| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Lau (fresh) PF - Justin Topete (fresh) 6 pts. C - Howard Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright misses the shot from the right side | 33-32 |
| 19:42 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:24 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 19:21 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 19:16 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Blanchard | 35-32 |
| 19:13 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wright - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Howard Howell - foul #3 on Howard Howell, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim (C) Howard Howell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 18:58 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:58 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:58 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Jezewski | 35-33 |
| 18:46 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 18:45 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates tips it in | 35-35 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | Justin Topete is denied on a dunk by Ronald Jezewski | 35-35 |
| 18:31 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:17 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward White and the foul's on Charles Wright - foul #2 on Charles Wright, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (SF) Edward White | |
| 18:17 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:17 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:58 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright blows the layup | 35-37 |
| 17:56 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:41 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:28 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 17:27 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Alvin Lau | 35-37 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim is denied on a layup by Ronald Jezewski | 35-37 |
| 17:03 | UC Riverside | Justin Topete snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Blanchard | 38-37 |
| 16:17 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber (PG), Joseph Almond (SF) Charles Wright, Alvin Lau | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG), Edward White (SF), Noel Parker (PF), Thomas Ary (C) Christopher Dodson, Robert Darrington, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| 15:48 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Weber | 40-37 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Almond (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Topete (tiring) 6 pts. C - Paul Maxim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Ian Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Craig Lansberry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noel Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ary (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 15:29 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:13 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker is fouled on the floor by Samuel Weber - foul #1 on Samuel Weber, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Sander (SG), Howard Howell (C) Samuel Weber, Paul Maxim | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (PG) Ian Thomas | |
| 14:54 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry's layup is rejected by Justin Topete | 40-37 |
| 14:53 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 14:45 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Blanchard | 42-37 |
| 14:43 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Wright (PG) Michael Blanchard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Robert Darrington (SG) Craig Lansberry, Edward White | |
| 14:26 | UC Riverside | Robert Darrington steals the ball from Joseph Almond | 42-37 |
| 14:11 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 14:09 | UC Riverside | Justin Topete grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | Joseph Almond buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (SF), Terry Carpenter (PF), Frank Bates (C) Brian Hodge, Noel Parker, Thomas Ary | |
| 13:12 | UC Riverside | Justin Topete's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Bates | 44-37 |
| 13:10 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 12:41 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 12:27 | UC Riverside | Joseph Almond misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-40 |
| 12:25 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Frank Bates | 44-40 |
| 12:06 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Justin Topete - foul #1 on Justin Topete, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard (PG), Alvin Lau (SF), Richard Bryant (PF) Charles Wright, Joseph Almond, Justin Topete | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (PG), Craig Lansberry (SG), Edward White (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF) Christopher Dodson, Robert Darrington, Ian Thomas, Terry Carpenter | |
| 11:55 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates double dribbles | 44-40 |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 11:29 | UC Riverside | Howard Howell misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 11:28 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Craig Lansberry | 44-40 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Sander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Lau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bryant (fresh) C - Howard Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Brian Hodge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Craig Lansberry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Frank Bates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:13 | UC Riverside | Howard Howell pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:49 | UC Riverside | Richard Bryant scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Blanchard and he's hacked by Ronald Jezewski - foul #2 on Ronald Jezewski, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Noel Parker (C) Brian Hodge, Frank Bates | |
| 10:49 | UC Riverside | Richard Bryant misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:49 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:27 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 10:26 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson tips it in | 46-42 |
| 10:08 | UC Riverside | Howard Howell lays it up and in set up by Michael Blanchard | 48-42 |
| 09:56 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Almond (SF) Alvin Lau | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Ian Thomas (SF), Thomas Ary (C) Craig Lansberry, Edward White, Ronald Jezewski | |
| 09:39 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ary - foul #1 on Thomas Ary, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| 09:19 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander clanks a floater from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 09:17 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:14 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Blanchard - foul #3 on Michael Blanchard, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Wright (PG), Justin Topete (PF) Michael Blanchard, Richard Bryant | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 09:00 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Darrington | 48-44 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright double dribbles | 48-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF), Frank Bates (C) Christopher Dodson, Noel Parker, Thomas Ary | |
| 08:16 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-44 |
| 08:14 | UC Riverside | Howard Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Charles Wright is blocked by Frank Bates | 48-44 |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Howard Howell is called for the reach on Robert Darrington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Howell, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard (PG), Alvin Lau (SF), Richard Bryant (PF) Charles Wright, Joseph Almond, Justin Topete | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Edward White (SF) Ian Thomas, Brian Hodge | |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:26 | UC Riverside | Frank Bates steals the ball from Howard Howell | 48-46 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Sander (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Lau (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Howell (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Darrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Cal State Northridge | Alvin Lau steals it from Frank Bates | 48-46 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Bryant | 50-46 |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 06:33 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Bates | 50-46 |
| 06:16 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Darrington | 50-49 |
| 05:57 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander scores on a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Robert Darrington - foul #1 on Robert Darrington, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Wright (PG), Joseph Almond (SF), Justin Topete (PF), Paul Maxim (C) Michael Blanchard, Alvin Lau, Richard Bryant, Howard Howell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (PG), Craig Lansberry (SG), Brian Hodge (SF), Noel Parker (PF), Thomas Ary (C) Christopher Dodson, Robert Darrington, Edward White, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| 05:57 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:39 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Almond takes the ball from Craig Lansberry | 53-49 |
| 05:36 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Almond | 55-49 |
| 05:33 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge is hacked by Richard Sander in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Sander, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard (SG) Richard Sander | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:33 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:33 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:12 | UC Riverside | Thomas Ary denies the turnaround by Paul Maxim | 55-51 |
| 05:10 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:08 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Shane Powell (C) Justin Topete | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Ian Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Blanchard - foul #2 on Ian Thomas, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber (PG), Richard Bryant (PF) Charles Wright, Shane Powell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG) Brian Hodge | |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard knocks in the shot from the left side | 57-51 |
| 04:07 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 57-51 |
| 04:06 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Maxim | 57-51 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard loses the dribble to Craig Lansberry | 57-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Blanchard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Almond (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Richard Bryant (tiring) 2 pts. C - Paul Maxim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Craig Lansberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Noel Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Ary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 03:02 | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 02:59 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Wright (PG), Richard Sander (SG), Justin Topete (SF), Howard Howell (C) Samuel Weber, Michael Blanchard, Joseph Almond, Paul Maxim | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Edward White (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF), Frank Bates (C) Craig Lansberry, Ian Thomas, Noel Parker, Thomas Ary | |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander blows the layup | 57-51 |
| 02:56 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Howell - foul #5 on Howard Howell, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau (SF), Paul Maxim (C) Richard Bryant, Howard Howell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:51 | UC Riverside | Justin Topete grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 02:29 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim misses long on a runner from close range | 57-52 |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:14 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White drills a jumpshot from the left side | 57-54 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau travels with the ball | 57-54 |
| 01:37 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Dodson | 57-57 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Justin Topete connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Christopher Dodson - foul #1 on Christopher Dodson, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Justin Topete makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:17 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Dodson | 60-59 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim misses the easy layup | 60-59 |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Frank Bates | 60-59 |
| 00:16 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates tips it home | 60-61 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-61 |
| 00:06 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim can't tip it in | 60-61 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Frank Bates | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Wright is called for the reach on Frank Bates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Wright, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 60-63 |