| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Larry Pinkard (fresh) SG - Brian Olin (fresh) SF - Marvin Bailey (fresh) PF - Leo Watkin (fresh) C - Phillip Greenwalt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fresh) SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) C - Charles Giles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Phillip Greenwalt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | UC Riverside | Leo Watkin hits a runner in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Larry Pinkard is called for the reach on Richard Rydberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Pinkard, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | UC Riverside | Brian Olin is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Rydberg - foul #1 on Richard Rydberg, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | UC Riverside | Brian Olin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Ohio | Larry Pinkard is called for the reach on Jerry Starkey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Pinkard, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Jones (PG) Larry Pinkard | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 18:33 | Ohio | Charles Giles banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | UC Riverside | Leo Watkin connects on the jump hook in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Richard Rydberg in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | UC Riverside | Robert Jones lays it in | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Ohio | Charles Giles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Leo Watkin | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | UC Riverside | Robert Jones is hacked by Jeff Myrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Myrick, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), Harold Heaton (SG), Manuel O'Brien (SF), Paul Waclawski (PF), Charles Merriman (C) Robert Jones, Brian Olin, Marvin Bailey, Leo Watkin, Phillip Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | Harold Heaton is alone and drills a runner from close range | 8-2 |
| 17:10 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas is fouled on the floor by Harold Heaton - foul #1 on Harold Heaton, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| 17:01 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Fernando Quintero | 8-4 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 16:41 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Heaton | 8-4 |
| 16:33 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien is hacked by Douglas Thomas - foul #1 on Douglas Thomas, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Jones (PG), Brian Olin (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), Leo Watkin (PF), Phillip Greenwalt (C) William Guy, Harold Heaton, Manuel O'Brien, Paul Waclawski, Charles Merriman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Stanley Sebastian (PF), Charles Giles (C) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, William Marple, Ronald Lymon | |
| 16:17 | UC Riverside | Robert Jones double dribbles | 8-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvatore Marino (PF) Stanley Sebastian | |
| 16:01 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Myrick | 8-7 |
| 15:59 | UC Riverside | Jerry Starkey picks off the pass by Marvin Bailey in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Olin (fairly fresh) SF - Marvin Bailey (tiring) PF - Leo Watkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Phillip Greenwalt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) C - Charles Giles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Ohio | Charles Giles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:42 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Leo Watkin | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Marvin Bailey is denied by Salvatore Marino | 8-7 |
| 15:19 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Ohio | Phillip Greenwalt steps in front of the Jerry Starkey pass in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 15:06 | UC Riverside | Robert Jones is hacked by Salvatore Marino - foul #1 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), Harold Heaton (SG), Manuel O'Brien (SF) Robert Jones, Brian Olin, Marvin Bailey | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 14:58 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Heaton | 11-7 |
| 14:43 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses the lay-in | 11-7 |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | Phillip Greenwalt grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 14:27 | UC Riverside | Phillip Greenwalt is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lymon - foul #1 on Ronald Lymon, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), William Marple (PF) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 14:08 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien lays it up and in set up by Leo Watkin | 13-7 |
| 14:04 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Myrick | 13-10 |
| 13:42 | UC Riverside | Ronald Lymon steals it from Manuel O'Brien | 13-10 |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon loses the dribble to Leo Watkin | 13-10 |
| 13:27 | UC Riverside | Phillip Greenwalt blows the layup | 13-10 |
| 13:25 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | UC Riverside | Leo Watkin misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Marple - foul #1 on William Marple, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Jones (PG), Brian Olin (SG), Paul Waclawski (SF), Charles Merriman (C) William Guy, Harold Heaton, Manuel O'Brien, Phillip Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Douglas Thomas, William Marple, Ronald Lymon | |
| 13:09 | UC Riverside | Leo Watkin makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:09 | UC Riverside | Leo Watkin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:54 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle's pass is intercepted by Charles Merriman | 15-10 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Brian Olin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-10 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-10 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rydberg | 15-10 |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Fernando Quintero and he's hacked by Leo Watkin - foul #1 on Leo Watkin, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey (SF), Manuel O'Brien (PF), Phillip Greenwalt (C) Paul Waclawski, Leo Watkin, Charles Merriman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Charles Giles (C) Fernando Quintero, Jeremy Boyle, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 11:58 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Olin (fairly fresh) SF - Marvin Bailey (fairly fresh) PF - Manuel O'Brien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Phillip Greenwalt (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Starkey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Giles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:54 | UC Riverside | Brian Olin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 11:33 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| 11:12 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 11:10 | Ohio | Charles Giles grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:56 | Ohio | Manuel O'Brien is called for the reach on Salvatore Marino - foul #1 on Manuel O'Brien, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), Charles Merriman (PF), Harold Heaton (C) Robert Jones, Manuel O'Brien, Phillip Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF) Jeff Myrick, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino | |
| 10:48 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-13 |
| 10:47 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:45 | UC Riverside | William Guy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Bailey - foul #1 on Marvin Bailey, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:40 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Charles Merriman | 15-13 |
| 10:18 | UC Riverside | Brian Olin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Olin, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Phillip Greenwalt (C) Brian Olin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Jerry Starkey, William Marple, Charles Giles | |
| 10:16 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas's pass is intercepted by William Guy in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | William Guy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-13 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:44 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | Harold Heaton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Ronald Lymon | 15-15 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Merriman - foul #1 on Charles Merriman, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Jones (PG), Brian Olin (SG), Paul Waclawski (SF), Leo Watkin (PF), Manuel O'Brien (C) William Guy, Harold Heaton, Marvin Bailey, Charles Merriman, Phillip Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Charles Giles (C) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, Stanley Sebastian | |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Robert Jones travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvatore Marino (PF) Ronald Lymon | |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino can't finish the layup | 15-16 |
| 08:22 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Jeff Myrick steps in front of the Paul Waclawski pass | 15-16 |
| 08:02 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 08:01 | Ohio | Charles Giles grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:44 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Brian Olin (tiring) SF - Paul Waclawski (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Watkin (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel O'Brien (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Marino (tiring) 3 pts. C - Charles Giles (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | Brian Olin buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino drills a runner in the lane set up by Jeff Myrick | 18-18 |
| 07:19 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), Harold Heaton (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), Charles Merriman (PF), Phillip Greenwalt (C) Robert Jones, Brian Olin, Paul Waclawski, Leo Watkin, Manuel O'Brien | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeff Myrick, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| 07:09 | UC Riverside | Harold Heaton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Merriman | 21-18 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 06:52 | Ohio | William Marple snags the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 06:35 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 06:33 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:25 | UC Riverside | Phillip Greenwalt banks in the layup set up by William Guy | 23-18 |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-21 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | Fernando Quintero takes the ball from Marvin Bailey in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 05:53 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero lays it in | 23-23 |
| 05:35 | UC Riverside | Phillip Greenwalt clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 05:34 | Ohio | The rebound goes to William Marple | 23-23 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Greenwalt - foul #1 on Phillip Greenwalt, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Jones (PG), Brian Olin (SG), Manuel O'Brien (SF), Leo Watkin (PF) William Guy, Harold Heaton, Marvin Bailey, Charles Merriman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Stanley Sebastian (PF), Charles Giles (C) Fernando Quintero, Jerry Starkey, William Marple, Ronald Lymon | |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:15 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 05:14 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Charles Giles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Phillip Greenwalt - foul #2 on Phillip Greenwalt, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), Paul Waclawski (SF) Robert Jones, Phillip Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF) Jeremy Boyle, Richard Rydberg | |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Charles Giles makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Charles Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Leo Watkin grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | William Guy is hacked by Douglas Thomas - foul #2 on Douglas Thomas, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Harold Heaton (C) Manuel O'Brien | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), William Marple (C) Douglas Thomas, Stanley Sebastian, Charles Giles | |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | William Guy makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | William Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg is whistled for traveling | 25-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard (PG) William Guy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Douglas Thomas (SF) Jeff Myrick, Richard Rydberg | |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | Fernando Quintero is called for the reach on Larry Pinkard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fernando Quintero, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino can't finish the layup | 27-27 |
| 03:36 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Larry Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Olin (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Paul Waclawski (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Watkin (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Heaton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Starkey (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Marple (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien (SF), Charles Merriman (PF), Phillip Greenwalt (C) Brian Olin, Paul Waclawski, Leo Watkin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Giles (C) William Marple | |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Charles Giles buries a driving attempt from close range | 27-29 |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Harold Heaton scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Salvatore Marino - foul #2 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Jones (SF) Manuel O'Brien | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Ronald Lymon (C) Fernando Quintero, Jerry Starkey, Charles Giles | |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Harold Heaton makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Harold Heaton steals it from Jeremy Boyle | 30-29 |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Larry Pinkard | 32-29 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-29 |
| 02:36 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:24 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Olin (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), Leo Watkin (PF) Harold Heaton, Robert Jones, Charles Merriman | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), William Marple (C) Jeff Myrick, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, Ronald Lymon | |
| 02:04 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 02:02 | UC Riverside | Leo Watkin hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey is hacked by Brian Olin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Olin, team foul #12 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien (SF), Paul Waclawski (PF) Marvin Bailey, Leo Watkin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian (PF), Charles Giles (C) Salvatore Marino, William Marple | |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:56 | UC Riverside | Brian Olin gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Richard Rydberg - foul #2 on Richard Rydberg, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Harold Heaton (C) Phillip Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF) Fernando Quintero, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg | |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Manuel O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:23 | Ohio | Charles Giles hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Boyle | 35-33 |
| 01:05 | UC Riverside | Harold Heaton blows the layup | 35-33 |
| 01:04 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jeremy Boyle | 35-33 |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle's pass is intercepted by Larry Pinkard | 35-33 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Myrick - foul #2 on Jeff Myrick, team foul #11 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Jones (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), Leo Watkin (PF), Phillip Greenwalt (C) Brian Olin, Manuel O'Brien, Paul Waclawski, Harold Heaton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF), William Marple (C) Jeff Myrick, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, Stanley Sebastian, Charles Giles | |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:16 | Ohio | William Marple is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Marple, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG) Larry Pinkard | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Leo Watkin is denied on a layup by William Marple | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | The clock runs out | 37-33 |