| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Diemer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sylvester Rudd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Quigley (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Harvey Corsi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gregory Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Barbour (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Just (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Alan Quigley inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Wilson misses long on a floater from the left side | 30-39 |
| 19:43 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor tips it in | 32-39 |
| 19:30 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas makes the jumper from the right block set up by Gregory Evans | 32-41 |
| 19:16 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Diemer | 35-41 |
| 18:55 | UC Riverside | Charles Barbour is hacked by Kevin Taylor - foul #3 on Kevin Taylor, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Olson (PF) Kevin Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 18:39 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just loses the dribble to Alan Quigley | 35-41 |
| 18:20 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Wilson misses the lay-in | 35-41 |
| 18:18 | Cal State Northridge | William Olson can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 18:17 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Charles Barbour | 35-41 |
| 18:02 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 18:00 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Christopher Diemer | 35-41 |
| 17:55 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sylvester Rudd | 37-41 |
| 17:35 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just banks in the layup set up by Gregory Evans | 37-43 |
| 17:14 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Corsi takes the ball from William Olson | 37-43 |
| 17:04 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Harvey Corsi and he's hacked by Christopher Diemer - foul #2 on Christopher Diemer, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell (SF) Charles Barbour | |
| 17:04 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:48 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer is hacked by Gregory Evans - foul #2 on Gregory Evans, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hardy (SG) Sylvester Rudd | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bryan Murphy (SG) Gregory Evans | |
| 16:43 | Cal State Northridge | Alan Quigley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Diemer | 40-46 |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Bryan Murphy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-46 |
| 16:23 | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell tips it home | 40-48 |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 16:06 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 15:52 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Hardy - foul #3 on Scott Hardy, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Williams (SF), Kevin Taylor (PF), Scott Bolte (C) Alan Quigley, William Olson, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Barbour (SG) Bryan Murphy | |
| 15:52 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:52 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Diemer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Bolte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Harvey Corsi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Charles Barbour (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Just (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Hardy and he's fouled by Keith Thomas - foul #1 on Keith Thomas, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd (SG) Christopher Diemer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans (SG) Jerry Mitchell | |
| 15:35 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:19 | UC Riverside | Thomas Williams picks off the pass by Charles Barbour | 43-50 |
| 15:14 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hardy misses the easy layup | 43-50 |
| 15:13 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gregory Evans | 43-50 |
| 14:52 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Evans | 43-52 |
| 14:24 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-52 |
| 14:23 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 14:12 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just misses badly on a floater from close range | 45-52 |
| 14:11 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 13:54 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-52 |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Charles Barbour grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 13:45 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 13:32 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer (PG), Alan Quigley (SF), Mark Wilson (C) Scott Hardy, Sylvester Rudd, Scott Bolte | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bryan Murphy (SG), Jerry Mitchell (SF) Gregory Evans, Charles Barbour | |
| 13:13 | UC Riverside | Thomas Williams steals the ball from Harvey Corsi | 45-52 |
| 13:01 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer's pass is intercepted by Jerry Mitchell | 45-52 |
| 12:43 | UC Riverside | Harvey Corsi is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Olson (PF) Kevin Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Stout (C) Micheal Just | |
| 12:26 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer banks in the layup set up by Thomas Williams | 47-52 |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Harvey Corsi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 12:17 | Cal State Northridge | William Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:11 | Cal State Northridge | William Olson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 12:09 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:54 | UC Riverside | Bryan Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 11:52 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Stout | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Diemer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alan Quigley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Harvey Corsi (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Murphy (fresh) SF - Jerry Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Thomas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Stout (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Murphy | 47-54 |
| 11:16 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Wilson misses the easy layup | 47-54 |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Randy Stout grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 10:54 | UC Riverside | Christopher Diemer steps in front of the Keith Thomas pass | 47-54 |
| 10:49 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Williams blows the layup | 47-54 |
| 10:47 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Wilson | 47-54 |
| 10:34 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randy Stout - foul #2 on Randy Stout, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd (SG), Kevin Taylor (PF) Alan Quigley, William Olson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans (SG), Charles Barbour (SF), Micheal Just (C) Bryan Murphy, Keith Thomas, Randy Stout | |
| 10:34 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:34 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:20 | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Harvey Corsi | 49-57 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 10:02 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 09:42 | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 09:41 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:22 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Taylor | 51-57 |
| 09:09 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just clanks a jumper in the paint | 51-57 |
| 09:08 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:49 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Wilson drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Williams | 53-57 |
| 08:38 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Harvey Corsi | 53-59 |
| 08:22 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harvey Corsi - foul #3 on Harvey Corsi, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alan Quigley (SF), William Olson (C) Thomas Williams, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bryan Murphy (SG), Keith Thomas (PF) Harvey Corsi, Jerry Mitchell | |
| 08:22 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:22 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:44 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Sylvester Rudd and the foul's on Keith Thomas - foul #2 on Keith Thomas, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Victor Kent (PG), Scott Hardy (SG) Christopher Diemer, Sylvester Rudd | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:44 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor misses the free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:44 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Victor Kent (fresh) SG - Scott Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Quigley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gregory Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Barbour (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Thomas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Just (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UC Riverside | Charles Barbour makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Micheal Just | 57-62 |
| 07:11 | Cal State Northridge | Alan Quigley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 07:10 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:44 | UC Riverside | Alan Quigley takes the ball from Gregory Evans | 57-62 |
| 06:26 | Cal State Northridge | Alan Quigley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-62 |
| 06:25 | Cal State Northridge | Alan Quigley snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 06:06 | Cal State Northridge | Victor Kent buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Taylor | 60-62 |
| 05:52 | UC Riverside | Charles Barbour misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-62 |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| 05:50 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer (PG), Sylvester Rudd (SG), Mark Wilson (C) Victor Kent, Scott Hardy, William Olson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Harvey Corsi (PG), Jerry Mitchell (SF) Bryan Murphy, Charles Barbour | |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor's pass is intercepted by Gregory Evans | 60-64 |
| 05:26 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 60-64 |
| 05:25 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Wilson pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:11 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-64 |
| 05:10 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Wilson | 60-64 |
| 04:55 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-64 |
| 04:53 | UC Riverside | Harvey Corsi grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:35 | UC Riverside | Harvey Corsi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 04:07 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor is hacked by Keith Thomas - foul #3 on Keith Thomas, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Olson (PF) Kevin Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Barbour (SG), Randy Stout (C) Gregory Evans, Micheal Just | |
| 03:56 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Sylvester Rudd | 62-64 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Olson - foul #2 on William Olson, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Stout | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Diemer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Quigley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - William Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Harvey Corsi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Barbour (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Thomas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Stout (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 62-64 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Harvey Corsi hits the follow up shot | 62-66 |
| 02:57 | Cal State Northridge | Alan Quigley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Randy Stout grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor (PF) William Olson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans (SG), Micheal Just (C) Jerry Mitchell, Randy Stout | |
| 02:46 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just comes up short on the shot near the basket | 62-66 |
| 02:44 | UC Riverside | Harvey Corsi tips it but misses | 62-66 |
| 02:42 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 02:36 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Diemer | 65-66 |
| 02:12 | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 02:11 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:54 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Charles Barbour grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas is called for traveling | 65-66 |
| 01:20 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Wilson misses the lay-in | 65-66 |
| 01:18 | Cal State Northridge | Alan Quigley snags the offensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:08 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Gregory Evans - foul #3 on Gregory Evans, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 01:08 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:08 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:08 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor misses the 3rd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:08 | UC Riverside | Micheal Just grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Corsi | 66-69 |
| 00:27 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Diemer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 00:26 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | UC Riverside | Keith Thomas is hacked by Christopher Diemer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Diemer, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell (PF) Keith Thomas | |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell is hacked by Kevin Taylor - foul #4 on Kevin Taylor, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:21 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Corsi steps in front of the Sylvester Rudd pass | 66-70 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Gregory Evans blows the layup | 66-70 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Mitchell | 66-70 |
| 00:06 | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell is hacked by Alan Quigley - foul #1 on Alan Quigley, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| 00:06 | UC Riverside | Jerry Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:06 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-70 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Harvey Corsi grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |