| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Stanley Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sessoms (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Walters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Troy Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Lawrence (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Fred Bosarge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Edmonds (fresh) SF - Steven Hollman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Duff (fresh) C - Kristopher Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Carl Walters inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Walter Sessoms | 34-27 |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darrell Duff | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Walters | 37-29 |
| 19:15 | UC Riverside | Troy Gross is called for the reach on Steven Hollman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Gross, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:54 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Hollman | 37-31 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | Troy Gross banks in the layup | 39-31 |
| 18:22 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 18:20 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:08 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Duff | 39-34 |
| 17:41 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side | 41-34 |
| 17:36 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Guest (PG), Gregory Hinojosa (SF), Jeremy Weddle (PF), William Kriner (C) Stanley Mitchell, Carl Walters, Troy Gross, William Lawrence | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (PG), Johnny Baumann (SG), Jerome Williams (SF), Santos Gutierrez (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Fred Bosarge, Irvin Edmonds, Steven Hollman, Darrell Duff, Kristopher Owen | |
| 17:18 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Guest | 43-34 |
| 17:01 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Santos Gutierrez | 43-37 |
| 16:51 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa's pass is intercepted by Jerome Williams | 43-37 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 16:21 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa can't throw it down | 43-40 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Jason Stewart gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:55 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 15:53 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Patrick Guest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Walter Sessoms (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Weddle (fairly fresh) C - William Kriner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Orcholski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Baumann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerome Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 15:31 | Utah State | William Kriner snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:07 | Utah State | Patrick Guest misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 15:05 | Utah State | William Kriner pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:53 | Utah State | Patrick Guest is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Sessoms | 46-40 |
| 14:36 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 14:35 | Utah State | William Kriner pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:33 | Utah State | Patrick Guest is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Stewart - foul #2 on Jason Stewart, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Tony McConnell (PG), Carl Walters (SF), Alfred Valentine (PF), William Lawrence (C) Walter Sessoms, Gregory Hinojosa, Jeremy Weddle, William Kriner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Irvin Edmonds (SG), Steven Hollman (SF), Darrell Duff (PF), John Nussbaum (C) Thomas Orcholski, Johnny Baumann, Jerome Williams, Santos Gutierrez, Jason Stewart | |
| 14:23 | Utah State | Tony McConnell buries a floater from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | Tony McConnell is called for the reach on Irvin Edmonds in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony McConnell, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG) Tony McConnell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:09 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Lawrence - foul #2 on William Lawrence, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Sessoms (SG) Patrick Guest | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:09 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:09 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:51 | Utah State | William Lawrence is fouled on the floor by John Nussbaum - foul #4 on John Nussbaum, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen (C) John Nussbaum | |
| 13:40 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 13:39 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:33 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Pohlman | 48-45 |
| 13:17 | Utah State | William Lawrence misses the wide open floater from the left block but the foul's on Darrell Duff - foul #2 on Darrell Duff, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Guest (SG), Troy Gross (PF) Walter Sessoms, Alfred Valentine | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG) Lee Pohlman | |
| 13:17 | Utah State | William Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:17 | Utah State | William Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | Carl Walters steals the ball from Kristopher Owen | 50-45 |
| 12:54 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell can't finish the layup | 50-45 |
| 12:52 | Utah State | Patrick Guest misses the tip | 50-45 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:34 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Irvin Edmonds | 50-48 |
| 12:10 | Utah State | Troy Gross hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 50-48 |
| 12:08 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:46 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 11:45 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Stanley Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Guest (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Walters (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Troy Gross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Lawrence (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Fred Bosarge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Edmonds (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hollman (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Duff (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kristopher Owen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Utah State | Troy Gross clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 50-50 |
| 11:25 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 11:05 | Utah State | Carl Walters knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by William Lawrence | 52-50 |
| 11:03 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Guest - foul #1 on Patrick Guest, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Sessoms (SG), Jeremy Weddle (C) Patrick Guest, William Lawrence | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (SG), Jerome Williams (SF) Irvin Edmonds, Steven Hollman | |
| 10:58 | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerome Williams | 52-53 |
| 10:56 | Utah State | Thomas Orcholski picks off the pass by Carl Walters in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 10:55 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski lays it in | 52-55 |
| 10:52 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell is hacked by Fred Bosarge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Bosarge, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alfred Valentine (C) Troy Gross | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:46 | Utah State | Kristopher Owen is called for the reach on Stanley Mitchell - foul #2 on Kristopher Owen, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 10:35 | Utah State | Thomas Orcholski picks off the pass by Walter Sessoms | 52-55 |
| 10:21 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-55 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Alfred Valentine | 52-55 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa (SF), William Kriner (C) Carl Walters, Jeremy Weddle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG) Fred Bosarge | |
| 10:03 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 10:01 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:37 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Darrell Duff is denied by Alfred Valentine | 52-55 |
| 09:35 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen tips it in | 52-57 |
| 09:25 | Utah State | William Kriner is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 52-57 |
| 09:23 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Mitchell - foul #2 on Stanley Mitchell, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Walters (SF), Troy Gross (PF), William Lawrence (C) Stanley Mitchell, Alfred Valentine, William Kriner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG), Johnny Baumann (SG), Santos Gutierrez (C) Lee Pohlman, Thomas Orcholski, Kristopher Owen | |
| 09:06 | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez makes the floater from the left block | 52-59 |
| 08:46 | Utah State | Troy Gross is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range and the foul's on Santos Gutierrez - foul #1 on Santos Gutierrez, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Jeremy Weddle (C) Gregory Hinojosa, William Lawrence | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds (SG), Kristopher Owen (PF) Johnny Baumann, Darrell Duff | |
| 08:46 | Utah State | Troy Gross makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Stanley Mitchell is called for the reach on Fred Bosarge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Mitchell, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irvin Edmonds | 55-61 |
| 08:21 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 08:19 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 08:01 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 07:59 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 07:46 | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Troy Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Stanley Mitchell (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Sessoms (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Walters (tired) 8 pts. PF - Troy Gross (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Weddle (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Fred Bosarge (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Edmonds (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Gutierrez (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kristopher Owen (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Utah State | The jump hook by Jeremy Weddle is blocked by Kristopher Owen | 55-61 |
| 07:30 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 07:22 | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 07:20 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Weddle | 55-61 |
| 07:16 | Utah State | Carl Walters is fouled in the backcourt by Irvin Edmonds - foul #3 on Irvin Edmonds, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Tony McConnell (PG), Patrick Guest (SG), William Kriner (C) Stanley Mitchell, Walter Sessoms, Troy Gross | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Johnny Baumann (SF), Jason Stewart (PF), John Nussbaum (C) Fred Bosarge, Jerome Williams, Santos Gutierrez, Kristopher Owen | |
| 07:16 | Utah State | Carl Walters misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:16 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds loses the ball out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa (SF) Carl Walters | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:06 | Utah State | William Kriner is hacked by Johnny Baumann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Baumann, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| 07:06 | Utah State | William Kriner makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:06 | Utah State | William Kriner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (SG) Irvin Edmonds | |
| 06:59 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Kriner | 60-61 |
| 06:56 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 06:42 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Lee Pohlman | 60-61 |
| 06:26 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum is open but misses the lay-in | 60-61 |
| 06:25 | Utah State | William Kriner snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 06:19 | Utah State | William Kriner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Baumann - foul #4 on Johnny Baumann, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alfred Valentine (PF), William Lawrence (C) Gregory Hinojosa, Jeremy Weddle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds (SG), Steven Hollman (SF), Darrell Duff (PF) Lee Pohlman, Johnny Baumann, Jason Stewart | |
| 06:19 | Utah State | William Kriner makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:19 | Utah State | William Kriner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:05 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Nussbaum | 62-64 |
| 06:02 | Utah State | Irvin Edmonds is called for the reach on William Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #4 on Irvin Edmonds, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa (SF) William Kriner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:02 | Utah State | William Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:02 | Utah State | William Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski is hacked by Tony McConnell - foul #5 on Tony McConnell, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Sessoms (SG), Carl Walters (SF), Troy Gross (PF) Tony McConnell, Patrick Guest, Alfred Valentine | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | Troy Gross makes the shot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman is hacked by Gregory Hinojosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Hinojosa, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG) Gregory Hinojosa | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG) Thomas Orcholski | |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:14 | Utah State | William Lawrence is fouled on the floor by John Nussbaum - foul #5 on John Nussbaum, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann (SG), Jerome Williams (SF), Kristopher Owen (C) Irvin Edmonds, Steven Hollman, John Nussbaum | |
| 05:14 | Utah State | William Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:14 | Utah State | William Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann is whistled for a carry | 67-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Guest (SF) Carl Walters | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:01 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa (SF) Walter Sessoms | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 04:39 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann tips it back up and in | 67-70 |
| 04:19 | Utah State | Troy Gross clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-70 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Darrell Duff | 67-70 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Sessoms (SG), Carl Walters (SF), Alfred Valentine (PF), William Kriner (C) Stanley Mitchell, Gregory Hinojosa, Troy Gross, William Lawrence | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Irvin Edmonds (SG), Jason Stewart (PF), Santos Gutierrez (C) Fred Bosarge, Johnny Baumann, Darrell Duff, Kristopher Owen | |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams is hacked by Walter Sessoms - foul #1 on Walter Sessoms, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa (PG) Patrick Guest | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:35 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Jason Stewart grabs the board | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gregory Hinojosa (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Walter Sessoms (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Walters (tired) 8 pts. PF - Alfred Valentine (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Kriner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Pohlman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Edmonds (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Santos Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Valentine - foul #4 on Alfred Valentine, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Jeremy Weddle (PF) Gregory Hinojosa, Alfred Valentine | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (SG), Steven Hollman (SF), Darrell Duff (PF) Irvin Edmonds, Jerome Williams, Jason Stewart | |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:26 | Utah State | Darrell Duff is called for the reach on Jeremy Weddle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrell Duff, team foul #12 | 67-74 |
| 03:26 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:26 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 03:10 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-74 |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman grabs the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 02:45 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-74 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Weddle | 68-74 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Guest (PG), Alfred Valentine (PF), William Lawrence (C) Stanley Mitchell, Carl Walters, William Kriner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann (SG), Jerome Williams (SF), Jason Stewart (PF), Kristopher Owen (C) Lee Pohlman, Steven Hollman, Darrell Duff, Santos Gutierrez | |
| 02:38 | Utah State | Jerome Williams takes the ball from Jeremy Weddle in the backcourt | 68-74 |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen makes the floater from the right wing | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Utah State | Patrick Guest can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 68-76 |
| 02:21 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to William Lawrence | 68-76 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle is fouled on the floor by Jerome Williams - foul #1 on Jerome Williams, team foul #13 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa (PG), Troy Gross (PF) Walter Sessoms, Alfred Valentine | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG), Irvin Edmonds (SG) Thomas Orcholski, Jerome Williams | |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 01:49 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 70-76 |
| 01:48 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Utah State | Kristopher Owen blocks the short jumper by William Lawrence | 70-76 |
| 01:25 | Utah State | Troy Gross hits the follow up shot | 72-76 |
| 01:17 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Irvin Edmonds and he's fouled by Patrick Guest - foul #2 on Patrick Guest, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Walter Sessoms (SG), Carl Walters (SF) Gregory Hinojosa, Patrick Guest, Jeremy Weddle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman (SF), Darrell Duff (PF) Irvin Edmonds, Jason Stewart | |
| 01:17 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| 01:17 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann misses the free throw | 72-78 |
| 01:17 | Utah State | William Lawrence snags the defensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:59 | Utah State | Carl Walters makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Sessoms | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Bosarge | 74-80 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-80 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds (SG) Johnny Baumann | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Troy Gross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-80 |
| 00:24 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms gets the offensive rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | Troy Gross is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Mitchell | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Mitchell - foul #4 on Stanley Mitchell, team foul #12 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (PG) Fred Bosarge | |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-80 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff misses the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen gets the offensive rebound | 77-81 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | William Lawrence is called for the reach on Kristopher Owen - foul #3 on William Lawrence, team foul #13 | 77-81 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:09 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms clanks a 3 from the left wing | 77-82 |
| 00:07 | Utah State | Carl Walters gets the offensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Carl Walters is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-82 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Mitchell - foul #5 on Stanley Mitchell, team foul #14 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Guest (PG) Stanley Mitchell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski misses the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-83 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 80-83 |