| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) PF - Yong Chin (fresh) C - Eric Farrior (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Willie Lazarski (fresh) SG - James Lauritsen (fresh) SF - Andrew Crawford (fresh) PF - Carl Brand (fresh) C - Lance Humphrey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Carl Brand wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Utah State | Yong Chin grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Utah State | Eric Farrior can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | McNeese State | Carl Brand grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | McNeese State | James Lauritsen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Andrew Crawford | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Utah State | Gary Radford is fouled on the floor by Lance Humphrey - foul #1 on Lance Humphrey, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Utah State | Gary Radford is fouled on the floor by Andrew Crawford - foul #1 on Andrew Crawford, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Utah State | Patrick Culp is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Patrick Culp, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | McNeese State | James Lauritsen is fouled on the floor by Patrick Culp - foul #2 on Patrick Culp, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) Patrick Culp | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:51 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski is fouled on the floor by Gary Radford - foul #1 on Gary Radford, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski loses the dribble to Gary Radford | 0-3 |
| 17:18 | Utah State | Eric Farrior blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | Eric Farrior pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Gary Radford hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Farrior | 2-3 |
| 16:49 | McNeese State | James Lauritsen misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 16:47 | Utah State | Gary Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Utah State | Walter Chase misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 16:42 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to James Lauritsen | 2-3 |
| 16:26 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 16:25 | McNeese State | Lance Humphrey tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 16:07 | Utah State | Eric Farrior drills a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Lance Humphrey - foul #2 on Lance Humphrey, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kevin Walker (PG), Johnathan Dickerson (SG), Jon Preston (PF), Randall Knisley (C) Willie Lazarski, James Lauritsen, Carl Brand, Lance Humphrey | |
| 16:07 | Utah State | Eric Farrior makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:46 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-5 |
| 15:45 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) C - Eric Farrior (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kevin Walker (fresh) SG - Johnathan Dickerson (fresh) SF - Andrew Crawford (fresh) PF - Jon Preston (fresh) C - Randall Knisley (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Utah State | Gary Radford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Walker - foul #1 on Kevin Walker, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SF), William Richardson (C) Christopher Armstrong, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Gilson (SF) Andrew Crawford | |
| 15:41 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:24 | McNeese State | Kevin Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:17 | Utah State | Walter Chase buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 10-5 |
| 15:00 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley's pass is intercepted by Robert Brown | 10-5 |
| 14:57 | Utah State | Robert Brown lays it in | 12-5 |
| 14:38 | McNeese State | Kevin Walker misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Radford - foul #2 on Gary Radford, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Yong Chin (PF) Gary Radford, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski (PG), Andrew Crawford (SF), Carl Brand (PF) Johnathan Dickerson, Robert Gilson, Randall Knisley | |
| 14:38 | McNeese State | Kevin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:38 | McNeese State | Kevin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:20 | Utah State | William Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jon Preston - foul #1 on Jon Preston, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Lauritsen (SG) Kevin Walker | |
| 14:20 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:20 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:59 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-10 |
| 13:41 | Utah State | Yong Chin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-10 |
| 13:39 | McNeese State | Andrew Crawford snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:33 | McNeese State | Jon Preston misses the lay-in | 14-10 |
| 13:31 | Utah State | William Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:14 | Utah State | William Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Armstrong | 16-10 |
| 13:01 | McNeese State | Carl Brand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF), Eric Farrior (C) Walter Chase, Yong Chin, William Richardson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Randall Knisley (C) Jon Preston | |
| 12:51 | Utah State | Eric Farrior scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 18-10 |
| 12:27 | McNeese State | Andrew Crawford clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-10 |
| 12:25 | McNeese State | James Lauritsen gets the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:15 | McNeese State | Carl Brand buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Christopher Armstrong - foul #1 on Christopher Armstrong, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kevin Walker (PG), Johnathan Dickerson (SG), Robert Gilson (SF) Willie Lazarski, James Lauritsen, Andrew Crawford | |
| 12:15 | McNeese State | Carl Brand makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:04 | Utah State | Walter Chase misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 12:03 | Utah State | Eric Farrior grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 11:56 | Utah State | Eric Farrior makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Kevin Walker - foul #2 on Kevin Walker, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eric McCandliss (PG), Jon Preston (PF) Kevin Walker, Carl Brand | |
| 11:56 | Utah State | Eric Farrior makes the free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:48 | McNeese State | Johnathan Dickerson knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 21-15 |
| 11:41 | Utah State | Walter Chase can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-15 |
| 11:39 | Utah State | Eric Farrior hits the follow up shot | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Chase (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Eric McCandliss (fresh) SG - Johnathan Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Gilson (fresh) PF - Jon Preston (fresh) C - Randall Knisley (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | McNeese State | Johnathan Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 11:22 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley snags the offensive board | 23-15 |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | Johnathan Dickerson loses the dribble to Walter Chase | 23-15 |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Walter Chase scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Neilson | 25-15 |
| 10:59 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Farrior - foul #1 on Eric Farrior, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Utah State | Yong Chin (PF) Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski (PG), Andrew Crawford (SF) Eric McCandliss, Robert Gilson | |
| 10:59 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 10:59 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 10:50 | Utah State | Eric Farrior hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Neilson | 27-16 |
| 10:28 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Crawford | 27-19 |
| 10:16 | Utah State | James Neilson is whistled for traveling | 27-19 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF), William Richardson (C) James Neilson, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Lauritsen (SG), Carl Brand (PF), Robert Gilson (C) Johnathan Dickerson, Jon Preston, Randall Knisley | |
| 09:55 | McNeese State | Andrew Crawford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 09:54 | Utah State | William Richardson grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Willie Lazarski steals it from William Richardson | 27-19 |
| 09:22 | McNeese State | Carl Brand blows the layup | 27-19 |
| 09:20 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Walter Chase misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Crawford - foul #2 on Andrew Crawford, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Robert Brown, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eric McCandliss (PG), Johnathan Dickerson (SF) Willie Lazarski, Andrew Crawford | |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Walter Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 09:15 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Carl Brand | 28-19 |
| 08:52 | McNeese State | Johnathan Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 08:51 | McNeese State | James Lauritsen grabs the offensive board | 28-19 |
| 08:30 | McNeese State | James Lauritsen clanks a shot from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 08:29 | Utah State | James Neilson gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 08:11 | Utah State | William Richardson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-19 |
| 08:09 | McNeese State | Eric McCandliss grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 07:47 | McNeese State | Carl Brand misses the lay-in | 28-19 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 07:40 | Utah State | Walter Chase hits a shot from the left side | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Chase (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Eric McCandliss (fresh) SG - James Lauritsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnathan Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Brand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gilson (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | McNeese State | Walter Chase knocks away the 3 by James Lauritsen | 30-19 |
| 07:18 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Walter Chase misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-19 |
| 06:53 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong tips it back up and in | 32-19 |
| 06:38 | McNeese State | Johnathan Dickerson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Lauritsen | 32-22 |
| 06:10 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Neilson and the foul's on Robert Gilson - foul #1 on Robert Gilson, team foul #8 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SF), Yong Chin (PF) Christopher Armstrong, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski (PG), Eric Avent (SF), Jon Preston (PF), Randall Knisley (C) Eric McCandliss, Johnathan Dickerson, Carl Brand, Robert Gilson | |
| 06:10 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the free throw | 35-22 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Jon Preston can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Neilson - foul #1 on James Neilson, team foul #7 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Farrior (C) William Richardson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Jon Preston makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Jon Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:51 | Utah State | James Neilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-24 |
| 05:49 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Chase - foul #1 on Walter Chase, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 05:15 | Utah State | Eric Farrior loses the dribble to James Lauritsen | 35-25 |
| 04:58 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski is hacked by Walter Chase - foul #2 on Walter Chase, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF) Walter Chase | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Gilson (SF) James Lauritsen | |
| 04:58 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 04:58 | Utah State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | James Neilson is fouled on the floor by Jon Preston - foul #2 on Jon Preston, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnathan Dickerson (SG), Carl Brand (PF) Eric Avent, Jon Preston | |
| 04:41 | Utah State | James Neilson makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | James Neilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Robert Gilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Armstrong - foul #2 on Christopher Armstrong, team foul #10 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Christopher Armstrong, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Robert Gilson misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Robert Gilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | Eric Farrior dunks the ball on a great pass from Patrick Culp | 39-26 |
| 04:04 | McNeese State | Eric Farrior steps in front of the Randall Knisley pass | 39-26 |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 03:52 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 03:32 | McNeese State | Robert Gilson drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Chris Reinhard - foul #1 on Chris Reinhard, team foul #11 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG) James Neilson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kevin Walker (PG), Jon Preston (PF), Lance Humphrey (C) Willie Lazarski, Carl Brand, Randall Knisley | |
| 03:32 | McNeese State | Robert Gilson makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Farrior (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnathan Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Gilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Preston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Utah State | Eric Farrior comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 39-29 |
| 03:19 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard tips it home | 41-29 |
| 02:58 | McNeese State | Kevin Walker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 02:57 | Utah State | Patrick Culp snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 02:41 | Utah State | Gary Radford hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Brown | 43-29 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | Robert Gilson loses the dribble to Eric Farrior | 43-29 |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Robert Brown is hacked by Lance Humphrey - foul #3 on Lance Humphrey, team foul #10 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | Yong Chin (PF), William Richardson (C) Chris Reinhard, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski (PG), Andrew Crawford (SF), Randall Knisley (C) Johnathan Dickerson, Robert Gilson, Lance Humphrey | |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 01:34 | McNeese State | Andrew Crawford buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Lazarski | 45-32 |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Willie Lazarski is called for the reach on Patrick Culp - foul #1 on Willie Lazarski, team foul #11 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Patrick Culp makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 01:18 | McNeese State | Randall Knisley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 00:54 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski is fouled on the floor by Gary Radford - foul #3 on Gary Radford, team foul #12 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG) Gary Radford | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eric Avent (SG), Carl Brand (PF) Kevin Walker, Jon Preston | |
| 00:54 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 00:54 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 00:46 | Utah State | Carl Brand blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Patrick Culp | 46-34 |
| 00:44 | Utah State | Yong Chin pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 00:32 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-34 |
| 00:31 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Carl Brand | 46-34 |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | Willie Lazarski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Crawford | 46-37 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | William Richardson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Culp | 48-37 |
| 00:01 | McNeese State | The short jumper by Carl Brand is denied by Yong Chin | 48-37 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | The clock runs out | 48-37 |