| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Henry Lipson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bruce Neely (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roy Evans (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin McInerney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Roy Evans inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Utah State | Bruce Neely is called for 10 seconds | 35-30 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | John Page can't connect on a floater from the right side | 35-30 |
| 19:39 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:24 | Utah State | John Page steals it from Roy Evans | 35-30 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor banks in the layup on a great pass from John Page | 35-32 |
| 19:08 | Utah State | Bruce Neely hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 19:07 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney can't tip it in | 35-32 |
| 19:06 | Utah State | Robert Palmer tips it in | 37-32 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Henry Lipson steals the ball from John Page in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 19:01 | Utah State | Bruce Neely hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Lipson | 39-32 |
| 18:57 | Illinois State | Bruce Neely takes the ball from Travis Bast in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | Bruce Neely knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Henry Lipson | 42-32 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Travis Bast hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | Travis Bast pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Steven Glynn and he's fouled by Bruce Neely - foul #2 on Bruce Neely, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Thomas Garvin (SG), Michael Hawker (SF), Earl Hoskins (PF), William Grillo (C) Henry Lipson, Bruce Neely, Roy Evans, Robert Palmer, Calvin McInerney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) John Page, Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Steven Glynn | |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:57 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang (C) Russell Macgregor | |
| 17:25 | Utah State | Michael Hawker hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Garvin | 44-34 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Albert McRea can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Hawker - foul #1 on Michael Hawker, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Bruce Neely (SG), Trent Marr (SF), Robert Palmer (PF), Calvin McInerney (C) Charles Ogburn, Thomas Garvin, Michael Hawker, Earl Hoskins, William Grillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), John Johnson (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Jonathan Horne, Peter Hartmann, Kurtis Brown, Lonnie Jang | |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Albert McRea misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Albert McRea makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:37 | Utah State | Robert Palmer double dribbles | 44-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Evans (SF) Henry Lipson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF) Albert McRea | |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Travis Bast | 44-38 |
| 15:56 | Utah State | Trent Marr misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Trent Marr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Neely (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Roy Evans (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin McInerney (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Bast (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Glynn (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Thomas Garvin (SG), Earl Hoskins (C) Trent Marr, Bruce Neely, Calvin McInerney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Travis Bast, Joseph Smith, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Henry Lipson double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hawker (SF) Roy Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne is hacked by Thomas Garvin - foul #1 on Thomas Garvin, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Calvin McInerney (C) Henry Lipson, Robert Palmer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown (PF) Russell Macgregor | |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Page | 44-40 |
| 15:17 | Utah State | Travis Diemer picks off the pass by Calvin McInerney in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne is fouled on the floor by Charles Ogburn - foul #3 on Charles Ogburn, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Neely (SG), William Grillo (SF) Thomas Garvin, Michael Hawker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) Lonnie Jang | |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown is called for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Robert Palmer (PF) Charles Ogburn, Calvin McInerney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG) Jonathan Horne | |
| 14:13 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins hits a wide open floater from close range on a great pass from William Grillo | 46-40 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Travis Diemer | 46-42 |
| 13:41 | Utah State | Robert Palmer misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 13:40 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to William Grillo | 46-42 |
| 13:28 | Utah State | Bruce Neely buries a floater from the left wing set up by Earl Hoskins | 48-42 |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | Travis Bast drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Robert Palmer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 12:57 | Utah State | Robert Palmer grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:57 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Thomas Garvin (SG), Trent Marr (SF), Michael Hawker (PF), Calvin McInerney (C) Henry Lipson, Bruce Neely, William Grillo, Robert Palmer, Earl Hoskins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), John Johnson (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) John Page, Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor, Kurtis Brown | |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Lonnie Jang - foul #2 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:25 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 50-45 |
| 12:23 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:10 | Utah State | Michael Hawker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Ogburn | 53-45 |
| 11:51 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann is hacked by Calvin McInerney - foul #2 on Calvin McInerney, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Roy Evans (SF), Robert Palmer (PF) Thomas Garvin, Trent Marr, Michael Hawker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Kurtis Brown (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Peter Hartmann, Albert McRea, John Johnson, Lonnie Jang | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Henry Lipson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Ogburn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Evans (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin McInerney (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Glynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn hits the easy wide open finger roll | 53-47 |
| 11:33 | Utah State | Jonathan Horne steals the ball from Henry Lipson in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne slams it home | 53-49 |
| 11:16 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Neely (SG) Henry Lipson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) Kurtis Brown | |
| 10:58 | Utah State | Robert Palmer is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Palmer, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Earl Hoskins (PF) Robert Palmer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF) John Page, Joseph Smith | |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | Bruce Neely steps in front of the Travis Bast pass in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 10:38 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 10:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Steven Glynn | 53-49 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Travis Bast is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Neely - foul #3 on Bruce Neely, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (PG), Michael Hawker (C) Charles Ogburn, Calvin McInerney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), John Johnson (PF) Jonathan Horne, Russell Macgregor | |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:31 | Utah State | Travis Diemer is called for the reach on Roy Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Diemer, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| 10:23 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-51 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Steven Glynn | 53-51 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Travis Bast | 53-53 |
| 10:05 | Utah State | John Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Garvin in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Robert Palmer (PF) Bruce Neely, Earl Hoskins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG), Kurtis Brown (PF) Travis Bast, John Johnson | |
| 09:48 | Utah State | Henry Lipson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Albert McRea - foul #3 on Albert McRea, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Grillo (C) Michael Hawker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Lonnie Jang (C) Travis Diemer, Steven Glynn | |
| 09:48 | Utah State | Henry Lipson misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:48 | Utah State | Henry Lipson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | John Page drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Peter Hartmann | 54-56 |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Henry Lipson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Albert McRea knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Hartmann | 57-58 |
| 08:43 | Utah State | Robert Palmer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Albert McRea snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Palmer - foul #4 on Robert Palmer, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Bruce Neely (SG), Trent Marr (SF), Earl Hoskins (PF), Calvin McInerney (C) Henry Lipson, Thomas Garvin, Roy Evans, Robert Palmer, William Grillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), John Johnson (PF) John Page, Peter Hartmann, Albert McRea, Lonnie Jang | |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:09 | Utah State | The jumper by Charles Ogburn is denied by Travis Bast | 57-59 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 07:54 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Bruce Neely | 57-59 |
| 07:36 | Utah State | Bruce Neely misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 07:35 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins tips it in | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Ogburn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Neely (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Trent Marr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Hoskins (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin McInerney (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonathan Horne (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Travis Bast (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurtis Brown (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Horne | 59-61 |
| 06:51 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kurtis Brown | 59-61 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | John Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 06:08 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney connects on the floater from the baseline | 61-64 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Calvin McInerney steals it from Jonathan Horne | 61-64 |
| 05:51 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Thomas Garvin (SG), Michael Hawker (SF), Robert Palmer (PF), William Grillo (C) Charles Ogburn, Bruce Neely, Trent Marr, Earl Hoskins, Calvin McInerney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Jonathan Horne, Travis Bast, Joseph Smith, John Johnson, Kurtis Brown | |
| 05:28 | Utah State | William Grillo's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Jang | 61-64 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 05:06 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Grillo | 61-64 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | William Grillo misses the easy layup | 61-64 |
| 04:40 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:25 | Utah State | William Grillo connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Garvin | 63-64 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Robert Palmer is called for the reach on John Page in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Palmer, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Neely (SG), Roy Evans (SF) Henry Lipson, Robert Palmer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (SG), Steven Glynn (C) Peter Hartmann, Lonnie Jang | |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:00 | Utah State | Bruce Neely can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | John Page is hacked by Thomas Garvin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Garvin, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Calvin McInerney (C) Thomas Garvin, William Grillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG) Albert McRea | |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:31 | Utah State | Roy Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Earl Hoskins (PF) Michael Hawker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG) John Page | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Ogburn (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Neely (tired) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roy Evans (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Earl Hoskins (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin McInerney (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Horne (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Ogburn - foul #4 on Charles Ogburn, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG) Bruce Neely | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 03:11 | Utah State | Henry Lipson is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Macgregor - foul #1 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| 02:55 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney loses the ball out of bounds | 63-70 |
| 02:55 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (SG), William Grillo (C) Charles Ogburn, Calvin McInerney | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PF) Russell Macgregor | |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Albert McRea | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-73 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Albert McRea grabs the defensive rebound | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Albert McRea is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Horne | 63-75 |
| 01:56 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn can't finish the layup | 65-75 |
| 01:30 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Thomas Garvin | 65-75 |
| 01:24 | Utah State | William Grillo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-75 |
| 01:22 | Utah State | William Grillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 01:17 | Utah State | Henry Lipson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Henry Lipson, team foul #12 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Michael Hawker (SF) Henry Lipson, Roy Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG), Kurtis Brown (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Travis Diemer, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne loses the dribble to Thomas Garvin in the backcourt | 65-75 |
| 01:04 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Hawker | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann is hacked by Charles Ogburn - foul #5 on Charles Ogburn, team foul #13 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Bruce Neely (SG), Roy Evans (SF), Calvin McInerney (C) Charles Ogburn, Thomas Garvin, Michael Hawker, William Grillo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Jonathan Horne, Albert McRea, Kurtis Brown, Lonnie Jang | |
| 00:35 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-75 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-76 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Henry Lipson is called for the reach on Steven Glynn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Lipson, team foul #14 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), John Johnson (PF) Peter Hartmann, Russell Macgregor | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn misses the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:26 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Calvin McInerney | 68-77 |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Travis Diemer steals it from Roy Evans in the backcourt | 68-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Earl Hoskins - foul #1 on Earl Hoskins, team foul #15 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (C) Steven Glynn | |
| 00:20 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 68-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:13 | Utah State | The jumper by Henry Lipson is denied by Travis Diemer | 68-78 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Travis Bast pulls down the rebound | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Page runs out the clock | 68-78 |