| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Matthew Menzies (fresh) SG - Todd Hisle (fresh) SF - James Mains (fresh) PF - Lloyd Margolis (fresh) C - Omar Artrip (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ernest Landis (fresh) SG - Kent Wolfe (fresh) SF - Abe Speights (fresh) PF - Roy Courtney (fresh) C - Karl Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip loses the dribble to Kent Wolfe | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Sam Houston State | James Mains is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Hisle | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Todd Hisle | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle is hacked by Kent Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kent Wolfe, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | James Mains is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Karl Wilson | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kent Wolfe | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | James Mains throws it down on a great pass from Matthew Menzies | 6-6 |
| 17:20 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Milton Blanchard (SG), Joel Smail (SF), Marion Boyes (PF), Mike Jay (C) Matthew Menzies, Todd Hisle, James Mains, Lloyd Margolis, Omar Artrip | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed (PG), Mike Zepp (SG), Terry Arnold (SF), Lloyd Tow (PF), Andrew Gardner (C) Ernest Landis, Kent Wolfe, Abe Speights, Roy Courtney, Karl Wilson | |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes banks in the layup | 8-6 |
| 16:38 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed is hacked by Lawrence Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado (SF), Lloyd Margolis (PF) Marion Boyes, Mike Jay | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Lloyd Tow misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:21 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Reed picks off the pass by Milton Blanchard in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Reed | 8-8 |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block | 8-8 |
| 15:45 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fairly fresh) SG - Milton Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Samuel Regalado (fairly fresh) PF - Lloyd Margolis (tiring) 2 reb. C - Joel Smail (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Reed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Zepp (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Arnold (fairly fresh) PF - Lloyd Tow (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed is hacked by Lawrence Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Todd Hisle (SG), James Mains (SF), Omar Artrip (C) Lawrence Bailey, Milton Blanchard, Samuel Regalado, Lloyd Margolis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Kent Wolfe (SG), Abe Speights (SF), Roy Courtney (PF), Karl Wilson (C) Thomas Reed, Mike Zepp, Terry Arnold, Lloyd Tow, Andrew Gardner | |
| 15:33 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Drozd - foul #1 on Richard Drozd, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 15:33 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:33 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:11 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 14:48 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 11-10 |
| 14:46 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney tips it but misses | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Scott Osborne picks off the pass by Omar Artrip in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 14:41 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne lays it in | 11-12 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | James Mains misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Abe Speights - foul #1 on Abe Speights, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Milton Blanchard (SG), Marion Boyes (PF), Mike Jay (C) Richard Drozd, Todd Hisle, Joel Smail, Omar Artrip | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kramer (PG) Scott Osborne | |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | James Mains makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | James Mains misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Roy Courtney - foul #1 on Roy Courtney, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado (SG) Milton Blanchard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold (PF), Lloyd Tow (C) Roy Courtney, Karl Wilson | |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:08 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 13-12 |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 13:35 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:22 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Marion Boyes - foul #1 on Marion Boyes, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard (SG), Lloyd Margolis (PF), Omar Artrip (C) Samuel Regalado, Marion Boyes, Mike Jay | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Thomas Reed (SF), Karl Wilson (C) Cedric Kramer, Abe Speights, Lloyd Tow | |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Milton Blanchard - foul #1 on Milton Blanchard, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail (SF) James Mains | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney (PF) Terry Arnold | |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:08 | Sam Houston State | Karl Wilson picks off the pass by Omar Artrip in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Kent Wolfe steps in front of the Milton Blanchard pass in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kent Wolfe | 13-18 |
| 12:30 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Karl Wilson | 13-18 |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Todd Hisle (SG), James Mains (SF) Matthew Menzies, Milton Blanchard, Joel Smail | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Mike Zepp (SG), Terry Arnold (PF), Andrew Gardner (C) Ernest Landis, Kent Wolfe, Roy Courtney, Karl Wilson | |
| 12:02 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle is hacked by Scott Osborne - foul #1 on Scott Osborne, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Abe Speights (SF) Thomas Reed | |
| 11:46 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Todd Hisle is denied by Andrew Gardner | 13-18 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | James Mains grabs the offensive board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Hisle (tiring) 2 ast. SF - James Mains (tired) 5 pts. PF - Lloyd Margolis (tiring) 2 reb. C - Omar Artrip (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Scott Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mike Zepp (fresh) SF - Abe Speights (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Terry Arnold (tiring) 2 reb. C - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Terry Arnold steals it from Richard Drozd | 13-18 |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Abe Speights | 13-21 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Samuel Regalado (SG), Milton Blanchard (SF), Mike Jay (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Richard Drozd, Todd Hisle, James Mains, Lloyd Margolis, Omar Artrip | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed (SF), Lloyd Tow (PF) Abe Speights, Terry Arnold | |
| 10:56 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-21 |
| 10:54 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Blanchard | 13-21 |
| 10:39 | Sam Houston State | Mike Zepp steps in front of the Mike Jay pass | 13-21 |
| 10:24 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 09:30 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:29 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner grabs the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:14 | UC Riverside | Mike Jay blocks the short jumper by Scott Osborne | 16-21 |
| 09:12 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:55 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay's layup is rejected by Lloyd Tow | 16-21 |
| 08:53 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 08:51 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Todd Hisle (SG), James Mains (SF), Lloyd Margolis (PF), Joel Smail (C) Matthew Menzies, Samuel Regalado, Milton Blanchard, Mike Jay, Marion Boyes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Kent Wolfe (SG), Abe Speights (SF), Roy Courtney (PF), Karl Wilson (C) Scott Osborne, Mike Zepp, Thomas Reed, Lloyd Tow, Andrew Gardner | |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Hisle | 18-21 |
| 08:37 | UC Riverside | Todd Hisle steps in front of the Abe Speights pass in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis is hacked by Kent Wolfe - foul #2 on Kent Wolfe, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip (C) James Mains | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold (SG) Kent Wolfe | |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle banks in the layup | 20-21 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Joel Smail - foul #1 on Joel Smail, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kramer (PG) Ernest Landis | |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd is hacked by Cedric Kramer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Kramer, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Mains (SF) Lloyd Margolis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Roy Courtney is called for the reach on Joel Smail - foul #2 on Roy Courtney, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed (SG) Roy Courtney | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Todd Hisle (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Mains (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Joel Smail (tiring) 4 pts. C - Omar Artrip (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Cedric Kramer (fresh) SG - Thomas Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abe Speights (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Terry Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Karl Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | Abe Speights can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 07:23 | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | James Mains misses the easy layup | 22-23 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:46 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kramer misses the easy layup | 22-23 |
| 06:44 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed tips it but misses | 22-23 |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip misses the tip | 22-23 |
| 06:35 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:31 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed is hacked by James Mains - foul #1 on James Mains, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Milton Blanchard (SG), Lloyd Margolis (PF) Richard Drozd, Todd Hisle, Joel Smail | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Lloyd Tow (PF) Cedric Kramer, Abe Speights | |
| 06:31 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:31 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis misses the dunk but he's hacked by Lloyd Tow - foul #1 on Lloyd Tow, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Abe Speights (SF) Thomas Reed | |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Landis | 24-27 |
| 05:57 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Landis steps in front of the Matthew Menzies pass in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis can't throw it down | 24-27 |
| 05:53 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 05:32 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Tow takes the ball from Omar Artrip | 24-27 |
| 05:32 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado (PG), Joel Smail (C) Matthew Menzies, Omar Artrip | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp (SG), Thomas Reed (SF), Andrew Gardner (C) Terry Arnold, Abe Speights, Karl Wilson | |
| 05:29 | UC Riverside | Thomas Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle (SG) James Mains | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 05:14 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Hisle - foul #1 on Todd Hisle, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Mains (SF) Milton Blanchard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG) Ernest Landis | |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis clanks a jumper from the right side | 24-29 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Lloyd Tow pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Regalado - foul #1 on Samuel Regalado, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes (C) James Mains | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Abe Speights (SF), Terry Arnold (PF), Karl Wilson (C) Mike Zepp, Andrew Gardner, Lloyd Tow | |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Todd Hisle connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Regalado | 27-31 |
| 04:07 | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Reed | 27-33 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis double dribbles | 27-33 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Milton Blanchard (SG), James Mains (SF), Mike Jay (PF), Omar Artrip (C) Samuel Regalado, Todd Hisle, Joel Smail, Lloyd Margolis, Marion Boyes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis (PG), Kent Wolfe (SG), Andrew Gardner (SF), Roy Courtney (PF), Lloyd Tow (C) Scott Osborne, Thomas Reed, Abe Speights, Terry Arnold, Karl Wilson | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) SG - Milton Blanchard (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Mains (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Mike Jay (fresh) C - Omar Artrip (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ernest Landis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Courtney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Tow (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 03:29 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Landis picks off the pass by Lawrence Bailey in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 03:26 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis lays it in | 27-35 |
| 03:16 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Lloyd Tow - foul #2 on Lloyd Tow, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| 03:16 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:16 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney's pass is intercepted by Milton Blanchard | 29-35 |
| 02:44 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:32 | Sam Houston State | Omar Artrip misses the jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | James Mains is called for the reach on Ernest Landis in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Mains, team foul #10 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lloyd Margolis (PF) Mike Jay | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mike Zepp (SG), Abe Speights (SF), Karl Wilson (C) Kent Wolfe, Andrew Gardner, Lloyd Tow | |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Ernest Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | James Mains is called for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joel Smail (SF) James Mains | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kramer (PG) Ernest Landis | |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | Roy Courtney hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Zepp | 29-40 |
| 01:32 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard misses the fadeaway from the right side | 29-40 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Karl Wilson travels with the ball | 29-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Todd Hisle (SG), James Mains (SF), Marion Boyes (C) Lawrence Bailey, Milton Blanchard, Joel Smail, Omar Artrip | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Osborne (PG), Kent Wolfe (SG), Thomas Reed (SF), Andrew Gardner (C) Cedric Kramer, Mike Zepp, Abe Speights, Karl Wilson | |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd travels in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Andrew Gardner scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Osborne | 29-42 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes is alone and drills a runner from close range set up by Richard Drozd | 31-42 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe is hacked by Todd Hisle - foul #2 on Todd Hisle, team foul #11 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Samuel Regalado (SF), Mike Jay (PF), Joel Smail (C) Richard Drozd, James Mains, Lloyd Margolis, Marion Boyes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kramer (PG), Terry Arnold (SF), Lloyd Tow (C) Scott Osborne, Thomas Reed, Andrew Gardner | |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Kent Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Terry Arnold clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-44 |