| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Schermerhorn (fresh) SG - John Roe (fresh) SF - Cecil Wilcox (fresh) PF - Ivan Witkowski (fresh) C - Jack Blair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) SG - Bruce Page (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - William Holt (fresh) C - John Mund (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Jack Blair wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Roe is called for the reach on Bruce Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Roe, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt clanks a jump hook in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Blair is called for the reach on John Mund - foul #1 on Jack Blair, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Holt | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Schermerhorn, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski is fouled on the floor by William Holt - foul #1 on William Holt, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (PG), Daniel Gause (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Wilbur Elrod (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) Larry Schermerhorn, John Roe, Cecil Wilcox, Ivan Witkowski, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (PF) William Holt | |
| 17:27 | Utah State | Gary Burnett takes the ball from Wilbur Elrod | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, John Mund | |
| 17:18 | Utah State | Larry Frank steals the ball from George Wall | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | Utah State | George Wall grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Utah State | Peter Russo is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF), Ivan Witkowski (PF), Jack Blair (C) Peter Russo, Wilbur Elrod, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Utah State | Jack Blair is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn (PG), John Roe (SG) George Wall, Daniel Gause | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Jack Blair misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Mund - foul #1 on John Mund, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) John Agarwal | |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Jack Blair misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Jack Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Schermerhorn (fresh) SG - John Roe (fresh) SF - Justin Carson (fresh) PF - Ivan Witkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Blair (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - William Holt (fresh) C - John Mund (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett blows the wide open layup | 3-4 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams tips it in | 3-6 |
| 15:35 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Holt - foul #2 on William Holt, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox (SF), Clyde Rosas (C) Justin Carson, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Bruce Page, William Holt | |
| 15:35 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:35 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Peter Russo (SF), Wilbur Elrod (PF) Cecil Wilcox, Ivan Witkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG) Gary Burnett | |
| 14:59 | Utah State | Peter Russo's pass is intercepted by John Agarwal | 5-6 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 5-8 |
| 14:35 | Utah State | Peter Russo is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (PG), Cecil Wilcox (SF), Ivan Witkowski (PF), Jack Blair (C) Larry Schermerhorn, Peter Russo, Wilbur Elrod, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Larry Frank (SF), John Foor (PF) John Agarwal, Larry Briscoe, Paul Williams, Robert Jones | |
| 14:21 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 14:19 | Utah State | George Wall tips it but misses | 5-8 |
| 14:17 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:08 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (SG) John Roe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF) Bruce Page | |
| 13:50 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 13:49 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 13:32 | Utah State | Jack Blair hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Cecil Wilcox | 7-8 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Suda | 7-10 |
| 13:05 | Utah State | Daniel Gause is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Gause, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn (PG), Justin Carson (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Wilbur Elrod (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) George Wall, Daniel Gause, Cecil Wilcox, Ivan Witkowski, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Paul Suda, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, John Foor | |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 12:48 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 12:45 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn is fouled in the backcourt by John Mund - foul #2 on John Mund, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (C) John Mund | |
| 12:38 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas double dribbles | 7-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (SG) Peter Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 12:13 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 11:54 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Peter Russo (SF), Jack Blair (C) Justin Carson, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (C) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, Robert Jones | |
| 11:54 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Schermerhorn (fairly fresh) SG - John Roe (tiring) SF - Peter Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Wilbur Elrod (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Foor (fairly fresh) C - Tyler Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (SG), Ivan Witkowski (PF) John Roe, Wilbur Elrod | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SF) Paul Williams | |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Jack Blair comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 10-10 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Frank | 10-13 |
| 10:57 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ivan Witkowski, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (PG), Cecil Wilcox (SF) Larry Schermerhorn, Peter Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG) John Agarwal, Larry Briscoe | |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 10:46 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jack Blair | 10-13 |
| 10:33 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox knocks in the shot from close range | 12-13 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda's pass is intercepted by Jack Blair | 12-13 |
| 10:10 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn (PG), John Roe (SG), Wilbur Elrod (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) George Wall, Daniel Gause, Ivan Witkowski, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Paul Williams (SF) Paul Suda, Larry Frank | |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #8 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | Peter Russo (SF) Cecil Wilcox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SF) Paul Williams | |
| 09:46 | Utah State | Peter Russo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 12-13 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Larry Frank | 12-13 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG) Gary Burnett | |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Peter Russo misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Foor - foul #1 on John Foor, team foul #9 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (PG) Larry Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 09:10 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Peter Russo | 14-13 |
| 08:57 | Utah State | John Roe misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 08:56 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 08:35 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Frank | 14-13 |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Page | 14-16 |
| 08:15 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod is hacked by John Foor - foul #2 on John Foor, team foul #10 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn (PG), Daniel Gause (SG), Justin Carson (SF), Jack Blair (C) George Wall, John Roe, Peter Russo, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), William Holt (PF) John Agarwal, Bruce Page, John Foor | |
| 08:15 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:15 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Schermerhorn (tiring) SG - Daniel Gause (tiring) SF - Justin Carson (fresh) PF - Wilbur Elrod (tired) 5 pts. C - Jack Blair (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Frank (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Holt (fresh) C - Tyler Ward (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Utah State | Daniel Gause is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Schermerhorn | 18-18 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt tips it back up and in | 18-20 |
| 07:18 | Utah State | Daniel Gause is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Gause, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (SG), Cecil Wilcox (SF), Ivan Witkowski (PF) Daniel Gause, Justin Carson, Wilbur Elrod | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Briscoe, William Holt | |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the wide open 3 from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 06:53 | Utah State | John Mund blocks the short jumper by John Roe | 18-23 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the tip | 18-23 |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Jack Blair snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 06:34 | Utah State | Jack Blair can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Mund | 18-23 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (SG) John Roe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG) Bruce Page | |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is whistled for a carry | 18-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Tyler Ward | |
| 06:16 | Utah State | Larry Briscoe is called for the reach on George Wall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #11 | 18-23 |
| 06:16 | Utah State | George Wall misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:16 | Utah State | George Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Holt | 18-23 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 06:03 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by William Holt - foul #3 on William Holt, team foul #12 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SG), Clyde Rosas (C) Cecil Wilcox, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Tyler Ward (C) Larry Briscoe, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 06:03 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:03 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Witkowski is called for the reach on Gary Burnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Witkowski, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (SG) Ivan Witkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:58 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 05:43 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn is hacked by Tyler Ward - foul #1 on Tyler Ward, team foul #13 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (C) Gary Burnett | |
| 05:43 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:43 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda is hacked by John Roe in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Roe, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | Peter Russo (SF) John Roe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:41 | Utah State | George Wall snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 05:28 | Utah State | Justin Carson is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by George Wall | 24-24 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is hacked by Justin Carson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Carson, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jack Blair (C) Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:16 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 05:15 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Peter Russo clanks a jump hook from close range | 24-26 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bruce Page | 24-26 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 04:36 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox (SF), Wilbur Elrod (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) Justin Carson, Peter Russo, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Bruce Page, John Agarwal | |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Tyler Ward - foul #2 on Tyler Ward, team foul #14 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (PF) Tyler Ward | |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 25-28 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Clyde Rosas - foul #1 on Clyde Rosas, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG) Robert Jones | |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:55 | Utah State | The jump hook by Cecil Wilcox is blocked by John Mund | 25-29 |
| 03:54 | Utah State | George Wall tips it in | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Schermerhorn (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wall (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Cecil Wilcox (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Elrod (tiring) 5 pts. C - Clyde Rosas (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Page (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Frank (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Briscoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is hacked by Cecil Wilcox - foul #1 on Cecil Wilcox, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), John Roe (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Ivan Witkowski (PF), Jack Blair (C) Larry Schermerhorn, George Wall, Cecil Wilcox, Wilbur Elrod, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, Larry Frank | |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:35 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Peter Russo's pass is intercepted by John Agarwal in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jack Blair | 27-30 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | John Mund blocks the jumper by Daniel Gause | 27-30 |
| 02:43 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Blair | 27-30 |
| 02:23 | Utah State | Peter Russo is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Daniel Gause | 29-30 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones's pass is intercepted by Jack Blair | 29-30 |
| 01:38 | Utah State | Jack Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (PG), Cecil Wilcox (SF), Clyde Rosas (C) John Roe, Peter Russo, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Bruce Page (SG) John Agarwal, Larry Briscoe | |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones can't finish the layup | 29-30 |
| 01:24 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:19 | Utah State | George Wall misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 29-30 |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF) Cecil Wilcox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Justin Carson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is hacked by Justin Carson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Carson, team foul #12 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn (PG) George Wall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Gary Burnett | |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:43 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski is open and lays it up and in | 31-32 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (SG) Daniel Gause | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:36 | Utah State | John Roe is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 31-32 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Larry Schermerhorn - foul #2 on Larry Schermerhorn, team foul #13 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox (SF), Wilbur Elrod (PF), Jack Blair (C) Justin Carson, Ivan Witkowski, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (PF) John Mund | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:21 | Utah State | Paul Suda is called for the reach on Larry Schermerhorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Suda, team foul #15 | 31-34 |
| 00:21 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:21 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams is hacked by Cecil Wilcox - foul #2 on Cecil Wilcox, team foul #14 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (PG) Larry Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) Paul Suda | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | George Wall comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-35 |