| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Powers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Batson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Prevost (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lynn Menges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Zerbel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Partington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Furlow (fresh) 9 pts. C - Brandon Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington's floater is tipped away by Charles Alexander | 36-39 |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Gary Batson gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:29 | Utah State | Richard Blauser misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-39 |
| 19:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Brandon Hawkins gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow is open and buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Zerbel | 36-41 |
| 18:54 | Utah State | Richard Blauser buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Batson | 39-41 |
| 18:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Brandon Hawkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-41 |
| 18:37 | Utah State | Dennis Powers gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:17 | Utah State | Michael Prevost is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Brandon Hawkins misses the shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 17:56 | Utah State | Dennis Powers gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:50 | Utah State | Charles Alexander can't finish the layup | 42-41 |
| 17:48 | Utah State | Michael Prevost gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:34 | Utah State | Charles Alexander connects on the shot in the lane | 44-41 |
| 17:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 17:27 | Utah State | Michael Prevost snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 17:20 | Utah State | Charles Alexander clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Furlow - foul #1 on Frank Furlow, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (PG), William Smith (SG), Arthur Leonard (SF), Mark Loggins (C) Richard Blauser, Dennis Powers, Gary Batson, Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (PG), Richard Kopf (SG), John Schafer (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF), Jim Denniston (C) Lynn Menges, Thomas Zerbel, Gary Partington, Frank Furlow, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 17:20 | Utah State | Charles Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:20 | Utah State | Charles Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 16:57 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Arthur Leonard | 45-41 |
| 16:40 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Bryant | 48-41 |
| 16:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Alexander - foul #3 on Charles Alexander, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Batson (SF) Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 16:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:11 | Utah State | Paul Bryant misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 16:09 | UC Santa Barbara | John Schafer pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Loggins swats the short shot by Richard Kopf | 48-42 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Gary Batson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Batson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Loggins (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Thomas Lezama (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Kopf (fresh) SF - John Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jim Denniston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Utah State | Paul Bryant is hacked by John Schafer - foul #1 on John Schafer, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Charles Alexander (PF), Eric Boudreau (C) Paul Bryant, William Smith, Arthur Leonard, Mark Loggins | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Zerbel (SG), Jimmy Chester (C) Richard Kopf, Jim Denniston | |
| 15:29 | Utah State | Joseph Taylor denies the turnaround by Gary Batson | 48-42 |
| 15:28 | Utah State | Eric Boudreau pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:23 | Utah State | Charles Alexander hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Blauser | 50-42 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Blauser - foul #2 on Richard Blauser, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Powers (SF), Michael Prevost (C) Gary Batson, Eric Boudreau | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf (SF), Frank Furlow (PF) John Schafer, Joseph Taylor | |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:00 | Utah State | Richard Gordon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 14:58 | Utah State | Dennis Powers tips it in | 52-44 |
| 14:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Blauser - foul #3 on Richard Blauser, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges (PG) Thomas Lezama | |
| 14:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 52-44 |
| 14:31 | Utah State | Richard Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 14:17 | Utah State | Dennis Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (PG), William Smith (SF), Arthur Leonard (PF), Mark Loggins (C) Richard Blauser, Dennis Powers, Charles Alexander, Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington (SF), Brandon Hawkins (C) Thomas Zerbel, Jimmy Chester | |
| 14:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Partington | 52-46 |
| 13:49 | Utah State | Mark Loggins loses the dribble to Gary Partington | 52-46 |
| 13:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Bryant is called for the reach on Lynn Menges in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Bryant, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor (SG), Jim Denniston (PF) Richard Kopf, Frank Furlow | |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston makes the wide open floater from the left side | 52-48 |
| 13:25 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 13:24 | Utah State | Richard Gordon tips it in | 54-48 |
| 12:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 12:57 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | William Smith connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Leonard and the foul's on Gary Partington - foul #1 on Gary Partington, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), Dennis Powers (SF), Charles Alexander (PF), Michael Prevost (C) Paul Bryant, Richard Gordon, Arthur Leonard, Mark Loggins | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (PG), Thomas Zerbel (SG), John Schafer (SF) Lynn Menges, Gary Partington, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 12:47 | Utah State | William Smith makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 12:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 12:18 | Utah State | Richard Blauser can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 12:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Zerbel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 12:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama loses the dribble to Dennis Powers in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 12:11 | Utah State | William Smith lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Powers | 59-51 |
| 11:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Gordon (SG), Gary Batson (SF), Arthur Leonard (PF) William Smith, Dennis Powers, Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow (PF), Jimmy Chester (C) Joseph Taylor, Jim Denniston | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Batson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Prevost (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Thomas Lezama (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Zerbel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Furlow (fresh) 11 pts. C - Jimmy Chester (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Utah State | Richard Blauser loses the dribble to Thomas Zerbel in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 11:32 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Frank Furlow is denied by Michael Prevost | 59-51 |
| 11:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Zerbel misses the tip | 59-51 |
| 11:29 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 11:11 | Utah State | Richard Gordon's pass is intercepted by John Schafer | 59-51 |
| 11:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Boudreau (C) Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges (PG), Richard Kopf (SG), Brandon Hawkins (C) Thomas Lezama, Thomas Zerbel, Jimmy Chester | |
| 10:54 | Utah State | Gary Batson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Leonard | 62-51 |
| 10:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Kopf | 62-54 |
| 10:15 | Utah State | Richard Gordon knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Leonard | 65-54 |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Gordon steals the ball from Brandon Hawkins in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Gary Batson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 10:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Blauser - foul #4 on Richard Blauser, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (PG), Dennis Powers (SF), Mark Loggins (PF), Michael Prevost (C) Richard Blauser, Gary Batson, Arthur Leonard, Eric Boudreau | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (PG), Thomas Zerbel (SG), Gary Partington (SF), Jim Denniston (C) Lynn Menges, Richard Kopf, John Schafer, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 09:43 | Utah State | Mark Loggins snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 09:19 | Utah State | Mark Loggins drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Paul Bryant and the foul's on Frank Furlow - foul #2 on Frank Furlow, team foul #4 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor (PF) Frank Furlow | |
| 09:19 | Utah State | Mark Loggins misses the free throw | 67-55 |
| 09:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Bryant is called for the reach on Thomas Lezama - foul #4 on Paul Bryant, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Callanan (PG) Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Zerbel is called for traveling | 67-55 |
| 08:41 | Utah State | Dennis Powers is fouled on the floor by Gary Partington - foul #2 on Gary Partington, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Batson (SF), Charles Alexander (PF) Richard Gordon, Mark Loggins | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges (PG), Jimmy Chester (C) Thomas Lezama, Jim Denniston | |
| 08:23 | Utah State | Charles Alexander comes up short on the floater from the left side | 67-55 |
| 08:22 | Utah State | Michael Prevost can't tip it in | 67-55 |
| 08:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 08:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Alexander steals the ball from Lynn Menges in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| 08:03 | Utah State | Gary Batson loses the dribble to Lynn Menges | 67-55 |
| 07:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington is open and buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Taylor | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Callanan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Powers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gary Batson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Prevost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lynn Menges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Zerbel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Partington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Chester (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Utah State | Dennis Powers is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dennis Powers, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), Paul Bryant (SG), William Smith (SF), Eric Boudreau (C) Larry Callanan, Dennis Powers, Gary Batson, Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf (SF), Frank Furlow (PF), Brandon Hawkins (C) Thomas Zerbel, Gary Partington, Jimmy Chester | |
| 07:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Kopf, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Loggins (C) Eric Boudreau | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (PG) Lynn Menges | |
| 07:23 | Utah State | Richard Blauser buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Bryant | 70-57 |
| 07:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Brandon Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 70-57 |
| 07:09 | Utah State | Paul Bryant pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 07:03 | Utah State | Paul Bryant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 07:01 | Utah State | Mark Loggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:47 | Utah State | William Smith drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Alexander | 72-57 |
| 06:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Brandon Hawkins can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 72-57 |
| 06:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor tips it back up and in | 72-59 |
| 06:19 | Utah State | Paul Bryant is whistled for traveling | 72-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Gordon (SG), Dennis Powers (SF), Arthur Leonard (PF), Eric Boudreau (C) Paul Bryant, William Smith, Charles Alexander, Mark Loggins | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges (PG), Thomas Zerbel (SG), John Schafer (SF), Jim Denniston (C) Thomas Lezama, Joseph Taylor, Richard Kopf, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 06:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Boudreau is called for the reach on Jim Denniston - foul #1 on Eric Boudreau, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Callanan (PG) Richard Blauser | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 06:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston misses the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 06:02 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:33 | Utah State | Dennis Powers travels with the ball | 72-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington (PF) Frank Furlow | |
| 05:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-59 |
| 05:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 05:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston is open and lays it up and in set up by Thomas Zerbel | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:48 | Utah State | Dennis Powers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges is hacked by Larry Callanan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Callanan, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), Paul Bryant (SG), Gary Batson (SF), Charles Alexander (PF), Michael Prevost (C) Larry Callanan, Richard Gordon, Dennis Powers, Arthur Leonard, Eric Boudreau | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (SG), Frank Furlow (PF), Jimmy Chester (C) Thomas Zerbel, Gary Partington, Jim Denniston | |
| 04:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:43 | Utah State | Michael Prevost pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:36 | Utah State | Lynn Menges is called for the reach on Richard Blauser - foul #3 on Lynn Menges, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Smith (SG) Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf (SG), Gary Partington (SF) Lynn Menges, John Schafer | |
| 04:36 | Utah State | Richard Blauser makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:36 | Utah State | Richard Blauser misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:36 | Utah State | Charles Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:09 | Utah State | Gary Batson makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Alexander and the foul's on Gary Partington - foul #3 on Gary Partington, team foul #8 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Loggins (PF) Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor (PF), Brandon Hawkins (C) Frank Furlow, Jimmy Chester | |
| 04:09 | Utah State | Gary Batson makes the free throw | 76-61 |
| 03:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 76-61 |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Brandon Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Gary Partington, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (SG), Arthur Leonard (SF) William Smith, Gary Batson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges (PG), John Schafer (SF) Thomas Lezama, Gary Partington | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Loggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Prevost (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lynn Menges (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Kopf (fresh) SF - John Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #10 | 76-61 |
| 03:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 76-63 |
| 03:09 | Utah State | Paul Bryant misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-63 |
| 03:08 | Utah State | Richard Blauser pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 02:43 | Utah State | Richard Kopf is called for the reach on Richard Blauser - foul #2 on Richard Kopf, team foul #10 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Gordon (SG), Dennis Powers (SF), Charles Alexander (PF) Paul Bryant, Arthur Leonard, Mark Loggins | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (PG), Thomas Zerbel (SG), Gary Partington (SF), Frank Furlow (PF), Jim Denniston (C) Lynn Menges, Richard Kopf, John Schafer, Joseph Taylor, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 02:43 | Utah State | Richard Blauser makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 02:43 | Utah State | Richard Blauser makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 02:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Zerbel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-63 |
| 02:24 | Utah State | Richard Blauser grabs the board | 78-63 |
| 02:12 | Utah State | Dennis Powers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 78-63 |
| 02:11 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Frank Furlow | 78-63 |
| 02:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Alexander | 78-63 |
| 02:04 | Utah State | Dennis Powers gets the rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:42 | Utah State | Charles Alexander is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Richard Blauser | 80-63 |
| 01:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington hits a shot from the right wing | 80-65 |
| 01:25 | Utah State | Dennis Powers is hacked by Thomas Lezama in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Lezama, team foul #11 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (PG), William Smith (SG), Arthur Leonard (PF), Mark Loggins (C) Richard Blauser, Richard Gordon, Charles Alexander, Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf (SG), John Schafer (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF) Thomas Zerbel, Gary Partington, Frank Furlow | |
| 01:25 | Utah State | Dennis Powers makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 01:25 | Utah State | Dennis Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston misses the wide open shot from the left block | 82-65 |
| 01:12 | UC Santa Barbara | John Schafer tips it in | 82-67 |
| 00:55 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard connects on the jumper from close range | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Powers steals it from Thomas Lezama in the backcourt | 84-67 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | William Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Powers | 86-67 |
| 00:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 86-67 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Mark Loggins grabs the defensive rebound | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Paul Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kopf - foul #3 on Richard Kopf, team foul #12 | 86-67 |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Paul Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 87-67 |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Paul Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 87-67 |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor grabs the board | 87-67 |
| 00:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-70 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Paul Bryant runs out the clock | 87-70 |