| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Gregory Colby (fresh) PF - Albert Davis (fresh) C - Michael Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SG - James Fisher (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | John Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | James Brown comes up short on the shot in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Michael Harris | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris comes up short on the shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Albert Davis swats the short shot by James Brown | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | UC Riverside | John Miller can't connect on a floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Fisher | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Miller | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | James Fisher loses the dribble to John Nevers in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Nevers | 7-2 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | James Fisher is hacked by John Nevers - foul #1 on John Nevers, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Raymond Gary (SF), Perry Chupp (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) John Nevers, John Miller, Gregory Colby, Albert Davis, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Mark Masters connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:41 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:39 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp tips it back up and in | 9-4 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Evan Campbell (fresh) SG - Jack Buscher (fresh) SF - Raymond Gary (fresh) PF - Perry Chupp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Bertram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the follow up shot | 9-6 |
| 15:04 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Wages - foul #1 on Edward Wages, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Davis (PF), Michael Harris (C) Raymond Gary, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 15:04 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:04 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | James Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 14:43 | UC Riverside | James Brown takes the ball from Jack Buscher | 10-6 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-6 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | James Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | James Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Perry Chupp - foul #1 on Perry Chupp, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG), Raymond Gary (SF) Evan Campbell, Jack Buscher, Perry Chupp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Mark Masters (PF) Edward Wages, Harold Smith | |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | UC Riverside | Ronald Wood denies the turnaround by Raymond Gary | 10-8 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | James Brown grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | John Nevers is called for the reach on John Flowers - foul #2 on John Nevers, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (PG), Nicholas Bertram (C) John Nevers, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) John Flowers, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:57 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram travels with the ball | 10-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (PG), Gregory Colby (SF) Steven Pickerel, Raymond Gary | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher buries a jumper from the left block set up by James Aaron | 10-10 |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | John Miller double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (SG), Perry Chupp (PF), Michael Harris (C) John Miller, Albert Davis, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Wages | 10-12 |
| 11:24 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby hits a jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Pickerel (fresh) SF - Gregory Colby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Perry Chupp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 11:05 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Michael Harris | 12-12 |
| 10:46 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Buscher | 15-12 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | James Brown is hacked by Steven Pickerel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Pickerel, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), John Miller (SG), Raymond Gary (SF) Jack Buscher, Steven Pickerel, Gregory Colby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), James Fisher (SG), Mark Masters (PF) Michael Merrifield, Edward Wages, Harold Smith | |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Michael Harris is called for the reach on Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | James Aaron steps out of bounds on the sideline | 15-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Davis (PF) Perry Chupp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:44 | UC Riverside | John Miller makes the 3 from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | John Flowers tips it but misses | 18-12 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | John Miller misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 09:01 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris misses the tip | 18-12 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | John Miller steals it from James Fisher in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| 08:41 | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris grabs the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 08:22 | UC Riverside | John Miller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | James Aaron is fouled in the backcourt by John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (PG), Steven Pickerel (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), Perry Chupp (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) Evan Campbell, John Miller, Raymond Gary, Albert Davis, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, James Fisher, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Buscher - foul #1 on Jack Buscher, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | James Brown is called for the reach on Gregory Colby - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jack Buscher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Pickerel (fresh) SF - Gregory Colby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Perry Chupp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Bertram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram comes up short on the shot near the basket | 18-13 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | James Brown gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood comes up short on the floater in the paint | 18-13 |
| 06:59 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 06:42 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Miller (SG), Michael Harris (C) Steven Pickerel, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield lays it in on a great pass from Edward Wages | 18-15 |
| 06:04 | UC Riverside | James Brown picks off the pass by Gregory Colby | 18-15 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is hacked by John Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Miller, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Albert Davis (PF) John Miller, Perry Chupp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) Edward Wages, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:02 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris misses short on a floater from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Evan Campbell - foul #1 on Evan Campbell, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel (SG) Jack Buscher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Masters - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Gregory Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Harris | 20-18 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | Steven Pickerel is hacked by John Flowers - foul #1 on John Flowers, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (PG), Raymond Gary (SF), Perry Chupp (PF), Nicholas Bertram (C) Steven Pickerel, Gregory Colby, Albert Davis, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Raymond Gary clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-18 |
| 04:12 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 03:59 | UC Riverside | Edward Wages is called for the reach on Evan Campbell - foul #2 on Edward Wages, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Nevers (PG), John Miller (SG) Jack Buscher, Evan Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Harold Smith (PF) John Flowers, Mark Masters | |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | Perry Chupp is hacked by Edward Wages - foul #3 on Edward Wages, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG) Edward Wages | |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram double dribbles | 20-18 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | James Fisher lays it in on a great pass from James Brown | 20-20 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Nevers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Gary (fairly fresh) PF - Perry Chupp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bertram (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | John Nevers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Davis (PF), Michael Harris (C) Raymond Gary, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Harold Smith | |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | John Miller steals the ball from Victor Woolford | 20-20 |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | Albert Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 02:24 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | James Brown misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 02:04 | UC Riverside | John Nevers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 20-22 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Nevers - foul #3 on John Nevers, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell (PG), Jack Buscher (SG), Gregory Colby (SF) John Nevers, John Miller, Perry Chupp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), James Aaron (SF), Harold Smith (PF) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Victor Woolford | |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | James Aaron grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Colby - foul #1 on Gregory Colby, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Miller (SG), Raymond Gary (SF), Nicholas Bertram (C) Jack Buscher, Gregory Colby, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | James Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | James Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 00:42 | UC Riverside | Evan Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | James Aaron grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford's pass is intercepted by Raymond Gary | 20-26 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Bertram hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Miller | 22-26 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | James Fisher is called for traveling | 22-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jack Buscher (PG), Steven Pickerel (SG), Gregory Colby (SF), Perry Chupp (PF), Michael Harris (C) Evan Campbell, John Miller, Raymond Gary, Albert Davis, Nicholas Bertram | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF) John Flowers, James Aaron, Harold Smith | |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Michael Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Brown comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 24-26 |