| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) SF - Thomas Dey (fresh) PF - Gregory Sparks (fresh) C - John Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Jackson (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Hill (fresh) SF - James White (fresh) PF - Jonathan Kash (fresh) C - Robert Kogut (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | John Marks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James White and he's hacked by John Marks - foul #1 on John Marks, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Western Michigan | Jonathan Kash is called for the reach on Sol Ferrari in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Kash, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | John Marks steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | UC Riverside | Gregory Sparks picks off the pass by Nathaniel Hill in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Marks | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Jackson | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sol Ferrari | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Sol Ferrari - foul #1 on Sol Ferrari, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Edward Adams (SG), David Reece (SF), Gerald Duckworth (PF), Larry Purcell (C) Alvin Wills, Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Gregory Sparks, John Marks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), Aaron Kell (SG), William Chung (SF), Casey Yarber (PF), Walter Wyatt (C) David Jackson, Nathaniel Hill, James White, Jonathan Kash, Robert Kogut | |
| 17:48 | UC Riverside | William Chung is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams lays it in | 7-6 |
| 17:12 | UC Riverside | William Chung comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | David Reece is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Sidney Delarosa | 9-8 |
| 16:47 | UC Riverside | Gerald Duckworth steals the ball from William Chung | 9-8 |
| 16:39 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 16:34 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Adams - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), David McKune (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Sidney Delarosa, Edward Adams, David Reece, Gerald Duckworth, Larry Purcell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), Warren Anderson (SF), Jonathan Kash (PF), Robert Kogut (C) Robert Howard, William Chung, Casey Yarber, Walter Wyatt | |
| 16:34 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 16:34 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Ertl | 13-9 |
| 15:49 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell is fouled on the floor by David McKune - foul #1 on David McKune, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, Martin Ertl | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), Nathaniel Hill (SG), James White (SF) David Jackson, Aaron Kell, Warren Anderson | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - David McKune (fresh) SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Sparks (fairly fresh) C - John Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Hill (fresh) SF - James White (fresh) PF - Jonathan Kash (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Kogut (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG) David McKune | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:25 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa is fouled in the backcourt by James White - foul #1 on James White, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber (PF) Jonathan Kash | |
| 15:03 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sidney Delarosa | 15-9 |
| 14:51 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Gregory Sparks - foul #1 on Gregory Sparks, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth (PF) Gregory Sparks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), Jonathan Kash (PF) Samuel Watts, Robert Kogut | |
| 14:51 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:51 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:51 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Jonathan Kash swats the layup by Gerald Duckworth | 15-10 |
| 14:28 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Duckworth | 15-10 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth drills a driving attempt in the paint | 17-10 |
| 13:44 | UC Riverside | James White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 13:42 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), David McKune (SG), David Reece (SF), Edward Adams (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Sidney Delarosa, Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Gerald Duckworth, John Marks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), Warren Anderson (SG), William Chung (SF), Aaron Kell (PF), Robert Kogut (C) Robert Howard, Nathaniel Hill, James White, Jonathan Kash, Casey Yarber | |
| 13:19 | UC Riverside | William Chung misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | David McKune misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Warren Anderson - foul #1 on Warren Anderson, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell (C) Martin Ertl | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt (C) Robert Kogut | |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | David McKune misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | David McKune makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:56 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 12:55 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt snags the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 12:40 | UC Riverside | William Chung knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Warren Anderson | 18-14 |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 18-14 |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-14 |
| 11:49 | Western Michigan | David Reece snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David McKune (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Reece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Purcell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Anderson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Chung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Kell (tiring) 1 pts. C - Walter Wyatt (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | David Reece's pass is intercepted by Warren Anderson in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell is whistled for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Alvin Wills, David McKune, David Reece, Edward Adams, Larry Purcell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), Robert Howard (SG), James White (SF), Jonathan Kash (PF), Robert Kogut (C) David Jackson, Warren Anderson, William Chung, Aaron Kell, Walter Wyatt | |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa travels in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 11:16 | UC Riverside | James White is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 10:54 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 10:53 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 10:28 | UC Riverside | James White drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Watts | 18-20 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 10:06 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey is open but misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 09:49 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 09:47 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard's pass is intercepted by Thomas Dey in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Sparks | 20-20 |
| 09:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut's pass is intercepted by Martin Ertl | 20-20 |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Sidney Delarosa | 23-20 |
| 09:09 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SF), Gerald Duckworth (PF), John Marks (C) Sol Ferrari, Thomas Dey, Gregory Sparks, Martin Ertl | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Hill (SG), Aaron Kell (SF), Casey Yarber (PF), Walter Wyatt (C) Samuel Watts, Robert Howard, James White, Jonathan Kash, Robert Kogut | |
| 08:56 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt misses the fadeaway from the left block | 23-20 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | John Marks pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 08:46 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:38 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams loses the dribble to Nathaniel Hill | 23-20 |
| 08:35 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill hits the finger roll | 23-22 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG), David Reece (SF), Larry Purcell (PF) Sidney Delarosa, Edward Adams, Gerald Duckworth | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Chung (SF) Walter Wyatt | |
| 08:00 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | David Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:38 | Western Michigan | William Chung is called for the reach on David McKune - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SG), Gerald Duckworth (PF) Alvin Wills, John Marks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson (SF), Walter Wyatt (C) William Chung, Aaron Kell | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - David McKune (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Reece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Casey Yarber (tiring) 3 pts. C - Walter Wyatt (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 25-22 |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-22 |
| 06:52 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | David Reece's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Hill | 25-22 |
| 06:35 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Larry Purcell - foul #1 on Larry Purcell, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), John Marks (C) David McKune, Edward Adams, David Reece, Gerald Duckworth, Larry Purcell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), William Chung (SF), Aaron Kell (PF) David Jackson, Warren Anderson, Casey Yarber | |
| 06:35 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:35 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Robert Howard is called for the reach on Sidney Delarosa - foul #1 on Robert Howard, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), Robert Kogut (C) Nathaniel Hill, Walter Wyatt | |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | John Marks buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Sidney Delarosa | 27-23 |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | Sidney Delarosa is called for the reach on Samuel Watts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sidney Delarosa, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG) Sol Ferrari | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James White (SF) William Chung | |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | John Marks snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | James White is called for the reach on Alvin Wills - foul #2 on James White, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill (SG), Casey Yarber (PF) Robert Howard, James White | |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | John Marks hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Sidney Delarosa and he's hacked by Casey Yarber - foul #1 on Casey Yarber, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG) Sidney Delarosa | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), William Chung (SF) Samuel Watts, Robert Kogut | |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | John Marks makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:08 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Marks - foul #2 on John Marks, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SF), Gerald Duckworth (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Thomas Dey, Gregory Sparks, John Marks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash (PF) Aaron Kell | |
| 05:08 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:08 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 30-24 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Hill | 30-24 |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill tips it in | 30-26 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills is hacked by David Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF) Sol Ferrari, David McKune, Martin Ertl | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), Aaron Kell (SF), Robert Kogut (C) David Jackson, William Chung, Casey Yarber | |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Wills - foul #1 on Alvin Wills, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey (SF) Alvin Wills | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:56 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Marks (C) Gerald Duckworth | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), Warren Anderson (SF), Walter Wyatt (C) Nathaniel Hill, Jonathan Kash, Robert Kogut | |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 03:35 | Western Michigan | John Marks blows the layup | 30-28 |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dey (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Sparks (tiring) C - John Marks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Aaron Kell (tiring) 1 pts. C - Walter Wyatt (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 02:58 | Western Michigan | John Marks misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 30-28 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard is hacked by Thomas Dey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Dey, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), David McKune (SG), David Reece (SF), Gerald Duckworth (PF) Sidney Delarosa, Edward Adams, Thomas Dey, Gregory Sparks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), James White (SF), Casey Yarber (PF), Robert Kogut (C) Samuel Watts, Warren Anderson, Aaron Kell, Walter Wyatt | |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:52 | Western Michigan | Robert Howard steals it from Alvin Wills in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 02:33 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber misses the wide open shot in the lane | 30-30 |
| 02:32 | UC Riverside | David Jackson snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | James White loses the dribble to Gerald Duckworth | 30-30 |
| 02:19 | Western Michigan | David McKune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), Larry Purcell (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Alvin Wills, Gerald Duckworth, John Marks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill (SG), Jonathan Kash (PF) Robert Howard, Casey Yarber | |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash misses the easy open layup | 30-30 |
| 02:06 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | James White misses the lay-in but the foul's on Martin Ertl - foul #1 on Martin Ertl, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Edward Adams (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF) David McKune, David Reece, Martin Ertl | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell (PF), Walter Wyatt (C) Jonathan Kash, Robert Kogut | |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | James White makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | James White misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:51 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (SG) Sol Ferrari | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:32 | UC Riverside | James White misses long on a shot from the left side | 30-31 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:13 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 01:09 | UC Riverside | James White loses the dribble to Sidney Delarosa in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks loses the dribble to Aaron Kell | 30-31 |
| 00:55 | UC Riverside | Larry Purcell steals it from James White in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | James White is called for the reach on Edward Adams - foul #3 on James White, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Martin Ertl (C) Alvin Wills, Sidney Delarosa, Gregory Sparks, Larry Purcell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), Robert Howard (SG), William Chung (SF), Casey Yarber (PF), Robert Kogut (C) David Jackson, Nathaniel Hill, James White, Aaron Kell, Walter Wyatt | |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:37 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Robert Howard steals the ball from Sol Ferrari | 31-31 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard lays it in | 31-33 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl's pass is intercepted by Robert Howard in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard lays it up and in | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | David McKune misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | The clock runs out | 31-35 |