| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - James Putaski (fresh) SG - Larry Granger (fresh) SF - Wilson Kelley (fresh) PF - Joseph Henry (fresh) C - Keith Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) PF - Bill Willis (fresh) C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Utah | Keith Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Utah | Wilson Kelley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Keith Robinson | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Southern Utah | Larry Granger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Johnson | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Southern Utah | James Putaski is hacked by Bill Willis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Willis, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Southern Utah | James Putaski knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Larry Granger | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Southern Utah | Joseph Henry grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Southern Utah | Joseph Henry hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Putaski | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eliseo Costa | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | Southern Utah | Wilson Kelley is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Grisby (SG), Martin Talley (SF), Charles Stewart (PF), Michael Yim (C) Larry Granger, Wilson Kelley, Joseph Henry, Keith Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 17:44 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Southern Utah | Michael Yim gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | Southern Utah | James Putaski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:37 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | UC Riverside | Michael Yim steals it from T-Bone Lewis | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Southern Utah | Robert Grisby scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Putaski | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:43 | Southern Utah | Michael Yim grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Southern Utah | Martin Talley drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Grisby | 9-5 |
| 16:16 | UC Riverside | Martin Talley steps in front of the Gerald Michaels pass | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Southern Utah | Martin Talley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields (PG), Larry Granger (SG), Wilson Kelley (SF), Joseph Henry (PF), Keith Robinson (C) James Putaski, Robert Grisby, Martin Talley, Charles Stewart, Michael Yim | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Jose Garza (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Granger - foul #1 on Larry Granger, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | John Roesler makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | John Roesler makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Jeffrey Shields (fresh) SG - Larry Granger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilson Kelley (fresh) PF - Joseph Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kent (fresh) SG - John Roesler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Goran Zell (fresh) PF - Jose Garza (fresh) C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Southern Utah | Larry Granger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | John Roesler gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:25 | UC Riverside | John Roesler's layup is rejected by Keith Robinson | 9-7 |
| 15:24 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson tips it in | 9-9 |
| 15:05 | Southern Utah | Larry Granger jams it set up by Keith Robinson and he's hacked by Jose Garza - foul #1 on Jose Garza, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Grisby (PG), Melvin Hicks (SF) Jeffrey Shields, Wilson Kelley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Jose Garza, Ronald Johnson | |
| 15:05 | Southern Utah | Larry Granger makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:43 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Goran Zell, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard (SG) Larry Granger | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Jacob Johnson (SG), Eliseo Costa (SF) Thomas Kent, John Roesler, Goran Zell | |
| 14:23 | Southern Utah | Joseph Henry is hacked by Hans Gadzinski - foul #1 on Hans Gadzinski, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Putaski (PG), Martin Talley (PF), Charles Stewart (C) Larry Bullard, Joseph Henry, Keith Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:12 | Southern Utah | James Putaski is fouled on the floor by Gerald Michaels - foul #1 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields (SG) Robert Grisby | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (C) T-Bone Lewis | |
| 13:56 | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-9 |
| 13:54 | Southern Utah | Charles Stewart tips it in | 14-9 |
| 13:36 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hans Gadzinski | 14-11 |
| 13:34 | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Wilson Kelley (SF), Michael Yim (C) Melvin Hicks, Martin Talley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), Bill Willis (PF) Gerald Michaels, Hans Gadzinski | |
| 13:12 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Kent | 14-13 |
| 13:07 | Southern Utah | James Putaski is fouled in the backcourt by Eliseo Costa - foul #1 on Eliseo Costa, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Larry Granger (SG), Robert Grisby (C) Jeffrey Shields, Charles Stewart | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, Jose Garza | |
| 12:54 | Southern Utah | James Putaski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 12:53 | Southern Utah | Robert Grisby snags the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:39 | Southern Utah | The jumper by Wilson Kelley is denied by Bill Willis | 14-13 |
| 12:38 | Southern Utah | Michael Yim tips it in | 16-13 |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | John Roesler is hacked by Larry Granger - foul #2 on Larry Granger, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields (SG), Martin Talley (SF), Joseph Henry (PF), Keith Robinson (C) James Putaski, Larry Granger, Wilson Kelley, Michael Yim | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), T-Bone Lewis (C) Thomas Kent, Ronald Johnson | |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 12:01 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:55 | UC Riverside | Martin Talley is called for the reach on Gerald Michaels - foul #1 on Martin Talley, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard (SG) Robert Grisby | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), Eliseo Costa (SF) John Roesler, Goran Zell | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Jeffrey Shields (fresh) SG - Larry Bullard (fresh) SF - Martin Talley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fairly fresh) SG - Jacob Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Willis (fairly fresh) C - T-Bone Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 11:36 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Martin Talley - foul #2 on Martin Talley, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Putaski (PG), Melvin Hicks (SF), Charles Stewart (PF) Jeffrey Shields, Martin Talley, Joseph Henry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (C) T-Bone Lewis | |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:11 | Southern Utah | Melvin Hicks misses short on a floater in the lane | 16-14 |
| 11:10 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:49 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 10:48 | Southern Utah | Melvin Hicks pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:43 | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard is fouled on the floor by Eliseo Costa - foul #2 on Eliseo Costa, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Wilson Kelley (SF), Robert Grisby (C) Melvin Hicks, Keith Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis | |
| 10:43 | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:43 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 16-14 |
| 10:28 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 10:26 | Southern Utah | Wilson Kelley gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:21 | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Thomas Kent | 16-14 |
| 10:14 | UC Riverside | John Roesler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Roesler, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Keith Robinson (C) Larry Bullard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:58 | Southern Utah | Charles Stewart hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Putaski | 18-14 |
| 09:40 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza is whistled for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields (SG), Joseph Henry (PF), Michael Yim (C) James Putaski, Charles Stewart, Keith Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Jacob Johnson (SG), Hans Gadzinski (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) John Roesler, Goran Zell, Jose Garza, Ronald Johnson | |
| 09:26 | Southern Utah | Robert Grisby is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Shields | 21-14 |
| 09:13 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Henry - foul #1 on Joseph Henry, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Putaski (PG), Melvin Hicks (SF) Robert Grisby, Wilson Kelley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:13 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:13 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:13 | Southern Utah | Melvin Hicks snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 09:09 | Southern Utah | James Putaski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Michael Yim - foul #1 on Michael Yim, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis misses the 3rd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:02 | Southern Utah | Michael Yim pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:58 | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 08:56 | Southern Utah | Joseph Henry tips it back up and in | 23-17 |
| 08:43 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Michaels | 23-19 |
| 08:41 | Southern Utah | Jacob Johnson steps in front of the Melvin Hicks pass in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 08:20 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels misses short on a floater from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 08:18 | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:15 | Southern Utah | James Putaski is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Michaels - foul #2 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Stewart (PF), Keith Robinson (C) Joseph Henry, Michael Yim | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Bill Willis (PF) Gerald Michaels, Jacob Johnson, Hans Gadzinski | |
| 08:15 | Southern Utah | James Putaski makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:15 | Southern Utah | James Putaski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:15 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 08:07 | UC Riverside | John Roesler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 08:05 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis can't tip it in | 24-19 |
| 08:03 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:54 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 07:52 | Southern Utah | Melvin Hicks snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - James Putaski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Shields (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Hicks (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Roesler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Goran Zell (fresh) PF - Bill Willis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - T-Bone Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Southern Utah | James Putaski is hacked by Thomas Kent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kent, team foul #10 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Grisby (SG), Wilson Kelley (SF) Jeffrey Shields, Melvin Hicks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 07:50 | Southern Utah | James Putaski misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:50 | Southern Utah | James Putaski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Johnson | 25-21 |
| 07:27 | Southern Utah | James Putaski is hacked by Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG) Thomas Kent | |
| 07:27 | Southern Utah | James Putaski makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:27 | Southern Utah | James Putaski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Jacob Johnson - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard (SG) James Putaski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), Bill Willis (PF) Goran Zell, Ronald Johnson | |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:43 | Southern Utah | Wilson Kelley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-23 |
| 06:42 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:29 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 06:28 | Southern Utah | Keith Robinson gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:09 | Southern Utah | Wilson Kelley misses the shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 06:08 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 06:03 | UC Riverside | John Roesler buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 05:57 | Southern Utah | Bill Willis swats the layup by Keith Robinson | 27-26 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 05:32 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis is called for 5 seconds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Putaski (PG), Jeffrey Shields (SG), Melvin Hicks (SF), Joseph Henry (PF), Michael Yim (C) Robert Grisby, Larry Bullard, Wilson Kelley, Charles Stewart, Keith Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) John Roesler, Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| 05:04 | Southern Utah | Goran Zell takes the ball from Melvin Hicks | 27-26 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson is hacked by Joseph Henry - foul #2 on Joseph Henry, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Stewart (PF) Joseph Henry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:47 | Southern Utah | Melvin Hicks pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:34 | Southern Utah | Hans Gadzinski swats the short shot by James Putaski | 27-27 |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 04:21 | Southern Utah | Melvin Hicks misses the easy layup | 27-29 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Melvin Hicks - foul #1 on Melvin Hicks, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard (SF), Keith Robinson (C) Melvin Hicks, Michael Yim | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Hans Gadzinski, Ronald Johnson | |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:58 | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Larry Granger (SG), Martin Talley (PF) Jeffrey Shields, Charles Stewart | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Eliseo Costa (SF) Thomas Kent, Goran Zell | |
| 03:38 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis can't finish the layup | 27-30 |
| 03:36 | Southern Utah | James Putaski grabs the board | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - James Putaski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Granger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Bullard (fresh) PF - Martin Talley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Johnson (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Willis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Southern Utah | Gerald Michaels is called for the reach on James Putaski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #12 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Grisby (C) Keith Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG) Gerald Michaels | |
| 03:34 | Southern Utah | James Putaski misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:34 | Southern Utah | James Putaski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa is fouled on the floor by Larry Bullard - foul #1 on Larry Bullard, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Wilson Kelley (SF), Keith Robinson (C) James Putaski, Larry Bullard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG) Jacob Johnson | |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:00 | Southern Utah | Keith Robinson clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Kent - foul #2 on Thomas Kent, team foul #13 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (PF) Bill Willis | |
| 03:00 | Southern Utah | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:00 | Southern Utah | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:40 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent loses the ball out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields (PG), Joseph Henry (PF) Robert Grisby, Wilson Kelley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:20 | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 02:19 | Southern Utah | Joseph Henry tips it home | 31-32 |
| 01:57 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 01:55 | Southern Utah | Joseph Henry pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Shields double dribbles | 31-32 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Larry Bullard (SG), Melvin Hicks (SF) Larry Granger, Martin Talley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SG), Hans Gadzinski (PF) John Roesler, Jose Garza | |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent tips it in | 31-34 |
| 01:27 | Southern Utah | Melvin Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Putaski (PG), Robert Grisby (SG), Wilson Kelley (SF), Charles Stewart (PF), Michael Yim (C) Jeffrey Shields, Larry Bullard, Melvin Hicks, Joseph Henry, Keith Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:06 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-34 |
| 01:04 | Southern Utah | Michael Yim gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:55 | Southern Utah | Charles Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | Charles Stewart is called for the reach on T-Bone Lewis - foul #1 on Charles Stewart, team foul #11 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Thomas Kent, Hans Gadzinski | |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:48 | Southern Utah | Michael Yim grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 00:34 | Southern Utah | Charles Stewart's pass is intercepted by Ronald Johnson | 31-35 |
| 00:22 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis drills a shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Johnson | 31-37 |
| 00:05 | Southern Utah | James Putaski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Stewart | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses the easy layup | 34-37 |