| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Ricky Lewis (fresh) SG - Larry Standifer (fresh) SF - Jessie Griffith (fresh) PF - Richard Conley (fresh) C - Daniel Philpot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) PF - Gary Hill (fresh) C - William Travis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Jackson State | Jessie Griffith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Jackson State | Gary Hill steps in front of the Ricky Lewis pass | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern makes the fadeaway from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Jackson State | Larry Standifer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Rester | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Jackson State | Jessie Griffith snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | San Diego State | William Travis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Rose (SF), Daniel Sexton (PF) Jessie Griffith, Richard Conley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:16 | Jackson State | Thomas Rester is called for the reach on Larry Standifer - foul #1 on Thomas Rester, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Alan Verrett (C) Daniel Philpot | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:54 | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | San Diego State | Gary Hill double dribbles | 5-5 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt (PG) Ricky Lewis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:22 | Jackson State | William Rose hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Oswalt | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester is fouled on the floor by William Rose - foul #1 on William Rose, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jessie Griffith (SF), Richard Conley (PF), Daniel Philpot (C) Larry Standifer, Daniel Sexton, Alan Verrett | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (PF), Brian Jones (C) Thomas Rester, Richard McGivern, Gary Hill, William Travis | |
| 15:52 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jessie Griffith - foul #1 on Jessie Griffith, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 15:52 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Jackson State | Richard Conley pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Samuel Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Rose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jessie Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Conley (fresh) C - Daniel Philpot (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Christopher Presson (fresh) SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) PF - William Hardaway (fresh) C - Brian Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Jackson State | Richard Conley is fouled on the floor by Brian Jones - foul #1 on Brian Jones, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 15:29 | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Brian Jones snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | William Hardaway is fouled on the floor by Richard Conley - foul #1 on Richard Conley, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis (PG), Larry Standifer (SG) Samuel Oswalt, William Rose | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (SG), Gary Hill (PF) Tom Nevels, Brian Jones | |
| 14:48 | San Diego State | Gary Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Jackson State | Jessie Griffith misses short on a shot near the basket | 8-9 |
| 14:36 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot tips it home | 10-9 |
| 14:23 | San Diego State | David Pruitt connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 10-11 |
| 14:10 | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | William Hardaway grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:55 | San Diego State | William Hardaway can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson can't tip it in | 10-11 |
| 13:53 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Jackson State | Larry Standifer can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | David Pruitt grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:13 | San Diego State | William Hardaway knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 10-13 |
| 12:56 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to David Pruitt | 10-13 |
| 12:35 | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-13 |
| 12:34 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:27 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ricky Lewis and the foul's on William Hardaway - foul #1 on William Hardaway, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt (PG), William Rose (SG), Daniel Sexton (SF), Alan Verrett (PF) Ricky Lewis, Larry Standifer, Jessie Griffith, Richard Conley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Tom Nevels (SG), Richard McGivern (SF), Brian Jones (PF), William Travis (C) Christopher Presson, Claud Zakrzewski, David Pruitt, Gary Hill, William Hardaway | |
| 12:27 | Jackson State | Daniel Philpot makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:16 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:15 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to William Rose | 13-13 |
| 12:10 | Jackson State | Thomas Rester steals the ball from William Rose | 13-13 |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:56 | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | Jackson State | Daniel Sexton scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Alan Verrett and he's hacked by Richard McGivern - foul #1 on Richard McGivern, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Wayne Karr (SF) Daniel Philpot | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 11:52 | Jackson State | Daniel Sexton misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:52 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the board | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Samuel Oswalt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Rose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Karr (fresh) PF - Daniel Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Verrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Jones (fresh) C - William Travis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels loses the dribble to William Rose | 15-13 |
| 11:35 | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt hits the finger roll set up by William Rose | 17-13 |
| 11:11 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Sexton - foul #1 on Daniel Sexton, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis (PG), Larry Standifer (SG) Samuel Oswalt, Wayne Karr | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Hardaway (PF) Brian Jones | |
| 11:11 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:11 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:46 | Jackson State | Daniel Sexton loses the dribble to William Hardaway | 17-14 |
| 10:26 | San Diego State | Alan Verrett blocks the short jumper by Tom Nevels | 17-14 |
| 10:25 | San Diego State | William Travis tips it home | 17-16 |
| 10:10 | Jackson State | Alan Verrett is hacked by Tom Nevels - foul #1 on Tom Nevels, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Tom Williams (C) Daniel Sexton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gary Hill (PF) William Hardaway | |
| 09:56 | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard Conley (PF) Alan Verrett | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Pruitt (SF), Brian Jones (C) Richard McGivern, William Travis | |
| 09:45 | San Diego State | David Pruitt lays it in | 17-18 |
| 09:27 | Jackson State | Richard Conley is fouled on the floor by Gary Hill - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt (PG), Jessie Griffith (SF) Ricky Lewis, William Rose | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), William Hardaway (C) Thomas Rester, Brian Jones | |
| 09:10 | Jackson State | Richard Conley misses the lay-in | 17-18 |
| 09:08 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:39 | San Diego State | Samuel Oswalt steals the ball from Tom Nevels | 17-18 |
| 08:37 | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Wayne Karr (SG), Daniel Sexton (PF), Daniel Philpot (C) Larry Standifer, Richard Conley, Tom Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (SG), Richard McGivern (SF), William Travis (C) Tom Nevels, David Pruitt, William Hardaway | |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | William Travis misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Wayne Karr - foul #1 on Wayne Karr, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis (PG) Wayne Karr | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | William Travis misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | William Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:06 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:05 | San Diego State | William Travis tips it in | 17-20 |
| 07:58 | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Rose (SF) Jessie Griffith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG) Claud Zakrzewski | |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Gary Hill clanks a floater near the basket | 17-20 |
| 07:38 | San Diego State | William Travis pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Ricky Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Oswalt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Philpot (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Presson (fresh) SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 07:26 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Daniel Philpot | 17-20 |
| 07:02 | Jackson State | William Rose is hacked by Richard McGivern - foul #2 on Richard McGivern, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Larry Standifer (SG), Alan Verrett (PF) Samuel Oswalt, Daniel Sexton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG), David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (PF) Christopher Presson, Richard McGivern, Gary Hill | |
| 07:02 | Jackson State | William Rose makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:02 | Jackson State | William Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:41 | San Diego State | David Pruitt travels with the ball | 19-20 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jessie Griffith (SF), Tom Williams (C) Ricky Lewis, Daniel Philpot | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Jones (C) William Travis | |
| 06:25 | Jackson State | Larry Standifer dunks the ball | 21-20 |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester is whistled for a carry | 21-20 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt (PG), Richard Conley (PF) William Rose, Tom Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), Gary Hill (PF) Thomas Rester, Brian Jones | |
| 05:34 | Jackson State | Jessie Griffith misses short on a shot in the paint | 21-20 |
| 05:33 | Jackson State | Alan Verrett tips it but misses | 21-20 |
| 05:32 | Jackson State | Larry Standifer pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:16 | Jackson State | Richard Conley comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on William Hardaway - foul #2 on William Hardaway, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis (PG), Daniel Sexton (SF), Daniel Philpot (C) Samuel Oswalt, Jessie Griffith, Alan Verrett | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Travis (C) William Hardaway | |
| 05:16 | Jackson State | Richard Conley misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:16 | Jackson State | Richard Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:50 | San Diego State | David Pruitt loses the dribble to Daniel Sexton | 22-20 |
| 04:47 | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis misses the lay-in | 22-20 |
| 04:45 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Presson | 22-23 |
| 04:04 | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 04:03 | San Diego State | William Travis snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 03:41 | San Diego State | Larry Standifer steals the ball from William Travis | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Ricky Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Standifer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Conley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Philpot (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Pruitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Jackson State | Gary Hill steals the ball from Larry Standifer | 22-23 |
| 03:11 | San Diego State | Gary Hill is hacked by Richard Conley - foul #2 on Richard Conley, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Rose (SG), Jessie Griffith (SF), Alan Verrett (PF), Tom Williams (C) Larry Standifer, Daniel Sexton, Richard Conley, Daniel Philpot | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Richard McGivern (SF), William Hardaway (PF), Brian Jones (C) Tom Nevels, David Pruitt, Gary Hill, William Travis | |
| 02:55 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern makes the shot from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 02:28 | Jackson State | William Rose misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-25 |
| 02:26 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 02:10 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jessie Griffith - foul #2 on Jessie Griffith, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt (PG), Larry Standifer (SG) Ricky Lewis, William Rose | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG) Thomas Rester | |
| 02:10 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:10 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:10 | San Diego State | Brian Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 01:45 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard McGivern | 22-28 |
| 01:40 | Jackson State | Alan Verrett is denied on a layup by Richard McGivern | 22-28 |
| 01:38 | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 01:19 | Jackson State | Alan Verrett buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Tom Williams | 24-28 |
| 01:16 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson's pass is intercepted by Samuel Oswalt in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 01:15 | Jackson State | Samuel Oswalt lays it up and in | 26-28 |
| 01:02 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Presson | 26-31 |
| 00:41 | Jackson State | William Hardaway denies the turnaround by Tom Williams | 26-31 |
| 00:39 | Jackson State | Jessie Griffith gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:28 | Jackson State | Tom Williams is hacked by Brian Jones - foul #2 on Brian Jones, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ricky Lewis (PG), William Rose (SF), Richard Conley (PF) Samuel Oswalt, Jessie Griffith, Alan Verrett | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), David Pruitt (SF), Gary Hill (PF), William Travis (C) Christopher Presson, Richard McGivern, William Hardaway, Brian Jones | |
| 00:28 | Jackson State | Tom Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:28 | Jackson State | Tom Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 00:03 | Jackson State | Larry Standifer snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Larry Standifer misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-31 |