| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilberto Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Schacher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Juan Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Holiman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luther Monette (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Eric Golden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Turner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Eric Golden inbounds the ball | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Jason Turner is hacked by David Caudill - foul #1 on David Caudill, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez's dunk attempt is rejected by Juan Gonzales | 44-43 |
| 19:21 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to James Schacher | 44-43 |
| 19:05 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Luther Monette drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ralph Holiman | 44-46 |
| 18:44 | UC Riverside | David Caudill knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| 18:44 | UC Riverside | David Caudill misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Jason Turner grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Jason Turner grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Eric Golden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Caldwell (SF), Charles Bane (PF) James Schacher, Gilberto Cruz | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Snyder (SF), Walter Carter (PF) Eric Golden, Jason Turner | |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales's layup is rejected by Juan Sanchez | 46-46 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Walter Carter snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Luther Monette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 17:26 | UC Riverside | David Caudill pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 17:10 | UC Riverside | Ralph Holiman is called for the reach on David Caudill - foul #1 on Ralph Holiman, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Luther Hafley (C) David Caudill, Gilberto Bianchi, Juan Gonzales | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Ralph Holiman, Luther Monette, Juan Sanchez | |
| 17:04 | UC Riverside | Ignacio Ruiz steals the ball from James Caldwell | 46-46 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Charles Bane - foul #2 on Charles Bane, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Schacher (SF), Gilberto Cruz (PF) Dwayne Postell, Charles Bane | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SF) John Snyder | |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:45 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz's pass is intercepted by Ignacio Ruiz | 46-47 |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz banks in the layup | 46-49 |
| 16:29 | UC Riverside | Luther Hafley misses the shot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edward Tinch | 46-49 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Walter Carter drills a fadeaway from the left block | 46-51 |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz is fouled on the floor by Walter Carter - foul #1 on Walter Carter, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PF) Walter Carter | |
| 16:01 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz loses the dribble to Jason Turner | 46-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - James Caldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schacher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Luther Hafley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Golden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Turner (fresh) 7 reb. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz is fouled on the floor by James Caldwell - foul #2 on James Caldwell, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Caudill (PG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Charles Bane (PF) James Caldwell, James Schacher, Gilberto Cruz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Holiman (PG), John Snyder (SF) Ignacio Ruiz, Eric Golden | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Ralph Holiman is hacked by David Caudill - foul #2 on David Caudill, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales (C) Luther Hafley | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Ralph Holiman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 15:27 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell is fouled on the floor by Ralph Holiman - foul #2 on Ralph Holiman, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi (SG) Joseph Carr | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SG), Juan Sanchez (C) Edward Tinch, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-51 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Juan Sanchez | 46-51 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Turner | 46-53 |
| 14:19 | UC Riverside | David Caudill clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Snyder | 46-53 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | John Snyder tips it but misses | 46-53 |
| 14:01 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Charles Bane | 46-53 |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 13:21 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-53 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Jason Turner gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Dwayne Postell - foul #1 on Dwayne Postell, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Caldwell (PG), Joseph Carr (SG), James Schacher (SF), Gilberto Cruz (PF), Luther Hafley (C) David Caudill, Gilberto Bianchi, Dwayne Postell, Charles Bane, Juan Gonzales | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Eric Golden (SF), Walter Carter (PF) Ralph Holiman, Luther Monette, John Snyder, Jason Turner | |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-54 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez blows the dunk | 48-54 |
| 12:26 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 12:01 | UC Riverside | Luther Hafley comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - James Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schacher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Hafley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Golden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Edward Tinch, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Juan Sanchez | |
| 11:21 | UC Riverside | James Schacher scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gilberto Cruz | 51-54 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | Walter Carter comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 11:11 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Carter | 51-54 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Luther Hafley is called for the reach on Darrin Wolfsberger - foul #1 on Luther Hafley, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Caudill (PG), Gilberto Bianchi (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Charles Bane (PF), Juan Gonzales (C) James Caldwell, Joseph Carr, James Schacher, Gilberto Cruz, Luther Hafley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Holiman (PG), Luther Monette (SG), John Snyder (SF) Ignacio Ruiz, Edward Tinch, Eric Golden | |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Walter Carter buries a floater from the left side set up by Ralph Holiman | 51-56 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Caudill | 53-56 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Walter Carter blows the layup | 53-56 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | John Snyder misses the tip | 53-56 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 09:49 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi is hacked by Darrin Wolfsberger - foul #3 on Darrin Wolfsberger, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Schacher (SF), Gilberto Cruz (PF) Dwayne Postell, Charles Bane | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PF) Walter Carter | |
| 09:23 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales misses the runner from the right block | 53-56 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 08:24 | UC Riverside | James Schacher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 08:23 | UC Riverside | James Schacher grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:15 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales can't finish the layup | 53-58 |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | James Schacher grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:00 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | John Snyder gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilberto Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Schacher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilberto Cruz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Gonzales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Holiman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luther Monette (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - John Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jason Turner (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Ralph Holiman hits a 3 from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 07:22 | UC Riverside | David Caudill hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Schacher | 56-61 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Juan Gonzales - foul #2 on Juan Gonzales, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Caldwell (PG), Joseph Carr (SG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Charles Bane (PF), Luther Hafley (C) David Caudill, Gilberto Bianchi, James Schacher, Gilberto Cruz, Juan Gonzales | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Eric Golden (SF), Juan Sanchez (C) Ralph Holiman, Luther Monette, John Snyder, Jason Turner | |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | Luther Hafley snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 06:46 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Eric Golden | 58-64 |
| 06:19 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane makes the runner from close range and he's fouled by Darrin Wolfsberger - foul #4 on Darrin Wolfsberger, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (PF) Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| 06:19 | UC Riverside | Charles Bane misses the free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 06:06 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:51 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell knocks in the turnaround from close range | 62-64 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Walter Carter knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Joseph Carr - foul #1 on Joseph Carr, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:11 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell misses the lay-in | 62-67 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Luther Hafley | 62-67 |
| 04:56 | UC Riverside | Ignacio Ruiz picks off the pass by James Caldwell | 62-67 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Edward Tinch can't finish the layup | 62-67 |
| 04:52 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-67 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Walter Carter snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Luther Hafley steals the ball from Walter Carter | 62-67 |
| 03:51 | UC Riverside | Luther Hafley is called for traveling | 62-67 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Caudill (PG), Gilberto Bianchi (SG), James Schacher (SF), Gilberto Cruz (PF), Juan Gonzales (C) James Caldwell, Joseph Carr, Dwayne Postell, Charles Bane, Luther Hafley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Holiman (PG), Luther Monette (SG), John Snyder (SF), Jason Turner (PF), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Edward Tinch, Eric Golden, Walter Carter, Juan Sanchez | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Caudill (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilberto Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Schacher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilberto Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Holiman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luther Monette (fresh) 20 pts. SF - John Snyder (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jason Turner (fresh) 8 reb. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-67 |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 03:12 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Gilberto Cruz | 64-67 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger is hacked by Juan Gonzales - foul #3 on Juan Gonzales, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:28 | UC Riverside | John Snyder is called for the reach on David Caudill - foul #2 on John Snyder, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| 02:28 | UC Riverside | David Caudill makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:28 | UC Riverside | David Caudill makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SF), Juan Sanchez (C) John Snyder, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Ralph Holiman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 02:18 | UC Riverside | Juan Gonzales grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 66-69 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Luther Monette buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Eric Golden | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | Juan Sanchez picks off the pass by Juan Gonzales | 66-72 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jason Turner | 66-74 |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-74 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Eric Golden gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Eric Golden is fouled in the backcourt by David Caudill - foul #3 on David Caudill, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Robbins (SG) Luther Monette | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-76 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Jason Turner pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Jason Turner knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Ralph Holiman | 66-78 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | David Caudill clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Cruz grabs the offensive board | 66-78 |