| Lineup | Howard | PG - Thomas Tozloski (fresh) SG - John Waite (fresh) SF - John Hampton (fresh) PF - Derek Kearney (fresh) C - Daniel Gonser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Sean West (fresh) SG - Jimmie Stewart (fresh) SF - Stanley Wagner (fresh) PF - Andrew Franklin (fresh) C - Hubert Loomis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Utah State | Thomas Tozloski is called for the reach on Sean West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Tozloski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart misses short on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Howard | Daniel Gonser grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Howard | John Waite hits a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Kearney - foul #1 on Derek Kearney, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart misses the jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:30 | Howard | Stanley Wagner is called for the reach on John Hampton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Wagner, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Derek Kearney comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Franklin - foul #1 on Andrew Franklin, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Derek Kearney makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Derek Kearney makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | Utah State | John Hampton steals the ball from Jimmie Stewart | 4-2 |
| 18:59 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:58 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Andrew Franklin | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Utah State | Sean West is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Howard | The rebound goes to Daniel Gonser | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Waite | 7-2 |
| 18:15 | Utah State | Sean West throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 18:00 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:58 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:40 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin misses the wide open floater from close range | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Hampton | 7-2 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Derek Kearney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Howard | James Johnson (PG), Mack Texeira (SG), John McNally (SF), Nelson Servin (PF), James Koopman (C) Thomas Tozloski, John Waite, John Hampton, Derek Kearney, Daniel Gonser | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Nick Petrillo (SG), Joe Cevallos (SF), Bernard Meacham (PF), Mark Pennington (C) Sean West, Jimmie Stewart, Stanley Wagner, Andrew Franklin, Hubert Loomis | |
| 17:15 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo is fouled on the floor by Mack Texeira - foul #1 on Mack Texeira, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 16:58 | Utah State | Nelson Servin blocks the short jumper by Mark Pennington | 7-2 |
| 16:56 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos grabs the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo blows the layup | 7-2 |
| 16:40 | Howard | James Johnson gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:35 | Howard | James Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:33 | Utah State | Mark Pennington gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Nelson Servin - foul #1 on Nelson Servin, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Howard | Derek Kearney (PF), Tony Jager (C) Nelson Servin, James Koopman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG), Andrew Franklin (PF) Nick Petrillo, Mark Pennington | |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:13 | Howard | Everett Glantz picks off the pass by Derek Kearney in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 15:48 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 15:46 | Howard | James Johnson gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Mack Texeira (fairly fresh) SF - John McNally (fairly fresh) PF - Derek Kearney (tiring) 2 pts. C - Tony Jager (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fairly fresh) SG - Jimmie Stewart (tiring) SF - Joe Cevallos (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Franklin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Meacham (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Howard | John McNally buries a floater from the right side set up by James Johnson | 9-3 |
| 15:25 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham misses the easy open layup | 9-3 |
| 15:23 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 15:01 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 14:59 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham tips it in | 9-5 |
| 14:46 | Howard | John McNally buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Johnson | 11-5 |
| 14:36 | Utah State | Everett Glantz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmie Stewart | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | Howard | Tony Jager makes the runner in the lane set up by James Johnson | 13-8 |
| 14:04 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Everett Glantz | 13-10 |
| 13:44 | Howard | Tony Jager makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 13:24 | Utah State | Everett Glantz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Mack Texeira pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:13 | Howard | James Johnson is hacked by Everett Glantz - foul #1 on Everett Glantz, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Tozloski (PG), John Waite (SG), John Hampton (SF), Nelson Servin (PF), James Koopman (C) James Johnson, Mack Texeira, John McNally, Derek Kearney, Tony Jager | |
| Subs | Utah State | Sean West (PG), Nick Petrillo (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Mark Pennington (PF), Hubert Loomis (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Joe Cevallos, Andrew Franklin, Bernard Meacham | |
| 13:01 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 13:00 | Utah State | Hubert Loomis gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner is whistled for a carry | 16-10 |
| 12:23 | Howard | John Waite drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Nelson Servin and the foul's on Stanley Wagner - foul #2 on Stanley Wagner, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Gonser (C) James Koopman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Cevallos (SF) Stanley Wagner | |
| 12:23 | Howard | John Waite makes the free throw | 19-10 |
| 12:21 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| 12:09 | Howard | John Waite is whistled for traveling | 19-10 |
| 11:40 | Utah State | Sean West misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-10 |
| 11:38 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo grabs the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 11:38 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-10 |
| Subs | Howard | James Koopman (C) Daniel Gonser | |
| Subs | Utah State | Andrew Franklin (PF) Hubert Loomis | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Thomas Tozloski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Waite (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hampton (tiring) PF - Nelson Servin (fairly fresh) C - James Koopman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Sean West (tiring) SG - Nick Petrillo (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Cevallos (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Franklin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Pennington (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sean West | 19-12 |
| 11:18 | Howard | Joe Cevallos is called for the reach on John Hampton - foul #1 on Joe Cevallos, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| 11:02 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 11:01 | Howard | John Waite hits the follow up shot | 21-12 |
| 10:43 | Utah State | Sean West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Tony Jager (SF), Derek Kearney (PF), Daniel Gonser (C) John Hampton, Nelson Servin, James Koopman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG), Hubert Loomis (C) Nick Petrillo, Mark Pennington | |
| 10:41 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Franklin - foul #2 on Andrew Franklin, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Mark Pennington (PF) Sean West, Andrew Franklin | |
| 10:32 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Jager | 24-12 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Pennington | 24-15 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Everett Glantz is called for the reach on John Waite - foul #2 on Everett Glantz, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Howard | James Johnson (PG) Thomas Tozloski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Sean West (PG), Bernard Meacham (SF) Everett Glantz, Joe Cevallos | |
| 10:05 | Howard | John Waite makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 10:05 | Howard | John Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 09:52 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham misses the jumper from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 09:51 | Howard | Derek Kearney pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 09:49 | Howard | John Waite is fouled in the backcourt by Sean West - foul #1 on Sean West, team foul #8 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Howard | John McNally (SF) Tony Jager | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 09:49 | Howard | John Waite makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 09:49 | Howard | John Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Sean West drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 09:31 | Howard | James Johnson is hacked by Mark Pennington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Pennington, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Howard | Mack Texeira (SG), Nelson Servin (PF), James Koopman (C) John Waite, Derek Kearney, Daniel Gonser | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nick Petrillo (PG), Joe Cevallos (SF) Sean West, Mark Pennington | |
| 09:31 | Howard | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 09:31 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 09:28 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-18 |
| 09:15 | Howard | James Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John McNally | 31-18 |
| 09:00 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-18 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Tozloski (PG), John Hampton (SF), Tony Jager (PF), Daniel Gonser (C) James Johnson, John McNally, Nelson Servin, James Koopman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Pennington (C) Hubert Loomis | |
| 08:46 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-18 |
| 08:45 | Howard | John Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tony Jager | 33-18 |
| 08:23 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Tony Jager - foul #1 on Tony Jager, team foul #5 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Howard | James Johnson (PG), Derek Kearney (PF) Thomas Tozloski, Tony Jager | |
| Subs | Utah State | Sean West (PG) Jimmie Stewart | |
| 08:23 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 08:23 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 08:08 | Howard | James Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 33-20 |
| 08:06 | Howard | Derek Kearney grabs the offensive board | 33-20 |
| 07:51 | Howard | Mack Texeira hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Johnson | 36-20 |
| 07:36 | Utah State | Mark Pennington misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-20 |
| 07:35 | Howard | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-20 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mack Texeira (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hampton (tired) 2 reb. PF - Derek Kearney (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gonser (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Sean West (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Petrillo (tired) 2 pts. SF - Joe Cevallos (very tired) 1 pts. PF - Bernard Meacham (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Pennington (tired) | |
| 07:27 | Howard | Mack Texeira misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 36-20 |
| 07:26 | Howard | John Hampton snags the offensive board | 36-20 |
| 07:10 | Howard | Mack Texeira hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 39-20 |
| 06:45 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-20 |
| 06:44 | Howard | John Hampton snags the defensive board | 39-20 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Tozloski (PG), John Waite (SG), John McNally (SF), Tony Jager (PF), James Koopman (C) James Johnson, Mack Texeira, John Hampton, Derek Kearney, Daniel Gonser | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG), Hubert Loomis (C) Nick Petrillo, Bernard Meacham | |
| 06:31 | Howard | Mark Pennington is called for the reach on John Waite - foul #2 on Mark Pennington, team foul #10 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bernard Meacham (PF) Mark Pennington | |
| 06:31 | Howard | John Waite makes the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 06:31 | Howard | John Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 41-20 |
| 06:29 | Utah State | Sean West loses the dribble to John Waite in the backcourt | 41-20 |
| 06:27 | Howard | John McNally can't finish the layup | 41-20 |
| 06:26 | Howard | John McNally pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-20 |
| 06:16 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tony Jager | 44-20 |
| 05:59 | Utah State | Hubert Loomis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-20 |
| 05:58 | Howard | John McNally snags the defensive board | 44-20 |
| 05:47 | Howard | Tony Jager is fouled on the floor by Joe Cevallos - foul #2 on Joe Cevallos, team foul #11 | 44-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Nelson Servin (PF) John McNally | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nick Petrillo (PG), Stanley Wagner (SF) Sean West, Joe Cevallos | |
| 05:47 | Howard | Tony Jager makes the 1st free throw | 45-20 |
| 05:47 | Howard | Tony Jager makes the 2nd free throw | 46-20 |
| 05:32 | Utah State | Bernard Meacham misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 46-20 |
| 05:30 | Howard | James Koopman grabs the board | 46-20 |
| 05:09 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski loses the dribble to Stanley Wagner | 46-20 |
| 04:43 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-20 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski pulls down the rebound | 46-20 |
| 04:37 | Howard | John Waite misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-20 |
| 04:36 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to James Koopman | 46-20 |
| 04:23 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-20 |
| 04:21 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Bernard Meacham | 46-20 |
| 04:21 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-20 |
| Subs | Howard | James Johnson (PG), Mack Texeira (SG), John McNally (SF), Derek Kearney (PF), Daniel Gonser (C) Thomas Tozloski, John Waite, Tony Jager, Nelson Servin, James Koopman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Sean West (PG), Andrew Franklin (PF) Nick Petrillo, Stanley Wagner | |
| 04:07 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Franklin | 46-23 |
| 03:53 | Howard | James Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John McNally | 48-23 |
| 03:49 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-23 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Mark Pennington (C) Sean West, Bernard Meacham, Hubert Loomis | |
| 03:38 | Howard | Mack Texeira hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-23 |
| 03:36 | Utah State | Everett Glantz gets the rebound | 48-23 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mack Texeira (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John McNally (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Kearney (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gonser (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Stewart (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Pennington (tiring) | |
| 03:07 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 48-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Nelson Servin (PF), James Koopman (C) Derek Kearney, Daniel Gonser | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 03:07 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 48-24 |
| 03:07 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-25 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Mack Texeira can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-25 |
| 02:51 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Servin | 48-25 |
| 02:40 | Howard | John McNally is open and buries a 3 from straight away set up by Mack Texeira | 51-25 |
| 02:21 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-25 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Mark Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 51-25 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart is whistled for a carry | 51-25 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Tozloski (PG), John Waite (SG), John Hampton (SF), Tony Jager (PF), Daniel Gonser (C) James Johnson, Mack Texeira, John McNally, Nelson Servin, James Koopman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Sean West (PG), Hubert Loomis (C) Jimmie Stewart, Mark Pennington | |
| 02:00 | Howard | Tony Jager is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Tozloski | 54-25 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Sean West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-25 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Thomas Tozloski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-25 |
| 01:33 | Howard | John Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Sean West - foul #2 on Sean West, team foul #12 | 54-25 |
| Subs | Howard | Derek Kearney (PF) Daniel Gonser | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:33 | Howard | John Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 55-25 |
| 01:33 | Howard | John Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-25 |
| 01:31 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner is fouled in the backcourt by John Hampton - foul #1 on John Hampton, team foul #7 | 56-25 |
| 01:31 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 56-25 |
| 01:31 | Howard | Tony Jager grabs the defensive rebound | 56-25 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Tony Jager misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-25 |
| 01:13 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin grabs the board | 56-25 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Derek Kearney - foul #2 on Derek Kearney, team foul #8 | 56-25 |
| Subs | Howard | James Johnson (PG), Mack Texeira (SG), John McNally (SF), James Koopman (C) Thomas Tozloski, John Waite, John Hampton, Tony Jager | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nick Petrillo (SG), Mark Pennington (C) Sean West, Hubert Loomis | |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 56-26 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Andrew Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-27 |
| 00:26 | Howard | John McNally travels with the ball | 56-27 |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Gonser (C) James Koopman | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Mark Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-27 |
| Subs | Howard | Tony Jager (SF), Nelson Servin (PF) John McNally, Derek Kearney | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG), Bernard Meacham (C) Nick Petrillo, Mark Pennington | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Tony Jager can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-27 |