| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Mark Simpson inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Utah | Isaac Ridley scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by David Daniels and he's hacked by Richard Elkins - foul #2 on Richard Elkins, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:45 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe drills a floater from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 19:11 | Utah | Edward Werner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Steppe | 35-36 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 18:42 | Utah | David Daniels gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:31 | Utah | Edward Werner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Keith Gross - foul #1 on Keith Gross, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 18:31 | Utah | Edward Werner makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Kentucky | David Daniels takes the ball from Robert Jordan | 35-39 |
| 17:45 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Steppe - foul #2 on Robert Steppe, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse (PF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Utah | Don Waclawski (PF) Billy Duncan | |
| 17:45 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:45 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 17:06 | Utah | David Daniels comes up short on the runner in the lane | 38-41 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Elkins | 38-41 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Kentucky | David Daniels swats the short shot by Fred Melton | 38-41 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 16:23 | Utah | David Daniels blows the dunk | 40-41 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fred Melton | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:06 | Utah | David Daniels gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:46 | Utah | Edward Werner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Melton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Steppe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Don Waclawski (fresh) C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 15:05 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 14:51 | Utah | David Daniels makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark Simpson | 40-43 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Mark Simpson - foul #3 on Mark Simpson, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter (PG), Harold Brown (SF), Robert Jordan (PF), Mohamed Horne (C) Keith Gross, Fred Melton, Freddie Hillhouse, Robert Steppe | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Maurice Wood (SF), Billy Duncan (PF) Edward Werner, Mark Simpson, Don Waclawski | |
| 14:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:12 | Utah | David Daniels loses the dribble to Harold Brown | 42-43 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 13:27 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Daniels | 42-43 |
| 13:21 | Utah | Mohamed Horne is called for the reach on Isaac Ridley - foul #1 on Mohamed Horne, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Brew (SG) Richard Elkins | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Griffen (C) David Daniels | |
| 13:07 | Utah | Adam Maio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG) Adam Maio | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| 12:25 | Utah | Isaac Ridley loses the dribble to Harold Brown | 42-43 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown banks in the layup | 44-43 |
| 11:56 | Utah | Maurice Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 11:55 | Utah | Adam Griffen tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Claude Wetter and the foul's on Billy Duncan - foul #1 on Billy Duncan, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Fred Melton (SF), Robert Steppe (C) Claude Wetter, Harold Brown, Mohamed Horne | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Don Waclawski (PF), David Daniels (C) Edward Werner, Billy Duncan, Adam Griffen | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:34 | Utah | Don Waclawski gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Brew (fresh) SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Adam Maio (fresh) SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Waclawski (fresh) C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Utah | Robert Steppe steals it from Don Waclawski | 46-45 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton is hacked by Don Waclawski - foul #2 on Don Waclawski, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins (SG), Freddie Hillhouse (PF) Mark Brew, Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG) Isaac Ridley | |
| 10:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross hits a floater from the left side | 48-45 |
| 10:19 | Utah | Maurice Wood connects on the turnaround near the basket | 48-47 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe is fouled on the floor by David Daniels - foul #2 on David Daniels, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown (SF) Fred Melton | |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG), Mark Simpson (SF), Billy Duncan (PF) Edward Werner, Maurice Wood, Don Waclawski | |
| 09:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse's fadeaway is rejected by David Daniels | 48-47 |
| 09:34 | Utah | Billy Duncan snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:06 | Utah | Billy Duncan slams it home | 48-49 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 08:40 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 08:23 | Utah | Robert Steppe denies the turnaround by Isaac Ridley | 48-49 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse lays it in on a great pass from Richard Elkins and the foul's on Billy Duncan - foul #2 on Billy Duncan, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter (PG), Mark Brew (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Mohamed Horne (C) Keith Gross, Richard Elkins, Harold Brown, Robert Steppe | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Don Waclawski (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Adam Maio, Billy Duncan, David Daniels | |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:42 | Utah | Claude Wetter steps in front of the Adam Griffen pass | 51-49 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Wetter | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Claude Wetter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Brew (fresh) SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Mohamed Horne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Don Waclawski (fresh) C - Adam Griffen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Utah | Isaac Ridley scores on a floater near the basket and the foul's on Mark Brew - foul #2 on Mark Brew, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan (PF) Freddie Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 07:12 | Utah | Isaac Ridley misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan blows the layup | 53-51 |
| 06:54 | Utah | Mark Simpson snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 06:36 | Utah | Edward Werner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Isaac Ridley picks off the pass by Mark Brew | 53-51 |
| 05:50 | Utah | Don Waclawski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown (SF), Robert Steppe (C) Fred Melton, Mohamed Horne | |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (PG), Adam Maio (SG), Billy Duncan (PF), David Daniels (C) Edward Werner, Isaac Ridley, Don Waclawski, Adam Griffen | |
| 05:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown is fouled on the floor by Mark Simpson - foul #4 on Mark Simpson, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG) Claude Wetter, Mark Brew | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG) Mark Simpson | |
| 05:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Brown's pass is intercepted by Maurice Wood | 53-51 |
| 04:54 | Utah | David Daniels connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 53-53 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Wood steps in front of the Richard Elkins pass | 53-53 |
| 04:13 | Utah | The jump hook by David Daniels is blocked by Richard Elkins | 53-53 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Claude Wetter (PG), Mark Brew (SG), Freddie Hillhouse (PF) Keith Gross, Richard Elkins, Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG), Don Waclawski (PF) Adam Maio, Billy Duncan | |
| 03:37 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 03:36 | Utah | Maurice Wood gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:28 | Utah | David Daniels makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Isaac Ridley and he's fouled by Freddie Hillhouse - foul #1 on Freddie Hillhouse, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton (SF) Harold Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 03:28 | Utah | David Daniels makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse misses the floater from the left block | 53-56 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG) Claude Wetter, Mark Brew | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Simpson (SF), Billy Duncan (PF) Edward Werner, Don Waclawski | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 12 pts. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Maurice Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 02:34 | Utah | Mark Simpson snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 02:19 | Utah | The jump hook by David Daniels is blocked by Robert Steppe | 53-56 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Billy Duncan blocks the short jumper by Freddie Hillhouse | 53-56 |
| 01:50 | Utah | Isaac Ridley pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:25 | Utah | Maurice Wood is hacked by Richard Elkins - foul #3 on Richard Elkins, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan (PF) Freddie Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 01:25 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:25 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-58 |
| 01:01 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the board | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Utah | The jump hook by Isaac Ridley is blocked by Robert Jordan | 53-58 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins grabs the board | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe lays it in set up by Keith Gross | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Utah | Keith Gross is called for the reach on Mark Simpson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Gross, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Adam Maio (SG) Isaac Ridley, Billy Duncan | |
| 00:27 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:27 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross's pass is intercepted by Mark Simpson | 55-59 |
| 00:18 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses the easy layup | 55-59 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Keith Gross | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:06 | Utah | The rebound goes to Maurice Wood | 55-59 |
| 00:06 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| 00:03 | Utah | David Daniels is hacked by Richard Elkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Elkins, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| 00:03 | Utah | David Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Jordan hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 55-59 |