| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Cruce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Digiovanni (fresh) PF - Stephen Coates (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sergio Moreno (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kenneth Hirshberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ashworth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Erwin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ben Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Broussard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Steven Horton misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Ben Neal - foul #1 on Ben Neal, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Steven Horton misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Steven Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 19:15 | UC Riverside | Steven Horton is called for the reach on Ben Neal - foul #2 on Steven Horton, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:08 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-38 |
| 19:07 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg tips it in | 37-40 |
| 18:58 | Columbia | Steven Horton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Cruce | 39-40 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Warren Erwin | 39-42 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-42 |
| 18:24 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 18:07 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Ashworth | 39-44 |
| 17:52 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni drills a floater in the paint | 41-44 |
| 17:34 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Canty (SG), Rodney Mocarski (SF), Robert Carter (PF), Bennie Stroupe (C) Randy Cruce, Ron Digiovanni, Stephen Coates, Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Auguste (PG), Chad Boydston (SF), Kevin Camarillo (PF), Dale Lashbrook (C) Kenneth Hirshberg, Warren Erwin, Ben Neal, Shane Broussard | |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Frank Canty misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 41-44 |
| 17:21 | UC Riverside | Dale Lashbrook pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 16:58 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:46 | Columbia | Frank Canty is hacked by Dale Lashbrook - foul #1 on Dale Lashbrook, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 16:40 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Frank Canty and the foul's on Chad Boydston - foul #3 on Chad Boydston, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin (SF) Chad Boydston | |
| 16:40 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:40 | UC Riverside | Kevin Camarillo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:20 | UC Riverside | Kevin Camarillo comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 16:18 | Columbia | Robert Carter grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Frank Canty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni (SF) Steven Horton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg (PG), Ben Neal (PF), Shane Broussard (C) John Auguste, Kevin Camarillo, Dale Lashbrook | |
| 15:59 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth misses the dunk | 43-44 |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Canty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Mocarski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ron Digiovanni (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Stroupe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kenneth Hirshberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ashworth (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Erwin (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Ben Neal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Broussard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Broussard | 43-44 |
| 15:29 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:18 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 15:05 | Columbia | Frank Canty loses the dribble to Ben Neal | 43-46 |
| 14:53 | UC Riverside | Frank Canty takes the ball from Warren Erwin | 43-46 |
| 14:51 | Columbia | Kenneth Hirshberg is called for the reach on Frank Canty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Hirshberg, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Steven Horton (PG), Randy Cruce (SG), Terry Glass (PF), Sergio Moreno (C) Frank Canty, Rodney Mocarski, Robert Carter, Bennie Stroupe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert (PG), Chad Boydston (SF), Kevin Camarillo (PF), Dale Lashbrook (C) Kenneth Hirshberg, Warren Erwin, Ben Neal, Shane Broussard | |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Terry Glass | 46-46 |
| 14:06 | UC Riverside | Ron Digiovanni swats the shot by Kevin Camarillo | 46-46 |
| 14:05 | UC Riverside | Dale Lashbrook grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Dale Lashbrook is hacked by Ron Digiovanni - foul #2 on Ron Digiovanni, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Coates (PF) Terry Glass | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Auguste (SG), Ben Neal (PF), Shane Broussard (C) William Ashworth, Kevin Camarillo, Dale Lashbrook | |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | John Auguste comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 13:39 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:27 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Stephen Coates gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Steven Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Canty (SF), Michael Watkins (C) Ron Digiovanni, Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 13:18 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 13:17 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard tips it but misses | 46-46 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Frank Canty grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Randy Cruce drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Horton | 48-46 |
| 12:38 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 12:36 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston can't tip it in | 48-46 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Stephen Coates grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Randy Cruce misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 48-46 |
| 12:17 | Columbia | Frank Canty gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:03 | Columbia | Frank Canty hits a shot from the left side set up by Steven Horton | 50-46 |
| 11:49 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Cruce (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Canty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Stephen Coates (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Watkins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Wingert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Auguste (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Chad Boydston (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ben Neal (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Shane Broussard (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Randy Cruce misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Ben Neal | 50-49 |
| 11:25 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Frank Canty misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Michael Watkins hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 10:29 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski (PG), Robert Carter (SG), Ron Digiovanni (SF), Bennie Stroupe (PF), Sergio Moreno (C) Steven Horton, Randy Cruce, Frank Canty, Stephen Coates, Michael Watkins | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Ashworth (SG), Warren Erwin (SF), Kevin Camarillo (PF), Dale Lashbrook (C) John Auguste, Chad Boydston, Ben Neal, Shane Broussard | |
| 10:16 | Columbia | Kevin Camarillo denies the turnaround by Rodney Mocarski | 52-51 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Robert Carter grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Robert Carter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg (PG) Michael Wingert | |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Sergio Moreno grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski misses short on a shot near the basket | 54-51 |
| 09:15 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni tips it but misses | 54-51 |
| 09:14 | UC Riverside | Dale Lashbrook gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth blows the layup but he's hacked by Ron Digiovanni - foul #3 on Ron Digiovanni, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ben Neal (PF) Dale Lashbrook | |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Sergio Moreno | 54-52 |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 56-52 |
| 08:34 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | Robert Carter connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Mocarski | 58-55 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | Kevin Camarillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Robert Carter can't finish the uncontested layup | 58-55 |
| 07:38 | Columbia | Robert Carter tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Steven Horton (PG), Randy Cruce (SG), Frank Canty (SF), Stephen Coates (PF), Terry Glass (C) Rodney Mocarski, Robert Carter, Ron Digiovanni, Bennie Stroupe, Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert (PG), Chad Boydston (SF), Dale Lashbrook (PF), Shane Broussard (C) Kenneth Hirshberg, Warren Erwin, Ben Neal, Kevin Camarillo | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Cruce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Canty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Stephen Coates (fresh) 5 reb. C - Terry Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Wingert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ashworth (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Boydston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Shane Broussard (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| 07:11 | Columbia | Randy Cruce's pass is intercepted by Dale Lashbrook in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| 07:02 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Frank Canty is fouled on the floor by William Ashworth - foul #2 on William Ashworth, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ben Neal (PF) Shane Broussard | |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Steven Horton is whistled for traveling | 60-55 |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 06:21 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal tips it in | 60-57 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | William Ashworth is called for the reach on Randy Cruce - foul #3 on William Ashworth, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski (SG), Sergio Moreno (C) Randy Cruce, Terry Glass | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg (SG), Warren Erwin (SF) William Ashworth, Dale Lashbrook | |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Stephen Coates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-57 |
| 05:54 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 05:35 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Stephen Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | Stephen Coates drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Frank Canty | 62-57 |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Coates - foul #1 on Stephen Coates, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Cruce (SG), Ron Digiovanni (SF), Robert Carter (PF), Bennie Stroupe (C) Rodney Mocarski, Frank Canty, Stephen Coates, Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Ashworth (SG), Kevin Camarillo (PF), Shane Broussard (C) Kenneth Hirshberg, Ben Neal, Chad Boydston | |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Wingert - foul #4 on Michael Wingert, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:52 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Kevin Camarillo | 62-58 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ron Digiovanni - foul #4 on Ron Digiovanni, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Randy Cruce misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side but the foul's on William Ashworth - foul #4 on William Ashworth, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dale Lashbrook (C) Shane Broussard | |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Randy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Randy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Dale Lashbrook misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert tips it home | 64-61 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Dale Lashbrook is called for the reach on Bennie Stroupe - foul #2 on Dale Lashbrook, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Auguste (SG), Chad Boydston (SF) William Ashworth, Warren Erwin | |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:31 | UC Riverside | Dale Lashbrook buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Camarillo and the foul's on Robert Carter - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski (SG) Randy Cruce | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard (C) Kevin Camarillo | |
| 03:31 | UC Riverside | Dale Lashbrook makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Mocarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Digiovanni (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Stroupe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Wingert (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Auguste (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Chad Boydston (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Shane Broussard (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Robert Carter banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Steven Horton and he's hacked by Chad Boydston - foul #4 on Chad Boydston, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Moreno (C) Bennie Stroupe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg (SG), Ben Neal (PF) John Auguste, Dale Lashbrook | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Robert Carter makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:12 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston makes the 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Canty (SF), Terry Glass (PF) Ron Digiovanni, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Ashworth (SG), Kevin Camarillo (PF) Michael Wingert, Ben Neal | |
| 02:44 | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Terry Glass snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Kevin Camarillo is called for the reach on Steven Horton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Camarillo, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Watkins (C) Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Auguste (PG) Kenneth Hirshberg | |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Steven Horton misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Steven Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:22 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by John Auguste and he's hacked by Terry Glass - foul #1 on Terry Glass, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Cruce (SG), Stephen Coates (PF) Rodney Mocarski, Michael Watkins | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin (SF) Chad Boydston | |
| 02:22 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | John Auguste steals it from Randy Cruce in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| 02:19 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin lays it in on a nice dish by John Auguste | 70-72 |
| 02:05 | Columbia | Stephen Coates loses the dribble to Warren Erwin | 70-72 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski (SF), Robert Carter (PF), Sergio Moreno (C) Randy Cruce, Stephen Coates, Terry Glass | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert (PG), Ben Neal (PF), Dale Lashbrook (C) John Auguste, Kevin Camarillo, Shane Broussard | |
| 01:46 | UC Riverside | William Ashworth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Steven Horton snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Cruce (SG), Ron Digiovanni (SF), Stephen Coates (PF) Frank Canty, Rodney Mocarski, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard (C) Dale Lashbrook | |
| 01:29 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni hits a wide open turnaround in the paint set up by Sergio Moreno | 72-72 |
| 01:06 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 01:05 | UC Riverside | Warren Erwin gets the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:57 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert is fouled on the floor by Steven Horton - foul #3 on Steven Horton, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| 00:57 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:57 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni misses long on a 3 from straight away | 72-74 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Steven Horton misses the tip | 72-74 |
| 00:34 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal grabs the board | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Steven Horton is called for the reach on Ben Neal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Horton, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Ben Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Columbia | William Ashworth is called for the reach on Randy Cruce in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Ashworth, team foul #12 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg (SG) William Ashworth | |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Randy Cruce misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Randy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Steven Horton is called for the reach on Michael Wingert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Horton, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Canty (PG) Steven Horton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Chad Boydston (SF) Warren Erwin | |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Michael Wingert makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Randy Cruce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-78 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard grabs the board | 73-78 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Cruce - foul #2 on Randy Cruce, team foul #11 | 73-78 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Shane Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Randy Cruce makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Cruce - foul #3 on Randy Cruce, team foul #12 | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Hirshberg misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Stephen Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 76-80 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Stephen Coates misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 76-80 |