| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) SG - Juan Torres (fresh) SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) C - Billy Phelps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Marvin Bailey (fresh) PF - John McKee (fresh) C - Michael Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Nevers | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Merritt | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | John McKee can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | Reginald Barr steals the ball from John Miller | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits a shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | UC Riverside | A charge is called on John Nevers - foul #1 on John Nevers, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Paul Waclawski (SF), Anthony Coll (PF), Timothy Caba (C) John Nevers, John Miller, Marvin Bailey, John McKee, Michael Harris | |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll loses the dribble to Billy Phelps | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:32 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell's 3 pointer is rejected by Robert Merritt | 4-2 |
| 16:30 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Edmonson | 7-4 |
| 15:55 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba is fouled on the floor by Billy Phelps - foul #1 on Billy Phelps, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), John McKee (PF), Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, Paul Waclawski, Anthony Coll, Timothy Caba | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) SG - Gene Carr (fresh) SF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) PF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) C - Charles Dison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Marvin Bailey (fresh) PF - John McKee (fresh) C - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | John McKee lays it up and in on a great pass from John Nevers | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Roe | 9-6 |
| 15:00 | UC Riverside | John Nevers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:41 | UC Irvine | Michael Harris takes the ball from Kenneth Palmeri | 9-9 |
| 14:24 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Nevers | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 13:55 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:33 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe blows the layup | 12-11 |
| 13:31 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:18 | UC Riverside | John McKee can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Gene Carr - foul #1 on Gene Carr, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Blake Hatcher (SF), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Kenneth Palmeri, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Paul Waclawski (SG), Anthony Coll (SF), Timothy Caba (C) John Nevers, John Miller, Marvin Bailey, Michael Harris | |
| 13:18 | UC Riverside | John McKee misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:18 | UC Riverside | John McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 12-12 |
| 13:02 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:49 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Coll | 12-14 |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Coll - foul #1 on Anthony Coll, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) Reginald Barr | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (SG) John McKee | |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:17 | UC Riverside | Blake Hatcher steals it from Evan Campbell | 14-14 |
| 12:15 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson loses the dribble to Paul Waclawski in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 12:04 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jack Buscher | 14-17 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is open and scores on a floater from the left block | 16-17 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Blake Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Evan Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Waclawski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Coll (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Caba (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:12 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher is hacked by Timothy Caba in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Caba, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (PF), Charles Dison (C) Blake Hatcher, Juan Torres, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), John McKee (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, Paul Waclawski, Anthony Coll, Timothy Caba | |
| 10:57 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gene Carr, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry (SG) Gene Carr | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | John McKee can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Palmeri - foul #1 on Kenneth Palmeri, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt (PF) Willie Edmonson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Harris (C) Nicholas Bertram | |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | John McKee makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | John McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry travels in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marvin Bailey, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll (PF) John McKee | |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri scores on a runner near the basket | 18-19 |
| 09:53 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Nevers | 18-22 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | John Nevers is called for the reach on Reginald Barr in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Nevers, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher (SF), Billy Phelps (C) Robert Merritt, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (PG), Paul Waclawski (SG) John Nevers, John Miller | |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses short on a floater from close range | 18-22 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marvin Bailey - foul #2 on Marvin Bailey, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Juan Torres (SG) Reginald Barr, Blake Hatcher | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), John McKee (PF), Timothy Caba (C) Marvin Bailey, Anthony Coll, Michael Harris | |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski misses the shot from close range | 19-22 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Kenneth Palmeri | 19-22 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe clanks a shot from the right side | 19-22 |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Stanberry | 19-22 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps gets the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres is fouled on the floor by Paul Waclawski - foul #1 on Paul Waclawski, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Robert Merritt (PF), Charles Dison (C) Patrick Roe, Kenneth Palmeri, Robert Stanberry, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (PG), John Miller (SG), Anthony Coll (SF), Nicholas Bertram (C) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, Paul Waclawski, John McKee | |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:56 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 07:44 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Edmonson | 19-22 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Pickerel (fresh) SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Anthony Coll (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Caba (fresh) C - Nicholas Bertram (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Pickerel - foul #1 on Steven Pickerel, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher (SG) Juan Torres | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Harris (C) Nicholas Bertram | |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba loses the ball out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John McKee (PF) Timothy Caba | |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (PG) Steven Pickerel | |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | John Miller can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:21 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps (C) Charles Dison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Paul Waclawski (SG), Timothy Caba (PF) Jack Buscher, John Miller, John McKee | |
| 06:19 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Barr - foul #1 on Reginald Barr, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| 06:03 | UC Riverside | Blake Hatcher steals the ball from Timothy Caba | 20-22 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Merritt | 22-22 |
| 05:29 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell is fouled on the floor by Reginald Barr - foul #2 on Reginald Barr, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF) Reginald Barr, Blake Hatcher, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Miller (SG), John McKee (PF) Anthony Coll, Michael Harris | |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 05:12 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | John McKee denies the turnaround by Patrick Roe | 22-22 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Palmeri steps in front of the John McKee pass | 22-22 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri banks in the layup | 24-22 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | John McKee tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri loses the dribble to John Miller | 24-24 |
| 03:41 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Miller | 24-26 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Paul Waclawski is called for the reach on Kenneth Palmeri in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Waclawski, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Robert Merritt (PF) Patrick Roe, Juan Torres, Robert Stanberry, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), Anthony Coll (PF), Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell, John Miller, Paul Waclawski, John McKee, Timothy Caba | |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Merritt | 24-26 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Coll (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Jack Buscher is called for the reach on Gene Carr - foul #1 on Jack Buscher, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:13 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 03:02 | UC Riverside | John Nevers knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Harris | 24-28 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-28 |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gene Carr | 26-28 |
| 02:14 | UC Riverside | John Nevers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 02:12 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll tips it in | 26-30 |
| 02:01 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | Reginald Barr is called for the reach on John Nevers - foul #3 on Reginald Barr, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Blake Hatcher (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Miller (SG), John McKee (PF), Timothy Caba (C) Jack Buscher, Anthony Coll, Michael Harris | |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | John Nevers misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 01:25 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Marvin Bailey | 28-30 |
| 01:13 | UC Riverside | John Nevers is fouled on the floor by Gene Carr - foul #3 on Gene Carr, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Billy Phelps (C) Gene Carr, Blake Hatcher | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski (SF) Marvin Bailey | |
| 01:13 | UC Riverside | John Nevers makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:13 | UC Riverside | John Nevers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Timothy Caba picks off the pass by Robert Stanberry in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 00:55 | UC Riverside | John Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 00:53 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | John McKee lays it in on a great pass from John Nevers | 30-34 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Paul Waclawski steps in front of the Patrick Roe pass | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-34 |