| Lineup | Utah | PG - Desmond Gawronski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lady (fresh) SF - David Vowels (fresh) PF - Reginald Pereyra (fresh) C - Norman Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) PF - William Parsons (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Norman Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Utah | Norman Powell hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Desmond Gawronski | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren hits a floater from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Utah | Kenneth Lady misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Utah | David Vowels hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | William Parsons buries a jump hook from close range | 5-4 |
| 18:33 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra blows the dunk but he's hacked by Herbert Baltz - foul #1 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:33 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:33 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | William Parsons misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 18:11 | Utah | Kenneth Lady grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:55 | Utah | David Vowels misses short on a floater from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | William Parsons snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | David Vowels steps in front of the Robert Jones pass | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Utah | James Temple (PG), Brian Anderson (C) Desmond Gawronski, David Vowels | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Keith Cordero (C) Samuel Hultgren, Robert Jones | |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz connects on the shot from the left block | 6-6 |
| 17:08 | Utah | Kenneth Lady connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Temple | 9-6 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-6 |
| 16:51 | Utah | Kenneth Lady grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:47 | Utah | James Temple is hacked by Keith Cordero in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Cordero, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Utah | David Vowels (SF), Walter Anthony (C) Reginald Pereyra, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Sykes (SG), Gary Payne (SF), Kevin Dallas (C) James Haney, Herbert Baltz, William Parsons | |
| 16:32 | Utah | James Temple drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Keith Cordero - foul #2 on Keith Cordero, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Robert Jones (C) Chad Sykes, Keith Cordero | |
| 16:32 | Utah | James Temple makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | James Thornton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 16:23 | Utah | David Vowels snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 16:11 | Utah | Brian Anderson makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Temple | 14-6 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | James Thornton buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Dallas | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Temple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lady (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Vowels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Anthony (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Payne (fresh) PF - Kevin Dallas (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Utah | David Vowels misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 15:27 | Illinois State | James Thornton pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-8 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Payne | 14-8 |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Gary Payne | 14-10 |
| 14:44 | Utah | David Vowels is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Vowels, team foul #1 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Desmond Gawronski (PG), Reginald Pereyra (PF), Norman Powell (C) James Temple, Brian Anderson, Walter Anthony | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Chad Sykes (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), William Parsons (PF), Andrew Brown (C) James Thornton, Samuel Hultgren, Gary Payne, Kevin Dallas, Robert Jones | |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | William Parsons misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-10 |
| 14:25 | Utah | David Vowels pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 14:20 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Chad Sykes comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Lady - foul #1 on Kenneth Lady, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Chad Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Chad Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:51 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra connects on the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on William Parsons - foul #1 on William Parsons, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| 13:51 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | William Parsons makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Brown | 17-15 |
| 13:08 | Utah | Norman Powell misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Brown - foul #1 on Andrew Brown, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Stanley Wicker (PF), Robert Jones (C) Chad Sykes, William Parsons, Andrew Brown | |
| 13:08 | Utah | Norman Powell makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 13:08 | Utah | Norman Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Utah | James Temple (PG) Kenneth Lady | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SF) Herbert Baltz | |
| 12:33 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Temple | 21-15 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | James Haney misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker tips it home | 21-17 |
| 11:54 | Utah | The short jumper by David Vowels is denied by Stanley Wicker | 21-17 |
| 11:53 | Utah | Norman Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 11:43 | Utah | Norman Powell is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Utah | Brian Anderson (PF), Walter Anthony (C) David Vowels, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Chad Sykes (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), William Parsons (PF), Kevin Dallas (C) James Haney, Samuel Hultgren, Gary Payne, Stanley Wicker, Robert Jones | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Temple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Desmond Gawronski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Pereyra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Anthony (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Dallas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Utah | Walter Anthony's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Lady (SG) James Temple | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Chad Sykes is hacked by Kenneth Lady - foul #2 on Kenneth Lady, team foul #3 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Utah | James Temple (PG) Kenneth Lady | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | James Thornton lays it up and in | 21-19 |
| 10:49 | Utah | Chad Sykes is called for the reach on Desmond Gawronski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Sykes, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Utah | David Vowels (SF) Walter Anthony | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Andrew Brown (C) James Thornton, Chad Sykes, Herbert Baltz | |
| 10:49 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | William Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 10:26 | Utah | Brian Anderson gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 10:12 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra hits a wide open shot in the lane | 23-19 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | William Parsons makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Dallas | 23-22 |
| 09:36 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra misses badly on a floater in the paint | 23-22 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | James Haney is fouled on the floor by James Temple - foul #1 on James Temple, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Powell (PF), Walter Anthony (C) Reginald Pereyra, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Gary Payne (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF), Robert Jones (C) James Haney, Samuel Hultgren, Kevin Dallas, William Parsons, Andrew Brown | |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker clanks a turnaround near the basket | 23-22 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Gary Payne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 08:50 | Utah | Norman Powell snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 08:39 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Desmond Gawronski, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Gary Payne buries a runner from the right block set up by Herbert Baltz | 23-24 |
| 07:52 | Utah | Norman Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Stanley Wicker - foul #1 on Stanley Wicker, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Utah | Reginald Pereyra (SF), Brian Anderson (C) David Vowels, Walter Anthony | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Chad Sykes (SG), William Parsons (PF) James Thornton, Herbert Baltz, Stanley Wicker | |
| 07:52 | Utah | Norman Powell makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:52 | Utah | Norman Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | Chad Sykes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 07:26 | Utah | Norman Powell gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Temple (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Desmond Gawronski (tired) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Pereyra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Norman Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) SG - Chad Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (tiring) | |
| 07:16 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra misses the easy layup | 25-24 |
| 07:14 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 07:04 | Utah | Brian Anderson makes the wide open turnaround in the paint and the foul's on William Parsons - foul #2 on William Parsons, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SF), Kevin Dallas (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Gary Payne, William Parsons, Robert Jones | |
| 07:04 | Utah | Brian Anderson makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | James Haney is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Haney, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| 06:31 | Utah | Norman Powell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz is whistled for a carry | 28-24 |
| Subs | Utah | David Vowels (SF) Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Stanley Wicker (PF), Robert Jones (C) Chad Sykes, Kevin Dallas, Andrew Brown | |
| 06:00 | Utah | David Vowels can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Herbert Baltz - foul #2 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SF) Herbert Baltz | |
| 06:00 | Utah | David Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:00 | Utah | David Vowels makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Gary Payne buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 05:50 | Utah | James Haney steps in front of the James Temple pass in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | James Haney can't finish the layup | 30-26 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | James Thornton snags the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Stanley Wicker is blocked by Norman Powell | 30-26 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | James Haney hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 05:11 | Utah | James Temple loses the dribble to James Haney | 30-28 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Reginald Pereyra takes the ball from Stanley Wicker | 30-28 |
| 04:44 | Utah | David Vowels makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Norman Powell | 32-28 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Gary Payne comes up short on the shot from the right block | 32-28 |
| 04:21 | Utah | The rebound goes to Norman Powell | 32-28 |
| 04:19 | Utah | James Temple's pass is intercepted by Robert Jones in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Gary Payne can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Vowels - foul #2 on David Vowels, team foul #6 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Brian Anderson (PF), Walter Anthony (C) David Vowels, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Chad Sykes (SF), Kevin Dallas (PF), Andrew Brown (C) James Haney, James Thornton, Stanley Wicker, Robert Jones | |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Gary Payne misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Gary Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:49 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Chad Sykes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 03:32 | Utah | The rebound goes to Walter Anthony | 34-29 |
| 03:16 | Utah | Brian Anderson loses the dribble to Chad Sykes | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Temple (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Desmond Gawronski (very tired) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Pereyra (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Anthony (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gary Payne (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Dallas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Gary Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 03:09 | Utah | Reginald Pereyra pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 03:09 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-29 |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Lady (SG), David Vowels (SF) Desmond Gawronski, Reginald Pereyra | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Herbert Baltz (SF), William Parsons (PF), Keith Cordero (C) Gary Payne, Chad Sykes, Kevin Dallas, Andrew Brown | |
| 03:01 | Utah | Walter Anthony is fouled on the floor by Herbert Baltz - foul #3 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #12 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas (SF) Herbert Baltz | |
| 03:01 | Utah | Walter Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:01 | Utah | Walter Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 02:46 | Utah | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 02:24 | Utah | David Vowels is open but can't throw it down | 36-29 |
| 02:23 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kevin Dallas | 36-29 |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Powell (PF) Walter Anthony | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Chad Sykes (SG) James Thornton, Samuel Hultgren | |
| 01:44 | Utah | Norman Powell double dribbles | 36-29 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Brown (C) Keith Cordero | |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | James Haney's floater is tipped away by Norman Powell | 36-29 |
| 01:35 | Utah | Norman Powell grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 01:17 | Utah | Kenneth Lady can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | William Parsons grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | William Parsons clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Norman Powell - foul #1 on Norman Powell, team foul #7 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Utah | Desmond Gawronski (PG), Reginald Pereyra (SF), Walter Anthony (C) James Temple, David Vowels, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG) Kevin Dallas | |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | William Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | William Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Andrew Brown gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Andrew Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 00:49 | Utah | Walter Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:41 | Utah | Kenneth Lady can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Brown - foul #2 on Andrew Brown, team foul #13 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SF), Keith Cordero (PF) Chad Sykes, William Parsons | |
| 00:41 | Utah | Kenneth Lady misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:41 | Utah | Kenneth Lady misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | James Haney misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Andrew Brown gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | James Haney misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Desmond Gawronski - foul #2 on Desmond Gawronski, team foul #8 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Utah | James Temple (PG), David Vowels (SF) Desmond Gawronski, Walter Anthony | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Stanley Wicker (PF) Samuel Hultgren, Andrew Brown | |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | James Haney misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | James Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:01 | Utah | David Vowels makes the jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Gary Payne clanks a fullcourt shot | 38-31 |