| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William White (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Krause (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | UC Irvine | William White buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Bailey | 37-38 |
| 19:26 | Utah State | Victor Perdue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks (PF) John Krause | |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks travels in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 19:19 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:56 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 18:54 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Reginald Taylor | 37-38 |
| 18:33 | Utah State | Victor Perdue can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | William White clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Victor Perdue - foul #3 on Victor Perdue, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham (PG), James Poling (SG), Jody Larsen (SF), James Ross (C) Victor Perdue, Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer, Reginald Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Michael Hankins (PF) Anthony Bailey, Corey Gomer | |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | William White makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | William White misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:26 | Utah State | James Ross snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 18:09 | Utah State | Jody Larsen banks in the layup set up by James Poling | 39-39 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Furlow | 39-41 |
| 17:25 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-41 |
| 17:24 | Utah State | Jody Larsen can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Brooks | 39-44 |
| 16:33 | Utah State | William Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Hankins - foul #1 on Michael Hankins, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Reginald Taylor (C) Alexander Buckingham, James Poling, Jody Larsen, James Ross | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), John Krause (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Michael Hankins, Douglas Brooks | |
| 16:33 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:33 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | William Brown denies the turnaround by John Krause | 41-44 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 15:47 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer scores on a runner from close range set up by Eugene Portillo | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (tiring) 4 pts. C - Reginald Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William White (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Krause (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Bailey | 43-49 |
| 15:06 | Utah State | William Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Portillo | 45-49 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William White | 45-52 |
| 14:28 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey hits a 3 from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 13:54 | Utah State | William Brown comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Thurman Horgan - foul #3 on Thurman Horgan, team foul #2 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), James Poling (SF), Jody Larsen (C) Eugene Portillo, Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer, Reginald Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Douglas Brooks (C) William White, Thurman Horgan, Corey Gomer | |
| 13:54 | Utah State | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:54 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 13:50 | UC Irvine | John Krause is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Krause, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Ross (C) William Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:34 | Utah State | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 13:32 | Utah State | Jody Larsen tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-55 |
| 13:20 | Utah State | James Poling snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 13:07 | Utah State | Victor Perdue misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 13:05 | Utah State | Jody Larsen tips it in | 50-55 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Michael Hankins, John Krause | |
| 12:48 | Utah State | James Poling is whistled for a carry | 50-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), John Krause (PF) William White, Thurman Horgan, Corey Gomer | |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | John Krause pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | Jody Larsen swats the short shot by John Krause | 50-55 |
| 12:09 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Poling | 50-55 |
| 11:51 | Utah State | Jody Larsen knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Perdue (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Poling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jody Larsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Furlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hankins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Krause (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Douglas Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow hits a shot from the left side set up by Michael Hankins | 52-57 |
| 11:18 | Utah State | James Ross connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Jody Larsen and he's fouled by Douglas Brooks - foul #2 on Douglas Brooks, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Reginald Taylor (C) Michael Smith, Victor Perdue, James Poling, Jody Larsen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Michael Hankins, John Krause | |
| 11:18 | Utah State | James Ross makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Ross - foul #1 on James Ross, team foul #2 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PF) James Ross | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:54 | Utah State | William Brown lays it up and in | 57-59 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-59 |
| 10:39 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | William White drills a fadeaway from the right side | 57-61 |
| 10:04 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham's pass is intercepted by Corey Gomer | 57-61 |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 09:45 | Utah State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 09:24 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Buckingham | 59-61 |
| 09:22 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer loses the dribble to Eugene Sharer in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 09:17 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Alexander Buckingham steals it from Anthony Bailey in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 08:53 | Utah State | The short jumper by Eugene Sharer is denied by Douglas Brooks | 62-61 |
| 08:52 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 08:32 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Douglas Brooks, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), James Poling (SF), James Ross (PF), Jody Larsen (C) Alexander Buckingham, Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer, William Brown, Reginald Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), John Krause (PF) William White, Thurman Horgan, Douglas Brooks | |
| 08:12 | Utah State | Jody Larsen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 08:11 | Utah State | James Poling tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 07:50 | Utah State | James Poling gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 07:33 | Utah State | The jump hook by James Poling is blocked by John Krause | 64-61 |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Jody Larsen hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Poling (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jody Larsen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Corey Gomer (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins hits a runner near the basket | 66-63 |
| 06:48 | Utah State | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), William Brown (PF) Michael Smith, Victor Perdue, James Poling, James Ross | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (PG), William White (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Douglas Brooks (C) Anthony Bailey, Kenneth Furlow, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| 06:35 | UC Irvine | William White clanks a shot from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 06:33 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses badly on a shot from the right side | 66-63 |
| 06:19 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham (PG), James Poling (SF), James Ross (C) Eugene Portillo, Eugene Sharer, Jody Larsen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG) Alejandro Diaz | |
| 05:39 | Utah State | William Brown clanks a floater near the basket | 66-63 |
| 05:38 | Utah State | William Brown tips it in | 68-63 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-65 |
| 05:16 | Utah State | James Ross can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks tips it in | 68-67 |
| 04:38 | Utah State | William Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dennis Claborn | 70-67 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 70-67 |
| 04:23 | Utah State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 04:11 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Poling | 72-67 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), Reginald Taylor (C) Alexander Buckingham, Dennis Claborn, William Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Michael Hankins (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Anthony Bailey, John Krause, Douglas Brooks | |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Ross - foul #2 on James Ross, team foul #3 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Sharer (SF) Victor Perdue | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG) Kenneth Furlow | |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:49 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Eugene Sharer | 72-68 |
| 03:39 | Utah State | James Poling misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 72-68 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Eugene Sharer steals it from Anthony Bailey | 72-68 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Poling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William White (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Gomer (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer misses short on a floater from close range | 72-68 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Michael Hankins | 72-68 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | James Ross steps in front of the Anthony Bailey pass in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| 02:40 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Claborn (SG), Jody Larsen (PF) James Poling, Reginald Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), John Krause (PF), Douglas Brooks (C) William White, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| 02:22 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 74-68 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-68 |
| 02:10 | Utah State | Jody Larsen gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 02:10 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PF) James Ross | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG) Anthony Bailey | |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Jody Larsen drills a runner from the left block set up by Michael Smith | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | William Brown gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Utah State | Thurman Horgan steals it from William Brown | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 00:46 | Utah State | Jody Larsen grabs the board | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Utah State | Kenneth Furlow is called for the reach on Jody Larsen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Furlow, team foul #6 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Reginald Taylor (C) Jody Larsen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Douglas Brooks | |
| 00:40 | Utah State | John Krause is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #2 on John Krause, team foul #7 | 76-68 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Corey Gomer | 76-68 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | William Brown takes the ball from Thurman Horgan | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn is hacked by William White in the backcourt - foul #3 on William White, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:33 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 77-68 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William White | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Utah State | William Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Bailey - foul #2 on Anthony Bailey, team foul #9 | 77-71 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan is hacked by Eugene Sharer - foul #1 on Eugene Sharer, team foul #5 | 79-71 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor snags the defensive board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Utah State | William White is called for the reach on Reginald Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on William White, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| 00:09 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:09 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan loses the dribble to Michael Smith in the backcourt | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Michael Smith runs out the clock | 81-71 |