| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Randall Semon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Casados (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John White (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shelby Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - David Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Nutting (fresh) 7 pts. SG - August Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fasano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Waggener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Ryan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | John White inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-33 |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:23 | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano clanks a runner near the basket | 37-33 |
| 19:21 | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 19:12 | Utah State | John White scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Casados | 40-35 |
| 19:08 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Semon - foul #2 on Randall Semon, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (PG), Eric Lewis (SG) Randall Semon, James Casados | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Chalmers (SG), Richard Klein (SF), Robert Stark (PF), Timothy Bolduc (C) August Williams, Vernon Fasano, Timothy Waggener, Gerald Ryan | |
| 19:03 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jay Nixon - foul #2 on Jay Nixon, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dustin Pace (SF), Woodrow Leggett (PF), Shane Russell (C) John White, Shelby Moore, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 19:03 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 19:03 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:37 | Utah State | Jay Nixon is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bolduc - foul #2 on Timothy Bolduc, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (SG) Ronald Nutting | |
| 18:25 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Stark | 40-37 |
| 18:24 | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | George Hooker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 18:17 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein tips it in | 40-39 |
| 18:15 | Utah State | David Chalmers steals the ball from Jay Nixon in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 18:02 | UC Riverside | David Chalmers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 18:00 | Utah State | Eric Lewis pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:58 | Utah State | Jay Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 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 Riverside | August Williams (SG), Scott Ewalt (SF), Timothy Waggener (PF), Gerald Ryan (C) David Chalmers, Richard Klein, Robert Stark, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 17:45 | UC Riverside | Shelby Moore picks off the pass by George Hooker | 40-39 |
| 17:25 | Utah State | Randall Semon drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Shelby Moore | 42-39 |
| 17:13 | UC Riverside | David Atkinson is called for the reach on George Hooker - foul #1 on David Atkinson, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Derek Hunter (PG), Lawrence Daley (SF) Randall Semon, John White | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), Vernon Fasano (SF), Richard Klein (PF) George Hooker, Scott Ewalt, Timothy Waggener | |
| 17:01 | UC Riverside | David Atkinson steals it from Richard Klein | 42-39 |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Derek Hunter is hacked by Ronald Nutting in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Nutting, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 16:53 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses long on an open turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Vernon Fasano - foul #2 on Vernon Fasano, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener (PF) Gerald Ryan | |
| 16:53 | Utah State | Shelby Moore misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:53 | Utah State | Shelby Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:37 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses the dunk | 43-39 |
| 16:36 | Utah State | The rebound goes to David Atkinson | 43-39 |
| 16:20 | Utah State | James Casados connects on the shot from the right side | 45-39 |
| 15:51 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Casados - foul #3 on James Casados, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), Jay Nixon (SG), Dustin Pace (SF), Eric Lewis (PF), Woodrow Leggett (C) Derek Hunter, James Casados, Lawrence Daley, Shelby Moore, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Chalmers (PG), Scott Ewalt (SF), Timothy Bolduc (C) Ronald Nutting, Vernon Fasano, Richard Klein | |
| 15:51 | UC Riverside | August Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:51 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:51 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Randall Semon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Pace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Leggett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Chalmers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - August Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Ewalt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Waggener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Bolduc (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Utah State | Randall Semon travels in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | John White (SF) Dustin Pace | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG) August Williams | |
| 15:34 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener misses the wide open floater from the left side | 45-40 |
| 15:18 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:03 | Utah State | Eric Lewis is hacked by Scott Ewalt - foul #2 on Scott Ewalt, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dustin Pace (PG), Shelby Moore (PF), Shane Russell (C) Randall Semon, Jay Nixon, Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano (SF), Robert Stark (PF), Gerald Ryan (C) Scott Ewalt, Timothy Waggener, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 14:47 | Utah State | David Chalmers steals it from Dustin Pace | 45-40 |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting lays it up and in set up by David Chalmers | 45-42 |
| 14:19 | Utah State | Dustin Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Casados (SG), Lawrence Daley (SF), David Atkinson (C) Eric Lewis, John White, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (PG), August Williams (SG), Richard Klein (PF) Ronald Nutting, David Chalmers, Robert Stark | |
| 14:01 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 13:39 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 13:38 | Utah State | David Atkinson grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:22 | Utah State | James Casados makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Pace | 48-42 |
| 13:07 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gerald Ryan, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), Jay Nixon (SG), John White (SF), Eric Lewis (PF), Woodrow Leggett (C) Dustin Pace, James Casados, Lawrence Daley, Shelby Moore, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), David Chalmers (SG), Scott Ewalt (SF), Timothy Bolduc (C) George Hooker, August Williams, Vernon Fasano, Gerald Ryan | |
| 13:04 | Utah State | Randall Semon is hacked by Ronald Nutting in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Nutting, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener (PF) Richard Klein | |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 12:57 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Timothy Bolduc | 48-42 |
| 12:54 | UC Riverside | Jay Nixon steps in front of the Ronald Nutting pass in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 12:44 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:43 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | John White is called for the reach on David Chalmers in the backcourt - foul #1 on John White, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Klein (SF), Robert Stark (PF), Gerald Ryan (C) Scott Ewalt, Timothy Waggener, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 12:27 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 12:26 | Utah State | John White gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:13 | Utah State | Randall Semon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Robert Stark hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Nutting | 51-44 |
| 11:51 | Utah State | Jay Nixon is hacked by Robert Stark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Stark, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Derek Hunter (PG), Shane Russell (C) Randall Semon, Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | August Williams (SG), Timothy Waggener (PF) David Chalmers, Robert Stark | |
| 11:51 | Utah State | Jay Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:51 | Utah State | Jay Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Derek Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jay Nixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John White (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Lewis (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Nutting (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - August Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Klein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Waggener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Ryan (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Russell | 53-44 |
| 11:35 | Utah State | Shane Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 11:17 | Utah State | Eric Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-44 |
| 11:16 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Timothy Waggener | 53-44 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Ryan | 53-47 |
| 10:34 | Utah State | John White buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Derek Hunter and the foul's on Richard Klein - foul #1 on Richard Klein, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), James Casados (SG), Shelby Moore (PF), David Atkinson (C) Derek Hunter, Jay Nixon, Eric Lewis, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (PG), David Chalmers (SG), Scott Ewalt (SF), Timothy Bolduc (C) Ronald Nutting, August Williams, Richard Klein, Gerald Ryan | |
| 10:34 | Utah State | John White misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 10:14 | UC Riverside | David Atkinson takes the ball from Timothy Waggener | 55-47 |
| 09:55 | Utah State | David Atkinson can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 09:53 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by George Hooker | 55-49 |
| 09:25 | Utah State | John White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Bolduc - foul #3 on Timothy Bolduc, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett (C) David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), August Williams (SG), Vernon Fasano (SF), Robert Stark (PF), Richard Klein (C) George Hooker, David Chalmers, Scott Ewalt, Timothy Waggener, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 09:25 | Utah State | John White misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:25 | Utah State | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:05 | UC Riverside | August Williams is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Leggett - foul #1 on Woodrow Leggett, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dustin Pace (PG), Lawrence Daley (SF) Randall Semon, John White | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:42 | UC Riverside | August Williams is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Leggett - foul #2 on Woodrow Leggett, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Derek Hunter (PG), David Atkinson (C) James Casados, Shelby Moore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Chalmers (PG) Ronald Nutting | |
| 08:42 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:42 | UC Riverside | Robert Stark grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 08:30 | UC Riverside | Robert Stark loses the dribble to Woodrow Leggett | 56-49 |
| 08:12 | Utah State | Dustin Pace connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Derek Hunter | 58-49 |
| 08:04 | UC Riverside | Dustin Pace steps in front of the David Chalmers pass | 58-49 |
| 08:01 | Utah State | Dustin Pace banks in the layup | 60-49 |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 07:54 | Utah State | David Atkinson snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Derek Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dustin Pace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Daley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Woodrow Leggett (tiring) 3 reb. C - David Atkinson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Chalmers (tiring) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - August Williams (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fasano (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Robert Stark (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Klein (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Utah State | Derek Hunter drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Daley and he's fouled by August Williams - foul #1 on August Williams, team foul #10 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Casados (SG), Eric Lewis (SF), Shelby Moore (PF) Dustin Pace, Lawrence Daley, Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), George Hooker (SG), Scott Ewalt (SF), Timothy Waggener (PF), Timothy Bolduc (C) David Chalmers, August Williams, Vernon Fasano, Robert Stark, Richard Klein | |
| 07:29 | Utah State | Derek Hunter makes the free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | James Casados takes the ball from Ronald Nutting in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| 07:13 | Utah State | Eric Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-49 |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Shelby Moore gets the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:47 | Utah State | George Hooker steps in front of the David Atkinson pass | 63-49 |
| 06:44 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt hits the finger roll set up by George Hooker | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:42 | Utah State | Eric Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), Jay Nixon (SG), Shane Russell (C) Derek Hunter, James Casados, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Klein (PF), Gerald Ryan (C) Timothy Waggener, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Klein | 63-53 |
| 06:22 | Utah State | Randall Semon can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-53 |
| 06:20 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 06:04 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 06:03 | Utah State | Jay Nixon gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:44 | Utah State | Shelby Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 05:42 | Utah State | Randall Semon grabs the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | Jay Nixon is hacked by George Hooker - foul #1 on George Hooker, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Casados (SG), Lawrence Daley (SF), Woodrow Leggett (C) Randall Semon, Shelby Moore, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Chalmers (PG), August Williams (SG), Vernon Fasano (SF), Timothy Waggener (PF) Ronald Nutting, George Hooker, Scott Ewalt, Richard Klein | |
| 05:35 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | Jay Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | David Chalmers is hacked by James Casados - foul #4 on James Casados, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), David Atkinson (C) Jay Nixon, Eric Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc (C) Gerald Ryan | |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | David Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | David Chalmers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:18 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener is alone and drills a shot from close range | 64-57 |
| 04:51 | Utah State | James Casados clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-57 |
| 04:49 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Timothy Bolduc | 64-57 |
| 04:49 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dustin Pace (PG) Randall Semon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), Richard Klein (PF) August Williams, Timothy Waggener | |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Daley - foul #2 on Lawrence Daley, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:46 | Utah State | James Casados snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 04:42 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Fasano - foul #3 on Vernon Fasano, team foul #12 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Derek Hunter (PG), Eric Lewis (PF) James Casados, Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Stark (PF) Vernon Fasano | |
| 04:42 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:42 | Utah State | Lawrence Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:40 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein's pass is intercepted by Derek Hunter in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 04:21 | Utah State | Eric Lewis is open and buries a jumper from close range set up by Derek Hunter | 68-58 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | Lawrence Daley steals it from Richard Klein | 68-58 |
| 04:14 | Utah State | Derek Hunter can't finish the layup | 68-58 |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | David Chalmers grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 04:08 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jay Nixon (PG), James Casados (SG), Shelby Moore (PF), Shane Russell (C) Derek Hunter, Dustin Pace, Eric Lewis, David Atkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano (SF), Gerald Ryan (C) Robert Stark, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 03:53 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 03:51 | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jay Nixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Casados (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Daley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shelby Moore (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Shane Russell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Nutting (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Chalmers (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vernon Fasano (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Klein (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Ryan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein blows the layup | 68-58 |
| 03:28 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Shelby Moore | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Jay Nixon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Casados | 71-58 |
| 02:56 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Ronald Nutting and he's fouled by James Casados - foul #5 on James Casados, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Utah State | Derek Hunter (PG), John White (SF), Eric Lewis (PF), Woodrow Leggett (C) James Casados, Lawrence Daley, Shelby Moore, Shane Russell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (PG), August Williams (SG), Scott Ewalt (SF), Timothy Waggener (PF) Ronald Nutting, David Chalmers, Vernon Fasano, Richard Klein | |
| 02:56 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan makes the free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Jay Nixon is fouled in the backcourt by George Hooker - foul #2 on George Hooker, team foul #13 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc (C) Gerald Ryan | |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Jay Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Jay Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | August Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dustin Pace (SG) Jay Nixon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:12 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 02:11 | Utah State | John White grabs the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Dustin Pace misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 72-61 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:37 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener buries a floater from the left block | 72-63 |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Eric Lewis misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 01:16 | Utah State | Eric Lewis can't tip it in | 72-63 |
| 01:14 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Scott Ewalt | 72-63 |
| 01:09 | UC Riverside | August Williams knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by George Hooker | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Woodrow Leggett hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-65 |
| 00:39 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Timothy Waggener | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc snags the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-65 |
| 00:26 | UC Riverside | George Hooker gets the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:26 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randall Semon (PG), Shelby Moore (PF), David Atkinson (C) Derek Hunter, Dustin Pace, Woodrow Leggett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), Vernon Fasano (SF), Gerald Ryan (C) George Hooker, Scott Ewalt, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 00:22 | UC Riverside | Shelby Moore takes the ball from Timothy Waggener | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Eric Lewis is hacked by Ronald Nutting in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Nutting, team foul #14 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dustin Pace (PG) Randall Semon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Eric Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Eric Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting travels with the ball | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Utah State | Ronald Nutting is called for the reach on John White in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Nutting, team foul #15 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Chalmers (PG) Ronald Nutting | |
| 00:13 | Utah State | John White misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:13 | Utah State | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | David Chalmers connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Timothy Waggener | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Dustin Pace runs out the clock | 75-68 |