| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Natal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Freeman (fresh) SF - Larry Rhymes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Swider (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | James Jennings inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Iowa State | William Dodge makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Oates | 34-21 |
| 19:11 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 19:10 | UC Riverside | William Natal tips it in | 34-23 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | James Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Freeman - foul #3 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (SG) Raymond McLearan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG) Joseph Freeman | |
| 18:50 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher is hacked by Eric Sobers - foul #1 on Eric Sobers, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | James Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Swider | 34-23 |
| 18:17 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder is called for traveling | 34-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG), Larry Pridemore (PF), Donald Otto (C) James Oates, Richard Fisher, William Dodge | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes (PF) Jeffrey Snyder | |
| 18:15 | Iowa State | Eric Sobers steps in front of the James Jennings pass in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 18:14 | UC Riverside | William Natal slams it home on a great pass from Eric Sobers | 34-25 |
| 17:52 | Iowa State | Donald Otto is hacked by William Swider - foul #2 on William Swider, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), Richard Fisher (PF), William Dodge (C) Raymond McLearan, Larry Pridemore, Donald Otto | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Russell Clover (SF), Shawn Jacobson (C) Larry Rhymes, William Swider | |
| 17:27 | Iowa State | William Dodge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG) James Oates | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Pelkey (SF) William Natal | |
| 17:04 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Jennings - foul #3 on James Jennings, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG) James Jennings | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Green (SG) Eric Sobers | |
| 17:04 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:04 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:49 | Iowa State | Jason Pelkey is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #2 on Jason Pelkey, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore (PF), Donald Otto (C) Richard Fisher, William Dodge | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (PF) Jason Pelkey, Shawn Jacobson | |
| 16:32 | Iowa State | James Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-27 |
| 16:31 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Russell Clover misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 16:08 | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 16:05 | Iowa State | Larry Rhymes picks off the pass by Raymond McLearan in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 15:50 | UC Riverside | Russell Clover misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-27 |
| 15:48 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Pridemore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Otto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Russell Clover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Green (fresh) SF - Larry Rhymes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Mattes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Iowa State | Donald Otto can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 34-27 |
| 15:27 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 15:26 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:14 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Paul Green | 34-29 |
| 14:48 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan is hacked by Paul Green - foul #3 on Paul Green, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (PG), James Jennings (SF), Richard Fisher (PF), William Dodge (C) James Oates, James Brown, Larry Pridemore, Donald Otto | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Joseph Freeman (SG), Jason Pelkey (SF), Shawn Jacobson (PF), William Swider (C) Russell Clover, Paul Green, Larry Rhymes, Jeffrey Snyder, Richard Mattes | |
| 14:24 | Iowa State | James Jennings misses the easy layup | 34-29 |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 14:09 | UC Riverside | Jason Pelkey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Freeman | 34-31 |
| 13:53 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Stormer | 36-31 |
| 13:36 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 13:34 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 13:23 | Iowa State | James Jennings is fouled on the floor by Joseph Freeman - foul #4 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #6 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), James Brown (SG) Robert Stormer, Raymond McLearan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Larry Rhymes (SF) Joseph Freeman, Jason Pelkey | |
| 13:00 | Iowa State | James Brown is whistled for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder (PF) Shawn Jacobson | |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers is called for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:20 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Fisher, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (SG) Raymond McLearan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Russell Clover (SG), Jason Pelkey (PF) William Natal, Jeffrey Snyder | |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | Jason Pelkey is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jason Pelkey, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG) James Oates | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Green (SG), Shawn Jacobson (C) Larry Rhymes, William Swider | |
| 11:41 | Iowa State | James Jennings knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Russell Clover - foul #2 on Russell Clover, team foul #8 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:41 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dodge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Eric Sobers (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Green (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Clover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Pelkey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Shawn Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | James Jennings is called for the reach on Russell Clover - foul #4 on James Jennings, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (SF) James Jennings | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Richard Mattes (PF) Eric Sobers, Jason Pelkey | |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-31 |
| 11:02 | Iowa State | William Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:38 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Oates | 41-31 |
| 10:13 | UC Riverside | William Natal is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (SG) James Oates | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Larry Rhymes (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (PF), William Swider (C) Paul Green, Russell Clover, Richard Mattes, Shawn Jacobson | |
| 10:06 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Stormer - foul #2 on Robert Stormer, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| 10:06 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 10:06 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Snyder is called for the reach on Raymond McLearan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Snyder, team foul #9 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), Larry Pridemore (PF) James Brown, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emmitt Marshall (PG) William Natal | |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 09:39 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:25 | UC Riverside | The jumper by Eric Sobers is denied by William Dodge | 42-33 |
| 09:23 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:03 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 44-33 |
| 08:42 | UC Riverside | James Oates steals the ball from William Swider | 44-33 |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan hits the finger roll set up by James Oates | 46-33 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes's floater is tipped away by William Dodge | 46-33 |
| 08:23 | Iowa State | William Dodge pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 07:55 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan is denied on a dunk by Larry Rhymes | 46-33 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 07:29 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by William Dodge - foul #2 on William Dodge, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (PG), James Jennings (SF), Richard Fisher (PF) James Oates, Robert Stormer, Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Joseph Freeman (SG), Richard Mattes (PF), Shawn Jacobson (C) Emmitt Marshall, Eric Sobers, Jeffrey Snyder, William Swider | |
| 07:29 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 07:29 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymond McLearan (tiring) 16 pts. SF - James Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dodge (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Natal (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Rhymes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Iowa State | James Brown is hacked by Joseph Freeman - foul #5 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #10 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), Donald Otto (C) Raymond McLearan, William Dodge | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Russell Clover (SG), Jason Pelkey (SF) Joseph Freeman, Larry Rhymes | |
| 07:14 | Iowa State | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 07:14 | Iowa State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 07:03 | UC Riverside | Jason Pelkey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-34 |
| 07:02 | UC Riverside | Jason Pelkey grabs the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 06:46 | UC Riverside | Russell Clover can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 06:45 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Donald Otto | 47-34 |
| 06:25 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher is wide open and dunks the ball | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | Jason Pelkey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 06:15 | UC Riverside | William Natal tips it home | 49-36 |
| 06:12 | Iowa State | Shawn Jacobson is called for the reach on James Oates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Jacobson, team foul #11 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Dodge (C) Donald Otto | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:12 | Iowa State | James Oates makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 06:12 | Iowa State | James Oates misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Richard Mattes | 50-36 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Oates - foul #2 on James Oates, team foul #7 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG) James Oates | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Jennings and the foul's on Russell Clover - foul #3 on Russell Clover, team foul #12 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (PF), William Swider (C) Jason Pelkey, Shawn Jacobson, Richard Mattes | |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 05:36 | UC Riverside | William Natal loses the dribble to James Brown | 53-38 |
| 05:15 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Russell Clover - foul #4 on Russell Clover, team foul #13 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (PG), Paul Green (SG) William Natal, Russell Clover | |
| 05:15 | Iowa State | William Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 05:15 | Iowa State | William Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Paul Green is called for traveling | 55-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (SG), Larry Pridemore (PF), Donald Otto (C) Raymond McLearan, Richard Fisher, William Dodge | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emmitt Marshall (PG), Russell Clover (SF), Richard Mattes (PF) Larry Rhymes, Jeffrey Snyder, William Swider | |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Emmitt Marshall - foul #1 on Emmitt Marshall, team foul #14 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson (C) Emmitt Marshall | |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Paul Green clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson tips it in | 56-40 |
| 03:56 | Iowa State | James Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 03:41 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 03:41 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), Raymond McLearan (SG), Richard Fisher (PF), William Dodge (C) James Brown, Robert Stormer, Larry Pridemore, Donald Otto | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Larry Rhymes (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (PF), William Swider (C) Paul Green, Russell Clover, Richard Mattes, Shawn Jacobson | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan loses the dribble to Jeffrey Snyder | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Fisher (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dodge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Natal (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eric Sobers (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Rhymes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - William Swider (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | James Oates grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from James Oates | 58-43 |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 02:00 | Iowa State | James Jennings scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from William Dodge | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | William Natal buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 01:47 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond McLearan, team foul #8 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (PG), Robert Stormer (SG), Larry Pridemore (PF), Donald Otto (C) James Oates, Raymond McLearan, Richard Fisher, William Dodge | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Russell Clover (SG), Jason Pelkey (SF), Richard Mattes (PF), Shawn Jacobson (C) William Natal, Larry Rhymes, Jeffrey Snyder, William Swider | |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Russell Clover comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 01:40 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson misses the tip | 60-48 |
| 01:39 | Iowa State | James Jennings gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:10 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 01:09 | Iowa State | Donald Otto tips it back up and in | 62-48 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa State | Russell Clover picks off the pass by James Brown in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 00:44 | UC Riverside | Russell Clover blows the layup | 62-51 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | Donald Otto grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 00:22 | Iowa State | James Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | James Brown runs out the clock | 62-51 |