| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Wendell Keller (fresh) SG - John Swift (fresh) SF - Hugh Day (fresh) PF - Russell Whitehurst (fresh) C - Robert Rockwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Arvidson (fresh) SG - Mike Baker (fresh) SF - Robert Lacy (fresh) PF - Jordan Knight (fresh) C - Wilfred Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Arkansas State | John Swift can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Utah State | Jordan Knight pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Utah State | Robert Lacy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | Russell Whitehurst grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell is hacked by Jordan Knight - foul #1 on Jordan Knight, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Utah State | Robert Lacy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Utah State | Hugh Day is called for the reach on Mike Baker - foul #1 on Hugh Day, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Russell Whitehurst is called for the reach on Wilfred Miller - foul #1 on Russell Whitehurst, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | Utah State | Robert Lacy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Day | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | Utah State | Robert Rockwell denies the turnaround by Wilfred Miller | 6-0 |
| 17:21 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller tips it in | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne (SG), Alfred Fogel (PF), Brian Jones (C) John Swift, Russell Whitehurst, Robert Rockwell | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:56 | Utah State | Bernard Osborne picks off the pass by Wilfred Miller | 6-2 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:40 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Mike Baker | 6-4 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:09 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Mike Baker misses the 3 from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Hugh Day | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Wendell Keller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bernard Osborne (fresh) SF - Hugh Day (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Fogel (fresh) C - Brian Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Arvidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Baker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lacy (fairly fresh) PF - Jordan Knight (fairly fresh) C - Wilfred Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hugh Day | 8-4 |
| 15:43 | Utah State | Robert Lacy misses the easy layup | 8-4 |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Jordan Knight snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:26 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jeffrey Arvidson | 8-6 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Swift (SG), Shawn Carter (SF), Russell Whitehurst (PF), Robert Rockwell (C) Wendell Keller, Hugh Day, Alfred Fogel, Brian Jones | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Mitchell (PG), Ivory Smith (SG), James Williams (SF), Robert Behm (PF), Jesse Coleman (C) Jeffrey Arvidson, Mike Baker, Robert Lacy, Jordan Knight, Wilfred Miller | |
| 15:12 | Utah State | Robert Behm clanks a jumper near the basket | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Utah State | Robert Behm grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:57 | Utah State | Ivory Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas State | Russell Whitehurst pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne double dribbles | 8-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley (PG) Bernard Osborne | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 14:31 | Utah State | Robert Behm blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas State | Russell Whitehurst grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas State | Ivory Smith is called for the reach on John Swift - foul #1 on Ivory Smith, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:15 | Arkansas State | Shawn Carter hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 14:00 | Utah State | Robert Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 10-6 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Robert Behm grabs the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:39 | Utah State | James Williams double dribbles | 10-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne (PG), Alfred Fogel (PF) Nathan Holley, Russell Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mike Baker (SG), Robert Lacy (SF) Robert Mitchell, James Williams | |
| 13:23 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne clanks a 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ivory Smith - foul #2 on Ivory Smith, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG), Hugh Day (SF), Brian Jones (C) John Swift, Shawn Carter, Robert Rockwell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), James Williams (PF), Wilfred Miller (C) Ivory Smith, Robert Behm, Jesse Coleman | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne makes the free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | James Williams misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Alfred Fogel - foul #1 on Alfred Fogel, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jordan Knight (PF) Robert Lacy | |
| 12:50 | Utah State | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Mitchell (PG) Jeffrey Arvidson | |
| 12:33 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:07 | Utah State | Robert Mitchell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Swift (SG), Russell Whitehurst (PF), Robert Rockwell (C) Bernard Osborne, Alfred Fogel, Brian Jones | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lacy (SG) Mike Baker | |
| 11:48 | Utah State | Robert Lacy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Mitchell | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Wendell Keller (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Swift (fresh) SF - Hugh Day (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Whitehurst (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Rockwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lacy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jordan Knight (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilfred Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | John Swift drills a floater in the lane set up by Russell Whitehurst | 17-11 |
| 11:09 | Utah State | Robert Lacy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 11:07 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller tips it in | 17-13 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas State | James Williams steals the ball from Russell Whitehurst | 17-13 |
| 10:37 | Utah State | Robert Lacy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-13 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas State | John Swift knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Russell Whitehurst | 19-13 |
| 10:24 | Utah State | James Williams loses the dribble to Wendell Keller | 19-13 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell's fadeaway is rejected by Wilfred Miller | 19-13 |
| 10:14 | Utah State | Robert Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:57 | Utah State | Robert Lacy knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Williams | 19-15 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by John Swift | 21-15 |
| 09:16 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller misses the shot from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to John Swift | 21-15 |
| 09:09 | Arkansas State | Robert Lacy steps in front of the John Swift pass | 21-15 |
| 08:49 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Rockwell - foul #1 on Robert Rockwell, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley (PG), Bernard Osborne (SG), Shawn Carter (SF), Alfred Fogel (PF), Brian Jones (C) Wendell Keller, John Swift, Hugh Day, Russell Whitehurst, Robert Rockwell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), Mike Baker (SG), Donnie Huber (SF), Robert Behm (PF) Robert Mitchell, Robert Lacy, James Williams, Jordan Knight | |
| 08:49 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:49 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Holley and he's hacked by Wilfred Miller - foul #1 on Wilfred Miller, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jesse Coleman (C) Wilfred Miller | |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones makes the free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:14 | Utah State | Mike Baker drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Donnie Huber | 24-20 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Arvidson steals the ball from Brian Jones | 24-20 |
| 07:41 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson is hacked by Nathan Holley - foul #1 on Nathan Holley, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nathan Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Fogel (fresh) C - Brian Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Arvidson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Huber (fresh) PF - Robert Behm (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Coleman (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Utah State | Donnie Huber connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jeffrey Arvidson | 24-22 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne makes the jumper from the left side | 26-22 |
| 07:01 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman double dribbles | 26-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Swift (SG), Jeff Quick (C) Shawn Carter, Alfred Fogel | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jordan Knight (PF) Robert Behm | |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | John Swift knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Mike Baker - foul #1 on Mike Baker, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG), Hugh Day (SF), Robert Rockwell (C) Nathan Holley, Bernard Osborne, Brian Jones | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Williams (SF) Donnie Huber | |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | John Swift makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:18 | Utah State | Jordan Knight clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Rockwell - foul #2 on Robert Rockwell, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Whitehurst (PF) Robert Rockwell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Mitchell (PG), Robert Lacy (SG), Edward Taylor (C) Jeffrey Arvidson, Mike Baker, Jesse Coleman | |
| 06:18 | Utah State | Jordan Knight makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:18 | Utah State | Jordan Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:02 | Arkansas State | Russell Whitehurst hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Swift | 31-24 |
| 05:55 | Utah State | Jordan Knight can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Russell Whitehurst - foul #2 on Russell Whitehurst, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Carter (SG), Alfred Fogel (PF) John Swift, Russell Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Behm (C) Edward Taylor | |
| 05:55 | Utah State | Jordan Knight makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:55 | Utah State | Jordan Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-26 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel grabs the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 04:59 | Utah State | Robert Lacy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley (PG), Bernard Osborne (SG), Brian Jones (C) Wendell Keller, Hugh Day, Jeff Quick | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), Mike Baker (SG), Wilfred Miller (C) Robert Mitchell, Jordan Knight, Robert Behm | |
| 04:46 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones's floater is tipped away by Wilfred Miller | 34-26 |
| 04:45 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas State | Shawn Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Holley | 34-26 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley loses the ball out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Swift (SG), Jeff Quick (C) Shawn Carter, Alfred Fogel | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donnie Huber (SF), Jesse Coleman (PF) Robert Lacy, James Williams | |
| 03:50 | Utah State | Donnie Huber buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Coleman | 34-29 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | Jeff Quick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 03:43 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nathan Holley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Quick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Arvidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Huber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Coleman (fresh) C - Wilfred Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Quick | 34-29 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas State | John Swift blows the layup but the foul's on Jesse Coleman - foul #1 on Jesse Coleman, team foul #7 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG), Russell Whitehurst (PF), Robert Rockwell (C) Nathan Holley, Brian Jones, Jeff Quick | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Mitchell (PG), Ivory Smith (SG), James Williams (SF), Robert Behm (PF) Jeffrey Arvidson, Mike Baker, Donnie Huber, Wilfred Miller | |
| 03:20 | Arkansas State | John Swift makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas State | John Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 03:01 | Utah State | James Williams scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ivory Smith | 36-31 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas State | John Swift clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Behm - foul #1 on Robert Behm, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Hugh Day (SF) Bernard Osborne | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lacy (SF) James Williams | |
| 02:41 | Arkansas State | John Swift makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas State | John Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:32 | Utah State | Robert Behm hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Mitchell and the foul's on Robert Rockwell - foul #3 on Robert Rockwell, team foul #8 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Carter (SG), Alfred Fogel (C) John Swift, Robert Rockwell | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:32 | Utah State | Robert Behm makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Shawn Carter connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Day | 41-34 |
| 02:00 | Utah State | Robert Behm misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Whitehurst - foul #3 on Russell Whitehurst, team foul #9 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley (PG), Brian Jones (C) Wendell Keller, Russell Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wilfred Miller (C) Jesse Coleman | |
| 02:00 | Utah State | Robert Behm misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 02:00 | Utah State | Robert Behm makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Holley | 43-35 |
| 01:11 | Utah State | Robert Mitchell makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ivory Smith and the foul's on Alfred Fogel - foul #2 on Alfred Fogel, team foul #10 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne (PG), John Swift (SG), Jeff Quick (C) Nathan Holley, Shawn Carter, Alfred Fogel | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mike Baker (SG), Donnie Huber (SF), James Williams (PF) Ivory Smith, Robert Lacy, Robert Behm | |
| 01:11 | Utah State | Robert Mitchell makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne connects on the 3 from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 00:46 | Utah State | Robert Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG) Hugh Day | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), Jesse Coleman (C) Robert Mitchell, Wilfred Miller | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | James Williams grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 00:24 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Arvidson and the foul's on Jeff Quick - foul #1 on Jeff Quick, team foul #11 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel (C) Brian Jones | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:24 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 00:18 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Mike Baker | 46-40 |
| 00:12 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 46-40 |