| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Najar (fresh) SG - Maurice Sheffield (fresh) SF - Brian Elliott (fresh) PF - John Small (fresh) C - Mark Henslee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Morgan (fresh) SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) SF - Clifton Self (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - Cedric Bartlett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Oregon State | James Najar is fouled in the backcourt by James Morgan - foul #1 on James Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jason Jewett - foul #1 on Jason Jewett, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:52 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:52 | Utah State | James Davis snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Utah State | Clifton Self's pass is intercepted by Maurice Sheffield | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Oregon State | James Najar is whistled for a carry | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | Utah State | Jason Jewett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 18:51 | Utah State | James Davis gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Utah State | Cedric Bartlett can't finish the layup | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Utah State | Clifton Self snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Utah State | Jason Jewett is hacked by James Najar - foul #1 on James Najar, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | James Davis can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Small - foul #1 on John Small, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:59 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee loses the dribble to James Davis | 1-2 |
| 17:38 | Utah State | James Morgan makes the shot from the left block set up by Cedric Bartlett and the foul's on James Najar - foul #2 on James Najar, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG), John Walters (SG), Keith Orem (SF), Scott Beam (PF), William Hayden (C) James Najar, Maurice Sheffield, Brian Elliott, John Small, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | Utah State | Boyd Barnett (SG), Ken Dickerman (SF), John Ward (PF), Christopher Dodd (C) Jason Jewett, Clifton Self, James Davis, Cedric Bartlett | |
| 17:38 | Utah State | James Morgan makes the free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:16 | Oregon State | Keith Orem misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 1-5 |
| 17:14 | Oregon State | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Orem | 1-5 |
| 16:55 | Oregon State | John Walters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 16:54 | Oregon State | Keith Orem can't tip it in | 1-5 |
| 16:53 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:34 | Utah State | Ken Dickerman misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 1-5 |
| 16:32 | Utah State | John Ward grabs the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 16:18 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 16:16 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd grabs the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 16:01 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 15:59 | Oregon State | William Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Kenneth Goode (fairly fresh) SG - John Walters (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Orem (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fairly fresh) C - William Hayden (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Boyd Barnett (fresh) SF - Ken Dickerman (fairly fresh) PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Dodd (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Oregon State | William Hayden connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Christopher Dodd - foul #1 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ralph Hutcheson (PG), Maurice Sheffield (SG), Brian Elliott (SF), John Small (PF) Kenneth Goode, John Walters, Keith Orem, Scott Beam | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Clifton Self (SF), James Davis (PF), Cedric Bartlett (C) Boyd Barnett, Ken Dickerman, John Ward, Christopher Dodd | |
| 15:33 | Oregon State | William Hayden makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:31 | Utah State | Maurice Sheffield picks off the pass by Clifton Self in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 15:04 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Clifton Self - foul #1 on Clifton Self, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Mark Henslee (C) William Hayden | |
| Subs | Utah State | Boyd Barnett (PG) James Morgan | |
| 15:04 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | Utah State | James Davis gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:44 | Utah State | James Davis's pass is intercepted by Mark Henslee | 5-5 |
| 14:26 | Oregon State | John Small comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 5-5 |
| 14:25 | Utah State | Jason Jewett grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 14:01 | Utah State | James Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 14:00 | Oregon State | John Small grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 13:56 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Maurice Sheffield | 8-5 |
| 13:36 | Utah State | James Davis misses the lay-in | 8-5 |
| 13:35 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:12 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 8-5 |
| 13:10 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:41 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 12:39 | Utah State | Cedric Bartlett grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 12:37 | Utah State | Jason Jewett is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Sheffield - foul #1 on Maurice Sheffield, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG), John Walters (SG), Keith Orem (SF), Scott Beam (PF), William Hayden (C) Ralph Hutcheson, Maurice Sheffield, Brian Elliott, John Small, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Morgan (PG), Ken Dickerman (SF), John Ward (PF), Christopher Dodd (C) Boyd Barnett, Clifton Self, James Davis, Cedric Bartlett | |
| 12:24 | Utah State | Ken Dickerman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 12:22 | Oregon State | Keith Orem pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:19 | Oregon State | Keith Orem is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Orem, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| 12:10 | Utah State | James Morgan is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Goode - foul #1 on Kenneth Goode, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| 11:50 | Utah State | Ken Dickerman scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Ward | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Kenneth Goode (fresh) SG - John Walters (fresh) SF - Keith Orem (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) C - William Hayden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Jewett (tiring) SF - Ken Dickerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ward (fresh) C - Christopher Dodd (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Oregon State | John Walters is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Jewett - foul #2 on Jason Jewett, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Mark Henslee (C) William Hayden | |
| Subs | Utah State | Boyd Barnett (SG), James Davis (PF) Jason Jewett, Christopher Dodd | |
| 11:32 | Oregon State | Keith Orem blows the layup | 8-7 |
| 11:31 | Utah State | James Davis snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 11:10 | Utah State | James Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 8-7 |
| 11:09 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Mark Henslee | 8-7 |
| 10:51 | Oregon State | Keith Orem drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Goode and he's hacked by Ken Dickerman - foul #1 on Ken Dickerman, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield (SG), John Small (PF), William Hayden (C) John Walters, Scott Beam, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifton Self (SF), Cedric Bartlett (C) Ken Dickerman, John Ward | |
| 10:51 | Oregon State | Keith Orem misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 10:51 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Davis | 10-7 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | James Davis jams it on a nice dish by Boyd Barnett | 10-9 |
| 10:09 | Oregon State | William Hayden comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 10-9 |
| 10:08 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 09:44 | Oregon State | Cedric Bartlett takes the ball from Maurice Sheffield | 10-9 |
| 09:26 | Utah State | Cedric Bartlett buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Boyd Barnett | 10-11 |
| 09:05 | Oregon State | John Small hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ralph Hutcheson (PG), John Walters (SG), Brian Elliott (SF), Mark Henslee (C) Kenneth Goode, Maurice Sheffield, Keith Orem, William Hayden | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ken Dickerman (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), John Ward (C) Clifton Self, James Davis, Cedric Bartlett | |
| 09:05 | Oregon State | John Small misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:05 | Oregon State | John Small misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:05 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 08:53 | Utah State | John Walters steps in front of the Ken Dickerman pass | 10-11 |
| 08:51 | Oregon State | John Walters is fouled in the backcourt by Boyd Barnett - foul #1 on Boyd Barnett, team foul #8 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Scott Beam (PF) John Small | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:51 | Oregon State | John Walters makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 08:51 | Oregon State | John Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:35 | Utah State | Mark Henslee steps in front of the Boyd Barnett pass | 12-11 |
| 08:06 | Oregon State | John Walters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Dodd - foul #2 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #9 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG) Ralph Hutcheson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Cedric Bartlett (C) Christopher Dodd | |
| 08:06 | Oregon State | John Walters misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:06 | Oregon State | John Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 07:44 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett scores on a 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Kenneth Goode (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Walters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Elliott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Beam (fairly fresh) C - Mark Henslee (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Morgan (tired) 3 pts. SG - Boyd Barnett (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Dickerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) C - Cedric Bartlett (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott can't connect on a runner from the right block | 13-14 |
| 07:26 | Utah State | Ken Dickerman pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Cedric Bartlett is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Cedric Bartlett, team foul #10 | 13-14 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-14 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ralph Hutcheson (PG), Maurice Sheffield (SG), John Small (PF), William Hayden (C) Kenneth Goode, John Walters, Scott Beam, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifton Self (PF) John Ward | |
| 07:00 | Oregon State | Ralph Hutcheson's pass is intercepted by Clifton Self in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-17 |
| 06:18 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 06:17 | Utah State | Clifton Self gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 06:15 | Utah State | Ken Dickerman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Keith Orem (SF), Mark Henslee (C) Brian Elliott, William Hayden | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Davis (PF), John Ward (C) Ken Dickerman, Cedric Bartlett | |
| 05:56 | Oregon State | Keith Orem lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Hutcheson | 15-17 |
| 05:37 | Utah State | James Davis travels with the ball | 15-17 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Kenneth Goode (PG), Scott Beam (PF) Ralph Hutcheson, John Small | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ken Dickerman (SF) Boyd Barnett | |
| 05:08 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee blows the layup but the foul's on John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #11 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Walters (SG), Brian Elliott (SF) Maurice Sheffield, Keith Orem | |
| Subs | Utah State | Boyd Barnett (SG), Cedric Bartlett (C) James Morgan, John Ward | |
| 05:08 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 05:08 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 04:43 | Utah State | James Davis drills a turnaround from the right block | 17-19 |
| 04:22 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott is called for 3 seconds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Ralph Hutcheson (PG), John Small (PF), William Hayden (C) Kenneth Goode, Scott Beam, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Morgan (PG) Clifton Self | |
| 04:09 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 04:07 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:01 | Oregon State | Ken Dickerman picks off the pass by John Walters in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 04:00 | Utah State | James Morgan lays it in on a great pass from Ken Dickerman | 17-21 |
| 03:38 | Oregon State | John Walters misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 03:37 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott tips it but misses | 17-21 |
| 03:36 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Cedric Bartlett | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Ralph Hutcheson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Walters (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brian Elliott (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Small (tired) C - William Hayden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Morgan (very tired) 5 pts. SG - Boyd Barnett (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Dickerman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Davis (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cedric Bartlett (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett is hacked by John Walters - foul #1 on John Walters, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Najar (PG), Maurice Sheffield (SG), Keith Orem (SF) Ralph Hutcheson, John Walters, Brian Elliott | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Clifton Self (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), John Ward (C) James Morgan, Ken Dickerman, James Davis, Cedric Bartlett | |
| 03:20 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 03:20 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 03:20 | Oregon State | William Hayden gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 03:17 | Oregon State | James Najar is fouled in the backcourt by Boyd Barnett - foul #2 on Boyd Barnett, team foul #12 | 17-22 |
| 03:17 | Oregon State | James Najar makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:17 | Oregon State | James Najar misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:17 | Utah State | John Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 03:14 | Utah State | Clifton Self's pass is intercepted by James Najar in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 03:12 | Oregon State | Maurice Sheffield lays it in on a great pass from James Najar | 20-22 |
| 02:52 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 02:50 | Oregon State | William Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 02:46 | Oregon State | Keith Orem throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Scott Beam (PF), Mark Henslee (C) John Small, William Hayden | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Morgan (PG) Boyd Barnett | |
| 02:28 | Utah State | Jason Jewett buries a 3 from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 02:08 | Oregon State | Jason Jewett is called for the reach on James Najar - foul #3 on Jason Jewett, team foul #13 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Boyd Barnett (SG), Ken Dickerman (SF) Jason Jewett, Clifton Self | |
| 02:08 | Oregon State | James Najar makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:08 | Oregon State | James Najar misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | John Ward gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Ken Dickerman buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Dodd and he's hacked by Scott Beam - foul #1 on Scott Beam, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Small (PF), William Hayden (C) Scott Beam, Mark Henslee | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Ken Dickerman misses the free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 01:42 | Utah State | Boyd Barnett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-27 |
| 01:41 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to James Najar | 21-27 |
| 01:37 | Oregon State | The jump hook by John Small is blocked by John Ward | 21-27 |
| 01:35 | Utah State | John Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 01:21 | Utah State | Ken Dickerman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 01:19 | Oregon State | Keith Orem pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 00:54 | Oregon State | James Najar is fouled on the floor by Boyd Barnett - foul #3 on Boyd Barnett, team foul #14 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Walters (SG), Brian Elliott (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Mark Henslee (C) Maurice Sheffield, Keith Orem, John Small, William Hayden | |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifton Self (SG), James Davis (PF), Cedric Bartlett (C) Boyd Barnett, Christopher Dodd, John Ward | |
| 00:54 | Oregon State | James Najar misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 00:54 | Oregon State | James Najar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Cedric Bartlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 00:38 | Oregon State | James Najar is hacked by Clifton Self in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Self, team foul #15 | 22-27 |
| 00:38 | Oregon State | James Najar makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:38 | Oregon State | James Najar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:35 | Utah State | James Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 00:09 | Oregon State | Mark Henslee misses the dunk | 24-27 |
| 00:08 | Oregon State | Scott Beam pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 00:05 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 24-27 |
| 00:03 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott grabs the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 00:01 | Oregon State | James Najar hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 24-27 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Brian Elliott gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |