| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) SG - James Adamson (fresh) SF - David Rutherford (fresh) PF - Robert Bieker (fresh) C - Harold Schaub (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fresh) SG - Kevin McDaniel (fresh) SF - Patrick Zhu (fresh) PF - William Beresford (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Idaho State | Donald Phillips misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston hits a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Idaho State | David Rutherford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu comes up short on the shot from the left block | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Idaho State | Robert Bieker grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Idaho State | Douglas Matthews denies the turnaround by Donald Phillips | 0-3 |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:26 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ted Eggleston | 0-6 |
| 16:54 | Idaho State | James Adamson clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:52 | Idaho State | Donald Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:33 | Idaho State | Donald Phillips drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Adamson and he's fouled by Patrick Zhu - foul #1 on Patrick Zhu, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Omar Caplan (SG), Eric Hallinan (SF), Joseph Sherman (PF), David Mullins (C) James Adamson, David Rutherford, Robert Bieker, Harold Schaub | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| 16:33 | Idaho State | Donald Phillips misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:22 | UC Riverside | Omar Caplan is called for the reach on Kevin McDaniel - foul #1 on Omar Caplan, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Phillip Musinski (PG) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Sherman - foul #1 on Joseph Sherman, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 16:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:40 | Idaho State | David Mullins drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Sherman and he's hacked by Douglas Matthews - foul #1 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| 15:40 | Idaho State | David Mullins misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:40 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Phillip Musinski (fresh) SG - Omar Caplan (fresh) SF - Eric Hallinan (fresh) PF - Joseph Sherman (fresh) C - David Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (tiring) SF - Patrick Zhu (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Joey McGraw (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (tiring) | |
| 15:16 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin McDaniel | 4-11 |
| 15:14 | Idaho State | Patrick Zhu picks off the pass by David Mullins in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 15:13 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu dunks the ball | 4-13 |
| 14:52 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-13 |
| 14:51 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Patrick Zhu | 4-13 |
| 14:28 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-13 |
| 14:27 | Idaho State | David Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:22 | Idaho State | Eric Hallinan is hacked by Patrick Zhu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Zhu, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Donald Phillips (PG), David Rutherford (SF), Robert Bieker (PF), Harold Schaub (C) Phillip Musinski, Eric Hallinan, Joseph Sherman, David Mullins | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (SF), Bernard Clare (PF) Patrick Zhu, Joey McGraw | |
| 14:02 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bieker | 7-13 |
| 13:34 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 13:32 | Idaho State | Harold Schaub pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:09 | Idaho State | Harold Schaub is fouled on the floor by Douglas Matthews - foul #2 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Idaho State | James Adamson (SG) Omar Caplan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu (SF) Douglas Matthews | |
| 12:56 | Idaho State | James Adamson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Phillips | 10-13 |
| 12:43 | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 12:30 | Idaho State | Donald Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 12:29 | Idaho State | James Adamson can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 12:28 | Idaho State | Donald Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:17 | Idaho State | James Adamson is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 10-15 |
| 12:15 | Idaho State | Harold Schaub grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:03 | Idaho State | A charge is called on Robert Bieker - foul #1 on Robert Bieker, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Eric Hallinan (SF), Joseph Sherman (PF), David Mullins (C) David Rutherford, Robert Bieker, Harold Schaub | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Beresford (PF), Douglas Matthews (C) Fred Lerner, Bernard Clare | |
| 11:49 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel is hacked by Joseph Sherman - foul #2 on Joseph Sherman, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Phillip Musinski (PG), David Robinson (PF) Donald Phillips, Joseph Sherman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:37 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 11:35 | Idaho State | David Mullins pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Phillip Musinski (fresh) SG - James Adamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Hallinan (fresh) PF - David Robinson (fresh) C - David Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (tired) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Zhu (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Beresford (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (tiring) | |
| 11:33 | Idaho State | David Robinson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Omar Caplan (SG) James Adamson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:09 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is called for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Harold Schaub (C) David Mullins | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| 10:56 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-15 |
| 10:54 | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:54 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-15 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Donald Phillips (PG), James Adamson (SG), Robert Bieker (PF) Phillip Musinski, Omar Caplan, David Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Beresford (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| 10:41 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Ted Eggleston and the foul's on Eric Hallinan - foul #1 on Eric Hallinan, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| 10:41 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:19 | Idaho State | Donald Phillips hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 09:49 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews tips it in | 13-20 |
| 09:37 | Idaho State | Donald Phillips buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Adamson | 15-20 |
| 09:15 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ted Eggleston | 15-23 |
| 08:59 | Idaho State | Harold Schaub can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 15-23 |
| 08:58 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Beresford | 15-23 |
| 08:36 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Phillip Musinski (PG), Omar Caplan (SG), David Rutherford (SF), David Robinson (PF), David Mullins (C) Donald Phillips, James Adamson, Eric Hallinan, Robert Bieker, Harold Schaub | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| 08:13 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-23 |
| 08:11 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:56 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Musinski | 18-23 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Ted Eggleston is blocked by David Robinson | 18-23 |
| 07:36 | Idaho State | The rebound goes to David Rutherford | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Phillip Musinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Omar Caplan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Rutherford (fresh) PF - David Robinson (fresh) C - David Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (tired) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Zhu (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey McGraw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Matthews (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Idaho State | Phillip Musinski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Omar Caplan | 21-23 |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Phillip Musinski - foul #1 on Phillip Musinski, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Donald Phillips (PG), Eric Hallinan (SF), Robert Bieker (PF), Harold Schaub (C) Phillip Musinski, David Rutherford, David Robinson, David Mullins | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:33 | Idaho State | Harold Schaub knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Ted Eggleston - foul #2 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| 06:33 | Idaho State | Harold Schaub misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:33 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-25 |
| 06:08 | Idaho State | Robert Bieker pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:50 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Matthews - foul #3 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | James Adamson (SG), David Rutherford (SF) Donald Phillips, Eric Hallinan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare (C) Douglas Matthews | |
| 05:50 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:50 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Omar Caplan steals the ball from Bernard Clare | 25-25 |
| 05:20 | Idaho State | David Rutherford is hacked by Patrick Zhu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Zhu, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Donald Phillips (PG) Omar Caplan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews (C) Fred Lerner | |
| 05:20 | Idaho State | David Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:20 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Ted Eggleston | 25-25 |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Walter McNease (SG), William Beresford (PF) Ted Eggleston, Bernard Clare | |
| 04:44 | Idaho State | David Rutherford is fouled on the floor by William Beresford - foul #1 on William Beresford, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Phillip Musinski (PG), David Robinson (PF), David Mullins (C) Donald Phillips, Robert Bieker, Harold Schaub | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:44 | Idaho State | David Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:44 | Idaho State | David Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Phillip Musinski is called for the reach on Douglas Matthews - foul #2 on Phillip Musinski, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Donald Phillips (PG), Eric Hallinan (SF) Phillip Musinski, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:19 | Idaho State | David Robinson grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 04:06 | Idaho State | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Walter McNease - foul #1 on Walter McNease, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| 04:06 | Idaho State | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:06 | Idaho State | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | Donald Phillips is called for the reach on Walter McNease - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Omar Caplan (SG), Robert Bieker (PF), Harold Schaub (C) James Adamson, David Robinson, David Mullins | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-25 |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | Walter McNease misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:43 | Idaho State | Robert Bieker gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:41 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Matthews - foul #4 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #12 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (SG), William Beresford (PF), Bernard Clare (C) Walter McNease, Joey McGraw, Douglas Matthews | |
| 03:41 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:41 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare is denied on a layup by Harold Schaub | 30-25 |
| 03:17 | UC Riverside | William Beresford snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omar Caplan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Hallinan (fresh) PF - Robert Bieker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Schaub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kevin McDaniel (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Ted Eggleston (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Zhu (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Beresford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Clare (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 03:07 | Idaho State | Harold Schaub pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:05 | Idaho State | Kevin McDaniel is called for the reach on Eric Hallinan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #13 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Phillip Musinski (PG) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:05 | Idaho State | Eric Hallinan makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:05 | Idaho State | Eric Hallinan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:05 | UC Riverside | Bernard Clare gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:48 | UC Riverside | The jumper by Patrick Zhu is denied by Harold Schaub | 31-25 |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Omar Caplan steps in front of the Ted Eggleston pass | 31-25 |
| 02:21 | Idaho State | Omar Caplan banks in the layup | 33-25 |
| 01:57 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 01:56 | Idaho State | Robert Bieker pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:42 | Idaho State | Robert Bieker clanks a floater near the basket | 33-25 |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 01:12 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Beresford | 33-27 |
| 01:10 | Idaho State | Kevin McDaniel is called for the reach on Phillip Musinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #14 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Idaho State | James Adamson (SG), David Rutherford (SF), Joseph Sherman (PF), David Mullins (C) Omar Caplan, Eric Hallinan, Robert Bieker, Harold Schaub | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF), Douglas Matthews (C) William Beresford, Bernard Clare | |
| 01:10 | Idaho State | Phillip Musinski misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:10 | Idaho State | Phillip Musinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | James Adamson picks off the pass by Douglas Matthews | 34-27 |
| 00:39 | Idaho State | David Mullins misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 34-27 |
| 00:38 | Idaho State | Joseph Sherman gets the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:25 | Idaho State | James Adamson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mullins | 37-27 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Sherman | 37-27 |
| 00:02 | Idaho State | James Adamson gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 00:00 | Idaho State | James Adamson clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-27 |