| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - John Plaisance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brian Blaha (fresh) SG - Daniel Spaeth (fresh) SF - Jonathan Holloway (fresh) PF - Alan Wilson (fresh) C - Mark Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | UC Riverside | John Plaisance swats the layup by Jonathan Holloway | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon is alone and drills a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Jones - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | UC Riverside | Alan Wilson can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | UC Riverside | John Plaisance swats the layup by Alan Wilson | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones is hacked by Noah Ott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Noah Ott, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG) Noah Ott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), Bruce Sumrall (SG), John Britt (SF), Gregory Hopkins (PF), Samuel Snapp (C) Brian Blaha, Daniel Spaeth, Jonathan Holloway, Alan Wilson, Mark Jones | |
| 17:46 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance misses the driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | UC Riverside | Gregory Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Kenneth Card (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Leroy Tschida, Richard Langdon, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Daniel Spaeth (SG), Jonathan Holloway (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Michael Paul (C) Joseph Landry, Bruce Sumrall, John Britt, Gregory Hopkins, Samuel Snapp | |
| 16:47 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Jones (C) Michael Paul | |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:33 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 2-2 |
| 16:17 | UC Riverside | Roy Hill hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:55 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 15:54 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Spaeth | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Card (fresh) PF - Jamel Shaffer (fairly fresh) C - John Plaisance (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brian Blaha (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Spaeth (fairly fresh) SF - Jonathan Holloway (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Brian Blaha is denied by John Plaisance | 2-4 |
| 15:47 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Blaha | 2-4 |
| 15:28 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 2-4 |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Kenneth Card, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall (PG), Alan Wilson (PF), Gregory Hopkins (C) Brian Blaha, Roy Hill, Mark Jones | |
| 15:04 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown tips it home | 4-4 |
| 14:50 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #1 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon (SF) Floyd McNeil | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), John Britt (SG) Bruce Sumrall, Daniel Spaeth | |
| 14:50 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:50 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Hopkins is called for the reach on Roger Peterson - foul #1 on Gregory Hopkins, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp (C) Gregory Hopkins | |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Plaisance | 4-6 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown is hacked by Samuel Snapp - foul #1 on Samuel Snapp, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card (SG) Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall (SG) Jonathan Holloway | |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 14:03 | UC Riverside | John Britt gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:58 | UC Riverside | John Britt misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 4-6 |
| 13:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Langdon | 4-6 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card is hacked by Joseph Landry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Landry, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF) Richard Langdon, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth (SG), Michael Paul (C) Joseph Landry, Samuel Snapp | |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott scores on a shot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 13:37 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Paul | 6-9 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Jamel Shaffer (C) Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Jonathan Holloway (SF), Gregory Hopkins (PF) Bruce Sumrall, John Britt, Alan Wilson | |
| 13:02 | UC Riverside | Michael Paul hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 6-9 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card misses the runner from the right block | 6-9 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Gregory Hopkins gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:29 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Holloway | 6-12 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown buries a turnaround from the right block | 8-12 |
| 12:09 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), John Plaisance (C) Ralph Zaharis, Leroy Tschida, Kenneth Card, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), Bruce Sumrall (SG), John Britt (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Mark Jones (C) Brian Blaha, Daniel Spaeth, Jonathan Holloway, Gregory Hopkins, Michael Paul | |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the runner from the right block | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) SG - Roger Peterson (fresh) SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamel Shaffer (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Plaisance (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joseph Landry (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Sumrall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Britt (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 11:37 | UC Riverside | Roy Hill tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jamel Shaffer | 13-14 |
| 11:27 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, Richard Langdon, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth (SG), Jonathan Holloway (SF) Bruce Sumrall, John Britt | |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown dunks the ball | 15-14 |
| 10:53 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roy Hill | 15-17 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 15-17 |
| 10:39 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:30 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway misses the wide open floater in the paint | 15-17 |
| 10:28 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:14 | UC Riverside | Roger Peterson is called for the reach on Mark Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Peterson, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Leroy Tschida (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Kenneth Card (PF) Roger Peterson, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Bruce Sumrall (SG), John Britt (SF), Alan Wilson (PF), Samuel Snapp (C) Joseph Landry, Daniel Spaeth, Jonathan Holloway, Roy Hill, Mark Jones | |
| 09:56 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Leroy Tschida - foul #1 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Jamel Shaffer (C) Ralph Zaharis, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:56 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:56 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is whistled for a carry | 15-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Hopkins (SF) John Britt | |
| 09:23 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Card - foul #1 on Kenneth Card, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Noah Ott (SG) Kenneth Longley, Leroy Tschida | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Jones (C) Samuel Snapp | |
| 09:23 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:23 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 09:05 | UC Riverside | Alan Wilson hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Brian Blaha and he's hacked by Jamel Shaffer - foul #1 on Jamel Shaffer, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance (C) Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth (SG), Michael Paul (C) Bruce Sumrall, Mark Jones | |
| 09:05 | UC Riverside | Alan Wilson misses the free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 09:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon is hacked by Gregory Hopkins - foul #2 on Gregory Hopkins, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG) Noah Ott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), John Britt (SG), Jonathan Holloway (SF), Mark Jones (C) Brian Blaha, Daniel Spaeth, Gregory Hopkins, Michael Paul | |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Richard Langdon is denied by Mark Jones | 15-24 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 08:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Britt steals it from Ralph Zaharis | 15-24 |
| 08:04 | UC Riverside | John Britt lays it up and in | 15-26 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Tschida (tiring) SF - Richard Langdon (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Card (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Plaisance (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joseph Landry (tiring) SG - John Britt (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Holloway (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Wilson (tired) 2 pts. C - Mark Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Tschida - foul #2 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Ralph Zaharis, Leroy Tschida, Richard Langdon, Kenneth Card, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall (SG), Samuel Snapp (C) John Britt, Mark Jones | |
| 07:40 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andre Brown | 18-26 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-26 |
| 07:19 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG) Noah Ott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth (SG), Roy Hill (PF) Joseph Landry, Alan Wilson | |
| 06:58 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket | 20-28 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card (C) Andre Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:35 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd McNeil | 20-28 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Hill takes the ball from Kenneth Card | 20-28 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Card - foul #2 on Kenneth Card, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Kenneth Longley, Roger Peterson, Floyd McNeil, Jamel Shaffer, Kenneth Card | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Alan Wilson (PF), Michael Paul (C) Bruce Sumrall, Roy Hill, Samuel Snapp | |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Michael Paul grabs the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 05:49 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Brian Blaha | 20-31 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Spaeth picks off the pass by Noah Ott in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| 05:34 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jonathan Holloway, team foul #6 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer (PF) Andre Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall (SG), John Britt (SF), Mark Jones (C) Daniel Spaeth, Jonathan Holloway, Michael Paul | |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Blaha steals the ball from Richard Langdon | 20-31 |
| 05:06 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha banks in the layup | 20-33 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon blows the layup | 20-33 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 04:16 | UC Riverside | Alan Wilson slams it home set up by Mark Jones | 20-35 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Richard Langdon, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), Daniel Spaeth (SG), Jonathan Holloway (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Brian Blaha, Bruce Sumrall, John Britt, Alan Wilson | |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Hill picks off the pass by Kenneth Longley in the backcourt | 20-35 |
| 03:56 | UC Riverside | Roger Peterson picks off the pass by Daniel Spaeth | 20-35 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley hits the finger roll set up by Roger Peterson | 22-35 |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-35 |
| 03:27 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones hits the follow up shot | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fairly fresh) PF - Andre Brown (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamel Shaffer (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joseph Landry (tiring) SG - Daniel Spaeth (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Holloway (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Longley | 24-37 |
| 02:52 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-37 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is hacked by Joseph Landry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Landry, team foul #7 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Kenneth Card (PF), John Plaisance (C) Roger Peterson, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall (PG), John Britt (SF), Gregory Hopkins (PF), Samuel Snapp (C) Joseph Landry, Jonathan Holloway, Roy Hill, Mark Jones | |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | Gregory Hopkins misses the wide open jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Card - foul #3 on Kenneth Card, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, Kenneth Card | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG) Daniel Spaeth | |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | Gregory Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | Gregory Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is hacked by Brian Blaha - foul #1 on Brian Blaha, team foul #8 | 26-39 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Gregory Hopkins is whistled for a carry | 28-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth (SG), Michael Paul (C) Brian Blaha, Samuel Snapp | |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Daniel Spaeth gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:12 | UC Riverside | Gregory Hopkins jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Bruce Sumrall | 28-41 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Daniel Spaeth - foul #1 on Daniel Spaeth, team foul #9 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Jamel Shaffer (C) Ralph Zaharis, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), Jonathan Holloway (SF), Mark Jones (C) Bruce Sumrall, John Britt, Michael Paul | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Holloway clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is fouled on the floor by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #10 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Alan Wilson (PF) Joseph Landry, Gregory Hopkins | |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha banks in the layup | 31-43 |