| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 19:31 | Utah State | Jason Jewett drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Farrior | 38-32 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 18:54 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Phelps - foul #1 on Billy Phelps, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 18:54 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:54 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Farrior - foul #3 on Eric Farrior, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Dodd (C) Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 3rd free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:25 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 18:23 | Utah State | Gary Radford can't tip it in | 40-34 |
| 18:21 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 17:51 | Utah State | Jason Jewett pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:46 | Utah State | Gary Radford loses the dribble to Reginald Barr | 40-34 |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Dodd - foul #2 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (SG), Robert Brown (SF) Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG) Juan Torres | |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:20 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Neilson and he's hacked by Willie Edmonson - foul #2 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Richardson (C) Scott Beam | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| 17:20 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) Gary Radford | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:45 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 16:09 | Utah State | Charles Dison swats the short shot by Robert Brown | 43-38 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Dodd - foul #3 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Walter Chase, Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Gene Carr, Kenneth Palmeri, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Utah State | Gary Radford hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Jewett | 46-39 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Phelps | 46-41 |
| 15:00 | Utah State | Jason Jewett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 14:59 | Utah State | Eric Farrior can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 14:58 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Edmonson | 46-44 |
| 14:36 | Utah State | Gary Radford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-44 |
| 14:35 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 14:10 | Utah State | Eric Farrior gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:48 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 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 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Patrick Roe, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| 13:22 | Utah State | Walter Chase hits a shot from the left wing set up by James Neilson | 48-44 |
| 13:01 | UC Irvine | Christopher Dodd steps in front of the Gene Carr pass | 48-44 |
| 12:56 | Utah State | Gene Carr steals the ball from Christopher Dodd | 48-44 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Reginald Barr | 48-46 |
| 12:14 | Utah State | William Richardson is fouled on the floor by Charles Dison - foul #2 on Charles Dison, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Walter Chase, Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Gary Radford clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 12:01 | Utah State | Eric Farrior snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 11:43 | Utah State | Gary Radford travels with the ball | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Juan Torres | 48-48 |
| 11:16 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 11:15 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth Palmeri | 50-50 |
| 10:28 | Utah State | Kenneth Palmeri takes the ball from Scott Beam | 50-50 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-50 |
| 10:05 | Utah State | Eric Farrior snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:58 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 09:57 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:41 | Utah State | Jason Jewett connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Armstrong | 53-50 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is hacked by Eric Farrior - foul #4 on Eric Farrior, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 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 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Kenneth Palmeri, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe lays it up and in | 53-52 |
| 08:31 | Utah State | William Richardson clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Charles Dison - foul #3 on Charles Dison, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| 08:31 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:31 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Christopher Dodd steals it from Charles Dison | 53-52 |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by Charles Dison - foul #4 on Charles Dison, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri (PF) Patrick Roe | |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 56-52 |
| 07:42 | Utah State | William Richardson pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gene Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Dison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Brown | 58-52 |
| 07:04 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-52 |
| 07:03 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 58-52 |
| 06:53 | Utah State | Walter Chase comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gene Carr - foul #1 on Gene Carr, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Willie Edmonson, Charles Dison | |
| 06:53 | Utah State | Walter Chase misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:53 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 06:34 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:27 | Utah State | Billy Phelps is called for the reach on Jason Jewett - foul #2 on Billy Phelps, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG) Walter Chase | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:27 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:27 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:08 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 06:00 | Utah State | Jason Jewett drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Radford | 64-55 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scott Beam - foul #1 on Scott Beam, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:22 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the shot in the paint | 66-57 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Reginald Barr | 66-60 |
| 05:03 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-60 |
| 05:01 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Farrior | 66-60 |
| 04:54 | Utah State | Jason Jewett hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Armstrong | 68-60 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-60 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps gets the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Scott Beam takes the ball from Willie Edmonson | 68-60 |
| 04:07 | Utah State | Jason Jewett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 71-60 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Eric Farrior steals the ball from Billy Phelps | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Farrior (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Utah State | Robert Merritt is called for the reach on Scott Beam - foul #2 on Robert Merritt, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Christopher Dodd (SF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| 03:24 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:24 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Roe and the foul's on Christopher Dodd - foul #4 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) Scott Beam | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Chase | 75-63 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Scott Beam (PF) Walter Chase, William Richardson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri's pass is intercepted by James Neilson | 75-63 |
| 02:38 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| 02:09 | Utah State | Gary Radford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 75-63 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:57 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-63 |
| 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 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| 01:30 | Utah State | William Richardson buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Christopher Dodd | 77-63 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe's pass is intercepted by James Neilson in the backcourt | 77-63 |
| 01:26 | Utah State | James Neilson jams it | 79-63 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gene Carr, team foul #9 | 79-63 |
| 00:52 | Utah State | Walter Chase can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 79-63 |
| 00:51 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd tips it home | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 81-63 |
| 00:44 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd grabs the defensive rebound | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Utah State | William Richardson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Neilson | 83-63 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri can't connect on a runner from close range | 83-63 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd grabs the defensive rebound | 83-63 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | James Neilson runs out the clock | 83-63 |