| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Jackson (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Hill (fresh) SF - James White (fresh) PF - Jonathan Kash (fresh) C - Robert Kogut (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Watt (fresh) SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) SF - Michael Bona (fresh) PF - John Harris (fresh) C - Eric Sosebee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Edward Watt | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Kash | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Harvey Claborn | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona misses the easy open layup | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | UC Riverside | James White tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | UC Riverside | James White misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Hill - foul #1 on Nathaniel Hill, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell (SF), Casey Yarber (PF), Walter Wyatt (C) James White, Jonathan Kash, Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price (PG), Jon Workman (SF), Travis Washington (C) Edward Watt, Michael Bona, Eric Sosebee | |
| 17:35 | Cal State Northridge | Nathaniel Hill is called for the reach on Harvey Claborn - foul #2 on Nathaniel Hill, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), William Chung (SF) David Jackson, Nathaniel Hill | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank (SG), Leonard Belcher (PF) Harvey Claborn, John Harris | |
| 17:20 | Cal State Northridge | Walter Wyatt is called for the reach on Warren Frank - foul #1 on Walter Wyatt, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:43 | UC Riverside | Robert Price picks off the pass by Robert Howard | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman lays it up and in set up by Robert Price | 2-7 |
| 16:22 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | UC Riverside | William Chung hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt blows the layup but the foul's on Leonard Belcher - foul #1 on Leonard Belcher, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), James White (SF), Jonathan Kash (PF) Aaron Kell, William Chung, Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt (PG), Harvey Claborn (SG), Michael Bona (SF), John Harris (PF), Eric Sosebee (C) Robert Price, Warren Frank, Jon Workman, Leonard Belcher, Travis Washington | |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Jackson (fresh) SG - Robert Howard (fresh) SF - James White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Kash (fresh) C - Walter Wyatt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Watt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) SF - Michael Bona (fresh) PF - John Harris (fresh) C - Eric Sosebee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eric Sosebee | 5-12 |
| 15:33 | UC Riverside | James White misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 15:29 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Wyatt - foul #2 on Walter Wyatt, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson (SG), Robert Kogut (C) Robert Howard, Walter Wyatt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:11 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn misses the easy layup | 5-12 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 14:50 | UC Riverside | James White is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James White, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell (SG) Warren Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price (SF) Michael Bona | |
| 14:31 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (SG) Jonathan Kash | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman (SF) Robert Price | |
| 14:06 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Jackson | 8-12 |
| 13:55 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:54 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris hits the follow up shot | 8-14 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | James White makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 13:28 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 13:27 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris tips it home | 10-16 |
| 13:19 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 13:15 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman is hacked by Robert Kogut in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Kogut, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), Warren Anderson (SG), William Chung (SF), Jonathan Kash (PF), Casey Yarber (C) David Jackson, Robert Howard, James White, Aaron Kell, Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price (PG), Warren Frank (SG), Michael Bona (SF), Leonard Belcher (PF), Travis Washington (C) Edward Watt, Harvey Claborn, Jon Workman, John Harris, Eric Sosebee | |
| 13:00 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Frank | 10-19 |
| 12:36 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Chung | 12-19 |
| 12:32 | Cal State Northridge | Samuel Watts steals the ball from Michael Bona in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 12:23 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts misses long on a floater from the left side | 12-19 |
| 12:22 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Leonard Belcher | 12-19 |
| 11:59 | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington scores on a runner in the paint | 12-21 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) SG - Warren Anderson (fresh) SF - William Chung (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Kash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Casey Yarber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Frank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bona (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Belcher (fresh) C - Travis Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:52 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-21 |
| 11:50 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 11:24 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Warren Anderson and he's hacked by Michael Bona - foul #1 on Michael Bona, team foul #2 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), Robert Howard (SG), Aaron Kell (SF), Robert Kogut (C) Samuel Watts, Warren Anderson, William Chung, Jonathan Kash | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt (PG), Harvey Claborn (SG), Jon Workman (SF), John Harris (PF), Eric Sosebee (C) Robert Price, Warren Frank, Michael Bona, Leonard Belcher, Travis Washington | |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:57 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt is hacked by David Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James White (SF) Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:57 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 10:57 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | Edward Watt is called for the reach on David Jackson - foul #1 on Edward Watt, team foul #3 | 15-23 |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | James White misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 10:10 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 10:09 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Robert Kogut | 15-23 |
| 10:04 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard is whistled for traveling | 15-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price (SF) Eric Sosebee | |
| 09:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 09:42 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | David Jackson is whistled for traveling | 15-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash (PF) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank (PG) Edward Watt | |
| 09:23 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank loses the ball out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG) Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher (SF), Travis Washington (C) Warren Frank, Jon Workman | |
| 09:16 | UC Riverside | Travis Washington swats the short shot by Robert Kogut | 15-23 |
| 09:15 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut tips it in | 17-23 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris makes the wide open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Claborn | 17-25 |
| 08:38 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash is called for traveling | 17-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), William Chung (SF), Casey Yarber (PF) David Jackson, James White, Jonathan Kash | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank (SG), Michael Bona (SF), Eric Sosebee (C) Harvey Claborn, John Harris, Travis Washington | |
| 08:11 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 08:09 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Casey Yarber | 17-25 |
| 08:04 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 17-25 |
| 08:03 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 07:39 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (SG), Warren Anderson (SF), Jonathan Kash (PF) Aaron Kell, William Chung, Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt (PG), Jon Workman (SF), John Harris (PF) Robert Price, Michael Bona, Leonard Belcher | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) SG - Robert Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Warren Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Kash (tiring) 2 pts. C - Casey Yarber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Watt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Warren Frank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Workman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Sosebee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash loses the ball out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James White (SF) Samuel Watts | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn (SG), Travis Washington (C) Warren Frank, Eric Sosebee | |
| 07:25 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| 07:05 | UC Riverside | James White drills a 3 from straight away | 20-25 |
| 07:02 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG) James White | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 06:57 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-25 |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Howard | 20-25 |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | David Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James White (SF), Robert Kogut (C) Warren Anderson, Jonathan Kash | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 06:36 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 06:20 | UC Riverside | David Jackson tips it but misses | 20-25 |
| 06:19 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Howard and he's hacked by Travis Washington - foul #1 on Travis Washington, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price (PG), Warren Frank (SG), Michael Bona (SF), Eric Sosebee (C) Edward Watt, Harvey Claborn, Jon Workman, Travis Washington | |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:01 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Price | 23-28 |
| 05:52 | UC Riverside | John Harris blocks the short jumper by Robert Kogut | 23-28 |
| 05:51 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price is fouled on the floor by James White - foul #2 on James White, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell (SG), William Chung (SF), Jonathan Kash (PF) Robert Howard, James White, Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher (PF) John Harris | |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:32 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Robert Kogut | 23-29 |
| 05:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Watts | 25-29 |
| 05:02 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee is open and scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Bona | 25-31 |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | William Chung misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 04:48 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | William Chung scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Kogut | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Sosebee | 27-34 |
| 03:48 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts misses badly on a shot from the right block | 27-34 |
| 03:46 | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 03:39 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Chung - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #9 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Hill (SG), Warren Anderson (SF), Casey Yarber (PF), Walter Wyatt (C) Samuel Watts, Aaron Kell, William Chung, Jonathan Kash, Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt (PG), Harvey Claborn (SG), John Harris (PF), Jon Workman (C) Robert Price, Warren Frank, Leonard Belcher, Eric Sosebee | |
| 03:39 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:39 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hill (fresh) SF - Warren Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Casey Yarber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Wyatt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Watt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bona (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Workman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Jon Workman blocks the jumper by Warren Anderson | 27-36 |
| 03:18 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:00 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Harris and the foul's on Walter Wyatt - foul #3 on Walter Wyatt, team foul #10 | 27-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell (PF) Walter Wyatt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington (C) Michael Bona | |
| 03:00 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson hits a fadeaway from close range | 29-39 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 02:23 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman grabs the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 02:08 | Cal State Northridge | Casey Yarber is called for the reach on Edward Watt - foul #1 on Casey Yarber, team foul #11 | 29-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), James White (SF), Jonathan Kash (PF) David Jackson, Warren Anderson, Aaron Kell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price (SF) Jon Workman | |
| 02:08 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:08 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | James White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John Harris | 29-41 |
| 01:28 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn is open and scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Edward Watt | 29-43 |
| 01:08 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash's fadeaway is rejected by John Harris | 29-43 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber hits the follow up shot | 31-43 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt is hacked by James White - foul #3 on James White, team foul #12 | 31-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), William Chung (SF), Aaron Kell (PF), Robert Kogut (C) Nathaniel Hill, James White, Jonathan Kash, Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman (SF), Leonard Belcher (PF), Eric Sosebee (C) Harvey Claborn, John Harris, Travis Washington | |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 31-44 |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell connects on the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Jon Workman - foul #1 on Jon Workman, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson (SG) Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank (PG), Andrew Westlund (SG) Edward Watt, Robert Price | |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | William Chung misses long on a fullcourt shot | 33-47 |