| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (fresh) SG - Adam Perkins (fresh) SF - Jake Elie (fresh) PF - Fred Terrill (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fresh) SG - Mark Randall (fresh) SF - Derek Parke (fresh) PF - Brian Mitts (fresh) C - Kent Stransky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UC Riverside | Derek Parke steals it from Dennis Kates in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UC Riverside | Brian Mitts steals the ball from Adam Perkins | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Mitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins's pass is intercepted by Kent Stransky | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Grant Ward | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Grant Ward - foul #1 on Grant Ward, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Jacob Pugh (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF), David Crowley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Dennis Kates, Adam Perkins, Jake Elie, Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Michael Paul (PF), Albert Hall (C) Grant Ward, Mark Randall, Brian Mitts, Kent Stransky | |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:57 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:43 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 17:41 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub tips it but misses | 1-2 |
| 17:39 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Albert Hall | 1-2 |
| 17:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Jacob Pugh picks off the pass by David Settles in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 17:20 | UC Riverside | David Crowley knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Albert Hall tips it in | 3-4 |
| 16:43 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 16:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:03 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Albert Hall - foul #1 on Albert Hall, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Albert Benson (SF), John Friley (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Lee Brown, Robert Weintraub, David Crowley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Mark Randall (SG), Jan Stewart (SF), Brian Mitts (PF), Kent Stransky (C) David Settles, Clayton Robinson, Derek Parke, Michael Paul, Albert Hall | |
| 16:03 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:03 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:03 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Kent Stransky | 4-4 |
| 15:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF) Jacob Pugh | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (fairly fresh) SG - Albert Benson (fresh) SF - Jake Elie (fairly fresh) PF - John Friley (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) SG - Mark Randall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jan Stewart (fresh) PF - Brian Mitts (fairly fresh) C - Kent Stransky (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 15:47 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Meeks | 4-4 |
| 15:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Mitts misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 15:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Mitts grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall is hacked by Albert Benson - foul #1 on Albert Benson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG), Fred Terrill (PF) Albert Benson, John Friley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), David Settles (SF) John Meeks, Jan Stewart | |
| 15:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:03 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Jake Elie | 4-4 |
| 15:00 | UC Riverside | David Settles is called for the reach on Jake Elie in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Settles, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub (C) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (SG) Mark Randall | |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 14:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Mitts snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Weintraub steps in front of the Grant Ward pass | 4-4 |
| 14:28 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Adam Perkins | 7-4 |
| 14:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Settles and he's hacked by Jake Elie - foul #1 on Jake Elie, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), John Friley (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Dennis Kates, Fred Terrill, Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Mark Randall (SG), Jan Stewart (SF), Albert Hall (PF) Grant Ward, Matthew Morehouse, David Settles, Brian Mitts | |
| 14:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:08 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:03 | UC Riverside | Albert Hall is called for the reach on John Friley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Hall, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul (PF) Albert Hall | |
| 13:46 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor misses the jump hook from the right block | 7-6 |
| 13:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Randall, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Albert Benson (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), David Crowley (C) Adam Perkins, Jake Elie, John Friley, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke (SF), Brian Mitts (PF) Jan Stewart, Michael Paul | |
| 13:21 | UC Riverside | David Crowley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Kates | 10-6 |
| 13:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kent Stransky | 10-9 |
| 13:06 | UC Riverside | John Meeks picks off the pass by Lee Brown in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 12:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-9 |
| 12:49 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | John Meeks is called for the reach on Dennis Kates in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Meeks, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SF), Robert Weintraub (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Albert Benson, Fred Terrill, David Crowley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), David Settles (SF), Michael Paul (PF) John Meeks, Mark Randall, Derek Parke, Brian Mitts | |
| 12:32 | UC Riverside | Michael Paul is called for the reach on Jacob Pugh - foul #1 on Michael Paul, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| 12:32 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:32 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:14 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 11:54 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Kent Stransky | 12-11 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Lee Brown (tiring) SF - Jacob Pugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Weintraub (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Taylor (tired) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clayton Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - David Settles (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Paul (tiring) C - Kent Stransky (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Jacob Pugh is called for the reach on David Settles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Pugh, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG), John Friley (PF), David Crowley (C) Dennis Kates, Robert Weintraub, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (SG), Jan Stewart (SF), Brian Mitts (PF) Clayton Robinson, David Settles, Michael Paul | |
| 11:23 | UC Santa Barbara | John Friley denies the turnaround by Matthew Morehouse | 12-11 |
| 11:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Jake Elie (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Lee Brown, Jacob Pugh, John Friley, David Crowley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Mark Randall (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Michael Paul (PF) Grant Ward, Matthew Morehouse, Jan Stewart, Brian Mitts | |
| 10:41 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jake Elie, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SF) Jake Elie | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 10:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:10 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 10:09 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Meeks | 12-11 |
| 10:06 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 10:06 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Robert Weintraub (SF), John Friley (PF) Dennis Kates, Adam Perkins, Fred Terrill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (PG), David Settles (SF), Brian Mitts (PF) John Meeks, Derek Parke, Michael Paul | |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Weintraub | 14-11 |
| 09:21 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles is hacked by Robert Weintraub - foul #1 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Jacob Pugh (SF), David Crowley (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Albert Benson, Robert Weintraub, John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Jan Stewart (PF) Clayton Robinson, Brian Mitts | |
| 09:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Taylor is called for the reach on Mark Randall - foul #2 on Gary Taylor, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill (PF) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 08:55 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh tips it in | 16-13 |
| 08:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:18 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Lee Brown | 19-16 |
| 07:55 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG), John Friley (PF), Robert Weintraub (C) Lee Brown, Fred Terrill, David Crowley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (PG), Matthew Morehouse (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Michael Paul (PF) Grant Ward, Mark Randall, Jan Stewart, Kent Stransky | |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Perkins (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Pugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Friley (fresh) C - Robert Weintraub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Clayton Robinson (fresh) SG - Matthew Morehouse (fresh) SF - Derek Parke (tiring) PF - Michael Paul (fairly fresh) C - David Settles (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses short on a floater near the basket | 19-16 |
| 07:36 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles grabs the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 07:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul lays it up and in | 19-18 |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins is fouled on the floor by Matthew Morehouse - foul #1 on Matthew Morehouse, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Albert Benson (SF), David Crowley (C) Dennis Kates, Jacob Pugh, John Friley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Mitts (PF), Kent Stransky (C) Michael Paul, David Settles | |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky is hacked by David Crowley - foul #1 on David Crowley, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts (C) Albert Benson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Mark Randall (SG) Clayton Robinson, Matthew Morehouse | |
| 06:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:28 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 06:27 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 06:27 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Albert Benson (SF), John Friley (PF) Lee Brown, Robert Weintraub, David Crowley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Jan Stewart (SF), Michael Paul (PF) John Meeks, Derek Parke, Brian Mitts | |
| 06:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul's layup is rejected by Tommy Pritts | 21-20 |
| 06:07 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:45 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates misses the floater from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 05:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Kates - foul #1 on Dennis Kates, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (SG), Jacob Pugh (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Robert Weintraub (C) Adam Perkins, Albert Benson, John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke (SF), David Settles (C) Jan Stewart, Kent Stransky | |
| 05:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:39 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Paul - foul #2 on Michael Paul, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Crowley (C) Dennis Kates | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (PG), Matthew Morehouse (SG), Brian Mitts (PF) Grant Ward, Mark Randall, Michael Paul | |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson travels in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 04:57 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Lee Brown | 24-20 |
| 04:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 04:35 | UC Riverside | David Crowley pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Morehouse - foul #2 on Matthew Morehouse, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), John Friley (PF) Robert Weintraub, Fred Terrill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Jan Stewart (SF), Kent Stransky (C) Matthew Morehouse, Derek Parke, David Settles | |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Mitts makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 03:51 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses the driving attempt near the basket | 26-22 |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Pugh (tiring) 7 pts. PF - John Friley (fairly fresh) C - David Crowley (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) SG - Clayton Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Jan Stewart (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Mitts (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Stransky (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:45 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks's pass is intercepted by Jacob Pugh in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kent Stransky - foul #1 on Kent Stransky, team foul #11 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG), Jake Elie (SF), Robert Weintraub (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Dennis Kates, Lee Brown, John Friley, David Crowley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Mark Randall (SG), David Settles (SF), Michael Paul (PF), Albert Hall (C) John Meeks, Clayton Robinson, Jan Stewart, Brian Mitts, Kent Stransky | |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jake Elie - foul #3 on Jake Elie, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Albert Benson (SF) Jacob Pugh, Jake Elie | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Albert Hall - foul #3 on Albert Hall, team foul #12 | 28-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill (PF) Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke (SF), Kent Stransky (C) David Settles, Albert Hall | |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-24 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Perkins - foul #1 on Adam Perkins, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| 02:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 29-25 |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson buries a runner from the right block set up by Adam Perkins | 31-25 |
| 02:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 02:15 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 31-25 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins is hacked by Mark Randall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Randall, team foul #13 | 31-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Robert Weintraub (SF), John Friley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Dennis Kates, Albert Benson, Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles (SF), Jan Stewart (PF) Derek Parke, Michael Paul | |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:09 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Settles, team foul #14 | 33-25 |
| 02:03 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Tommy Pritts is denied by Jan Stewart | 33-25 |
| 02:01 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts gets the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lee Brown | 35-25 |
| 01:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #12 | 35-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Jacob Pugh (SF) Adam Perkins, Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Brian Mitts (PF) Mark Randall, Jan Stewart, Kent Stransky | |
| 01:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 01:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 00:59 | UC Riverside | John Friley pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh is open and buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Friley | 37-27 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG), David Crowley (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Dennis Kates, John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Mark Randall (SG), Jan Stewart (SF), Michael Paul (PF), Kent Stransky (C) Grant Ward, Clayton Robinson, Derek Parke, Brian Mitts, David Settles | |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | David Crowley lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Brown | 39-27 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-27 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |