| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Andy Grossman (fresh) SG - Gerald Langdon (fresh) SF - Milton Plaisted (fresh) PF - Gregory Bruzewski (fresh) C - Christopher Wheeler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Abston (fresh) SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) SF - Alvin Lehman (fresh) PF - Edward Hunter (fresh) C - Dana Ethier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Gregory Bruzewski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:53 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Milton Plaisted | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Abston | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon is open and buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Bruzewski | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Milton Plaisted - foul #1 on Milton Plaisted, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter is denied on a layup by Gregory Bruzewski | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Bruzewski | 6-4 |
| 17:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Wells (PG), Robert Chacon (SG), Jarrod Walker (SF), Efrain Dotson (PF), Keith Nichols (C) Andy Grossman, Gerald Langdon, Milton Plaisted, Gregory Bruzewski, Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon (PG), John Kuss (SG), Scotty Coronel (SF), Chuck Crawford (PF), Randy Holmes (C) Donald Abston, Dikembe Alhambra, Alvin Lehman, Edward Hunter, Dana Ethier | |
| 17:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Holmes | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon is fouled on the floor by Brandon Wells - foul #1 on Brandon Wells, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss's pass is intercepted by Brandon Wells | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | UC Riverside | Brandon Wells lays it up and in | 8-4 |
| 16:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kuss | 8-6 |
| 16:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 16:13 | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | UC Riverside | Donald Bohanon steals it from Efrain Dotson | 8-6 |
| 15:51 | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Bohanon | 8-8 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brandon Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Chacon (fairly fresh) SF - Jarrod Walker (fairly fresh) PF - Efrain Dotson (fairly fresh) C - Keith Nichols (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Bohanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kuss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scotty Coronel (fairly fresh) PF - Chuck Crawford (fairly fresh) C - Randy Holmes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Robert Chacon - foul #1 on Robert Chacon, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andy Grossman (PG), Travis Berrios (SG), Gregory Bruzewski (PF), Steven Fenwick (C) Brandon Wells, Robert Chacon, Efrain Dotson, Keith Nichols | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker (PG), Bruce Maria (SG), Edward Hunter (PF), Dana Ethier (C) Donald Bohanon, John Kuss, Chuck Crawford, Randy Holmes | |
| 15:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:22 | UC Riverside | Eugene Walker steals the ball from Gregory Bruzewski | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker lays it up and in | 8-11 |
| 15:04 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker is whistled for traveling | 8-11 |
| 15:04 | Cal State Fullerton | The refs have stopped play. Bruce Maria is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 8-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted (SF), Efrain Dotson (PF) Jarrod Walker, Gregory Bruzewski | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF) Bruce Maria, Scotty Coronel | |
| 14:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman tips it home | 8-13 |
| 14:15 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Alhambra - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #1 | 8-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon (SG), Gregory Bruzewski (PF), Christopher Wheeler (C) Travis Berrios, Efrain Dotson, Steven Fenwick | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston (PG), Chuck Crawford (PF), Randy Holmes (C) Eugene Walker, Edward Hunter, Dana Ethier | |
| 14:15 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:15 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:15 | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:03 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Abston - foul #1 on Donald Abston, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss (SG) Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 14:03 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:03 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Alvin Lehman | 11-15 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 13:21 | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:10 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon misses the shot from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 13:08 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Randy Holmes | 11-15 |
| 13:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Andy Grossman takes the ball from Donald Abston in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Andy Grossman clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Chuck Crawford - foul #1 on Chuck Crawford, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon (SG), Jarrod Walker (SF), Efrain Dotson (PF), Keith Nichols (C) Robert Chacon, Milton Plaisted, Gregory Bruzewski, Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon (PG), Bruce Maria (SG), Edward Hunter (PF), Dana Ethier (C) Donald Abston, Alvin Lehman, Chuck Crawford, Randy Holmes | |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Andy Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Andy Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Andy Grossman is called for the reach on Donald Bohanon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andy Grossman, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Wells (PG) Andy Grossman | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 12:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter banks in the layup set up by Donald Bohanon | 13-17 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon loses the dribble to Edward Hunter in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 12:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Bohanon | 13-20 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | John Kuss is called for the reach on Jarrod Walker - foul #1 on John Kuss, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios (SG) Gerald Langdon | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel (SF) John Kuss | |
| 12:01 | UC Riverside | Keith Nichols misses short on a floater in the lane | 13-20 |
| 12:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 11:57 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon travels in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler (C) Keith Nichols | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Alhambra (SG) Bruce Maria | |
| 11:47 | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 13-20 |
| 11:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brandon Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Berrios (fairly fresh) SF - Jarrod Walker (fairly fresh) PF - Efrain Dotson (tiring) C - Christopher Wheeler (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Bohanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fairly fresh) SF - Scotty Coronel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Hunter (tiring) 6 pts. C - Dana Ethier (tiring) | |
| 11:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses the shot from the left side | 13-20 |
| 11:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses the tip | 13-20 |
| 11:35 | UC Riverside | Brandon Wells grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 11:33 | UC Riverside | Brandon Wells is hacked by Donald Bohanon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Bohanon, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon (SG), Gregory Bruzewski (PF), Steven Fenwick (C) Travis Berrios, Efrain Dotson, Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker (PG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Randy Holmes (C) Donald Bohanon, Scotty Coronel, Dana Ethier | |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Gregory Bruzewski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Hunter - foul #1 on Edward Hunter, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andy Grossman (PG) Brandon Wells | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford (PF) Edward Hunter | |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Gregory Bruzewski makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Gregory Bruzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Andy Grossman is called for the reach on Randy Holmes - foul #2 on Andy Grossman, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Wells (PG), Keith Nichols (C) Andy Grossman, Steven Fenwick | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss (SF) Alvin Lehman | |
| 10:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-20 |
| 10:55 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Walker | 15-20 |
| 10:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Gerald Langdon steals it from Randy Holmes | 15-20 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon lays it up and in | 17-20 |
| 10:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Langdon - foul #1 on Gerald Langdon, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon (SG), Milton Plaisted (SF), Efrain Dotson (PF), Christopher Wheeler (C) Gerald Langdon, Jarrod Walker, Gregory Bruzewski, Keith Nichols | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston (PG), Donald Bohanon (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Edward Hunter (PF) Eugene Walker, Dikembe Alhambra, John Kuss, Chuck Crawford | |
| 10:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 10:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Chacon picks off the pass by Donald Abston in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 10:02 | UC Riverside | Brandon Wells misses the easy layup | 17-22 |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon loses the dribble to Alvin Lehman | 17-22 |
| 09:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Brandon Wells is called for the reach on Donald Abston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Wells, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios (SG), Steven Fenwick (C) Brandon Wells, Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria (SG), Scotty Coronel (SF), Dana Ethier (C) Donald Bohanon, Alvin Lehman, Randy Holmes | |
| 09:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:22 | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson connects on the floater from the right block | 19-24 |
| 09:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-24 |
| 09:13 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-24 |
| 08:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Dana Ethier grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 08:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Donald Abston and he's fouled by Efrain Dotson - foul #1 on Efrain Dotson, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon (SG), Jarrod Walker (SF), Gregory Bruzewski (PF), Christopher Wheeler (C) Travis Berrios, Milton Plaisted, Efrain Dotson, Steven Fenwick | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Chuck Crawford (PF) Donald Abston, Bruce Maria, Edward Hunter | |
| 08:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:17 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jarrod Walker | 21-27 |
| 08:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 08:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford misses the tip | 21-27 |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Christopher Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 07:50 | UC Riverside | Gregory Bruzewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson (PF), Keith Nichols (C) Gregory Bruzewski, Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF) Dikembe Alhambra, Scotty Coronel | |
| 07:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Dana Ethier drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Bohanon | 21-29 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Chacon (tiring) SG - Gerald Langdon (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jarrod Walker (tiring) PF - Efrain Dotson (tired) 2 pts. C - Keith Nichols (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Bohanon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Kuss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Lehman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chuck Crawford (tiring) C - Dana Ethier (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | Chuck Crawford is called for the reach on Gerald Langdon - foul #2 on Chuck Crawford, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios (PG), Milton Plaisted (SF), Gregory Bruzewski (PF) Robert Chacon, Jarrod Walker, Efrain Dotson | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker (PG), Edward Hunter (PF), Randy Holmes (C) Donald Bohanon, Chuck Crawford, Dana Ethier | |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-29 |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:08 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 06:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman is hacked by Milton Plaisted - foul #2 on Milton Plaisted, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon (SG), Jarrod Walker (SF), Steven Fenwick (C) Gerald Langdon, Milton Plaisted, Keith Nichols | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria (SG) John Kuss | |
| 06:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 06:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria is hacked by Robert Chacon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Chacon, team foul #10 | 23-31 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon (SG) Robert Chacon | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss (SF) Alvin Lehman | |
| 06:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 06:30 | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson (PF) Gregory Bruzewski | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 06:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Kuss | 23-35 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker is hacked by Randy Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Holmes, team foul #8 | 23-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG) Eugene Walker, Bruce Maria | |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 05:55 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Alhambra | 25-38 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Dikembe Alhambra is called for the reach on Jarrod Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #9 | 25-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Nichols (PF), Christopher Wheeler (C) Efrain Dotson, Steven Fenwick | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel (SF), Dana Ethier (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Randy Holmes | |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 05:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Travis Berrios is called for the reach on Donald Abston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Berrios, team foul #11 | 27-38 |
| 05:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 05:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 05:34 | UC Riverside | Donald Abston takes the ball from Gerald Langdon | 27-40 |
| 05:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston banks in the layup | 27-42 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-42 |
| 05:08 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 04:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Jarrod Walker steps in front of the Scotty Coronel pass | 27-42 |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Edward Hunter is called for the reach on Jarrod Walker - foul #2 on Edward Hunter, team foul #10 | 27-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Bruzewski (PF), Steven Fenwick (C) Keith Nichols, Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker (PG), Bruce Maria (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Randy Holmes (C) Donald Abston, John Kuss, Edward Hunter, Dana Ethier | |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 04:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 04:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 04:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes lays it in set up by Eugene Walker | 28-44 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lehman is called for the reach on Travis Berrios in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Lehman, team foul #11 | 28-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson (SF) Jarrod Walker | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon (SG), Dana Ethier (C) Bruce Maria, Scotty Coronel | |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 03:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 30-44 |
| 03:57 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Holmes | 30-44 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Bohanon | 30-46 |
| 03:21 | UC Riverside | Steven Fenwick misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 30-46 |
| 03:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Travis Berrios (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Langdon (very tired) 6 pts. SF - Efrain Dotson (tired) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Bruzewski (tired) 2 pts. C - Steven Fenwick (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Eugene Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bohanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alvin Lehman (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Holmes (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dana Ethier (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andy Grossman (PG), Robert Chacon (SG), Milton Plaisted (SF), Christopher Wheeler (C) Travis Berrios, Gerald Langdon, Gregory Bruzewski, Steven Fenwick | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Chuck Crawford (PF) Eugene Walker, Donald Bohanon, Dana Ethier | |
| 03:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Alhambra | 30-48 |
| 02:45 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-48 |
| 02:43 | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson blows the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Alhambra - foul #3 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #12 | 30-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Nichols (C) Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston (PG), Donald Bohanon (SG), John Kuss (SF), Dana Ethier (C) Bruce Maria, Dikembe Alhambra, Alvin Lehman, Randy Holmes | |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Efrain Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 02:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Efrain Dotson - foul #2 on Efrain Dotson, team foul #12 | 32-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Wells (PG), Gregory Bruzewski (PF) Andy Grossman, Efrain Dotson | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 02:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 02:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 02:04 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-49 |
| 01:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kuss | 32-52 |
| 01:36 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Wells and the foul's on Donald Abston - foul #2 on Donald Abston, team foul #13 | 34-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel (SF), Edward Hunter (PF) John Kuss, Dana Ethier | |
| 01:36 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon misses the free throw | 34-52 |
| 01:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 01:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston is hacked by Brandon Wells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Wells, team foul #13 | 34-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andy Grossman (PG) Brandon Wells | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 01:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 01:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston misses the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Keith Nichols | 34-53 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 01:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 01:08 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Chacon picks off the pass by Donald Bohanon in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| 01:06 | UC Riverside | Robert Chacon hits the finger roll | 36-53 |
| 00:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Chacon steps in front of the Scotty Coronel pass | 36-53 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Keith Nichols misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-53 |
| 00:25 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter drills a shot from the baseline | 36-55 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Milton Plaisted misses the fullcourt shot | 36-55 |