| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) SF - Hal Cox (fresh) PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - Brian McColm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) SG - George Furlow (fresh) SF - Eric Foster (fresh) PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) C - Philip Reid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Philip Reid 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 | Philip Reid makes the runner from the right block set up by Steven Chow and he's hacked by Lee Zorich - foul #1 on Lee Zorich, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Philip Reid makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses short on an open runner from the right block | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Utah State | Philip Reid gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | Eric Foster can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Hal Cox - foul #1 on Hal Cox, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | Eric Foster makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | Eric Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | Eric Foster makes the 3rd free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:50 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Hal Cox and he's fouled by Raymond Butler - foul #1 on Raymond Butler, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:50 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:29 | Utah State | Raymond Butler is fouled on the floor by Brian McColm - foul #1 on Brian McColm, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Steven Chow scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Furlow | 3-8 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Steven Chow steals the ball from Brian McColm in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 18:03 | Utah State | George Furlow lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Chow | 3-10 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Chow steals the ball from Hal Cox in the backcourt | 3-10 |
| 17:42 | Utah State | George Furlow knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Chow and he's fouled by Lee Zorich - foul #2 on Lee Zorich, team foul #4 | 3-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SG) Lee Zorich | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Weis (PG), David Rafael (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Chow, Eric Foster, Raymond Butler, Philip Reid | |
| 17:42 | Utah State | George Furlow makes the free throw | 3-13 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen blows the wide open layup | 3-13 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | James Solinski grabs the offensive rebound | 3-13 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen steps out of bounds on the baseline | 3-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Carl Jordan (SF), Donald Burd (PF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Hal Cox, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG) George Furlow | |
| 16:33 | Utah State | Steven Weis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 3-13 |
| 16:32 | Utah State | William Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-13 |
| 16:25 | Utah State | Chris Freeland's floater is tipped away by James Shepherd | 3-13 |
| 16:24 | Utah State | Steven Weis pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-13 |
| 16:06 | Utah State | William Watkins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Weis | 3-16 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants scores on a runner in the lane | 5-16 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Solinski (fresh) SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) PF - Donald Burd (fresh) C - James Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Weis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Rafael (fairly fresh) PF - Chris Freeland (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Kuehn (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Utah State | Chris Freeland scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Weis | 5-18 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-18 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | James Solinski tips it home | 7-18 |
| 14:50 | Utah State | David Rafael misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-18 |
| 14:48 | UC Irvine | James Solinski gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Steven Weis is called for the reach on Ronald McCants in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Weis, team foul #2 | 7-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Richard Barcus (SG), Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) Ronald McCants, James Solinski, Carl Jordan, Donald Burd, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG), Michael Mealy (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Philip Reid (C) William Watkins, Steven Weis, David Rafael, Chris Freeland, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-18 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox tips it but misses | 7-18 |
| 14:17 | Utah State | Philip Reid grabs the board | 7-18 |
| 13:59 | Utah State | Raymond Butler comes up short on the shot from the left side | 7-18 |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm hits the finger roll set up by Richard Barcus | 9-18 |
| 13:28 | Utah State | Steven Chow is fouled on the floor by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (SG) Richard Barcus | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF) Michael Mealy | |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Philip Reid misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 9-18 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Chow is called for the reach on Ronald McCants in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Chow, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Timothy Butts (SG) Steven Chow, George Furlow | |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Smith | 11-18 |
| 12:35 | Utah State | Timothy Butts clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 11-18 |
| 12:33 | Utah State | Philip Reid grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 12:12 | Utah State | William Watkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-18 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald McCants, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), James Solinski (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), Donald Burd (PF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, Hal Cox, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG), Steven Weis (SF), Michael Mealy (PF) William Watkins, Timothy Butts, Eric Foster, Raymond Butler | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Solinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) PF - Donald Burd (fresh) C - James Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Furlow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Weis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Mealy (fresh) C - Philip Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Utah State | George Furlow is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Furlow, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd throws it down | 13-18 |
| 11:00 | Utah State | Steven Weis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 10:58 | UC Irvine | James Solinski snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 10:45 | Utah State | Michael Mealy gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:28 | Utah State | Steven Weis misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Shepherd - foul #1 on James Shepherd, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Hal Cox (SF) Richard Barcus, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Rafael (SG), Eric Foster (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Chow, George Furlow, Michael Mealy, Philip Reid | |
| 10:28 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:28 | Utah State | Steven Weis misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:23 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox is hacked by David Rafael in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Rafael, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) Donald Burd, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG) Steven Weis | |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 13-19 |
| 10:05 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:46 | Utah State | Chris Freeland misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Paulsen - foul #1 on James Paulsen, team foul #8 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (SG) James Solinski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Raymond Butler (PF) Bruce Kuehn | |
| 09:46 | Utah State | Chris Freeland misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:46 | Utah State | Chris Freeland makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | William Watkins steals it from Hal Cox | 13-20 |
| 09:14 | Utah State | Eric Foster drills a 3 from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Raymond Butler gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:22 | Utah State | Ronald McCants takes the ball from Eric Foster | 13-23 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen is whistled for a carry | 13-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), Donald Burd (PF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Hal Cox, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG), Steven Weis (SF), Michael Mealy (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) William Watkins, David Rafael, Eric Foster, Raymond Butler, Chris Freeland | |
| 07:47 | Utah State | Steven Chow double dribbles | 13-23 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Solinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) PF - Donald Burd (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Furlow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Weis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Mealy (fresh) C - Bruce Kuehn (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | James Solinski misses the jump hook near the basket | 13-23 |
| 07:30 | Utah State | George Furlow grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 07:14 | Utah State | Steven Weis is hacked by Ronald McCants - foul #2 on Ronald McCants, team foul #9 | 13-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Hal Cox (SF) Ronald McCants, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 07:14 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:14 | Utah State | Steven Weis misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd snags the defensive board | 13-24 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-24 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Michael Mealy grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 06:57 | Utah State | George Furlow misses short on a floater from the left block | 13-24 |
| 06:56 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd snags the defensive board | 13-24 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Barcus | 15-24 |
| 06:18 | Utah State | George Furlow connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Mealy | 15-26 |
| 06:00 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus is whistled for traveling | 15-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) James Solinski, Donald Burd, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Timothy Butts (SG), David Rafael (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Philip Reid (C) Steven Chow, George Furlow, Steven Weis, Michael Mealy, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 05:39 | Utah State | Timothy Butts scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Butler | 15-28 |
| 05:10 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Paulsen | 17-28 |
| 04:54 | Utah State | William Watkins is fouled on the floor by Brian McColm - foul #2 on Brian McColm, team foul #10 | 17-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SG), Donald Burd (SF), James Shepherd (C) Richard Barcus, Hal Cox, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Utah State | George Furlow (SG), Eric Foster (SF) Timothy Butts, David Rafael | |
| 04:54 | Utah State | William Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 04:54 | Utah State | William Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-30 |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Raymond Butler double dribbles | 17-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG) William Watkins | |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Carl Jordan | 20-30 |
| 03:57 | Utah State | George Furlow hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Chow | 20-33 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | James Solinski hits a shot from the right wing set up by Carl Jordan and he's fouled by Philip Reid - foul #1 on Philip Reid, team foul #6 | 22-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Lee Zorich (SG), Brian McColm (C) Steven Smith, Carl Jordan, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Weis (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Eric Foster, Raymond Butler, Philip Reid | |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | James Solinski makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Steven Chow is hacked by James Solinski - foul #1 on James Solinski, team foul #11 | 23-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF) James Solinski, Donald Burd | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Steven Chow makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Steven Chow misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian McColm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Furlow (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Weis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chris Freeland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Kuehn (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich loses the dribble to Steven Weis in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 03:06 | Utah State | Chris Freeland can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Paulsen - foul #2 on James Paulsen, team foul #12 | 23-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), David Rafael (SF) Steven Chow, George Furlow | |
| 03:06 | Utah State | Chris Freeland makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:06 | Utah State | Chris Freeland misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (PF) James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Mealy (PF) Bruce Kuehn | |
| 02:34 | Utah State | William Watkins is whistled for a carry | 23-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Donald Burd (PF) Ronald McCants, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Utah State | Raymond Butler (PF), Philip Reid (C) Michael Mealy, Chris Freeland | |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 02:13 | Utah State | Philip Reid snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 02:05 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from William Watkins | 23-37 |
| 01:50 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 01:39 | Utah State | Philip Reid gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 01:22 | Utah State | Brian McColm is called for the reach on Steven Weis - foul #3 on Brian McColm, team foul #13 | 23-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), James Solinski (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, Hal Cox, Donald Burd, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Utah State | George Furlow (SG), Eric Foster (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) William Watkins, David Rafael, Raymond Butler, Philip Reid | |
| 01:22 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 01:22 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Eric Foster steals the ball from James Solinski in the backcourt | 23-39 |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Eric Foster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 01:04 | Utah State | George Furlow misses the tip | 23-39 |
| 01:03 | Utah State | Eric Foster hits the follow up shot | 23-41 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Paulsen | 26-41 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | James Solinski is called for the reach on George Furlow - foul #2 on James Solinski, team foul #14 | 26-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG) James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Michael Mealy (PF) Steven Weis, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 00:22 | Utah State | George Furlow misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | George Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG) Ronald McCants | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:05 | Utah State | George Furlow slams it home on a nice dish by Steven Chow | 26-44 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen banks in the layup | 28-44 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | George Furlow misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-44 |