| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Arvidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lacy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordan Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Batiste (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Pedro Davila (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Steinhauer | 46-39 |
| 19:20 | Utah State | Jordan Knight hits a wide open floater near the basket set up by Jeffrey Arvidson | 48-39 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 19:14 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 19:11 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper hits a 3 from straight away | 48-42 |
| 18:42 | Utah State | Robert Lacy is whistled for a carry | 48-42 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Eugene Beggs (SG), Chris Gately (SF), Chuck Kowitz (PF), Brendan Jerowski (C) Norman Graham, Michael Steinhauer, Brian Cooper, Richard Batiste, Pedro Davila | |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| 18:08 | Utah State | Robert Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 48-42 |
| 18:06 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Coleman | 48-42 |
| 17:55 | Utah State | Robert Behm slams it home on a great pass from Robert Mitchell and the foul's on Herman Atwood - foul #1 on Herman Atwood, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| 17:55 | Utah State | Robert Behm makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 17:34 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Ivory Smith | 51-42 |
| 17:23 | Utah State | Robert Behm makes the wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Mitchell | 53-42 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski is whistled for a carry | 53-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), Mike Baker (SG), Robert Lacy (SF), Jordan Knight (PF), Wilfred Miller (C) Robert Mitchell, Ivory Smith, James Williams, Robert Behm, Jesse Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), Brian Cooper (SF), Richard Batiste (PF), Pedro Davila (C) Herman Atwood, Eugene Beggs, Chris Gately, Chuck Kowitz, Brendan Jerowski | |
| 17:00 | Utah State | Mike Baker connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jordan Knight | 56-42 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 16:42 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 16:28 | Utah State | Robert Lacy drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Mike Baker | 58-42 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-42 |
| 16:06 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Wilfred Miller | 58-42 |
| 16:03 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ivory Smith (PG), Donnie Huber (SF), James Williams (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Jeffrey Arvidson, Robert Lacy, Jordan Knight, Wilfred Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz (C) Pedro Davila | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste is fouled on the floor by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Mitchell (PG) Mike Baker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel (SF) Brian Cooper | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ivory Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Huber (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wendel (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Batiste (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Chuck Kowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Mitchell is called for the reach on Norman Graham - foul #2 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #2 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jesse Coleman (C) Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila (C) Richard Batiste | |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz is alone and drills a shot in the lane | 58-44 |
| 15:22 | Utah State | Ivory Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ivory Smith - foul #2 on Ivory Smith, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mike Baker (SG) Ivory Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (SG), Richard Batiste (PF) Michael Steinhauer, Chuck Kowitz | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 14:59 | Utah State | Donnie Huber misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Norman Graham, team foul #2 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), Robert Behm (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Robert Mitchell, Donnie Huber, Jesse Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper (SF) John Wendel | |
| 14:41 | Utah State | James Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 14:12 | Utah State | Edward Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 14:04 | Utah State | James Williams blows the dunk | 58-45 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 13:55 | Utah State | Mike Baker grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 13:52 | Utah State | Eugene Beggs is called for the reach on Mike Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Beggs, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ivory Smith (SG), Robert Lacy (SF), Jesse Coleman (PF), Wilfred Miller (C) Mike Baker, James Williams, Robert Behm, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Chris Gately (SG), John Wendel (SF), Chuck Kowitz (PF), Brendan Jerowski (C) Norman Graham, Eugene Beggs, Brian Cooper, Richard Batiste, Pedro Davila | |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Herman Atwood | 58-45 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the shot from the baseline | 58-47 |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivory Smith and the foul's on Brendan Jerowski - foul #2 on Brendan Jerowski, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Utah State | Donnie Huber (SF) Jeffrey Arvidson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 13:06 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Ivory Smith hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lacy | 63-47 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 12:21 | Utah State | Robert Lacy clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Brendan Jerowski - foul #3 on Brendan Jerowski, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Mitchell (PG), James Williams (SF), Jordan Knight (PF) Ivory Smith, Donnie Huber, Jesse Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), Brian Cooper (SF), Richard Batiste (PF), Pedro Davila (C) Herman Atwood, Chris Gately, John Wendel, Chuck Kowitz, Brendan Jerowski | |
| 12:21 | Utah State | Robert Lacy misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 12:21 | Utah State | Robert Lacy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jordan Knight denies the turnaround by Pedro Davila | 64-50 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer gets the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 11:54 | Utah State | James Williams gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Lacy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordan Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Batiste (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Pedro Davila (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Utah State | Pedro Davila picks off the pass by Robert Lacy | 64-50 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham is hacked by Robert Mitchell - foul #3 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #4 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mike Baker (SG), Robert Behm (PF), Edward Taylor (C) James Williams, Jordan Knight, Wilfred Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz (PF) Richard Batiste | |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila tips it but misses | 64-50 |
| 11:06 | Utah State | Robert Lacy gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 11:02 | Utah State | Robert Mitchell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), Donnie Huber (SF) Robert Mitchell, Robert Lacy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG) Norman Graham | |
| 10:46 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs can't connect on a shot from the left side | 64-50 |
| 10:44 | Utah State | Edward Taylor pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:34 | Utah State | Mike Baker is called for 10 seconds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ivory Smith (PG), Jordan Knight (PF) Jeffrey Arvidson, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel (SF), Richard Batiste (PF) Brian Cooper, Pedro Davila | |
| 10:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel is fouled on the floor by Ivory Smith - foul #3 on Ivory Smith, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Williams (SF), Wilfred Miller (C) Donnie Huber, Robert Behm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG) Michael Steinhauer | |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham is fouled on the floor by Ivory Smith - foul #4 on Ivory Smith, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), Jesse Coleman (C) Ivory Smith, Wilfred Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper (SF) John Wendel | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper is fouled on the floor by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Mitchell (PG) Jeffrey Arvidson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer (SG), Pedro Davila (C) Eugene Beggs, Chuck Kowitz | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:27 | Utah State | Jordan Knight buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mike Baker | 66-52 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Donnie Huber (SF), Edward Taylor (C) James Williams, Jesse Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately (SG), John Wendel (SF) Michael Steinhauer, Brian Cooper | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:10 | Utah State | Jordan Knight is hacked by Norman Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Graham, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz (PF) Richard Batiste | |
| 08:54 | Utah State | Jordan Knight makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Chris Gately | 68-55 |
| 08:20 | Utah State | A charge is called on Robert Mitchell - foul #4 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), James Williams (SF), Robert Behm (PF), Wilfred Miller (C) Robert Mitchell, Donnie Huber, Jordan Knight, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), Brian Cooper (SF), Richard Batiste (PF) Norman Graham, Chris Gately, John Wendel, Pedro Davila | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 08:00 | Utah State | Robert Behm pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 07:44 | Utah State | James Williams is whistled for traveling | 68-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ivory Smith (SG), Jesse Coleman (C) Mike Baker, Wilfred Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG), Brendan Jerowski (C) Herman Atwood, Chuck Kowitz | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Arvidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivory Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Behm (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eugene Beggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Steinhauer (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Richard Batiste (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Brendan Jerowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 07:23 | Utah State | Robert Behm gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 07:18 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson buries a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Eugene Beggs - foul #3 on Eugene Beggs, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lacy (SF) James Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), John Wendel (SF), Pedro Davila (C) Michael Steinhauer, Brian Cooper, Richard Batiste | |
| 07:18 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson misses the free throw | 70-55 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs can't connect on a floater from the left side | 70-55 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski snags the offensive board | 70-55 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski grabs the offensive board | 70-55 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Davila | 70-55 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 06:06 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jesse Coleman | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:53 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 05:52 | Utah State | Robert Behm tips it in | 72-55 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-55 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila tips it in | 72-57 |
| 05:16 | Utah State | Jesse Coleman makes the fadeaway from the left side | 74-57 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Behm picks off the pass by Norman Graham | 74-57 |
| 04:44 | Utah State | Robert Lacy is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivory Smith | 76-57 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Mitchell (PG), Mike Baker (SG), James Williams (SF), Jordan Knight (PF), Wilfred Miller (C) Jeffrey Arvidson, Ivory Smith, Robert Lacy, Robert Behm, Jesse Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Chris Gately (SG), Brian Cooper (SF), Richard Batiste (PF), Chuck Kowitz (C) Norman Graham, Eugene Beggs, John Wendel, Brendan Jerowski, Pedro Davila | |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-57 |
| 04:29 | Utah State | James Williams gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| 04:03 | Utah State | Chuck Kowitz takes the ball from James Williams | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately is whistled for a carry | 76-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Donnie Huber (SF) Jordan Knight | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel (SF), Brendan Jerowski (PF) Brian Cooper, Richard Batiste | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mike Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnie Huber (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Herman Atwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Gately (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Wendel (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brendan Jerowski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Chuck Kowitz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Utah State | Chuck Kowitz swats the short shot by James Williams | 76-57 |
| 03:19 | Utah State | Mike Baker gets the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 03:07 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 03:05 | Utah State | Wilfred Miller tips it in | 78-57 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Wilfred Miller - foul #2 on Wilfred Miller, team foul #9 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ivory Smith (PG), Robert Lacy (SG), Jordan Knight (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Robert Mitchell, Mike Baker, James Williams, Wilfred Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (SG) Brendan Jerowski | |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | Donnie Huber double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-59 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel can't finish the layup | 78-59 |
| 02:32 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Edward Taylor | 78-59 |
| 02:03 | Utah State | Robert Lacy is alone and drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ivory Smith | 80-59 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mike Baker (SG) Donnie Huber | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski (C) Herman Atwood | |
| 01:39 | Utah State | Mike Baker misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-59 |
| 01:38 | Utah State | Robert Lacy tips it but misses | 80-59 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chuck Kowitz | 80-59 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Mike Baker - foul #1 on Mike Baker, team foul #10 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson (PG), Wilfred Miller (C) Ivory Smith, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately makes the free throw | 80-62 |
| 01:04 | Utah State | Mike Baker is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Lacy | 82-62 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs hits a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Lacy - foul #3 on Robert Lacy, team foul #11 | 82-64 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs makes the free throw | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Utah State | Eugene Beggs steals the ball from Wilfred Miller | 82-65 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Beggs | 82-67 |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Mike Baker connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Lacy | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel hits a runner in the paint | 84-69 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Jeffrey Arvidson runs out the clock | 84-69 |