| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Lawrence (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Snell (fresh) SF - Wade Lain (fresh) PF - Lawrence Kim (fresh) C - Raymond Robinette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Keith Few (fresh) SG - Louis Brooks (fresh) SF - James Maloney (fresh) PF - Roger Bellinger (fresh) C - Harris Fisher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Snell | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern | Keith Few scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Maloney | 3-3 |
| 18:59 | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Southern | Keith Few misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Snell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Snell, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Southern | Keith Few makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | Southern | Keith Few misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | Southern | James Maloney snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Southern | Keith Few is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Few, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Fresno State | Raymond Robinette misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Fresno State | Wade Lain tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Southern | Harris Fisher misses the fadeaway from the left block | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Fresno State | Raymond Robinette snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | Southern | James Maloney pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | Southern | Louis Brooks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Fresno State | Raymond Robinette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | Southern | Roger Bellinger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Fresno State | Raymond Robinette misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Southern | Harris Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | Southern | Harris Fisher misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Fresno State | Wade Lain pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Southern | James Maloney gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:27 | Southern | Louis Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Southern | Roger Bellinger tips it home | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda (PG), Chris Martini (SG), Stephen Felix (SF), Myron Morgan (PF), Newton Collins (C) Charles Lawrence, Jeffrey Snell, Wade Lain, Lawrence Kim, Raymond Robinette | |
| Subs | Southern | John Edwards (PG), Carl Harris (SF), James Tew (PF), Mike Brooks (C) Keith Few, James Maloney, Roger Bellinger, Harris Fisher | |
| 15:51 | Southern | Carl Harris misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 15:49 | Southern | James Tew misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | Southern | James Tew grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jordan Rueda (fresh) SG - Chris Martini (fresh) SF - Stephen Felix (fresh) PF - Myron Morgan (fresh) C - Newton Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Edwards (fresh) SG - Louis Brooks (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Harris (fresh) PF - James Tew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Southern | Louis Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | Southern | James Tew tips it in | 5-8 |
| 15:21 | Fresno State | Newton Collins blows the layup | 5-8 |
| 15:19 | Southern | Mike Brooks grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:58 | Southern | John Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Keith Few (PG), Roger Bellinger (PF), Harris Fisher (C) Louis Brooks, James Tew, Mike Brooks | |
| 14:42 | Fresno State | Roger Bellinger swats the shot by Jordan Rueda | 5-8 |
| 14:41 | Southern | Carl Harris pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:35 | Southern | Harris Fisher double dribbles | 5-8 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern | James Maloney (SF) Carl Harris | |
| 14:16 | Fresno State | Newton Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Harris Fisher - foul #1 on Harris Fisher, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Snell (SG) Myron Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern | Louis Brooks (SG) John Edwards | |
| 14:16 | Fresno State | Newton Collins makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:16 | Fresno State | Newton Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:16 | Fresno State | Newton Collins misses the 3rd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:16 | Southern | Harris Fisher snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Southern | Keith Few is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Snell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Snell, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Reynolds (SF) Jeffrey Snell | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:59 | Southern | Louis Brooks is called for 3 seconds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn (PG), Lawrence Kim (PF) Jordan Rueda, Stephen Felix | |
| Subs | Southern | Carl Harris (SG) Louis Brooks | |
| 13:43 | Fresno State | Keith Few steals the ball from John Reynolds | 7-8 |
| 13:37 | Southern | Roger Bellinger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 13:30 | Fresno State | The jump hook by Martin Blackburn is blocked by Harris Fisher | 7-11 |
| 13:29 | Fresno State | Newton Collins hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 13:27 | Southern | Keith Few throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Wade Lain (SF), Raymond Robinette (C) John Reynolds, Newton Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | James Tew (C) Harris Fisher | |
| 13:14 | Fresno State | Wade Lain is fouled on the floor by Carl Harris - foul #1 on Carl Harris, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Reynolds (SG) Chris Martini | |
| Subs | Southern | Louis Brooks (SG) Keith Few | |
| 13:07 | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Roger Bellinger - foul #1 on Roger Bellinger, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Keith Few (PG) Roger Bellinger | |
| 12:52 | Fresno State | Wade Lain lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Blackburn | 11-11 |
| 12:27 | Southern | Keith Few can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 12:25 | Southern | Carl Harris can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 12:24 | Fresno State | Wade Lain grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 12:20 | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Few - foul #2 on Keith Few, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chris Martini (SG), Myron Morgan (PF), Stephen Felix (C) John Reynolds, Lawrence Kim, Raymond Robinette | |
| Subs | Southern | John Edwards (PG), Harris Fisher (C) Keith Few, Carl Harris | |
| 12:20 | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:20 | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:09 | Southern | James Maloney is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence (PG), Jordan Rueda (SG), Newton Collins (C) Martin Blackburn, Wade Lain, Myron Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Bellinger (PF) James Tew | |
| 11:55 | Fresno State | Newton Collins makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Felix | 15-11 |
| 11:50 | Southern | Jordan Rueda steals the ball from Louis Brooks | 15-11 |
| 11:45 | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence misses the easy layup | 15-11 |
| 11:43 | Southern | Roger Bellinger grabs the board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jordan Rueda (fresh) SF - Chris Martini (fresh) PF - Stephen Felix (fresh) C - Newton Collins (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Edwards (fresh) SG - Louis Brooks (fairly fresh) SF - James Maloney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Bellinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harris Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern | Roger Bellinger misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen Felix - foul #1 on Stephen Felix, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| 11:28 | Southern | Roger Bellinger misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:28 | Southern | Roger Bellinger makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:12 | Fresno State | Stephen Felix can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-12 |
| 11:11 | Southern | Roger Bellinger snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | Southern | Stephen Felix is called for the reach on Roger Bellinger - foul #2 on Stephen Felix, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Wade Lain (SF), Myron Morgan (PF), Raymond Robinette (C) Chris Martini, Stephen Felix, Newton Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | James Tew (C) Harris Fisher | |
| 10:38 | Southern | Roger Bellinger's pass is intercepted by Myron Morgan | 15-12 |
| 10:29 | Fresno State | Louis Brooks steals it from Wade Lain | 15-12 |
| 10:00 | Southern | James Tew connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Brooks | 15-14 |
| 09:43 | Fresno State | Raymond Robinette is hacked by Louis Brooks - foul #1 on Louis Brooks, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn (PG), Chris Martini (SG), John Reynolds (SF), Newton Collins (C) Charles Lawrence, Jordan Rueda, Wade Lain, Raymond Robinette | |
| Subs | Southern | Carl Harris (PG), Harris Fisher (C) John Edwards, Roger Bellinger | |
| 09:27 | Fresno State | Myron Morgan is fouled on the floor by James Tew - foul #1 on James Tew, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| 09:27 | Fresno State | Myron Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:27 | Fresno State | Myron Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:05 | Southern | Louis Brooks hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 08:46 | Fresno State | John Reynolds lays it in | 19-17 |
| 08:22 | Southern | Louis Brooks can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Reynolds - foul #1 on John Reynolds, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Wade Lain (SF), Lawrence Kim (PF), Raymond Robinette (C) John Reynolds, Myron Morgan, Newton Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | John Barton (PF), Mike Brooks (C) James Tew, Harris Fisher | |
| 08:22 | Southern | Louis Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:22 | Southern | Louis Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:22 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Kim | 19-18 |
| 08:10 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:08 | Southern | The rebound goes to Mike Brooks | 19-18 |
| 08:04 | Southern | Louis Brooks buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 07:46 | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn's fadeaway is rejected by John Barton | 19-20 |
| 07:44 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Robinette | 19-20 |
| 07:31 | Fresno State | Raymond Robinette drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Kim | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Martin Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Martini (fresh) SF - Wade Lain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Carl Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Louis Brooks (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Maloney (tiring) 3 reb. PF - John Barton (fresh) C - Mike Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Southern | John Barton is hacked by Martin Blackburn - foul #1 on Martin Blackburn, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda (PG), John Reynolds (SG), Newton Collins (C) Martin Blackburn, Chris Martini, Raymond Robinette | |
| Subs | Southern | John Edwards (PG), Roger Bellinger (PF), Harris Fisher (C) Carl Harris, John Barton, Mike Brooks | |
| 07:08 | Southern | James Maloney drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Louis Brooks | 21-22 |
| 06:54 | Fresno State | Roger Bellinger is called for the reach on Jordan Rueda - foul #2 on Roger Bellinger, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence (PG) Wade Lain | |
| Subs | Southern | James Tew (PF) Roger Bellinger | |
| 06:54 | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:54 | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:54 | Southern | James Tew pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:42 | Southern | Harris Fisher scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Edwards | 22-25 |
| 06:25 | Fresno State | John Reynolds scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Lawrence Kim | 24-25 |
| 06:01 | Southern | James Tew scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Jordan Rueda - foul #1 on Jordan Rueda, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chris Martini (SG), Myron Morgan (PF), Raymond Robinette (C) Jordan Rueda, Lawrence Kim, Newton Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | Carl Harris (SF) James Maloney | |
| 06:01 | Southern | James Tew misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:01 | Fresno State | Chris Martini gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 05:40 | Fresno State | Myron Morgan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Myron Morgan, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn (PG) Charles Lawrence | |
| Subs | Southern | Mike Brooks (C) Harris Fisher | |
| 05:22 | Southern | Mike Brooks drills a shot in the paint | 24-29 |
| 05:15 | Fresno State | Chris Martini hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Reynolds | 27-29 |
| 05:11 | Southern | Martin Blackburn steals it from Carl Harris | 27-29 |
| 05:08 | Fresno State | Martin Blackburn banks in the layup | 29-29 |
| 04:53 | Southern | John Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 04:52 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Chris Martini | 29-29 |
| 04:47 | Fresno State | Chris Martini is hacked by James Tew - foul #2 on James Tew, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda (PG), Wade Lain (SF), Lawrence Kim (PF), Newton Collins (C) Martin Blackburn, John Reynolds, Myron Morgan, Raymond Robinette | |
| Subs | Southern | James Maloney (SF), John Barton (PF) Carl Harris, James Tew | |
| 04:47 | Fresno State | Chris Martini makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:47 | Fresno State | Chris Martini misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Mike Brooks grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 04:27 | Southern | Louis Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 04:25 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 04:10 | Fresno State | Newton Collins travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence (PG) Jordan Rueda | |
| Subs | Southern | Harris Fisher (C) Mike Brooks | |
| 03:55 | Southern | Louis Brooks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:49 | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 03:47 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:37 | Fresno State | The jumper by Charles Lawrence is denied by James Maloney | 30-29 |
| 03:36 | Southern | The rebound goes to Harris Fisher | 30-29 |
| 03:31 | Southern | Louis Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 03:30 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Martini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wade Lain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Kim (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Newton Collins (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Edwards (tiring) SG - Louis Brooks (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Maloney (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Barton (fresh) C - Harris Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Fresno State | Newton Collins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 03:02 | Southern | The rebound goes to John Barton | 30-29 |
| 02:58 | Southern | Harris Fisher lays it up and in and the foul's on Wade Lain - foul #1 on Wade Lain, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda (PG), Jeffrey Snell (SG), Stephen Felix (SF), Myron Morgan (PF), Raymond Robinette (C) Charles Lawrence, Chris Martini, Wade Lain, Lawrence Kim, Newton Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | Keith Few (PG), Carl Harris (SF), Roger Bellinger (PF) John Edwards, James Maloney, John Barton | |
| 02:58 | Southern | Harris Fisher makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:36 | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jordan Rueda, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| 02:21 | Southern | Roger Bellinger misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Myron Morgan - foul #2 on Myron Morgan, team foul #11 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern | James Tew (C) Harris Fisher | |
| 02:21 | Southern | Roger Bellinger misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:21 | Southern | Roger Bellinger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:00 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Snell buries a shot from the right block set up by Jordan Rueda | 32-33 |
| 01:41 | Southern | Roger Bellinger scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Brooks | 32-36 |
| 01:36 | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Snell | 34-36 |
| 01:16 | Southern | Roger Bellinger misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 01:15 | Fresno State | Stephen Felix gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:11 | Fresno State | Jordan Rueda knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeffrey Snell | 36-36 |
| 01:04 | Southern | Keith Few is whistled for a carry | 36-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Lawrence (PG), Wade Lain (SF), Lawrence Kim (PF), Newton Collins (C) Jordan Rueda, Stephen Felix, Myron Morgan, Raymond Robinette | |
| Subs | Southern | James Maloney (SF), Harris Fisher (C) Louis Brooks, James Tew | |
| 00:36 | Fresno State | Harris Fisher is called for the reach on Lawrence Kim - foul #2 on Harris Fisher, team foul #10 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chris Martini (SG) Jeffrey Snell | |
| Subs | Southern | John Edwards (SG), James Tew (PF) Carl Harris, Roger Bellinger | |
| 00:36 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:36 | Fresno State | Lawrence Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:36 | Southern | The rebound goes to Harris Fisher | 36-36 |
| 00:26 | Southern | James Maloney buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Few | 36-39 |
| 00:03 | Fresno State | Wade Lain can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 36-39 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | Chris Martini grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | The clock runs out | 36-39 |