| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Craig (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Viera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hassan Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Hinton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Forrest Yagi (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Michael Hansen inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Yow | 26-33 |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 26-33 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 19:28 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera jams it set up by Hassan Smith and the foul's on Robert Pereyra - foul #2 on Robert Pereyra, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner is hacked by Forrest Yagi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Forrest Yagi, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Helm (C) Forrest Yagi | |
| 18:58 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Hassan Smith - foul #2 on Hassan Smith, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| 18:58 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 18:58 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:41 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 27-36 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | James Craig tips it but misses | 27-36 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett can't tip it in | 27-36 |
| 18:28 | Utah State | Randall Hinton snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 18:23 | Utah State | James Craig is called for the reach on Michael Hansen - foul #2 on James Craig, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt (C) Richard Yow | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Jones (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), Timothy Hall (C) Jeffrey Viera, Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen, Randall Hinton | |
| 18:05 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo travels with the ball | 27-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Herman Gascon (SF) Robert Pereyra, James Craig | |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Wood (PF) John Helm | |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Nutt | 30-36 |
| 17:37 | Utah State | Timothy Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:36 | Utah State | Larry Wood hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Ragan, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG), Raymond Squire (SG), Kirk Dixon (C) Willie Ragan, Gerard Turner, Theodore Everett | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG) Richard Smith | |
| 17:20 | Utah State | Timothy Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon loses the dribble to Louis Verdugo in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 16:57 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Herman Gascon - foul #3 on Herman Gascon, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), David Moffet (SF), Richard Yow (C) Raymond Squire, Herman Gascon, Kirk Dixon | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hansen (SF), John Helm (C) Louis Verdugo, Timothy Hall | |
| 16:57 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:57 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:35 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 16:33 | Utah State | Michael Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:28 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Wood | 30-42 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Viera - foul #2 on Jeffrey Viera, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG), James Craig (SF), Theodore Everett (PF) Gregory Ostenberg, David Moffet, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Smith (PG), Hassan Smith (SG), Randall Hinton (PF) Jeffrey Viera, John Jones, Larry Wood | |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-42 |
| 16:06 | Utah State | Michael Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:59 | Utah State | Robert Pereyra steps in front of the Michael Hansen pass | 30-42 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Craig (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Hassan Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Hinton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Helm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Herman Gascon (C) Robert Pereyra, Richard Yow | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Hall (SF), Forrest Yagi (C) Michael Hansen, John Helm | |
| 15:32 | Utah State | Timothy Hall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 30-44 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Ragan and he's fouled by Timothy Hall - foul #1 on Timothy Hall, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (SG), Adam Nutt (C) Gerard Turner, Theodore Everett | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Graves (PG), Louis Verdugo (SF) Hassan Smith, Randall Hinton | |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon misses the free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Nutt | 32-44 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | James Craig drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Herman Gascon | 34-44 |
| 14:58 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 14:56 | Utah State | Thomas Graves misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon (C) James Craig | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG), John Jones (SG), Larry Wood (PF) Thomas Graves, Richard Smith, Timothy Hall | |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Louis Verdugo - foul #1 on Louis Verdugo, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), Richard Yow (C) Willie Ragan, Gregory Ostenberg, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:32 | Utah State | Larry Wood gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:14 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera misses the lay-in | 35-44 |
| 14:12 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 13:48 | Utah State | John Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Pereyra | 37-47 |
| 13:21 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Louis Verdugo | 37-50 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Wood - foul #1 on Larry Wood, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Gregory Ostenberg (SG), James Craig (SF), Theodore Everett (PF) Robert Pereyra, Gerard Turner, Herman Gascon, Richard Yow | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Smith (PG), Hassan Smith (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Randall Hinton (PF), John Helm (C) Jeffrey Viera, John Jones, Louis Verdugo, Larry Wood, Forrest Yagi | |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:06 | Utah State | Willie Ragan is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Ragan, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), Adam Nutt (C) Willie Ragan, Kirk Dixon | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:51 | Utah State | Richard Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randall Hinton | 39-52 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt hits a wide open jump hook in the paint | 41-52 |
| 12:19 | Utah State | Raymond Squire steps in front of the Hassan Smith pass | 41-52 |
| 11:58 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Craig | 44-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Ostenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Squire (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Craig (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Adam Nutt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hassan Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Hinton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Helm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Utah State | John Helm hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Squire - foul #1 on Raymond Squire, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), Herman Gascon (SF), Richard Yow (C) Gregory Ostenberg, Raymond Squire, James Craig, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG), John Jones (SG), Timothy Hall (SF), Forrest Yagi (C) Richard Smith, Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen, Randall Hinton | |
| 11:31 | Utah State | John Helm makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:31 | Utah State | John Helm misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:31 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon is fouled in the backcourt by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hansen (SF) John Helm | |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:08 | Utah State | Richard Yow takes the ball from Forrest Yagi | 46-53 |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 10:52 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt (PF) Theodore Everett | |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Hinton (PF) Michael Hansen | |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Forrest Yagi steps in front of the Gerard Turner pass | 46-53 |
| 10:15 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 10:13 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gerard Turner | 48-53 |
| 09:40 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Hall | 48-56 |
| 09:33 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow can't finish the layup | 48-56 |
| 09:31 | Utah State | Randall Hinton grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 09:09 | Utah State | Randall Hinton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 48-56 |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Viera - foul #3 on Jeffrey Viera, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (SG), James Craig (SF), Theodore Everett (PF), Kirk Dixon (C) Gerard Turner, Herman Gascon, Adam Nutt, Richard Yow | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Smith (PG), Hassan Smith (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), John Helm (PF), Louis Verdugo (C) Jeffrey Viera, John Jones, Timothy Hall, Randall Hinton, Forrest Yagi | |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:06 | Utah State | Kirk Dixon steals it from Hassan Smith | 50-56 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett can't finish the layup but the foul's on Louis Verdugo - foul #2 on Louis Verdugo, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG) Robert Pereyra | |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Wood (PF) John Helm | |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Ragan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Ostenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Craig (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kirk Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hassan Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Verdugo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Gregory Ostenberg in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg lays it up and in | 54-56 |
| 07:32 | Utah State | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Willie Ragan - foul #5 on Willie Ragan, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG) Willie Ragan | |
| Subs | Utah State | Forrest Yagi (C) Michael Hansen | |
| 07:32 | Utah State | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:32 | Utah State | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg is hacked by Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:07 | Utah State | Larry Wood is fouled on the floor by Theodore Everett - foul #2 on Theodore Everett, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Yow (C) Kirk Dixon | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Graves (PG), Michael Hansen (SF) Richard Smith, Louis Verdugo | |
| 07:07 | Utah State | Larry Wood misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | Hassan Smith steals it from Raymond Squire in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 06:52 | Utah State | Michael Hansen travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG), David Moffet (SF) Raymond Squire, James Craig | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Moffet | 58-58 |
| 06:19 | Utah State | Thomas Graves can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 06:18 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi can't tip it in | 58-58 |
| 06:17 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hansen | 58-58 |
| 05:56 | Utah State | Larry Wood misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | David Moffet gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | David Moffet buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Yow - foul #1 on Richard Yow, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (PG), James Craig (SF), Adam Nutt (PF), Herman Gascon (C) Gregory Ostenberg, David Moffet, Theodore Everett, Richard Yow | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG), John Jones (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), John Helm (PF) Thomas Graves, Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen, Larry Wood | |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | John Helm is called for the reach on Adam Nutt - foul #1 on John Helm, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Hall (C) Forrest Yagi | |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:11 | Utah State | Timothy Hall snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:53 | Utah State | Timothy Hall connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Louis Verdugo and the foul's on Herman Gascon - foul #4 on Herman Gascon, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG) Gerard Turner | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:53 | Utah State | Timothy Hall makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:49 | UC Irvine | James Craig is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Craig, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| 04:39 | Utah State | John Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Pereyra | 62-62 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Jones | 62-64 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #13 | 62-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG), Kirk Dixon (C) Robert Pereyra, James Craig | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Graves (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Randall Hinton (PF), Forrest Yagi (C) Jeffrey Viera, John Jones, Louis Verdugo, John Helm, Timothy Hall | |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Randall Hinton drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Smith | 64-66 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Raymond Squire (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herman Gascon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Adam Nutt (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Kirk Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Thomas Graves (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Forrest Yagi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Raymond Squire | 66-66 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Randall Hinton misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-66 |
| 02:52 | Utah State | Michael Hansen tips it in | 66-68 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), James Craig (SF), Theodore Everett (PF) Raymond Squire, Herman Gascon, Kirk Dixon | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG), Hassan Smith (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), John Helm (C) Thomas Graves, Richard Smith, Michael Hansen, Forrest Yagi | |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | James Craig can't tip it in | 66-68 |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett hits the follow up shot | 68-68 |
| 02:36 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Yow (C) Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:21 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Gerard Turner - foul #2 on Gerard Turner, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| 02:21 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:21 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | James Craig misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 02:01 | Utah State | The rebound goes to John Helm | 68-70 |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hansen (SF), Forrest Yagi (C) Louis Verdugo, John Helm | |
| 01:43 | Utah State | Randall Hinton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 01:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 01:27 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 01:11 | Utah State | Michael Hansen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-70 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Yow | 68-70 |
| 01:06 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Craig | 70-70 |
| 00:57 | Utah State | Randall Hinton connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Viera | 70-72 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | James Craig hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gerard Turner | 73-72 |
| 00:27 | Utah State | Randall Hinton scores on a jump hook from the left block | 73-74 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow makes the wide open shot from the right block set up by Gerard Turner | 75-74 |
| 00:13 | Utah State | Randall Hinton misses the shot from the free throw line | 75-74 |
| 00:12 | Utah State | Hassan Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Randall Hinton misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Theodore Everett - foul #3 on Theodore Everett, team foul #13 | 75-74 |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Randall Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Randall Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Viera is called for the reach on Robert Pereyra in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Viera, team foul #14 | 75-76 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Hassan Smith is called for traveling | 77-76 |