| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Glisson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Israel Gillis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Garett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Shackleford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Timmons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Wei (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Israel Gillis is called for the reach on Mark Oliver - foul #1 on Israel Gillis, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:20 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 19:19 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett travels in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 19:06 | Utah State | David Glisson misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:05 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei loses the dribble to Mark Oliver | 34-33 |
| 18:25 | Utah State | Dan Monroe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 18:24 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:00 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris (PF) Michael Timmons | |
| 17:37 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:36 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:11 | Utah State | David Glisson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 16:44 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:43 | Utah State | Dan Monroe pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:21 | Utah State | David Glisson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:19 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 16:04 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Mark Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Gillis - foul #2 on Israel Gillis, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), John Lavender (SF) Mark Oliver, Patrick Dalton | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), Peter Barnett (SG), Joseph Adkins (SF), Michael Timmons (PF) Israel Gillis, Kal Garett, Thomas Shackleford, Bradley Wei | |
| 15:50 | Utah State | Peter Barnett takes the ball from John Lavender | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Linwood Kilgore (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Glisson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lavender (fresh) PF - Dan Monroe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Timmons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins loses the dribble to David Glisson | 37-33 |
| 15:30 | Utah State | David Glisson lays it up and in | 39-33 |
| 15:27 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Linwood Kilgore - foul #3 on Linwood Kilgore, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert (SG) Roy Harris | |
| 15:15 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 14:47 | Utah State | David Glisson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:46 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 14:35 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 14:34 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:12 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 14:10 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 13:47 | Utah State | David Glisson makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Lavender | 42-35 |
| 13:21 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Timmons | 42-38 |
| 12:52 | Utah State | David Glisson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 12:50 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:30 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Glisson - foul #1 on David Glisson, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), Patrick Dalton (SF) Linwood Kilgore, John Lavender | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG), Kal Garett (SG), Thomas Shackleford (SF), Bradley Wei (C) James Perkins, John Hiebert, Peter Barnett, Joseph Adkins | |
| 12:30 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:30 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:03 | Utah State | David Glisson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:02 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 11:59 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Oliver is called for the reach on Kal Garett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Oliver, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roy Harris (PF) Michael Timmons | |
| 11:51 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Glisson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Monroe (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Dixon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Israel Gillis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Garett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Shackleford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Wei (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Utah State | David Glisson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 11:23 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:21 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Oliver Wright (PF) Dan Monroe | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:55 | Utah State | David Glisson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:53 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Bradley Wei | 42-40 |
| 10:48 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-40 |
| 10:46 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:17 | Utah State | Oliver Wright clanks a shot from the right block | 42-40 |
| 10:15 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Oliver - foul #3 on Mark Oliver, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), Elliot Hosford (SG), John Lavender (SF), Dan Monroe (PF) Mark Oliver, David Glisson, Patrick Dalton, Oliver Wright | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), Peter Barnett (SF) Israel Gillis, Thomas Shackleford | |
| 10:04 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:37 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 09:36 | Utah State | John Lavender tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 09:35 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:17 | Utah State | Dan Monroe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by James Perkins - foul #1 on James Perkins, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Dalton (SF) John Lavender | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hiebert (SG), Joseph Adkins (PF) Kal Garett, Roy Harris | |
| 09:17 | Utah State | Dan Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:17 | Utah State | Dan Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:03 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from James Perkins | 44-44 |
| 08:52 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon double dribbles | 44-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), Oliver Wright (PF) Linwood Kilgore, Dan Monroe | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG), Thomas Shackleford (SF), Michael Timmons (PF) James Perkins, Peter Barnett, Bradley Wei | |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | Elliot Hosford is called for the reach on John Hiebert - foul #1 on Elliot Hosford, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 08:29 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 08:28 | Utah State | Elliot Hosford snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 08:02 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon loses the ball out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Glisson (SG), John Lavender (SF) Elliot Hosford, Patrick Dalton | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett (SG) John Hiebert | |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Glisson picks off the pass by Kal Garett in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 07:59 | Utah State | Oliver Wright lays it in on a nice dish by David Glisson | 46-44 |
| 07:49 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 07:48 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Glisson (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lavender (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Dixon (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Israel Gillis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kal Garett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Shackleford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Timmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 07:38 | Utah State | Oliver Wright pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:17 | Utah State | David Glisson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Lavender | 49-44 |
| 07:15 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), Patrick Dalton (SF), Dan Monroe (PF) Mark Oliver, John Lavender, Oliver Wright | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), Peter Barnett (SF), Roy Harris (PF), Bradley Wei (C) Israel Gillis, Thomas Shackleford, Michael Timmons, Joseph Adkins | |
| 06:54 | Utah State | Kal Garett picks off the pass by Linwood Kilgore | 49-44 |
| 06:50 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins banks in the layup set up by Kal Garett | 49-46 |
| 06:31 | Utah State | Dan Monroe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roy Harris - foul #1 on Roy Harris, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 06:31 | Utah State | Dan Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:31 | Utah State | Dan Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:15 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Barnett hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:13 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:01 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei blows the layup | 51-46 |
| 05:59 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:43 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dan Monroe - foul #3 on Dan Monroe, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), Elliot Hosford (SG), John Lavender (SF), Oliver Wright (PF) Linwood Kilgore, David Glisson, Patrick Dalton, Dan Monroe | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG), Thomas Shackleford (SF), Joseph Adkins (PF) James Perkins, Peter Barnett, Roy Harris | |
| 05:43 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:43 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:14 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Oliver | 54-48 |
| 04:55 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei hits a shot from close range set up by Israel Gillis | 54-50 |
| 04:42 | Utah State | Elliot Hosford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-50 |
| 04:41 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:37 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Adkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:16 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 04:14 | Utah State | Oliver Wright grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 03:59 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 03:57 | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Oliver steals the ball from Joseph Adkins in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 03:36 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 03:35 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Elliot Hosford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lavender (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Dixon (very tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Israel Gillis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kal Garett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Shackleford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Adkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Wei (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), David Glisson (SG), Patrick Dalton (SF), Dan Monroe (PF), John Bumgarner (C) Mark Oliver, Elliot Hosford, John Lavender, Oliver Wright, Stephen Dixon | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins (PG), John Hiebert (SG), Peter Barnett (SF), Michael Timmons (PF), Roy Harris (C) Israel Gillis, Kal Garett, Thomas Shackleford, Joseph Adkins, Bradley Wei | |
| 03:09 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 03:07 | Cal State Northridge | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:45 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Michael Timmons is denied by Patrick Dalton | 54-50 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), Stephen Dixon (C) Linwood Kilgore, John Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis (PG), Thomas Shackleford (SF) James Perkins, John Hiebert | |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Roy Harris | 54-52 |
| 02:18 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon is called for traveling | 54-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kal Garett (SG) Peter Barnett | |
| 02:15 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Oliver - foul #4 on Mark Oliver, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 02:15 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:15 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:46 | Utah State | Dan Monroe clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 54-54 |
| 01:45 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton tips it home | 56-54 |
| 01:38 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Dixon - foul #2 on Stephen Dixon, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei (C) Roy Harris | |
| 01:38 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:38 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:38 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:24 | Utah State | David Glisson's pass is intercepted by Israel Gillis | 56-55 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Shackleford misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 01:03 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Stephen Dixon | 56-55 |
| 00:45 | Utah State | Michael Timmons swats the short shot by Dan Monroe | 56-55 |
| 00:44 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 00:31 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Utah State | Israel Gillis is called for the reach on Stephen Dixon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Israel Gillis, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| 00:27 | Utah State | David Glisson is fouled on the floor by Kal Garett - foul #1 on Kal Garett, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Kal Garett is called for the reach on David Glisson - foul #2 on Kal Garett, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | David Glisson misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:25 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Timmons | 56-57 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | David Glisson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 56-57 |