| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) PF - Scott Beam (fresh) C - Eric Farrior (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Eric Farrior wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Utah State | David Petrone is called for the reach on Gary Radford - foul #1 on David Petrone, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Utah State | Patrick Owens picks off the pass by Scott Beam | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Beam - foul #1 on Scott Beam, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Utah State | Scott Beam grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Utah State | Gary Radford is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Radford, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-1 |
| 18:58 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | Utah State | Scott Beam clanks a turnaround near the basket | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Radford | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | Utah State | Scott Beam tips it home | 2-1 |
| 18:15 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski banks in the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Henry Schmidt - foul #1 on Henry Schmidt, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | David Petrone knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Schmidt | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | Scott Beam comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 4-6 |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Western Carolina | Scott Beam denies the turnaround by Percy Flynn | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Utah State | Scott Beam pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Utah State | Henry Schmidt picks off the pass by Scott Beam | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG), Ruben Jones (C) David Petrone, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 16:32 | Utah State | Walter Chase is fouled on the floor by Ruben Jones - foul #1 on Ruben Jones, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SG) Henry Schmidt | |
| 16:22 | Utah State | Robert Brown clanks a fadeaway from close range | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | Utah State | William Richardson tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Walter Chase is called for the reach on William Makofsky - foul #1 on Walter Chase, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce (SF), James Saunders (C) Patrick Owens, Percy Flynn | |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:47 | Utah State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) SG - Walter Chase (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) C - William Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Makofsky (fresh) SG - Charles Cook (fresh) SF - Carl Pierce (fresh) PF - Ruben Jones (fresh) C - James Saunders (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Saunders - foul #1 on James Saunders, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Henry Schmidt (SG) Charles Cook, Carl Pierce | |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Dodd - foul #1 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF) James Neilson, Walter Chase, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski (C) James Saunders | |
| 15:15 | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | Utah State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:57 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Nenad Jezierski - foul #1 on Nenad Jezierski, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Eric Farrior (C) Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens (SF), Percy Flynn (PF) William Makofsky, Ruben Jones | |
| 14:57 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:37 | Western Carolina | David Petrone's pass is intercepted by Scott Beam | 11-6 |
| 14:23 | Utah State | Jason Jewett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Jewett, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| 14:04 | Western Carolina | Christopher Armstrong swats the layup by Percy Flynn | 11-6 |
| 14:02 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:48 | Utah State | Gary Radford knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Armstrong | 13-6 |
| 13:40 | Western Carolina | The 3pt attempt by Nenad Jezierski is denied by Christopher Armstrong | 13-6 |
| 13:38 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:31 | Western Carolina | David Petrone comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 13-6 |
| 13:29 | Utah State | Scott Beam gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:25 | Utah State | Gary Radford loses the dribble to Henry Schmidt | 13-6 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt is hacked by Jason Jewett - foul #2 on Jason Jewett, team foul #6 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG), Charles Cook (SG), Carl Pierce (SF), Ruben Jones (C) David Petrone, Henry Schmidt, Patrick Owens, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 12:51 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky misses badly on a floater from the right side | 13-6 |
| 12:49 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 13-6 |
| 12:29 | Utah State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:22 | Utah State | William Richardson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ruben Jones - foul #2 on Ruben Jones, team foul #6 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary (SG), James Saunders (C) Percy Flynn, Ruben Jones | |
| 12:22 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:22 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 11:56 | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Cook | 15-9 |
| 11:40 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd is fouled on the floor by Charles Cook - foul #1 on Charles Cook, team foul #7 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG) Walter Chase | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens (SF) Barry McCrary | |
| 11:40 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:40 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Neilson (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Makofsky (fresh) SG - Charles Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Carl Pierce (fresh) C - James Saunders (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | James Saunders hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Charles Cook | 17-11 |
| 11:02 | Utah State | Gary Radford can't finish the layup | 17-11 |
| 11:01 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 10:48 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:40 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:27 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 10:25 | Utah State | James Neilson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Robert Brown buries a floater in the lane set up by James Neilson | 19-11 |
| 10:07 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce loses the dribble to William Richardson | 19-11 |
| 09:47 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 09:46 | Utah State | Gary Radford tips it back up and in | 21-11 |
| 09:17 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Owens and he's fouled by William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Henry Schmidt (SG), Percy Flynn (PF), Nenad Jezierski (C) Charles Cook, Patrick Owens, Carl Pierce, James Saunders | |
| 09:17 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:58 | Utah State | Gary Radford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-14 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 08:35 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt gets the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:13 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn connects on the floater in the paint | 23-16 |
| 07:49 | Utah State | Gary Radford connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Walter Chase | 26-16 |
| 07:29 | Western Carolina | Scott Beam steals it from Nenad Jezierski | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Makofsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Walter Chase is fouled on the floor by Percy Flynn - foul #1 on Percy Flynn, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SG) Gary Radford | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens (SF), James Saunders (C) William Makofsky, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 06:56 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Christopher Dodd (C) Christopher Armstrong, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (PG) David Petrone | |
| 06:40 | Utah State | Scott Beam drills a runner in the paint | 30-16 |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn clanks a floater from the free throw line | 30-16 |
| 06:17 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Walter Chase | 30-16 |
| 06:08 | Utah State | Patrick Owens steps in front of the Christopher Dodd pass | 30-16 |
| 06:05 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook lays it up and in set up by Patrick Owens | 30-18 |
| 05:47 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 30-18 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Percy Flynn | 30-18 |
| 05:28 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Percy Flynn | 30-21 |
| 05:11 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 04:47 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 04:45 | Utah State | Charles Cook steps in front of the James Neilson pass in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| 04:32 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), William Richardson (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Walter Chase, Scott Beam, Christopher Dodd | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), William Makofsky (SG), Carl Pierce (PF), Nenad Jezierski (C) Charles Cook, Henry Schmidt, Percy Flynn, James Saunders | |
| 04:32 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:32 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | William Richardson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-23 |
| 04:17 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:49 | Western Carolina | David Petrone can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Richardson - foul #2 on William Richardson, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones (PF) Patrick Owens | |
| 03:49 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:49 | Western Carolina | David Petrone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 03:29 | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones's floater is tipped away by Eric Farrior | 32-24 |
| 03:27 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Makofsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Pierce (fresh) PF - Ruben Jones (fresh) C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 03:10 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Christopher Dodd (PF) Gary Radford, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SG) William Makofsky | |
| 02:32 | Utah State | James Neilson's fadeaway is rejected by Nenad Jezierski | 32-24 |
| 02:30 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Farrior | 32-24 |
| 02:17 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong is hacked by Carl Pierce - foul #1 on Carl Pierce, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SF) Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Percy Flynn (PF) David Petrone, Carl Pierce, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 02:17 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:17 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 02:04 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jason Jewett | 34-26 |
| 01:35 | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Dodd - foul #2 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #10 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | Scott Beam (PF), William Richardson (C) Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt (SG) Charles Cook | |
| 01:35 | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:35 | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:26 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by James Neilson and the foul's on Patrick Owens - foul #1 on Patrick Owens, team foul #10 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG) Barry McCrary | |
| 01:26 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:08 | Western Carolina | William Richardson is called for the reach on Patrick Owens - foul #3 on William Richardson, team foul #11 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (PG), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), James Saunders (C) William Makofsky, Ruben Jones | |
| 01:08 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:08 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Patrick Owens steals it from Robert Brown | 37-29 |
| 00:31 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Percy Flynn - foul #2 on Percy Flynn, team foul #11 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) Walter Chase, Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (SF), Nenad Jezierski (C) Patrick Owens, James Saunders | |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Eric Farrior grabs the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Gary Radford comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-29 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Scott Beam hits the follow up shot | 40-29 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | David Petrone clanks a fullcourt shot | 40-29 |