| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) SG - Joseph Carr (fresh) SF - Dwayne Postell (fresh) PF - Charles Little (fresh) C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) SF - John Boyd (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (fresh) C - Mario Laroche (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Edgar Stokes - foul #1 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Boyd | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | David Rooks blows the dunk | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | David Rooks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | UC Riverside | Charles Little lays it in set up by Joseph Carr | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mario Laroche, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Todd Mize - foul #1 on Todd Mize, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Joseph Carr is called for the reach on David Rooks - foul #1 on Joseph Carr, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | David Rooks's pass is intercepted by Joseph Carr | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes makes the runner in the paint | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche can't connect on a floater from close range | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr is fouled on the floor by Robert Tontarski - foul #1 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (SF), Keith Fierro (PF), Ralph Roy (C) Dwayne Postell, Charles Little, Edgar Stokes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG), Ismael Lowe (C) Robert Tontarski, Mario Laroche | |
| 16:49 | UC Riverside | David Rooks picks off the pass by Charles Petti | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | John Boyd hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Rooks | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden (SG) Charles Petti | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Breeden - foul #1 on Edward Breeden, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronald Burkett | 6-6 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Burkett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Breeden (fresh) SF - Joseph Carr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) C - Ralph Roy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Carrasco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Burkett takes the ball from David Rooks | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden lays it up and in set up by Ronald Burkett | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize banks in the layup | 8-8 |
| 14:16 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Ronald Burkett | 10-8 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Edward Breeden - foul #2 on Edward Breeden, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG), James Garceau (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Charles Little (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) Ronald Burkett, Edward Breeden, Joseph Carr, Keith Fierro, Ralph Roy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), Charles Aquino (PF) David Rooks, John Boyd, Todd Mize | |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:57 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Edgar Stokes is called for the reach on Randy Dulin - foul #2 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy (C) Edgar Stokes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche (C) Ismael Lowe | |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Charles Petti is called for the reach on Randy Dulin - foul #1 on Charles Petti, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG) Randy Dulin | |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Petti steals the ball from William Carrasco | 12-8 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti banks in the layup | 14-8 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Charles Petti steals the ball from Mario Laroche | 14-8 |
| 12:15 | UC Riverside | Charles Little scores on a jumper in the paint | 16-8 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Little blocks the short jumper by Mario Laroche | 16-8 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco tips it in | 16-10 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-10 |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Garceau (fresh) SF - Dwayne Postell (fresh) PF - Charles Little (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Roy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) SF - William Carrasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Aquino (fresh) C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Postell | 16-10 |
| 10:56 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell hits a floater from the baseline | 18-10 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Rooks | 18-12 |
| 10:22 | UC Riverside | Charles Little is whistled for a carry | 18-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (PG), Joseph Carr (SG), Keith Fierro (C) Charles Petti, James Garceau, Ralph Roy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), John Boyd (SF), Todd Mize (PF) David Rooks, William Carrasco, Charles Aquino | |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche buries a fadeaway in the paint | 18-14 |
| 09:44 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Mize - foul #2 on Todd Mize, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Todd Mize, Mario Laroche | |
| 09:44 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:44 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski connects on the 3 from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:11 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-17 |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Robert Tontarski is called for the reach on Ronald Burkett - foul #2 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG) Dwayne Postell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), William Carrasco (SG), Mario Laroche (C) Randy Dulin, Robert Tontarski, Ismael Lowe | |
| 08:18 | UC Riverside | Mario Laroche steps in front of the Charles Little pass | 20-17 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:50 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Aquino - foul #1 on Charles Aquino, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (SG), Ralph Roy (C) Ronald Burkett, Keith Fierro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Charles Little makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Charles Little makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Garceau (fresh) SF - Joseph Carr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Little (tiring) 6 pts. C - Ralph Roy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Carrasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | David Rooks knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:05 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy is fouled on the floor by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Coleman (SF) John Boyd | |
| 07:05 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mario Laroche | 22-19 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Charles Little denies the turnaround by William Carrasco | 22-19 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Ralph Roy | 25-19 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (SF), Keith Fierro (C) Joseph Carr, Ralph Roy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Mario Laroche | |
| 06:15 | UC Riverside | Charles Little knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Petti | 27-19 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the jumper near the basket set up by Randy Dulin | 27-21 |
| 05:45 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-21 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ismael Lowe | 27-21 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Randy Dulin and he's fouled by Charles Little - foul #1 on Charles Little, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Ralph Roy (C) Charles Petti, James Garceau, Charles Little | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), John Boyd (SF), Mario Laroche (C) Randy Dulin, Paul Coleman, Ismael Lowe | |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:42 | UC Riverside | John Boyd swats the layup by Keith Fierro | 27-24 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr misses the tip | 27-24 |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | David Rooks pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Carr - foul #2 on Joseph Carr, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG), James Garceau (SG), Charles Little (PF) Ronald Burkett, Joseph Carr, Keith Fierro | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:56 | UC Riverside | Charles Little is fouled on the floor by Charles Aquino - foul #2 on Charles Aquino, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr (SG), Edgar Stokes (C) James Garceau, Ralph Roy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Todd Mize (PF) William Carrasco, Charles Aquino | |
| 03:56 | UC Riverside | Charles Little makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:56 | UC Riverside | Charles Little makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses the jumpshot from the right side | 29-26 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the board | 29-26 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Postell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Little (tiring) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Dwayne Postell is called for the reach on David Rooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Postell, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden (SG) Dwayne Postell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Mario Laroche | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe clanks a jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Charles Little | 29-27 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Breeden | 32-27 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is fouled on the floor by Charles Little - foul #2 on Charles Little, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (PG), Keith Fierro (PF) Charles Petti, Charles Little | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Paul Coleman (SF) David Rooks, John Boyd | |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:55 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Paul Coleman is whistled for a carry | 34-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell (SF) Edward Breeden | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche (C) Ismael Lowe | |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 34-29 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the jump hook near the basket | 34-29 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:35 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-29 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Ronald Burkett is called for the reach on Randy Dulin - foul #1 on Ronald Burkett, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG), Edward Breeden (SG), Ralph Roy (C) Ronald Burkett, Joseph Carr, Edgar Stokes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG), John Boyd (SF) Robert Tontarski, Paul Coleman | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Ralph Roy is denied by Mario Laroche | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | The clock runs out | 34-29 |