| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Justin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore Araujo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Utah State | Justin Smith is fouled on the floor by Bryant Carter - foul #2 on Bryant Carter, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 19:27 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thurman Horgan | 34-32 |
| 19:00 | Utah State | Justin Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate is open and scores on a shot from the left block set up by Manuel Bracco | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thurman Horgan - foul #1 on Thurman Horgan, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), Robert Corrado (PF) Brian Howard, William Brown | |
| 18:30 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:30 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 36-33 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 18:08 | Utah State | Robert Corrado snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | Utah State | Justin Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:47 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:24 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terence Gregory | 39-33 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | John Head throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG) Steven Riley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Howard (SG) Justin Smith | |
| 17:12 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity is hacked by Theodore Araujo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Araujo, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny (SG) Terence Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Manuel Bracco | 41-33 |
| 16:23 | Utah State | Robert Corrado drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Brian Howard steals it from Dennis Smith in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Bryant Carter steals the ball from Theodore Araujo | 41-35 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean McClenny (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Head (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore Araujo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Corrado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Cooper (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-35 |
| 15:41 | Utah State | Ben Cooper pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Robert Corrado makes the jumper near the basket | 41-37 |
| 15:14 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Sean McClenny | 43-37 |
| 14:57 | Utah State | Robert Corrado misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 14:55 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bryant Carter | 43-37 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Brian Howard picks off the pass by Manuel Bracco in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 14:35 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Head | 43-40 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter is open and scores on a floater from the right block | 45-40 |
| 14:04 | Utah State | Ben Cooper is denied on a layup by Bryant Carter | 45-40 |
| 14:02 | Utah State | Robert Corrado tips it home | 45-42 |
| 13:45 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Manuel Bracco, Sean McClenny, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Justin Smith (SG), James Wee (SF), William Brown (PF), Garth Showalter (C) John Head, Brian Howard, Theodore Araujo, Robert Corrado, Ben Cooper | |
| 13:32 | Utah State | Justin Smith misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Terence Gregory - foul #1 on Terence Gregory, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| 13:32 | Utah State | Justin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:32 | Utah State | Justin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley drills a jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Justin Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 13:01 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Jason Camire picks off the pass by Thurman Horgan in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | Garth Showalter comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Cate - foul #1 on Timothy Cate, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | Garth Showalter makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | Garth Showalter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | William Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:29 | Utah State | James Wee makes the shot from the right side set up by Justin Smith | 47-47 |
| 12:13 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan connects on the jumper in the paint | 49-47 |
| 11:54 | Utah State | Timothy Cate swats the shot by Garth Showalter | 49-47 |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Cate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Sowards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garth Showalter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thurman Horgan | 52-47 |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Justin Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 11:18 | Utah State | Garth Showalter gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:54 | Utah State | Brian Sowards blocks the short jumper by William Brown | 52-47 |
| 10:53 | Utah State | William Brown grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 10:39 | Utah State | Jason Camire makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Garth Showalter | 52-50 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Justin Smith steals it from Terence Gregory in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Terence Gregory takes the ball from William Brown | 52-50 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Camire - foul #4 on Jason Camire, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Howard (SG), Theodore Araujo (SF), Robert Corrado (PF) Jason Camire, James Wee, William Brown | |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 09:56 | Utah State | Robert Corrado gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:36 | Utah State | Brian Howard is fouled on the floor by Johnny Dickerson - foul #1 on Johnny Dickerson, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG) Johnny Dickerson | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG) Justin Smith | |
| 09:31 | Utah State | John Head misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Manuel Bracco - foul #1 on Manuel Bracco, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 09:31 | Utah State | John Head makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:31 | Utah State | John Head makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:16 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 08:55 | Utah State | Brian Howard's pass is intercepted by Manuel Bracco | 52-52 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco banks in the layup | 54-52 |
| 08:41 | Utah State | John Head comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 54-52 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Garth Showalter - foul #4 on Garth Showalter, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG), Ben Cooper (C) John Head, Garth Showalter | |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:16 | Utah State | Brian Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 08:14 | Utah State | Ben Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:56 | Utah State | Justin Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-52 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Gregory (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Cate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Sowards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Araujo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Corrado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Terence Gregory, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), James Wee (SG), Garth Showalter (C) Justin Smith, Brian Howard, Robert Corrado | |
| 07:12 | Utah State | James Wee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bryant Carter | 56-52 |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Camire - foul #5 on Jason Camire, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG) Jason Camire | |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 06:58 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:42 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 56-54 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 06:13 | Utah State | Garth Showalter is hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG), Brian Howard (SG), Robert Corrado (PF) John Head, James Wee, Ben Cooper | |
| 06:13 | Utah State | Garth Showalter makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:13 | Utah State | Garth Showalter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate scores on a floater from close range | 60-56 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-58 |
| 05:22 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory hits a wide open jump hook in the lane | 62-58 |
| 04:54 | Utah State | Justin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Terence Gregory, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), James Wee (SF), William Brown (C) Justin Smith, Theodore Araujo, Garth Showalter | |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Riley and he's fouled by Brian Howard - foul #2 on Brian Howard, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG) Steven Riley | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Utah State | Dennis Smith swats the short shot by John Head | 65-58 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Manuel Bracco | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Head (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Howard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Wee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Corrado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Utah State | James Wee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Manuel Bracco, Johnny Dickerson, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG), Theodore Araujo (SF), Ben Cooper (PF) John Head, Brian Howard, James Wee | |
| 02:55 | Utah State | Justin Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Corrado | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate misses the tip | 67-61 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Justin Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Terence Gregory, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Howard (SG), Garth Showalter (C) Robert Corrado, William Brown | |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ben Cooper - foul #2 on Ben Cooper, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG) Johnny Dickerson | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:55 | Utah State | Garth Showalter grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 01:46 | Utah State | Justin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 01:45 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | Brian Howard picks off the pass by Aaron Charity in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 01:31 | Utah State | Justin Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 01:10 | Utah State | Brian Howard misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-64 |
| 01:09 | Utah State | Garth Showalter snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 01:00 | Utah State | Brian Howard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo grabs the board | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Ben Cooper knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Garth Showalter | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Justin Smith is hacked by Steven Riley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Riley, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Justin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Justin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Brian Howard loses the dribble to Terence Gregory | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory clanks a fullcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Howard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Araujo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ben Cooper (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Garth Showalter (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Riley | 73-71 |
| 04:26 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is hacked by Theodore Araujo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Araujo, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), James Wee (SG), Robert Corrado (PF), William Brown (C) Justin Smith, Brian Howard, Ben Cooper, Garth Showalter | |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:21 | Utah State | Robert Corrado grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 04:01 | Utah State | John Head can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-71 |
| 04:00 | Utah State | William Brown tips it but misses | 74-71 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses the jumpshot from the left side | 74-71 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Wee - foul #4 on James Wee, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Utah State | John Head makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Corrado | 76-74 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is fouled in the backcourt by John Head - foul #1 on John Head, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:56 | Utah State | Robert Corrado clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-74 |
| 02:55 | Utah State | William Brown tips it home | 78-76 |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson blows the layup | 78-76 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Sowards | 78-76 |
| 02:18 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thurman Horgan | 80-76 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | William Brown misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Brian Sowards - foul #2 on Brian Sowards, team foul #9 | 80-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG), Brian Howard (SG), Ben Cooper (PF) John Head, James Wee, Theodore Araujo | |
| 02:07 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 02:04 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Cooper - foul #3 on Ben Cooper, team foul #10 | 80-78 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Garth Showalter (C) William Brown | |
| 02:04 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 02:04 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Justin Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-78 |
| 01:48 | Utah State | Ben Cooper hits the follow up shot | 82-80 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter misses the lay-in | 82-80 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter tips it back up and in | 84-80 |
| 01:15 | Utah State | Garth Showalter throws it down | 84-82 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter drills a runner from close range | 86-82 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Howard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Corrado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ben Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Garth Showalter (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Justin Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryant Carter - foul #3 on Bryant Carter, team foul #10 | 86-82 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG) Manuel Bracco | |
| Subs | Utah State | Theodore Araujo (SF) Robert Corrado | |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Justin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Justin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is open but can't throw it down | 86-84 |
| 00:20 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Garth Showalter | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Garth Showalter makes the fadeaway in the lane | 86-86 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 86-86 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Justin Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Araujo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ben Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Garth Showalter (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter wins the tip | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory connects on the open jumper near the basket set up by Steven Riley | 88-86 |
| 04:33 | Utah State | Steven Riley is called for the reach on Justin Smith - foul #3 on Steven Riley, team foul #11 | 88-86 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), James Wee (SF), Robert Corrado (PF), William Brown (C) Brian Howard, Theodore Araujo, Ben Cooper, Garth Showalter | |
| 04:33 | Utah State | Justin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 04:33 | Utah State | Justin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 88-87 |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco loses the dribble to James Wee in the backcourt | 88-87 |
| 04:30 | Utah State | Robert Corrado hits the finger roll set up by James Wee | 88-89 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Bracco | 90-89 |
| 03:57 | Utah State | Robert Corrado misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 90-89 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian Sowards | 90-89 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Bracco | 92-89 |
| 03:32 | Utah State | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Brian Sowards - foul #3 on Brian Sowards, team foul #12 | 92-89 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith (C) Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Utah State | Theodore Araujo (SF) Justin Smith | |
| 03:32 | Utah State | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 92-89 |
| 03:32 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 92-90 |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco is hacked by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #11 | 92-90 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter (PF) Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the 1st free throw | 93-90 |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| 03:07 | Utah State | William Brown grabs the board | 93-90 |
| 03:03 | Utah State | John Head buries a floater in the lane | 93-92 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco hits a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Robert Corrado - foul #3 on Robert Corrado, team foul #12 | 95-92 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF), Brian Sowards (C) Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG), Brian Howard (SG), Ben Cooper (C) John Head, James Wee, William Brown | |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses the free throw | 95-92 |
| 02:58 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Robert Corrado | 95-92 |
| 02:35 | Utah State | Brian Howard scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Corrado | 95-94 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson is hacked by Robert Corrado - foul #4 on Robert Corrado, team foul #13 | 95-94 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Wee (SG), Garth Showalter (C) Brian Howard, Ben Cooper | |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 95-94 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 95-94 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Robert Corrado grabs the board | 95-94 |
| 02:02 | Utah State | Justin Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Garth Showalter | 95-97 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Smith | 97-97 |
| 01:40 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 97-97 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Manuel Bracco, Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Howard (SG), Ben Cooper (PF) James Wee, Robert Corrado | |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 97-97 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter snags the defensive board | 97-97 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Ben Cooper denies the turnaround by Steven Riley | 97-97 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the offensive board | 97-97 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Justin Smith (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Araujo (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ben Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Garth Showalter (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity double dribbles | 97-97 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Utah State | Brian Howard drills a jump hook near the basket | 97-99 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 97-99 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Brian Howard is hacked by Terence Gregory - foul #2 on Terence Gregory, team foul #13 | 97-99 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Brian Howard makes the 1st free throw | 97-100 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Brian Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 97-100 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 97-100 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (6 full remaining) | 97-100 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 97-100 |