| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Randall Squire (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dana Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Douglas Cooney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald McCutchan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernard Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Covell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Bernard Carr - foul #3 on Bernard Carr, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Clifford Gregory (PF) Bernard Carr | |
| 19:31 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:31 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:14 | San Diego | Clifford Gregory loses the ball out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | Grambling State | Randall Squire misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-30 |
| 18:49 | San Diego | Richard Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:44 | San Diego | Douglas Cooney misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 18:42 | San Diego | Clifford Gregory snags the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:20 | San Diego | Donald McCutchan can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 26-30 |
| 18:19 | Grambling State | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:59 | Grambling State | Randall Squire comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Barnes - foul #3 on Richard Barnes, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Messer (SG), Frank Frick (SF), Dennis Helton (C) Henry Brewer, Dana Nelson, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kenneth Reynolds (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Ken Johnson (SF), Joseph Lange (PF), Jaja Ahluwalia (C) Douglas Cooney, Donald McCutchan, Richard Barnes, Clifford Gregory, William Covell | |
| 17:59 | Grambling State | Randall Squire makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:59 | Grambling State | Randall Squire misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:59 | San Diego | Joseph Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:50 | San Diego | Joseph Lange clanks a jump hook from the right block | 27-30 |
| 17:49 | San Diego | Ken Johnson grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 17:37 | San Diego | Ken Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 17:35 | Grambling State | John Messer gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:07 | Grambling State | Frank Frick lays it in on a great pass from John Messer | 29-30 |
| 16:47 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia blows the wide open layup | 29-30 |
| 16:45 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:39 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dennis Helton, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eddie Huges (PG) Randall Squire | |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald McCutchan (SG), Clifford Gregory (PF), William Covell (C) Kenneth Reynolds, Joseph Lange, Jaja Ahluwalia | |
| 16:15 | San Diego | Clifford Gregory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 16:13 | Grambling State | Frank Frick grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 15:54 | Grambling State | Frank Frick is fouled on the floor by Ken Johnson - foul #3 on Ken Johnson, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Henry Brewer (SG), Dana Nelson (SF), Robert Williams (C) John Messer, Frank Frick, Dennis Helton | |
| Subs | San Diego | Douglas Cooney (PG), Richard Barnes (SF), Bernard Carr (PF) Michael Peterson, Ken Johnson, Clifford Gregory | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Eddie Huges (fresh) SG - Henry Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dana Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Lindsey (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Douglas Cooney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald McCutchan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Covell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Grambling State | Donald McCutchan steps in front of the Bob Lindsey pass | 29-30 |
| 15:32 | San Diego | Donald McCutchan is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald McCutchan, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| 15:18 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Barnes | 29-30 |
| 15:16 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:01 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bernard Carr - foul #4 on Bernard Carr, team foul #5 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | William Gentner (SG), Frank Frick (C) Henry Brewer, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ken Johnson (SG), Clifford Gregory (PF), Jaja Ahluwalia (C) Donald McCutchan, Bernard Carr, William Covell | |
| 15:01 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:01 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:59 | San Diego | Eddie Huges takes the ball from Douglas Cooney in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 14:44 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 31-30 |
| 14:43 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey tips it home | 33-30 |
| 14:24 | San Diego | Richard Barnes hits a shot from the left block | 33-32 |
| 14:09 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Frick | 35-32 |
| 13:46 | San Diego | Douglas Cooney buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Barnes | 35-34 |
| 13:20 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson connects on the floater near the basket | 37-34 |
| 13:18 | San Diego | Ken Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Messer (PG), Henry Brewer (SG), Anthony Strausbaugh (SF), Robert Williams (C) Eddie Huges, William Gentner, Dana Nelson, Frank Frick | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Peterson (PG), Donald McCutchan (SG), Joseph Lange (PF), William Covell (C) Douglas Cooney, Ken Johnson, Clifford Gregory, Jaja Ahluwalia | |
| 12:49 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh misses short on a jumper from the right block | 37-34 |
| 12:48 | San Diego | Michael Peterson gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:46 | San Diego | Donald McCutchan is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 12:31 | San Diego | Richard Barnes's layup is rejected by Robert Williams | 37-34 |
| 12:29 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:24 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Lange - foul #1 on Joseph Lange, team foul #6 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Randall Squire (PG), Dennis Helton (C) John Messer, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 12:24 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:24 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:24 | San Diego | Joseph Lange grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 12:17 | San Diego | Richard Barnes misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 12:15 | San Diego | Joseph Lange gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:59 | San Diego | Joseph Lange is hacked by Bob Lindsey - foul #3 on Bob Lindsey, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Messer (SG), Frank Frick (SF) Henry Brewer, Anthony Strausbaugh | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ken Johnson (SF) Richard Barnes | |
| 11:49 | San Diego | Donald McCutchan misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Bob Lindsey - foul #4 on Bob Lindsey, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| 11:49 | San Diego | Donald McCutchan makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:49 | San Diego | Donald McCutchan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Randall Squire (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Messer (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Frick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bob Lindsey (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Helton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald McCutchan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ken Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Lange (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Covell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Frank Frick | 39-36 |
| 11:25 | San Diego | Dennis Helton steals the ball from Donald McCutchan in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 11:07 | Grambling State | Joseph Lange steals the ball from Dennis Helton | 39-36 |
| 11:04 | San Diego | Michael Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Squire - foul #2 on Randall Squire, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eddie Huges (PG), Dana Nelson (SF) Randall Squire, Frank Frick | |
| Subs | San Diego | Douglas Cooney (PG), Clifford Gregory (PF), Scott Phung (C) Michael Peterson, Joseph Lange, William Covell | |
| 10:44 | San Diego | Ken Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 10:42 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Bob Lindsey | 39-36 |
| 10:36 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey slams it home set up by Eddie Huges | 41-36 |
| 10:19 | San Diego | Scott Phung misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Bob Lindsey - foul #5 on Bob Lindsey, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Henry Brewer (SG), Frank Frick (PF), Robert Williams (C) John Messer, Bob Lindsey, Dennis Helton | |
| Subs | San Diego | Richard Barnes (SF) Ken Johnson | |
| 10:19 | San Diego | Scott Phung makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:19 | San Diego | Scott Phung makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:52 | Grambling State | Frank Frick scores on a 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 09:48 | San Diego | Douglas Cooney buries a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 09:34 | Grambling State | Robert Williams is whistled for a carry | 44-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | William Gentner (PG), Anthony Strausbaugh (SF) Eddie Huges, Dana Nelson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kenneth Reynolds (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Jaja Ahluwalia (PF), William Covell (C) Douglas Cooney, Donald McCutchan, Clifford Gregory, Scott Phung | |
| 09:30 | San Diego | Kenneth Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 09:10 | Grambling State | Frank Frick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Brewer | 47-41 |
| 09:02 | San Diego | William Covell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 09:00 | Grambling State | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:31 | Grambling State | Henry Brewer knocks in the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Jaja Ahluwalia - foul #3 on Jaja Ahluwalia, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Randall Squire (PG), Dennis Helton (PF) William Gentner, Frank Frick | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ken Johnson (SG), Joseph Lange (SF) Michael Peterson, Richard Barnes | |
| 08:31 | Grambling State | Henry Brewer makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:07 | San Diego | A charge is called on Kenneth Reynolds - foul #1 on Kenneth Reynolds, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Messer (SG), Dana Nelson (SF) Henry Brewer, Anthony Strausbaugh | |
| Subs | San Diego | Richard Barnes (SF) Jaja Ahluwalia | |
| 07:50 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lange - foul #2 on Joseph Lange, team foul #9 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Douglas Cooney (PG), Bernard Carr (PF) Kenneth Reynolds, Richard Barnes | |
| 07:50 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:50 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:48 | San Diego | Ken Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Randall Squire (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Messer (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dana Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Helton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Douglas Cooney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Lange (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Covell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Grambling State | Randall Squire makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dana Nelson | 54-41 |
| 07:23 | San Diego | Bernard Carr lays it in | 54-43 |
| 07:01 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by William Covell - foul #1 on William Covell, team foul #10 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eddie Huges (PG), Frank Frick (C) Randall Squire, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego | Clifford Gregory (C) William Covell | |
| 07:01 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:01 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:43 | San Diego | Dennis Helton takes the ball from Bernard Carr | 56-43 |
| 06:25 | Grambling State | Frank Frick drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dennis Helton | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:22 | San Diego | Dennis Helton steps in front of the Douglas Cooney pass in the backcourt | 59-43 |
| 06:01 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges makes the jumper from the right wing set up by John Messer | 61-43 |
| 05:58 | San Diego | Douglas Cooney is hacked by Eddie Huges in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Huges, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | William Gentner (SG), Anthony Strausbaugh (SF), Robert Williams (C) John Messer, Dana Nelson, Dennis Helton | |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald McCutchan (SG), Richard Barnes (SF), Jaja Ahluwalia (C) Ken Johnson, Joseph Lange, Bernard Carr | |
| 05:58 | San Diego | Douglas Cooney misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:58 | Grambling State | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:38 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 61-43 |
| 05:37 | San Diego | Clifford Gregory grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 05:22 | San Diego | Douglas Cooney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 05:20 | San Diego | Clifford Gregory grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 05:15 | San Diego | Richard Barnes is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 05:14 | Grambling State | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:01 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-43 |
| 05:00 | Grambling State | William Gentner grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 04:34 | Grambling State | Frank Frick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Gentner | 63-43 |
| 04:19 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 04:18 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 63-43 |
| 03:52 | Grambling State | William Gentner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-43 |
| 03:51 | San Diego | Clifford Gregory grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 03:47 | San Diego | Frank Frick blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Donald McCutchan | 63-43 |
| 03:45 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Eddie Huges | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Eddie Huges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Gentner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Strausbaugh (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Frick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Douglas Cooney (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McCutchan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Gregory (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Jaja Ahluwalia (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Grambling State | Robert Williams makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from William Gentner | 65-43 |
| 03:10 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-43 |
| 03:09 | Grambling State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 02:49 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Cooney - foul #1 on Douglas Cooney, team foul #11 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Messer (SG), Dennis Helton (PF) William Gentner, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kenneth Reynolds (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Ken Johnson (SF), Joseph Lange (PF), Scott Phung (C) Douglas Cooney, Donald McCutchan, Richard Barnes, Clifford Gregory, Jaja Ahluwalia | |
| 02:49 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:49 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:49 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton grabs the offensive board | 66-43 |
| 02:33 | Grambling State | John Messer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 02:32 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Ken Johnson | 66-43 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | San Diego | Ken Johnson can't finish the layup | 66-43 |
| 02:18 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 01:57 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 68-43 |
| 01:49 | San Diego | Joseph Lange misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Messer - foul #2 on John Messer, team foul #8 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Clifford Gregory (PF), Jaja Ahluwalia (C) Kenneth Reynolds, Scott Phung | |
| 01:49 | San Diego | Joseph Lange misses the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 01:49 | San Diego | Joseph Lange misses the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 01:49 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton pulls down the rebound | 68-43 |
| 01:31 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton lays it in | 70-43 |
| 01:14 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia is fouled on the floor by Dennis Helton - foul #2 on Dennis Helton, team foul #9 | 70-43 |
| 01:14 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 01:14 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 01:14 | Grambling State | Frank Frick pulls down the rebound | 70-44 |
| 00:50 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 70-44 |
| 00:48 | San Diego | Clifford Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 70-44 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia is fouled on the floor by Frank Frick - foul #1 on Frank Frick, team foul #10 | 70-44 |
| 00:44 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia misses the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 00:44 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Frank Frick misses long on a jumper near the basket | 70-45 |
| 00:18 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia pulls down the rebound | 70-45 |
| 00:12 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia banks in the layup and he's hacked by Eddie Huges - foul #4 on Eddie Huges, team foul #11 | 70-47 |
| 00:12 | San Diego | Jaja Ahluwalia misses the free throw | 70-47 |
| 00:12 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton pulls down the rebound | 70-47 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges runs out the clock | 70-47 |