| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Randall Semon (fresh) SG - James Casados (fresh) SF - John White (fresh) PF - Shelby Moore (fresh) C - David Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Brent Shellenberger is denied by John White | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Utah State | Shelby Moore gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Utah State | John White misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana is hacked by David Atkinson - foul #1 on David Atkinson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper drills a runner from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Utah State | Randall Semon travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Utah State | John White buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Randall Semon takes the ball from Swietomierz Penski | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | Utah State | Randall Semon lays it up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Utah State | David Atkinson is hacked by Ernest Cooper - foul #1 on Ernest Cooper, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (PG) Randall Semon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (PG), Ernest Webb (SG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (PF), William Rouse (C) Erwin Webb, Swietomierz Penski, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger, Ernest Cooper | |
| 16:41 | Utah State | David Atkinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Webb - foul #1 on Ernest Webb, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Lewis (SG), Dustin Pace (SF), Woodrow Leggett (PF) James Casados, John White, Shelby Moore | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:41 | Utah State | David Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | Utah State | David Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Shane Russell (C) David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:18 | Utah State | Eric Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Eric Lewis grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Utah State | Jay Nixon is whistled for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG) Mojiesz Zeigler | |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:52 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jay Nixon (fresh) SG - Eric Lewis (fresh) SF - Dustin Pace (fresh) PF - Woodrow Leggett (fresh) C - Shane Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ernest Webb (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) SF - Thomas Reade (fresh) PF - Steve Tostado (fresh) C - William Rouse (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Lewis | 10-6 |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Woodrow Leggett is called for the reach on Swietomierz Penski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Woodrow Leggett, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), James Casados (SG), John White (SF), Shelby Moore (PF), David Atkinson (C) Jay Nixon, Eric Lewis, Dustin Pace, Woodrow Leggett, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF), Ernest Cooper (C) Ernest Webb, Thomas Reade, Steve Tostado, William Rouse | |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger's layup is rejected by John White | 10-6 |
| 15:10 | Utah State | John White grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 14:49 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 10-6 |
| 14:47 | Utah State | James Casados grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:29 | Utah State | John White knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Casados | 12-6 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 14:24 | Utah State | David Atkinson grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 14:19 | Utah State | John White travels with the ball | 12-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (SG) Swietomierz Penski | |
| 13:59 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Cabana | 12-8 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | James Casados misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-8 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (PG), Eric Lewis (SG), Dustin Pace (SF), Woodrow Leggett (PF), Shane Russell (C) Randall Semon, James Casados, John White, Shelby Moore, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG), Steve Tostado (C) Erwin Webb, Ernest Cooper | |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Shane Russell pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:14 | Utah State | Dustin Pace misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade (SF), William Rouse (C) Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger | |
| 12:56 | Utah State | Eric Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William Rouse | 12-9 |
| 12:52 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb is hacked by Jay Nixon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Nixon, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| 12:41 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski knocks in the 3 from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:23 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:59 | UC Irvine | William Rouse misses the runner from the left block | 12-12 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Shane Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jay Nixon (fresh) SG - Eric Lewis (fresh) SF - Dustin Pace (fairly fresh) PF - Woodrow Leggett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Shane Russell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ernest Webb (fairly fresh) SG - Swietomierz Penski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Reade (fresh) PF - Steve Tostado (fairly fresh) C - William Rouse (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Utah State | Jay Nixon is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Penski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Penski, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), James Casados (SG), John White (SF), Shelby Moore (PF), David Atkinson (C) Jay Nixon, Eric Lewis, Dustin Pace, Woodrow Leggett, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF), Ernest Cooper (C) Ernest Webb, Swietomierz Penski, Steve Tostado, William Rouse | |
| 11:16 | Utah State | David Atkinson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb is hacked by Randall Semon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Semon, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (SG) Thomas Reade | |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Erwin Webb and the foul's on James Casados - foul #1 on James Casados, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger misses the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:56 | Utah State | James Casados grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:38 | Utah State | David Atkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Atkinson - foul #2 on David Atkinson, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (PG), Eric Lewis (SG), Lawrence Daley (SF), Woodrow Leggett (C) Randall Semon, James Casados, John White, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG), Thomas Maniscalco (SF) Erwin Webb, Douglas Cabana | |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:09 | Utah State | Eric Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Brent Shellenberger is denied by Shelby Moore | 17-15 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger misses the tip | 17-15 |
| 09:54 | Utah State | Jay Nixon gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:50 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dustin Pace (SF) Lawrence Daley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (C) Mojiesz Zeigler, Thomas Maniscalco, Ernest Cooper | |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade is fouled on the floor by Dustin Pace - foul #1 on Dustin Pace, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Casados (SG) Shelby Moore | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Rouse (C) Brent Shellenberger | |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:22 | Utah State | Dustin Pace misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:05 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Reade, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), John White (SF), Shelby Moore (PF), Shane Russell (C) Jay Nixon, Dustin Pace, Eric Lewis, Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Douglas Cabana (SF) Ernest Webb, Thomas Reade | |
| 08:42 | Utah State | Shelby Moore scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by James Casados and the foul's on Steve Tostado - foul #1 on Steve Tostado, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (SG), Brent Shellenberger (PF) Swietomierz Penski, Steve Tostado | |
| 08:42 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses the free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler loses the dribble to James Casados | 19-17 |
| 08:19 | Utah State | James Casados misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 08:18 | Utah State | John White tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | William Rouse misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Randall Semon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Casados (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Shelby Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Russell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mojiesz Zeigler (fresh) SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Rouse (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Utah State | Shelby Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Erwin Webb | 21-19 |
| 07:27 | Utah State | Shelby Moore gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:06 | Utah State | James Casados double dribbles | 21-19 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (PG), Dustin Pace (SF), Eric Lewis (PF), Woodrow Leggett (C) Randall Semon, John White, Shelby Moore, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG), Swietomierz Penski (SG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (PF), Ernest Cooper (C) Erwin Webb, Mojiesz Zeigler, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger, William Rouse | |
| 07:04 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 06:47 | Utah State | James Casados knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-19 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| Subs | Utah State | Lawrence Daley (SF) James Casados | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:29 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 06:27 | Utah State | Dustin Pace grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:12 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Reade | 24-21 |
| 05:45 | Utah State | Eric Lewis scores on a 3 from straight away | 27-21 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow Leggett - foul #2 on Woodrow Leggett, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Utah State | Derek Hunter (PG), Shelby Moore (PF), Shane Russell (C) Jay Nixon, Dustin Pace, Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF) Thomas Reade, Steve Tostado | |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Eric Lewis is called for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Casados (SG) Eric Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), William Rouse (C) Ernest Webb, Ernest Cooper | |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb comes up short on the shot from close range | 27-23 |
| 04:59 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 04:43 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Erwin Webb | 27-25 |
| 04:06 | Utah State | Derek Hunter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 04:04 | Utah State | Shane Russell snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 03:50 | Utah State | James Casados scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shelby Moore | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Derek Hunter (fairly fresh) SG - James Casados (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Daley (fairly fresh) PF - Shelby Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Russell (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Cabana (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Rouse (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 30-25 |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Shane Russell gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Derek Hunter buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Daley | 33-25 |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana snags the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski is called for traveling | 33-25 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), Eric Lewis (SG), John White (SF), Woodrow Leggett (PF), David Atkinson (C) Derek Hunter, James Casados, Lawrence Daley, Shelby Moore, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (PG), Ernest Webb (SG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (PF), Ernest Cooper (C) Erwin Webb, Swietomierz Penski, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger, William Rouse | |
| 02:25 | Utah State | John White can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Reade - foul #2 on Thomas Reade, team foul #6 | 33-25 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | John White misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | John White misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ernest Cooper | 33-25 |
| 02:07 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 02:05 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:46 | Utah State | John White drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Lewis | 36-25 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Reade and he's fouled by Eric Lewis - foul #1 on Eric Lewis, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (SG) Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:04 | Utah State | David Atkinson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Atkinson, team foul #11 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dustin Pace (SG), Woodrow Leggett (C) Randall Semon, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Maniscalco (PF) Steve Tostado | |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper's pass is intercepted by John White in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 01:00 | Utah State | Jay Nixon banks in the layup on a nice dish by John White | 38-28 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper connects on the shot from close range set up by Thomas Reade | 38-30 |
| 00:29 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett misses the floater from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 38-30 |