| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mickey Manning (fresh) SG - Ernest Russell (fresh) SF - Leslie Chang (fresh) PF - Kevin Brashear (fresh) C - Cecil Barreiro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) SG - Thomas Kent (fresh) SF - Goran Zell (fresh) PF - Bill Willis (fresh) C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis drills a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Utah State | Leslie Chang clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Utah State | Kevin Brashear grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | Mickey Manning is hacked by Gerald Michaels - foul #1 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Utah State | Kevin Brashear scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Leslie Chang | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Utah State | Mickey Manning pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Michaels | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Ernest Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ray Bullen (PG), James Sanborn (SG), Bruce Juergens (SF), Stephen Glidewell (PF), Thomas Dix (C) Mickey Manning, Ernest Russell, Leslie Chang, Kevin Brashear, Cecil Barreiro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Jose Garza (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Utah State | Bruce Juergens grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Utah State | Ray Bullen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG), Hans Gadzinski (SF) Thomas Kent, Goran Zell | |
| 17:16 | UC Riverside | Ray Bullen is called for the reach on Hans Gadzinski - foul #1 on Ray Bullen, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | John Roesler tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Stephen Glidewell | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Utah State | Jose Garza is called for the reach on James Sanborn - foul #1 on Jose Garza, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Maddox (C) Thomas Dix | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Stjepan Zarr, Jose Garza, Ronald Johnson | |
| 16:37 | Utah State | John Maddox buries a jumper in the lane set up by Ray Bullen and he's hacked by T-Bone Lewis - foul #1 on T-Bone Lewis, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mickey Manning (PG), Ernest Russell (SG), Ronnie Jamar (SF), Cecil Barreiro (C) Ray Bullen, James Sanborn, Bruce Juergens, Stephen Glidewell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG) Hans Gadzinski | |
| 16:37 | Utah State | John Maddox misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:37 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Mickey Manning and he's fouled by T-Bone Lewis - foul #2 on T-Bone Lewis, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SF), Robert Fowler (C) John Roesler, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 16:26 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is fouled in the backcourt by Mickey Manning - foul #1 on Mickey Manning, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses short on a shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:08 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 15:55 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro connects on the open floater from close range set up by Mickey Manning | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mickey Manning (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Russell (fairly fresh) SF - Ronnie Jamar (fresh) PF - John Maddox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Barreiro (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Goran Zell (fresh) PF - Bill Willis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronnie Jamar - foul #1 on Ronnie Jamar, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ray Bullen (PG), James Sanborn (SG), Stephen Glidewell (SF), Kevin Brashear (PF), Thomas Dix (C) Mickey Manning, Ernest Russell, Ronnie Jamar, John Maddox, Cecil Barreiro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (PG), Hans Gadzinski (SG), Jose Garza (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Thomas Kent, Bill Willis, Robert Fowler | |
| 15:39 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:39 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Thomas Dix snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:27 | Utah State | Thomas Dix hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 15:25 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:10 | UC Riverside | James Sanborn is called for the reach on Hans Gadzinski - foul #1 on James Sanborn, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Leslie Chang (SF) Thomas Dix | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG) Goran Zell | |
| 15:04 | UC Riverside | James Sanborn takes the ball from John Roesler | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Utah State | James Sanborn knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ray Bullen | 11-6 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | James Sanborn steals the ball from Hans Gadzinski | 11-6 |
| 14:19 | Utah State | James Sanborn is hacked by Stjepan Zarr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stjepan Zarr, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar (PG), Ernest Russell (SG), Bruce Juergens (SF), Cecil Barreiro (C) Ray Bullen, James Sanborn, Leslie Chang, Stephen Glidewell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Bill Willis (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Stjepan Zarr, Hans Gadzinski, Jose Garza, Ronald Johnson | |
| 14:11 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:51 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by John Roesler is denied by Kevin Brashear | 11-6 |
| 13:49 | Utah State | Bruce Juergens gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro misses the easy layup | 11-6 |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro tips it but misses | 11-6 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Fowler snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:38 | UC Riverside | Bruce Juergens is called for the reach on John Roesler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Juergens, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mickey Manning (PG), Thomas Dix (PF) Ronnie Jamar, Kevin Brashear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Goran Zell (SF), Jose Garza (C) Jeffrey Yerby, John Roesler, Robert Fowler | |
| 13:30 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 13:29 | Utah State | Ernest Russell pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro misses the easy layup | 11-6 |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | Mickey Manning pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:46 | Utah State | Gerald Michaels steals it from Bruce Juergens in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses the lay-in | 11-6 |
| 12:26 | Utah State | Thomas Dix snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:11 | Utah State | Mickey Manning is called for traveling | 11-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ray Bullen (PG), James Sanborn (SG), Leslie Chang (SF), Stephen Glidewell (PF), John Maddox (C) Mickey Manning, Ernest Russell, Bruce Juergens, Thomas Dix, Cecil Barreiro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG), Stjepan Zarr (SG), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Thomas Kent, Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| 12:09 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SF) Goran Zell | |
| 11:55 | Utah State | James Sanborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Ray Bullen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sanborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leslie Chang (fresh) PF - Stephen Glidewell (fresh) C - John Maddox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffrey Yerby (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zarr (fresh) SF - John Roesler (fresh) PF - Hans Gadzinski (fresh) C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | UC Riverside | John Roesler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leslie Chang - foul #1 on Leslie Chang, team foul #6 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar (SF), Cecil Barreiro (C) Leslie Chang, John Maddox | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Hans Gadzinski, Ronald Johnson | |
| 11:37 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:37 | UC Riverside | John Roesler makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Robert Fowler is called for the reach on Cecil Barreiro - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #6 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mickey Manning (PG), Leslie Chang (SF), Kevin Brashear (PF) Ray Bullen, James Sanborn, Stephen Glidewell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Goran Zell (SF) Jeffrey Yerby, Stjepan Zarr, John Roesler | |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Kevin Brashear misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #7 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (C) Robert Fowler | |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Kevin Brashear makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Kevin Brashear makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 10:42 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Kent | 13-9 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Leslie Chang clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Bill Willis - foul #1 on Bill Willis, team foul #8 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ray Bullen (PG), James Sanborn (SG), John Maddox (PF), Stephen Glidewell (C) Mickey Manning, Ronnie Jamar, Kevin Brashear, Cecil Barreiro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Leslie Chang makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Leslie Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:16 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Bullen - foul #2 on Ray Bullen, team foul #7 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mickey Manning (PG) Ray Bullen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:16 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:16 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:04 | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell hits a wide open shot in the lane set up by Mickey Manning | 17-11 |
| 09:42 | UC Riverside | Leslie Chang steps in front of the Gerald Michaels pass | 17-11 |
| 09:39 | Utah State | Mickey Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| Subs | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro (C) John Maddox | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG), Stjepan Zarr (SG), John Roesler (SF), Jose Garza (PF) Gerald Michaels, Thomas Kent, Goran Zell, Hans Gadzinski | |
| 09:23 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 17-11 |
| 09:22 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Cecil Barreiro | 17-11 |
| 09:11 | Utah State | Leslie Chang scores on a shot in the paint | 19-11 |
| 09:04 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr banks in the layup and he's fouled by Stephen Glidewell - foul #1 on Stephen Glidewell, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ernest Russell (SG), Kevin Brashear (PF), Thomas Dix (C) James Sanborn, Leslie Chang, Cecil Barreiro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Bill Willis (PF) Jeffrey Yerby, Ronald Johnson | |
| 09:04 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:49 | Utah State | Thomas Dix blows the layup | 19-14 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell tips it but misses | 19-14 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell gets the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:31 | Utah State | Mickey Manning can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:30 | UC Riverside | John Roesler gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:01 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 08:00 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Kevin Brashear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar (PG), James Sanborn (SG), Bruce Juergens (SF), Cecil Barreiro (C) Mickey Manning, Ernest Russell, Stephen Glidewell, Thomas Dix | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Stjepan Zarr, John Roesler, Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Ronnie Jamar (fresh) SG - James Sanborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Juergens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Brashear (tiring) 4 pts. C - Cecil Barreiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Goran Zell (fairly fresh) PF - Hans Gadzinski (fresh) C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronnie Jamar - foul #2 on Ronnie Jamar, team foul #9 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ernest Russell (SG), John Maddox (PF) Ronnie Jamar, Kevin Brashear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG) Gerald Michaels | |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:15 | Utah State | James Sanborn is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 06:49 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent lays it in on a great pass from Hans Gadzinski and he's fouled by John Maddox - foul #1 on John Maddox, team foul #10 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Utah State | Leslie Chang (SF), Kevin Brashear (PF) Bruce Juergens, John Maddox | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG) Jeffrey Yerby | |
| 06:49 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:21 | Utah State | Leslie Chang clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Goran Zell - foul #1 on Goran Zell, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mickey Manning (PG), Thomas Dix (PF) Ernest Russell, Kevin Brashear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF), Jose Garza (C) Hans Gadzinski, Ronald Johnson | |
| 06:21 | Utah State | Leslie Chang misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:21 | Utah State | Leslie Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:21 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | John Roesler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| 06:11 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG) John Roesler | |
| 06:05 | UC Riverside | Mickey Manning is called for the reach on Gerald Michaels in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mickey Manning, team foul #11 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ernest Russell (SG) Mickey Manning | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:05 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:05 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:48 | Utah State | Leslie Chang can't throw it down | 22-23 |
| 05:46 | Utah State | Thomas Dix misses the tip | 22-23 |
| 05:45 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 05:40 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 05:39 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Kent | 22-25 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Leslie Chang is hacked by Jose Garza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Garza, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell (PF) Thomas Dix | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG), John Roesler (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Goran Zell, Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Leslie Chang misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Leslie Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 05:08 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Cecil Barreiro | 23-25 |
| 05:03 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-25 |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Juergens (SF), John Maddox (PF) Leslie Chang, Cecil Barreiro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG) Thomas Kent | |
| 04:39 | Utah State | James Sanborn misses the jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | John Maddox gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Hans Gadzinski steals the ball from Stephen Glidewell | 23-25 |
| 04:22 | UC Riverside | John Roesler lays it up and in | 23-27 |
| 04:09 | Utah State | Ernest Russell is denied on a layup by Ronald Johnson | 23-27 |
| 04:08 | Utah State | Bruce Juergens snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:00 | Utah State | Bruce Juergens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 03:58 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | James Sanborn is called for the reach on Jeffrey Yerby - foul #2 on James Sanborn, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ray Bullen (PG), Ronnie Jamar (SG), Leslie Chang (SF), Kevin Brashear (PF), Cecil Barreiro (C) James Sanborn, Ernest Russell, Bruce Juergens, John Maddox, Stephen Glidewell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Stjepan Zarr, John Roesler, Hans Gadzinski, Ronald Johnson | |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Ray Bullen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Jamar (fresh) SF - Leslie Chang (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Brashear (tiring) 4 pts. C - Cecil Barreiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffrey Yerby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Kent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Goran Zell (fairly fresh) PF - Bill Willis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Utah State | Ray Bullen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 03:14 | Utah State | Kevin Brashear snags the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 03:05 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 03:04 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Thomas Kent | 23-29 |
| 02:42 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Bill Willis | 23-31 |
| 02:36 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mickey Manning (PG), Stephen Glidewell (SF) Ronnie Jamar, Leslie Chang | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Jose Garza (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Jeffrey Yerby, Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 02:17 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:11 | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell clanks a jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels loses the dribble to Ray Bullen in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Mickey Manning misses the lay-in | 23-31 |
| 02:06 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 01:51 | Utah State | Kevin Brashear pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 01:34 | Utah State | Thomas Kent steals it from Mickey Manning | 23-31 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza hits a shot from the right block | 23-33 |
| 01:09 | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell is fouled in the backcourt by Goran Zell - foul #2 on Goran Zell, team foul #11 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar (SG), Bruce Juergens (SF), Thomas Dix (C) Mickey Manning, Kevin Brashear, Cecil Barreiro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SF), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Goran Zell, Jose Garza, Robert Fowler | |
| 01:09 | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:09 | Utah State | Stephen Glidewell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:43 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronnie Jamar - foul #3 on Ronnie Jamar, team foul #13 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Sanborn (SG), Cecil Barreiro (C) Ronnie Jamar, Stephen Glidewell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG) Thomas Kent | |
| 00:43 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:43 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ray Bullen and the foul's on T-Bone Lewis - foul #3 on T-Bone Lewis, team foul #12 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mickey Manning (PG) Ray Bullen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (C) T-Bone Lewis | |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Cecil Barreiro makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 00:20 | Utah State | John Roesler picks off the pass by James Sanborn | 27-35 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr dunks the ball on a great pass from John Roesler | 27-37 |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Bill Willis steals the ball from Bruce Juergens in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | John Roesler is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stjepan Zarr | 27-40 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Stjepan Zarr is called for the reach on Bruce Juergens - foul #2 on Stjepan Zarr, team foul #13 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ray Bullen (PG) Mickey Manning | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Stjepan Zarr, Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Bruce Juergens makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Bruce Juergens makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-40 |