| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) SF - Floyd Plummer (fresh) PF - George Firkins (fresh) C - Jay Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Corbeil (fresh) SG - Albert Benfield (fresh) SF - Scott Ross (fresh) PF - Marcus Damon (fresh) C - Richard McCanna (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Pepperdine | Marcus Damon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Pepperdine | Jack Barden picks off the pass by Albert Benfield | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | San Jose State | Jack Barden lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Scott Ross | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | San Jose State | Robert Corbeil steals the ball from George Firkins in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Pepperdine | Scott Ross clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | San Jose State | Jack Barden grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | San Jose State | Jack Barden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer tips it home | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil is hacked by Floyd Plummer - foul #1 on Floyd Plummer, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Juan Martin (PG), Charles Giraldo (SG), Robert Matheny (SF), Otha Strzyzewski (PF), Johnny Brummett (C) Robert Corbeil, Albert Benfield, Scott Ross, Marcus Damon, Richard McCanna | |
| 17:34 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matheny - foul #1 on Robert Matheny, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | San Jose State | Troy Smith lays it in set up by Adam Bunch | 6-3 |
| 17:03 | Pepperdine | Charles Giraldo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:01 | San Jose State | Denny Maki grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 16:34 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Matheny - foul #2 on Robert Matheny, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer (SF), Jay Thomas (C) Michael Kent, Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Ross (SF) Robert Matheny | |
| 16:34 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:34 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:17 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-3 |
| 16:16 | Pepperdine | Johnny Brummett snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:10 | Pepperdine | Otha Strzyzewski hits a floater from the right block set up by Juan Martin | 8-5 |
| 15:45 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:44 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Troy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Floyd Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Bunch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Giraldo (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Ross (fresh) PF - Otha Strzyzewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Brummett (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas comes up short on the runner from the left block | 8-5 |
| 15:26 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer tips it in | 10-5 |
| 15:08 | Pepperdine | Johnny Brummett is called for traveling | 10-5 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG), Kevin Giron (SG), Denny Maki (PF) Troy Smith, Robert Johnson, Adam Bunch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil (PG), Albert Benfield (SG), Marcus Damon (PF), Richard McCanna (C) Juan Martin, Charles Giraldo, Otha Strzyzewski, Johnny Brummett | |
| 14:51 | San Jose State | Denny Maki misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marcus Damon - foul #1 on Marcus Damon, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 14:51 | San Jose State | Denny Maki makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:51 | San Jose State | Denny Maki makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:23 | Pepperdine | Richard McCanna misses the easy layup | 12-5 |
| 14:22 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:07 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas is fouled on the floor by Richard McCanna - foul #1 on Richard McCanna, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Kent (SF), George Firkins (PF) Floyd Plummer, Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:02 | San Jose State | Denny Maki hits a wide open shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Barden | 14-5 |
| 13:54 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-7 |
| 13:52 | San Jose State | Robert Corbeil is called for the reach on Jack Barden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Corbeil, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Armand Rossi (C) Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 13:34 | San Jose State | George Firkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Armand Rossi | 16-7 |
| 13:25 | Pepperdine | Marcus Damon misses the easy layup | 16-7 |
| 13:23 | Pepperdine | Richard McCanna hits the follow up shot | 16-9 |
| 13:21 | San Jose State | Robert Corbeil steals it from Jack Barden in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 13:02 | Pepperdine | Richard McCanna hits the finger roll set up by Albert Benfield and he's fouled by Armand Rossi - foul #1 on Armand Rossi, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Floyd Plummer (SF), Jay Thomas (C) Jack Barden, Kevin Giron, Michael Kent, George Firkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Giraldo (PG), Jason Wiest (SG), Juan Martin (SF) Robert Corbeil, Albert Benfield, Scott Ross | |
| 13:02 | Pepperdine | Richard McCanna misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:02 | San Jose State | Armand Rossi pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:46 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marcus Damon - foul #2 on Marcus Damon, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Denny Maki (PF) Armand Rossi | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Johnny Brummett (PF) Marcus Damon | |
| 12:46 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:46 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:35 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin is fouled on the floor by Floyd Plummer - foul #2 on Floyd Plummer, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Kent (SF), Adam Bunch (PF) Floyd Plummer, Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 12:17 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-11 |
| 12:16 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:56 | San Jose State | Troy Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Johnny Brummett - foul #1 on Johnny Brummett, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Ross (SF), Otha Strzyzewski (PF) Juan Martin, Richard McCanna | |
| 11:56 | San Jose State | Troy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:56 | San Jose State | Troy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:39 | Pepperdine | Johnny Brummett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Adam Bunch - foul #1 on Adam Bunch, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Giron (SG), Harry Jones (SF), Denny Maki (PF) Troy Smith, Michael Kent, Adam Bunch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Atwell (PG) Jason Wiest | |
| 11:39 | Pepperdine | Johnny Brummett makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:39 | Pepperdine | Johnny Brummett makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Giron (fresh) SF - Harry Jones (fresh) PF - Denny Maki (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Atwell (fresh) SG - Charles Giraldo (fresh) SF - Scott Ross (fairly fresh) PF - Johnny Brummett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Otha Strzyzewski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas double dribbles | 19-13 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Firkins (PF) Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil (PG), Albert Benfield (SG), Richard McCanna (C) Robert Atwell, Charles Giraldo, Johnny Brummett | |
| 10:56 | Pepperdine | Richard McCanna comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 10:54 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Kevin Giron | 19-13 |
| 10:32 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 10:30 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 10:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-13 |
| 10:16 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Otha Strzyzewski | 19-13 |
| 09:54 | Pepperdine | Scott Ross hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Corbeil | 19-15 |
| 09:32 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 19-15 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Richard McCanna | 19-15 |
| 09:24 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by George Firkins - foul #1 on George Firkins, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Michael Kent (SF), Adam Bunch (PF), Jay Thomas (C) Jack Barden, Kevin Giron, Harry Jones, George Firkins, Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Giraldo (PG), Juan Martin (SF), Johnny Brummett (PF) Robert Corbeil, Scott Ross, Richard McCanna | |
| 09:24 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:01 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas lays it up and in | 21-18 |
| 08:41 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-18 |
| 08:40 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:33 | San Jose State | Charles Giraldo is called for the reach on Adam Bunch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Giraldo, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jason Wiest (SG), Richard McCanna (C) Albert Benfield, Otha Strzyzewski | |
| 08:33 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:33 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:16 | Pepperdine | Jason Wiest comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 08:14 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 07:58 | San Jose State | Michael Kent misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Juan Martin - foul #1 on Juan Martin, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Otha Strzyzewski (PF) Johnny Brummett | |
| 07:58 | San Jose State | Michael Kent makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:58 | San Jose State | Michael Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:39 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin is fouled on the floor by Michael Kent - foul #1 on Michael Kent, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG), Armand Rossi (PF) Michael Kent, Adam Bunch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Armand Rossi (fresh) C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Giraldo (fresh) SG - Jason Wiest (fresh) SF - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Otha Strzyzewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard McCanna (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Pepperdine | Richard McCanna is whistled for a carry | 25-18 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Harry Jones (SF), Denny Maki (PF) Robert Johnson, Armand Rossi | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Atwell (PG) Charles Giraldo | |
| 07:04 | San Jose State | Troy Smith is called for 5 seconds | 25-18 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Giron (SG) Troy Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil (PG), Albert Benfield (SG), Scott Ross (SF) Robert Atwell, Jason Wiest, Juan Martin | |
| 06:43 | Pepperdine | Scott Ross misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 06:41 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:35 | San Jose State | Jack Barden is hacked by Otha Strzyzewski - foul #1 on Otha Strzyzewski, team foul #10 | 25-18 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Kent (SF), George Firkins (PF), Adam Bunch (C) Harry Jones, Denny Maki, Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Giraldo (SG), Johnny Brummett (PF) Albert Benfield, Otha Strzyzewski | |
| 06:35 | San Jose State | Jack Barden makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:35 | San Jose State | Jack Barden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:17 | Pepperdine | Richard McCanna hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-18 |
| 06:15 | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil snags the offensive board | 27-18 |
| 06:00 | Pepperdine | Richard McCanna connects on the driving attempt from close range | 27-20 |
| 05:40 | San Jose State | Michael Kent lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Barden | 29-20 |
| 05:19 | Pepperdine | Adam Bunch denies the turnaround by Richard McCanna | 29-20 |
| 05:18 | San Jose State | George Firkins pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 04:59 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch is hacked by Richard McCanna - foul #2 on Richard McCanna, team foul #11 | 29-20 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Troy Smith (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Jay Thomas (C) Jack Barden, Michael Kent, George Firkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Atwell (PG), Albert Benfield (SG), Juan Martin (SF), Otha Strzyzewski (PF) Robert Corbeil, Charles Giraldo, Scott Ross, Richard McCanna | |
| 04:59 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:59 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:45 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Giron - foul #1 on Kevin Giron, team foul #7 | 30-20 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Denny Maki (PF) Adam Bunch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:45 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:45 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:45 | San Jose State | Jay Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:31 | San Jose State | Denny Maki lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Troy Smith | 32-21 |
| 04:14 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Atwell | 32-24 |
| 04:10 | San Jose State | Troy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG) Kevin Giron | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jason Wiest (SG) Albert Benfield | |
| 03:52 | Pepperdine | Robert Atwell hits a shot from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 03:37 | San Jose State | Troy Smith misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 32-26 |
| 03:36 | Pepperdine | Otha Strzyzewski pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jack Barden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Denny Maki (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jay Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Atwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Wiest (fresh) SF - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otha Strzyzewski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Brummett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Pepperdine | Johnny Brummett clanks a floater from the right block | 32-26 |
| 03:22 | San Jose State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | Jack Barden loses the dribble to Otha Strzyzewski in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin is fouled on the floor by Denny Maki - foul #1 on Denny Maki, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Kent (SG), Floyd Plummer (SF), Armand Rossi (PF) Jack Barden, Robert Johnson, Denny Maki | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Giraldo (PG), Albert Benfield (SG), Marcus Damon (PF), Robert Matheny (C) Robert Atwell, Jason Wiest, Otha Strzyzewski, Johnny Brummett | |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:01 | San Jose State | Albert Benfield steps in front of the Troy Smith pass in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 03:00 | Pepperdine | Albert Benfield lays it up and in | 32-30 |
| 02:41 | San Jose State | Floyd Plummer misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 02:40 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:23 | Pepperdine | Juan Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kevin Giron (SG), George Firkins (PF), Adam Bunch (C) Troy Smith, Armand Rossi, Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil (PG), Scott Ross (SF) Charles Giraldo, Juan Martin | |
| 02:08 | San Jose State | Michael Kent travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jack Barden (PG) Michael Kent | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Giraldo (SG) Albert Benfield | |
| 01:49 | Pepperdine | Scott Ross makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Matheny | 32-33 |
| 01:30 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch misses long on an open jumper from close range | 32-33 |
| 01:29 | Pepperdine | Robert Matheny gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:15 | Pepperdine | Charles Giraldo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 01:14 | San Jose State | Adam Bunch gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:00 | San Jose State | George Firkins is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jack Barden | 34-33 |
| 00:37 | Pepperdine | Robert Corbeil misses long on a shot from the left side | 34-33 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Kevin Giron | 34-33 |
| 00:31 | San Jose State | Jack Barden loses the dribble to Marcus Damon | 34-33 |
| 00:13 | Pepperdine | Marcus Damon scores on a jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Kevin Giron comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 00:03 | Pepperdine | Marcus Damon gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Marcus Damon misses long on a halfcourt shot | 34-35 |