| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) SG - Gary Willis (fresh) SF - David Frausto (fresh) PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Slowinski (fresh) SG - William Bell (fresh) SF - Larry Padgett (fresh) PF - Michael Gilbert (fresh) C - Bill Juliano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Bill Juliano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Gary Willis is called for the reach on William Bell - foul #1 on Gary Willis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Utah State | Larry Padgett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Utah State | James Slowinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Utah State | A charge is called on Larry Padgett - foul #1 on Larry Padgett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Larry Padgett - foul #2 on Larry Padgett, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donald Wright (SF) Larry Padgett | |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Utah State | Bill Juliano pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | David Frausto snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Michael Gilbert blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Perry | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Utah State | John Caprio steals the ball from Michael Gilbert | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Perry | 5-0 |
| 17:10 | Utah State | James Slowinski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bill Juliano | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | Donald Wright is called for the reach on Gary Willis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Wright, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Bill Juliano blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Perry | 5-3 |
| 16:58 | Utah State | Donald Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:39 | Utah State | William Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 16:37 | Utah State | Donald Wright tips it home | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | David Frausto clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | Utah State | Bill Juliano pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Utah State | Donald Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | James Slowinski picks off the pass by David Frausto | 5-5 |
| 15:43 | Utah State | William Bell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathon Samborski - foul #1 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Gary Willis, Jeremy Perry | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (PG), Edgar Smith (SF), Michael Romer (PF), Sidney O'Kell (C) James Slowinski, Donald Wright, Michael Gilbert, Bill Juliano | |
| 15:43 | Utah State | William Bell makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:43 | Utah State | William Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jonathon Samborski | 5-6 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) SG - David Hill (fresh) SF - David Frausto (fresh) PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (fresh) SG - William Bell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edgar Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Romer (fresh) C - Sidney O'Kell (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Edgar Smith is called for the reach on David Frausto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgar Smith, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (SG) William Bell | |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | David Hill buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Frausto | 7-6 |
| 15:11 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | UC Irvine | David Eakin picks off the pass by Jonathon Samborski in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 14:47 | Utah State | John Caprio steals the ball from Michael Romer | 7-6 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:29 | Utah State | Michael Romer pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:07 | Utah State | David Eakin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 14:05 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Frausto | 7-6 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Romer - foul #1 on Michael Romer, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF) John Caprio, David Frausto, Jonathon Samborski | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), William Bell (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF), Bill Juliano (C) David Eakin, Roy Johnson, Edgar Smith, Michael Romer, Sidney O'Kell | |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:29 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Donald Wright | 9-8 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry is hacked by Michael Gilbert - foul #1 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), Robert Nash (C) David Hill, Joseph Abernathy | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeremy Perry | 12-8 |
| 12:33 | Utah State | James Slowinski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:15 | Utah State | Bill Juliano gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 11:56 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), David Hill (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Robert Dahmen, Eric Horne, Jeremy Perry | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (SG), Michael Romer (PF), Sidney O'Kell (C) William Bell, Michael Gilbert, Bill Juliano | |
| 11:38 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Gary Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) C - Robert Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Slowinski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Eakin (fresh) SF - Donald Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Romer (fresh) C - Sidney O'Kell (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Jonathon Samborski (C) Gary Willis, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Smith (SF) Donald Wright | |
| 11:25 | Utah State | Michael Romer connects on the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Joseph Abernathy - foul #1 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (SG) James Slowinski | |
| 11:25 | Utah State | Michael Romer misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | David Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Frausto | 15-13 |
| 10:55 | Utah State | Joseph Abernathy steals the ball from David Eakin | 15-13 |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-13 |
| 10:24 | Utah State | Roy Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | David Frausto gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | John Caprio is fouled in the backcourt by David Eakin - foul #1 on David Eakin, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF), Robert Nash (C) David Hill, David Frausto, Joseph Abernathy, Jonathon Samborski | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), William Bell (SG), Donald Wright (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF), Bill Juliano (C) David Eakin, Roy Johnson, Edgar Smith, Michael Romer, Sidney O'Kell | |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | John Caprio misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:18 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:55 | Utah State | William Bell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Bell, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG) John Caprio | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 09:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses the easy dunk attempt | 18-13 |
| 09:41 | Utah State | James Slowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:28 | Utah State | Donald Wright misses the easy layup | 18-13 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Willis | 21-13 |
| 09:01 | Utah State | James Slowinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 09:00 | Utah State | James Slowinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Donald Wright is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Donald Wright, team foul #9 | 21-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), David Hill (SG), David Frausto (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) Robert Dahmen, Gary Willis, Eric Horne, Jeremy Perry, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (SG), Edgar Smith (SF), Michael Romer (PF) William Bell, Donald Wright, Michael Gilbert | |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | David Hill's pass is intercepted by Edgar Smith | 21-13 |
| 08:12 | Utah State | Edgar Smith is hacked by David Frausto - foul #1 on David Frausto, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (SG), Sidney O'Kell (C) James Slowinski, Bill Juliano | |
| 08:07 | Utah State | David Hill steps in front of the Roy Johnson pass | 21-13 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Nash (C) Jonathon Samborski | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG) Roy Johnson | |
| 07:36 | Utah State | Robert Nash blocks the short jumper by Sidney O'Kell | 21-13 |
| 07:35 | Utah State | Michael Romer tips it back up and in | 21-15 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 2 stl. SG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Nash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - David Eakin (fresh) SG - William Bell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edgar Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Romer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney O'Kell (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 07:20 | UC Irvine | John Caprio snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Caprio | 23-15 |
| 06:50 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Nash - foul #1 on Robert Nash, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), Gary Willis (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF) John Caprio, David Hill, David Frausto, Joseph Abernathy | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), Roy Johnson (SG), Michael Gilbert (PF) David Eakin, William Bell, Michael Romer | |
| 06:50 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:50 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis is hacked by Roy Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Johnson, team foul #10 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bill Juliano (C) Sidney O'Kell | |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:34 | Utah State | James Slowinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 06:32 | Utah State | James Slowinski snags the offensive board | 25-16 |
| 06:16 | Utah State | James Slowinski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Johnson | 25-19 |
| 06:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 05:59 | Utah State | James Slowinski snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 05:45 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), David Frausto (SF), Cory Miller (C) Robert Dahmen, Jeremy Perry, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG) Roy Johnson | |
| 05:06 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 05:04 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | John Caprio is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Frausto | 27-22 |
| 04:47 | Utah State | William Bell misses the floater from the right block | 27-22 |
| 04:45 | Utah State | William Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:23 | Utah State | Edgar Smith misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | David Frausto grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne's floater is knocked away by Edgar Smith | 27-22 |
| 04:07 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Michael Gilbert | 27-22 |
| 04:02 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cory Miller - foul #1 on Cory Miller, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG), Jeremy Perry (PF), Joseph Abernathy (C) Gary Willis, Eric Horne, Cory Miller | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Eakin (SG), Michael Romer (PF), Sidney O'Kell (C) William Bell, Michael Gilbert, Bill Juliano | |
| 04:02 | Utah State | James Slowinski makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:02 | Utah State | James Slowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-24 |
| 03:44 | Utah State | Michael Romer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:27 | Utah State | David Eakin is denied on a layup by Joseph Abernathy | 27-24 |
| 03:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Frausto | 27-24 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Frausto (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) C - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Slowinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Eakin (fresh) SF - Edgar Smith (tiring) PF - Michael Romer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney O'Kell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry travels in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski (C) David Frausto | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (SG), Larry Padgett (SF) James Slowinski, Edgar Smith | |
| 03:08 | Utah State | Larry Padgett hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Romer | 27-26 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry makes the wide open jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Caprio and he's fouled by Michael Romer - foul #2 on Michael Romer, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), Eric Horne (SF) John Caprio, Joseph Abernathy | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG), Donald Wright (C) Roy Johnson, Sidney O'Kell | |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:30 | Utah State | Larry Padgett dunks the ball on a great pass from David Eakin and the foul's on Eric Horne - foul #1 on Eric Horne, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Cory Miller (PF) Jeremy Perry | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:30 | Utah State | Larry Padgett makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:13 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) David Hill, Cory Miller | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Johnson (PG), Michael Gilbert (PF) David Eakin, Larry Padgett | |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Michael Romer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jonathon Samborski - foul #3 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Nash (C) Jonathon Samborski | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Michael Romer misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Michael Romer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-30 |
| 01:45 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Robert Nash is called for the reach on Donald Wright - foul #2 on Robert Nash, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), Gary Willis (SG) Robert Dahmen, Eric Horne | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), Sidney O'Kell (C) William Bell, Michael Romer | |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Donald Wright makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Donald Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 00:56 | Utah State | James Slowinski loses the dribble to David Frausto | 33-32 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis tips it home | 35-32 |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Donald Wright buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sidney O'Kell | 35-35 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Gilbert | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 35-35 |