| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Colby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McKee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Wojtkowski (fresh) SG - Jefferey Slayton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dandridge (fresh) 7 pts. C - Grady Craig (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | UC Riverside | John Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Grady Craig - foul #1 on Grady Craig, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:44 | UC Riverside | John Miller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Miller, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-27 |
| 19:30 | UC Riverside | Grady Craig is called for the reach on John Nevers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Grady Craig, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| 19:23 | UC Riverside | John McKee misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Wojtkowski - foul #2 on Richard Wojtkowski, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| 19:23 | UC Riverside | John McKee makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:23 | UC Riverside | John McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski knocks in the jumper in the lane | 38-29 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Miller | 40-29 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Nevers - foul #1 on John Nevers, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Timothy Caba (SF), Nicholas Bertram (PF), Steven Pickerel (C) John Nevers, John Miller, Gregory Colby, John McKee, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (PG), Richard Pasco (SG), Roy Lubbers (SF), Jeremy Barreiro (C) Richard Wojtkowski, Jefferey Slayton, Gerard Turner, Grady Craig | |
| 18:14 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:59 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Evan Campbell | 43-31 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge tips it back up and in | 43-33 |
| 17:27 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Steven Dandridge - foul #1 on Steven Dandridge, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp (PF) Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Brown (PG), Jefferey Slayton (SG), Marvin Ciotti (C) Richard Pasco, Steven Dandridge, Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 17:27 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:27 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 16:46 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Christopher Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern State | Jack Buscher is called for the reach on Jefferey Slayton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Buscher, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG), John McKee (PF), Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, Timothy Caba, Steven Pickerel | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski (PG), Gerard Turner (SF), Steven Dandridge (PF), Grady Craig (C) Jefferey Slayton, Manuel Hodge, Roy Lubbers, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 16:21 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern State | Grady Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern State | Grady Craig scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 44-38 |
| 15:51 | UC Riverside | John Miller knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by John McKee | 46-38 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Chupp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - John McKee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Wojtkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerard Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dandridge (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Grady Craig (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski makes the shot in the lane | 46-40 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp loses the dribble to Grady Craig | 46-40 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), Timothy Caba (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) John Miller, Perry Chupp, John McKee, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (PG), Jefferey Slayton (SG), Richard Pasco (SF), Roy Lubbers (PF), Jeremy Barreiro (C) Richard Wojtkowski, Christopher Brown, Gerard Turner, Steven Dandridge, Grady Craig | |
| 15:02 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba scores on a jump hook from the right block | 48-40 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Nevers and he's fouled by Jeremy Barreiro - foul #1 on Jeremy Barreiro, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), John Miller (SG), John McKee (PF) John Nevers, Jack Buscher, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski (PG), Gerard Turner (SF), Marvin Ciotti (C) Manuel Hodge, Richard Pasco, Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Ciotti | 51-45 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Ciotti - foul #1 on Marvin Ciotti, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (C) Gregory Colby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge (PF) Roy Lubbers | |
| 13:42 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Gerard Turner | 51-45 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Campbell - foul #2 on Evan Campbell, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro (C) Marvin Ciotti | |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Caba - foul #2 on Timothy Caba, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:31 | UC Riverside | John McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:26 | UC Riverside | Jefferey Slayton is called for the reach on John Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jefferey Slayton, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG) Steven Pickerel | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SF) Gerard Turner | |
| 13:26 | UC Riverside | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:26 | UC Riverside | John Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro drills a fadeaway from the left block | 52-48 |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | John McKee misses the easy layup | 52-48 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | John McKee hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski is fouled in the backcourt by John Miller - foul #3 on John Miller, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Perry Chupp (SF) Evan Campbell, John Miller, Timothy Caba | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco (PG), Gerard Turner (SF), Roy Lubbers (PF), Grady Craig (C) Richard Wojtkowski, Manuel Hodge, Steven Dandridge, Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jefferey Slayton | 54-50 |
| 11:56 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-50 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern State | Roy Lubbers grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Chupp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - John McKee (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Pasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jefferey Slayton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Turner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Lubbers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Grady Craig (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jefferey Slayton | 54-52 |
| 11:27 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 11:25 | UC Riverside | John McKee misses the tip | 54-52 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Pasco | 54-55 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | John McKee loses the dribble to Richard Pasco in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern State | John McKee swats the dunk try by Gerard Turner | 54-55 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Pasco | 54-55 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern State | Grady Craig hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Michael Harris - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (PG), John Miller (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), Timothy Caba (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) John Nevers, Jack Buscher, Perry Chupp, John McKee, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski (PG), Christopher Brown (SG), Manuel Hodge (SF), Marvin Ciotti (PF) Richard Pasco, Jefferey Slayton, Gerard Turner, Roy Lubbers | |
| 10:36 | Northwestern State | Grady Craig makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern State | Grady Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | John Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Brown - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro (C) Grady Craig | |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | John Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge is hacked by Nicholas Bertram - foul #1 on Nicholas Bertram, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:10 | UC Riverside | Christopher Brown is called for the reach on Timothy Caba - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG) John Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge (PF) Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 10:10 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:10 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern State | Christopher Brown is hacked by Timothy Caba - foul #3 on Timothy Caba, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Miller (SG) Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro (C) Marvin Ciotti | |
| 09:48 | Northwestern State | Christopher Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:48 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:31 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba misses the jumper from the left block | 57-58 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern State | Christopher Brown makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Wojtkowski | 57-60 |
| 09:14 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Evan Campbell and he's hacked by Manuel Hodge - foul #3 on Manuel Hodge, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John McKee (PF) Steven Pickerel | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton (SG) Christopher Brown | |
| 09:14 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Manuel Hodge | 60-62 |
| 08:51 | UC Riverside | Manuel Hodge takes the ball from Evan Campbell in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge is denied on a layup by John McKee | 60-62 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-62 |
| 08:23 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 08:16 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba is hacked by Jeremy Barreiro - foul #2 on Jeremy Barreiro, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Perry Chupp (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) Evan Campbell, John Miller, Gregory Colby, John McKee | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner (SF), Roy Lubbers (PF), Marvin Ciotti (C) Richard Wojtkowski, Steven Dandridge, Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 08:16 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:16 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton scores on a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Jack Buscher - foul #3 on Jack Buscher, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Marvin Ciotti - foul #2 on Marvin Ciotti, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Harris (C) Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski (PG) Jefferey Slayton | |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Caba (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Perry Chupp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Michael Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Wojtkowski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Hodge (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerard Turner (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Lubbers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Ciotti (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner's pass is intercepted by Perry Chupp | 64-65 |
| 07:06 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Lubbers | 64-65 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Ciotti | 64-68 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | John Nevers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (PG), John Miller (SG), John McKee (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) John Nevers, Jack Buscher, Timothy Caba, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Brown (PG), Jefferey Slayton (SG), Richard Pasco (SF), Steven Dandridge (PF), Grady Craig (C) Richard Wojtkowski, Manuel Hodge, Gerard Turner, Roy Lubbers, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 06:18 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Brown | 64-70 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 64-70 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-70 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 05:29 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:27 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), Timothy Caba (C) Steven Pickerel, John Miller, Perry Chupp, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (PG), Gerard Turner (SF), Jeremy Barreiro (C) Christopher Brown, Richard Pasco, Grady Craig | |
| 05:15 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Barreiro misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-70 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 04:55 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-70 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton misses long on a floater from the left side | 64-70 |
| 04:49 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Evan Campbell | 66-70 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jefferey Slayton | 66-73 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby is open and scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Jack Buscher | 68-73 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Evan Campbell - foul #3 on Evan Campbell, team foul #11 | 68-73 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG), Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, Gregory Colby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski (PG), Richard Pasco (SF), Roy Lubbers (PF), Grady Craig (C) Jefferey Slayton, Gerard Turner, Steven Dandridge, Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 03:39 | UC Riverside | Roy Lubbers is called for the reach on John Miller - foul #1 on Roy Lubbers, team foul #13 | 68-75 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (PG), Nicholas Bertram (PF) John Nevers, John McKee | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner (SF) Manuel Hodge | |
| 03:39 | UC Riverside | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:39 | UC Riverside | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Pickerel (fresh) SG - John Miller (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Caba (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Bertram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Wojtkowski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Pasco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Turner (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Lubbers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Grady Craig (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 03:16 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-75 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Perry Chupp (SF) Steven Pickerel, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Brown (SG), Marvin Ciotti (C) Richard Pasco, Grady Craig | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti loses the ball out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (SF) Timothy Caba | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (SF) Gerard Turner | |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | John Miller can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 70-75 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Marvin Ciotti gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge loses the ball out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Timothy Caba (SF), John McKee (PF), Steven Pickerel (C) John Nevers, John Miller, Perry Chupp, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton (SG), Richard Pasco (SF), Jeremy Barreiro (PF), Grady Craig (C) Christopher Brown, Manuel Hodge, Roy Lubbers, Marvin Ciotti | |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-75 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell tips it in | 72-75 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Pickerel - foul #1 on Steven Pickerel, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, Timothy Caba, Steven Pickerel | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gerard Turner (SF), Steven Dandridge (PF) Richard Pasco, Jeremy Barreiro | |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-75 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 01:25 | UC Riverside | John McKee blows the wide open layup | 72-77 |
| 01:23 | UC Riverside | John McKee grabs the offensive board | 72-77 |
| 01:04 | UC Riverside | John Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-77 |
| 01:02 | UC Riverside | John McKee tips it in | 74-77 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Grady Craig's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Harris | 74-77 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Steven Dandridge tips it back up and in | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Turner - foul #3 on Gerard Turner, team foul #14 | 74-79 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-79 |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton is fouled in the backcourt by John Nevers - foul #2 on John Nevers, team foul #13 | 75-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (PG), Richard Pasco (SF), Roy Lubbers (PF) Richard Wojtkowski, Gerard Turner, Steven Dandridge | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | John Nevers scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Miller | 78-81 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco is fouled in the backcourt by John Miller - foul #4 on John Miller, team foul #14 | 78-81 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski (PG) Jefferey Slayton | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | Richard Wojtkowski is called for the reach on John Nevers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Wojtkowski, team foul #15 | 78-83 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton (SG), Gerard Turner (SF), Steven Dandridge (PF) Richard Pasco, Manuel Hodge, Roy Lubbers | |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | John Nevers makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | John Nevers makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton is fouled in the backcourt by John Miller - foul #5 on John Miller, team foul #15 | 80-83 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (SG) John Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Manuel Hodge (PG), Richard Pasco (SF), Roy Lubbers (PF) Richard Wojtkowski, Gerard Turner, Steven Dandridge | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Jefferey Slayton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:06 | UC Riverside | John Nevers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-85 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco snags the defensive board | 80-85 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco is fouled in the backcourt by John Nevers - foul #3 on John Nevers, team foul #16 | 80-85 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wojtkowski (PG), Christopher Brown (SG) Manuel Hodge, Jefferey Slayton | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Richard Pasco makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 80-87 |