| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fresh) SG - David Glisson (fresh) SF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) PF - Dan Monroe (fresh) C - Stephen Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Letchworth (fresh) SG - Richard Baranoski (fresh) SF - Silas Tarver (fresh) PF - John Bell (fresh) C - Sam Walter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Dan Monroe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Utah State | David Glisson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton drills a shot near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth hits a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Utah State | Mark Oliver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | UC Riverside | John Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Utah State | Dan Monroe pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Utah State | David Glisson double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth double dribbles | 2-3 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), John Lavender (SF) Mark Oliver, Patrick Dalton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ed Connell (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), John Langley (C) Silas Tarver, John Bell, Sam Walter | |
| 17:47 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Letchworth - foul #1 on Robert Letchworth, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dylan Lowe (PG), Michael Coutu (SG) Robert Letchworth, Richard Baranoski | |
| 17:18 | Utah State | David Glisson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | John Lavender tips it in | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Dixon - foul #1 on Stephen Dixon, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:39 | Utah State | Dan Monroe scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Linwood Kilgore | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Coutu | 6-8 |
| 15:59 | Utah State | David Glisson connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Dixon | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Linwood Kilgore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Glisson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Lavender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Monroe (tiring) 2 pts. C - Stephen Dixon (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dylan Lowe (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Coutu (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Connell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Smalls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Langley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), Patrick Dalton (SF) Linwood Kilgore, John Lavender | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Bell (PF), Sam Walter (C) Dylan Lowe, Michael Coutu, Ed Connell, Allen Smalls, John Langley | |
| 15:37 | Utah State | John Bell is called for the reach on Stephen Dixon - foul #1 on John Bell, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 15:22 | Utah State | David Glisson is called for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | Oliver Wright (PF) Dan Monroe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton is hacked by Silas Tarver - foul #1 on Silas Tarver, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), Elliot Hosford (SG), John Lavender (SF) Mark Oliver, David Glisson, Patrick Dalton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo (SF), William Day (C) Silas Tarver, Sam Walter | |
| 14:27 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Linwood Kilgore | 10-8 |
| 14:01 | UC Riverside | John Bell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Letchworth | 10-10 |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore is fouled on the floor by William Day - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Glisson (SG), Patrick Dalton (SF), Dan Monroe (PF) Elliot Hosford, John Lavender, Oliver Wright | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (SG), Ed Connell (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), Sam Walter (C) Richard Baranoski, Andrew Angelo, John Bell, William Day | |
| 13:24 | Utah State | Sam Walter steals it from Stephen Dixon | 10-10 |
| 13:22 | UC Riverside | David Glisson is called for the reach on Robert Letchworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Glisson, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG) Linwood Kilgore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 13:13 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Michael Coutu | 10-12 |
| 12:44 | Utah State | Sam Walter blocks the jumper by David Glisson | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:29 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Letchworth | 10-14 |
| 12:29 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-14 |
| Subs | Utah State | Elliot Hosford (SG) David Glisson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver (SF) Robert Letchworth | |
| 12:06 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 12:05 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:56 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 11:54 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter tips it home | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fresh) SG - Elliot Hosford (fresh) SF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Monroe (tired) 2 pts. C - Stephen Dixon (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Connell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Silas Tarver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Walter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon lays it in set up by Mark Oliver | 12-16 |
| 11:03 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), David Glisson (SG), John Lavender (SF), Oliver Wright (PF) Mark Oliver, Elliot Hosford, Patrick Dalton, Dan Monroe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dylan Lowe (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), John Langley (PF), William Day (C) Michael Coutu, Ed Connell, Silas Tarver, Allen Smalls, Sam Walter | |
| 10:34 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon double dribbles | 12-16 |
| 10:32 | UC Riverside | Dylan Lowe travels in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 10:22 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Oliver Wright snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 09:57 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Langley - foul #1 on John Langley, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Bumgarner (C) Stephen Dixon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Bell (PF), Allen Smalls (C) Dylan Lowe, Andrew Angelo, John Langley, William Day | |
| 09:57 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:57 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:30 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Lavender - foul #1 on John Lavender, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | Elliot Hosford (SG), Patrick Dalton (SF), Dan Monroe (PF) David Glisson, John Lavender, Oliver Wright | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ed Connell (SG) Richard Baranoski | |
| 09:30 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:30 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:30 | UC Riverside | John Bell gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Robert Letchworth | 14-18 |
| 08:50 | Utah State | Ed Connell steps in front of the Linwood Kilgore pass | 14-18 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell is hacked by Linwood Kilgore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Linwood Kilgore, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), David Glisson (SG), Stephen Dixon (C) Linwood Kilgore, Elliot Hosford, John Bumgarner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Andrew Angelo (PF), John Langley (C) Robert Letchworth, Silas Tarver, John Bell, Allen Smalls | |
| 08:27 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu is hacked by David Glisson - foul #2 on David Glisson, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Elliot Hosford (SG), John Lavender (SF) David Glisson, Patrick Dalton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dylan Lowe (PG), Sam Walter (C) Richard Baranoski, Ed Connell | |
| 08:16 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Dan Monroe - foul #1 on Dan Monroe, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Oliver Wright (PF) Dan Monroe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:16 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:16 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:16 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Oliver Wright | 14-18 |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dylan Lowe - foul #1 on Dylan Lowe, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), William Day (C) Andrew Angelo, John Langley, Sam Walter | |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Dylan Lowe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 07:41 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Dylan Lowe | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elliot Hosford (fairly fresh) SF - John Lavender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Dixon (very tired) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dylan Lowe (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Coutu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Silas Tarver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Day (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | William Day hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Elliot Hosford - foul #1 on Elliot Hosford, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), Patrick Dalton (SF), Dan Monroe (PF) Mark Oliver, John Lavender, Oliver Wright | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Ed Connell (SF) Dylan Lowe, Michael Coutu, Silas Tarver | |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | William Day makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | William Day misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:20 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Dan Monroe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-19 |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth is fouled in the backcourt by Linwood Kilgore - foul #2 on Linwood Kilgore, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), John Bumgarner (C) Linwood Kilgore, Stephen Dixon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Langley (PF), Sam Walter (C) Allen Smalls, William Day | |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:25 | Utah State | Dan Monroe clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 06:24 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Dalton - foul #1 on Patrick Dalton, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Glisson (SG), John Lavender (SF), Oliver Wright (PF), Stephen Dixon (C) Elliot Hosford, Patrick Dalton, Dan Monroe, John Bumgarner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Andrew Angelo (SF), John Bell (PF) Robert Letchworth, Richard Baranoski, John Langley | |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:34 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon is denied on a layup by John Bell | 16-23 |
| 05:32 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell is whistled for a carry | 16-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski (SG), Allen Smalls (C) Ed Connell, Sam Walter | |
| 05:12 | Utah State | Mark Oliver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | John Bell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Coutu | 16-26 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | David Glisson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Lavender | 19-26 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls is hacked by Stephen Dixon - foul #2 on Stephen Dixon, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Dalton (SF), Dan Monroe (PF), John Bumgarner (C) John Lavender, Oliver Wright, Stephen Dixon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dylan Lowe (PG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Langley (C) Michael Coutu, Andrew Angelo, John Bell | |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:58 | Utah State | The pull-up jumper by David Glisson is blocked by Allen Smalls | 19-28 |
| 03:56 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski's pass is intercepted by David Glisson in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| 03:37 | Utah State | John Bumgarner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 03:35 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Glisson (tired) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Monroe (tired) 2 pts. C - John Bumgarner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dylan Lowe (fresh) SG - Richard Baranoski (tiring) SF - Silas Tarver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Smalls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Langley (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dylan Lowe | 19-30 |
| 03:13 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton is fouled in the backcourt by Silas Tarver - foul #2 on Silas Tarver, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), Oliver Wright (PF), Stephen Dixon (C) Mark Oliver, Dan Monroe, John Bumgarner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Michael Coutu (SG), Ed Connell (SF), John Bell (PF), William Day (C) Dylan Lowe, Richard Baranoski, Silas Tarver, Allen Smalls, John Langley | |
| 03:13 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:13 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | William Day is hacked by David Glisson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Glisson, team foul #11 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Elliot Hosford (SG) David Glisson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | William Day makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | William Day makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:06 | Utah State | Michael Coutu steps in front of the Linwood Kilgore pass in the backcourt | 21-32 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | John Bell misses the shot from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 03:00 | Utah State | Elliot Hosford gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 02:31 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon's floater is tipped away by William Day | 21-32 |
| 02:30 | Utah State | Oliver Wright can't tip it in | 21-32 |
| 02:28 | UC Riverside | William Day grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Letchworth | 21-35 |
| 01:31 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 01:29 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Robert Letchworth | 21-35 |
| 01:17 | UC Riverside | William Day clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 01:16 | Utah State | Oliver Wright grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | The jump hook by Stephen Dixon is blocked by William Day | 21-35 |
| 00:47 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 00:28 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 00:27 | Utah State | Elliot Hosford grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell misses long on a fullcourt shot | 21-35 |