| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Slowinski (fresh) SG - Brad Ulloa (fresh) SF - Larry Padgett (fresh) PF - Michael Gilbert (fresh) C - Bill Juliano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - Brent Smith (fresh) PF - Frank Konen (fresh) C - Henry Trahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Bill Juliano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Utah State | Brad Ulloa is fouled on the floor by Brent Smith - foul #1 on Brent Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Brad Ulloa - foul #1 on Brad Ulloa, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Utah State | Brad Ulloa's pass is intercepted by Barry Reedy | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Utah State | Larry Padgett pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Utah State | Brad Ulloa's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Trahan | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Larry Padgett snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Utah State | Brad Ulloa clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Utah State | Larry Padgett gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Utah State | Larry Padgett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Padgett takes the ball from Brent Smith | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Utah State | Larry Padgett lays it in | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Ulloa - foul #2 on Brad Ulloa, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Utah State | Emmitt Wrigley (SG), Tony Davidson (SF), Michael Romer (PF), Sidney O'Kell (C) Brad Ulloa, Larry Padgett, Michael Gilbert, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Trahan | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell's pass is intercepted by Brent Smith | 2-4 |
| 16:37 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Davidson steals it from Brent Smith in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 16:23 | Utah State | James Slowinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Terry (PG) James Slowinski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF) Frank Konen | |
| 16:07 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Marburger | 2-6 |
| 15:48 | Utah State | Tony Davidson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 2-6 |
| 15:46 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Terry (fresh) SG - Emmitt Wrigley (fairly fresh) SF - Tony Davidson (fresh) PF - Michael Romer (fresh) C - Sidney O'Kell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fairly fresh) SF - Brent Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Louie Miller | 2-8 |
| 15:29 | Utah State | Michael Romer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:28 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:17 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan is hacked by Tony Davidson - foul #1 on Tony Davidson, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), Milton Winter (SG), Larry Padgett (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF), Bill Juliano (C) Larry Terry, Emmitt Wrigley, Tony Davidson, Michael Romer, Sidney O'Kell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| 15:08 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gilbert swats the short shot by Eric Won | 2-8 |
| 15:06 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:53 | Utah State | James Slowinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 14:52 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Louie Miller | 2-8 |
| 14:36 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Louie Miller | 2-10 |
| 14:17 | Utah State | James Slowinski makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Milton Winter | 5-10 |
| 14:15 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gilbert - foul #1 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Smith (SF) Larry Padgett | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Frank Konen (PF), Henry Trahan (C) Clement Ragland, Louie Miller, Boris Kacynski | |
| 14:07 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 14:05 | Utah State | Milton Winter gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:38 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 5-10 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Milton Winter - foul #1 on Milton Winter, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Terry (PG), Tony Davidson (SG), Michael Romer (PF), Sidney O'Kell (C) James Slowinski, Milton Winter, Michael Gilbert, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), Brent Smith (SF) David Marburger, William Dean | |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 12:58 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:50 | Gardner-Webb | Edgar Smith steals the ball from Eric Won in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 12:49 | Utah State | Larry Terry lays it in on a great pass from Edgar Smith | 7-11 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won buries a runner from the left block | 7-13 |
| 12:19 | Utah State | Michael Romer buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Larry Terry | 9-13 |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses long on an open shot from the left block | 9-13 |
| 12:00 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan tips it but misses | 9-13 |
| 11:59 | Utah State | Michael Romer gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:35 | Utah State | Michael Romer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Eric Won | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Davidson (fairly fresh) SF - Edgar Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Romer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney O'Kell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - Brent Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Konen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), Emmitt Wrigley (SG), Larry Padgett (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF), Bill Juliano (C) Larry Terry, Tony Davidson, Edgar Smith, Michael Romer, Sidney O'Kell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), William Dean (SF), Louie Miller (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Eric Won, Barry Reedy, Brent Smith, Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| 11:14 | Utah State | Larry Padgett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Slowinski | 11-13 |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Marburger | 11-15 |
| 10:45 | Utah State | Bill Juliano misses the easy layup | 11-15 |
| 10:43 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to James Slowinski | 11-15 |
| 10:25 | Utah State | James Slowinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Utah State | Milton Winter (SG) Emmitt Wrigley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG) Clement Ragland | |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy is fouled on the floor by Milton Winter - foul #2 on Milton Winter, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Utah State | Emmitt Wrigley (SG) Milton Winter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:51 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski tips it but misses | 11-15 |
| 09:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean tips it back up and in | 11-17 |
| 09:29 | Utah State | Barry Reedy steals the ball from Larry Padgett | 11-17 |
| 09:25 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy is fouled in the backcourt by Emmitt Wrigley - foul #1 on Emmitt Wrigley, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Terry (PG), Tony Davidson (SF), Michael Romer (PF), Sidney O'Kell (C) James Slowinski, Larry Padgett, Michael Gilbert, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (PG), Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Henry Trahan (C) David Marburger, William Dean, Louie Miller, Boris Kacynski | |
| 09:25 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:25 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:05 | Utah State | Tony Davidson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 11-19 |
| 09:04 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Terry is called for the reach on Clement Ragland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Terry, team foul #8 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Jones (SG) Barry Reedy | |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:02 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Tony Davidson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-21 |
| 08:45 | Utah State | Michael Romer hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-24 |
| 08:01 | Utah State | Brent Smith steps in front of the Tony Davidson pass | 13-24 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan misses the open dunk | 13-24 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen tips it in | 13-26 |
| 07:40 | Utah State | Larry Terry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-26 |
| 07:39 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 07:36 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland loses the dribble to Tony Davidson in the backcourt | 13-26 |
| 07:34 | Utah State | Michael Romer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Davidson | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmitt Wrigley (tiring) SF - Tony Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Romer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney O'Kell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Clement Ragland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Brent Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Konen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-26 |
| 07:10 | Utah State | Emmitt Wrigley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Larry Terry is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Larry Terry, team foul #9 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), Edgar Smith (SF), Michael Gilbert (PF), Bill Juliano (C) Larry Terry, Emmitt Wrigley, Michael Romer, Sidney O'Kell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), William Dean (SF), Louie Miller (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Clement Ragland, William Jones, Brent Smith, Frank Konen, Henry Trahan | |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Tony Davidson is called for the reach on Barry Reedy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Davidson, team foul #10 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | Emmitt Wrigley (SG) Tony Davidson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 06:38 | Utah State | Edgar Smith is fouled on the floor by Boris Kacynski - foul #1 on Boris Kacynski, team foul #2 | 15-28 |
| 06:33 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 06:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-31 |
| 05:47 | Utah State | James Slowinski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-31 |
| 05:36 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-31 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Padgett (SF) Edgar Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SF) Louie Miller | |
| 05:34 | Utah State | James Slowinski's pass is intercepted by Barry Reedy in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger lays it in on a nice dish by Barry Reedy | 18-33 |
| 05:20 | Utah State | Boris Kacynski is called for the reach on Bill Juliano - foul #2 on Boris Kacynski, team foul #3 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF), Henry Trahan (C) William Dean, Boris Kacynski | |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Emmitt Wrigley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-33 |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller pulls down the rebound | 18-33 |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by David Marburger and the foul's on Emmitt Wrigley - foul #2 on Emmitt Wrigley, team foul #11 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brad Ulloa (SG), Michael Romer (PF) Emmitt Wrigley, Michael Gilbert | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Jones (SG), Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, Louie Miller | |
| 04:43 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan makes the free throw | 18-36 |
| 04:28 | Utah State | Michael Romer makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 04:04 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 04:03 | Utah State | Michael Romer snags the defensive board | 21-36 |
| 03:46 | Utah State | James Slowinski clanks a floater in the paint | 21-36 |
| 03:45 | Utah State | Bill Juliano pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Michael Romer can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #4 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Terry (PG), Milton Winter (SG), Edgar Smith (SF), Sidney O'Kell (C) James Slowinski, Brad Ulloa, Larry Padgett, Bill Juliano | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (PF) Eric Won, William Jones, Brent Smith, Frank Konen | |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Michael Romer misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Michael Romer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Winter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgar Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Romer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney O'Kell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Dean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Smith - foul #1 on Edgar Smith, team foul #12 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Gilbert (PF) Michael Romer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:05 | Utah State | Milton Winter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-38 |
| 03:03 | Utah State | Edgar Smith snags the offensive board | 22-38 |
| 02:53 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell is denied on a layup by Boris Kacynski | 22-38 |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Michael Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 02:31 | Utah State | Larry Terry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski snags the defensive board | 22-38 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Terry - foul #3 on Larry Terry, team foul #13 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Slowinski (PG), Brad Ulloa (SG), Tony Davidson (SF), Michael Romer (C) Larry Terry, Milton Winter, Edgar Smith, Sidney O'Kell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SG), Louie Miller (PF) Barry Reedy, Henry Trahan | |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 01:51 | Utah State | James Slowinski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 01:49 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Gilbert is called for the reach on Clement Ragland - foul #2 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #14 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Bill Juliano (C) Michael Gilbert | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Jones (SG), Brent Smith (SF), Henry Trahan (C) David Marburger, William Dean, Boris Kacynski | |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 01:22 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 01:04 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-41 |
| 01:02 | Utah State | Michael Romer tips it but misses | 22-41 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones gets the rebound | 22-41 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller is hacked by James Slowinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Slowinski, team foul #15 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Milton Winter (SG), Edgar Smith (SF), Sidney O'Kell (PF) Brad Ulloa, Tony Davidson, Michael Romer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Barry Reedy (SG) Clement Ragland, William Jones | |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 00:57 | Utah State | Bill Juliano gets the rebound | 22-42 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell lays it up and in | 24-42 |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen (PF) Louie Miller | |
| 00:31 | Utah State | James Slowinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-42 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Sidney O'Kell snags the offensive board | 24-42 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Brent Smith swats the short shot by Sidney O'Kell | 24-42 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | The clock runs out | 24-42 |