| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brandon Gillette (fresh) SG - Owen Epling (fresh) SF - Silas Tarver (fresh) PF - John Bell (fresh) C - Sam Walter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Chet Headen (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Jerome Poirier (fresh) PF - Marc Landon (fresh) C - Scott Carson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Brandon Gillette takes the ball from Marc Landon | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Chet Headen | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | UC Riverside | Scott Carson steals it from Owen Epling | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chet Headen | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver makes the 3 from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 17:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier is hacked by Sam Walter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Walter, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Robert Letchworth (SG), Ed Connell (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), John Langley (C) Brandon Gillette, Owen Epling, Silas Tarver, John Bell, Sam Walter | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Eric Cote (SG), Richard Hagan (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Ross Moore (C) Chet Headen, Robert Smith, Jerome Poirier, Marc Landon, Scott Carson | |
| 16:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 8-4 |
| 16:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote is fouled on the floor by Robert Letchworth - foul #1 on Robert Letchworth, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 16:23 | Cal State Fullerton | A charge is called on Eric Cote - foul #1 on Eric Cote, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith (SG) Eric Cote | |
| 16:01 | UC Riverside | John Langley is fouled on the floor by Ross Moore - foul #1 on Ross Moore, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 15:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth's pass is intercepted by Charles Smith | 8-4 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fresh) SG - Robert Letchworth (fresh) SF - Ed Connell (fresh) PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) C - John Langley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Richard Hagan (fresh) PF - Charles Smith (fresh) C - Ross Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 15:37 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Letchworth | 11-4 |
| 15:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan loses the dribble to Allen Smalls | 11-4 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | John Langley is called for traveling | 11-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Owen Epling (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), John Bell (PF), Sam Walter (C) Michael Coutu, Robert Letchworth, Ed Connell, Allen Smalls, John Langley | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Jerome Poirier (SF), Marc Landon (PF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Richard Hagan, Charles Smith, Ross Moore | |
| 14:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen loses the dribble to Brandon Gillette | 11-4 |
| 14:30 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brandon Gillette | 14-4 |
| 14:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 14:04 | UC Riverside | John Bell drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Sam Walter | 16-7 |
| 13:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 13:48 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo grabs the defensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:32 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo connects on the shot from the free throw line | 18-7 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier is hacked by Sam Walter - foul #2 on Sam Walter, team foul #3 | 18-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Ed Connell (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), John Langley (C) Brandon Gillette, Owen Epling, Andrew Angelo, John Bell, Sam Walter | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Eric Cote (SG), Richard Hagan (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Scott Carson (C) Chet Headen, Robert Smith, Jerome Poirier, Marc Landon, Dikembe Abdin | |
| 12:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Cote | 18-10 |
| 12:34 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls banks in the layup set up by Robert Letchworth | 20-10 |
| 12:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Hagan | 20-12 |
| 12:07 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell is hacked by Eric Cote - foul #2 on Eric Cote, team foul #3 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG) Ed Connell | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore (PF) Eric Cote | |
| 11:43 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Coutu | 22-12 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Letchworth (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Silas Tarver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Langley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fresh) SG - Richard Hagan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ross Moore (fresh) C - Scott Carson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 11:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Robert Letchworth | 22-12 |
| 10:57 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Letchworth | 24-12 |
| 10:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan is fouled on the floor by John Langley - foul #1 on John Langley, team foul #4 | 24-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Ed Connell (SF), John Bell (PF), Andrew Angelo (C) Michael Coutu, Robert Letchworth, Silas Tarver, Allen Smalls, John Langley | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Jerome Poirier (SF), Marc Landon (PF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Richard Hagan, Charles Smith, Ross Moore, Scott Carson | |
| 10:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Brandon Gillette blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Chet Headen | 24-12 |
| 10:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 10:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen misses the 3 from straight away | 24-12 |
| 10:01 | UC Riverside | John Bell gets the rebound | 24-12 |
| 09:55 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Richard Baranoski is blocked by Dikembe Abdin | 24-12 |
| 09:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith grabs the board | 24-12 |
| 09:52 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen is hacked by Ed Connell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ed Connell, team foul #5 | 24-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Epling (SG) Richard Baranoski | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 09:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-12 |
| 09:42 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo gets the rebound | 24-12 |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-12 |
| 09:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 09:29 | Cal State Fullerton | John Bell picks off the pass by Chet Headen | 24-12 |
| 09:06 | UC Riverside | John Bell can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Marc Landon - foul #1 on Marc Landon, team foul #4 | 24-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Richard Baranoski (SF), John Langley (C) Brandon Gillette, Ed Connell, Andrew Angelo | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Marc Landon, Dikembe Abdin | |
| 09:06 | UC Riverside | John Bell makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 09:06 | UC Riverside | John Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 09:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Owen Epling - foul #1 on Owen Epling, team foul #6 | 26-12 |
| 08:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 26-12 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | John Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-12 |
| 08:18 | UC Riverside | John Langley can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 26-12 |
| 08:17 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Jerome Poirier | 26-12 |
| 07:57 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Eakes | 26-15 |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Chet Headen is called for the reach on Michael Coutu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chet Headen, team foul #5 | 26-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), Allen Smalls (PF) Owen Epling, Richard Baranoski, John Bell | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Richard Hagan (SF), Marc Landon (PF), Scott Carson (C) Chet Headen, Jerome Poirier, Charles Smith, Michael Eakes | |
| 07:31 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls can't finish the layup | 26-15 |
| 07:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon grabs the board | 26-15 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Letchworth (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Silas Tarver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Langley (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Hagan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marc Landon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Carson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-15 |
| 07:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan grabs the offensive board | 26-15 |
| 06:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 26-18 |
| 06:29 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Coutu | 29-18 |
| 06:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Ed Connell (SF), Andrew Angelo (C) Michael Coutu, Silas Tarver, John Langley | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Jerome Poirier (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Ross Moore (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Robert Smith, Marc Landon, Scott Carson | |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-18 |
| 05:51 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls snags the offensive board | 29-18 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ross Moore - foul #2 on Ross Moore, team foul #7 | 29-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Epling (SG), John Bell (PF) Robert Letchworth, Allen Smalls | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith (SG), Dikembe Abdin (C) Richard Hagan, Ross Moore | |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 05:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 31-18 |
| 05:08 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin tips it but misses | 31-18 |
| 05:06 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 04:42 | UC Riverside | Robert Smith steals the ball from John Bell | 31-18 |
| 04:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski (PG), Silas Tarver (SF), Allen Smalls (C) Brandon Gillette, Ed Connell, Andrew Angelo | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Richard Hagan (SG), Marc Landon (PF), Scott Carson (C) Chet Headen, Robert Smith, Jerome Poirier, Dikembe Abdin | |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Scott Carson blocks the short jumper by John Bell | 31-18 |
| 03:58 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Marc Landon | 31-18 |
| 03:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Baranoski takes the ball from Charles Smith in the backcourt | 31-18 |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Baranoski | 33-18 |
| 03:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Baranoski is called for the reach on Kenneth Dickinson - foul #1 on Richard Baranoski, team foul #7 | 33-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Robert Letchworth (SG), Sam Walter (C) Richard Baranoski, Owen Epling, John Bell | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote (SG) Charles Smith | |
| 03:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 03:29 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-20 |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls tips it back up and in | 35-20 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Letchworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Silas Tarver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Allen Smalls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Walter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Cote (fresh) SF - Richard Hagan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Landon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Carson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote buries a floater from the left side set up by Kenneth Dickinson | 35-22 |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver loses the dribble to Scott Carson | 35-22 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 02:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan grabs the offensive board | 35-22 |
| 02:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Letchworth - foul #2 on Robert Letchworth, team foul #8 | 35-22 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Ed Connell (SF), John Bell (PF) Michael Coutu, Robert Letchworth, Silas Tarver, Allen Smalls | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith (SG), Jerome Poirier (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Ross Moore (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Eric Cote, Marc Landon, Scott Carson | |
| 02:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brandon Gillette | 37-24 |
| 02:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier can't finish the layup | 37-24 |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | Robert Smith steals it from Sam Walter | 37-24 |
| 01:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Hagan | 37-26 |
| 01:05 | UC Riverside | John Bell hits the finger roll set up by Ed Connell | 39-26 |
| 01:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Brandon Gillette is called for the reach on Richard Hagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Gillette, team foul #9 | 39-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Owen Epling (SG), Andrew Angelo (PF) Brandon Gillette, Ed Connell, John Bell | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Marc Landon (PF), Scott Carson (C) Jerome Poirier, Charles Smith, Ross Moore | |
| 01:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:45 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls (PF) Richard Baranoski | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote (SF) Richard Hagan | |
| 00:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-28 |