| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eugene Dykes (fresh) SG - Jimmy Charles (fresh) SF - Matthew Emery (fresh) PF - Daniel Macrae (fresh) C - Jonathan Sznejkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Darryl Barrett (fresh) SG - Ronnie Jamar (fresh) SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) PF - Neil Sherry (fresh) C - Maxwell Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Neil Sherry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Neil Sherry's layup is rejected by Daniel Macrae | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Daniel Macrae | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | Darryl Barrett buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Brooks | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes's pass is intercepted by Richard Brooks in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Utah State | Darryl Barrett misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski makes the wide open runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Utah State | Darryl Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Utah State | Neil Sherry grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Utah State | Neil Sherry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Utah State | Darryl Barrett tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Utah State | Richard Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | Utah State | Neil Sherry pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Emery | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jimmy Charles - foul #1 on Jimmy Charles, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Al Culver (PG), David Harrington (SG), Booker Smith (SF), Ronald Bergem (PF), Eric Vaillancourt (C) Eugene Dykes, Jimmy Charles, Matthew Emery, Daniel Macrae, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ernest Russell (PG), Wendell Brown (SF), Michael Saylor (PF), John Reese (C) Darryl Barrett, Richard Brooks, Neil Sherry, Maxwell Hubbard | |
| 16:36 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | David Harrington misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronnie Jamar - foul #1 on Ronnie Jamar, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudy Halford (SG) Ronnie Jamar | |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | David Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | David Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | Utah State | John Reese misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem misses the jump hook from the left block | 8-6 |
| 15:46 | Utah State | Wendell Brown gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Al Culver (fresh) SG - David Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Booker Smith (fresh) PF - Ronald Bergem (fresh) C - Eric Vaillancourt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Ernest Russell (fresh) SG - Rudy Halford (fresh) SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Saylor (fresh) C - John Reese (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Utah State | Michael Saylor can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Vaillancourt - foul #1 on Eric Vaillancourt, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Brooks (SF) Wendell Brown | |
| 15:32 | Utah State | Michael Saylor misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | Utah State | Michael Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Eric Vaillancourt gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith comes up short on the jumper from close range | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | UC Irvine | David Harrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:03 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | David Harrington is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Culver | 11-6 |
| 14:33 | Utah State | Ernest Russell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | Ernest Russell is called for the reach on Al Culver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Russell, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), Adam Bustos (SG), Matthew Emery (SF), Daniel Macrae (PF), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Al Culver, David Harrington, Booker Smith, Ronald Bergem, Eric Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Britt (PG), Ronnie Jamar (SG), Neil Sherry (PF), Maxwell Hubbard (C) Ernest Russell, Rudy Halford, Michael Saylor, John Reese | |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | Adam Bustos knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Dykes | 13-6 |
| 14:06 | Utah State | Neil Sherry misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wendell Brown (SF) Richard Brooks | |
| 13:47 | Utah State | Neil Sherry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric Britt | 13-9 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Adam Bustos misses the jump hook in the lane | 13-9 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | Adam Bustos is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Maxwell Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:51 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-9 |
| 12:49 | Utah State | Maxwell Hubbard snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Utah State | Wendell Brown loses the dribble to Daniel Macrae | 13-9 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Neil Sherry steals it from Adam Bustos | 13-9 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Eric Britt is denied on a layup by Jonathan Sznejkowski | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Brown - foul #1 on Wendell Brown, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Al Culver (PG), Jimmy Charles (SG), Booker Smith (SF), Ronald Bergem (PF), Eric Vaillancourt (C) Eugene Dykes, Adam Bustos, Matthew Emery, Daniel Macrae, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ernest Russell (PG), Rudy Halford (SG), Richard Brooks (SF) Eric Britt, Ronnie Jamar, Wendell Brown | |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Ernest Russell picks off the pass by Booker Smith | 13-9 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Al Culver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Charles (fresh) SF - Booker Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Bergem (fresh) C - Eric Vaillancourt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Ernest Russell (fresh) SG - Rudy Halford (fresh) SF - Richard Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Neil Sherry (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Maxwell Hubbard (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Utah State | Rudy Halford makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-12 |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Neil Sherry - foul #1 on Neil Sherry, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Saylor (PF), John Reese (C) Neil Sherry, Maxwell Hubbard | |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:06 | Utah State | John Reese knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Brooks | 15-15 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Al Culver's pass is intercepted by Rudy Halford in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 10:54 | Utah State | The short jumper by Michael Saylor is denied by Booker Smith | 15-15 |
| 10:53 | Utah State | John Reese gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:35 | Utah State | Richard Brooks makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Reese and he's fouled by Ronald Bergem - foul #1 on Ronald Bergem, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Blain (PF) Ronald Bergem | |
| Subs | Utah State | Darryl Barrett (PG) Michael Saylor | |
| 10:35 | Utah State | Richard Brooks makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | Al Culver hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:13 | Utah State | Richard Brooks snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:07 | Utah State | Darryl Barrett is fouled on the floor by Al Culver - foul #1 on Al Culver, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), David Harrington (SG), Daniel Macrae (PF), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Al Culver, Jimmy Charles, Booker Smith, Eric Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar (SG), Neil Sherry (PF), Wendell Brown (C) Rudy Halford, John Reese, Ernest Russell | |
| 09:57 | Utah State | Richard Brooks banks in the layup | 15-20 |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae hits a wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from David Harrington | 17-20 |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Daniel Macrae steals the ball from Neil Sherry | 17-20 |
| 09:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Blain can't finish the layup | 17-20 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Donald Blain grabs the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Wendell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:25 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar is fouled on the floor by David Harrington - foul #1 on David Harrington, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Al Culver (PG), Jimmy Charles (SG), Matthew Emery (SF), Booker Smith (PF), Ronald Bergem (C) Eugene Dykes, David Harrington, Donald Blain, Daniel Macrae, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudy Halford (PG), Eric Britt (SG), Ernest Russell (SF), Michael Saylor (PF), John Reese (C) Darryl Barrett, Ronnie Jamar, Richard Brooks, Neil Sherry, Wendell Brown | |
| 08:07 | Utah State | John Reese is whistled for traveling | 17-20 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem's floater is tipped away by Michael Saylor | 17-20 |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Ernest Russell snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 07:30 | Utah State | Matthew Emery steps in front of the Ernest Russell pass | 17-20 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Al Culver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Charles (fresh) SF - Matthew Emery (fresh) PF - Booker Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Bergem (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rudy Halford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Britt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Russell (fresh) PF - Michael Saylor (fresh) C - John Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles is hacked by Eric Britt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Britt, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), David Harrington (SG) Al Culver, Jimmy Charles | |
| Subs | Utah State | Maxwell Hubbard (C) John Reese | |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Ernest Russell - foul #2 on Ernest Russell, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar (SG), Richard Brooks (SF) Rudy Halford, Ernest Russell | |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:01 | Utah State | Eric Britt drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Saylor | 19-23 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | Maxwell Hubbard denies the turnaround by Booker Smith | 19-23 |
| 06:35 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem is alone and drills a shot from the left block set up by Matthew Emery | 21-23 |
| 06:05 | Utah State | Maxwell Hubbard is hacked by Matthew Emery - foul #1 on Matthew Emery, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Al Culver (PG), Jimmy Charles (SG), Donald Blain (SF), Daniel Macrae (PF), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Eugene Dykes, David Harrington, Matthew Emery, Booker Smith, Ronald Bergem | |
| Subs | Utah State | Darryl Barrett (PG), Rudy Halford (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), John Reese (PF) Eric Britt, Ronnie Jamar, Richard Brooks, Michael Saylor | |
| 05:51 | Utah State | Rudy Halford is fouled on the floor by Donald Blain - foul #1 on Donald Blain, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| 05:51 | Utah State | Rudy Halford makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:51 | Utah State | Rudy Halford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Hubbard - foul #1 on Maxwell Hubbard, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:37 | Utah State | John Reese snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 05:13 | Utah State | Wendell Brown hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Darryl Barrett | 21-27 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Wendell Brown is called for the reach on Daniel Macrae - foul #2 on Wendell Brown, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), David Harrington (SG), Matthew Emery (SF) Al Culver, Jimmy Charles, Donald Blain | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar (SG), Richard Brooks (SF), Neil Sherry (PF) Rudy Halford, Wendell Brown, John Reese | |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:39 | Utah State | Darryl Barrett loses the ball out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Vaillancourt (C) Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Eugene Dykes | 25-27 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Darryl Barrett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | Maxwell Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:45 | Utah State | Darryl Barrett banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronnie Jamar | 25-29 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is hacked by Ronnie Jamar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Jamar, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Booker Smith (PF), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Daniel Macrae, Eric Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudy Halford (PG), Eric Britt (SG), Ernest Russell (SF), Wendell Brown (C) Darryl Barrett, Ronnie Jamar, Richard Brooks, Maxwell Hubbard | |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:24 | Utah State | Eric Britt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jonathan Sznejkowski | 27-29 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eugene Dykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Emery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Booker Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Sznejkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rudy Halford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Britt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Russell (fresh) PF - Neil Sherry (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes loses the dribble to Wendell Brown in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 03:01 | Utah State | Eric Britt's layup is rejected by Matthew Emery | 27-29 |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 02:41 | Utah State | Neil Sherry pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:30 | Utah State | Ernest Russell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 27-29 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Wendell Brown is called for the reach on Jonathan Sznejkowski - foul #3 on Wendell Brown, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Al Culver (PG), Jimmy Charles (SG), Daniel Macrae (PF) Eugene Dykes, David Harrington, Matthew Emery | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar (SG), Richard Brooks (SF), Michael Saylor (PF), John Reese (C) Rudy Halford, Eric Britt, Neil Sherry, Wendell Brown | |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | The short jumper by Ronnie Jamar is denied by Booker Smith | 29-29 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Al Culver is hacked by Michael Saylor - foul #1 on Michael Saylor, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem (SF), Eric Vaillancourt (C) Booker Smith, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Al Culver makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Al Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:21 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | Michael Saylor swats the short shot by Eric Vaillancourt | 31-34 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae tips it in | 33-34 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | John Reese is fouled on the floor by Al Culver - foul #2 on Al Culver, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Darryl Barrett (PG), Maxwell Hubbard (C) Ernest Russell, Michael Saylor | |
| 00:50 | Utah State | John Reese makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | John Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 00:32 | Utah State | John Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Eric Vaillancourt grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem loses the dribble to Richard Brooks in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 00:28 | Utah State | Richard Brooks lays it in | 33-38 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem banks in the wide open layup set up by Daniel Macrae | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Ronnie Jamar misses the halfcourt shot | 35-38 |