| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Songer (fresh) SF - Ryan Simcox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Phillip Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ismael Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 19:42 | Utah State | Frank Rank gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:32 | Utah State | Frank Rank is fouled on the floor by Douglas Bufford - foul #2 on Douglas Bufford, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:19 | Utah State | Wayne Songer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Simcox | 31-25 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | Ryan Simcox blocks the short jumper by Robert Smith | 31-25 |
| 19:01 | Utah State | Wayne Songer gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:46 | Utah State | Carl Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 18:44 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick can't tip it in | 31-25 |
| 18:43 | Utah State | Frank Rank misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jimmy Zarnick - foul #1 on Jimmy Zarnick, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:15 | Utah State | Frank Rank hits the finger roll | 33-26 |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jimmy Zarnick - foul #2 on Jimmy Zarnick, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Carl Smith | 35-28 |
| 17:26 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-28 |
| 17:25 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:09 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Frank | 35-31 |
| 16:53 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 16:52 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | Wayne Songer takes the ball from Douglas Bufford | 35-31 |
| 16:45 | Utah State | Wayne Songer lays it up and in | 37-31 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Rank - foul #1 on Frank Rank, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG), Angel Marino (SG), Randolph Larson (SF), Kenneth Stephenson (PF), Bryan Booker (C) Carl Smith, Wayne Songer, Ryan Simcox, Frank Rank, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Michael Kerry (SG), Lindsay Thompson (SF), Lewis Galloway (C) Douglas Bufford, Henry Frank, Robert Smith, Ismael Spencer | |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:24 | Utah State | Bryan Booker pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:10 | Utah State | Gary Battle's pass is intercepted by Vincent Taylor | 37-32 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson is whistled for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Basil Nelson (SF) Phillip Henry | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Larson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Booker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Vincent Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Kerry (fresh) SF - Basil Nelson (fresh) PF - Lindsay Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Galloway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Gary Battle clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Lewis Galloway | 37-32 |
| 15:27 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway tips it in | 37-34 |
| 15:15 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson loses the dribble to Lindsay Thompson | 37-34 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Basil Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 15:00 | Utah State | Bryan Booker snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Michael Kerry steals it from Randolph Larson | 37-34 |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 14:31 | Utah State | Bryan Booker grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 14:07 | Utah State | Basil Nelson steals it from Kenneth Stephenson | 37-34 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | Gary Battle gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:32 | Utah State | Gary Battle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:31 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:06 | UC Irvine | Basil Nelson misses the lay-in | 37-34 |
| 13:04 | Utah State | Randolph Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | Gary Battle drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Angel Marino | 40-34 |
| 12:33 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor is hacked by Kenneth Stephenson - foul #1 on Kenneth Stephenson, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG), Wayne Songer (SG), Ryan Simcox (SF), Frank Rank (PF), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Gary Battle, Angel Marino, Randolph Larson, Kenneth Stephenson, Bryan Booker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Henry Frank (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Phillip Henry (PF), Ismael Spencer (C) Vincent Taylor, Michael Kerry, Basil Nelson, Lindsay Thompson, Lewis Galloway | |
| 12:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Ryan Simcox - foul #2 on Ryan Simcox, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| 12:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Wayne Songer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Smith | 42-37 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Carl Smith steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Songer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Simcox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ismael Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 11:10 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 42-37 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 11:05 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 10:54 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wayne Songer | 44-37 |
| 10:32 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:13 | Utah State | Ismael Spencer swats the layup by Frank Rank | 44-37 |
| 10:12 | Utah State | Wayne Songer snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 09:43 | Utah State | Carl Smith misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ismael Spencer - foul #3 on Ismael Spencer, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Angel Marino (SG), Kenneth Stephenson (PF), Bryan Booker (C) Wayne Songer, Frank Rank, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson (PF) Phillip Henry | |
| 09:43 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:43 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:22 | UC Irvine | Angel Marino takes the ball from Henry Frank | 46-37 |
| 08:57 | Utah State | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Stephenson is blocked by Ismael Spencer | 46-37 |
| 08:55 | Utah State | Carl Smith gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:50 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson travels with the ball | 46-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG), Randolph Larson (SF) Carl Smith, Ryan Simcox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Michael Kerry (SG), Basil Nelson (SF), Lewis Galloway (C) Douglas Bufford, Henry Frank, Robert Smith, Ismael Spencer | |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Kerry | 46-40 |
| 08:11 | Utah State | Gary Battle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Bryan Booker steps in front of the Lewis Galloway pass | 46-40 |
| 07:42 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 07:41 | UC Irvine | Basil Nelson grabs the board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randolph Larson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Booker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Vincent Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Kerry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Basil Nelson (fresh) PF - Lindsay Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Bryan Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:52 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson lays it up and in set up by Gary Battle | 48-40 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway is fouled on the floor by Bryan Booker - foul #1 on Bryan Booker, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG), Wayne Songer (SG), Ryan Simcox (SF), Frank Rank (PF), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Gary Battle, Angel Marino, Randolph Larson, Kenneth Stephenson, Bryan Booker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Henry Frank (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Phillip Henry (PF), Ismael Spencer (C) Vincent Taylor, Michael Kerry, Basil Nelson, Lindsay Thompson, Lewis Galloway | |
| 06:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Bufford | 48-42 |
| 05:51 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 05:50 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | 3 seconds is called on Robert Smith | 48-42 |
| 05:23 | Utah State | Frank Rank hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 48-42 |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank is hacked by Wayne Songer - foul #2 on Wayne Songer, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 04:29 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 04:27 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick makes the runner from the right block set up by Carl Smith | 50-44 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry is denied on a layup by Frank Rank | 50-44 |
| 03:58 | Utah State | Carl Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 03:49 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carl Smith | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 03:32 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wayne Songer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Simcox (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ismael Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Phillip Henry, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Angel Marino (SG), Randolph Larson (SF), Kenneth Stephenson (PF), Bryan Booker (C) Wayne Songer, Ryan Simcox, Frank Rank, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Basil Nelson (SF), Lindsay Thompson (PF), Lewis Galloway (C) Douglas Bufford, Robert Smith, Phillip Henry, Ismael Spencer | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson drills a shot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ryan Simcox (SF), Frank Rank (PF) Randolph Larson, Kenneth Stephenson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Phillip Henry (PF), Ismael Spencer (C) Vincent Taylor, Basil Nelson, Lindsay Thompson, Lewis Galloway | |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer makes the driving attempt from close range | 54-46 |
| 02:42 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Songer (SG), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Angel Marino, Bryan Booker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:18 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wayne Songer | 57-46 |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-46 |
| 02:13 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Ryan Simcox | 57-46 |
| 01:53 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick is hacked by Ismael Spencer - foul #4 on Ismael Spencer, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Michael Kerry (SG), Basil Nelson (SF), Lindsay Thompson (PF), Lewis Galloway (C) Douglas Bufford, Henry Frank, Robert Smith, Phillip Henry, Ismael Spencer | |
| 01:43 | Utah State | Carl Smith hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Frank Rank | 59-46 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Ryan Simcox - foul #3 on Ryan Simcox, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson misses the free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:29 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Wayne Songer | 59-48 |
| 01:02 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 01:00 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick is hacked by Lewis Galloway - foul #2 on Lewis Galloway, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randolph Larson (SF), Kenneth Stephenson (PF) Ryan Simcox, Frank Rank | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:56 | Utah State | Lindsay Thompson is called for the reach on Kenneth Stephenson - foul #1 on Lindsay Thompson, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| 00:56 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:56 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Zarnick denies the turnaround by Lindsay Thompson | 61-48 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Zarnick | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Utah State | Carl Smith is fouled on the floor by Vincent Taylor - foul #1 on Vincent Taylor, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ryan Simcox (SF), Frank Rank (PF) Randolph Larson, Kenneth Stephenson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:22 | Utah State | Carl Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Rank | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Carl Smith runs out the clock | 61-48 |