| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) SF - James Cooley (fresh) PF - Shawn Bolton (fresh) C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brian Blaha (fresh) SG - Bruce Sumrall (fresh) SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) PF - Bill Willis (fresh) C - Mark Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Santa Clara | Eliseo Costa picks off the pass by Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | UC Riverside | Shawn Bolton is called for the reach on Bruce Sumrall - foul #1 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Santa Clara | James Cooley hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall is open but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Willis | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | James Cooley clanks a floater from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis tips it home | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Santa Clara | James Cooley is hacked by Bill Willis - foul #1 on Bill Willis, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (PF), John O'Berry (C) Clayton Carpenter, Edgar Buch, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (PG), Joseph Landry (SG), Roy Hill (SF), Samuel Snapp (PF), Michael Paul (C) Brian Blaha, Bruce Sumrall, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, Mark Jones | |
| 16:18 | Santa Clara | Samuel Snapp denies the turnaround by Alberto Romano | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | UC Riverside | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Santa Clara | Joseph Landry steps in front of the Huang-fu China pass | 4-6 |
| 16:01 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson banks in the layup set up by Joseph Landry | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | UC Riverside | The refs have stopped play. Roy Hill is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 4-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronnie Connolly (SF) Roy Hill | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fresh) SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) SF - Ronnie Glasgow (fresh) PF - James Chen (fresh) C - John O'Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Landry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Connolly (fresh) PF - Samuel Snapp (fresh) C - Michael Paul (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-8 |
| 15:41 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:31 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jacob Johnson | 4-10 |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is hacked by Jacob Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Johnson, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Chad Kline (PF) Alberto Romano, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall (SG), Mark Jones (C) Joseph Landry, Michael Paul | |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:20 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:06 | Santa Clara | James Chen lays it in uncontested set up by Ronnie Glasgow | 6-10 |
| 14:43 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (C) Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Eliseo Costa (SF) Jacob Johnson, Ronnie Connolly | |
| 14:27 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Huang-fu China | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Blaha | 8-12 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Samuel Snapp - foul #1 on Samuel Snapp, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF) Gary Sherwood, Huang-fu China, Chad Kline, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), Bill Willis (PF) Brian Blaha, Samuel Snapp | |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | James Chen gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow comes up short on the floater in the lane | 10-12 |
| 13:31 | Santa Clara | James Chen tips it in | 12-12 |
| 13:26 | UC Riverside | Clayton Carpenter is called for the reach on Joseph Landry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG) James Chen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SF), Michael Paul (C) Eliseo Costa, Mark Jones | |
| 13:14 | UC Riverside | Michael Paul makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Johnson | 12-14 |
| 12:49 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter buries a shot from the right wing set up by Ronnie Glasgow | 14-14 |
| 12:46 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall is hacked by Ronnie Glasgow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Glasgow, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF), John O'Berry (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Ronnie Glasgow, Shawn Bolton, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Samuel Snapp (PF), Mark Jones (C) Joseph Landry, Bill Willis, Michael Paul | |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha makes the wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Jones | 14-16 |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jacob Johnson - foul #2 on Jacob Johnson, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG) Clayton Carpenter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa (SF) Jacob Johnson | |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | James Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | James Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:13 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 16-16 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Huang-fu China - foul #1 on Huang-fu China, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Chad Kline (SF), James Chen (PF) Edgar Buch, James Cooley, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronnie Connolly (SG), Bill Willis (PF) Bruce Sumrall, Samuel Snapp | |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Huang-fu China (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Kline (fresh) PF - James Chen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (tired) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brian Blaha (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Connolly (fresh) SF - Eliseo Costa (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Bill Willis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Mark Jones (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Connolly steals the ball from Huang-fu China in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 11:36 | UC Riverside | Huang-fu China steals it from Bill Willis | 16-18 |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses the dunk | 16-18 |
| 11:31 | Santa Clara | James Chen snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:54 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Connolly gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Shawn Bolton (PF), Alberto Romano (C) Clayton Carpenter, Huang-fu China, James Chen, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), Bruce Sumrall (SG), Michael Paul (PF), Samuel Snapp (C) Brian Blaha, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, Mark Jones | |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Gary Sherwood steals it from Joseph Landry | 16-18 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch slams it home on a great pass from Gary Sherwood | 18-18 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Connolly is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronnie Connolly, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF), John O'Berry (C) Edgar Buch, Chad Kline | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa (SF), Mark Jones (C) Ronnie Connolly, Samuel Snapp | |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 09:56 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 09:31 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:25 | UC Riverside | Michael Paul is hacked by Shawn Bolton - foul #2 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), James Chen (PF) Gary Sherwood, Alberto Romano, Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Samuel Snapp (PF) Joseph Landry, Michael Paul | |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner (C) John O'Berry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:55 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow's pass is intercepted by Eliseo Costa | 18-20 |
| 08:52 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa hits the finger roll | 18-22 |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 08:26 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha is hacked by Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF), John O'Berry (PF) Clayton Carpenter, Ronnie Glasgow, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (SG), Bill Willis (PF) Bruce Sumrall, Samuel Snapp | |
| 08:26 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:26 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:24 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 08:07 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa's floater is tipped away by James Chen | 18-24 |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Blaha | 18-24 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Cooley (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John O'Berry (tiring) C - James Chen (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brian Blaha (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Landry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eliseo Costa (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bill Willis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Mark Jones (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | James Chen connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Huang-fu China | 20-24 |
| 07:02 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Chad Kline (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Huang-fu China, James Cooley, John O'Berry, James Chen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Sumrall (SG), Ronnie Connolly (SF), Michael Paul (PF), Samuel Snapp (C) Joseph Landry, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, Mark Jones | |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Bruce Sumrall is called for the reach on Ronnie Glasgow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Sumrall, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Alberto Romano | 22-24 |
| 06:25 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-24 |
| 06:24 | UC Riverside | Michael Paul tips it home | 22-26 |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 22-26 |
| 06:08 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:05 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Connolly is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Connolly, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), James Cooley (SF) Edgar Buch, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Bill Willis (PF) Brian Blaha, Ronnie Connolly, Michael Paul | |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gary Sherwood and he's hacked by Bruce Sumrall - foul #2 on Bruce Sumrall, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG) Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Mark Jones (C) Bruce Sumrall, Samuel Snapp | |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Huang-fu China takes the ball from Brian Blaha in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 05:30 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:28 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF) James Cooley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Sherwood | 27-26 |
| 05:02 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Huang-fu China - foul #2 on Huang-fu China, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), John O'Berry (PF), James Chen (C) Gary Sherwood, Huang-fu China, Chad Kline | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp (PF) Bill Willis | |
| 05:02 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:02 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:37 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano is fouled on the floor by Brian Blaha - foul #1 on Brian Blaha, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF) Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Paul (PF) Mark Jones | |
| 04:37 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:37 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Michael Paul connects on the open 3 from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | James Cooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | James Cooley snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Chad Kline (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Alberto Romano, John O'Berry, James Chen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Jones (C) Samuel Snapp | |
| 03:52 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), Shawn Bolton (PF) Gary Sherwood, Edgar Buch, James Cooley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (PG), Bruce Sumrall (SG), Ronnie Connolly (SF) Brian Blaha, Joseph Landry, Eliseo Costa | |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Connolly misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Shawn Bolton | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Huang-fu China (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Kline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Bolton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Sumrall (fairly fresh) SF - Ronnie Connolly (fresh) PF - Michael Paul (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Jones (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 03:05 | UC Riverside | Mark Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | Huang-fu China picks off the pass by Jacob Johnson in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Mark Jones is called for the reach on Russell Kleckner - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF) Clayton Carpenter, Huang-fu China, Chad Kline | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF), Samuel Snapp (C) Michael Paul, Mark Jones | |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:28 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Connolly gets the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp lays it up and in on a great pass from Jacob Johnson and he's fouled by Russell Kleckner - foul #1 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (C) Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG) Ronnie Connolly | |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:54 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Glasgow | 34-34 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ronnie Glasgow | 36-37 |
| 01:16 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jacob Johnson | 36-40 |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 00:59 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 00:41 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ronnie Glasgow - foul #2 on Ronnie Glasgow, team foul #10 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), James Cooley (SF), James Chen (PF), Alberto Romano (C) Gary Sherwood, Edgar Buch, Ronnie Glasgow, Shawn Bolton, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Mark Jones (C) Joseph Landry, Jacob Johnson, Samuel Snapp | |
| 00:41 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:41 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by Huang-fu China is blocked by Mark Jones | 36-42 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | James Cooley is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Huang-fu China | 39-42 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-42 |