| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - James Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) SG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) SF - David Rafael (fresh) PF - Bruce Kuehn (fresh) C - Chris Freeland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Utah State | Chris Freeland gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Utah State | David Rafael grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Utah State | Steven Chow misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | David Rafael can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Chris Freeland | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Steven Chow is hacked by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:25 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:24 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker's pass is intercepted by Steven Chow | 0-0 |
| 17:04 | Utah State | Steven Chow lays it in | 0-2 |
| 16:58 | UC Irvine | Robert Rohrbach picks off the pass by Steven Smith in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 16:38 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 16:36 | Utah State | Chris Freeland gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:26 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 16:24 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), David Frazier (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, Andrew Walker, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Eric Foster (SG), Timothy Butts (SF), Michael Mealy (PF), John Ottley (C) Steven Chow, Robert Rohrbach, David Rafael, Bruce Kuehn, Chris Freeland | |
| 15:59 | Utah State | Eric Foster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) PF - David Frazier (fresh) C - Robin Keech (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) SG - Eric Foster (fresh) SF - Timothy Butts (fresh) PF - Michael Mealy (fresh) C - John Ottley (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Watkins - foul #1 on William Watkins, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:34 | Utah State | William Watkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-7 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Timothy Butts - foul #1 on Timothy Butts, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach (SG), David Rafael (SF) Eric Foster, Timothy Butts | |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:56 | Utah State | David Rafael drills a 3 from the left wing set up by William Watkins | 5-10 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla clanks a runner in the paint | 5-10 |
| 14:41 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech snags the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is hacked by Michael Mealy - foul #1 on Michael Mealy, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), Robert Leet (SF), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Carl Jordan, David Frazier, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Bruce Kuehn (PF), Chris Freeland (C) William Watkins, Michael Mealy, John Ottley | |
| 14:10 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ronald McCants | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | Utah State | David Rafael buries a floater from the right wing set up by Steven Chow | 7-12 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled in the backcourt by David Rafael - foul #1 on David Rafael, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF) Robert Leet | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF) David Rafael | |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 7-12 |
| 13:33 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker tips it in | 9-12 |
| 13:13 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn clanks a 3 from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:11 | Utah State | Chris Freeland grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Chow | 9-15 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Steven Chow - foul #1 on Steven Chow, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (PF) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), David Rafael (SF), Michael Mealy (PF), John Ottley (C) Steven Chow, Robert Rohrbach, Bruce Kuehn, Chris Freeland | |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:15 | Utah State | Andrew Walker is called for the reach on William Watkins - foul #1 on Andrew Walker, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frazier (PF), Robin Keech (C) Andrew Walker, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (SG) Eric Foster | |
| 12:08 | Utah State | John Ottley comes up short on the floater near the basket | 11-15 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan loses the ball out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Frazier (fresh) C - Robin Keech (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Butts (fresh) SF - David Rafael (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mealy (fresh) C - John Ottley (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Utah State | Richard Barcus picks off the pass by Michael Mealy | 11-15 |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla hits a shot from the right block | 13-15 |
| 10:58 | Utah State | John Ottley knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Mealy | 13-17 |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | David Frazier comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Butts - foul #2 on Timothy Butts, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), James Shepherd (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Carl Jordan, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Eric Foster (SF), Bruce Kuehn (PF), Chris Freeland (C) William Watkins, Timothy Butts, David Rafael, Michael Mealy, John Ottley | |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | David Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | David Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:25 | Utah State | Steven Chow makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants drills a shot from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 09:55 | Utah State | Steven Chow clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 09:53 | Utah State | Eric Foster snags the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 09:40 | Utah State | Andrew Walker picks off the pass by Robert Rohrbach | 16-20 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Rohrbach is called for the reach on Ronald McCants in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Rohrbach, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Paulsen (PF) David Frazier | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Rafael (SF), Michael Mealy (PF) Eric Foster, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:13 | Utah State | Steven Chow's pass is intercepted by James Paulsen | 18-20 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled in the backcourt by David Rafael - foul #2 on David Rafael, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF), Robin Keech (C) Andrew Walker, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Eric Foster (SF), Chad Mena (C) Steven Chow, David Rafael, Chris Freeland | |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:52 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Foster | 20-23 |
| 08:28 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Steven Smith | 22-23 |
| 08:14 | Utah State | Eric Foster misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-23 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Steven Smith | 22-23 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Rohrbach - foul #2 on Robert Rohrbach, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (SG) Ronald McCants | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn (PF), Chris Freeland (C) Robert Rohrbach, Chad Mena | |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Eric Foster | 24-25 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - Robin Keech (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Foster (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Mealy (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Kuehn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Freeland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses short on an open shot from the left side | 24-25 |
| 07:33 | Utah State | Chris Freeland pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 07:17 | Utah State | Chris Freeland misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Eric Foster is called for the reach on Steven Smith - foul #1 on Eric Foster, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF), David Frazier (PF), James Shepherd (C) Carl Jordan, James Paulsen, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), John Ottley (C) William Watkins, Chris Freeland | |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:06 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:59 | Utah State | Steven Chow buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Mealy | 25-28 |
| 06:56 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus is hacked by Eric Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Foster, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla (SG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Rafael (SF) Eric Foster | |
| 06:56 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:56 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:56 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to James Shepherd | 26-28 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 06:40 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:15 | Utah State | Michael Mealy's pass is intercepted by Michael Bobadilla | 26-28 |
| 06:11 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker misses the dunk attempt | 26-28 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses the tip | 26-28 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | David Frazier makes the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Bobadilla | 29-28 |
| 05:45 | Utah State | John Ottley scores on a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on James Shepherd - foul #1 on James Shepherd, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (SG), Carl Jordan (PF) Richard Barcus, David Frazier | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Chris Freeland (C) Steven Chow, David Rafael | |
| 05:45 | Utah State | John Ottley misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-30 |
| 05:18 | Utah State | John Ottley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:01 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Paulsen (PF), Robin Keech (C) Andrew Walker, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Rafael (SF) John Ottley | |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | William Watkins is called for the reach on Michael Bobadilla - foul #2 on William Watkins, team foul #12 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Chad Mena (C) William Watkins, Chris Freeland | |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:46 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 04:42 | Utah State | Ronald McCants steps in front of the Steven Chow pass in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants lays it in | 31-30 |
| 04:19 | Utah State | David Rafael misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 04:01 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech travels with the ball | 31-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Robert Leet (SF), James Shepherd (C) Michael Bobadilla, Carl Jordan, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 03:47 | Utah State | David Rafael scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Kuehn | 31-32 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Leet (fresh) PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - James Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Mealy (tiring) SF - David Rafael (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Kuehn (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Mena (fresh) | |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants's pass is intercepted by Michael Mealy in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Leet - foul #1 on Robert Leet, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF) Ronald McCants | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Robert Rohrbach (SG), Timothy Butts (SF), Chris Freeland (C) Steven Chow, Michael Mealy, David Rafael, Chad Mena | |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 31-33 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Watkins - foul #3 on William Watkins, team foul #13 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (SG), David Frazier (PF), Robin Keech (C) Robert Leet, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF), John Ottley (PF) William Watkins, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:47 | Utah State | Eric Foster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Andrew Walker | 32-33 |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | David Frazier is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Leet (SG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:31 | Utah State | Eric Foster connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Butts | 32-36 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Timothy Butts is called for the reach on Richard Barcus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Butts, team foul #14 | 32-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) Andrew Walker | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), David Rafael (SF) Timothy Butts, Chris Freeland | |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:29 | Utah State | John Ottley snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 02:02 | Utah State | David Rafael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (SG) Robin Keech | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn (PF), Chad Mena (C) Eric Foster, John Ottley | |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus travels in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 01:46 | Utah State | David Rafael misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 01:44 | UC Irvine | David Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:05 | Utah State | David Frazier blocks the short jumper by Bruce Kuehn | 33-36 |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Leet blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 00:44 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-36 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | David Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | David Frazier lays it in | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Steven Chow comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-36 |