messier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carlos Braziel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Lanning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Jakubowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | Bill Lanning inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | La Salle | Walter Davis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-36 |
| 19:45 | San Jose State | Frank Washington gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 19:34 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris is fouled on the floor by Carlos Braziel - foul #1 on Carlos Braziel, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:16 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donnie Harris | 45-36 |
| 19:02 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Donnie Harris - foul #1 on Donnie Harris, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 19:02 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:48 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick is hacked by Donald Jakubowski - foul #1 on Donald Jakubowski, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Patton (PF) Robert Zoellick | |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Sheridan (PG), Gerald Clark (SG), Clyde Dorsey (PF), Mark Theriault (C) Carlos Braziel, Walter Davis, Donald Jakubowski, Joseph Hansen | |
| 18:42 | San Jose State | Frank Washington misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 45-39 |
| 18:40 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier tips it in | 47-39 |
| 18:15 | La Salle | Mark Theriault travels with the ball | 47-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Luciano Russo (SG), Richard Burt (PF), Leroy Anderson (C) Donnie Harris, Henry Cornejo, Frank Washington, Manuel Messier | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Simon (SG) Bill Lanning | |
| 18:00 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo's layup is rejected by Clyde Dorsey | 47-39 |
| 17:59 | La Salle | Clyde Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 17:52 | La Salle | Gerald Clark is hacked by Luciano Russo - foul #1 on Luciano Russo, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carlos Braziel (PG), Walter Davis (SG) Christopher Sheridan, John Simon | |
| 17:40 | La Salle | Clyde Dorsey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Luciano Russo - foul #2 on Luciano Russo, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick (PF) Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski (PF) Mark Theriault | |
| 17:40 | La Salle | Clyde Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:40 | La Salle | Clyde Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:40 | San Jose State | Richard Burt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 17:16 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 17:14 | San Jose State | Richard Patton snags the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 16:55 | San Jose State | Gerald Clark is called for the reach on Luciano Russo - foul #3 on Gerald Clark, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frank Washington (SF), Leroy Anderson (C) Richard Patton, Richard Burt | |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Sheridan (PG), John Simon (SG), Bill Lanning (SF), Joseph Hansen (C) Carlos Braziel, Walter Davis, Gerald Clark, Clyde Dorsey | |
| 16:44 | San Jose State | The jumper by Elwood Johnson is denied by Joseph Hansen | 47-40 |
| 16:42 | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 16:36 | La Salle | Bill Lanning hits the finger roll and the foul's on Leroy Anderson - foul #1 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Henry Cornejo (SG), Manuel Messier (C) Elwood Johnson, Luciano Russo, Robert Zoellick | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 16:36 | La Salle | Bill Lanning makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:30 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris's pass is intercepted by John Simon in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 16:11 | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski misses the shot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 16:09 | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 16:08 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:47 | San Jose State | Frank Washington drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Donnie Harris and he's hacked by Bill Lanning - foul #1 on Bill Lanning, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (PG), Robert Zoellick (PF) Donnie Harris, Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Hall (SF), Mark Theriault (C) Bill Lanning, Joseph Hansen | |
| 15:47 | San Jose State | Frank Washington makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Luciano Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Zoellick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Messier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Christopher Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Simon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | La Salle | John Simon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Sheridan | 50-46 |
| 15:16 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Luciano Russo | 53-46 |
| 15:12 | La Salle | John Hall hits a fadeaway from close range | 53-48 |
| 14:59 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Richard Burt (PF) Henry Cornejo, Frank Washington, Robert Zoellick | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carlos Braziel (PG), Walter Davis (SG), Joseph Hansen (C) Christopher Sheridan, John Simon, Donald Jakubowski | |
| 14:38 | La Salle | Walter Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Carlos Braziel | 53-50 |
| 14:34 | San Jose State | Mark Theriault is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Theriault, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Richard Patton (PF) Richard Johnson, Manuel Messier | |
| Subs | La Salle | Bill Lanning (PF) Mark Theriault | |
| 14:19 | San Jose State | Walter Davis is called for the reach on Luciano Russo - foul #1 on Walter Davis, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Leroy Anderson (C) Luciano Russo | |
| Subs | La Salle | Gerald Clark (SF), Clyde Dorsey (C) John Hall, Joseph Hansen | |
| 14:07 | San Jose State | Clyde Dorsey steps in front of the Richard Patton pass | 53-50 |
| 14:01 | La Salle | Clyde Dorsey misses the turnaround in the paint | 53-50 |
| 14:00 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:57 | San Jose State | Walter Davis picks off the pass by Leroy Anderson in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 13:56 | La Salle | Walter Davis lays it up and in | 53-52 |
| 13:54 | San Jose State | Walter Davis picks off the pass by Richard Patton in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 13:39 | La Salle | Clyde Dorsey misses the jump hook from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 13:38 | La Salle | Bill Lanning gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:29 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel clanks a jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| 13:27 | La Salle | Clyde Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:12 | La Salle | Gerald Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Patton - foul #2 on Richard Patton, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (PG), Henry Cornejo (SG), Frank Washington (SF), Robert Zoellick (PF), Manuel Messier (C) Donnie Harris, Elwood Johnson, Richard Patton, Richard Burt, Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jerry White (PG), John Simon (SG), John Hall (SF), Donald Jakubowski (PF), Joseph Hansen (C) Carlos Braziel, Walter Davis, Gerald Clark, Bill Lanning, Clyde Dorsey | |
| 12:55 | La Salle | John Hall connects on the shot from the right side | 53-54 |
| 12:34 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Sheridan (PG), Mark Theriault (C) Jerry White, Joseph Hansen | |
| 12:10 | La Salle | John Hall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 12:08 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 12:04 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo is hacked by John Simon in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Simon, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG) Luciano Russo | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jerry White (PG), Joseph Hansen (C) John Simon, Donald Jakubowski | |
| 12:04 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:04 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:04 | La Salle | John Hall gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:47 | La Salle | Jerry White loses the dribble to Henry Cornejo | 54-54 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Cornejo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Zoellick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Messier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Jerry White (fresh) SG - Christopher Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Theriault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | San Jose State | Christopher Sheridan takes the ball from Frank Washington in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 11:43 | La Salle | Christopher Sheridan banks in the layup | 54-56 |
| 11:39 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elwood Johnson | 56-56 |
| 11:11 | La Salle | Jerry White hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Hall | 56-58 |
| 11:06 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Washington | 59-58 |
| 10:49 | La Salle | Frank Washington is called for the reach on Christopher Sheridan - foul #1 on Frank Washington, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Luciano Russo (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Richard Patton (PF), Leroy Anderson (C) Elwood Johnson, Henry Cornejo, Frank Washington, Robert Zoellick, Manuel Messier | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carlos Braziel (PG), Walter Davis (SG), Gerald Clark (SF), Bill Lanning (PF), Clyde Dorsey (C) Jerry White, Christopher Sheridan, John Hall, Mark Theriault, Joseph Hansen | |
| 10:38 | La Salle | Leroy Anderson steals the ball from Bill Lanning | 59-58 |
| 10:26 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo is whistled for a carry | 59-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Burt (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 09:58 | La Salle | Walter Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Lanning | 59-61 |
| 09:39 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo buries a 3 from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 09:25 | La Salle | Walter Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 09:24 | La Salle | Gerald Clark tips it in | 62-63 |
| 09:00 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Luciano Russo | 65-63 |
| 08:40 | La Salle | Leroy Anderson swats the short shot by Walter Davis | 65-63 |
| 08:39 | La Salle | Gerald Clark misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 08:38 | San Jose State | Leroy Anderson grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 08:20 | San Jose State | Richard Burt misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Clyde Dorsey - foul #1 on Clyde Dorsey, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Hans Zanin (SG), Frank Washington (SF), Robert Zoellick (PF) Donnie Harris, Luciano Russo, Richard Patton, Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Sheridan (PG), John Simon (SG), John Hall (SF), Donald Jakubowski (PF), Joseph Hansen (C) Carlos Braziel, Walter Davis, Gerald Clark, Bill Lanning, Clyde Dorsey | |
| 08:20 | San Jose State | Richard Burt makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:20 | San Jose State | Richard Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:20 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick grabs the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 08:13 | San Jose State | Hans Zanin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Manuel Messier (C) Richard Burt | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 07:54 | La Salle | John Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Zoellick - foul #1 on Robert Zoellick, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo (SG) Hans Zanin | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 07:54 | La Salle | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 07:54 | La Salle | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 07:52 | San Jose State | Christopher Sheridan steals the ball from Elwood Johnson in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 07:31 | La Salle | Joseph Hansen is hacked by Robert Zoellick - foul #2 on Robert Zoellick, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Mark Theriault (PF) Donald Jakubowski | |
| 07:31 | La Salle | Joseph Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 07:31 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Henry Cornejo | 66-65 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Zoellick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Messier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Christopher Sheridan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Simon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | San Jose State | John Hall picks off the pass by Frank Washington | 66-65 |
| 07:08 | La Salle | John Hall lays it in | 66-67 |
| 07:02 | San Jose State | John Simon is called for the reach on Robert Zoellick - foul #4 on John Simon, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (SG) Henry Cornejo | |
| Subs | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski (PF) Joseph Hansen | |
| 07:02 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 07:02 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:46 | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Zoellick - foul #3 on Robert Zoellick, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jerry White (PG), Walter Davis (SG), Joseph Hansen (C) Christopher Sheridan, John Simon, Mark Theriault | |
| 06:46 | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:46 | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Jakubowski - foul #2 on Donald Jakubowski, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Hans Zanin (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Elwood Johnson, Frank Washington | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 06:30 | La Salle | Joseph Hansen gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:09 | La Salle | Jerry White's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Zoellick | 69-69 |
| 06:08 | La Salle | Joseph Hansen can't tip it in | 69-69 |
| 06:06 | La Salle | Joseph Hansen grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 05:56 | La Salle | John Hall can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 05:55 | San Jose State | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 05:36 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Luciano Russo | 71-69 |
| 05:31 | La Salle | The short jumper by Walter Davis is denied by Robert Zoellick | 71-69 |
| 05:30 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 05:15 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier is hacked by Joseph Hansen - foul #2 on Joseph Hansen, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Henry Cornejo (SG), Frank Washington (SF), Richard Patton (PF) Luciano Russo, Hans Zanin, Richard Johnson, Robert Zoellick | |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Sheridan (PG), John Simon (SG), Gerald Clark (SF), Bill Lanning (PF), Mark Theriault (C) Jerry White, Walter Davis, John Hall, Donald Jakubowski, Joseph Hansen | |
| 05:15 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:15 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:57 | La Salle | Christopher Sheridan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 04:55 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:33 | San Jose State | Frank Washington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Elwood Johnson | 75-69 |
| 04:08 | La Salle | Gerald Clark misses long on a floater in the lane | 75-69 |
| 04:06 | San Jose State | Richard Patton gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Frank Washington is hacked by Gerald Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Clark, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Richard Burt (PF), Leroy Anderson (C) Elwood Johnson, Richard Patton, Manuel Messier | |
| Subs | La Salle | Carlos Braziel (PG), Walter Davis (SG), Donald Jakubowski (PF), Clyde Dorsey (C) Christopher Sheridan, John Simon, Gerald Clark, Mark Theriault | |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Frank Washington misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Frank Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:04 | La Salle | Clyde Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| 03:42 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel drills a shot from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 03:40 | San Jose State | Frank Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Henry Cornejo, Frank Washington | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Hall (SF) Bill Lanning | |
| 03:21 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-71 |
| 03:20 | La Salle | Walter Davis grabs the offensive board | 75-71 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luciano Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Burt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Carlos Braziel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Davis (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hall (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Jakubowski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Dorsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | La Salle | John Hall is whistled for traveling | 75-71 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (SG), Robert Zoellick (PF), Richard Patton (C) Richard Johnson, Richard Burt, Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Sheridan (SG), Joseph Hansen (C) Walter Davis, Clyde Dorsey | |
| 02:44 | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 75-71 |
| 02:42 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo tips it in | 77-71 |
| 02:24 | La Salle | Luciano Russo picks off the pass by Carlos Braziel | 77-71 |
| 02:24 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo (SG), Frank Washington (SF), Richard Burt (PF), Leroy Anderson (C) Elwood Johnson, Luciano Russo, Robert Zoellick, Richard Patton | |
| Subs | La Salle | Gerald Clark (SF), Bill Lanning (PF), Clyde Dorsey (C) John Hall, Donald Jakubowski, Joseph Hansen | |
| 02:07 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-71 |
| 02:06 | La Salle | Bill Lanning grabs the board | 77-71 |
| 02:01 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Sheridan | 77-74 |
| 01:42 | San Jose State | Richard Burt misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bill Lanning - foul #2 on Bill Lanning, team foul #13 | 77-74 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Manuel Messier (C) Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Walter Davis (SG), John Hall (SF), Donald Jakubowski (PF), Joseph Hansen (C) Christopher Sheridan, Gerald Clark, Bill Lanning, Clyde Dorsey | |
| 01:42 | San Jose State | Richard Burt misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:42 | San Jose State | Richard Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:42 | La Salle | Donald Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:13 | La Salle | Henry Cornejo steals it from Joseph Hansen | 77-74 |
| 01:08 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Zoellick (PF) Richard Burt | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 00:52 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel's pass is intercepted by Robert Zoellick | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hall - foul #4 on John Hall, team foul #14 | 77-74 |
| 00:29 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:29 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | La Salle | Walter Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-74 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (SG) Henry Cornejo | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier is hacked by Carlos Braziel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Braziel, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo (SG), Luciano Russo (SF), Richard Patton (PF) Elwood Johnson, Frank Washington, Robert Zoellick | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:13 | La Salle | Walter Davis is hacked by Henry Cornejo - foul #1 on Henry Cornejo, team foul #10 | 80-74 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frank Washington (SF), Robert Zoellick (PF) Luciano Russo, Richard Patton | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 00:13 | La Salle | Walter Davis misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:13 | La Salle | Walter Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:11 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Braziel - foul #3 on Carlos Braziel, team foul #16 | 80-75 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (SF), Richard Patton (PF) Frank Washington, Robert Zoellick | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 00:11 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:11 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:05 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel misses the 3 from straight away | 82-75 |
| 00:04 | La Salle | Joseph Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 82-75 |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Carlos Braziel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-75 |