| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 3 blk. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Splawn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-32 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 19:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy is hacked by Ronald Watlington - foul #1 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:03 | UC Riverside | Thomas Splawn is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Derrick Fowler snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:29 | UC Riverside | Casey West is denied on a layup by Kyle Wilson | 31-32 |
| 18:28 | UC Riverside | Thomas Splawn tips it in | 31-34 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Casey West knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Hardy | 33-36 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Paul Bruce (SF), Timothy Solomon (C) Joey Carr, Michael Southworth, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Miller (PG), Kevin Borror (SG), Kevin Vadnais (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Ben Williams (C) Robert Hardy, Kim Moore, Thomas Splawn, Casey West, Derrick Fowler | |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon is fouled on the floor by Ben Williams - foul #2 on Ben Williams, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Borror picks off the pass by Timothy Solomon | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | UC Riverside | Kevin Borror blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 16:58 | UC Riverside | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:46 | UC Riverside | David Miller drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Borror | 33-38 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | UC Riverside | Kevin Vadnais drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Miller | 35-40 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jack Mertens | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Borror (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Vadnais (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ben Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | UC Riverside | Robert Williams blows the dunk | 37-40 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Vadnais steals the ball from Ronald Watlington in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 15:22 | UC Riverside | Robert Williams is hacked by Ronald Watlington - foul #2 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Michael Southworth (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Jack Mertens, Paul Bruce, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy (PG), Howard Hutton (SG), Thomas Splawn (SF), Casey West (PF), Derrick Fowler (C) David Miller, Kevin Borror, Kevin Vadnais, Robert Williams, Ben Williams | |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Thomas Splawn is hacked by Joey Carr - foul #1 on Joey Carr, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 14:54 | UC Riverside | Derrick Fowler banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hardy and the foul's on Kyle Wilson - foul #2 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| 14:54 | UC Riverside | Derrick Fowler makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 37-43 |
| 14:36 | UC Riverside | Thomas Splawn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Hutton - foul #1 on Howard Hutton, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF), Ronald Watlington (PF) Patrick Davis, Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin Borror (PG), Kim Moore (SG) Robert Hardy, Howard Hutton | |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Michael Southworth is denied by Casey West | 37-43 |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | Casey West pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:28 | UC Riverside | Kevin Borror clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Joey Carr | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Kevin Vadnais (SF) Kevin Borror, Kim Moore, Thomas Splawn | |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Robert Williams misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Mertens - foul #1 on Jack Mertens, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Michael Southworth | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Howard Hutton (PG), Ben Williams (C) Robert Hardy, Derrick Fowler | |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens is called for a backcourt violation | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SF), Timothy Solomon (PF) Paul Bruce, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Miller (PG), Kevin Borror (SG) Howard Hutton, Casey West | |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | David Miller steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (SG) Patrick Davis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Splawn (SF) Robert Williams | |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joey Carr, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| 11:49 | UC Riverside | Kevin Vadnais hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Joey Carr - foul #3 on Joey Carr, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kim Moore (SG), Derrick Fowler (C) Thomas Splawn, Ben Williams | |
| 11:49 | UC Riverside | Kevin Vadnais makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:49 | UC Riverside | Kevin Vadnais makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Borror (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Vadnais (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-47 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth gets the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Mertens | 40-47 |
| 10:31 | UC Riverside | Kevin Vadnais misses the easy layup | 40-47 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Timothy Solomon | 42-47 |
| 09:48 | UC Riverside | Kevin Vadnais connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Kim Moore | 42-49 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon buries a floater from the left side set up by Jack Mertens | 44-49 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Jack Mertens is called for the reach on Kevin Borror - foul #2 on Jack Mertens, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Paul Bruce (SF), Ronald Watlington (PF) Jack Mertens, Joey Carr, Michael Southworth, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy (PG), Robert Williams (SF), Casey West (PF), Ben Williams (C) David Miller, Kim Moore, Kevin Vadnais, Derrick Fowler | |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Kevin Borror makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Kevin Borror makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski is whistled for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Splawn (SF) Kevin Borror | |
| 08:22 | UC Riverside | Robert Williams double dribbles | 44-51 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is hacked by Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Casey West - foul #1 on Casey West, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Casey West grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:49 | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leo Kalinowski (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Kyle Wilson (tired) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Splawn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Casey West (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Ben Williams denies the turnaround by Patrick Davis | 44-51 |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Casey West gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | Ben Williams travels with the ball | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG) Leo Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Howard Hutton (SG), Derrick Fowler (C) Robert Williams, Ben Williams | |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Davis and he's hacked by Derrick Fowler - foul #2 on Derrick Fowler, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:31 | UC Riverside | Howard Hutton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is whistled for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SF), Timothy Solomon (C) Paul Bruce, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin Vadnais (C) Derrick Fowler | |
| 06:06 | UC Riverside | Casey West misses the jump hook in the paint | 47-51 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hardy is called for the reach on Ronald Watlington - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG) Joey Carr | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin Borror (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Ben Williams (C) Robert Hardy, Howard Hutton, Kevin Vadnais | |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | Thomas Splawn pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:35 | UC Riverside | Kevin Borror misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 05:34 | UC Riverside | Casey West grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Casey West hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Splawn and he's hacked by Michael Southworth - foul #2 on Michael Southworth, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF) Michael Southworth | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kim Moore (SG) Thomas Splawn | |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Casey West misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Davis | 49-53 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Paul Bruce is called for the reach on Casey West - foul #2 on Paul Bruce, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Kyle Wilson (C) Leo Kalinowski, Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy (PG), Kevin Vadnais (SF), Derrick Fowler (C) Kevin Borror, Robert Williams, Ben Williams | |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Casey West misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Casey West misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is hacked by Kim Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kim Moore, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Splawn (SF) Casey West | |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | Kim Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Miller (PG), Howard Hutton (SG) Robert Hardy, Kim Moore | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses long on an open floater from the right block | 51-53 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson tips it home | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bruce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Kyle Wilson (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Splawn (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Vadnais (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Fowler (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UC Riverside | Derrick Fowler throws it down and he's fouled by Paul Bruce - foul #3 on Paul Bruce, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (SG), Michael Southworth (C) Patrick Davis, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy (PG), Kevin Borror (SF), Casey West (PF) David Miller, Thomas Splawn, Kevin Vadnais | |
| 03:13 | UC Riverside | Derrick Fowler makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Paul Bruce takes the ball from Robert Hardy | 53-56 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-56 |
| 02:03 | UC Riverside | Howard Hutton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Derrick Fowler misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jack Mertens | 53-56 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 53-56 |
| 01:19 | UC Riverside | Howard Hutton grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:01 | UC Riverside | Joey Carr steals it from Derrick Fowler | 53-56 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens's pass is intercepted by Kevin Borror in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Howard Hutton hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Borror | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington's fadeaway is rejected by Derrick Fowler | 53-58 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Joey Carr takes the ball from Howard Hutton | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr travels with the ball | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Jack Mertens, Paul Bruce | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kim Moore (SG), Robert Williams (PF) Howard Hutton, Casey West | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Joey Carr is called for the reach on Robert Hardy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joey Carr, team foul #12 | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 55-58 |