| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Chet Headen (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Jerome Poirier (fresh) PF - Marc Landon (fresh) C - Scott Carson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brandon Gillette (fresh) SG - Owen Epling (fresh) SF - Silas Tarver (fresh) PF - John Bell (fresh) C - Sam Walter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by Brandon Gillette | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver banks in the layup set up by Brandon Gillette | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Brandon Gillette picks off the pass by Jerome Poirier in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Owen Epling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter tips it in | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Smith | 3-4 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:45 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier is fouled on the floor by Sam Walter - foul #1 on Sam Walter, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Silas Tarver is called for the reach on Chet Headen - foul #1 on Silas Tarver, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 17:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Coutu steps in front of the Kenneth Dickinson pass | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu jams it | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell can't finish the layup | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan scores on a jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Allen Smalls | 5-9 |
| 15:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fresh) SG - Eric Cote (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) C - Ross Moore (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Letchworth (fairly fresh) SF - Ed Connell (fairly fresh) PF - Allen Smalls (fairly fresh) C - John Langley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Smith | 8-9 |
| 15:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ed Connell | 8-11 |
| 14:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 14:29 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell is whistled for a carry | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Jerome Poirier (SF), Marc Landon (PF), Scott Carson (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Eric Cote, Richard Hagan, Charles Smith, Ross Moore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Owen Epling (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Bell (PF), Sam Walter (C) Michael Coutu, Robert Letchworth, Ed Connell, Allen Smalls, John Langley | |
| 14:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith is hacked by Owen Epling in the backcourt - foul #1 on Owen Epling, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| 14:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Owen Epling - foul #2 on Owen Epling, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski (SG) Owen Epling | |
| 14:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:01 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Bell | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Chet Headen - foul #1 on Chet Headen, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| 13:20 | UC Riverside | John Bell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Gillette and he's fouled by Marc Landon - foul #1 on Marc Landon, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| 13:20 | UC Riverside | John Bell makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 13:02 | UC Riverside | John Bell snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 12:40 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette is fouled on the floor by Chet Headen - foul #2 on Chet Headen, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Richard Hagan (SF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Chet Headen, Jerome Poirier, Scott Carson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo (SF) Silas Tarver | |
| 12:25 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (SG) Richard Baranoski | |
| 12:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith (PF) Marc Landon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Robert Letchworth - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote (SG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls (PF) John Bell | |
| 11:57 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls is hacked by Richard Hagan - foul #1 on Richard Hagan, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG) Brandon Gillette | |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Smalls | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Cote (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Letchworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) C - Sam Walter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson double dribbles | 10-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier (SF), Scott Carson (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski (SG), Silas Tarver (SF) Robert Letchworth, Andrew Angelo | |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 11:05 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 10-19 |
| 10:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Coutu takes the ball from Scott Carson | 10-19 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Marc Landon (PF) Eric Cote, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Ed Connell (SG), John Bell (PF), John Langley (C) Michael Coutu, Richard Baranoski, Allen Smalls, Sam Walter | |
| 10:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Bell - foul #1 on John Bell, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin (C) Scott Carson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (SG) Silas Tarver | |
| 10:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:16 | UC Riverside | John Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | John Langley buries a jumper from the left side set up by Brandon Gillette | 11-21 |
| 09:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 09:38 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 09:19 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-21 |
| 09:18 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Marc Landon | 11-21 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Hagan | 13-21 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 08:38 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Connell | 13-21 |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | John Langley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-21 |
| 08:26 | UC Riverside | John Bell snags the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:12 | UC Riverside | Dikembe Abdin steals it from Robert Letchworth | 13-21 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Dickinson | 15-21 |
| 07:31 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote (SG), Charles Smith (SF), Ross Moore (PF), Scott Carson (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Jerome Poirier, Marc Landon, Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), Andrew Angelo (C) Brandon Gillette, Robert Letchworth, Ed Connell, John Bell, John Langley | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Richard Hagan (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Cote (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ross Moore (fresh) C - Scott Carson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Baranoski (fresh) SF - Silas Tarver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) C - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Coutu is called for the reach on Richard Hagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Coutu, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| 07:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson is hacked by Silas Tarver - foul #2 on Silas Tarver, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Sam Walter (C) Silas Tarver | |
| 07:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 07:01 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls comes up short on the shot in the lane | 15-21 |
| 06:59 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls hits the follow up shot | 15-23 |
| 06:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Smalls | 15-23 |
| 06:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson tips it home | 17-23 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith can't finish the layup | 17-23 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Allen Smalls denies the turnaround by Ross Moore | 17-23 |
| 05:36 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:18 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Sam Walter is blocked by Scott Carson | 17-23 |
| 05:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Hagan and the foul's on Sam Walter - foul #2 on Sam Walter, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson (PG), Jerome Poirier (SF), Marc Landon (PF) Richard Hagan, Charles Smith, Ross Moore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Robert Letchworth (SG), Ed Connell (SF), John Langley (C) Michael Coutu, Richard Baranoski, Andrew Angelo, Sam Walter | |
| 05:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:59 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 04:58 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls misses the tip | 20-23 |
| 04:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 04:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon lays it in | 22-23 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Dickinson - foul #1 on Kenneth Dickinson, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Michael Eakes (C) Scott Carson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Bell (PF) Allen Smalls | |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eric Cote, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| 03:48 | UC Riverside | John Langley misses badly on a shot from the left block | 22-24 |
| 03:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 03:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 22-24 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Dickinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Cote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Poirier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Landon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brandon Gillette (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Letchworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ed Connell (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Bell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Langley (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Gillette | 22-26 |
| 02:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 22-26 |
| 02:52 | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Cote snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 02:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ed Connell - foul #1 on Ed Connell, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith (SG), Charles Smith (SF), Ross Moore (PF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Eric Cote, Jerome Poirier, Marc Landon, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Owen Epling (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), Sam Walter (C) Brandon Gillette, Robert Letchworth, Ed Connell, John Bell, John Langley | |
| 02:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 02:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu misses the floater from the right side | 24-26 |
| 02:06 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Owen Epling | 24-26 |
| 01:49 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 01:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Ross Moore snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 01:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Scott Carson (C) Kenneth Dickinson, Ross Moore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo (PF) Allen Smalls | |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver is called for traveling | 24-26 |
| 01:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Angelo - foul #1 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| 01:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Abdin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier (SF) Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski (SG), Allen Smalls (PF) Owen Epling, Silas Tarver | |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Walter swats the layup by Jerome Poirier | 25-27 |
| 00:37 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | The pull-up jumper by Richard Baranoski is blocked by Scott Carson | 25-27 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski tips it home | 25-29 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Jerome Poirier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Hagan (SF), Marc Landon (PF), Ross Moore (C) Jerome Poirier, Charles Smith, Scott Carson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Epling (SG), Silas Tarver (SF) Michael Coutu, Andrew Angelo | |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls misses short on a jump hook from close range | 25-29 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Marc Landon can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 25-29 |