| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Byron Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Dejesus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Karl Carson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmie Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Black (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Anglin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Charles Black inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Michael Anglin hits a wide open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Mark Pennington | 26-44 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Michael Clark hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Karl Carson | 28-44 |
| 19:02 | Utah State | Everett Glantz makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmie Stewart | 28-47 |
| 18:49 | UC Riverside | Karl Carson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-47 |
| 18:48 | UC Riverside | Karl Carson gets the offensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 18:28 | UC Riverside | John Dejesus is whistled for traveling | 28-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso (PG), David Husband (SG), Ronald Sons (SF), Larry Landers (PF), Kenneth Apperson (C) Byron Brown, John Dejesus, Karl Carson, Michael Clark, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nick Petrillo (PG), Joe Cevallos (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), James Jones (PF), Walter Hines (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Charles Black, Michael Anglin, Mark Pennington | |
| 18:26 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos is fouled in the backcourt by David Husband - foul #1 on David Husband, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| 18:18 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by David Husband - foul #2 on David Husband, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| 18:18 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 18:18 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 18:18 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers snags the defensive board | 28-48 |
| 18:09 | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-48 |
| 18:08 | Utah State | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| 17:49 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-48 |
| 17:48 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Ronald Sons | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:45 | UC Riverside | David Husband is hacked by Stanley Wagner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Wagner, team foul #1 | 28-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG) Stanley Wagner | |
| 17:40 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Apperson misses the lay-in | 28-48 |
| 17:38 | Utah State | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 17:35 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo is fouled in the backcourt by David Husband - foul #3 on David Husband, team foul #3 | 28-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Coulter (SG), Edwin McCambridge (SF), Robert Clark (C) David Husband, Ronald Sons, Kenneth Apperson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG), Tyrone Mary (PF), Mark Pennington (C) Nick Petrillo, James Jones, Walter Hines | |
| 17:19 | Utah State | Mark Pennington is open but misses the lay-in | 28-48 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | Mark Pennington snags the offensive board | 28-48 |
| 16:58 | Utah State | Mark Pennington lays it in set up by Tyrone Mary | 28-50 |
| 16:54 | UC Riverside | Robert Clark is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Clark, team foul #4 | 28-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Byron Brown (PG), Karl Carson (SF), Michael Clark (PF) Marshall Corso, Edwin McCambridge, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Charles Black (SF), Michael Anglin (PF) Terry Hughes, Joe Cevallos, Mark Pennington | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:33 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Coulter - foul #1 on Scott Coulter, team foul #5 | 28-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Dejesus (SG), Ronald Sons (C) Scott Coulter, Larry Landers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Pennington (C) Tyrone Mary | |
| 16:33 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 28-51 |
| 16:33 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 16:33 | UC Riverside | Karl Carson gets the rebound | 28-51 |
| 16:31 | UC Riverside | Michael Clark's pass is intercepted by Everett Glantz in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | Everett Glantz misses the easy layup | 28-51 |
| 16:28 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| 16:11 | UC Riverside | Jimmie Stewart steals it from John Dejesus | 28-51 |
| 16:07 | Utah State | Everett Glantz jams it on a great pass from Jimmie Stewart | 28-53 |
| 16:03 | UC Riverside | Karl Carson is hacked by Michael Anglin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Anglin, team foul #2 | 28-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edwin McCambridge (SF), Kenneth Apperson (C) Karl Carson, Ronald Sons | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nick Petrillo (SG), James Jones (PF), Walter Hines (C) Jimmie Stewart, Michael Anglin, Mark Pennington | |
| 15:51 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown is fouled on the floor by Walter Hines - foul #1 on Walter Hines, team foul #3 | 28-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Husband (PG) Byron Brown | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG), Stanley Wagner (SF) Everett Glantz, Charles Black | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Husband (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Dejesus (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin McCambridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Apperson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Terry Hughes (fresh) SG - Nick Petrillo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stanley Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Hines (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UC Riverside | Michael Clark misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 28-53 |
| 15:43 | Utah State | Walter Hines pulls down the rebound | 28-53 |
| 15:16 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Terry Hughes | 28-56 |
| 14:47 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Apperson misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 28-56 |
| 14:45 | UC Riverside | Michael Clark tips it in | 30-56 |
| 14:43 | Utah State | Terry Hughes loses the dribble to David Husband in the backcourt | 30-56 |
| 14:30 | UC Riverside | Edwin McCambridge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-56 |
| 14:28 | Utah State | Walter Hines grabs the board | 30-56 |
| 14:26 | Utah State | David Husband steals the ball from Walter Hines in the backcourt | 30-56 |
| 14:13 | UC Riverside | David Husband drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-56 |
| 13:45 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-56 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 13:26 | Utah State | Walter Hines can't finish the layup | 33-56 |
| 13:25 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Edwin McCambridge | 33-56 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | John Dejesus buries a jump hook in the paint set up by David Husband and he's hacked by Walter Hines - foul #2 on Walter Hines, team foul #4 | 35-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Byron Brown (PG), Karl Carson (SF), Larry Landers (PF), Robert Clark (C) David Husband, Edwin McCambridge, Michael Clark, Kenneth Apperson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Jimmie Stewart (SG), Charles Black (SF), Michael Anglin (PF), Mark Pennington (C) Terry Hughes, Nick Petrillo, Stanley Wagner, James Jones, Walter Hines | |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | John Dejesus makes the free throw | 36-56 |
| 13:06 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart is hacked by John Dejesus in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Dejesus, team foul #6 | 36-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso (SG) John Dejesus | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:37 | Utah State | Charles Black misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 36-56 |
| 12:36 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Robert Clark | 36-56 |
| 12:32 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown is hacked by Everett Glantz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Everett Glantz, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Cevallos (SF) Charles Black | |
| 12:23 | UC Riverside | Karl Carson makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marshall Corso | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:59 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart is fouled on the floor by Marshall Corso - foul #2 on Marshall Corso, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Coulter (SG), Ronald Sons (PF) Marshall Corso, Larry Landers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tyrone Mary (C) Mark Pennington | |
| 11:59 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 11:59 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:47 | Utah State | Everett Glantz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-58 |
| 11:46 | UC Riverside | Robert Clark pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Byron Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Coulter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Karl Carson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmie Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Cevallos (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Anglin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyrone Mary (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:22 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Karl Carson | 41-58 |
| 11:00 | Utah State | Everett Glantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso (SG), Larry Landers (PF) Scott Coulter, Ronald Sons | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Black (SF), Mark Pennington (C) Joe Cevallos, Tyrone Mary | |
| 10:57 | UC Riverside | Michael Anglin picks off the pass by Marshall Corso in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 10:36 | Utah State | Everett Glantz comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 41-58 |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Larry Landers | 41-58 |
| 10:24 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-58 |
| 10:22 | Utah State | Michael Anglin pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Michael Anglin misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Clark - foul #4 on Robert Clark, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Sons (PF) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tyrone Mary (C) Mark Pennington | |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Michael Anglin misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Michael Anglin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 09:32 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers tips it in | 43-59 |
| 09:09 | Utah State | Larry Landers steals it from Charles Black | 43-59 |
| 08:58 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers can't throw it down but he's hacked by Tyrone Mary - foul #1 on Tyrone Mary, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Coulter (PG), John Dejesus (SG), Edwin McCambridge (SF) Byron Brown, Marshall Corso, Karl Carson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Cevallos (PG), Nick Petrillo (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), James Jones (PF), Mark Pennington (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Charles Black, Michael Anglin, Tyrone Mary | |
| 08:58 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 08:58 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 08:58 | Utah State | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:54 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo is hacked by John Dejesus in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Dejesus, team foul #9 | 44-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso (SG), Michael Clark (PF) John Dejesus, Ronald Sons | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:54 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 08:54 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 08:50 | UC Riverside | Nick Petrillo takes the ball from Scott Coulter in the backcourt | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 44-61 |
| 08:22 | Utah State | Mark Pennington tips it in | 44-63 |
| 08:09 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers misses the dunk attempt | 44-63 |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Edwin McCambridge grabs the offensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 07:52 | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso loses the dribble to Mark Pennington | 44-63 |
| 07:32 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos is fouled on the floor by Michael Clark - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #10 | 44-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Husband (PG), John Dejesus (SG), Karl Carson (SF), Ronald Sons (PF), Robert Clark (C) Scott Coulter, Marshall Corso, Edwin McCambridge, Michael Clark, Larry Landers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG), Charles Black (SF), Michael Anglin (PF) Nick Petrillo, Stanley Wagner, James Jones | |
| 07:32 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 07:32 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Husband (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Dejesus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Karl Carson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Terry Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Cevallos (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Anglin (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Pennington (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UC Riverside | John Dejesus loses the ball out of bounds | 44-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG) Joe Cevallos | |
| 07:05 | Utah State | David Husband takes the ball from Charles Black | 44-65 |
| 06:51 | UC Riverside | David Husband can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 06:50 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Terry Hughes | 44-65 |
| 06:21 | Utah State | Charles Black misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Karl Carson - foul #2 on Karl Carson, team foul #11 | 44-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Byron Brown (PG), Kenneth Apperson (PF) David Husband, Karl Carson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Walter Hines (PF), Tyrone Mary (C) Terry Hughes, Michael Anglin, Mark Pennington | |
| 06:21 | Utah State | Charles Black misses the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:21 | Utah State | Charles Black makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 06:18 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown is hacked by Jimmie Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmie Stewart, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edwin McCambridge (SF) Ronald Sons | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Cevallos (SF) Charles Black | |
| 06:18 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:18 | UC Riverside | Byron Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:18 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 05:51 | Utah State | Byron Brown steps in front of the Tyrone Mary pass | 45-66 |
| 05:32 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Apperson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 05:31 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 05:09 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 05:08 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Robert Clark | 45-66 |
| 04:59 | UC Riverside | Robert Clark comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 04:57 | Utah State | Walter Hines gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 04:55 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos's pass is intercepted by Edwin McCambridge in the backcourt | 45-66 |
| 04:37 | UC Riverside | John Dejesus's floater is tipped away by Tyrone Mary | 45-66 |
| 04:35 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 04:06 | Utah State | Walter Hines makes the floater from the right block | 45-68 |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | John Dejesus scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edwin McCambridge and the foul's on Everett Glantz - foul #3 on Everett Glantz, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Husband (PG), Scott Coulter (SF), Ronald Sons (PF), Larry Landers (C) Byron Brown, Edwin McCambridge, Kenneth Apperson, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG), Nick Petrillo (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), James Jones (PF) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Joe Cevallos, Tyrone Mary | |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | John Dejesus makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Utah State | John Dejesus steps in front of the James Jones pass in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:40 | UC Riverside | Ronald Sons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-68 |
| 03:38 | Utah State | Walter Hines snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 03:21 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-68 |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Ronald Sons grabs the defensive rebound | 48-68 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Husband (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Dejesus (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Coulter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Sons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Landers (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Terry Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Petrillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Hines (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | UC Riverside | James Jones takes the ball from John Dejesus in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| 03:04 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stanley Wagner | 48-71 |
| 02:44 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 50-71 |
| 02:40 | Utah State | Terry Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Coulter - foul #2 on Scott Coulter, team foul #12 | 50-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso (PG), Kenneth Apperson (C) John Dejesus, Scott Coulter | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tyrone Mary (C) Walter Hines | |
| 02:40 | Utah State | Terry Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 02:40 | Utah State | Terry Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 02:22 | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Terry Hughes - foul #1 on Terry Hughes, team foul #9 | 50-72 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Cevallos (SG) Terry Hughes | |
| 02:22 | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:22 | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Sons - foul #1 on Ronald Sons, team foul #13 | 52-72 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Hines (C) Tyrone Mary | |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:57 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Apperson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-73 |
| 01:44 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner pulls down the rebound | 52-73 |
| 01:40 | Utah State | David Husband steps in front of the Joe Cevallos pass in the backcourt | 52-73 |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | Larry Landers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-73 |
| 01:08 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Nick Petrillo | 52-75 |
| 00:43 | UC Riverside | Stanley Wagner steals it from Marshall Corso | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Landers - foul #2 on Larry Landers, team foul #14 | 52-75 |
| 00:20 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 00:20 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Apperson snags the defensive board | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Marshall Corso buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Husband | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo runs out the clock | 55-76 |