| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ben Northup (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond McGuffin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Krone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Teodoro Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Floyd Plummer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Firkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Charles Graves hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 18:57 | San Jose State | Jack Barden can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-36 |
| 18:55 | San Jose State | George Firkins snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 18:39 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Plummer | 40-39 |
| 18:22 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup loses the dribble to Jack Barden | 40-39 |
| 18:09 | San Jose State | Jack Barden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 17:46 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 17:44 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:36 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jay Thomas - foul #1 on Jay Thomas, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Adam Bunch (PF) George Firkins | |
| 17:36 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:14 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jack Barden | 43-42 |
| 16:47 | Saint Louis | Charles Graves misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 16:46 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 16:26 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Krone - foul #1 on Gary Krone, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Noah Long (PG), Stephen Feldman (SG), Robert Hymes (SF), Roger Davis (PF) Ben Northup, Raymond McGuffin, Charles Graves, Gary Krone | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (PG) Jack Barden | |
| 16:26 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:26 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | Robert Hymes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Johnson (C) Teodoro Marino | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Johnson (SG), George Firkins (PF) Kevin Giron, Adam Bunch | |
| 15:48 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas dunks the ball on a nice dish by Troy Smith and he's hacked by Roger Davis - foul #2 on Roger Davis, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Kent (SF) Floyd Plummer | |
| 15:48 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:48 | Saint Louis | Kevin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Noah Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hymes (fresh) PF - Roger Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Troy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - Michael Kent (fresh) PF - George Firkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | Noah Long drills a floater from the left side set up by Kevin Johnson | 45-46 |
| 15:14 | San Jose State | George Firkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 15:13 | Saint Louis | Kevin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:08 | Saint Louis | Robert Hymes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Noah Long | 47-46 |
| 14:53 | San Jose State | George Firkins's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Johnson | 47-46 |
| 14:51 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:41 | San Jose State | Michael Kent loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ben Northup (PG), Charles Graves (SF), Gary Krone (PF), Teodoro Marino (C) Noah Long, Robert Hymes, Roger Davis, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG), Kevin Giron (SG), Floyd Plummer (SF), Adam Bunch (PF), Denny Maki (C) Troy Smith, Robert Johnson, Michael Kent, George Firkins, Jay Thomas | |
| 14:26 | Saint Louis | Charles Graves misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 14:25 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:04 | San Jose State | Denny Maki hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Barden | 47-49 |
| 13:53 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ben Northup | 49-49 |
| 13:32 | San Jose State | Denny Maki makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Barden | 49-51 |
| 13:12 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 13:11 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:05 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Gary Krone - foul #2 on Gary Krone, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin (SG) Stephen Feldman | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (SG), George Firkins (PF), Jay Thomas (C) Kevin Giron, Adam Bunch, Denny Maki | |
| 13:05 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:44 | Saint Louis | Charles Graves buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Northup | 52-54 |
| 12:32 | San Jose State | Jack Barden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:12 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 12:11 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 11:43 | San Jose State | Jack Barden comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 11:42 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ben Northup (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McGuffin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Krone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Teodoro Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Troy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Firkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Saint Louis | Charles Graves clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 11:22 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:02 | San Jose State | Jack Barden makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Thomas | 54-57 |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jay Thomas - foul #2 on Jay Thomas, team foul #2 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Noah Long (PG), Stephen Feldman (SF), Roger Davis (PF) Ben Northup, Charles Graves, Gary Krone | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Giron (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Adam Bunch (PF) Jack Barden, Floyd Plummer, George Firkins | |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:33 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 10:32 | Saint Louis | Noah Long grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-57 |
| 10:06 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino tips it but misses | 56-57 |
| 10:04 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:46 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch is called for traveling | 56-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Graves (SF), Kevin Johnson (C) Raymond McGuffin, Teodoro Marino | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer (SF), Denny Maki (C) Troy Smith, Jay Thomas | |
| 09:28 | Saint Louis | Roger Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Kevin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | Charles Graves comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 09:06 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:38 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Noah Long - foul #1 on Noah Long, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ben Northup (PG), Gary Krone (PF) Noah Long, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG), George Firkins (PF), Jay Thomas (C) Robert Johnson, Adam Bunch, Denny Maki | |
| 08:18 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 08:16 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:00 | San Jose State | George Firkins is called for traveling | 56-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin (SG), Teodoro Marino (C) Stephen Feldman, Roger Davis | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 07:47 | Saint Louis | Jay Thomas picks off the pass by Raymond McGuffin | 56-57 |
| 07:43 | San Jose State | Jack Barden scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jay Thomas | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ben Northup (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McGuffin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Krone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Teodoro Marino (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kevin Giron (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Floyd Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Firkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin is fouled on the floor by Kevin Giron - foul #1 on Kevin Giron, team foul #3 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Hymes (SF) Charles Graves | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) Kevin Giron, Floyd Plummer | |
| 07:12 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Hymes | 59-59 |
| 07:03 | San Jose State | Troy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stephen Feldman (SF) Robert Hymes | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Adam Bunch (PF) George Firkins | |
| 06:42 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 06:40 | Saint Louis | Teodoro Marino tips it in | 61-59 |
| 06:27 | San Jose State | Troy Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away | 61-62 |
| 06:12 | Saint Louis | Stephen Feldman misses the easy layup | 61-62 |
| 06:10 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Jay Thomas | 61-62 |
| 05:52 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch clanks a floater from the left side | 61-62 |
| 05:50 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas tips it home | 61-64 |
| 05:38 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 05:18 | San Jose State | Jack Barden scores on a jump hook from the left block | 64-66 |
| 05:02 | Saint Louis | Robert Johnson steals it from Teodoro Marino | 64-66 |
| 05:02 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Graves (SF) Raymond McGuffin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Giron (SG), Floyd Plummer (SF), George Firkins (PF) Troy Smith, Robert Johnson, Adam Bunch | |
| 04:38 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 04:37 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 04:21 | Saint Louis | Kevin Giron steps in front of the Stephen Feldman pass | 64-66 |
| 03:56 | San Jose State | Jack Barden is hacked by Teodoro Marino - foul #3 on Teodoro Marino, team foul #5 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin (SG), Roger Davis (PF) Stephen Feldman, Gary Krone | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 03:40 | San Jose State | George Firkins connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Floyd Plummer and he's fouled by Roger Davis - foul #3 on Roger Davis, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| 03:40 | San Jose State | George Firkins makes the free throw | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ben Northup (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McGuffin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Teodoro Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Firkins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Saint Louis | Roger Davis drills a floater from the left side set up by Ben Northup | 66-69 |
| 03:22 | San Jose State | Jack Barden is hacked by Raymond McGuffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond McGuffin, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 03:22 | San Jose State | Jack Barden makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:22 | San Jose State | Jack Barden makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:58 | Saint Louis | Ben Northup is hacked by Jay Thomas - foul #3 on Jay Thomas, team foul #4 | 66-71 |
| 02:42 | Saint Louis | Roger Davis misses the easy layup | 66-71 |
| 02:41 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 02:34 | San Jose State | George Firkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Charles Graves grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 02:15 | Saint Louis | Charles Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Noah Long (PG), Stephen Feldman (SG), Gary Krone (PF) Ben Northup, Raymond McGuffin, Teodoro Marino | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (PG), Adam Bunch (PF) Jack Barden, George Firkins | |
| 02:09 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ben Northup (PG), Raymond McGuffin (SG), Teodoro Marino (C) Noah Long, Stephen Feldman, Roger Davis | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG) Troy Smith | |
| 01:56 | San Jose State | Jack Barden scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Giron | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Saint Louis | Gary Krone is whistled for traveling | 66-74 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Firkins (PF) Adam Bunch | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:20 | San Jose State | George Firkins knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Floyd Plummer | 66-76 |
| 01:06 | Saint Louis | Raymond McGuffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-76 |
| 01:05 | San Jose State | Jack Barden grabs the defensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 00:45 | San Jose State | George Firkins travels with the ball | 66-76 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Noah Long (PG), Stephen Feldman (SG), Robert Hymes (SF), Roger Davis (PF), Kevin Johnson (C) Ben Northup, Raymond McGuffin, Charles Graves, Gary Krone, Teodoro Marino | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Michael Kent (SF), Adam Bunch (PF), Denny Maki (C) Jack Barden, Kevin Giron, Floyd Plummer, George Firkins, Jay Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Troy Smith picks off the pass by Stephen Feldman | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | Roger Davis steps in front of the Troy Smith pass | 66-76 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Kevin Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Troy Smith runs out the clock | 66-76 |