| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bill Willis (fresh) 3 reb. C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Steven Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Waters (fresh) PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Ojeda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 19:34 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll travels in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 19:07 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:06 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:42 | Cal State Northridge | T-Bone Lewis is called for the reach on Joseph Ojeda - foul #1 on T-Bone Lewis, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:30 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-36 |
| 18:28 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 18:27 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:21 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa scores on a shot in the lane set up by Bill Willis and the foul's on Aaron Shaffer - foul #1 on Aaron Shaffer, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), Jose Garza (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Stover (PG), Rickey Shue (SF), Mario Motsinger (C) Steven Carroll, David Waters, Joseph Ojeda | |
| 18:21 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:21 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield double dribbles | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF) Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold (PF) Aaron Shaffer | |
| 17:48 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 17:46 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 17:40 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-36 |
| 17:38 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:22 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Kent is called for the reach on David Stover - foul #3 on Thomas Kent, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG) Thomas Kent | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll (PG), Virgil Jackson (SF) David Stover, Robert Sheffield | |
| 17:06 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 17:05 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:46 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) John Roesler, Goran Zell, Jose Garza, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Stover (SG), David Waters (SF), Aaron Shaffer (PF) Rickey Shue, Virgil Jackson, Wilbur Arnold | |
| 16:46 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:46 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:29 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis drills a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Mario Motsinger - foul #1 on Mario Motsinger, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson (SG), Joseph Ojeda (C) Steven Carroll, Mario Motsinger | |
| 16:29 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:29 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:03 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:01 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 15:59 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bill Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Waters (fresh) PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Ojeda (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 15:38 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 15:08 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:52 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jacob Johnson | 39-38 |
| 14:30 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer is hacked by Eliseo Costa - foul #2 on Eliseo Costa, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll (PG), Robert Sheffield (SG), Rickey Shue (SF), Wilbur Arnold (PF), Mario Motsinger (C) David Stover, Virgil Jackson, David Waters, Aaron Shaffer, Joseph Ojeda | |
| 14:10 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 14:09 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:04 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 39-40 |
| 13:46 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent is called for traveling | 39-40 |
| 13:30 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Johnson - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski (PF) Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 13:30 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:30 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Jose Garza is blocked by Mario Motsinger | 39-42 |
| 13:09 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:06 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Kent is called for the reach on Steven Carroll in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Kent, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Eliseo Costa (SF) Thomas Kent, Goran Zell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Clark (C) Mario Motsinger | |
| 12:47 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 12:45 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:38 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski loses the dribble to David Clark | 39-42 |
| 12:35 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), T-Bone Lewis (C) John Roesler, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Stover (PG), Virgil Jackson (SF), Aaron Shaffer (PF) Steven Carroll, Rickey Shue, Wilbur Arnold | |
| 12:18 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Shaffer - foul #2 on Aaron Shaffer, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 12:18 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:18 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:13 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Michaels is called for the reach on David Stover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF) Hans Gadzinski | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 12:13 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:13 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:05 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the 3 from the left wing | 43-42 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bill Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - T-Bone Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sheffield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Virgil Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Cal State Northridge | Bill Willis blocks the short jumper by Aaron Shaffer | 43-42 |
| 11:40 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 11:38 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 11:26 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:22 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 11:21 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 11:05 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Michaels is called for the reach on David Stover - foul #2 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Goran Zell (SF), Jose Garza (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue (SG), David Waters (SF), Wilbur Arnold (PF), Joseph Ojeda (C) Robert Sheffield, Virgil Jackson, Aaron Shaffer, David Clark | |
| 11:05 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:05 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:51 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 10:50 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 10:30 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Goran Zell | 43-44 |
| 10:15 | UC Riverside | John Roesler clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Stover - foul #1 on David Stover, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG) Jacob Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll (PG) David Stover | |
| 10:15 | UC Riverside | John Roesler makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:15 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:15 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:12 | Cal State Northridge | John Roesler is called for the reach on Steven Carroll in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Roesler, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| 10:12 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:12 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Waters - foul #2 on David Waters, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa (SF), Bill Willis (PF) John Roesler, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson (SG) Rickey Shue | |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 09:27 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), T-Bone Lewis (C) Goran Zell, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield (SG), Mario Motsinger (PF), David Clark (C) David Waters, Wilbur Arnold, Joseph Ojeda | |
| 09:07 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 09:05 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:51 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 08:47 | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson is hacked by Eliseo Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eliseo Costa, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Jose Garza (C) Gerald Michaels, Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer (PF) David Clark | |
| 08:47 | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:47 | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | John Roesler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SG) Jacob Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Stover (PG), Rickey Shue (SF) Steven Carroll, Virgil Jackson | |
| 08:29 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover travels in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 08:17 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell scores on a turnaround from close range | 51-46 |
| 08:14 | Cal State Northridge | John Roesler is called for the reach on David Stover in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Roesler, team foul #11 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Waters (SF) Robert Sheffield | |
| 08:14 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:14 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:14 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Goran Zell | 51-46 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski misses the jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 07:57 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Roesler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Zell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eliseo Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Hans Gadzinski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jose Garza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rickey Shue (fresh) SF - David Waters (fresh) PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Motsinger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover is fouled on the floor by John Roesler - foul #4 on John Roesler, team foul #12 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), T-Bone Lewis (C) Eliseo Costa, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Clark (C) Mario Motsinger | |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:36 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-48 |
| 07:35 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:16 | UC Riverside | John Roesler comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 07:15 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:03 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters makes the jumper in the paint | 51-50 |
| 06:51 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 51-50 |
| 06:50 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 06:48 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Bill Willis (PF), Jose Garza (C) John Roesler, Goran Zell, Hans Gadzinski, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll (PG), Robert Sheffield (SG), Virgil Jackson (SF), Wilbur Arnold (PF), Joseph Ojeda (C) David Stover, Rickey Shue, David Waters, Aaron Shaffer, David Clark | |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | Wilbur Arnold blocks the short jumper by Jacob Johnson | 53-50 |
| 06:21 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:12 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Sheffield | 53-52 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | Virgil Jackson steals it from Bill Willis | 53-52 |
| 05:52 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll lays it up and in set up by Virgil Jackson | 53-54 |
| 05:41 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 05:25 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:04 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eliseo Costa | 59-54 |
| 04:26 | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson hits a jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 04:09 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa is hacked by Virgil Jackson - foul #1 on Virgil Jackson, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Thomas Kent, Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Stover (PG), Rickey Shue (SG), David Waters (SF), Aaron Shaffer (PF), Mario Motsinger (C) Steven Carroll, Robert Sheffield, Virgil Jackson, Wilbur Arnold, Joseph Ojeda | |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from T-Bone Lewis | 62-56 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Roesler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Goran Zell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Gadzinski (fresh) 6 pts. C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Stover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rickey Shue (fresh) SF - David Waters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mario Motsinger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:51 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Michaels steps in front of the David Stover pass in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| 03:39 | UC Riverside | John Roesler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on John Roesler, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG) John Roesler | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 03:30 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover connects on the open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Waters | 62-58 |
| 03:16 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the easy layup | 62-58 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis can't tip it in | 62-58 |
| 03:12 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 03:02 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters is called for 10 seconds | 62-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield (SG) Rickey Shue | |
| 02:52 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jacob Johnson and he's hacked by Mario Motsinger - foul #2 on Mario Motsinger, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) Jacob Johnson, Hans Gadzinski | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 02:52 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:50 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF) Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll (PG) David Stover | |
| 02:45 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll double dribbles | 65-58 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-58 |
| 02:24 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-61 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by T-Bone Lewis is blocked by Aaron Shaffer | 67-61 |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis tips it back up and in | 69-61 |
| 01:46 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 01:36 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-63 |
| 01:35 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Cal State Northridge | Goran Zell is called for the reach on Steven Carroll in the backcourt - foul #3 on Goran Zell, team foul #14 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG) Goran Zell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda (C) Mario Motsinger | |
| 01:30 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:30 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 01:05 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Eliseo Costa and he's hacked by Joseph Ojeda - foul #2 on Joseph Ojeda, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG) Gerald Michaels | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson misses the free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent is hacked by Steven Carroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Carroll, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski (PF) Bill Willis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Shaffer | 73-66 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | The clock runs out | 73-66 |