| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bruce Harada (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan McGill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Victoria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Roger Green inbounds the ball | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Edward McNutt is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger Green | 24-43 |
| 19:24 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill misses short on a floater from the left side | 24-43 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Roger Green pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-43 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Edward McNutt tips it back up and in | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 26-45 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Roger Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-45 |
| 18:05 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 17:55 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker clanks a jumper from close range | 26-45 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Paul Stringer blows the dunk but he's hacked by Frank Parker - foul #1 on Frank Parker, team foul #1 | 26-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (PG), Daniel Jackson (SG), David Eustice (SF), David Hancock (PF), Dennis Ayers (C) Bruce Harada, Russell Anthony, Johnathan McGill, James Victoria, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF) Lawrence Goings, Roger Green | |
| 17:28 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 17:28 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 17:12 | UC Riverside | David Hancock knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Jackson | 28-45 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Steven Sparks is called for the reach on Eric Uselton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Sparks, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Russell Anthony (SG) Steven Sparks | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:49 | Houston | Paul Stringer lays it up and in on a great pass from Antony Dove | 28-47 |
| 16:40 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Stringer - foul #1 on Paul Stringer, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill (SF) Russell Anthony | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:40 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 16:40 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 28-47 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Daniel Jackson is called for the reach on Eric Uselton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Paul Stringer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Hancock - foul #1 on David Hancock, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF) Juan Gonzalez | |
| 16:12 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Eustice | 31-48 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Eustice (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnathan McGill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hancock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Ayers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Stringer (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Houston | David Eustice steps in front of the Roger Green pass in the backcourt | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 15:37 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | Dennis Ayers tips it back up and in | 33-48 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Paul Stringer buries a jumpshot from the right side | 33-50 |
| 14:50 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the easy layup | 36-50 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Eric Uselton pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Paul Stringer is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | David Eustice scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Antony Dove - foul #2 on Antony Dove, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada (PG), Russell Anthony (SG), James Victoria (PF), Mark Cleary (C) Daniel Jackson, Johnathan McGill, David Hancock, Dennis Ayers | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), William Godfrey (PF), Gordon Janes (C) Antony Dove, Eric Uselton, Roger Green, Edward McNutt, Paul Stringer | |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | David Eustice makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Lawrence Goings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Frank Parker (SF) David Eustice | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:20 | UC Riverside | Lawrence Goings steals it from Mark Cleary | 39-50 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Cleary - foul #4 on Mark Cleary, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill (SF) Mark Cleary | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:59 | Houston | William Curto is hacked by Bruce Harada - foul #1 on Bruce Harada, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| 12:41 | Houston | William Godfrey is fouled on the floor by Johnathan McGill - foul #2 on Johnathan McGill, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| 12:41 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:41 | Houston | William Godfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | James Victoria is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Victoria, team foul #8 | 39-51 |
| 11:55 | Houston | James Victoria steals it from William Curto | 39-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bruce Harada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan McGill (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Victoria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Godfrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gordon Janes - foul #1 on Gordon Janes, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (PG), Daniel Jackson (SF) Bruce Harada, Johnathan McGill | |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Roger Green (SF), Derek Dunkley (C) William Curto, Juan Gonzalez, William Godfrey | |
| 11:43 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:43 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Derek Dunkley | 40-51 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward McNutt (PF) Gordon Janes | |
| 11:21 | UC Riverside | James Victoria misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Edward McNutt - foul #1 on Edward McNutt, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| 11:21 | UC Riverside | James Victoria misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:21 | UC Riverside | James Victoria misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Daniel Jackson steals the ball from Roger Green | 40-51 |
| 10:45 | UC Riverside | Edward McNutt denies the turnaround by James Victoria | 40-51 |
| 10:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Antony Dove | 40-51 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Steven Sparks is called for the reach on Edward McNutt - foul #4 on Steven Sparks, team foul #9 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada (PG), David Eustice (SF) Steven Sparks, Daniel Jackson | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG), Gordon Janes (C) Lawrence Goings, Roger Green | |
| 10:19 | Houston | Edward McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to David Eustice | 40-52 |
| 10:11 | UC Riverside | Bruce Harada misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Derek Dunkley snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Edward McNutt hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 40-52 |
| 09:38 | UC Riverside | David Eustice snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 09:18 | UC Riverside | James Victoria makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from David Eustice | 42-52 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Antony Dove drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Derek Dunkley | 42-55 |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker's layup is rejected by Gordon Janes | 42-55 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Gordon Janes gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Gordon Janes pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez is hacked by James Victoria - foul #3 on James Victoria, team foul #10 | 42-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks (PG), Daniel Jackson (SG), Johnathan McGill (SF), David Hancock (PF), Mark Cleary (C) Bruce Harada, Russell Anthony, David Eustice, James Victoria, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), Roger Green (SF), William Godfrey (PF), Paul Stringer (C) Antony Dove, Derek Dunkley, Edward McNutt, Gordon Janes | |
| 07:47 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan McGill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Cleary (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 07:30 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 07:29 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary tips it but misses | 42-57 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Paul Stringer slams it home on a nice dish by William Godfrey and the foul's on Johnathan McGill - foul #3 on Johnathan McGill, team foul #11 | 42-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the free throw | 42-60 |
| 06:56 | UC Riverside | Johnathan McGill's layup is rejected by William Godfrey | 42-60 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Paul Stringer snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 06:39 | Houston | The jump hook by Paul Stringer is blocked by Mark Cleary | 42-60 |
| 06:38 | UC Riverside | Mark Cleary grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Green - foul #2 on Roger Green, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Eric Uselton | |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 06:27 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Paul Stringer lays it in on a nice dish by William Curto | 42-62 |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | David Hancock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-62 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Roger Green snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Paul Stringer connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from William Curto | 42-64 |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson is fouled on the floor by Paul Stringer - foul #2 on Paul Stringer, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Eustice (SG), Dennis Ayers (PF) Johnathan McGill, Mark Cleary | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), Gordon Janes (PF) Lawrence Goings, Roger Green, Paul Stringer | |
| 05:08 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-64 |
| 05:07 | Houston | William Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 04:48 | Houston | William Godfrey is fouled on the floor by David Hancock - foul #2 on David Hancock, team foul #12 | 42-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Frank Parker (C) David Hancock | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:48 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:48 | Houston | William Godfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:48 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzalez picks off the pass by Dennis Ayers | 42-65 |
| 04:23 | Houston | William Godfrey hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 42-67 |
| 04:10 | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-67 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Steven Sparks steps in front of the William Curto pass in the backcourt | 44-67 |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Daniel Jackson is blocked by Gordon Janes | 44-67 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson tips it but misses | 44-67 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Eric Uselton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Sparks (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Eustice (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Ayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Parker (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (tiring) 8 pts. PF - William Godfrey (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | William Curto is whistled for a carry | 44-67 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Hancock (PF) Dennis Ayers | |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dunkley (SF) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | David Hancock misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 03:06 | UC Riverside | David Hancock grabs the offensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Gordon Janes gets the rebound | 44-67 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Gordon Janes misses the turnaround from the right block | 44-67 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | David Hancock gets the rebound | 44-67 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Eric Uselton pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 01:40 | Houston | William Godfrey blows the layup | 44-67 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Gordon Janes tips it in | 44-69 |
| 01:24 | UC Riverside | Daniel Jackson hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Hancock | 46-69 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Derek Dunkley misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the lane | 46-69 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Gordon Janes gets the offensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Derek Dunkley dunks the ball set up by Gordon Janes and he's fouled by Daniel Jackson - foul #3 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #13 | 46-71 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Derek Dunkley misses the free throw | 46-71 |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | David Hancock pulls down the rebound | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Steven Sparks misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-71 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Gordon Janes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | William Godfrey buries a shot near the basket and the foul's on Frank Parker - foul #2 on Frank Parker, team foul #14 | 46-73 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SF) Derek Dunkley | |
| 00:16 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the free throw | 46-74 |
| 00:12 | UC Riverside | Frank Parker buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Eustice | 48-74 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Curto runs out the clock | 48-74 |