| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Natal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Beresford (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews can't finish the layup | 28-25 |
| 19:36 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:21 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair misses the jumper from close range | 28-25 |
| 19:01 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 18:57 | Cal State Northridge | William Natal steals the ball from David Singleton in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 18:29 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews misses long on a shot from the baseline | 28-25 |
| 18:28 | UC Riverside | William Beresford grabs the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 18:07 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston buries a jumper from the left wing set up by William Natal | 28-27 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton lays it up and in | 30-27 |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by William Natal | 30-30 |
| 17:02 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 17:00 | UC Riverside | William Natal grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 16:36 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 16:34 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 16:33 | UC Riverside | William Beresford tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 16:29 | Cal State Northridge | William Natal steals it from Kenneth Cheever in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 16:11 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Robert Rogers (SG), Roderick Hudson (PF), Ruben Morris (C) Arthur Burke, David Singleton, Lawrence Erdman, Kenneth Cheever | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett (SG), Christian Rosati (SF), William Swider (PF), Gregory Thomas (C) William Natal, Keith Blair, William Beresford, Douglas Matthews | |
| 15:56 | Cal State Northridge | William Swider steps in front of the Cameron Swenson pass | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Todd Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick Hudson (fresh) C - Ruben Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Christopher Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christian Rosati (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Swider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Ruben Morris | 30-32 |
| 15:17 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 14:53 | UC Riverside | William Swider scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Burnett | 32-34 |
| 14:24 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ted Eggleston - foul #3 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Todd Cox, Roderick Hudson, Ruben Morris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (SG), Keith Blair (SF), William Beresford (PF), Douglas Matthews (C) Ted Eggleston, Christopher Burnett, William Swider, Gregory Thomas | |
| 14:24 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:24 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:04 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the floater from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 14:00 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Matthews is called for the reach on Ricky Sweeney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), David Singleton (SG) Cameron Swenson, Robert Rogers | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett (PG) Christian Rosati | |
| 13:43 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 13:21 | UC Riverside | Arthur Burke is called for the reach on Christopher Burnett - foul #2 on Arthur Burke, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 12:57 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews is hacked by Ricky Sweeney - foul #4 on Ricky Sweeney, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Roderick Hudson (C) Arthur Burke, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG), William Swider (PF) Christopher Burnett, William Beresford | |
| 12:35 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 12:33 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Lawrence Erdman steals the ball from William Swider | 37-36 |
| 12:09 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers (SG), Todd Cox (SF) David Singleton, Kenneth Cheever | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SF), Gregory Thomas (C) Keith Blair, Douglas Matthews | |
| 11:40 | UC Riverside | William Natal knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christian Rosati | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (tiring) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Natal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christian Rosati (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Swider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 11:33 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman tips it in | 39-38 |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 11:03 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 11:02 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 10:44 | Cal State Northridge | William Swider steps in front of the Lawrence Erdman pass | 39-40 |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 10:17 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), David Singleton (SG), Kenneth Cheever (PF), Ruben Morris (C) Cameron Swenson, Robert Rogers, Lawrence Erdman, Roderick Hudson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett (PG), Keith Blair (SF), William Beresford (PF), Douglas Matthews (C) Ted Eggleston, Christian Rosati, William Swider, Gregory Thomas | |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 39-42 |
| 09:48 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Cheever | 42-42 |
| 09:19 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Burnett | 42-45 |
| 08:53 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arthur Burke | 45-45 |
| 08:35 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Natal | 45-48 |
| 08:11 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Roderick Hudson (C) Arthur Burke, Todd Cox, Ruben Morris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG), Christian Rosati (SF) William Natal, Keith Blair | |
| 07:49 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Roderick Hudson - foul #2 on Roderick Hudson, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers (SG), Ricky Sweeney (C) David Singleton, Roderick Hudson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Swider (PF) Douglas Matthews | |
| 07:49 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:49 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:24 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman is fouled on the floor by William Swider - foul #1 on William Swider, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox (SF) Kenneth Cheever | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Thomas (C) William Beresford | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Todd Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (tiring) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christian Rosati (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Swider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Gregory Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson is open and buries a jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 06:46 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:42 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | William Swider snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 06:09 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 06:05 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson is fouled in the backcourt by Christian Rosati - foul #3 on Christian Rosati, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), David Singleton (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF) Cameron Swenson, Robert Rogers, Todd Cox | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (SG), Keith Blair (SF), William Beresford (PF), Douglas Matthews (C) Christopher Burnett, Christian Rosati, William Swider, Gregory Thomas | |
| 05:59 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 05:58 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever tips it home | 49-50 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | Arthur Burke steps in front of the Ted Eggleston pass in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 05:40 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 49-50 |
| 05:38 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 05:11 | UC Riverside | William Natal clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Singleton - foul #1 on David Singleton, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson (PF), Ruben Morris (C) Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:11 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:11 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:52 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews is called for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (SF) Ruben Morris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG) Ted Eggleston | |
| 04:22 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever lays it up and in | 51-52 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | William Natal comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 03:51 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke's pass is intercepted by Christian Rosati in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 03:35 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Roderick Hudson - foul #3 on Roderick Hudson, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers (SG), Todd Cox (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Arthur Burke, David Singleton, Kenneth Cheever, Roderick Hudson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett (SG), William Swider (PF) William Natal, William Beresford | |
| 03:35 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:35 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:33 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG) Cameron Swenson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Thomas (C) Douglas Matthews | |
| 03:06 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Keith Blair, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG) Christian Rosati | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (tiring) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Blair (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Swider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Gregory Thomas (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 02:56 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | William Swider is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Swider, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 02:40 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 02:24 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), David Singleton (SG) Arthur Burke, Todd Cox | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SF), Douglas Matthews (C) Keith Blair, Gregory Thomas | |
| 02:22 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Christian Rosati - foul #4 on Christian Rosati, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever (SF) David Singleton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:22 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:22 | UC Riverside | William Swider grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:06 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Burnett | 53-56 |
| 02:06 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Todd Cox (SF) Robert Rogers, Kenneth Cheever | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Thomas (C) Douglas Matthews | |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 01:48 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gregory Thomas | 53-56 |
| 01:25 | UC Riverside | William Swider can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Erdman - foul #3 on Lawrence Erdman, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG) Cameron Swenson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (SG), Keith Blair (SF), Douglas Matthews (C) Christopher Burnett, Christian Rosati, Gregory Thomas | |
| 01:25 | UC Riverside | William Swider makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:25 | UC Riverside | William Swider makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Todd Cox and he's hacked by Keith Blair - foul #4 on Keith Blair, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Beresford (PF) William Swider | |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | William Natal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| 00:09 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | William Beresford is denied on a layup by Lawrence Erdman | 59-58 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Todd Cox | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox runs out the clock | 59-58 |