| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Marvin Seals (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Haber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Harper (fresh) 9 pts. C - George Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Ray Ledbetter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michal Wamsley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vince Learned (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Reveles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Trew (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Haber inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | St. Bonaventure | Vince Learned takes the ball from George Walker | 36-30 |
| 19:24 | San Jose State | Gary Trew drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on George Walker - foul #3 on George Walker, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson (C) George Walker | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 19:24 | San Jose State | Gary Trew makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:06 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson is hacked by Steven Reveles - foul #1 on Steven Reveles, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:46 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-33 |
| 18:44 | San Jose State | Gary Trew grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:24 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Fredrick Harper - foul #1 on Fredrick Harper, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz (PG), Peter Zierenberg (SG), Robert Cohen (SF) Marvin Seals, Michael Watson, Paul Haber | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Wallace Roberts (C) Gary Trew | |
| 18:24 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:24 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:07 | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 18:05 | San Jose State | Wallace Roberts pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | San Jose State | Robert Cohen steals the ball from Wallace Roberts | 36-34 |
| 17:40 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Cohen | 38-34 |
| 17:17 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles can't connect on a floater near the basket | 38-34 |
| 17:16 | San Jose State | Vince Learned gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:51 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ray Ledbetter | 38-36 |
| 16:31 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 16:30 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Steven Reveles | 38-36 |
| 16:28 | San Jose State | James Clontz steals it from Michal Wamsley in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 16:27 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen jams it set up by James Clontz | 40-36 |
| 16:25 | San Jose State | Ray Ledbetter is fouled in the backcourt by James Clontz - foul #3 on James Clontz, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG), Michael Watson (SG), Paul Haber (SF), Gary Lash (PF), Roy Frisbee (C) James Clontz, Peter Zierenberg, Robert Cohen, Fredrick Harper, James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Milligan (PG), James Klonowski (SG), Roy Wilkins (SF), Gary Trew (PF) Ray Ledbetter, Michal Wamsley, Vince Learned, Steven Reveles | |
| 16:05 | San Jose State | Wallace Roberts misses the dunk | 40-36 |
| 16:04 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Frisbee grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 15:53 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Watson misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Klonowski - foul #2 on James Klonowski, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Walker (C) Roy Frisbee | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Leo Saucier (C) Wallace Roberts | |
| 15:53 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Watson makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:53 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Marvin Seals (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Watson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Haber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Lash (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Milligan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Klonowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Trew (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leo Saucier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier hits a wide open jump hook in the lane | 42-38 |
| 15:16 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Haber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 15:15 | San Jose State | Roy Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:50 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg (SG), Robert Cohen (SF), Roy Frisbee (PF) Michael Watson, Paul Haber, Gary Lash | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ray Ledbetter (PG), Steven Reveles (PF) James Klonowski, Gary Trew | |
| 14:41 | St. Bonaventure | The short jumper by Robert Cohen is denied by Leo Saucier | 42-38 |
| 14:40 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:16 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles clanks a turnaround in the lane | 42-38 |
| 14:14 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier can't tip it in | 42-38 |
| 14:13 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Frisbee grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 14:08 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Wilkins picks off the pass by Marvin Seals out of a doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 13:39 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:38 | St. Bonaventure | George Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:20 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 13:18 | San Jose State | Roy Wilkins grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 12:52 | San Jose State | Roy Wilkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 12:50 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:31 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Ray Ledbetter | 42-40 |
| 12:16 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Milligan - foul #2 on Charles Milligan, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Watson (SG), Paul Haber (SF), Fredrick Harper (PF), James Johnson (C) Marvin Seals, Robert Cohen, Roy Frisbee, George Walker | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Klonowski (PG), Michal Wamsley (SG), Vince Learned (SF), Gary Trew (PF), Wallace Roberts (C) Ray Ledbetter, Charles Milligan, Roy Wilkins, Steven Reveles, Leo Saucier | |
| 12:16 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:16 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:14 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz (PG) Peter Zierenberg | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 12:09 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Johnson | 46-40 |
| 11:48 | San Jose State | James Klonowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 11:46 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 46-40 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - James Clontz (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Watson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Haber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Harper (fresh) 11 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Klonowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michal Wamsley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vince Learned (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Trew (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wallace Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | St. Bonaventure | Wallace Roberts swats the short shot by Michael Watson | 46-40 |
| 11:38 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:33 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Haber connects on the floater from the right side | 48-40 |
| 11:30 | San Jose State | Michael Watson is called for the reach on Michal Wamsley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Watson, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| 11:11 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley is hacked by Michael Watson - foul #3 on Michael Watson, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Lash (PF) Paul Haber | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Wallace Roberts misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fredrick Harper - foul #2 on Fredrick Harper, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG) James Clontz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Wallace Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Wallace Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Watson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 10:19 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 10:15 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley is hacked by Michael Watson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Watson, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg (SG), Robert Cohen (SF), George Walker (C) Michael Watson, Fredrick Harper, James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ray Ledbetter (PG), John Jones (SF), Steven Reveles (PF), Leo Saucier (C) James Klonowski, Vince Learned, Wallace Roberts, Gary Trew | |
| 10:15 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:15 | St. Bonaventure | George Walker gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:58 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Reveles steps in front of the Marvin Seals pass | 50-41 |
| 09:37 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier makes the shot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 09:21 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 09:19 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 08:51 | San Jose State | John Jones clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Zierenberg - foul #1 on Peter Zierenberg, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz (PG), Paul Haber (SF), Fredrick Harper (PF), James Johnson (C) Marvin Seals, Robert Cohen, Gary Lash, George Walker | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Milligan (SG), Wallace Roberts (PF) Michal Wamsley, Steven Reveles | |
| 08:51 | San Jose State | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:51 | San Jose State | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:30 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:29 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Haber grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:08 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 50-45 |
| 08:07 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson tips it in | 52-45 |
| 08:03 | San Jose State | Peter Zierenberg takes the ball from Charles Milligan in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 08:01 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg lays it in | 54-45 |
| 07:32 | San Jose State | Wallace Roberts misses short on a shot from the left block | 54-45 |
| 07:30 | San Jose State | Wallace Roberts hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - James Clontz (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Zierenberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Haber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fredrick Harper (fresh) 11 pts. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Ray Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Milligan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Leo Saucier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Haber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 07:09 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Haber snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 06:54 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper is fouled on the floor by Ray Ledbetter - foul #3 on Ray Ledbetter, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG), Michael Watson (SG), Robert Cohen (SF), Roy Frisbee (C) James Clontz, Peter Zierenberg, Paul Haber, James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Klonowski (PG), Michal Wamsley (SG), Vince Learned (SF), Gary Trew (PF) Ray Ledbetter, Charles Milligan, John Jones, Wallace Roberts | |
| 06:45 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 06:44 | San Jose State | Gary Trew gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:40 | San Jose State | Gary Trew can't connect on a floater from close range | 54-47 |
| 06:38 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:23 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Frisbee misses the easy open layup | 54-47 |
| 06:21 | San Jose State | Gary Trew pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:08 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier is fouled on the floor by Roy Frisbee - foul #1 on Roy Frisbee, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Lash (PF) Fredrick Harper | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Steven Reveles (PF) Gary Trew | |
| 06:08 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:08 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Lash grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 05:55 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Watson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Frisbee | 56-48 |
| 05:37 | San Jose State | Vince Learned lays it in on a nice dish by Leo Saucier and the foul's on Robert Cohen - foul #3 on Robert Cohen, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz (PG), George Walker (C) Marvin Seals, Roy Frisbee | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gary Trew (C) Leo Saucier | |
| 05:37 | San Jose State | Vince Learned misses the free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:37 | St. Bonaventure | George Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:16 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Watson is fouled on the floor by James Klonowski - foul #3 on James Klonowski, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ray Ledbetter (PG) James Klonowski | |
| 05:05 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Watson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Lash tips it but misses | 56-50 |
| 05:02 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Vince Learned | 56-50 |
| 04:55 | San Jose State | Michael Watson steps in front of the Ray Ledbetter pass in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 04:54 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Watson | 58-50 |
| 04:27 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 04:26 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to George Walker | 58-50 |
| 04:19 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 04:17 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to James Clontz | 58-50 |
| 04:03 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 04:02 | San Jose State | Gary Trew pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 04:00 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Lash - foul #1 on Gary Lash, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG), Paul Haber (SF), Fredrick Harper (PF), Roy Frisbee (C) James Clontz, Robert Cohen, Gary Lash, George Walker | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Milligan (PG), Roy Wilkins (SF), Wallace Roberts (PF), Leo Saucier (C) Ray Ledbetter, Vince Learned, Steven Reveles, Gary Trew | |
| 04:00 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:00 | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:00 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Haber gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:39 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Frisbee is hacked by Leo Saucier - foul #4 on Leo Saucier, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Klonowski (SG) Michal Wamsley | |
| 03:21 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-51 |
| 03:19 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Marvin Seals (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Paul Haber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fredrick Harper (fresh) 11 pts. C - Roy Frisbee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Milligan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Klonowski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Leo Saucier (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | San Jose State | Roy Wilkins makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Klonowski and he's fouled by Michael Watson - foul #5 on Michael Watson, team foul #12 | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg (SG), James Johnson (C) Michael Watson, Roy Frisbee | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Steven Reveles (C) Leo Saucier | |
| 02:54 | San Jose State | Roy Wilkins makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:42 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wallace Roberts - foul #1 on Wallace Roberts, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ray Ledbetter (PG) James Klonowski | |
| 02:42 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:42 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:40 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Vince Learned (SF), Gary Trew (C) Roy Wilkins, Wallace Roberts | |
| 02:13 | San Jose State | Gary Trew comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 02:12 | St. Bonaventure | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:12 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz (PG) Marvin Seals | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michal Wamsley (SG) Charles Milligan | |
| 01:55 | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG), George Walker (C) James Clontz, James Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Leo Saucier (C) Gary Trew | |
| 01:37 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles banks in the layup on a great pass from Michal Wamsley | 60-56 |
| 01:19 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Haber clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-56 |
| 01:18 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to George Walker | 60-56 |
| 01:10 | St. Bonaventure | The pull-up jumper by Peter Zierenberg is blocked by Steven Reveles | 60-56 |
| 01:08 | San Jose State | Vince Learned grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 00:51 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Ledbetter | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Reveles blocks the short jumper by Peter Zierenberg | 60-58 |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Vince Learned | 60-58 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Steven Reveles misses the wide open jump hook in the paint | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Leo Saucier pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-58 |