| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jerome Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Avery Swann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Koenig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Jason Young inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Utah State | Robert Collins misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roland Battle - foul #2 on Roland Battle, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SF) Thomas Ballard | |
| 19:45 | Utah State | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:45 | Utah State | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:26 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig hits a jumper near the basket | 33-36 |
| 19:12 | Utah State | Raul Rodriguez picks off the pass by Robert Collins | 33-36 |
| 18:53 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig is fouled on the floor by James Baugher - foul #1 on James Baugher, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Donald Spano (SF) Leroy Stone | |
| 18:41 | Miami (FL) | James Baugher takes the ball from Oscar Mercado | 33-36 |
| 18:21 | Utah State | Oscar Mercado denies the turnaround by Jason Young | 33-36 |
| 18:20 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Donald Spano | 33-36 |
| 17:57 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado is fouled on the floor by Avery Swann - foul #1 on Avery Swann, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SG), Earl Lillie (PF) Roland Battle, Donald Spano | |
| 17:45 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Young - foul #3 on Jason Young, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Roloff (SF) Jason Young | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG) Leroy Stone | |
| 17:45 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:45 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:27 | Utah State | Avery Swann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Reynolds (PG), Salvatore Rossi (PF) Jerome Smith, Avery Swann | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SF) Earl Lillie | |
| 17:01 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:00 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:45 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Stone | 33-41 |
| 16:31 | Utah State | Frank Reynolds scores on a 3 from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 16:09 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Raul Rodriguez | 36-43 |
| 15:51 | Utah State | Robert Collins connects on the shot from the right wing set up by James Baugher | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Frank Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Roloff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Baugher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roland Battle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oscar Mercado (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Koenig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 15:21 | Utah State | James Baugher gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:58 | Utah State | Robert Collins is hacked by Richard Koenig - foul #1 on Richard Koenig, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Smith (PG), Jason Young (SF), Avery Swann (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Robert Collins, Joshua Roloff, Salvatore Rossi, James Baugher | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Rick Musselman (SG), Matthew Sollars (PF), Earl Lillie (C) Roland Battle, Leroy Stone, Richard Koenig | |
| 14:36 | Utah State | Jerome Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Young | 41-43 |
| 14:07 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 14:06 | Utah State | Avery Swann grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:57 | Utah State | Jerome Smith makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:32 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 43-45 |
| 13:19 | Utah State | Jason Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 13:17 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:54 | Miami (FL) | Jerome Smith is called for the reach on Raul Rodriguez - foul #1 on Jerome Smith, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Collins (SG) Frank Reynolds | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SG), Richard Koenig (C) Rick Musselman, Earl Lillie | |
| 12:35 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone is fouled on the floor by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG) Leroy Stone | |
| 12:17 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig drills a jump hook from the left block | 43-47 |
| 12:00 | Utah State | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-47 |
| 11:58 | Utah State | Jason Young grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:40 | Utah State | Robert Collins hits a shot from the left side | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jerome Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Avery Swann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Sollars (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Koenig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Miami (FL) | The jump hook by Oscar Mercado is blocked by Gregory Jones | 45-47 |
| 11:10 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 10:49 | Utah State | Gregory Jones clanks a jumper near the basket | 45-49 |
| 10:48 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:42 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roland Battle | 45-52 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Jason Young misses long on a runner from close range | 45-52 |
| 10:17 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:54 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 09:53 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado tips it in | 45-54 |
| 09:47 | Utah State | Oscar Mercado steps in front of the Jerome Smith pass | 45-54 |
| 09:24 | Miami (FL) | Jerome Smith steals it from Matthew Sollars | 45-54 |
| 09:03 | Utah State | Robert Collins misses the driving attempt from close range | 45-54 |
| 09:01 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:37 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig is hacked by Gregory Jones - foul #1 on Gregory Jones, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Reynolds (PG), Dino Mosinski (SG), Joshua Roloff (SF), Salvatore Rossi (PF), James Baugher (C) Jerome Smith, Robert Collins, Jason Young, Avery Swann, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SG), Thomas Ballard (C) Roland Battle, Richard Koenig | |
| 08:13 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Salvatore Rossi - foul #2 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| 08:13 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:13 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:13 | Utah State | James Baugher pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 07:53 | Utah State | Joshua Roloff is hacked by Leroy Stone - foul #1 on Leroy Stone, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| 07:41 | Utah State | Frank Reynolds can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Raul Rodriguez - foul #1 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Collins (SG) Dino Mosinski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 07:41 | Utah State | Frank Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:41 | Utah State | Frank Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Frank Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Roloff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Sollars (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone is fouled on the floor by Robert Collins - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Earl Lillie (C) Thomas Ballard | |
| 07:18 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:18 | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:18 | Utah State | James Baugher grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 07:01 | Utah State | Robert Collins connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 06:44 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 06:42 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 06:19 | Utah State | Robert Collins misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 06:17 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Leroy Stone | 49-56 |
| 05:48 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Reynolds - foul #3 on Frank Reynolds, team foul #9 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dino Mosinski (PG), Jason Young (SF), Humberto Torres (PF) Frank Reynolds, Joshua Roloff, Salvatore Rossi | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Rick Musselman (SF), Richard Koenig (C) Oscar Mercado, Earl Lillie | |
| 05:48 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:48 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Dino Mosinski loses the ball out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Avery Swann (PF) James Baugher | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado (SF) Rick Musselman | |
| 05:07 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 05:06 | Utah State | Jason Young pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:51 | Utah State | Robert Collins clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 04:49 | Utah State | Robert Collins gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:40 | Utah State | Dino Mosinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-58 |
| 04:39 | Utah State | Dino Mosinski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:28 | Utah State | Robert Collins clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 49-58 |
| 04:26 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Richard Koenig | 49-58 |
| 03:57 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 49-58 |
| 03:55 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Dino Mosinski | 49-58 |
| 03:49 | Utah State | Robert Collins misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Oscar Mercado - foul #3 on Oscar Mercado, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Smith (PG), Salvatore Rossi (PF), James Baugher (C) Dino Mosinski, Avery Swann, Humberto Torres | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle (SG), Rick Musselman (SF), Thomas Ballard (C) Leroy Stone, Oscar Mercado, Richard Koenig | |
| 03:49 | Utah State | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 03:49 | Utah State | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:27 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Baugher - foul #2 on James Baugher, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Reynolds (SG) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado (SF) Rick Musselman | |
| 03:27 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:27 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jerome Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Raul Rodriguez (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roland Battle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Mercado (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Sollars (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Utah State | Jason Young hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Reynolds | 53-59 |
| 02:49 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 02:49 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Collins (SG), Avery Swann (PF) Frank Reynolds, Salvatore Rossi | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SF), Richard Koenig (C) Oscar Mercado, Thomas Ballard | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Utah State | James Baugher hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerome Smith and he's hacked by Raul Rodriguez - foul #2 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Rick Musselman (SF) Leroy Stone | |
| 02:39 | Utah State | James Baugher misses the free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:39 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 02:18 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 02:16 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Avery Swann | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Utah State | Robert Collins knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-62 |
| 01:52 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez makes the contested floater from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Utah State | Jerome Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 01:32 | Miami (FL) | Roland Battle snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 01:26 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig misses the open dunk | 58-64 |
| 01:25 | Utah State | James Baugher grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Robert Collins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Young | 60-64 |
| 00:58 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Raul Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado (SF) Rick Musselman | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Utah State | Richard Koenig swats the short shot by James Baugher | 60-64 |
| 00:42 | Utah State | James Baugher snags the offensive board | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Utah State | James Baugher makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Avery Swann | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Smith - foul #2 on Jerome Smith, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| 00:35 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:35 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:31 | Utah State | Robert Collins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | Robert Collins is called for the reach on Oscar Mercado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Collins, team foul #12 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leroy Stone (SF) Matthew Sollars | |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | Oscar Mercado misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:28 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Baugher | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | Utah State | Jerome Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | Utah State | Jason Young grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Robert Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:15 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:13 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig is hacked by Robert Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Collins, team foul #13 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Matthew Sollars (PF) Oscar Mercado | |
| 00:13 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:13 | Miami (FL) | Richard Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Jerome Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Jerome Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Jerome Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-68 |