| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Arthur Long (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Cramer (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Mack Peiffer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stanley Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Fred Aman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brandon Gillette (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Baranoski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Silas Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Walter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| 19:16 | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| 18:54 | UC Riverside | John Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 18:53 | Kansas State | Fred Aman pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:49 | Kansas State | Richard Baranoski steals it from Arthur Long in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Loza (PG), Harold Nolen (PF), Timothy Gray (C) Arthur Long, Stanley Rhodes, Fred Aman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Robert Letchworth (SG), Ed Connell (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), John Langley (C) Brandon Gillette, Richard Baranoski, Silas Tarver, John Bell, Sam Walter | |
| 18:14 | Kansas State | Michael Loza loses the dribble to Allen Smalls | 36-35 |
| 18:04 | UC Riverside | Mack Peiffer is called for the reach on Ed Connell - foul #2 on Mack Peiffer, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 17:58 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls hits the finger roll | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | Kansas State | Harold Nolen is alone and drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Loza | 38-37 |
| 17:18 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:01 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu is hacked by Mack Peiffer - foul #3 on Mack Peiffer, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Arthur Long (PG), Stanley Rhodes (PF), Fred Aman (C) Michael Loza, Harold Nolen, Timothy Gray | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Bell (PF), Sam Walter (C) Michael Coutu, Robert Letchworth, Ed Connell, Allen Smalls, John Langley | |
| 16:46 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter loses the dribble to Mack Peiffer | 38-37 |
| 16:25 | Kansas State | The jumper by Arthur Long is denied by John Bell | 38-37 |
| 16:24 | Kansas State | Fred Aman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:07 | Kansas State | Michael Cramer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:06 | UC Riverside | John Bell pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:50 | UC Riverside | Mack Peiffer is called for the reach on Silas Tarver - foul #4 on Mack Peiffer, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Mangino (PG), Michael Loza (SG), Sean Hewitt (C) Michael Cramer, Mack Peiffer, Fred Aman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Andrew Angelo (SF), Allen Smalls (PF) Brandon Gillette, Silas Tarver, John Bell | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Mangino (fresh) SG - Michael Loza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Long (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Stanley Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Sean Hewitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Letchworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Baranoski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Sam Walter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Ed Connell (SF), William Day (C) Richard Baranoski, Andrew Angelo, Sam Walter | |
| 15:07 | Kansas State | Michael Loza is whistled for a carry | 38-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Timothy Gray (C) Sean Hewitt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Langley (C) William Day | |
| 14:46 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth is called for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Harold Nolen (SF) Arthur Long | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Andrew Angelo (SF), William Day (C) Robert Letchworth, Ed Connell, Allen Smalls | |
| 14:28 | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 14:26 | Kansas State | Harold Nolen tips it in | 40-37 |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | William Day clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-37 |
| 14:05 | Kansas State | Harold Nolen gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:40 | Kansas State | Michael Loza hits a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Andrew Angelo - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Cramer (SG), Arthur Long (SF), Fred Aman (C) John Mangino, Harold Nolen, Timothy Gray | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ed Connell (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Bell (PF), Sam Walter (C) Brandon Gillette, Michael Coutu, Andrew Angelo, John Langley, William Day | |
| 13:40 | Kansas State | Michael Loza makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver knocks in the jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 13:03 | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes is hacked by Richard Baranoski - foul #1 on Richard Baranoski, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer (SF) Michael Loza | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Allen Smalls (PF) Ed Connell, John Bell | |
| 12:38 | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes lays it in set up by Arthur Long | 45-39 |
| 12:21 | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Silas Tarver | 45-41 |
| 11:59 | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes is hacked by Richard Baranoski - foul #2 on Richard Baranoski, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Harold Nolen (PF), Sean Hewitt (C) Stanley Rhodes, Fred Aman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Ed Connell (SF), Andrew Angelo (PF) Richard Baranoski, Silas Tarver, Sam Walter | |
| 11:46 | Kansas State | Arthur Long misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:44 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Andrew Angelo | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Arthur Long (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Cramer (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Mack Peiffer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Harold Nolen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Hewitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brandon Gillette (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Letchworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ed Connell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 11:29 | UC Riverside | Andrew Angelo grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette is called for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Mangino (PG) Arthur Long | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Bell (PF), William Day (C) Robert Letchworth, Allen Smalls | |
| 11:18 | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer is hacked by Andrew Angelo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes (PF) Harold Nolen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:53 | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer is fouled on the floor by John Bell - foul #2 on John Bell, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Loza (SG), Timothy Gray (C) Michael Cramer, Sean Hewitt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Langley (C) Brandon Gillette, Ed Connell, Andrew Angelo, William Day | |
| 10:35 | Kansas State | Timothy Gray is open and buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Mangino | 47-41 |
| 10:12 | UC Riverside | Michael Loza takes the ball from Richard Baranoski | 47-41 |
| 10:08 | Kansas State | Michael Loza hits the finger roll | 49-41 |
| 09:52 | UC Riverside | Timothy Gray swats the short shot by Silas Tarver | 49-41 |
| 09:50 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver tips it home | 49-43 |
| 09:46 | Kansas State | Michael Coutu is called for the reach on John Mangino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Coutu, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Arthur Long (PG), Michael Cramer (SG), Harold Nolen (PF), Fred Aman (C) John Mangino, Michael Loza, Stanley Rhodes, Timothy Gray | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Robert Letchworth (SG), Ed Connell (SF), Allen Smalls (PF), Sam Walter (C) Michael Coutu, Richard Baranoski, Silas Tarver, John Bell, John Langley | |
| 09:33 | Kansas State | Michael Cramer is hacked by Allen Smalls - foul #1 on Allen Smalls, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| 09:33 | Kansas State | Michael Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:33 | Kansas State | Michael Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:23 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette clanks a shot in the paint | 51-43 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:06 | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 08:42 | Kansas State | Brandon Gillette is called for the reach on Arthur Long - foul #1 on Brandon Gillette, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Loza (PG) Harold Nolen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG), Richard Baranoski (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF) Brandon Gillette, Robert Letchworth, Ed Connell | |
| 08:42 | Kansas State | Arthur Long makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:42 | Kansas State | Arthur Long makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Mack Peiffer steps in front of the Andrew Angelo pass | 53-45 |
| 08:06 | Kansas State | Michael Cramer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Mangino (PG), Stanley Rhodes (PF), Timothy Gray (C) Michael Cramer, Arthur Long, Fred Aman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Langley (PF), William Day (C) Allen Smalls, Sam Walter | |
| 07:48 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu is hacked by John Mangino - foul #1 on John Mangino, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (SG) Richard Baranoski | |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | William Day comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-45 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | William Day grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Mangino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Loza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mack Peiffer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Stanley Rhodes (tired) 10 pts. C - Timothy Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Letchworth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Langley (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Day (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UC Riverside | William Day misses the dunk | 53-45 |
| 07:20 | Kansas State | Timothy Gray gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:54 | Kansas State | John Mangino comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-45 |
| 06:53 | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 06:35 | Kansas State | Michael Coutu is called for the reach on Michael Loza - foul #3 on Michael Coutu, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Cramer (SG), Arthur Long (SF), Harold Nolen (PF), Fred Aman (C) John Mangino, Mack Peiffer, Stanley Rhodes, Timothy Gray | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Ed Connell (SG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Bell (PF), Sam Walter (C) Michael Coutu, Robert Letchworth, Andrew Angelo, John Langley, William Day | |
| 06:35 | Kansas State | Michael Loza makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:35 | Kansas State | Michael Loza makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:07 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette travels with the ball | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski (SG) Ed Connell | |
| 05:41 | Kansas State | Michael Loza is called for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer (SF), Sean Hewitt (C) Michael Loza, Fred Aman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter connects on the open jumpshot from the right side | 55-47 |
| 05:20 | Kansas State | Richard Baranoski steals the ball from Arthur Long in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski is hacked by Michael Cramer - foul #1 on Michael Cramer, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes (PF) Harold Nolen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Letchworth (PG), Ed Connell (SF), Allen Smalls (PF) Brandon Gillette, Silas Tarver, John Bell | |
| 04:55 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu (PG) Richard Baranoski | |
| 04:51 | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer's pass is intercepted by Ed Connell in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 04:34 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stanley Rhodes - foul #3 on Stanley Rhodes, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Mangino (PG) Mack Peiffer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Bell (PF) Sam Walter | |
| 04:34 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:34 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:05 | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Allen Smalls | 55-48 |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Mangino - foul #2 on John Mangino, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer (SF), Harold Nolen (PF), Fred Aman (C) Arthur Long, Stanley Rhodes, Sean Hewitt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski (SG), John Langley (C) Robert Letchworth, John Bell | |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Michael Coutu makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:33 | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 03:32 | UC Riverside | Allen Smalls grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Mangino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cramer (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Mack Peiffer (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Harold Nolen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Aman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Coutu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Baranoski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ed Connell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Smalls (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - John Langley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:13 | UC Riverside | John Langley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | John Langley pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:00 | UC Riverside | Ed Connell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 02:59 | Kansas State | Mack Peiffer pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:37 | Kansas State | Allen Smalls blocks the jumper by Mack Peiffer | 55-51 |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | Richard Baranoski pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Loza (SG), Arthur Long (SF), Stanley Rhodes (PF) Michael Cramer, Mack Peiffer, Harold Nolen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette (PG), Silas Tarver (SF), John Bell (PF), Sam Walter (C) Michael Coutu, Ed Connell, Allen Smalls, John Langley | |
| 02:18 | UC Riverside | John Bell hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Silas Tarver | 55-53 |
| 02:15 | Kansas State | Michael Loza loses the dribble to Brandon Gillette in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Sam Walter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Gillette | 55-56 |
| 01:56 | Kansas State | Brandon Gillette is called for the reach on John Mangino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Gillette, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Cramer (SG), Mack Peiffer (SF) Michael Loza, Arthur Long | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:56 | Kansas State | John Mangino makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:56 | Kansas State | John Mangino misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:56 | UC Riverside | John Bell grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 01:46 | UC Riverside | John Bell loses the dribble to Michael Cramer | 56-56 |
| 01:42 | Kansas State | Michael Cramer hits the finger roll | 58-56 |
| 01:16 | UC Riverside | Silas Tarver misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-56 |
| 01:14 | UC Riverside | John Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:47 | UC Riverside | Mack Peiffer is called for the reach on John Bell - foul #5 on Mack Peiffer, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Loza (PG), Arthur Long (SF) John Mangino, Mack Peiffer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:47 | UC Riverside | John Bell makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:47 | UC Riverside | John Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | Stanley Rhodes hits the finger roll | 60-58 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | John Bell's pass is intercepted by Michael Loza | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Kansas State | Brandon Gillette is called for the reach on Arthur Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Gillette, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| 00:13 | Kansas State | Arthur Long misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:13 | Kansas State | Arthur Long makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Brandon Gillette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Fred Aman | 61-58 |