| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fresh) SG - Robert Ewing (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) PF - Phillip Grudzinski (fresh) C - Wade Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) C - Lewis Duong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Utah | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Norman Eddington and he's fouled by Shawn Nelson - foul #1 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Norman Eddington - foul #1 on Norman Eddington, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Utah | Wade Burns grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Utah | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is hacked by Norman Eddington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Eddington, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Fine (PG) Norman Eddington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 18:36 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Joseph Jenkins | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Utah | Wade Burns misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Lewis Duong - foul #1 on Lewis Duong, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Utah | Wade Burns makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Utah | Wade Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong loses the dribble to Daniel Fine | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski blows the layup | 5-4 |
| 17:25 | Utah | Daniel Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Utah | Daniel Fine is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cummings - foul #1 on Bruce Cummings, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Werth (PF) Phillip Grudzinski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Bruce Cummings, Joseph Jenkins, Lewis Duong | |
| 16:57 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Utah | Thomas Werth tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | Utah | Thomas Werth snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Utah | Daniel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG), Richard Wetmore (C) Robert Ewing, Wade Burns | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SF) Shawn Nelson | |
| 15:58 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Simon Fenwick | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Daniel Fine (fresh) SG - Michael Propes (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wetmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fairly fresh) SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Utah | Daniel Johnson clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski (PF) Richard Wetmore | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Lewis Duong (PF) Douglas Chandler, Don Stephens | |
| 15:41 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:41 | Utah | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:24 | San Diego State | Daniel Fine is called for the reach on Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Daniel Fine, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 15:19 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 15:18 | Utah | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 8-6 |
| 15:05 | Utah | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 8-6 |
| 15:03 | Utah | Daniel Fine gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Utah | Daniel Johnson banks in the layup set up by Michael Propes | 10-6 |
| 14:37 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 10-6 |
| 14:36 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Ewing (SG), Wade Burns (C) Michael Propes, Thomas Werth | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Shawn Nelson (PF) Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:29 | Utah | Douglas Chandler is called for the reach on Daniel Fine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Chandler, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| 14:14 | Utah | Robert Ewing is fouled on the floor by Douglas Chandler - foul #2 on Douglas Chandler, team foul #6 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG), Raymond Perkins (SF) Douglas Chandler, Joseph Jenkins | |
| 14:01 | Utah | Daniel Fine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Perkins - foul #1 on Raymond Perkins, team foul #7 | 10-6 |
| 14:01 | Utah | Daniel Fine misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:01 | Utah | Daniel Fine makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:54 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 13:52 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 13:40 | Utah | The pull-up jumper by Robert Ewing is blocked by Lewis Duong | 11-8 |
| 13:38 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Fine - foul #2 on Daniel Fine, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Utah | Timothy Magnusson (PG), Thomas Werth (PF) Daniel Fine, Phillip Grudzinski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Simon Fenwick (SF) Bruce Cummings, Raymond Perkins | |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Utah | Robert Ewing hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 12:46 | Utah | Thomas Werth grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | Utah | Daniel Johnson drills a jump hook from the left block | 13-9 |
| 12:19 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson travels with the ball | 13-9 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Richard Hutchinson (C) Shawn Nelson, Lewis Duong | |
| 11:50 | Utah | Don Stephens is called for the reach on Robert Ewing - foul #1 on Don Stephens, team foul #8 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski (PF) Thomas Werth | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 11:50 | Utah | Robert Ewing misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Timothy Magnusson (fresh) SG - Robert Ewing (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Grudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wade Burns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Don Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Don Stephens and he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Christopher Murrill (SF), Thomas Werth (C) Daniel Johnson, Wade Burns | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson (PF) Don Stephens | |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses the free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:31 | Utah | Thomas Werth pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:21 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski double dribbles | 13-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG) Robert Ewing | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 11:08 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson clanks a floater from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:54 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski misses the lay-in | 13-11 |
| 10:52 | Utah | Christopher Murrill gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:38 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 10:36 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Ewing (SG), Wade Burns (C) Michael Propes, Thomas Werth | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG), Raymond Perkins (SF), Lewis Duong (C) Joseph Jenkins, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 09:59 | Utah | Robert Ewing connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Timothy Magnusson | 15-11 |
| 09:43 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 09:41 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:16 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 09:14 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson can't tip it in | 15-11 |
| 09:13 | Utah | Wade Burns pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:55 | Utah | Wade Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-11 |
| 08:54 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:50 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Lewis West (SF), Thomas Werth (PF) Christopher Murrill, Phillip Grudzinski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Bruce Cummings, Raymond Perkins, Shawn Nelson | |
| 08:40 | Utah | Wade Burns double dribbles | 15-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG), Richard Wetmore (C) Robert Ewing, Wade Burns | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 08:14 | Utah | Don Stephens is called for the reach on Michael Propes - foul #2 on Don Stephens, team foul #9 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (SG) Don Stephens | |
| 08:14 | Utah | Michael Propes makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:14 | Utah | Michael Propes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:06 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Perkins | 17-16 |
| 07:42 | Utah | Michael Propes can't finish the layup | 17-16 |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Timothy Magnusson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Propes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis West (fresh) PF - Thomas Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Wetmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Werth - foul #1 on Thomas Werth, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Ewing (SG), Christopher Murrill (SF), Wade Burns (C) Michael Propes, Lewis West, Richard Wetmore | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson (PF) Lewis Duong | |
| 07:24 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:24 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:07 | Utah | Christopher Murrill comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #10 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (PG) Timothy Magnusson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG) Simon Fenwick | |
| 07:07 | Utah | Christopher Murrill misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:07 | Utah | Christopher Murrill makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:46 | San Diego State | Wade Burns swats the layup by Bruce Cummings | 18-18 |
| 06:45 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Robert Ewing steals the ball from Raymond Perkins | 18-18 |
| 06:14 | Utah | Joseph Jenkins steals it from Christopher Murrill | 18-18 |
| 06:11 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 18-20 |
| 05:52 | Utah | Christopher Murrill travels with the ball | 18-20 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Phillip Grudzinski (PF) Michael Propes, Christopher Murrill, Thomas Werth | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF), Lewis Duong (C) Raymond Perkins, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 05:29 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the easy layup | 18-20 |
| 05:27 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:05 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the shot from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 05:03 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:59 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick loses the dribble to Robert Ewing | 18-20 |
| 04:56 | Utah | Norman Eddington hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ewing | 20-20 |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 04:42 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:35 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 20-20 |
| 04:34 | Utah | The rebound goes to Phillip Grudzinski | 20-20 |
| 04:23 | Utah | Daniel Johnson buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Phillip Grudzinski | 22-20 |
| 04:06 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 22-20 |
| 04:05 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick tips it in | 22-22 |
| 03:50 | Utah | Wade Burns drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Ewing | 24-22 |
| 03:32 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Simon Fenwick | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ewing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Grudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Simon Fenwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Duong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Eddington and the foul's on Joseph Jenkins - foul #2 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG), Thomas Werth (C) Robert Ewing, Wade Burns | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Raymond Perkins (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Simon Fenwick, Shawn Nelson | |
| 03:12 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:01 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is fouled on the floor by Thomas Werth - foul #2 on Thomas Werth, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Wetmore (C) Phillip Grudzinski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Lewis Duong | |
| 03:01 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:01 | Utah | Richard Wetmore snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 02:41 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 27-24 |
| 02:39 | San Diego State | Don Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:17 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses the turnaround from close range | 27-24 |
| 02:16 | Utah | Norman Eddington grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:11 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Perkins - foul #2 on Raymond Perkins, team foul #12 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Fine (PG) Norman Eddington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lewis Duong (PF) David Reach | |
| 02:11 | Utah | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:11 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:11 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 01:57 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 01:55 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 01:43 | Utah | Thomas Werth snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 01:39 | Utah | Michael Propes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Daniel Fine | 31-24 |
| 01:18 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson drills a jumper in the paint set up by Douglas Chandler and the foul's on Daniel Fine - foul #3 on Daniel Fine, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Utah | Timothy Magnusson (PG), Phillip Grudzinski (PF) Daniel Fine, Richard Wetmore | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF) Raymond Perkins | |
| 01:18 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson misses the free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:18 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 00:59 | Utah | Lewis Duong steals it from Michael Propes | 31-26 |
| 00:37 | San Diego State | Timothy Magnusson picks off the pass by Lewis Duong out of a doubleteam | 31-26 |
| 00:30 | Utah | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Don Stephens - foul #3 on Don Stephens, team foul #13 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG), Robert Ewing (SG), Wade Burns (C) Timothy Magnusson, Michael Propes, Thomas Werth | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Joseph Jenkins (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF), David Reach (C) Don Stephens, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson, Lewis Duong | |
| 00:30 | Utah | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:30 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-26 |