| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) C - Yong Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stephen Carter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bruce Annunziata (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Holloway (fresh) C - Gary Esqueda (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Ronald Cody inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | VMI | Christopher Armstrong denies the turnaround by Stephen Carter | 27-26 |
| 19:43 | Utah State | Yong Chin snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 19:16 | Utah State | Patrick Culp makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-26 |
| 19:06 | VMI | Stephen Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 18:38 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong misses the floater from the right side | 30-26 |
| 18:37 | VMI | Brian Holloway grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 18:31 | VMI | Brian Holloway misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 18:29 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Patrick Culp makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Smith | 32-26 |
| 17:45 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:43 | Utah State | Rodney Smith grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | Gary Esqueda is called for the reach on Yong Chin - foul #2 on Gary Esqueda, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Patrick Culp, Frank Rank | |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremy Richards (SF) Ronald Cody | |
| 16:55 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 16:53 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:33 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard is fouled on the floor by Bruce Annunziata - foul #3 on Bruce Annunziata, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Richardson (C) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | VMI | Felix Paylor (SG), Ronald Cody (SF), James Littlefield (C) Stephen Carter, Bruce Annunziata, Gary Esqueda | |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 16:16 | Utah State | Rodney Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 15:55 | Utah State | Brian Holloway picks off the pass by William Richardson | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Calvin Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jeremy Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Felix Paylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | VMI | William Richardson swats the shot by Felix Paylor | 32-26 |
| 15:41 | Utah State | William Richardson snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 15:13 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard loses the dribble to Brian Holloway | 32-26 |
| 15:03 | VMI | Jeremy Richards misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 15:02 | VMI | Felix Paylor tips it in | 32-28 |
| 14:35 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Smith | 35-28 |
| 14:12 | VMI | Jeremy Richards misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Armstrong - foul #1 on Christopher Armstrong, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (SG), Frank Rank (PF), Yong Chin (C) Christopher Armstrong, Chris Reinhard, William Richardson | |
| Subs | VMI | Stephen Carter (PG), Bruce Annunziata (SG), Gary Esqueda (C) Ronald Cody, Brian Holloway, James Littlefield | |
| 14:12 | VMI | Jeremy Richards makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 14:12 | VMI | Jeremy Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | Patrick Culp makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodney Smith | 38-30 |
| 13:31 | VMI | Jeremy Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 13:30 | VMI | Gary Esqueda grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:14 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 13:12 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Richards - foul #1 on Jeremy Richards, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF) Calvin Pugh | |
| Subs | VMI | James Littlefield (SF), Brian Holloway (PF) Jeremy Richards, Felix Paylor | |
| 12:50 | Utah State | Patrick Culp makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | Patrick Culp makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses the 3rd free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Reinhard | 40-30 |
| 12:30 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard is fouled on the floor by Brian Holloway - foul #3 on Brian Holloway, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| 12:09 | Utah State | Yong Chin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bruce Annunziata - foul #4 on Bruce Annunziata, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Cody (SF) Bruce Annunziata | |
| 12:09 | Utah State | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 12:09 | Utah State | Yong Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 12:09 | VMI | Gary Esqueda gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 11:56 | VMI | Brian Holloway misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 11:54 | VMI | Brian Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Rank (fresh) PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stephen Carter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Holloway (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gary Esqueda (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | VMI | Rodney Smith steals the ball from Ronald Cody | 41-30 |
| 11:03 | Utah State | Patrick Culp is hacked by James Littlefield - foul #2 on James Littlefield, team foul #6 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), William Richardson (C) Patrick Culp, Frank Rank, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremy Richards (PG), Felix Paylor (PF) Stephen Carter, Brian Holloway | |
| 10:43 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong jams it set up by Chris Reinhard | 43-30 |
| 10:21 | VMI | Jeremy Richards is fouled on the floor by Rodney Smith - foul #3 on Rodney Smith, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Rank (PF) Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | VMI | Stephen Carter (PG) Gary Esqueda | |
| 10:05 | VMI | William Richardson swats the layup by Stephen Carter | 43-30 |
| 10:04 | VMI | James Littlefield tips it but misses | 43-30 |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 09:37 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 09:35 | VMI | The rebound goes to Stephen Carter | 43-30 |
| 09:23 | VMI | Stephen Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (PG), Yong Chin (PF) Rodney Smith, Frank Rank | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Holloway (PF), Gary Esqueda (C) Ronald Cody, James Littlefield | |
| 09:23 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 09:23 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:23 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the 3rd free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:56 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 08:44 | VMI | Felix Paylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 08:43 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 45-33 |
| 08:24 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Yong Chin | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:11 | VMI | Stephen Carter buries a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Patrick Culp - foul #2 on Patrick Culp, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Rodney Smith (PG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Calvin Pugh, William Richardson | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Cody (SF) Felix Paylor | |
| 08:11 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard is whistled for traveling | 48-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | VMI | James Littlefield (PG), Bruce Annunziata (SG) Stephen Carter, Jeremy Richards | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SG - Bruce Annunziata (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Holloway (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gary Esqueda (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:35 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 07:33 | Utah State | Yong Chin grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 07:10 | Utah State | Patrick Culp loses the dribble to Ronald Cody | 48-36 |
| 07:07 | VMI | Ronald Cody lays it in | 48-38 |
| 06:39 | Utah State | Patrick Culp buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Armstrong | 51-38 |
| 06:20 | VMI | Gary Esqueda misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 06:19 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Holloway | 51-38 |
| 06:00 | VMI | Brian Holloway lays it in and he's hacked by Chris Reinhard - foul #2 on Chris Reinhard, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), Frank Rank (SF), William Richardson (C) Patrick Culp, Christopher Armstrong, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | VMI | Stephen Carter (PG), Jeremy Richards (SF), Felix Paylor (C) James Littlefield, Ronald Cody, Gary Esqueda | |
| 06:00 | VMI | Brian Holloway misses the free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:00 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 51-40 |
| 05:42 | Utah State | Brian Holloway steps in front of the Frank Rank pass | 51-40 |
| 05:22 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 05:21 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Chris Reinhard | 51-40 |
| 05:07 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 05:06 | VMI | Felix Paylor snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 05:02 | VMI | Rodney Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Smith, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF) Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | VMI | James Littlefield (C) Brian Holloway | |
| 04:51 | VMI | William Richardson is called for the reach on Stephen Carter - foul #2 on William Richardson, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Yong Chin (C) William Richardson | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 04:51 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 04:51 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 04:40 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 04:38 | VMI | James Littlefield snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 04:32 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 04:19 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Frank Rank pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:06 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 04:04 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 03:51 | VMI | The 3pt attempt by Felix Paylor is denied by Rodney Smith | 51-44 |
| 03:50 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Annunziata | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Calvin Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stephen Carter (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Bruce Annunziata (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremy Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Felix Paylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:44 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Carter | 51-46 |
| 03:31 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong drills a runner from the baseline set up by Yong Chin | 53-46 |
| 03:25 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (PG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Rodney Smith, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Cody (SF), Brian Holloway (PF), Gary Esqueda (C) Jeremy Richards, Felix Paylor, James Littlefield | |
| 03:17 | VMI | Brian Holloway misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 03:15 | VMI | Ronald Cody snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 03:07 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Carter | 53-49 |
| 02:38 | Utah State | Stephen Carter steps in front of the Yong Chin pass | 53-49 |
| 02:24 | VMI | Brian Holloway connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 02:06 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Calvin Pugh | 55-52 |
| 01:42 | VMI | Ronald Cody scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Annunziata | 55-54 |
| 01:37 | Utah State | Patrick Culp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 01:36 | VMI | The rebound goes to Ronald Cody | 55-54 |
| 01:21 | VMI | Stephen Carter is fouled on the floor by Frank Rank - foul #1 on Frank Rank, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Rodney Smith (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) Calvin Pugh, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 01:21 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:21 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:56 | VMI | The refs have stopped play. Brian Holloway is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 55-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Felix Paylor (PF) Brian Holloway | |
| 00:52 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 00:51 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:28 | Utah State | Patrick Culp connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Smith | 58-56 |
| 00:18 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata misses the easy layup | 58-56 |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Yong Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Yong Chin is hacked by Stephen Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Carter, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | VMI | Ronald Cody hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Yong Chin gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Stephen Carter is called for the reach on Yong Chin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Carter, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Rodney Smith, Frank Rank | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Yong Chin misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:06 | VMI | Felix Paylor pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Ronald Cody misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |