| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) SF - Mike Frink (fresh) PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) C - Robert Daniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Henry Lipson (fresh) SG - Bruce Neely (fresh) SF - Roy Evans (fresh) PF - Robert Palmer (fresh) C - Cecil Barreiro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel 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) | |
| 19:49 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe drills a driving attempt from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Utah State | Robert Palmer knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Henry Lipson | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Robert Palmer | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Utah State | Henry Lipson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Cecil Barreiro | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Utah State | Bruce Neely hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Utah State | Robert Palmer misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Utah State | Henry Lipson clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Daniel - foul #1 on Robert Daniel, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Martin Prince (SG), John Johnson (SF), Louis Morrell (PF), Brian Morman (C) Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| Subs | Utah State | Leslie Chang (SF), Michael Hawker (PF), William Grillo (C) Roy Evans, Robert Palmer, Cecil Barreiro | |
| 17:41 | Utah State | Henry Lipson makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Utah State | Henry Lipson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Louis Morrell | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Lipson - foul #1 on Henry Lipson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Utah State | William Grillo gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | Utah State | Bruce Neely knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Henry Lipson | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Bruce Neely picks off the pass by John Johnson | 2-8 |
| 17:02 | Utah State | Henry Lipson lays it in on a nice dish by Bruce Neely | 2-10 |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone is fouled on the floor by Henry Lipson - foul #2 on Henry Lipson, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG) Danny Mazzone | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Thomas Garvin (SG) Henry Lipson, Bruce Neely | |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | John Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Moore | 4-10 |
| 16:09 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Grillo - foul #1 on William Grillo, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Ray Moore, John Johnson, Louis Morrell, Brian Morman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Evans (SF), Robert Palmer (PF), Cecil Barreiro (C) Leslie Chang, Michael Hawker, William Grillo | |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Martin Prince (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) SF - Mike Frink (fresh) PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Ogburn (fresh) SG - Thomas Garvin (fresh) SF - Roy Evans (fresh) PF - Robert Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Barreiro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin is fouled on the floor by Robert Daniel - foul #2 on Robert Daniel, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), John Johnson (C) Martin Prince, Robert Daniel | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Neely (SG) Thomas Garvin | |
| 15:17 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Neely | 6-13 |
| 15:03 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Dicus | 9-13 |
| 14:34 | Utah State | Roy Evans comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Mike Frink - foul #1 on Mike Frink, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (SG), Brian Morman (C) Matthew Dicus, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (PG), Leslie Chang (C) Charles Ogburn, Cecil Barreiro | |
| 14:34 | Utah State | Roy Evans misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:34 | Utah State | Roy Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:34 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | Roy Evans swats the short shot by Mike Frink | 9-13 |
| 14:07 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Frink | 9-13 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Roberts | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:28 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin tips it in | 11-15 |
| 13:24 | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Neely - foul #1 on Bruce Neely, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Martin Prince (SF), Louis Morrell (PF) Ray Moore, Thomas Roberts, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe | |
| Subs | Utah State | Trent Marr (SG), Michael Hawker (SF), William Grillo (PF), Cecil Barreiro (C) Bruce Neely, Roy Evans, Robert Palmer, Leslie Chang | |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 11-15 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 12:44 | Utah State | Michael Hawker drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Cecil Barreiro | 13-17 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | William Grillo takes the ball from Matthew Dicus in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 12:31 | Utah State | William Grillo knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Trent Marr | 13-19 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 12:21 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Michael Hawker | 13-19 |
| 12:17 | Utah State | Trent Marr loses the ball out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (C) Brian Morman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Roy Evans (SF) Thomas Garvin, Cecil Barreiro | |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince is fouled on the floor by William Grillo - foul #2 on William Grillo, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Mike Frink (SF) Danny Mazzone, Matthew Dicus | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Palmer (PF), Leslie Chang (C) Michael Hawker, William Grillo | |
| 11:41 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell grabs the offensive board | 13-19 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Prince (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Morrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Ogburn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Trent Marr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Evans (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Chang (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits a wide open jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 11:09 | Utah State | Roy Evans connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Ogburn | 15-22 |
| 10:58 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Johnson | 17-22 |
| 10:42 | Utah State | Trent Marr makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Ogburn | 17-24 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Prince | 20-24 |
| 10:17 | Utah State | Trent Marr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-24 |
| 10:16 | UC Irvine | John Johnson grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | John Johnson is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ray Moore | 22-24 |
| 09:43 | Utah State | Robert Palmer is fouled on the floor by Louis Morrell - foul #1 on Louis Morrell, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Donald Rowe (PF), Brian Morman (C) Ray Moore, Martin Prince, Louis Morrell, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (PG), Bruce Neely (SG), Michael Hawker (PF), Cecil Barreiro (C) Charles Ogburn, Trent Marr, Robert Palmer, Leslie Chang | |
| 09:23 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Neely | 22-26 |
| 09:02 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink knocks in the floater from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 08:37 | Utah State | Roy Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG) Danny Mazzone | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Palmer (PF) Roy Evans | |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Matthew Dicus, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| 08:12 | Utah State | Michael Hawker loses the dribble to Ray Moore | 24-26 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore lays it up and in | 26-26 |
| 07:56 | Utah State | Michael Hawker clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Garvin - foul #1 on Thomas Garvin, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SF), John Johnson (C) Mike Frink, Brian Morman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG) Thomas Garvin | |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe is hacked by Robert Palmer - foul #1 on Robert Palmer, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (SG) Matthew Dicus | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:38 | Utah State | Michael Hawker snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Ogburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Neely (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hawker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Barreiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Utah State | Robert Palmer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Rowe - foul #1 on Donald Rowe, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Leslie Chang (SF) Michael Hawker | |
| 07:25 | Utah State | Robert Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:25 | Utah State | Robert Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts misses the jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 07:08 | Utah State | Robert Palmer snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ray Moore - foul #1 on Ray Moore, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Mike Frink (SF), Brian Morman (C) Ray Moore, Thomas Roberts, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (SG), Michael Hawker (PF) Bruce Neely, Robert Palmer | |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe double dribbles | 26-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus (SG) Martin Prince | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Neely (SG), Roy Evans (SF) Charles Ogburn, Leslie Chang | |
| 06:07 | Utah State | Bruce Neely scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Cecil Barreiro | 26-32 |
| 05:58 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 05:57 | Utah State | Michael Hawker pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 05:36 | Utah State | Brian Morman steps in front of the Cecil Barreiro pass | 26-32 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-32 |
| 05:03 | Utah State | Mike Frink steps in front of the Cecil Barreiro pass | 28-32 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Rowe and he's hacked by Bruce Neely - foul #2 on Bruce Neely, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Martin Prince (SF), Louis Morrell (PF), John Johnson (C) Danny Mazzone, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, Brian Morman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Trent Marr (SG), Leslie Chang (SF), Robert Palmer (PF) Thomas Garvin, Bruce Neely, Roy Evans, Michael Hawker | |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:39 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Robert Palmer | 30-32 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (SG) Matthew Dicus | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Roberts | 32-32 |
| 03:42 | Utah State | Trent Marr misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 32-32 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | John Johnson grabs the board | 32-32 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Martin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Morrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Ogburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trent Marr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Chang (fresh) PF - Robert Palmer (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Barreiro (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 03:32 | UC Irvine | John Johnson tips it in | 34-32 |
| 03:17 | Utah State | Leslie Chang connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-34 |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts is hacked by Robert Palmer - foul #2 on Robert Palmer, team foul #9 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Louis Morrell, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Thomas Garvin (SG), Roy Evans (SF), William Grillo (C) Charles Ogburn, Trent Marr, Leslie Chang, Cecil Barreiro | |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:42 | Utah State | William Grillo knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Evans | 36-37 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore is hacked by Henry Lipson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Lipson, team foul #10 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF), Brian Morman (PF) Thomas Roberts, Donald Rowe | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Neely (SG) Henry Lipson | |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:33 | Utah State | William Grillo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Ray Moore is denied by Robert Palmer | 37-37 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | Robert Palmer grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 02:05 | Utah State | William Grillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG) Ray Moore, Martin Prince | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (PG), Michael Hawker (C) Bruce Neely, Robert Palmer | |
| 01:58 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink connects on the 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 01:34 | Utah State | William Grillo buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Ogburn | 40-39 |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | Roy Evans is called for the reach on Mike Frink in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Evans, team foul #11 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell (PF) Brian Morman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Leslie Chang (SF) Roy Evans | |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 01:32 | Utah State | Leslie Chang grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Leslie Chang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Mazzone - foul #1 on Danny Mazzone, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG) Danny Mazzone | |
| Subs | Utah State | Trent Marr (PG), Bruce Neely (SG), Robert Palmer (PF) Charles Ogburn, Thomas Garvin, William Grillo | |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Leslie Chang makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Leslie Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 01:06 | Utah State | Leslie Chang misses the 3rd free throw | 41-41 |
| 01:06 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 00:47 | Utah State | Michael Hawker grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Trent Marr is fouled on the floor by Ray Moore - foul #2 on Ray Moore, team foul #9 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SG), John Johnson (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), Brian Morman (C) Matthew Dicus, Mike Frink, Louis Morrell, Robert Daniel | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Evans (SF), Cecil Barreiro (C) Leslie Chang, Michael Hawker | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Trent Marr makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Trent Marr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | The jumper by Cecil Barreiro is denied by Brian Morman | 41-43 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | The clock runs out | 41-43 |