| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) SG - James Fenstermacher (fresh) SF - Joshua Bass (fresh) PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) C - Dave Marlow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) PF - Wayne Jordan (fresh) C - Reginald Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Utah State | Michael Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wayne Jordan | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | James Madison | Jing Xiong misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | James Madison | Jing Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:16 | James Madison | Jing Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:16 | James Madison | Dave Marlow grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 19:09 | James Madison | Jing Xiong hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Fenstermacher | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:30 | James Madison | Joshua Bass clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Utah State | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Fenstermacher - foul #1 on James Fenstermacher, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | James Madison | Eugene Sharer denies the turnaround by Dave Marlow | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Dennis Claborn | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jacob Guard - foul #1 on Jacob Guard, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), James Poling (SG), Alexander Buckingham (SF), James Ross (C) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn, Eugene Sharer, Reginald Taylor | |
| 17:13 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | James Madison | Jacob Guard is fouled on the floor by Wayne Jordan - foul #1 on Wayne Jordan, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brent Lukens (C) Wayne Jordan | |
| 16:42 | James Madison | Jing Xiong buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Fenstermacher | 6-7 |
| 16:23 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham misses long on a floater in the lane | 6-7 |
| 16:21 | James Madison | Dave Marlow gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:14 | James Madison | Dave Marlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), George Escudero (SF), Timothy Miura (PF), George Macdonald (C) Jing Xiong, James Fenstermacher, Joshua Bass, Jacob Guard, Dave Marlow | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:07 | Utah State | Brent Lukens can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 6-7 |
| 16:06 | James Madison | George Escudero pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | James Madison | George Escudero misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 6-7 |
| 15:51 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SG - Sydney Higgins (fresh) SF - George Escudero (fresh) PF - Timothy Miura (fresh) C - George Macdonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) SG - James Poling (fresh) SF - Alexander Buckingham (fresh) PF - James Ross (fresh) C - Brent Lukens (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 15:32 | James Madison | Timothy Miura grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:13 | James Madison | George Escudero misses the easy layup | 6-7 |
| 15:11 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins tips it in | 8-7 |
| 14:58 | Utah State | Victor Perdue is fouled on the floor by Sydney Higgins - foul #1 on Sydney Higgins, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Jacob Guard (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Carl Johnson, Timothy Miura, George Macdonald | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Reginald Taylor (C) Victor Perdue, James Poling, Alexander Buckingham, Brent Lukens | |
| 14:41 | Utah State | Michael Smith makes the 3 from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:22 | James Madison | James Ross is called for the reach on Jacob Guard - foul #1 on James Ross, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SG), Joshua Bass (SF) Sydney Higgins, George Escudero | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Jordan (PF) James Ross | |
| 14:17 | James Madison | Dennis Claborn picks off the pass by James Fenstermacher | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer misses the easy layup | 8-10 |
| 14:10 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 13:56 | James Madison | Joshua Bass can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eugene Sharer - foul #1 on Eugene Sharer, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 13:56 | James Madison | Joshua Bass makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:56 | James Madison | Joshua Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer is hacked by Dave Marlow - foul #1 on Dave Marlow, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | James Madison | Timothy Miura (PF) Jacob Guard | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Poling (C) Reginald Taylor | |
| 13:29 | Utah State | James Poling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Miura - foul #1 on Timothy Miura, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (PG) Jing Xiong | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Ross (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Eugene Sharer, Wayne Jordan | |
| 13:29 | Utah State | James Poling makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | Utah State | James Poling misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Timothy Miura | 10-13 |
| 13:08 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Brent Lukens - foul #1 on Brent Lukens, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | James Madison | Sydney Higgins (SG) James Fenstermacher | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Alexander Buckingham (SF) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn | |
| 13:08 | James Madison | Dave Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | James Ross grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 12:54 | Utah State | Sydney Higgins steals it from Brent Lukens | 11-13 |
| 12:51 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins hits the finger roll | 13-13 |
| 12:28 | Utah State | James Ross connects on the shot in the paint | 13-15 |
| 12:26 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sydney Higgins, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), George Escudero (SF), Jacob Guard (PF), George Macdonald (C) Sydney Higgins, Joshua Bass, Timothy Miura, Dave Marlow | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Sharer (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF) James Poling, Brent Lukens | |
| 12:13 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 13-15 |
| 12:11 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Jing Xiong | 13-15 |
| 11:55 | James Madison | Jing Xiong knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:33 | Utah State | James Ross can't connect on a runner from close range | 15-15 |
| 11:32 | Utah State | James Ross tips it home | 15-17 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - George Escudero (fresh) PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) C - George Macdonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fairly fresh) SG - Alexander Buckingham (fairly fresh) SF - Eugene Sharer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | James Madison | Carl Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Buckingham - foul #1 on Alexander Buckingham, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SG) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Christopher Sanders (SF), Reginald Taylor (C) Victor Perdue, Alexander Buckingham, Eugene Sharer, James Ross | |
| 11:21 | James Madison | The pull-up jumper by Jing Xiong is blocked by Michael Smith | 15-17 |
| 11:19 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:00 | James Madison | George Macdonald knocks in the shot from the left block | 17-17 |
| 10:41 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-17 |
| 10:39 | James Madison | George Macdonald snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:21 | James Madison | Jacob Guard is open but misses the lay-in | 17-17 |
| 10:19 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher misses the tip | 17-17 |
| 10:17 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Michael Smith | 17-19 |
| 09:50 | James Madison | Jing Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (PG), Joshua Bass (SF), Timothy Miura (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Jing Xiong, George Escudero, Jacob Guard, George Macdonald | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), James Poling (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), James Ross (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn, Christopher Sanders, Wayne Jordan, Reginald Taylor | |
| 09:39 | Utah State | Victor Perdue knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Poling | 17-22 |
| 09:35 | James Madison | James Poling steals the ball from Joshua Bass in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 09:22 | Utah State | James Ross is fouled on the floor by Timothy Miura - foul #2 on Timothy Miura, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| 09:22 | Utah State | The refs have stopped play. Brent Lukens is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 17-22 |
| Subs | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin (PF) Timothy Miura | |
| Subs | Utah State | Reginald Taylor (C) Brent Lukens | |
| 09:22 | Utah State | James Ross misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:22 | Utah State | James Ross gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:08 | Utah State | Dave Marlow takes the ball from James Ross | 17-22 |
| 09:05 | James Madison | Joshua Bass is hacked by James Poling in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Poling, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| 09:05 | James Madison | Joshua Bass misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:05 | Utah State | James Poling pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:41 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 08:39 | Utah State | James Ross tips it home | 17-24 |
| 08:28 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on James Poling - foul #2 on James Poling, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | James Madison | George Escudero (SF) Joshua Bass | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Dennis Claborn (SG), Alexander Buckingham (SF) Victor Perdue, James Poling, Eugene Sharer | |
| 08:28 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:28 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:28 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Reginald Taylor | 18-24 |
| 08:06 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn lays it in on a great pass from Michael Smith | 18-26 |
| 07:55 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin banks in the layup | 20-26 |
| 07:35 | Utah State | Michael Smith loses the dribble to James Fenstermacher | 20-26 |
| 07:15 | James Madison | Carl Johnson makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Fenstermacher and he's hacked by Alexander Buckingham - foul #2 on Alexander Buckingham, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Joshua Bass (SF), Jacob Guard (PF) James Fenstermacher, George Escudero, Lorenzo Martin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Eugene Sharer (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Michael Smith, Alexander Buckingham, James Ross, Reginald Taylor | |
| 07:15 | James Madison | Carl Johnson makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) C - Dave Marlow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Claborn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Lukens (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Dennis Claborn | 23-28 |
| 06:38 | James Madison | Jacob Guard scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 25-28 |
| 06:23 | Utah State | Eugene Sharer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Claborn | 25-31 |
| 06:21 | James Madison | Carl Johnson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SG), George Escudero (SF) Carl Johnson, Joshua Bass | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Christopher Sanders (SF) Victor Perdue, Eugene Sharer | |
| 06:05 | Utah State | Brent Lukens clanks a runner from the right block | 25-31 |
| 06:03 | James Madison | George Escudero grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 05:56 | James Madison | Jacob Guard's pass is intercepted by Brent Lukens | 25-31 |
| 05:33 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-31 |
| 05:32 | James Madison | Dave Marlow snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:10 | James Madison | Jacob Guard blows the dunk | 25-31 |
| 05:09 | Utah State | Dennis Claborn grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:53 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Sanders | 25-34 |
| 04:42 | James Madison | Jing Xiong scores on a runner in the paint set up by James Fenstermacher | 27-34 |
| 04:22 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan banks in the layup set up by Dennis Claborn | 27-36 |
| 04:18 | James Madison | Jing Xiong misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 04:16 | James Madison | George Escudero pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:10 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses the easy layup | 27-36 |
| 04:09 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:57 | Utah State | Brent Lukens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | James Madison | Sydney Higgins (SG), Joshua Bass (SF), Timothy Miura (PF), George Macdonald (C) James Fenstermacher, George Escudero, Jacob Guard, Dave Marlow | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), Eugene Sharer (SF), James Poling (PF), James Ross (C) Eugene Portillo, Dennis Claborn, Christopher Sanders, Wayne Jordan, Brent Lukens | |
| 03:37 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins is hacked by James Poling - foul #3 on James Poling, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Reginald Taylor (C) James Poling | |
| 03:37 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:37 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:37 | Utah State | James Ross snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 03:15 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor misses long on a runner from close range | 28-36 |
| 03:14 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Sydney Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Miura (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Sharer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Reginald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Utah State | James Ross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 03:05 | James Madison | Timothy Miura grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 02:45 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-36 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 02:28 | Utah State | James Ross hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jing Xiong - foul #1 on Jing Xiong, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (PG), George Escudero (SF), Lorenzo Martin (PF) Jing Xiong, Joshua Bass, Timothy Miura | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham (SG) Victor Perdue | |
| 02:28 | Utah State | James Ross makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:28 | Utah State | James Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:13 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 02:12 | Utah State | James Ross pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Michael Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #9 | 28-38 |
| Subs | James Madison | Dave Marlow (C) George Macdonald | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Claborn (SG) Eugene Sharer | |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:49 | James Madison | Dave Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:47 | James Madison | Michael Smith picks off the pass by Sydney Higgins in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 28-39 |
| 01:35 | Utah State | James Ross tips it but misses | 28-39 |
| 01:33 | Utah State | Michael Smith tips it back up and in | 28-41 |
| 01:15 | James Madison | Carl Johnson misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 01:13 | James Madison | Dave Marlow grabs the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 00:59 | James Madison | Carl Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 00:57 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor is hacked by Sydney Higgins - foul #3 on Sydney Higgins, team foul #10 | 28-41 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SG), Joshua Bass (SF), Jacob Guard (PF), Timothy Miura (C) Sydney Higgins, George Escudero, Lorenzo Martin, Dave Marlow | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), Christopher Sanders (SF) Michael Smith, Dennis Claborn, Alexander Buckingham | |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Reginald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 00:16 | James Madison | A charge is called on Joshua Bass - foul #1 on Joshua Bass, team foul #11 | 28-43 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Jordan (PF) Reginald Taylor | |
| 00:04 | Utah State | James Ross misses short on a runner from the left block | 28-43 |
| 00:02 | James Madison | Timothy Miura pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Timothy Miura clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-43 |