| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Colin Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Patel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Noel Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Compton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Henry Mallon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rory Marciano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Lampley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Basil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | James Lampley inbounds the ball | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern State | Henry Mallon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Mallon, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG) Henry Mallon | |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-29 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern State | James Lampley gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-29 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 47-29 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | William Turner grabs the board | 47-29 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern State | A charge is called on Basil Smith - foul #1 on Basil Smith, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Donald Pride (PF) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Phil Westerlund (PF), Richard Zane (C) Rory Marciano, James Lampley, Basil Smith, William Turner | |
| 18:49 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Phil Westerlund | 47-29 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-32 |
| 18:15 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-32 |
| 18:14 | UC Riverside | Melvin Compton tips it back up and in | 49-32 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds loses the dribble to Ralph Patel | 49-32 |
| 17:34 | UC Riverside | Ralph Patel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Colin Brown | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Melvin Compton swats the short shot by Jack Reynolds | 52-32 |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | Ralph Patel pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 17:23 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown loses the dribble to Jack Reynolds in the backcourt | 52-32 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Ralph Patel - foul #1 on Ralph Patel, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Charles Cooley (SF), Fred Johnson (PF), Abraham Patton (C) Colin Brown, Noel Pruitt, Donald Pride, Melvin Compton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano (SG), James Lampley (SF), Basil Smith (PF), William Turner (C) Jack Reynolds, Richard Vallo, Phil Westerlund, Richard Zane | |
| 17:11 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Dante Majors is blocked by Abraham Patton | 52-32 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith snags the offensive board | 52-32 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern State | James Lampley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Basil Smith | 52-34 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Ralph Patel misses short on a floater near the basket | 52-34 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | James Lampley gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:34 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dante Majors | 52-37 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Lampley - foul #1 on James Lampley, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Colin Brown (PG), Chester Patrick (SF) Anthony Steiner, Charles Cooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds (PG), Thad Culbert (C) Dante Majors, William Turner | |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert drills a jumper from the right block set up by Basil Smith | 54-39 |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson knocks in the shot from the right block | 56-39 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Colin Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Patel (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Abraham Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jack Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Marciano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lampley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Basil Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Thad Culbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Patel - foul #2 on Ralph Patel, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton (SG), Timothy Burris (C) Ralph Patel, Abraham Patton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Henry Mallon (PG) Jack Reynolds | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 56-39 |
| 15:29 | UC Riverside | Timothy Burris snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 15:15 | UC Riverside | Timothy Burris is hacked by Henry Mallon - foul #4 on Henry Mallon, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt (SF), Donald Pride (PF) Chester Patrick, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds (PG), William Turner (C) Henry Mallon, Thad Culbert | |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-39 |
| 14:59 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Turner - foul #2 on William Turner, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Charles Cooley (SF), Melvin Compton (C) Colin Brown, Noel Pruitt, Timothy Burris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | James Lampley makes the floater in the paint | 57-41 |
| 14:01 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley loses the dribble to James Lampley | 57-41 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | Anthony Steiner steps in front of the William Turner pass in the backcourt | 57-41 |
| 13:44 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Steiner | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | James Lampley loses the ball out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Colin Brown (PG), Ralph Patel (SG), Noel Pruitt (SF), Fred Johnson (PF), Chester Patrick (C) Anthony Steiner, Timothy Hamilton, Charles Cooley, Donald Pride, Melvin Compton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Richard Vallo (SF), Phil Westerlund (PF) Jack Reynolds, James Lampley, Basil Smith | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:29 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown is hacked by William Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Turner, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Turner - foul #4 on William Turner, team foul #7 | 60-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Zane (PF) William Turner | |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Johnson | 61-41 |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | Chester Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 12:38 | UC Riverside | Chester Patrick lays it in and he's fouled by Phil Westerlund - foul #2 on Phil Westerlund, team foul #8 | 63-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Donald Pride (PF) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds (SG), James Lampley (SF), Basil Smith (PF) Rory Marciano, Richard Vallo, Richard Zane | |
| 12:38 | UC Riverside | Chester Patrick misses the free throw | 63-41 |
| 12:38 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt snags the offensive board | 63-41 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Chester Patrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 63-41 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern State | James Lampley grabs the board | 63-41 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Charles Cooley (SF), Abraham Patton (PF), Timothy Burris (C) Colin Brown, Ralph Patel, Noel Pruitt, Donald Pride, Chester Patrick | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert (C) James Lampley | |
| 11:55 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-41 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Basil Smith | 63-41 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Abraham Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Burris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Reynolds (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Westerlund (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Basil Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Thad Culbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith lays it in on a great pass from Dante Majors | 63-43 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Dante Majors steals the ball from Abraham Patton | 63-43 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors misses the lay-in | 63-43 |
| 11:38 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 11:19 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton makes the jump hook in the lane | 65-43 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-43 |
| 11:10 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 10:53 | UC Riverside | Timothy Burris's fadeaway is rejected by Thad Culbert | 65-43 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern State | Charles Cooley is called for the reach on Jack Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Cooley, team foul #3 | 65-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Colin Brown (PG), Ralph Patel (SG), Noel Pruitt (SF), Donald Pride (PF), Melvin Compton (C) Anthony Steiner, Timothy Hamilton, Charles Cooley, Abraham Patton, Timothy Burris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Richard Zane (PF) Jack Reynolds, Basil Smith, Thad Culbert | |
| 10:44 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano is fouled on the floor by Ralph Patel - foul #3 on Ralph Patel, team foul #4 | 65-43 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo clanks a floater near the basket | 65-43 |
| 10:29 | UC Riverside | Melvin Compton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Patel and the foul's on Dante Majors - foul #3 on Dante Majors, team foul #9 | 67-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson (PF), Chester Patrick (C) Donald Pride, Melvin Compton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds (PG), James Lampley (SF), Basil Smith (PF) Dante Majors, Richard Vallo, Phil Westerlund | |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown makes the free throw | 68-43 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Lampley | 68-45 |
| 09:22 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-45 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern State | James Lampley pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane can't tip it in | 68-45 |
| 08:58 | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Zane - foul #1 on Richard Zane, team foul #10 | 68-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (SG), Charles Cooley (SF), Donald Pride (PF), Melvin Compton (C) Ralph Patel, Noel Pruitt, Fred Johnson, Chester Patrick | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Richard Vallo (SG), Thad Culbert (PF), Phil Westerlund (C) Jack Reynolds, Rory Marciano, Basil Smith, Richard Zane | |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Thad Culbert | 68-45 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo is hacked by Anthony Steiner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Steiner, team foul #5 | 68-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton (SG) Colin Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:12 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 68-45 |
| 08:11 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 07:48 | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Hamilton | 70-45 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Steiner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hamilton (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Cooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Pride (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Vallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Lampley (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phil Westerlund (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thad Culbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert hits the finger roll | 70-47 |
| 07:03 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-47 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert pulls down the rebound | 70-47 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern State | James Lampley's floater is knocked away by Donald Pride | 70-47 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Melvin Compton | 70-47 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley is called for 10 seconds | 70-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Colin Brown (PG), Ralph Patel (SG), Noel Pruitt (SF), Abraham Patton (PF), Timothy Burris (C) Anthony Steiner, Timothy Hamilton, Charles Cooley, Donald Pride, Melvin Compton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Henry Mallon (PG), Rory Marciano (SG), Jack Reynolds (SF), Basil Smith (PF), William Turner (C) Dante Majors, Richard Vallo, James Lampley, Phil Westerlund, Thad Culbert | |
| 06:29 | Northwestern State | William Turner is hacked by Timothy Burris - foul #1 on Timothy Burris, team foul #6 | 70-47 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-47 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern State | Henry Mallon pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Mallon | 70-49 |
| 06:02 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Rory Marciano - foul #3 on Rory Marciano, team foul #11 | 70-49 |
| 06:02 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 06:02 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern State | Henry Mallon drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from William Turner | 72-51 |
| 05:23 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 72-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Donald Pride (SG), Chester Patrick (SF), Fred Johnson (PF), Melvin Compton (C) Colin Brown, Ralph Patel, Noel Pruitt, Abraham Patton, Timothy Burris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo (SF), Richard Zane (PF) Jack Reynolds, Basil Smith | |
| 05:11 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Henry Mallon and the foul's on Fred Johnson - foul #3 on Fred Johnson, team foul #7 | 72-53 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane makes the free throw | 72-54 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride tips it but misses | 72-54 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane is hacked by Melvin Compton - foul #2 on Melvin Compton, team foul #8 | 72-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Colin Brown (PG), Noel Pruitt (SF) Anthony Steiner, Chester Patrick | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds (SG) Rory Marciano | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:06 | UC Riverside | Henry Mallon steps in front of the Colin Brown pass | 72-56 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo blows the layup | 72-56 |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Donald Pride | 72-56 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt is open and scores on a floater from the right side | 74-56 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Colin Brown (tired) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Pride (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Noel Pruitt (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Johnson (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Compton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Henry Mallon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Reynolds (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Vallo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Zane (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Turner (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern State | William Turner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-56 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo misses the tip | 74-56 |
| 03:26 | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown's layup is rejected by Richard Vallo | 74-56 |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt grabs the offensive board | 74-56 |
| 02:42 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jack Reynolds - foul #2 on Jack Reynolds, team foul #12 | 74-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley (PG), Chester Patrick (SF), Abraham Patton (PF), Timothy Burris (C) Colin Brown, Noel Pruitt, Fred Johnson, Melvin Compton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Phil Westerlund (PF), Thad Culbert (C) Henry Mallon, Richard Zane, William Turner | |
| 02:42 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:42 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert grabs the defensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds clanks a 3 from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds double dribbles | 75-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG) Donald Pride, Abraham Patton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | Timothy Burris misses long on a shot from the baseline | 75-56 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Chester Patrick gets the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | Timothy Burris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Donald Pride (PF), Abraham Patton (C) Chester Patrick, Timothy Burris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Zane (C) Thad Culbert | |
| 01:09 | Northwestern State | Jack Reynolds misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Anthony Steiner | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-56 |
| 00:37 | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner snags the defensive board | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Jack Reynolds is called for the reach on Charles Cooley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Reynolds, team foul #13 | 77-56 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Phil Westerlund is denied by Abraham Patton | 79-56 |
| 00:28 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 79-56 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner runs out the clock | 79-56 |