| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Leonard Agee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Rygalski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Richard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Read (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Osterman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Reginald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 30-27 |
| 19:40 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor tips it home | 30-29 |
| 19:27 | Idaho | Leonard Agee can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 30-29 |
| 19:26 | Idaho | Scott Osterman hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 18:57 | Utah State | William Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Read - foul #1 on John Read, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:57 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:57 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:34 | Idaho | John Read clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | Idaho | Leonard Agee pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:10 | Idaho | John Read comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 18:08 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:02 | Utah State | Scott Osterman blocks the short jumper by Eugene Sharer | 32-31 |
| 18:00 | Idaho | Michael Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:43 | Idaho | Leonard Agee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 17:42 | Idaho | John Read tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 17:40 | Idaho | John Read snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:19 | Idaho | George Rygalski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:59 | Utah State | George Rygalski takes the ball from Dennis Claborn | 32-31 |
| 16:55 | Idaho | George Rygalski is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Sharer - foul #3 on Eugene Sharer, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass (PG), Edwin Jaques (SG), Robert Gehl (SF), Johnny Harward (PF), Erick Amos (C) Leonard Agee, George Rygalski, Michael Richard, John Read, Scott Osterman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), Jody Larsen (PF), James Ross (C) Michael Smith, Eugene Sharer, William Brown, Reginald Taylor | |
| 16:41 | Idaho | James Ross steps in front of the Paul Pendergrass pass | 32-31 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edwin Jaques - foul #1 on Edwin Jaques, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | James Ross snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:16 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-31 |
| 16:15 | Utah State | Victor Perdue tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 16:13 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham tips it home | 32-33 |
| 16:00 | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Edwin Jaques and he's hacked by Victor Perdue - foul #3 on Victor Perdue, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Poling (SG) Dennis Claborn | |
| 16:00 | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:00 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Paul Pendergrass (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edwin Jaques (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gehl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Harward (fresh) C - Erick Amos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Poling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Buckingham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jody Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:38 | Idaho | Edwin Jaques snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 15:34 | Idaho | Edwin Jaques loses the dribble to James Poling in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 15:27 | Utah State | Victor Perdue can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 15:26 | Idaho | Johnny Harward pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:58 | Idaho | Edwin Jaques misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Poling - foul #4 on James Poling, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Idaho | Leonard Agee (PG), Michael Richard (SF), John Read (PF) Paul Pendergrass, Robert Gehl, Johnny Harward | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), William Brown (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) Victor Perdue, James Poling, Alexander Buckingham, Jody Larsen, James Ross | |
| 14:58 | Idaho | Edwin Jaques makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:58 | Idaho | Edwin Jaques makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:40 | Utah State | William Brown misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Read - foul #2 on John Read, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Bernard (SG), Howard Anderson (C) Edwin Jaques, Erick Amos | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 14:40 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:40 | Utah State | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:40 | Idaho | John Read snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:26 | Idaho | Michael Richard misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Reginald Taylor - foul #1 on Reginald Taylor, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass (SG) James Bernard | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 14:26 | Idaho | Michael Richard makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:26 | Idaho | Michael Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:06 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Howard Anderson - foul #1 on Howard Anderson, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Idaho | Scott Osterman (C) Howard Anderson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG) Eugene Portillo | |
| 14:06 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:55 | Idaho | William Brown steps in front of the Leonard Agee pass | 38-37 |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Brown | 38-40 |
| 13:12 | Idaho | John Read's pass is intercepted by Dennis Claborn | 38-40 |
| 13:09 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn blows the layup | 38-40 |
| 13:07 | Idaho | Leonard Agee grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 12:53 | Idaho | Leonard Agee drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Read | 41-40 |
| 12:25 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor scores on a turnaround from the left block | 41-42 |
| 12:04 | Idaho | Leonard Agee makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Pendergrass | 44-42 |
| 11:45 | Utah State | Michael Richard takes the ball from Michael Smith | 44-42 |
| 11:42 | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Richard | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Leonard Agee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Richard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Read (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Osterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Claborn (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Sharer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Reginald Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Utah State | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Leonard Agee - foul #2 on Leonard Agee, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Idaho | Edwin Jaques (PG), George Rygalski (SG), Robert Gehl (SF), Johnny Harward (PF), Erick Amos (C) Leonard Agee, Paul Pendergrass, Michael Richard, John Read, Scott Osterman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), Jody Larsen (PF), James Ross (C) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer, William Brown, Reginald Taylor | |
| 11:01 | Utah State | Jody Larsen scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-44 |
| 10:40 | Idaho | Jody Larsen steals it from Erick Amos | 46-44 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-44 |
| 10:28 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 10:15 | Utah State | James Ross is fouled on the floor by Robert Gehl - foul #1 on Robert Gehl, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| 10:05 | Utah State | George Rygalski steals the ball from Alexander Buckingham | 46-44 |
| 10:02 | Idaho | Edwin Jaques slams it home on a nice dish by George Rygalski | 48-44 |
| 09:39 | Utah State | James Ross banks in the layup | 48-46 |
| 09:18 | Idaho | Robert Gehl misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Alexander Buckingham - foul #2 on Alexander Buckingham, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass (PG), James Bernard (SG), Michael Richard (SF) Edwin Jaques, George Rygalski, Johnny Harward | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), William Brown (PF) Eugene Portillo, Victor Perdue, Alexander Buckingham, James Ross | |
| 09:18 | Idaho | Robert Gehl misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:18 | Idaho | Robert Gehl makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:56 | Utah State | Jody Larsen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Pendergrass - foul #1 on Paul Pendergrass, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Leonard Agee (PG), John Read (PF), Howard Anderson (C) James Bernard, Robert Gehl, Erick Amos | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:56 | Utah State | Jody Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:56 | Utah State | Jody Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:54 | Idaho | Leonard Agee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 08:46 | Utah State | Michael Smith travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| 08:41 | Idaho | Leonard Agee is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| 08:30 | Idaho | Michael Richard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:29 | Idaho | John Read tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 08:12 | Utah State | Jody Larsen buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Claborn | 51-49 |
| 07:49 | Idaho | William Brown takes the ball from Michael Richard | 51-49 |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Michael Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Read - foul #3 on John Read, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Idaho | George Rygalski (SG), Robert Gehl (SF), Scott Osterman (C) Leonard Agee, Michael Richard, Howard Anderson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (SG), James Poling (SF), James Ross (C) Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer, Jody Larsen | |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Paul Pendergrass (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rygalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gehl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Read (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Osterman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Poling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. C - James Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Idaho | John Read misses short on an open floater from the right block | 51-51 |
| 07:10 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Ross | 51-51 |
| 06:48 | Utah State | Michael Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Idaho | Edwin Jaques (PG), Johnny Harward (PF) Paul Pendergrass, John Read | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham (SF) Michael Smith | |
| 06:45 | Idaho | Robert Gehl is hacked by James Poling in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Poling, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG) James Poling | |
| 06:45 | Idaho | Robert Gehl misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:45 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:39 | Utah State | James Ross misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 51-51 |
| 06:38 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Robert Gehl | 51-51 |
| 06:31 | Idaho | Edwin Jaques's pass is intercepted by Alexander Buckingham in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 06:17 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the jumper from the right side set up by Eugene Portillo | 51-53 |
| 06:10 | Idaho | James Ross is called for the reach on Scott Osterman - foul #2 on James Ross, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Idaho | Leonard Agee (PG), Michael Richard (SF) George Rygalski, Robert Gehl | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Sharer (SF), Reginald Taylor (C) Victor Perdue, William Brown | |
| 06:10 | Idaho | Scott Osterman makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:10 | Idaho | Scott Osterman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:50 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Osterman - foul #2 on Scott Osterman, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Idaho | Erick Amos (C) Scott Osterman | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PF) James Ross | |
| 05:50 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:50 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:21 | Idaho | Edwin Jaques is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Agee | 55-55 |
| 04:59 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Richard - foul #2 on Michael Richard, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass (SG), John Read (PF) Edwin Jaques, Johnny Harward | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), James Ross (C) Eugene Portillo, Alexander Buckingham, Reginald Taylor | |
| 04:59 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:59 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:59 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to James Ross | 55-55 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | Michael Smith hits a 3 from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 04:36 | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass misses the jumper from the right block | 55-58 |
| 04:35 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 04:13 | Utah State | John Read is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #4 on John Read, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Idaho | George Rygalski (SG), Scott Osterman (C) Leonard Agee, Erick Amos | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Jody Larsen (SF) Michael Smith, Eugene Sharer | |
| 04:13 | Utah State | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:13 | Utah State | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:13 | Idaho | Michael Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:09 | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Claborn - foul #1 on Dennis Claborn, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Gehl (SF) Michael Richard | |
| Subs | Utah State | Reginald Taylor (C) William Brown | |
| 04:09 | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:09 | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:44 | Utah State | James Ross misses long on a turnaround from close range | 57-58 |
| 03:42 | Idaho | Scott Osterman grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 03:23 | Idaho | John Read misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 03:21 | Utah State | Jody Larsen pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Paul Pendergrass (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rygalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gehl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Read (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Osterman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Claborn (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Larsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Utah State | James Ross buries a jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 02:54 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Idaho | Leonard Agee (PG), Michael Richard (SF) Paul Pendergrass, Robert Gehl | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), William Brown (PF) Dennis Claborn, Jody Larsen, Reginald Taylor | |
| 02:37 | Idaho | Michael Richard banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Agee | 59-60 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Victor Perdue is called for traveling | 59-60 |
| Subs | Idaho | Paul Pendergrass (SG), Johnny Harward (C) George Rygalski, Scott Osterman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Jody Larsen (C) Eugene Portillo, James Ross | |
| 02:13 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Idaho | George Rygalski (SG), Scott Osterman (C) Paul Pendergrass, Johnny Harward | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Ross (C) William Brown | |
| 01:54 | Idaho | John Read connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Leonard Agee | 61-60 |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), William Brown (PF), Reginald Taylor (C) Victor Perdue, Alexander Buckingham, Jody Larsen, James Ross | |
| 01:37 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:16 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer lays it in | 61-62 |
| 00:56 | Idaho | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Leonard Agee - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:56 | Idaho | Leonard Agee misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:56 | Idaho | Leonard Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | John Read steps in front of the Michael Smith pass | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Idaho | George Rygalski hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Agee | 64-62 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer blows the layup | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 64-62 |