| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (fresh) SG - Adam Perkins (fresh) SF - Jake Elie (fresh) PF - Fred Terrill (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fresh) SG - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) C - Edward Simons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Edward Simons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Curtis Johnston hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Fred Terrill | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Simons - foul #1 on Edward Simons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Johnston and the foul's on Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Kates, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Wright | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Adam Perkins | 5-4 |
| 18:11 | NC State | James Wright comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jim Blagg - foul #1 on Jim Blagg, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (SG), Robert Weintraub (C) Adam Perkins, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Jim Blagg, Douglas Hopkins, James Wright, Edward Simons | |
| 17:45 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Mathew Doby is hacked by Dennis Kates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Kates, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SG), David Crowley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Dennis Kates, Jake Elie, Fred Terrill | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:31 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Pritts - foul #1 on Tommy Pritts, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:08 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Lee Brown | 8-6 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses long on a jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Joseph Kovach pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Kevin Hitch drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Johnston | 8-8 |
| 16:03 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Robert Weintraub is blocked by Kevin Hitch | 8-8 |
| 16:01 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Curtis Johnston snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Weintraub (fairly fresh) PF - David Crowley (fairly fresh) C - Tommy Pritts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) SF - Joseph Kovach (fresh) PF - Curtis Johnston (tiring) C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:57 | NC State | Curtis Johnston travels in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG), Jake Elie (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Jacob Pugh, Robert Weintraub, David Crowley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Douglas Hopkins (SG), James Wright (SF), Edward Simons (C) Bobby Stanley, Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Kevin Hitch | |
| 15:41 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:39 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:23 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:22 | NC State | Jim Blagg grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Taylor - foul #2 on Gary Taylor, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (PG), John Friley (PF), Robert Weintraub (C) Lee Brown, Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF) James Wright, Curtis Johnston | |
| 14:56 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:36 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie misses long on a jumper from the left side | 8-9 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Joseph Kovach snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:30 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Adam Perkins in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie loses the dribble to Douglas Hopkins | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Joseph Kovach drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jim Blagg | 8-11 |
| 13:38 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Jim Blagg grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:22 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Doby and the foul's on Jake Elie - foul #1 on Jake Elie, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Albert Benson (SG), Fred Terrill (PF), David Crowley (C) Jacob Pugh, Adam Perkins, John Friley, Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Curtis Johnston (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Jim Blagg, Mathew Doby, Edward Simons | |
| 13:22 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Benson | 10-14 |
| 12:51 | NC State | Curtis Johnston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Stanley | 10-16 |
| 12:30 | UC Riverside | David Crowley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:28 | NC State | Curtis Johnston grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 12:26 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG), Tommy Pritts (C) Jake Elie, Fred Terrill | |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Joseph Kovach | |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins clanks a floater from the free throw line | 10-16 |
| 12:00 | NC State | James Wright gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:57 | NC State | Bobby Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SF), John Friley (PF) Albert Benson, David Crowley | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG) Curtis Johnston | |
| 11:57 | NC State | Bobby Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:57 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Perkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Friley (fresh) C - Tommy Pritts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wright (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh lays it up and in on a great pass from Adam Perkins | 12-16 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 12-18 |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-18 |
| 10:58 | NC State | James Wright pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:37 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:21 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts is denied on a layup by Douglas Hopkins | 12-18 |
| 10:19 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown snags the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:02 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins double dribbles | 12-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), David Crowley (C) Adam Perkins, Jacob Pugh, John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Joseph Kovach (SF), Curtis Johnston (PF), Edward Simons (C) Bobby Stanley, James Wright, Douglas Hopkins, Kevin Hitch | |
| 10:00 | NC State | Joseph Kovach is hacked by Robert Weintraub in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | Mathew Doby steps in front of the Albert Benson pass | 12-20 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Lee Brown is called for the reach on Jim Blagg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Brown, team foul #9 | 12-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF) Lee Brown | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:32 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:32 | UC Riverside | David Crowley grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub loses the dribble to Joseph Kovach | 12-21 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Jim Blagg lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Kovach | 12-23 |
| 08:59 | UC Riverside | David Crowley makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Edward Simons - foul #2 on Edward Simons, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG) Albert Benson | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SG), Kevin Hitch (C) Mathew Doby, Edward Simons | |
| 08:59 | UC Riverside | David Crowley makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:40 | NC State | Robert Weintraub steals it from Douglas Hopkins | 15-23 |
| 08:37 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Weintraub | 17-23 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 08:04 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Weintraub | 19-26 |
| 08:02 | NC State | Jim Blagg is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Terrill - foul #1 on Fred Terrill, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (PG) David Crowley | |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Joseph Kovach | |
| 08:02 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:02 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:47 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 07:46 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill tips it but misses | 19-26 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Jim Blagg grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jacob Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Adam Perkins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jake Elie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Terrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Weintraub (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hopkins (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Wright (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Johnston (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:27 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses long on a floater from the baseline | 19-26 |
| 07:26 | NC State | Kevin Hitch tips it home | 19-28 |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh loses the dribble to James Wright | 19-28 |
| 06:52 | NC State | Curtis Johnston is alone and throws it down set up by James Wright and he's fouled by Jake Elie - foul #2 on Jake Elie, team foul #11 | 19-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SF), John Friley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Jake Elie, Fred Terrill, Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Mathew Doby (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF) Jim Blagg, Douglas Hopkins, James Wright | |
| 06:52 | NC State | Curtis Johnston makes the free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | John Friley is denied on a layup by Curtis Johnston | 19-31 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson grabs the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Jacob Pugh takes the ball from Mathew Doby | 22-31 |
| 05:38 | UC Riverside | John Friley is hacked by Curtis Johnston - foul #1 on Curtis Johnston, team foul #4 | 22-31 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), David Crowley (C) Albert Benson, John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (PF), Edward Simons (C) Curtis Johnston, Kevin Hitch | |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-31 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Mathew Doby is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Perkins - foul #1 on Adam Perkins, team foul #12 | 25-31 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | David Crowley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #1 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #5 | 25-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), James Wright (SF) Bobby Stanley, Joseph Kovach | |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | David Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | David Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Jim Blagg buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mathew Doby | 27-35 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | Jim Blagg steps in front of the Adam Perkins pass | 27-35 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Jim Blagg throws it down | 27-37 |
| 04:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Jim Blagg is fouled in the backcourt by David Crowley - foul #1 on David Crowley, team foul #13 | 30-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Lee Brown (SG), Jake Elie (SF), John Friley (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Jacob Pugh, Adam Perkins, Robert Weintraub, Fred Terrill, David Crowley | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (SF) James Wright | |
| 04:00 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | John Friley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Joseph Kovach gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (fresh) SG - Lee Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jake Elie (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Friley (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jim Blagg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Doby (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Kovach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Hopkins (tiring) 5 pts. C - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:25 | NC State | Jim Blagg can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 30-39 |
| 03:24 | NC State | Mathew Doby hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Jim Blagg grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins double dribbles | 30-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Jake Elie, John Friley, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), James Wright (SF), Curtis Johnston (PF) Jim Blagg, Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 02:18 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-41 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Curtis Johnston's floater is tipped away by Albert Benson | 30-41 |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 01:33 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates is hacked by Curtis Johnston - foul #2 on Curtis Johnston, team foul #6 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF), David Crowley (PF) Albert Benson, Fred Terrill | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SG), Joseph Kovach (SF) Mathew Doby, James Wright | |
| 01:14 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Edward Simons gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Lee Brown picks off the pass by Edward Simons | 30-41 |
| 00:54 | UC Riverside | Bobby Stanley is called for the reach on Dennis Kates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #7 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor (C) Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (PG), Kevin Hitch (C) Bobby Stanley, Edward Simons | |
| 00:54 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:54 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Curtis Johnston misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 00:32 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 32-41 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Jim Blagg misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Kates - foul #3 on Dennis Kates, team foul #14 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG), John Friley (PF) Dennis Kates, David Crowley | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (SG) Curtis Johnston | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 32-43 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Kevin Hitch pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Kevin Hitch can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-43 |