| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Firkins (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Brad Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Wade (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Day (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson inbounds the ball | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | San Jose State | Jack Barden loses the dribble to Matthew Day | 46-44 |
| 19:35 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 19:15 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 19:14 | Coppin State | Matthew Day grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 19:08 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson drills a runner from the baseline set up by Leroy Gaines | 46-46 |
| 18:41 | San Jose State | George Firkins connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Jack Barden | 48-46 |
| 18:25 | Coppin State | Robert Johnson swats the shot by Marvin Davis | 48-46 |
| 18:23 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to George Firkins | 48-46 |
| 18:13 | San Jose State | Jack Barden is hacked by Clarence Wade - foul #1 on Clarence Wade, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| 17:54 | San Jose State | Jack Barden misses the floater from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 17:53 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 17:46 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 17:45 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 17:29 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Barden | 50-48 |
| 17:19 | Coppin State | Matthew Day misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-48 |
| 17:17 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 17:16 | Coppin State | Matthew Day tips it in | 50-50 |
| 17:07 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 17:06 | Coppin State | Matthew Day snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 17:02 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 17:00 | San Jose State | George Firkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 16:47 | San Jose State | Leroy Gaines picks off the pass by Jay Thomas | 50-50 |
| 16:42 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 50-50 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (SG), Michael Kent (SF), Adam Bunch (PF) Kevin Giron, Robert Johnson, George Firkins | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joe Brooks (SG), Omar Ballard (PF), Eric Zeminski (C) Leroy Gaines, Matthew Day, Marvin Davis | |
| 16:42 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 16:42 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 16:19 | San Jose State | Troy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Denny Maki (C) Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Winfred Larsen (SG), John Prindle (SF) Brad Wilson, Clarence Wade | |
| 16:05 | Coppin State | Winfred Larsen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Prindle | 50-54 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Troy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Kent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Maki (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Joe Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winfred Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Prindle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Omar Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Zeminski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:52 | San Jose State | Troy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer (SF) Jack Barden | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 15:35 | Coppin State | Eric Zeminski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joe Brooks | 50-57 |
| 15:13 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Omar Ballard - foul #2 on Omar Ballard, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Giron (SG), Jay Thomas (C) Michael Kent, Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brad Wilson (PG), Leroy Gaines (SG), Clarence Wade (SF) Joe Brooks, Winfred Larsen, John Prindle | |
| 15:13 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 15:13 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 15:00 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 14:58 | San Jose State | Troy Smith snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 14:53 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 14:52 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas tips it in | 54-57 |
| 14:33 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 14:32 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 14:09 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Floyd Plummer and he's hacked by Eric Zeminski - foul #3 on Eric Zeminski, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG), Denny Maki (PF) Troy Smith, Adam Bunch | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Matthew Day (PF), Marvin Davis (C) Omar Ballard, Eric Zeminski | |
| 14:09 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 13:51 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 13:50 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Jay Thomas | 57-57 |
| 13:46 | San Jose State | Jack Barden comes up short on the shot from the right side | 57-57 |
| 13:45 | San Jose State | Jack Barden grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 13:30 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer is hacked by Clarence Wade - foul #2 on Clarence Wade, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Johnson (SG), George Firkins (PF) Kevin Giron, Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Prindle (SF) Clarence Wade | |
| 13:18 | San Jose State | Jack Barden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 13:17 | Coppin State | Matthew Day snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 13:10 | Coppin State | Marvin Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Wilson | 57-59 |
| 12:45 | San Jose State | Jack Barden misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 12:44 | Coppin State | Matthew Day snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 12:37 | Coppin State | Marvin Davis can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by George Firkins - foul #1 on George Firkins, team foul #2 | 57-59 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (PG), Michael Kent (SF), Adam Bunch (C) Jack Barden, Floyd Plummer, Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joe Brooks (PG), Clarence Wade (SF), Omar Ballard (PF) Brad Wilson, Leroy Gaines, Matthew Day | |
| 12:37 | Coppin State | Marvin Davis misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 12:37 | Coppin State | Marvin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 12:18 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Troy Smith | 59-60 |
| 11:52 | Coppin State | John Prindle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Troy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Kent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Firkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Bunch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Joe Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Prindle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Wade (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Omar Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | San Jose State | Clarence Wade is called for the reach on Adam Bunch - foul #3 on Clarence Wade, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG), Kevin Giron (SG), Floyd Plummer (SF), Jay Thomas (C) Troy Smith, Robert Johnson, Michael Kent, George Firkins | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brad Wilson (PG), Leroy Gaines (SG), Eric Zeminski (C) Joe Brooks, John Prindle, Marvin Davis | |
| 11:16 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-63 |
| 11:14 | Coppin State | Leroy Gaines gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 11:10 | Coppin State | Jack Barden steps in front of the Omar Ballard pass | 59-63 |
| 10:45 | San Jose State | Leroy Gaines steals it from Kevin Giron | 59-63 |
| 10:36 | Coppin State | Leroy Gaines scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Wade | 59-66 |
| 10:16 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch lays it in on a great pass from Floyd Plummer | 61-66 |
| 09:52 | Coppin State | Leroy Gaines can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-66 |
| 09:51 | Coppin State | Omar Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 09:35 | Coppin State | Omar Ballard's pass is intercepted by Kevin Giron | 61-66 |
| 09:31 | San Jose State | Jack Barden can't finish the layup | 61-66 |
| 09:29 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas hits the follow up shot | 63-66 |
| 09:24 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 63-66 |
| 09:23 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Adam Bunch | 63-66 |
| 09:04 | San Jose State | The short jumper by Jay Thomas is denied by Eric Zeminski | 63-66 |
| 09:02 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 08:50 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch drills a floater from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 08:26 | Coppin State | Leroy Gaines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 08:25 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 08:11 | San Jose State | Jack Barden is fouled on the floor by Omar Ballard - foul #3 on Omar Ballard, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Michael Kent (SF), George Firkins (PF), Denny Maki (C) Jack Barden, Kevin Giron, Floyd Plummer, Adam Bunch, Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joe Brooks (PG), Winfred Larsen (SG), John Prindle (SF), Matthew Day (PF), Marvin Davis (C) Brad Wilson, Leroy Gaines, Clarence Wade, Omar Ballard, Eric Zeminski | |
| 08:06 | San Jose State | George Firkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Marvin Davis - foul #2 on Marvin Davis, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 08:06 | San Jose State | George Firkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 08:06 | San Jose State | George Firkins misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 08:06 | Coppin State | Matthew Day grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 07:50 | Coppin State | Joe Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Troy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Kent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Firkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Denny Maki (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Joe Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Winfred Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Prindle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Day (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | San Jose State | Michael Kent knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Denny Maki | 68-66 |
| 07:17 | Coppin State | Winfred Larsen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by George Firkins - foul #2 on George Firkins, team foul #3 | 68-66 |
| 07:17 | Coppin State | Winfred Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 07:17 | Coppin State | Winfred Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:58 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Kent | 70-68 |
| 06:43 | Coppin State | Winfred Larsen misses badly on a floater from the left side | 70-68 |
| 06:42 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 70-68 |
| 06:37 | San Jose State | Troy Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Prindle - foul #1 on John Prindle, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer (SF), Jay Thomas (C) Michael Kent, Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brad Wilson (PG), Leroy Gaines (SG) Joe Brooks, Winfred Larsen | |
| 06:37 | San Jose State | Troy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 06:37 | San Jose State | Troy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 06:25 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 06:24 | Coppin State | John Prindle tips it back up and in | 72-70 |
| 06:06 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson misses the easy layup | 72-70 |
| 06:05 | Coppin State | Marvin Davis gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:51 | Coppin State | Troy Smith takes the ball from John Prindle | 72-70 |
| 05:35 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by George Firkins | 74-70 |
| 05:22 | Coppin State | John Prindle travels with the ball | 74-70 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG), Kevin Giron (SG), Denny Maki (PF) Troy Smith, Robert Johnson, George Firkins | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Clarence Wade (SF), Eric Zeminski (PF), Samuel Tate (C) John Prindle, Matthew Day, Marvin Davis | |
| 04:54 | San Jose State | Jack Barden drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Giron | 77-70 |
| 04:41 | Coppin State | Samuel Tate buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eric Zeminski | 77-72 |
| 04:18 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Adam Bunch (PF) Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joe Brooks (SG), Omar Ballard (PF) Leroy Gaines, Samuel Tate | |
| 04:05 | Coppin State | Joe Brooks is fouled on the floor by Kevin Giron - foul #1 on Kevin Giron, team foul #4 | 77-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Prindle (SG) Brad Wilson | |
| 03:40 | Coppin State | John Prindle is hacked by Kevin Giron - foul #2 on Kevin Giron, team foul #5 | 77-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Johnson (SF), Denny Maki (C) Floyd Plummer, Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Marvin Davis (C) Eric Zeminski | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Bunch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Denny Maki (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Joe Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Prindle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Wade (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Omar Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joe Brooks | 77-74 |
| 03:09 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-74 |
| 02:58 | Coppin State | Marvin Davis's layup is rejected by Adam Bunch | 79-74 |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | Denny Maki grabs the board | 79-74 |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer (SF), George Firkins (PF), Jay Thomas (C) Robert Johnson, Adam Bunch, Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brad Wilson (PG), Leroy Gaines (SG), Matthew Day (PF) Joe Brooks, John Prindle, Omar Ballard | |
| 02:47 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas misses the dunk attempt | 79-74 |
| 02:46 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 02:40 | Coppin State | Jack Barden takes the ball from Brad Wilson | 79-74 |
| 02:13 | San Jose State | Jack Barden is whistled for a carry | 79-74 |
| 02:01 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-76 |
| 01:49 | San Jose State | George Firkins knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Barden and he's fouled by Matthew Day - foul #1 on Matthew Day, team foul #9 | 81-76 |
| 01:49 | San Jose State | George Firkins makes the free throw | 82-76 |
| 01:27 | Coppin State | Jay Thomas steps in front of the Leroy Gaines pass | 82-76 |
| 01:04 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer loses the dribble to Clarence Wade | 82-76 |
| 00:45 | Coppin State | Brad Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clarence Wade | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | Brad Wilson steps in front of the George Firkins pass | 82-79 |
| 00:10 | Coppin State | Leroy Gaines knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-82 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Jack Barden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brad Wilson - foul #3 on Brad Wilson, team foul #10 | 82-82 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Jack Barden makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Jack Barden makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:04 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | Clarence Wade comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 84-82 |