| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Chester Navarra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Langdon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jake Elie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Weintraub (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) SG - David Houchens (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub connects on the 3 from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | David Houchens is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Langdon - foul #1 on Gerald Langdon, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 19:05 | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:58 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios (PG), Jarrod Walker (SG), David Crowley (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Chester Navarra, Gerald Langdon, Jake Elie, Robert Weintraub, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), Kevin Loyola (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (SF), William Hartsfield (C) Thomas Exley, David Houchens, Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| 18:46 | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by David Crowley | 41-36 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola is hacked by David Crowley in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Crowley, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF) David Crowley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan is hacked by Jake Elie - foul #2 on Jake Elie, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF) John Sullivan | |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Friley (PG), Gerald Langdon (SG), Gary Taylor (C) Travis Berrios, Jarrod Walker, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), David Houchens (SG), Samuel Boone (C) Cris Young, Kevin Loyola, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Helms - foul #1 on Daniel Helms, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub (PF) Fred Terrill | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sullivan (PF) William Hartsfield | |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | John Friley snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Daniel Helms - foul #2 on Daniel Helms, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra (PG) John Friley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | David Houchens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:56 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 45-36 |
| 16:43 | UC Riverside | Samuel Boone steals the ball from Robert Weintraub | 45-36 |
| 16:33 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms is called for 10 seconds | 45-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios (PG), Jarrod Walker (SG), Tommy Pritts (C) Chester Navarra, Gerald Langdon, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cris Young (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (SF), Kevin Loyola (C) Daniel Helms, David Houchens, Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill (PF) Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield (PF) John Sullivan | |
| 15:57 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn misses short on a jumper in the lane | 45-36 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Travis Berrios (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrod Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jake Elie (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Terrill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy Pritts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fairly fresh) SG - Cris Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Lewellyn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hartsfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Loyola (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 15:40 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield tips it in | 45-38 |
| 15:31 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill hits the finger roll and the foul's on Christopher Lewellyn - foul #2 on Christopher Lewellyn, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra (PG), John Friley (PF), David Crowley (C) Travis Berrios, Jake Elie, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SG), John Sullivan (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Cris Young, William Hartsfield, Kevin Loyola | |
| 15:31 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Terrill - foul #1 on Fred Terrill, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor (C) Fred Terrill | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | David Crowley blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Christopher Lewellyn | 48-38 |
| 15:13 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Friley | 48-38 |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 15:06 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:52 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Sullivan | 48-40 |
| 14:49 | UC Riverside | Lawrence Erhardt picks off the pass by Jarrod Walker in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 14:27 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Friley - foul #1 on John Friley, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon (SG), Robert Weintraub (PF) Jarrod Walker, John Friley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (PG), Robert Simpson (SF) Thomas Exley, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| 14:27 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:27 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Boone | 48-42 |
| 14:06 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:01 | UC Riverside | David Crowley is hacked by Robert Simpson - foul #3 on Robert Simpson, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios (PG), Jake Elie (SF) Chester Navarra, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), William Hartsfield (C) David Houchens, Samuel Boone | |
| 13:44 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub can't finish the layup | 48-42 |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Hartsfield | 48-42 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill (C) Jake Elie | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola (PF) John Sullivan | |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Fred Terrill, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (PG) Daniel Helms | |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield lays it in on a nice dish by David Houchens | 48-44 |
| 12:46 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill lays it in | 50-44 |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield misses the easy layup | 50-44 |
| 12:30 | UC Riverside | David Crowley pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | David Houchens steps in front of the Gerald Langdon pass in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 12:11 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 12:09 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 11:56 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 11:54 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill tips it in | 52-44 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Travis Berrios (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Langdon (tired) 1 ast. SF - Fred Terrill (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Weintraub (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Crowley (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Houchens (tiring) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Erhardt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Simpson (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Loyola (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hartsfield (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | Travis Berrios is called for the reach on David Houchens - foul #2 on Travis Berrios, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra (PG), Jarrod Walker (SG), Jake Elie (SF), John Friley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Travis Berrios, Gerald Langdon, Fred Terrill, Robert Weintraub, David Crowley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Cris Young (SG), John Sullivan (PF), Christopher Lewellyn (C) Lawrence Erhardt, Robert Simpson, Kevin Loyola, William Hartsfield | |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Tommy Pritts | 52-45 |
| 11:40 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-45 |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jarrod Walker - foul #2 on Jarrod Walker, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jarrod Walker and he's fouled by David Houchens - foul #1 on David Houchens, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor (C) Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone (C) David Houchens | |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Helms | 55-50 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | John Sullivan steps in front of the Jake Elie pass | 55-50 |
| 10:27 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan buries a 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Helms | 55-53 |
| 10:08 | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) John Friley, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Lawrence Erhardt (SG), Robert Simpson (SF) Daniel Helms, Cris Young, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| 09:52 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt buries a floater from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 09:33 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios (PG), Gerald Langdon (SG), David Crowley (SF), Fred Terrill (PF) Chester Navarra, Jarrod Walker, Jake Elie, Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn (SF), William Hartsfield (C) Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| 09:18 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-55 |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Sullivan | 55-55 |
| 09:01 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 55-57 |
| 08:43 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:30 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 55-57 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Berrios - foul #3 on Travis Berrios, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Friley (PG), Jarrod Walker (SG), Jake Elie (SF), Robert Weintraub (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Travis Berrios, Gerald Langdon, David Crowley, Fred Terrill, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Kevin Loyola (SG), David Houchens (SF) Thomas Exley, Lawrence Erhardt, John Sullivan | |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | David Houchens grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Robert Weintraub is called for the reach on Daniel Helms - foul #3 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF), Samuel Boone (C) Christopher Lewellyn, William Hartsfield | |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:16 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 55-57 |
| 08:00 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub tips it in | 57-57 |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Gary Taylor is called for the reach on Daniel Helms in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Taylor, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra (PG) John Friley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Chester Navarra (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jarrod Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jake Elie (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Weintraub (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Houchens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Loyola (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Boone (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie drills a shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 07:10 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 07:10 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Friley (PG), Gerald Langdon (SG), David Crowley (SF), Fred Terrill (PF) Chester Navarra, Jarrod Walker, Jake Elie, Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), Lawrence Erhardt (SG), William Hartsfield (C) Daniel Helms, Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| 06:50 | UC Riverside | William Hartsfield swats the layup by Fred Terrill | 59-59 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 59-59 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | David Houchens pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | Gerald Langdon steals it from Cris Young | 59-59 |
| 06:07 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill is hacked by Kevin Loyola - foul #1 on Kevin Loyola, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Travis Berrios (PG), Jarrod Walker (SG), Jake Elie (SF) John Friley, Gerald Langdon, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Christopher Lewellyn (SF), John Sullivan (PF) Cris Young, David Houchens, Kevin Loyola | |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill travels with the ball | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Fred Terrill, David Crowley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone (C) William Hartsfield | |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra (PG) Jarrod Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra travels with the ball | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Robert Simpson (SF) Daniel Helms, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Travis Berrios - foul #4 on Travis Berrios, team foul #12 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Crowley (C) Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield (C) Samuel Boone | |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | Lawrence Erhardt steps in front of the Jake Elie pass in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield makes the floater from close range and he's hacked by Travis Berrios - foul #5 on Travis Berrios, team foul #13 | 59-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker (SG), Fred Terrill (PF) Travis Berrios, Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (SG) Lawrence Erhardt | |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield misses the free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:58 | UC Riverside | David Crowley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:56 | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra's pass is intercepted by Thomas Exley in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | Jarrod Walker is called for the reach on David Houchens - foul #3 on Jarrod Walker, team foul #14 | 59-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn (SF) Robert Simpson | |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra connects on the 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn is hacked by Jarrod Walker - foul #4 on Jarrod Walker, team foul #15 | 62-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Friley (PG), Gerald Langdon (SG), Robert Weintraub (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Chester Navarra, Jarrod Walker, Jake Elie, Fred Terrill | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Cris Young (SG), Kevin Loyola (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Thomas Exley, David Houchens, John Sullivan, William Hartsfield | |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:59 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Friley | 64-65 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Boone | 64-67 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Friley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gerald Langdon (tired) 1 ast. SF - David Crowley (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Weintraub (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Taylor (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cris Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Lewellyn (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Loyola (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Boone (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | David Crowley comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 64-67 |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn banks in the wide open layup set up by Daniel Helms | 64-69 |
| 03:00 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker (SG), Jake Elie (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Gerald Langdon, David Crowley, Robert Weintraub, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), John Sullivan (PF), William Hartsfield (C) Cris Young, Christopher Lewellyn, Kevin Loyola, Samuel Boone | |
| 02:45 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane | 66-69 |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan's layup is rejected by Tommy Pritts | 66-69 |
| 02:24 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:02 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Walker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Hartsfield | 66-69 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra (PG), Gerald Langdon (SG), Robert Weintraub (PF), Gary Taylor (C) John Friley, Jarrod Walker, Fred Terrill, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Samuel Boone (C) Daniel Helms, William Hartsfield | |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Taylor - foul #4 on Gary Taylor, team foul #16 | 66-69 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:37 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 01:33 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-70 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Chester Navarra misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 01:28 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 66-70 |
| 01:12 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-70 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub can't tip it in | 66-70 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-70 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Chester Navarra steps in front of the Lawrence Erhardt pass | 66-70 |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon is fouled in the backcourt by John Sullivan - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-70 |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Samuel Boone - foul #1 on Samuel Boone, team foul #8 | 67-70 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-70 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Navarra - foul #1 on Chester Navarra, team foul #17 | 69-70 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | Gerald Langdon buries a jumper from the right wing | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Robert Weintraub - foul #4 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #18 | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |