| Lineup | Utah | PG - Paul Wadley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Day (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Giron (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - T-Bone Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from T-Bone Miles | 32-35 |
| 19:26 | Utah | William Strickland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 19:25 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:05 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren scores on a jumper from the right block | 32-37 |
| 18:53 | Utah | Aaron Clarke picks off the pass by John Giron | 32-37 |
| 18:38 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Israel Noren is blocked by David Caldwell | 32-37 |
| 18:36 | Utah | John Giron pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:21 | Utah | William Strickland hits a jumper from the left side set up by Paul Wadley | 34-37 |
| 18:12 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky loses the dribble to Joseph Day | 34-37 |
| 17:55 | Utah | Joseph Day clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dustin Hrabovsky - foul #3 on Dustin Hrabovsky, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Gary Iler (SF), Michael Ingram (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Israel Noren, Aaron Clarke | |
| 17:55 | Utah | Joseph Day makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:55 | Utah | Joseph Day makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:37 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | Utah | David Caldwell grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 17:23 | Utah | William Strickland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 17:21 | Utah | John Giron pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Utah | John Giron misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Vogel - foul #3 on Lawrence Vogel, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Scott Brooks (SG), Adam Kist (C) William Strickland, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF) Gary Iler, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 17:03 | Utah | John Giron misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Utah | John Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is hacked by John Giron - foul #1 on John Giron, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Jacob Meriwether (PG), Edward Newcombe (SF), Jeffrey Young (PF) Paul Wadley, Joseph Day, John Giron | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips (SG) T-Bone Miles | |
| 16:33 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren misses long on a floater from close range | 37-37 |
| 16:32 | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 16:04 | Utah | Adam Kist comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Jacob Meriwether (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Newcombe (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Young (fresh) C - Adam Kist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Travis Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | Michael Ingram is fouled on the floor by Adam Kist - foul #3 on Adam Kist, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Utah | Sean Johnson (PG), Joseph Day (SF), David Caldwell (C) Jacob Meriwether, Edward Newcombe, Adam Kist | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (SG), Gary Iler (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Winston Phillips, Israel Noren, Travis Williams, Michael Ingram | |
| 15:32 | Western Carolina | Gary Iler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Utah | William Strickland (SG) Scott Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 15:08 | Utah | Joseph Day misses the turnaround from close range | 37-39 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:55 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 14:54 | Utah | David Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:44 | Utah | The jump hook by David Caldwell is blocked by Aaron Clarke | 37-39 |
| 14:42 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:16 | Western Carolina | William Strickland is called for the reach on Dustin Hrabovsky - foul #2 on William Strickland, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Utah | John Giron (PF), Adam Kist (C) Jeffrey Young, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Michael Ingram (C) Andre Lanier, Gary Iler, Lawrence Vogel, Aaron Clarke | |
| 13:56 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 13:55 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 13:37 | Utah | The jump hook by Sean Johnson is blocked by Michael Ingram | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | Utah | Adam Kist tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 13:13 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 13:11 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 13:09 | Utah | The rebound goes to John Giron | 39-41 |
| 12:53 | Utah | Adam Kist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Scott Brooks (SG), Edward Newcombe (SF), David Caldwell (C) William Strickland, Joseph Day, Adam Kist | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Travis Williams, Michael Ingram | |
| 12:38 | Western Carolina | Edward Newcombe steals the ball from Israel Noren | 39-41 |
| 12:18 | Utah | Lawrence Vogel blocks the short jumper by Scott Brooks | 39-41 |
| 12:17 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 12:04 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Vogel | 39-44 |
| 11:42 | Utah | Edward Newcombe can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Israel Noren - foul #1 on Israel Noren, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Wadley (PG) Sean Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG) T-Bone Miles | |
| 11:42 | Utah | Edward Newcombe makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:42 | Utah | Edward Newcombe misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:42 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Vogel | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Paul Wadley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Newcombe (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Giron (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - David Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dustin Hrabovsky | 40-46 |
| 11:06 | Utah | David Caldwell scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Israel Noren, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Utah | William Strickland (SG), Joseph Day (SF), Jeffrey Young (PF), Adam Kist (C) Scott Brooks, Edward Newcombe, John Giron, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Winston Phillips (SG), Gary Iler (SF), Travis Williams (PF) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 10:34 | Utah | Joseph Day loses the dribble to Gary Iler | 42-46 |
| 10:20 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 10:18 | Utah | William Strickland gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:01 | Utah | Jeffrey Young lays it up and in on a great pass from William Strickland | 44-46 |
| 09:54 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 09:53 | Utah | Adam Kist snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 09:30 | Utah | Winston Phillips steals the ball from Joseph Day | 44-46 |
| 09:06 | Western Carolina | Gary Iler's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Kist | 44-46 |
| 09:05 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Williams | 44-46 |
| 08:59 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses the shot from the left side | 44-46 |
| 08:57 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:39 | Western Carolina | Paul Wadley steals the ball from Winston Phillips | 44-46 |
| 08:34 | Utah | Joseph Day throws it down on a great pass from Paul Wadley | 46-46 |
| 08:13 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Strickland - foul #3 on William Strickland, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Utah | Sean Johnson (PG), Scott Brooks (SG), John Giron (PF), David Caldwell (C) Paul Wadley, William Strickland, Jeffrey Young, Adam Kist | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF) Winston Phillips, Gary Iler, Travis Williams | |
| 08:13 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:13 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:13 | Utah | David Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 07:59 | Utah | John Giron connects on the runner from close range set up by Sean Johnson | 48-47 |
| 07:31 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 07:29 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles tips it in | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Day (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Giron (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - T-Bone Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Clarke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Utah | John Giron knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Brooks | 50-49 |
| 06:52 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from T-Bone Miles | 50-51 |
| 06:25 | Utah | John Giron's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Vogel | 50-51 |
| 06:23 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | Scott Brooks takes the ball from Dustin Hrabovsky | 50-51 |
| 06:08 | Utah | Scott Brooks lays it in | 52-51 |
| 05:50 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-51 |
| 05:49 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 05:31 | Utah | Scott Brooks is whistled for a carry | 52-53 |
| Subs | Utah | William Strickland (SG), Edward Newcombe (SF), Adam Kist (C) Scott Brooks, Joseph Day, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Travis Williams (PF), Michael Ingram (C) T-Bone Miles, Lawrence Vogel, Aaron Clarke | |
| 05:12 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Hrabovsky | 52-55 |
| 04:55 | Utah | Edward Newcombe hits a jumper from the baseline set up by William Strickland | 54-55 |
| 04:41 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Israel Noren | 54-58 |
| 04:24 | Utah | John Giron misses the lay-in but the foul's on Travis Williams - foul #1 on Travis Williams, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Wadley (PG), David Caldwell (C) Sean Johnson, Adam Kist | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Lawrence Vogel (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Travis Williams | |
| 04:24 | Utah | John Giron makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:24 | Utah | John Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeffrey Young (PF) John Giron | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 03:48 | Utah | Edward Newcombe misses the easy layup | 56-58 |
| 03:47 | Utah | Jeffrey Young tips it home | 58-58 |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Young - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Sean Johnson (PG), Joseph Day (SF) Paul Wadley, Edward Newcombe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (SG), Aaron Clarke (C) T-Bone Miles, Michael Ingram | |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Day (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Hrabovsky (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Israel Noren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Aaron Clarke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Utah | Jeffrey Young connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Johnson and the foul's on Israel Noren - foul #3 on Israel Noren, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Travis Williams (C) Andre Lanier, Aaron Clarke | |
| 03:10 | Utah | Jeffrey Young makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky drills a 3 from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 02:43 | Utah | Joseph Day misses the floater near the basket | 61-62 |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Hrabovsky | 61-62 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-62 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren hits the follow up shot | 61-64 |
| 02:10 | Utah | Joseph Day's floater is tipped away by Travis Williams | 61-64 |
| 02:09 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | David Caldwell is called for the reach on Lawrence Vogel - foul #2 on David Caldwell, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Utah | John Giron (PF) Jeffrey Young | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke (C) Travis Williams | |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | David Caldwell denies the turnaround by Aaron Clarke | 61-64 |
| 01:37 | Utah | John Giron grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:13 | Utah | John Giron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Vogel - foul #4 on Lawrence Vogel, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| 01:13 | Utah | John Giron misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:13 | Utah | John Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Day - foul #1 on Joseph Day, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Utah | David Caldwell's layup is rejected by Lawrence Vogel | 62-66 |
| 00:39 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky is hacked by Sean Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Johnson, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel is fouled on the floor by David Caldwell - foul #3 on David Caldwell, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG) Dustin Hrabovsky | |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Utah | William Strickland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier is hacked by Sean Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Johnson, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Wadley (PG) Sean Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Travis Williams (PF) Lawrence Vogel | |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:23 | Utah | David Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (SG) Israel Noren | |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | Paul Wadley is called for the reach on T-Bone Miles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Wadley, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:15 | Utah | William Strickland misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-71 |
| 00:13 | Utah | David Caldwell snags the offensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:09 | Utah | William Strickland buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is hacked by William Strickland in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Strickland, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Israel Noren (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Travis Williams | |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | Utah | David Caldwell grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | Utah | Utah calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Utah | William Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-71 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke runs out the clock | 68-71 |