| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fresh) SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) SF - Ivan Pierce (fresh) PF - John Peterson (fresh) C - Lewis Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fresh) C - Heath Hackett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Maryland | The jump hook by John Peterson is blocked by Heath Hackett | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda is hacked by John Peterson - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | John Peterson knocks away the 3 by Robert Maguire | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Maryland | John Peterson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Joel Duke - foul #1 on Joel Duke, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Maryland | John Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:56 | Maryland | John Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:56 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 1-4 |
| 17:31 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:17 | Maryland | Philip Stephens drills a floater from the right side | 3-4 |
| 16:55 | UC Riverside | Ivan Pierce picks off the pass by Robert Maguire | 3-4 |
| 16:52 | Maryland | Manuel Austin can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 16:50 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Joel Duke | 3-4 |
| 16:28 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joel Duke, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Eric Boudreaux, Joel Duke, Heath Hackett | |
| 16:19 | Maryland | John Peterson is fouled on the floor by Ron Mullins - foul #1 on Ron Mullins, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 16:14 | Maryland | John Peterson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 16:13 | Maryland | John Peterson tips it home | 5-4 |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) SF - Ivan Pierce (fairly fresh) PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lewis Lowe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kevin McDaniel (fresh) SG - Robert Maguire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) C - Ron Mullins (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Maryland | Manuel Austin is hacked by Arthur Dickey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Ted Bauch (SF), William Parkin (PF), Robert Farnum (C) Philip Stephens, Ivan Pierce, John Peterson, Lewis Lowe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG) Robert Maguire | |
| 15:35 | Maryland | William Parkin misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Arthur Dickey - foul #2 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (SF) Arthur Dickey | |
| 15:35 | Maryland | William Parkin makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:35 | Maryland | William Parkin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Ikeda | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | Maryland | Ted Bauch double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (SG) Manuel Austin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:00 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:58 | Maryland | The rebound goes to William Parkin | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | Maryland | William Parkin clanks a shot in the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:48 | UC Riverside | John Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:30 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ron Mullins and the foul's on Robert Farnum - foul #1 on Robert Farnum, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG), Ivan Pierce (SF), John Peterson (PF), Lewis Lowe (C) Richard Argueta, Ted Bauch, William Parkin, Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF) Kevin McDaniel, Ron Mullins | |
| 14:30 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager misses the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:30 | Maryland | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:17 | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts clanks a jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:15 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Maguire | 7-13 |
| 13:21 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Linkous - foul #1 on John Linkous, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (SG), Ted Bauch (SF), William Parkin (PF) Benjamin Roberts, Ivan Pierce, John Peterson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett (C) John Linkous | |
| 13:21 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Emanuel Schwager | 8-13 |
| 12:52 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett comes up short on the shot from the right side | 8-13 |
| 12:50 | Maryland | William Parkin grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:37 | Maryland | Philip Stephens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 12:36 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:21 | Maryland | Emanuel Schwager steals the ball from Philip Stephens | 8-13 |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Eric Boudreaux | 8-15 |
| 12:00 | Maryland | Jon Ikeda takes the ball from Lewis Lowe in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| 11:57 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire misses the easy layup | 8-15 |
| 11:55 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:52 | Maryland | Heath Hackett steals it from Ted Bauch in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 11:30 | Maryland | William Parkin grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) SF - Ted Bauch (fairly fresh) PF - William Parkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Lowe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Maguire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emanuel Schwager (tiring) 5 pts. C - Heath Hackett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Maryland | Philip Stephens loses the dribble to Heath Hackett | 8-15 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 10:44 | Maryland | Ted Bauch connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Philip Stephens | 10-18 |
| 10:24 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager's floater is tipped away by William Parkin | 10-18 |
| 10:23 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux hits the follow up shot | 10-20 |
| 10:09 | Maryland | Ted Bauch comes up short on the shot from the left side | 10-20 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Eric Boudreaux | 10-20 |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Richard Argueta (SG), Ivan Pierce (SF), John Peterson (PF), Robert Farnum (C) Philip Stephens, Manuel Austin, Ted Bauch, William Parkin, Lewis Lowe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG), John Linkous (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Emanuel Schwager, Heath Hackett | |
| 09:40 | Maryland | Robert Farnum connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Roberts | 12-20 |
| 09:18 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins drills a runner from the baseline | 12-22 |
| 09:03 | Maryland | Robert Farnum hits a wide open floater from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Pierce | 14-22 |
| 08:41 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Mullins | 14-22 |
| 08:20 | UC Riverside | John Linkous is fouled on the floor by Ivan Pierce - foul #1 on Ivan Pierce, team foul #3 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG), Manuel Austin (SG), Roger Noell (SF), Lewis Lowe (C) Benjamin Roberts, Richard Argueta, Ivan Pierce, Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Heath Hackett (C) Robert Maguire, Ron Mullins | |
| 07:56 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux misses the fadeaway from the right side | 14-22 |
| 07:55 | Maryland | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Manuel Austin connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 07:17 | UC Riverside | Philip Stephens steals it from Kevin McDaniel | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Noell (fresh) PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Lowe (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Boudreaux (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Linkous (fairly fresh) C - Heath Hackett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:01 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe clanks a fadeaway from close range | 17-22 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | Manuel Austin can't tip it in | 17-22 |
| 06:59 | Maryland | John Peterson tips it in | 19-22 |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 06:54 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Roger Noell | 19-22 |
| 06:37 | Maryland | John Peterson makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Stephens | 21-22 |
| 06:16 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts (PG), Richard Argueta (SG), Ivan Pierce (SF), William Parkin (PF), Robert Farnum (C) Philip Stephens, Manuel Austin, Roger Noell, John Peterson, Lewis Lowe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Kevin McDaniel, John Linkous, Heath Hackett | |
| 05:59 | Maryland | William Parkin is fouled on the floor by Emanuel Schwager - foul #1 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| 05:59 | Maryland | William Parkin makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:59 | Maryland | William Parkin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:30 | UC Riverside | William Parkin picks off the pass by Eric Boudreaux | 23-22 |
| 05:07 | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (SG), John Peterson (PF) Richard Argueta, Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG), John Linkous (SF) Jon Ikeda, Eric Boudreaux | |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Manuel Austin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire drills a 3 from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 04:06 | Maryland | Robert Maguire is called for the reach on Manuel Austin - foul #1 on Robert Maguire, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG), Ted Bauch (SF), Lewis Lowe (C) Benjamin Roberts, Ivan Pierce, William Parkin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett (C) Ron Mullins | |
| 04:06 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:06 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:04 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 03:52 | Maryland | Manuel Austin connects on the shot in the lane set up by Philip Stephens and he's hacked by Emanuel Schwager - foul #2 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (PG) Philip Stephens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF), Joel Duke (PF) John Linkous, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 03:52 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:31 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire knocks in the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Manuel Austin - foul #1 on Manuel Austin, team foul #4 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG) Kevin McDaniel | |
| 03:31 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire misses the free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:31 | Maryland | John Peterson grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 03:14 | Maryland | John Peterson makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Austin and the foul's on Jon Ikeda - foul #1 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #10 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Farnum (C) Lewis Lowe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:14 | Maryland | John Peterson makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Richard Argueta (fresh) SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Bauch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Farnum (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Maguire (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Heath Hackett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Maguire | 34-29 |
| 02:50 | Maryland | Richard Argueta is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Argueta, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG) Richard Argueta | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:29 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 02:23 | Maryland | Manuel Austin can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Maguire - foul #2 on Robert Maguire, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ivan Pierce (SF), William Parkin (PF), Lewis Lowe (C) Ted Bauch, John Peterson, Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Heath Hackett | |
| 02:23 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:23 | Maryland | Manuel Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 02:04 | Maryland | Lewis Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:01 | Maryland | Philip Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Dickey - foul #3 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #12 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts (SG) Manuel Austin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (SF) Arthur Dickey | |
| 02:01 | Maryland | Philip Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:01 | Maryland | Philip Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins is whistled for traveling | 37-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (SG) Philip Stephens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:39 | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG) Kevin McDaniel | |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 01:14 | Maryland | William Parkin snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 00:59 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Linkous - foul #2 on John Linkous, team foul #13 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Peterson (PF), Robert Farnum (C) William Parkin, Lewis Lowe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF), Heath Hackett (C) John Linkous, Ron Mullins | |
| 00:59 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-31 |
| 00:59 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:59 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:59 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Eric Boudreaux | 37-31 |
| 00:36 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux misses the jump hook in the lane | 37-31 |
| 00:34 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:32 | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Ikeda - foul #2 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #14 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (SG) Richard Argueta | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG) Jon Ikeda | |
| 00:32 | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:32 | Maryland | Benjamin Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 39-31 |
| 00:09 | Maryland | John Peterson gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:07 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce is hacked by Robert Maguire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Maguire, team foul #15 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG) Benjamin Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), John Linkous (SF) Robert Maguire, Eric Boudreaux | |
| 00:07 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:07 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Manuel Austin is called for the reach on Joel Duke - foul #2 on Manuel Austin, team foul #6 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ted Bauch (SF) Ivan Pierce | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | John Linkous can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |