| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Gary Zazueta (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Joseph Newcomer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alberto Torres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanley Paugh (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Guy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McKee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Merriman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey comes up short on the floater from the left block | 32-33 |
| 19:32 | Stanford | Thomas Carter pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:18 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Alberto Torres | 34-33 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 19:01 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Joseph Newcomer - foul #1 on Joseph Newcomer, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:42 | Stanford | Alberto Torres grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 18:27 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Guy - foul #3 on William Guy, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski (SG), Timothy Caba (C) William Guy, Charles Merriman | |
| 18:27 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:27 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 36-35 |
| 18:14 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:48 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Thomas Carter | 38-35 |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard is hacked by Alberto Torres - foul #2 on Alberto Torres, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Greenwood (PG), Chris Cope (PF), Jon Lapham (C) Gary Zazueta, Stanley Paugh, Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (PG), Anthony Coll (SF), Michael Harris (C) Larry Pinkard, Marvin Bailey, John McKee | |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Alberto Torres - foul #3 on Alberto Torres, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | Marcus Moultrie (C) Alberto Torres | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman (C) Michael Harris | |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:45 | Stanford | Chris Cope misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 16:43 | Stanford | Jon Lapham gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:25 | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:02 | UC Riverside | Jon Lapham denies the turnaround by Charles Merriman | 38-37 |
| 16:00 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Greenwood (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Newcomer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Chris Cope (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jon Lapham (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Pickerel (fresh) SG - Paul Waclawski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Coll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Caba (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Merriman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman loses the dribble to John Greenwood | 38-37 |
| 15:43 | Stanford | John Greenwood lays it up and in | 40-37 |
| 15:27 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 15:26 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Jon Lapham | 40-37 |
| 15:24 | Stanford | John Greenwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Zazueta (PG), Anderson Morris (SG), Alberto Torres (SF), Stanley Paugh (PF), Thomas Carter (C) John Greenwood, Joseph Newcomer, Chris Cope, Jon Lapham, Marcus Moultrie | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), John Miller (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), John McKee (PF), Michael Harris (C) Steven Pickerel, Paul Waclawski, Anthony Coll, Timothy Caba, Charles Merriman | |
| 15:17 | UC Riverside | William Guy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Bailey | 40-40 |
| 14:57 | Stanford | Thomas Carter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | John McKee gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:52 | UC Riverside | William Guy is whistled for traveling | 40-40 |
| 14:24 | Stanford | Michael Harris steals it from Gary Zazueta | 40-40 |
| 14:04 | UC Riverside | John McKee can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 14:02 | Stanford | Stanley Paugh grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 13:36 | Stanford | William Guy steals the ball from Alberto Torres | 40-40 |
| 13:14 | UC Riverside | Anderson Morris steals it from John Miller | 40-40 |
| 13:10 | Stanford | Anderson Morris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Greenwood (PG), Chris Cope (PF), Jon Lapham (C) Gary Zazueta, Stanley Paugh, Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (PG), Larry Pinkard (SG), Anthony Coll (SF), Timothy Caba (PF), Charles Merriman (C) William Guy, John Miller, Marvin Bailey, John McKee, Michael Harris | |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | Chris Cope swats the short shot by Larry Pinkard | 40-40 |
| 12:57 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 12:28 | Stanford | John Greenwood makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Chris Cope | 42-42 |
| 12:17 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard drills a shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 11:55 | Stanford | Chris Cope's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Coll | 42-44 |
| 11:53 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Greenwood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anderson Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Torres (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Cope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Lapham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Pickerel (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Pinkard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Coll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Caba (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Merriman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 11:32 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:20 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel misses the floater from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 11:18 | Stanford | Chris Cope gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:49 | Stanford | John Greenwood clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Pickerel - foul #2 on Steven Pickerel, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer (SF), Stanley Paugh (PF), Thomas Carter (C) Alberto Torres, Chris Cope, Jon Lapham | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), John Miller (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), John McKee (PF), Michael Harris (C) Steven Pickerel, Larry Pinkard, Anthony Coll, Timothy Caba, Charles Merriman | |
| 10:49 | Stanford | John Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:49 | Stanford | John Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | John McKee travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Zazueta (PG) John Greenwood | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:08 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 43-44 |
| 10:06 | Stanford | Anderson Morris gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:52 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Newcomer | 45-44 |
| 09:35 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 09:34 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 09:12 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-44 |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:54 | UC Riverside | William Guy travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Greenwood (PG), Chris Cope (SF), Marcus Moultrie (C) Gary Zazueta, Anderson Morris, Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (PG), Larry Pinkard (SG), Anthony Coll (SF), Paul Waclawski (PF), Charles Merriman (C) William Guy, John Miller, Marvin Bailey, John McKee, Michael Harris | |
| 08:26 | Stanford | Anthony Coll steps in front of the Joseph Newcomer pass | 45-44 |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard throws it down and the foul's on Joseph Newcomer - foul #2 on Joseph Newcomer, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Stanford | Alberto Torres (SF) Stanley Paugh | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba (C) Charles Merriman | |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:37 | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer clanks a shot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 07:36 | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard grabs the board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Newcomer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Torres (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Cope (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Pinkard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Coll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Waclawski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Caba (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | UC Riverside | Paul Waclawski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 07:22 | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher is fouled on the floor by Alberto Torres - foul #4 on Alberto Torres, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Zazueta (PG), Anderson Morris (SG), Stanley Paugh (PF), Jon Lapham (C) John Greenwood, Joseph Newcomer, Chris Cope, Marcus Moultrie | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), Steven Pickerel (SG), Marvin Bailey (SF), John McKee (PF) Jack Buscher, Larry Pinkard, Anthony Coll, Paul Waclawski | |
| 06:56 | UC Riverside | Jon Lapham takes the ball from Timothy Caba | 45-47 |
| 06:28 | Stanford | Alberto Torres is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Zazueta | 47-47 |
| 06:08 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Bailey | 47-49 |
| 06:05 | Stanford | Anderson Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Pickerel - foul #3 on Steven Pickerel, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer (SG), Thomas Carter (C) Anderson Morris, Jon Lapham | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Miller (SG), Paul Waclawski (PF), Michael Harris (C) Steven Pickerel, John McKee, Timothy Caba | |
| 05:49 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta is hacked by William Guy - foul #4 on William Guy, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| 05:31 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Miller - foul #4 on John Miller, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anderson Morris (SG) Alberto Torres | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Coll (SF) Marvin Bailey | |
| 05:31 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:31 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:17 | UC Riverside | Joseph Newcomer steps in front of the William Guy pass | 49-49 |
| 05:14 | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer blows the layup | 49-49 |
| 05:12 | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:46 | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anderson Morris | 52-49 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | William Guy blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 04:25 | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:23 | Stanford | Anderson Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Greenwood (PG), Chris Cope (SF), Jon Lapham (PF) Gary Zazueta, Anderson Morris, Stanley Paugh | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (PG), Larry Pinkard (SG), Timothy Caba (SF), John McKee (PF), Charles Merriman (C) William Guy, John Miller, Anthony Coll, Paul Waclawski, Michael Harris | |
| 04:07 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 52-51 |
| 04:02 | Stanford | John Greenwood misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-51 |
| 04:00 | Stanford | Jon Lapham hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 03:38 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Marcus Moultrie (C) Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey (SF) Timothy Caba | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Newcomer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Cope (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jon Lapham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Pickerel (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Larry Pinkard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McKee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Merriman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 03:15 | Stanford | Jon Lapham grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 02:59 | Stanford | Jon Lapham can't finish the layup | 54-51 |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | John McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Zazueta (PG), Anderson Morris (SG), Thomas Carter (C) John Greenwood, Joseph Newcomer, Marcus Moultrie | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Guy (PG), John Miller (SG) Steven Pickerel, Larry Pinkard | |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | William Guy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Miller | 54-54 |
| 02:39 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Stanford | Stanley Paugh (PF) Jon Lapham | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:10 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta travels with the ball | 54-54 |
| Subs | Stanford | Joseph Newcomer (SG), Alberto Torres (SF) Anderson Morris, Chris Cope | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | Joseph Newcomer is called for the reach on John McKee - foul #3 on Joseph Newcomer, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anderson Morris (SG) Joseph Newcomer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:39 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman's pass is intercepted by Alberto Torres | 54-54 |
| 01:20 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta lays it in on a nice dish by Stanley Paugh | 56-54 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anderson Morris - foul #4 on Anderson Morris, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:07 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Alberto Torres | 56-55 |
| 01:05 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta is fouled in the backcourt by John Miller - foul #5 on John Miller, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Pinkard (SG) John Miller | |
| 00:43 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta's fadeaway is rejected by John McKee | 56-55 |
| 00:42 | UC Riverside | Charles Merriman gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:22 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 00:20 | Stanford | Thomas Carter grabs the board | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Stanford | Larry Pinkard is called for the reach on Thomas Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Pinkard, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 00:17 | Stanford | Thomas Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:17 | Stanford | Thomas Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | John McKee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Marvin Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Gary Zazueta steals the ball from Charles Merriman | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Gary Zazueta runs out the clock | 58-55 |