| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joe Haldeman (fresh) SG - Teddy Clapper (fresh) SF - Christopher Floyd (fresh) PF - Sean Gilbert (fresh) C - Craig Eaton (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 | TCU | Craig Eaton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | TCU | Teddy Clapper knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Joe Haldeman | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | TCU | Richard McGivern is called for the reach on Joe Haldeman - foul #1 on Richard McGivern, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | TCU | Teddy Clapper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Gary Hill pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels's floater is knocked away by Christopher Floyd | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | TCU | The rebound goes to Teddy Clapper | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | TCU | Joe Haldeman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | San Diego State | William Travis snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | TCU | Christopher Floyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | San Diego State | William Travis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | TCU | The rebound goes to Joe Haldeman | 2-2 |
| 16:36 | TCU | Sean Gilbert knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Haldeman | 5-2 |
| 16:18 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 16:16 | San Diego State | William Travis gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:57 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Haldeman - foul #1 on Joe Haldeman, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | TCU | Peter Coss (PF), Richard Mitchell (C) Sean Gilbert, Craig Eaton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:57 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:57 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:57 | TCU | Richard Mitchell snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joe Haldeman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Teddy Clapper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Floyd (fresh) PF - Peter Coss (fresh) C - Richard Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) C - William Travis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | TCU | Teddy Clapper is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Teddy Clapper, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 15:34 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Ingram (PG), Mike Walker (SG) Joe Haldeman, Teddy Clapper | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (C) Richard McGivern, William Travis | |
| 15:19 | TCU | Peter Coss makes the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Gary Hill - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | TCU | Walter Cawley (PF) Christopher Floyd | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), Brian Jones (C) Thomas Rester, Gary Hill | |
| 15:19 | TCU | Peter Coss misses the free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:19 | San Diego State | Brian Jones gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:58 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels is hacked by Mike Walker - foul #1 on Mike Walker, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | TCU | Craig Eaton (C) Richard Mitchell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:45 | San Diego State | David Pruitt misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Coss - foul #1 on Peter Coss, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| 14:45 | San Diego State | David Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:45 | San Diego State | David Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:38 | TCU | Craig Eaton drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Mike Ingram | 9-5 |
| 14:09 | San Diego State | Brian Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:07 | San Diego State | Brian Jones can't tip it in | 9-5 |
| 14:06 | TCU | Peter Coss grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 13:46 | TCU | Peter Coss travels with the ball | 9-5 |
| Subs | TCU | Joe Haldeman (PG), Teddy Clapper (SG), Christopher Floyd (SF), Sean Gilbert (PF) Mike Ingram, Mike Walker, Peter Coss, Walter Cawley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Richard McGivern (SF), Gary Hill (PF), William Travis (C) Tom Nevels, David Pruitt, William Hardaway, Brian Jones | |
| 13:34 | San Diego State | Gary Hill makes the 3 from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:17 | TCU | Craig Eaton misses the lay-in | 9-8 |
| 13:15 | San Diego State | Gary Hill snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:56 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Presson and the foul's on Sean Gilbert - foul #1 on Sean Gilbert, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Peter Coss (C) Craig Eaton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 12:56 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:54 | TCU | Joe Haldeman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rester - foul #1 on Thomas Rester, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| 12:35 | TCU | Peter Coss is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Peter Coss, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Mitchell (C) Peter Coss | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG) Christopher Presson | |
| 12:25 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels is fouled on the floor by Teddy Clapper - foul #2 on Teddy Clapper, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Walker (SG) Teddy Clapper | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 12:25 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:25 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:25 | TCU | Sean Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:05 | TCU | Mike Walker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 12:03 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 11:39 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard McGivern | 9-14 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joe Haldeman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Walker (fresh) SF - Christopher Floyd (fresh) PF - Sean Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Travis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | TCU | Christopher Floyd makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Haldeman | 11-14 |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Gary Hill buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 10:51 | TCU | Mike Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joe Haldeman | 14-17 |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | William Travis connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard McGivern | 14-19 |
| 10:19 | TCU | Sean Gilbert scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Haldeman | 16-19 |
| 10:05 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Ingram (PG), Walter Cawley (SF), Craig Eaton (C) Joe Haldeman, Christopher Floyd, Sean Gilbert | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), Claud Zakrzewski (SG), David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (PF), Brian Jones (C) Thomas Rester, Tom Nevels, Richard McGivern, Gary Hill, William Travis | |
| 09:47 | TCU | Richard Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Hardaway - foul #1 on William Hardaway, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| 09:47 | TCU | Richard Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:47 | TCU | Richard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:24 | San Diego State | Brian Jones makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Presson | 17-21 |
| 09:02 | TCU | Mike Ingram misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 09:01 | TCU | Craig Eaton gets the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:51 | TCU | Walter Cawley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Eaton and the foul's on William Hardaway - foul #2 on William Hardaway, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | TCU | Joe Haldeman (PG), Christopher Floyd (SF) Mike Walker, Richard Mitchell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG), Marlon Whitehurst (SF) Claud Zakrzewski, William Hardaway | |
| 08:51 | TCU | Walter Cawley misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | David Pruitt gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:39 | San Diego State | Marlon Whitehurst misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 08:37 | San Diego State | David Pruitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 08:23 | TCU | Walter Cawley grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 07:59 | TCU | Craig Eaton is fouled on the floor by Brian Jones - foul #1 on Brian Jones, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Gary Hill (PF), William Travis (C) Christopher Presson, Marlon Whitehurst, Brian Jones | |
| 07:44 | TCU | Craig Eaton knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Haldeman | 21-21 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joe Haldeman (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Mike Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Cawley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 07:13 | TCU | Craig Eaton grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:57 | TCU | Mike Ingram makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Floyd | 23-21 |
| 06:43 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 06:42 | TCU | Mike Ingram gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:28 | TCU | Joe Haldeman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:27 | TCU | Walter Cawley tips it but misses | 23-21 |
| 06:25 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to William Travis | 23-21 |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | Craig Eaton steps in front of the William Travis pass | 23-21 |
| 05:58 | TCU | Joe Haldeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Pruitt - foul #1 on David Pruitt, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Walker (SG), Sean Gilbert (PF), Richard Mitchell (C) Mike Ingram, Walter Cawley, Craig Eaton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), Claud Zakrzewski (SG), Richard McGivern (SF), Brian Jones (C) Thomas Rester, Tom Nevels, David Pruitt, William Travis | |
| 05:58 | TCU | Joe Haldeman misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:58 | TCU | Joe Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:31 | San Diego State | Richard Mitchell denies the turnaround by Christopher Presson | 24-21 |
| 05:29 | TCU | Christopher Floyd pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:09 | TCU | Joe Haldeman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Presson - foul #1 on Christopher Presson, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| 05:09 | TCU | Joe Haldeman makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:09 | TCU | Joe Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:48 | San Diego State | Christopher Floyd picks off the pass by Gary Hill | 26-21 |
| 04:45 | TCU | Joe Haldeman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Floyd | 28-21 |
| 04:38 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern blows the layup | 28-21 |
| 04:36 | San Diego State | Brian Jones tips it back up and in | 28-23 |
| 04:16 | TCU | Christopher Floyd makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Walker | 31-23 |
| 03:51 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 03:32 | TCU | Richard Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Ingram (PG), Teddy Clapper (SG), Peter Coss (SF), Walter Cawley (PF), Craig Eaton (C) Joe Haldeman, Mike Walker, Christopher Floyd, Sean Gilbert, Richard Mitchell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Tom Nevels (SG), David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (PF), William Travis (C) Christopher Presson, Claud Zakrzewski, Richard McGivern, Gary Hill, Brian Jones | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mike Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Teddy Clapper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Coss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Cawley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hardaway (fresh) C - William Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | San Diego State | William Travis's layup is rejected by Craig Eaton | 31-26 |
| 03:13 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Pruitt | 31-28 |
| 02:50 | TCU | Peter Coss clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 02:48 | San Diego State | William Travis gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:29 | San Diego State | William Travis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 02:28 | TCU | Walter Cawley snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:24 | TCU | Teddy Clapper makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mike Ingram | 33-28 |
| 02:03 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | TCU | Sean Gilbert (PF) Walter Cawley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard McGivern (SF) David Pruitt | |
| 01:56 | TCU | Peter Coss comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-28 |
| 01:54 | TCU | Craig Eaton tips it home | 35-28 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 01:22 | TCU | Craig Eaton misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by William Travis - foul #1 on William Travis, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Walker (PG) Mike Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 01:22 | TCU | Craig Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:22 | TCU | Craig Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:06 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Coss - foul #3 on Peter Coss, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | TCU | Christopher Floyd (SF), Richard Mitchell (C) Peter Coss, Craig Eaton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gary Hill (PF) William Travis | |
| 01:06 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:06 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:48 | TCU | Richard Mitchell is hacked by Thomas Rester - foul #2 on Thomas Rester, team foul #10 | 36-33 |
| Subs | TCU | Joe Haldeman (PG) Mike Walker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), David Pruitt (C) Thomas Rester, William Hardaway | |
| 00:48 | TCU | Richard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:48 | TCU | Richard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 38-33 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels is fouled on the floor by Teddy Clapper - foul #3 on Teddy Clapper, team foul #9 | 38-33 |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Walker (SG), Walter Cawley (PF), Craig Eaton (C) Teddy Clapper, Sean Gilbert, Richard Mitchell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Travis (C) Richard McGivern | |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:03 | TCU | Christopher Presson steals it from Joe Haldeman in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 00:01 | San Diego State | William Travis loses the dribble to Christopher Floyd | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Christopher Floyd misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-35 |