| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Bark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Enos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Becton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adrian Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Dison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mark Avans (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Zagar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Strecker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Blom (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia Tech | John Bark is hacked by Mark Avans - foul #3 on Mark Avans, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Keesler (PG) Mark Avans | |
| 19:17 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 31-23 |
| 19:16 | San Diego State | Harold Rose pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:11 | San Diego State | Thomas Zagar drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 18:47 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradley Enos | 33-26 |
| 18:36 | San Diego State | Adrian Jones is called for the reach on Andrew Blom - foul #1 on Adrian Jones, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 18:18 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Becton | 33-26 |
| 18:00 | Virginia Tech | Andrew Blom swats the short shot by Lawrence Becton | 33-26 |
| 17:59 | San Diego State | David Strecker snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 17:38 | San Diego State | David Strecker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-26 |
| 17:37 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 17:15 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 16:47 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom's floater is tipped away by Bruce Dison | 35-28 |
| 16:46 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:23 | Virginia Tech | Bradley Enos is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Samuel Forbes (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), David Miles (SF), Gary Sensabaugh (PF), Seth Soucie (C) John Bark, Bradley Enos, Lawrence Becton, Adrian Jones, Bruce Dison | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dustin Talley (PG), David Netherton (SG), Kevin Hooper (SF), Peter Defranco (C) Ronald Keesler, Thomas Zagar, David Strecker, Harold Rose | |
| 16:05 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom scores on a jump hook in the paint | 35-30 |
| 16:03 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Forbes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Albert Escudero (SF) Andrew Blom | |
| 15:53 | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper is fouled on the floor by Gary Sensabaugh - foul #1 on Gary Sensabaugh, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Avans (PG) Dustin Talley | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Samuel Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Miles (fresh) PF - Gary Sensabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Soucie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mark Avans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Netherton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Escudero (fresh) PF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) C - Peter Defranco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | San Diego State | Gary Sensabaugh steals it from David Netherton | 35-30 |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Netherton - foul #1 on David Netherton, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Bark (PG), Bradley Enos (SG), Lawrence Becton (SF) Samuel Forbes, Richard Johnson, David Miles | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andrew Blom (PF) Albert Escudero | |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:06 | San Diego State | John Bark steals the ball from Mark Avans in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 15:04 | Virginia Tech | Gary Sensabaugh can't finish the layup | 37-30 |
| 15:03 | San Diego State | Peter Defranco pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:56 | San Diego State | Gary Sensabaugh is called for the reach on David Netherton - foul #2 on Gary Sensabaugh, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Keesler (SG) Peter Defranco | |
| 14:38 | San Diego State | Mark Avans hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ronald Keesler | 37-32 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 14:11 | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:04 | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-32 |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | Gary Sensabaugh snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 13:16 | San Diego State | Mark Avans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 13:15 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom snags the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 13:01 | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper misses badly on a shot near the basket | 39-32 |
| 13:00 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 12:53 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Sensabaugh | 41-32 |
| 12:30 | San Diego State | Ronald Keesler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 12:29 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hooper | 41-32 |
| 12:04 | San Diego State | David Netherton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 12:02 | San Diego State | Mark Avans tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 11:33 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton's pass is intercepted by David Netherton | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Bark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bradley Enos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Becton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Sensabaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Seth Soucie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mark Avans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Keesler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Netherton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Blom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hooper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | San Diego State | Ronald Keesler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | Gary Sensabaugh grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 10:50 | Virginia Tech | Bradley Enos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 10:48 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:44 | San Diego State | Mark Avans scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Keesler | 41-36 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bradley Enos | 43-36 |
| 09:52 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom blows the dunk | 43-36 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | John Bark scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 09:07 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Samuel Forbes (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), David Miles (SF), Adrian Jones (PF), Bruce Dison (C) John Bark, Bradley Enos, Lawrence Becton, Gary Sensabaugh, Seth Soucie | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dustin Talley (PG), Thomas Zagar (SG), David Strecker (SF), Peter Defranco (PF), Harold Rose (C) Mark Avans, Ronald Keesler, David Netherton, Andrew Blom, Kevin Hooper | |
| 08:51 | Virginia Tech | Harold Rose is called for the reach on Bruce Dison - foul #3 on Harold Rose, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| 08:39 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Forbes loses the ball out of bounds | 46-36 |
| 08:16 | San Diego State | Dustin Talley comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on David Miles - foul #1 on David Miles, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| 08:16 | San Diego State | Dustin Talley misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:16 | San Diego State | Dustin Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 07:47 | Virginia Tech | Richard Johnson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Adrian Jones | 48-37 |
| 07:35 | San Diego State | Thomas Zagar buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Samuel Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Miles (fresh) PF - Adrian Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dustin Talley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Zagar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Strecker (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Peter Defranco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Richard Johnson lays it in | 50-40 |
| 06:57 | San Diego State | Peter Defranco can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Bark (PG) Samuel Forbes | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 06:57 | San Diego State | Peter Defranco makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 06:57 | San Diego State | Peter Defranco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 06:40 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones is fouled on the floor by Peter Defranco - foul #1 on Peter Defranco, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bradley Enos (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Avans (PG), Albert Escudero (SG), Andrew Blom (PF) Dustin Talley, Thomas Zagar, Harold Rose | |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | John Bark is whistled for a carry | 50-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton (SF) David Miles | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edward Zarozinski (C) Peter Defranco | |
| 06:06 | San Diego State | Mark Avans hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Strecker | 50-45 |
| 06:01 | Virginia Tech | John Bark hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Dison | 53-45 |
| 05:43 | San Diego State | David Strecker misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 05:42 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:34 | Virginia Tech | John Bark misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 05:32 | San Diego State | David Strecker grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 05:15 | San Diego State | Edward Zarozinski misses the lay-in | 53-45 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Dison gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | John Bark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 04:54 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones lays it in on a great pass from John Bark | 55-45 |
| 04:23 | San Diego State | David Strecker is whistled for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Samuel Forbes (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), David Miles (SF), Seth Soucie (C) John Bark, Bradley Enos, Lawrence Becton, Bruce Dison | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Keesler (PG), Thomas Zagar (SG), David Netherton (SF), Harold Rose (C) Mark Avans, Albert Escudero, David Strecker, Edward Zarozinski | |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones hits a jumper from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:06 | San Diego State | Thomas Zagar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 04:04 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Seth Soucie | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Virginia Tech | Richard Johnson misses short on a shot from the right side | 57-45 |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 03:28 | San Diego State | David Netherton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 03:27 | San Diego State | Thomas Zagar tips it but misses | 59-45 |
| 03:26 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Samuel Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Miles (fresh) PF - Adrian Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Seth Soucie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ronald Keesler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Zagar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Netherton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Blom (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Virginia Tech | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-45 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie snags the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 02:55 | Virginia Tech | Richard Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Forbes | 62-45 |
| 02:42 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Bark (PG), Bradley Enos (SG), Lawrence Becton (SF), Gary Sensabaugh (PF) Samuel Forbes, Richard Johnson, David Miles, Adrian Jones | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper (SF), Peter Defranco (C) Thomas Zagar, Harold Rose | |
| 02:42 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:42 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | David Netherton steals it from Gary Sensabaugh | 62-47 |
| 02:03 | San Diego State | David Netherton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Blom | 62-50 |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | John Bark misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Andrew Blom gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:28 | San Diego State | David Netherton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Seth Soucie snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Peter Defranco swats the shot by John Bark | 62-50 |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 01:05 | San Diego State | David Netherton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 01:03 | Virginia Tech | Gary Sensabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | Bradley Enos buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Bark | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper is hacked by Lawrence Becton - foul #2 on Lawrence Becton, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones (PF), Bruce Dison (C) Gary Sensabaugh, Seth Soucie | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Albert Escudero (SF) Andrew Blom | |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Kevin Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Becton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | David Netherton is fouled on the floor by Bruce Dison - foul #2 on Bruce Dison, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | David Netherton misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Adrian Jones grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | John Bark runs out the clock | 64-52 |