| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Slowinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Padgett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bill Juliano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | John Shepherd inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Colorado State | William Rodgers is called for traveling | 44-38 |
| 19:17 | Utah State | Larry Padgett misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 19:15 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:53 | Utah State | John Shepherd steps in front of the William Bell pass | 44-38 |
| 18:48 | Colorado State | John Shepherd jams it | 46-38 |
| 18:32 | Utah State | William Bell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | James Slowinski grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 18:06 | Utah State | William Bell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 18:04 | Utah State | Bill Juliano tips it home | 46-40 |
| 17:51 | Colorado State | David Herrmann's floater is knocked away by Bill Juliano | 46-40 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 17:29 | Utah State | William Bell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 17:28 | Utah State | Bill Juliano tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 17:27 | Utah State | Larry Padgett can't tip it in | 48-40 |
| 17:26 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Larry Padgett hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Bell | 48-42 |
| 16:57 | Colorado State | John Shepherd is fouled in the backcourt by William Bell - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Harrison (SG), Chad Mitchell (SF), Richard Dwight (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) David Herrmann, William Rodgers, John Shepherd, Carl Anderson, Kenneth Rowland | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG), Roy Johnson (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Michael Romer (PF), Sidney O'Kell (C) James Slowinski, William Bell, Larry Padgett, Michael Gilbert, Bill Juliano | |
| 16:40 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 16:39 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 16:38 | Utah State | David Eakin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:11 | Utah State | Donald Wright can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chad Mitchell - foul #1 on Chad Mitchell, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 16:11 | Utah State | Donald Wright makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:11 | Utah State | Donald Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:11 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 16:07 | Colorado State | John Owen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 16:05 | Utah State | Michael Romer snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:45 | Utah State | David Eakin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Johnson | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Owen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Harrison (fresh) SF - Chad Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Dwight (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Donald Wright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Romer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sidney O'Kell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bill Juliano (C) Sidney O'Kell | |
| 15:29 | Utah State | John Harrison steals the ball from Roy Johnson | 48-46 |
| 15:26 | Colorado State | John Owen lays it in on a nice dish by John Harrison | 50-46 |
| 15:10 | Utah State | Bill Juliano misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Dwight - foul #2 on Richard Dwight, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Gardner (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Maynard Adams (SF), Carl Anderson (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) John Owen, John Harrison, Chad Mitchell, Richard Dwight, Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), William Bell (SG), Edgar Smith (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF) David Eakin, Roy Johnson, Donald Wright, Michael Romer | |
| 15:10 | Utah State | Bill Juliano misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:10 | Utah State | Bill Juliano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 14:55 | Colorado State | William Rodgers is whistled for traveling | 50-47 |
| 14:36 | Utah State | Edgar Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 14:35 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:30 | Colorado State | David Gardner misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 14:29 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:18 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 14:17 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 14:13 | Colorado State | David Gardner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Maynard Adams | 53-47 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | David Gardner is called for the reach on James Slowinski - foul #1 on David Gardner, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Harrison (SG), John Shepherd (SF) William Rodgers, Carl Anderson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donald Wright (SF), Michael Romer (PF), Sidney O'Kell (C) Edgar Smith, Michael Gilbert, Bill Juliano | |
| 13:44 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell's layup is rejected by Kenneth Rowland | 53-47 |
| 13:43 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 13:24 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 53-47 |
| 13:23 | Utah State | Michael Romer gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:18 | Utah State | David Gardner picks off the pass by James Slowinski in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 13:04 | Colorado State | John Shepherd is called for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), John Owen (SG), Richard Dwight (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) David Gardner, John Harrison, Maynard Adams, Kenneth Rowland | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG), Roy Johnson (SG), Larry Padgett (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF) James Slowinski, William Bell, Donald Wright, Sidney O'Kell | |
| 12:44 | Utah State | Roy Johnson is whistled for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Smith (SF) Larry Padgett | |
| 12:31 | Colorado State | John Owen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 12:30 | Utah State | Edgar Smith gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 12:25 | Utah State | John Shepherd steps in front of the David Eakin pass | 53-47 |
| 12:21 | Colorado State | David Herrmann hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Shepherd | 55-47 |
| 12:07 | Utah State | Edgar Smith misses the easy layup | 55-47 |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | John Owen grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 12:00 | Colorado State | John Shepherd is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 11:59 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 11:49 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Romer | 55-47 |
| 11:47 | Utah State | Michael Romer grabs the board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shepherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. PF - Richard Dwight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Edgar Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Gilbert (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Romer (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Utah State | Michael Romer clanks a shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 11:36 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Sullivan - foul #2 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Harrison (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Chad Mitchell (SF), Carl Anderson (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) David Herrmann, John Owen, John Shepherd, Richard Dwight, Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), William Bell (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Sidney O'Kell (C) David Eakin, Roy Johnson, Edgar Smith, Michael Romer | |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:20 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:18 | Colorado State | William Rodgers's pass is intercepted by Donald Wright in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 11:03 | Utah State | Donald Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Maynard Adams (C) Kenneth Rowland | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bill Juliano (C) Michael Gilbert | |
| 10:43 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from William Rodgers and he's fouled by Bill Juliano - foul #3 on Bill Juliano, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| 10:43 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:28 | Utah State | William Bell buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Wright | 58-51 |
| 10:25 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Romer (PF) Sidney O'Kell | |
| 10:20 | Utah State | William Bell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Harrison - foul #1 on John Harrison, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | William Bell makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | William Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:17 | Colorado State | William Rodgers is hacked by Michael Romer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Romer, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| 10:11 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 09:52 | Utah State | Bill Juliano is fouled on the floor by Maynard Adams - foul #1 on Maynard Adams, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Gardner (PG), John Shepherd (SF), Kenneth Rowland (C) John Harrison, Chad Mitchell, Maynard Adams | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG), Roy Johnson (SG), Larry Padgett (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF) James Slowinski, William Bell, Donald Wright, Michael Romer | |
| 09:42 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| 09:26 | Colorado State | William Rodgers is hacked by Michael Gilbert - foul #2 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (SG) William Rodgers | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 09:18 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland is open and buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Carl Anderson | 63-53 |
| 09:04 | Utah State | Larry Padgett is fouled on the floor by John Shepherd - foul #2 on John Shepherd, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Dwight (PF) Carl Anderson | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), Michael Romer (PF) Roy Johnson, Michael Gilbert | |
| 09:04 | Utah State | Larry Padgett makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:04 | Utah State | Larry Padgett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 08:58 | Colorado State | David Gardner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donald Wright (SF) Larry Padgett | |
| 08:41 | Utah State | Donald Wright is hacked by John Shepherd - foul #3 on John Shepherd, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), John Harrison (SG), Robert Sullivan (C) David Gardner, John Owen, Kenneth Rowland | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG), Sidney O'Kell (C) David Eakin, Bill Juliano | |
| 08:41 | Utah State | Donald Wright makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:41 | Utah State | Donald Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:31 | Colorado State | John Shepherd hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Sullivan and he's fouled by Donald Wright - foul #1 on Donald Wright, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| 08:31 | Colorado State | John Shepherd makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:24 | Utah State | James Slowinski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Wright | 66-60 |
| 08:18 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Sidney O'Kell - foul #3 on Sidney O'Kell, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Rodgers (SG), Chad Mitchell (SF) John Harrison, John Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:18 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:18 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:18 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Michael Romer | 67-60 |
| 08:01 | Utah State | Donald Wright scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Bell | 67-63 |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | David Herrmann makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Chad Mitchell | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dwight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Slowinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bell (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Romer (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney O'Kell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 07:20 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Rodgers | 72-63 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Michael Romer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 07:02 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Robert Sullivan | 72-63 |
| 06:57 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell loses the dribble to Donald Wright | 72-63 |
| 06:52 | Utah State | William Bell hits the finger roll set up by Donald Wright | 72-65 |
| 06:37 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Herrmann | 74-65 |
| 06:10 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell connects on the runner in the lane set up by Donald Wright | 74-67 |
| 05:54 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 05:53 | Utah State | Michael Romer gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | Michael Romer travels with the ball | 74-67 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Harrison (SG), John Shepherd (SF), Maynard Adams (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) David Herrmann, William Rodgers, Chad Mitchell, Robert Sullivan, Richard Dwight | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG), Roy Johnson (SG), Larry Padgett (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF), Bill Juliano (C) James Slowinski, William Bell, Donald Wright, Michael Romer, Sidney O'Kell | |
| 05:19 | Colorado State | John Shepherd misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Bill Juliano | 74-67 |
| 05:03 | Utah State | Roy Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-67 |
| 05:02 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:56 | Colorado State | John Owen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-67 |
| 04:55 | Utah State | Larry Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:50 | Utah State | David Eakin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 04:49 | Colorado State | John Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:47 | Colorado State | David Eakin steals it from John Owen in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| 04:39 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Padgett | 74-70 |
| 04:26 | Colorado State | John Owen clanks a turnaround near the basket | 74-70 |
| 04:24 | Utah State | Bill Juliano pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 04:12 | Utah State | David Eakin misses the floater from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 04:11 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 04:06 | Colorado State | Roy Johnson steps in front of the John Shepherd pass in the backcourt | 74-70 |
| 04:03 | Utah State | David Eakin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Johnson | 74-72 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | John Shepherd buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Maynard Adams | 76-72 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Shepherd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maynard Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Rowland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Padgett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gilbert (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Juliano (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Utah State | Kenneth Rowland is called for the reach on David Eakin - foul #2 on Kenneth Rowland, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Gardner (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Carl Anderson (PF) John Owen, John Harrison, Maynard Adams | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), Edgar Smith (SF) Roy Johnson, Larry Padgett | |
| 03:27 | Utah State | David Eakin makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:27 | Utah State | David Eakin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | John Shepherd grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 03:14 | Colorado State | David Gardner misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-73 |
| 03:13 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland misses the tip | 76-73 |
| 03:12 | Utah State | Edgar Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 02:48 | Utah State | Edgar Smith hits a shot from the free throw line set up by James Slowinski | 76-75 |
| 02:44 | Colorado State | William Rodgers is hacked by James Slowinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Slowinski, team foul #7 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG) David Eakin | |
| 02:44 | Colorado State | William Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:44 | Colorado State | William Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:44 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland gets the offensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 02:30 | Colorado State | William Rodgers comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 77-75 |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Edgar Smith grabs the board | 77-75 |
| 02:16 | Utah State | William Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-75 |
| 02:15 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 02:10 | Colorado State | William Rodgers banks in the layup | 79-75 |
| 01:55 | Utah State | James Slowinski is hacked by John Shepherd - foul #4 on John Shepherd, team foul #10 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG) David Gardner | |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Padgett (SF) Edgar Smith | |
| 01:55 | Utah State | James Slowinski makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:55 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:55 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland snags the defensive board | 79-76 |
| 01:52 | Colorado State | William Rodgers loses the dribble to William Bell in the backcourt | 79-76 |
| 01:45 | Utah State | Larry Padgett comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 79-76 |
| 01:43 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 01:38 | Colorado State | John Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 01:37 | Utah State | James Slowinski pulls down the rebound | 79-76 |
| 01:16 | Utah State | William Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 01:14 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland gets the rebound | 79-76 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson's pass is intercepted by Larry Padgett | 79-76 |
| 01:04 | Utah State | Larry Padgett banks in the layup | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Colorado State | John Shepherd is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 79-78 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | David Herrmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | William Bell is called for the reach on David Herrmann - foul #3 on William Bell, team foul #8 | 79-78 |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | David Herrmann makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | David Herrmann makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:15 | Utah State | James Slowinski connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Colorado State | James Slowinski is called for the reach on William Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Slowinski, team foul #9 | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Colorado State | William Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:12 | Utah State | Bill Juliano pulls down the rebound | 81-80 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | William Bell hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Slowinski | 81-82 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | William Bell steals the ball from Kenneth Rowland in the backcourt | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Utah State | James Slowinski is fouled on the floor by David Herrmann - foul #2 on David Herrmann, team foul #11 | 81-82 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | James Slowinski makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | James Slowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | David Herrmann misses short on a fullcourt shot | 81-84 |