| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McKee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | UC Riverside | John Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 19:29 | UC Riverside | John Nevers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-37 |
| 19:28 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby can't tip it in | 29-37 |
| 19:26 | UC Riverside | John McKee hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Gregory Colby is called for the reach on Willie Edmonson - foul #2 on Gregory Colby, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 29-39 |
| 18:47 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Reginald Barr | 32-39 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Palmeri blocks the short jumper by John Nevers | 32-39 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 18:02 | UC Riverside | John McKee gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:41 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Malcolm Brault (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Billy Phelps | |
| 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 | |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Stanberry | 34-39 |
| 17:27 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell's pass is intercepted by Patrick Roe in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Roe | 36-39 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | Robert Stanberry steals it from Evan Campbell | 36-39 |
| 16:44 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Bertram - foul #2 on Nicholas Bertram, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 16:44 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:44 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:32 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel is whistled for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Dison (C) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John McKee (PF) Nicholas Bertram | |
| 16:17 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Stanberry | 41-39 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Malcolm Brault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Dison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Evan Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Caba (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McKee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Pickerel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UC Riverside | Robert Stanberry steals it from Timothy Caba | 41-39 |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe lays it up and in set up by Robert Stanberry | 43-39 |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Stanberry - foul #1 on Robert Stanberry, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Malcolm Brault, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG), Nicholas Bertram (PF), Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, John McKee, Steven Pickerel | |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson is hacked by Timothy Caba - foul #1 on Timothy Caba, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp (SF) Timothy Caba | |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Juan Torres | 45-40 |
| 14:05 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-40 |
| 14:04 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris can't tip it in | 45-40 |
| 14:03 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps misses the easy layup | 45-40 |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Perry Chupp | 45-40 |
| 13:25 | UC Riverside | John Miller drills a shot from the free throw line set up by John Nevers | 45-42 |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Bertram - foul #3 on Nicholas Bertram, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Kenneth Palmeri, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), John McKee (PF), Timothy Caba (C) John Miller, Perry Chupp, Nicholas Bertram, Michael Harris | |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Jack Buscher takes the ball from Patrick Roe | 45-42 |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher lays it up and in | 45-44 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault's floater is tipped away by John McKee | 45-44 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr tips it but misses | 45-44 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 12:04 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | John McKee connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 11:45 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Patrick Roe | 49-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Malcolm Brault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregory Colby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McKee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Caba (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UC Riverside | John Nevers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Patrick Roe | 49-47 |
| 11:18 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Carr | 52-47 |
| 10:58 | UC Riverside | Patrick Roe is called for the reach on John Nevers - foul #2 on Patrick Roe, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Malcolm Brault, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), John Miller (SG), Perry Chupp (SF), Michael Harris (C) John Nevers, Jack Buscher, Gregory Colby, Timothy Caba | |
| 10:48 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Billy Phelps | 52-47 |
| 10:25 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr loses the ball out of bounds | 52-47 |
| 10:11 | UC Riverside | John McKee misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-47 |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps loses the dribble to Perry Chupp in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 09:49 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Harris and he's fouled by Reginald Barr - foul #1 on Reginald Barr, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (SF), Timothy Caba (PF) Perry Chupp, John McKee | |
| 09:49 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:13 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Caba | 52-50 |
| 09:11 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Evan Campbell | 52-50 |
| 08:58 | UC Riverside | John Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Evan Campbell | 52-53 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Caba - foul #2 on Timothy Caba, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (PG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Willie Edmonson, Kenneth Palmeri, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Steven Pickerel (SG), Perry Chupp (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) Evan Campbell, John Miller, Jack Buscher, Michael Harris | |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:05 | UC Riverside | John Nevers hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault tips it in | 56-55 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba's pass is intercepted by Robert Stanberry | 56-55 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gene Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Pickerel (fresh) SF - Timothy Caba (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Perry Chupp (fresh) C - Nicholas Bertram (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres is whistled for a carry | 56-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Kenneth Palmeri (PF) Juan Torres, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby (SF), John McKee (PF) Timothy Caba, Perry Chupp | |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | John Nevers misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Roe - foul #3 on Patrick Roe, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Dison (C) Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (SG) Nicholas Bertram | |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | John Nevers makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | John Nevers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | John Nevers picks off the pass by Patrick Roe in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 07:06 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby misses the easy layup | 56-57 |
| 07:05 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to John McKee | 56-57 |
| 06:44 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 06:43 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry is hacked by Gregory Colby - foul #3 on Gregory Colby, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Blake Hatcher (SF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Miller (SG), Timothy Caba (SF), Michael Harris (C) John Nevers, Gregory Colby, Steven Pickerel | |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Buscher - foul #1 on Jack Buscher, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault (PF) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG) Jack Buscher | |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:48 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell misses long on a shot from the left side | 58-57 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Barr | 60-57 |
| 05:06 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (PF) Juan Torres, Blake Hatcher, Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (SF), Nicholas Bertram (C) John McKee, Michael Harris | |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Reginald Barr | 63-57 |
| 04:37 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 04:36 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr loses the dribble to Evan Campbell | 63-57 |
| 04:18 | UC Riverside | John Miller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Evan Campbell | 63-59 |
| 04:01 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 03:59 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Buscher | 63-62 |
| 03:32 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the runner near the basket | 63-62 |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Evan Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Buscher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Caba (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Bertram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson is open and scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Palmeri | 65-62 |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Malcolm Brault (C) Gene Carr, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), Gregory Colby (SF), John McKee (PF), Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell, John Miller, Timothy Caba, Nicholas Bertram | |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Colby | 65-64 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | John Nevers takes the ball from Kenneth Palmeri | 65-64 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | John Nevers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | John McKee gets the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:49 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Reginald Barr - foul #2 on Reginald Barr, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps (C) Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Miller (SG) Jack Buscher | |
| 01:49 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:49 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Reginald Barr | 68-65 |
| 01:16 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris can't finish the layup | 68-65 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to John McKee | 68-65 |
| 01:02 | UC Riverside | John McKee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses the wide open floater near the basket | 68-65 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps hits the follow up shot | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | UC Riverside | John McKee can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Kenneth Palmeri | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | John Nevers is called for the reach on Kenneth Palmeri in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nevers, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF) Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | John Nevers hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Miller | 70-68 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | John Nevers is called for the reach on Reginald Barr in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Nevers, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF) Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | John Nevers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Miller | 72-71 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is fouled in the backcourt by John Nevers - foul #3 on John Nevers, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | John McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | John Miller knocks in the floater from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Colby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John McKee (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (PG), Robert Stanberry (SF) Reginald Barr, Willie Edmonson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba (SF) Gregory Colby | |
| 04:31 | UC Riverside | John McKee comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 73-73 |
| 04:29 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba gets the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:10 | UC Riverside | John Nevers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 04:09 | UC Riverside | John McKee snags the offensive board | 73-73 |
| 03:51 | UC Riverside | John Miller scores on a shot from the left side set up by John McKee | 73-75 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Juan Torres | 75-75 |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 75-75 |
| 03:18 | UC Riverside | John McKee pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba is hacked by Robert Stanberry - foul #2 on Robert Stanberry, team foul #6 | 75-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Blake Hatcher (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Malcolm Brault (C) Gene Carr, Juan Torres, Robert Stanberry, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Nicholas Bertram (PF), Steven Pickerel (C) John Nevers, John Miller, John McKee, Michael Harris | |
| 02:46 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jack Buscher, team foul #11 | 75-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby (SF) Steven Pickerel | |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Billy Phelps (C) Blake Hatcher, Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG), John McKee (PF) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, Nicholas Bertram | |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | John McKee is called for the reach on Kenneth Palmeri - foul #1 on John McKee, team foul #12 | 75-75 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Billy Phelps steals it from Timothy Caba | 76-75 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-75 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | John McKee gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | John Nevers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-75 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-75 |
| 00:54 | UC Riverside | Timothy Caba pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Miller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Colby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John McKee (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Timothy Caba (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:39 | UC Riverside | John Miller can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 76-75 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | John Miller is called for the reach on Willie Edmonson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Miller, team foul #13 | 76-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG) Gene Carr | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Harris (C) Timothy Caba | |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby is fouled on the floor by Billy Phelps - foul #1 on Billy Phelps, team foul #7 | 78-75 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is hacked by John Nevers in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Nevers, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | John Nevers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Colby | 80-80 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 82-80 |