| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) SF - Chad Dodge (fresh) PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) SG - Jacob Pugh (fresh) SF - Jake Elie (fresh) PF - Fred Terrill (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Rieder - foul #1 on Gary Rieder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer loses the dribble to Jacob Pugh | 0-1 |
| 18:46 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh is fouled on the floor by Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:30 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown comes up short on the runner from the left block | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie can't tip it in | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Chad Dodge | 0-1 |
| 18:00 | Sacramento State | Jacob Pugh is called for the reach on Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Jacob Pugh, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 17:31 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Taylor | 0-1 |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:10 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), David Allen (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jack Hill (C) Michael Holmes, Ronald Donnelly, Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (PG), Albert Benson (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF), David Crowley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Lee Brown, Jacob Pugh, Jake Elie, Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| 16:50 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Doss - foul #1 on Timothy Doss, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 16:50 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 16:50 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:30 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 2-1 |
| 16:28 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Harden - foul #1 on Donald Harden, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 16:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 15:54 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee slams it home on a great pass from William Clark | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - William Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Timothy Doss (fresh) SG - Albert Benson (fresh) SF - Robert Weintraub (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Crowley (fresh) C - Tommy Pritts (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 4-3 |
| 15:40 | Sacramento State | William Clark grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 15:38 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee is hacked by Robert Weintraub in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG), Thomas Kemmer (C) William Clark, David Allen, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG) Timothy Doss | |
| 15:14 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 7-3 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | David Crowley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 15:00 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 14:33 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 7-3 |
| 14:31 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes tips it home | 9-3 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-3 |
| 14:20 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 13:57 | Sacramento State | David Crowley steals it from Ronald Donnelly | 9-3 |
| 13:35 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Brown | 9-6 |
| 13:33 | Sacramento State | Albert Benson is called for the reach on Ronald Donnelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Benson, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), David Allen (SG), Chad Dodge (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Jack Hill (C) Michael Holmes, Ronald Donnelly, Dikembe Amedee, Donald Harden, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SG), Jake Elie (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Albert Benson, Robert Weintraub, David Crowley, Tommy Pritts | |
| 13:16 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chad Dodge - foul #1 on Chad Dodge, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (PG) Lee Brown | |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:59 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Gary Rieder | 12-7 |
| 12:57 | Sacramento State | William Clark loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 12-7 |
| 12:45 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:39 | Sacramento State | William Clark scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Dodge | 14-7 |
| 12:21 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh is hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG), Thomas Kemmer (C) William Clark, David Allen, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:10 | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Taylor | 14-9 |
| 11:47 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Doss - foul #2 on Timothy Doss, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SF) Chad Dodge | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), John Friley (PF) Timothy Doss, Fred Terrill | |
| 11:47 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:47 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Allen (fresh) PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Kemmer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Pugh (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jake Elie (fresh) PF - John Friley (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | Gary Rieder swats the short shot by Jake Elie | 16-9 |
| 11:27 | Sacramento State | David Allen snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 11:21 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SF), Donald Harden (PF) Ronald Donnelly, Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:05 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown is whistled for traveling | 16-9 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Gary Rieder (PF) Michael Holmes, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:02 | Sacramento State | Jake Elie picks off the pass by Ronald Donnelly in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | John Friley tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 10:05 | Sacramento State | Gary Taylor swats the layup by David Allen | 16-11 |
| 10:03 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer tips it home | 18-11 |
| 09:52 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Gary Taylor | 18-14 |
| 09:23 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), William Clark (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jack Hill (C) David Allen, Ronald Donnelly, Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), David Crowley (C) Jacob Pugh, Jake Elie, John Friley, Gary Taylor | |
| 09:04 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown hits a jumper from the right side | 18-16 |
| 08:43 | Sacramento State | William Clark is hacked by Albert Benson - foul #2 on Albert Benson, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG) William Clark | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SG) Albert Benson | |
| 08:32 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes travels with the ball | 18-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (C) Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:12 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kemmer blocks the short jumper by Fred Terrill | 18-16 |
| 08:10 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:07 | Sacramento State | Fred Terrill is called for the reach on Michael Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Terrill, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Jack Hill (C) Dikembe Amedee, Donald Harden, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:07 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to David Crowley | 18-16 |
| 07:54 | UC Riverside | David Crowley misses the floater from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 07:52 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh grabs the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 07:38 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill grabs the board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Dodge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Rieder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Pugh (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Robert Weintraub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Terrill (fairly fresh) C - David Crowley (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is hacked by Jacob Pugh - foul #2 on Jacob Pugh, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Thomas Kemmer (C) Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF), John Friley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Jacob Pugh, Fred Terrill, David Crowley | |
| 07:19 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:19 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Amedee | 18-16 |
| 06:45 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ronald Donnelly | 20-16 |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | John Friley is hacked by Donald Harden - foul #2 on Donald Harden, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), David Allen (SG), Chad Dodge (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) Michael Holmes, Ronald Donnelly, Dikembe Amedee, Donald Harden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:24 | UC Riverside | Chad Dodge steals it from Jake Elie | 20-16 |
| 05:55 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer is fouled on the floor by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF) William Clark, Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill (PF), Gary Taylor (C) John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| 05:55 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 05:43 | UC Riverside | David Allen steals the ball from Lee Brown | 20-16 |
| 05:38 | Sacramento State | Robert Weintraub is called for the reach on David Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #10 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder (PF) Donald Harden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG), David Crowley (SF) Robert Weintraub, Jake Elie | |
| 05:38 | Sacramento State | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 05:38 | Sacramento State | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Terrill | 22-18 |
| 05:05 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Allen | 24-18 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Chad Dodge (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Jack Hill (C) David Allen, Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:42 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 04:41 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden snags the offensive board | 24-18 |
| 04:36 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is alone and drills a floater from the right block | 26-18 |
| 04:15 | UC Riverside | David Crowley loses the ball out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Thomas Kemmer (C) Michael Holmes, Chad Dodge, Donald Harden, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (SG), Jake Elie (SF), John Friley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Albert Benson, David Crowley, Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| 04:10 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is hacked by Lee Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Brown, team foul #11 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SF) Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Crowley (PG) Lee Brown | |
| 04:10 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:10 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie loses the ball out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SF) William Clark, Chad Dodge | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SG) David Crowley | |
| 03:30 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer lays it up and in | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Rieder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Kemmer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Timothy Doss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Pugh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jake Elie (fairly fresh) PF - John Friley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Pritts (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-18 |
| 03:14 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 02:48 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Friley - foul #1 on John Friley, team foul #12 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (PG), David Allen (SG), Donald Harden (PF), Jack Hill (C) Michael Holmes, Ronald Donnelly, Gary Rieder, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG), Fred Terrill (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Jacob Pugh, John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| 02:48 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 02:48 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:29 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill tips it home | 32-20 |
| 02:25 | Sacramento State | Timothy Doss is called for the reach on William Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Doss, team foul #13 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SF), Thomas Kemmer (C) Dikembe Amedee, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Robert Weintraub (SF) Timothy Doss, Jake Elie | |
| 02:25 | Sacramento State | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 02:25 | Sacramento State | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Benson | 34-22 |
| 01:38 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-22 |
| 01:36 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 01:29 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Kemmer - foul #1 on Thomas Kemmer, team foul #7 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG), Gary Rieder (PF), Jack Hill (C) William Clark, David Allen, Donald Harden, Thomas Kemmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SG), Jake Elie (SF), David Crowley (C) Albert Benson, Robert Weintraub, Gary Taylor | |
| 01:29 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:29 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:07 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 36-24 |
| 01:00 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 36-24 |
| 00:59 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 00:54 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly connects on the open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 38-24 |
| 00:43 | UC Riverside | David Crowley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Gary Rieder | 38-24 |
| 00:38 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-24 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SF), Donald Harden (PF), Thomas Kemmer (C) Chad Dodge, Gary Rieder, Jack Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Friley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Jake Elie, Fred Terrill | |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | David Crowley buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-26 |