| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roderick Laster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Aguilar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Nipp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James McIlwaine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Plourde (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Rembert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Pete Buendia (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Roderick Laster picks off the pass by James Rembert | 40-32 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 19:15 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson misses the easy layup | 43-32 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick is hacked by Dennis Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Rafael Aguilar | 45-32 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | James Rembert lays it up and in on a great pass from James McIlwaine and he's fouled by Roderick Laster - foul #3 on Roderick Laster, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG) Roderick Laster | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mikell (C) Pete Buendia | |
| 18:55 | Utah State | James Rembert makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Dennis Robinson - foul #2 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (SG), Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Larry Kirkpatrick, Rafael Aguilar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Russell Coursey (SG), Carl Gilbert (SF), Devin Boos (C) James McIlwaine, Dennis Robinson, Johnny Plourde, James Rembert | |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:14 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert makes the turnaround from the baseline | 47-37 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Antonio Sanchez is called for the reach on Edward Cochran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski (SF) Robert Nipp | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG) Antonio Sanchez | |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 17:54 | Utah State | Mark Mikell pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 17:38 | Utah State | Devin Boos can't finish the layup | 47-37 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tommy Schwarcz | 47-37 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James McIlwaine - foul #2 on James McIlwaine, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar (SF) Jerome Collins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Robinson (SG), Johnny Plourde (SF), James Rembert (PF), Pete Buendia (C) James McIlwaine, Carl Gilbert, Mark Mikell, Devin Boos | |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 17:18 | Utah State | Pete Buendia is hacked by Grady Sulejmanovski - foul #2 on Grady Sulejmanovski, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski (PG), Brant Vaz (SG), Jerome Collins (PF) Edward Cochran, Tommy Schwarcz, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG) Russell Coursey | |
| 17:04 | Utah State | James McIlwaine is fouled on the floor by Roy Sokotowski - foul #2 on Roy Sokotowski, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG) Brant Vaz | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:50 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde blows the layup | 49-37 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Johnny Plourde steps in front of the Roy Sokotowski pass in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 16:25 | Utah State | Roy Sokotowski is called for the reach on James Rembert - foul #3 on Roy Sokotowski, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nipp (C) Roy Sokotowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Gilbert (SF), Devin Boos (C) Johnny Plourde, Pete Buendia | |
| 16:20 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jerome Collins | 52-37 |
| 15:52 | Utah State | James McIlwaine makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Gilbert | 52-39 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eric Grochowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Aguilar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Nipp (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James McIlwaine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Rembert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Devin Boos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Dennis Robinson steals it from Eric Grochowski in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Eric Grochowski steals the ball from James Rembert | 52-39 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar throws it down on a great pass from Eric Grochowski | 54-39 |
| 15:12 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-39 |
| 14:57 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 14:38 | Utah State | James McIlwaine is hacked by Larry Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Larry Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roderick Laster (PG), Edward Cochran (SG), Roy Sokotowski (SF), Grady Sulejmanovski (PF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Eric Grochowski, Larry Kirkpatrick, Rafael Aguilar, Jerome Collins, Robert Nipp | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alan Audette (PG), Russell Coursey (SG), Johnny Plourde (SF), Mark Mikell (PF), Pete Buendia (C) James McIlwaine, Dennis Robinson, Carl Gilbert, James Rembert, Devin Boos | |
| 14:27 | Utah State | Alan Audette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 14:25 | Utah State | Russell Coursey hits the follow up shot | 54-41 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Johnny Plourde - foul #3 on Johnny Plourde, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 14:00 | Utah State | Russell Coursey is hacked by Joesph Mazzella - foul #4 on Joesph Mazzella, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (SG) Joesph Mazzella | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:51 | Utah State | Alan Audette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| 13:43 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran clanks a turnaround near the basket | 56-41 |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Mark Mikell snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 13:37 | Utah State | Alan Audette hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Pete Buendia and the foul's on Edward Cochran - foul #2 on Edward Cochran, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| 13:37 | Utah State | Alan Audette makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Johnny Plourde takes the ball from Roy Sokotowski | 56-44 |
| 12:58 | Utah State | Grady Sulejmanovski is called for the reach on Russell Coursey - foul #3 on Grady Sulejmanovski, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar (SF), Jerome Collins (PF), Robert Nipp (C) Edward Cochran, Grady Sulejmanovski, Roy Sokotowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Michael Cummings (SF), James Rembert (PF) Alan Audette, Johnny Plourde, Mark Mikell | |
| 12:58 | Utah State | Russell Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 12:58 | Utah State | Russell Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Roderick Laster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 12:46 | Utah State | James Rembert snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 12:24 | Utah State | Michael Cummings makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Antonio Sanchez | 56-48 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins is alone and drills a floater from the left block | 58-48 |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Russell Coursey can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roderick Laster - foul #4 on Roderick Laster, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski (PG), Brant Vaz (SG) Roderick Laster, Tommy Schwarcz | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alan Audette (PG), Devin Boos (C) Michael Cummings, Pete Buendia | |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Russell Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Russell Coursey misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the lay-in | 58-49 |
| 11:33 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Antonio Sanchez | 58-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Eric Grochowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brant Vaz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Aguilar (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jerome Collins (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Nipp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Alan Audette (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Coursey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rembert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Devin Boos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Utah State | Alan Audette clanks a shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 11:27 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp clanks a shot in the lane | 58-51 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp tips it but misses | 58-51 |
| 11:09 | Utah State | Russell Coursey gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 10:44 | Utah State | Devin Boos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Antonio Sanchez takes the ball from Brant Vaz in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | James Rembert is fouled on the floor by Rafael Aguilar - foul #2 on Rafael Aguilar, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Edward Cochran (SF), Grady Sulejmanovski (PF), Roy Sokotowski (C) Brant Vaz, Rafael Aguilar, Jerome Collins, Robert Nipp | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Robinson (SG), Johnny Plourde (SF), Mark Mikell (C) Antonio Sanchez, Russell Coursey, Devin Boos | |
| 10:30 | Utah State | James Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | James Rembert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Alan Audette steals the ball from Eric Grochowski | 58-53 |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Larry Kirkpatrick steals it from Dennis Robinson | 58-53 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | Johnny Plourde steals the ball from Edward Cochran | 58-53 |
| 09:39 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski misses short on an open shot from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Robinson - foul #3 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brant Vaz (SG), Jerome Collins (PF) Larry Kirkpatrick, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG), Carl Gilbert (C) Alan Audette, James Rembert | |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:32 | Utah State | Mark Mikell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Mark Mikell scores on a runner from close range set up by Dennis Robinson and he's fouled by Jerome Collins - foul #2 on Jerome Collins, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (PG) Eric Grochowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Mark Mikell makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Cummings (SF) Johnny Plourde | |
| 09:00 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson travels with the ball | 59-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar (SF), Robert Nipp (C) Edward Cochran, Roy Sokotowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alan Audette (PG) Dennis Robinson | |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Alan Audette steals the ball from Tommy Schwarcz in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 08:55 | Utah State | Michael Cummings lays it up and in set up by Alan Audette | 59-58 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Alan Audette steals it from Brant Vaz in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 08:50 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Audette | 59-60 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins clanks a shot from the left block | 59-60 |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:12 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Cummings | 59-62 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Brant Vaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG), Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Tommy Schwarcz, Brant Vaz, Rafael Aguilar | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Robinson (SG), Johnny Plourde (SF), Devin Boos (PF), Pete Buendia (C) James McIlwaine, Michael Cummings, Carl Gilbert, Mark Mikell | |
| 07:49 | Utah State | Pete Buendia can't connect on a shot from the left block | 59-62 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Nipp | 61-62 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Cochran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Nipp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerome Collins (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Grady Sulejmanovski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Alan Audette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Plourde (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Devin Boos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Buendia (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 07:18 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:56 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde misses short on a runner from close range | 61-62 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:49 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 61-62 |
| 06:47 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 06:29 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde is hacked by Robert Nipp - foul #2 on Robert Nipp, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roderick Laster (PG), Brant Vaz (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF), Roy Sokotowski (PF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Edward Cochran, Larry Kirkpatrick, Robert Nipp, Jerome Collins, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), James McIlwaine (SG), James Rembert (PF), Mark Mikell (C) Alan Audette, Dennis Robinson, Devin Boos, Pete Buendia | |
| 06:29 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:29 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Roy Sokotowski gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Rembert - foul #3 on James Rembert, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (SG) Brant Vaz | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Cummings (SF), Carl Gilbert (C) Johnny Plourde, Mark Mikell | |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:50 | Utah State | James McIlwaine's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Sokotowski | 63-63 |
| 05:48 | Utah State | James Rembert grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:27 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Roderick Laster - foul #5 on Roderick Laster, team foul #13 | 63-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski (PG), Brant Vaz (SG) Roderick Laster, Tommy Schwarcz | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mikell (C) Carl Gilbert | |
| 05:27 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Grochowski | 66-65 |
| 04:46 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Rembert | 66-68 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-68 |
| 04:22 | Utah State | Mark Mikell gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 04:07 | Utah State | James Rembert knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Antonio Sanchez | 66-70 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski is hacked by Mark Mikell - foul #1 on Mark Mikell, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Schwarcz (SG), Edward Cochran (SF), Jerome Collins (PF) Brant Vaz, Rafael Aguilar, Roy Sokotowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alan Audette (PG), Russell Coursey (SG), Johnny Plourde (SF), Devin Boos (PF), Carl Gilbert (C) Antonio Sanchez, James McIlwaine, Michael Cummings, James Rembert, Mark Mikell | |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:28 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde is called for traveling | 68-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Grady Sulejmanovski (PF) Eric Grochowski, Jerome Collins | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tommy Schwarcz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Cochran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Grady Sulejmanovski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joesph Mazzella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Alan Audette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Russell Coursey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Johnny Plourde (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Devin Boos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran is called for traveling | 68-70 |
| 02:58 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Russell Coursey | 68-73 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Devin Boos swats the layup by Edward Cochran | 68-73 |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert snags the defensive board | 68-73 |
| 02:33 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 68-73 |
| 02:31 | Utah State | Alan Audette misses the tip | 68-73 |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Devin Boos hits the follow up shot | 68-75 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Devin Boos is called for the reach on Edward Cochran in the backcourt - foul #1 on Devin Boos, team foul #9 | 68-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nipp (SF), Jerome Collins (PF) Tommy Schwarcz, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Robinson (SG), James Rembert (PF), Pete Buendia (C) Russell Coursey, Devin Boos, Carl Gilbert | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 02:27 | Utah State | Johnny Plourde grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 02:11 | Utah State | James Rembert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Joesph Mazzella gets the rebound | 68-75 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran is hacked by James Rembert in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Rembert, team foul #10 | 68-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Grochowski (PG), Brant Vaz (SG) Larry Kirkpatrick, Joesph Mazzella | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Pete Buendia grabs the board | 69-75 |
| 01:55 | Utah State | James Rembert is called for a charge - foul #5 on James Rembert, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Rafael Aguilar (SF), Joesph Mazzella (C) Eric Grochowski, Brant Vaz, Robert Nipp | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mikell (PF) James Rembert | |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 01:13 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 01:04 | Utah State | Alan Audette grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Pete Buendia blows the layup | 72-75 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Rafael Aguilar is blocked by Pete Buendia | 72-75 |
| 00:42 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Mark Mikell comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Larry Kirkpatrick, team foul #14 | 72-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Russell Coursey (SF) Johnny Plourde | |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Mark Mikell makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Mark Mikell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Russell Coursey is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Cochran - foul #3 on Edward Cochran, team foul #15 | 72-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (SG) Dennis Robinson | |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Russell Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Russell Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-79 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Pete Buendia pulls down the rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Pete Buendia runs out the clock | 72-79 |