| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Zhu (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Beresford (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-24 |
| 19:46 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers misses the tip | 35-24 |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers tips it but misses | 35-24 |
| 19:43 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 19:14 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 19:12 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 18:59 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 18:58 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Beresford | 35-24 |
| 18:32 | UC Riverside | Arthur Burke is called for the reach on Douglas Matthews - foul #1 on Arthur Burke, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 18:10 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-24 |
| 18:08 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel grabs the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:39 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kevin McDaniel | 35-26 |
| 17:12 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 16:56 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel is whistled for traveling | 38-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (PG), Cameron Swenson (SG), Todd Cox (SF), Roderick Hudson (PF), Ruben Morris (C) Joshua Anderson, Arthur Burke, Robert Rogers, Lawrence Erdman, Kenneth Cheever | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| 16:45 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox travels with the ball | 38-26 |
| 16:25 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is fouled on the floor by Todd Cox - foul #1 on Todd Cox, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 38-26 |
| 16:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 15:46 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cameron Swenson | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Zhu (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joey McGraw (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (tiring) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 15:33 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 15:31 | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw grabs the offensive board | 41-26 |
| 15:21 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin McDaniel | 41-29 |
| 14:53 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson is called for a backcourt violation | 41-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Arthur Burke (SG), Robert Rogers (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) David Singleton, Cameron Swenson, Todd Cox, Roderick Hudson, Ruben Morris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 14:28 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 14:27 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:25 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| 14:13 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ted Eggleston | 41-31 |
| 14:10 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 13:57 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Beresford (PF) Fred Lerner | |
| 13:35 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-31 |
| 13:34 | UC Riverside | William Beresford pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:12 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF) Arthur Burke, Robert Rogers | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:52 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (SG), Roderick Hudson (C) Joshua Anderson, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:05 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever is fouled on the floor by Patrick Zhu - foul #2 on Patrick Zhu, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris (C) Lawrence Erdman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:53 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 11:27 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel tips it home | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kevin McDaniel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Eggleston (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Zhu (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joey McGraw (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Matthews - foul #2 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (SG), Robert Rogers (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) David Singleton, Kenneth Cheever, Roderick Hudson, Ruben Morris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Sweeney | 42-34 |
| 11:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman knocks in the runner from the right block and the foul's on Douglas Matthews - foul #3 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG) Cameron Swenson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:05 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-34 |
| 11:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 10:46 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 10:45 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 10:35 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Joshua Anderson | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 10:18 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 10:17 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ted Eggleston - foul #5 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Walter McNease (SG), William Beresford (PF) Ted Eggleston, Fred Lerner | |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 09:43 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter McNease | 50-37 |
| 09:24 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson is hacked by Kevin McDaniel - foul #4 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| 09:14 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin McDaniel - foul #5 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #7 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG) Kevin McDaniel | |
| 09:14 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:14 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 08:56 | UC Riverside | Joshua Anderson picks off the pass by Patrick Zhu | 52-37 |
| 08:33 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman blows the layup | 52-37 |
| 08:32 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Beresford | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Patrick Zhu is denied by Ricky Sweeney | 52-37 |
| 08:12 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the board | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Douglas Matthews - foul #4 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #8 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (PG), Cameron Swenson (SF), Kenneth Cheever (PF), Roderick Hudson (C) Joshua Anderson, Robert Rogers, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-37 |
| 07:30 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 07:28 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton loses the dribble to Christian Rosati in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 07:18 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Roderick Hudson | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Burke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christian Rosati (fresh) SG - Walter McNease (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Zhu (tired) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joey McGraw (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (very tired) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by Christian Rosati - foul #1 on Christian Rosati, team foul #9 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris (C) Arthur Burke | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Chairez (PG), Kevin Heady (SG) Christian Rosati, Walter McNease | |
| 07:12 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 07:12 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 06:51 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 06:49 | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 06:31 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu loses the ball out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman (PF) Ruben Morris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Lerner (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| 06:11 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses badly on a runner from the left block | 55-37 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson tips it home | 57-37 |
| 05:52 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu loses the dribble to David Singleton | 57-37 |
| 05:31 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton loses the dribble to Kevin Heady | 57-37 |
| 05:28 | UC Riverside | Kevin Heady lays it in | 57-39 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Kevin Heady - foul #1 on Kevin Heady, team foul #10 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox (SG), Ruben Morris (C) Cameron Swenson, Roderick Hudson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG), Walter McNease (SG), William Beresford (PF) Eric Chairez, Kevin Heady, Fred Lerner | |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 04:58 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews is whistled for a carry | 58-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson (C) Lawrence Erdman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:32 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 58-39 |
| 04:30 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox tips it in | 60-39 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Cheever - foul #1 on Kenneth Cheever, team foul #4 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (SG) Roderick Hudson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 03:48 | Cal State Northridge | Walter McNease steals the ball from Kenneth Cheever | 60-41 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Walter McNease can't finish the layup | 60-41 |
| 03:42 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris pulls down the rebound | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cameron Swenson | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 03:18 | UC Riverside | William Beresford hits the follow up shot | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Singleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Swenson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Cheever (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Morris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christian Rosati (fresh) SG - Walter McNease (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Zhu (very tired) 22 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Beresford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Matthews (very tired) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox is hacked by William Beresford in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Beresford, team foul #11 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson (C) Ruben Morris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joey McGraw (PF) William Beresford | |
| 03:16 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 03:16 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 03:06 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu's fadeaway is rejected by Roderick Hudson | 64-43 |
| 03:04 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 02:35 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson makes the floater from the right block set up by Todd Cox | 66-43 |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 02:25 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever grabs the defensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 02:21 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris (C) Todd Cox | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Chairez (PG), Kevin Heady (SG) Christian Rosati, Walter McNease | |
| 02:12 | UC Riverside | Ruben Morris steps in front of the Patrick Zhu pass | 66-43 |
| 01:53 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 66-43 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 01:42 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu can't connect on a floater from the left side | 66-43 |
| 01:41 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever grabs the defensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 01:38 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Heady steals the ball from David Singleton in the backcourt | 66-43 |
| 01:27 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is denied on a dunk by Roderick Hudson | 66-43 |
| 01:26 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 01:11 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Cheever | 68-43 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Roderick Hudson | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Zhu - foul #3 on Patrick Zhu, team foul #12 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG), Walter McNease (SG), William Beresford (PF) Eric Chairez, Kevin Heady, Joey McGraw | |
| 00:27 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 00:27 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever makes the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Cheever | 69-43 |
| 00:17 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever lays it in | 71-43 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu jams it | 71-45 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton runs out the clock | 71-45 |