| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lowell Sorrentino (fresh) SG - Charles Richardson (fresh) SF - John Greene (fresh) PF - David Lillie (fresh) C - Robert Melton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Philip Black (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Ismael Clark (fresh) PF - Terrance Sliger (fresh) C - Vincent Pando (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Terrance Sliger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | UC Riverside | John Greene is called for the reach on Philip Black in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Greene, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Lowell Sorrentino picks off the pass by Ismael Clark | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lowell Sorrentino | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | UC Riverside | John Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson scores on a shot in the paint set up by Lowell Sorrentino | 4-0 |
| 18:59 | UC Riverside | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Lowell Sorrentino - foul #1 on Lowell Sorrentino, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:59 | UC Riverside | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:59 | UC Riverside | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Richardson | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Wichita State | David Lillie hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Richardson | 6-2 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | Ismael Clark connects on the 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | David Lillie is whistled for a carry | 6-5 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Wilson (PG), Charles Nieves (SG), Eric Burnett (SF), Roman Ayala (PF), John Williams (C) Lowell Sorrentino, Charles Richardson, John Greene, David Lillie, Robert Melton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (PG), David Colby (SG), Noel Schweigart (SF), Clarence Goudy (PF), Kenneth Ellison (C) Philip Black, John Smith, Ismael Clark, Terrance Sliger, Vincent Pando | |
| 17:39 | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart makes the jumper from the right side set up by David Colby | 6-7 |
| 17:23 | Wichita State | Joe Wilson connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Williams | 8-7 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kenneth Ellison, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino (PG), James Henry (SF), David Lillie (PF), Robert Melton (C) Joe Wilson, Charles Nieves, Roman Ayala, John Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Philip Black (PG), John Smith (SG), John Boggess (SF), Terrance Sliger (PF), Vincent Pando (C) Michael Smith, David Colby, Noel Schweigart, Clarence Goudy, Kenneth Ellison | |
| 16:44 | Wichita State | Eric Burnett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Terrance Sliger knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Boggess | 11-9 |
| 16:09 | Wichita State | Robert Melton misses long on a shot in the lane | 11-9 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 16:03 | UC Riverside | John Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Boggess | 11-11 |
| 15:49 | Wichita State | David Lillie blows the layup but the foul's on Terrance Sliger - foul #1 on Terrance Sliger, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Nieves (PG), Charles Richardson (SG), John Greene (SF) Lowell Sorrentino, Eric Burnett, James Henry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (SG), Noel Schweigart (SF), Clarence Goudy (PF), Kenneth Ellison (C) John Smith, John Boggess, Terrance Sliger, Vincent Pando | |
| 15:49 | Wichita State | David Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:49 | Wichita State | David Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Charles Nieves (fresh) SG - Charles Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Greene (fresh) PF - David Lillie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Melton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Philip Black (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Smith (fresh) SF - Noel Schweigart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Goudy (fresh) C - Kenneth Ellison (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Roman Ayala (C) Robert Melton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Colby (SG) Philip Black | |
| 15:25 | Wichita State | David Lillie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-11 |
| 15:23 | Wichita State | Roman Ayala grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 15:11 | Wichita State | John Greene's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Ellison | 13-11 |
| 14:47 | UC Riverside | Michael Smith is hacked by Charles Nieves - foul #1 on Charles Nieves, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Wilson (PG), John Williams (PF), Robert Melton (C) Charles Nieves, David Lillie, Roman Ayala | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Philip Black (PG), John Smith (SG), Ismael Clark (SF), Terrance Sliger (PF), Vincent Pando (C) Michael Smith, David Colby, Noel Schweigart, Clarence Goudy, Kenneth Ellison | |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | Robert Melton swats the layup by Terrance Sliger | 13-11 |
| 14:32 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joe Wilson | 13-11 |
| 14:29 | Wichita State | Joe Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 14:18 | UC Riverside | Ismael Clark makes the 3 from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 14:07 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 15-14 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Charles Richardson - foul #1 on Charles Richardson, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino (PG), James Henry (SF), David Lillie (PF) Joe Wilson, John Greene, John Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Boggess (SG), Kenneth Ellison (PF) John Smith, Terrance Sliger | |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:45 | Wichita State | Robert Melton gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 13:26 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 13:25 | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 13:05 | Wichita State | James Henry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lowell Sorrentino | 18-15 |
| 12:44 | UC Riverside | Ismael Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 12:43 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:41 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson is hacked by Philip Black in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Black, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Eric Burnett (SG), Charles Nieves (SF), Roman Ayala (C) Charles Richardson, James Henry, Robert Melton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (PG), John Smith (SG), David Colby (SF), Clarence Goudy (PF), Noel Schweigart (C) Philip Black, John Boggess, Ismael Clark, Kenneth Ellison, Vincent Pando | |
| 12:23 | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | David Colby grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 12:20 | UC Riverside | John Smith loses the dribble to Eric Burnett in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 12:03 | Wichita State | Charles Nieves is hacked by David Colby - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Greene (SF), Robert Melton (C) Lowell Sorrentino, Roman Ayala | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Terrance Sliger (PF), Vincent Pando (C) David Colby, Clarence Goudy | |
| 11:55 | Wichita State | John Greene clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 11:53 | UC Riverside | Terrance Sliger snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Charles Nieves (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Greene (tiring) PF - David Lillie (tiring) 4 pts. C - Robert Melton (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) SG - John Smith (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Noel Schweigart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terrance Sliger (tiring) 2 pts. C - Vincent Pando (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Wichita State | Eric Burnett is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Nieves | 21-17 |
| 11:09 | UC Riverside | Charles Nieves is called for the reach on Noel Schweigart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Nieves, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino (PG), Charles Richardson (SG), John Williams (C) Charles Nieves, Eric Burnett, Robert Melton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Philip Black (PG), Clarence Goudy (PF), Kenneth Ellison (C) Michael Smith, Terrance Sliger, Vincent Pando | |
| 10:47 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by John Smith | 21-19 |
| 10:37 | Wichita State | Philip Black is called for the reach on Charles Richardson - foul #2 on Philip Black, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Wilson (PG), Roman Ayala (C) Lowell Sorrentino, John Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Colby (PG), Ismael Clark (SF) Philip Black, Noel Schweigart | |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Joe Wilson is hacked by Ismael Clark - foul #1 on Ismael Clark, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Eric Burnett (SF) John Greene | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (SG), Terrance Sliger (PF) John Smith, Clarence Goudy | |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Joe Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Joe Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:20 | UC Riverside | Terrance Sliger clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Roman Ayala - foul #1 on Roman Ayala, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart (C) Kenneth Ellison | |
| 10:20 | UC Riverside | Terrance Sliger misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:20 | UC Riverside | Terrance Sliger misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:20 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to David Lillie | 23-19 |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson is hacked by Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Henry (SF) Eric Burnett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | Ismael Clark lays it in and he's fouled by Roman Ayala - foul #2 on Roman Ayala, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino (PG), Robert Melton (C) Joe Wilson, Roman Ayala | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Boggess (SG) Michael Smith | |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | Ismael Clark misses the free throw | 25-21 |
| 10:00 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | Robert Melton misses long on a jumper from the left block | 25-21 |
| 09:40 | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 09:27 | UC Riverside | David Colby blows the dunk | 25-21 |
| 09:26 | Wichita State | Robert Melton grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 09:24 | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Eric Burnett (SF), John Williams (PF) James Henry, David Lillie | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (PG), John Smith (SG), Clarence Goudy (PF), Vincent Pando (C) David Colby, John Boggess, Terrance Sliger, Noel Schweigart | |
| 09:04 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Wilson (PG), John Greene (SF) Lowell Sorrentino, Charles Richardson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Robert Melton hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Eric Burnett and he's hacked by Vincent Pando - foul #1 on Vincent Pando, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Lillie (PF) John Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart (SF) Ismael Clark | |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Robert Melton makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Burnett - foul #1 on Eric Burnett, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Joe Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 08:22 | Wichita State | Robert Melton can't tip it in | 28-23 |
| 08:21 | UC Riverside | Clarence Goudy gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 08:19 | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart's pass is intercepted by David Lillie in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 08:19 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-23 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino (PG), James Henry (SF), John Williams (C) Joe Wilson, John Greene, Robert Melton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Colby (PG), John Boggess (SF), Terrance Sliger (PF), Kenneth Ellison (C) Michael Smith, Noel Schweigart, Clarence Goudy, Vincent Pando | |
| 07:59 | Wichita State | James Henry is open but misses the lay-in | 28-23 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ellison | 28-23 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | John Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 07:36 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison tips it in | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Lowell Sorrentino (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Eric Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Lillie (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boggess (fresh) PF - Terrance Sliger (tired) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Ellison (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Wichita State | John Williams buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Eric Burnett | 30-25 |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-25 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Wilson (PG), Charles Richardson (SG), Robert Melton (C) Lowell Sorrentino, James Henry, John Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (PG), Noel Schweigart (SF), Clarence Goudy (PF), Vincent Pando (C) David Colby, John Smith, Terrance Sliger, Kenneth Ellison | |
| 07:01 | UC Riverside | Clarence Goudy is alone and throws it down set up by Vincent Pando | 30-27 |
| 06:59 | Wichita State | John Boggess steps in front of the Charles Richardson pass in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 06:58 | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 06:56 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 06:45 | Wichita State | David Lillie drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Burnett | 33-27 |
| 06:32 | UC Riverside | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 06:31 | Wichita State | Joe Wilson snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 06:13 | Wichita State | Charles Richardson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Clarence Goudy gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Joe Wilson is called for the reach on Noel Schweigart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Wilson, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino (PG), John Greene (SF) Joe Wilson, Eric Burnett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Colby (PG), John Smith (SG), Ismael Clark (SF), Terrance Sliger (PF) Michael Smith, John Boggess, Clarence Goudy, Vincent Pando | |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 06:07 | Wichita State | David Lillie is fouled in the backcourt by Terrance Sliger - foul #2 on Terrance Sliger, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Clarence Goudy (PF), Kenneth Ellison (C) Terrance Sliger, Noel Schweigart | |
| 06:07 | Wichita State | David Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 06:07 | Wichita State | David Lillie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 05:48 | UC Riverside | Robert Melton swats the short shot by David Colby | 35-29 |
| 05:47 | Wichita State | John Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 05:26 | Wichita State | John Greene lays it in on a nice dish by Lowell Sorrentino | 37-29 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | John Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | David Colby snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | David Colby drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Lowell Sorrentino - foul #2 on Lowell Sorrentino, team foul #10 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Wilson (PG), James Henry (SG), Eric Burnett (SF), John Williams (PF) Lowell Sorrentino, Charles Richardson, John Greene, David Lillie | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (SG), Noel Schweigart (SF), Vincent Pando (C) John Smith, Ismael Clark, Kenneth Ellison | |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | David Colby makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 04:22 | Wichita State | Eric Burnett comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 04:15 | UC Riverside | David Colby is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Lillie (PF) Robert Melton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Smith (SG) David Colby | |
| 04:05 | Wichita State | Vincent Pando steps in front of the Joe Wilson pass | 37-32 |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Joe Wilson is called for the reach on Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Wilson, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Wichita State | John Greene (SF) Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 04:03 | Wichita State | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 03:42 | Wichita State | Noel Schweigart steps in front of the David Lillie pass | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Eric Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Greene (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Lillie (tired) 9 pts. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Smith (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Schweigart (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Clarence Goudy (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Pando (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 03:31 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Nieves (PG), Charles Richardson (SG), Roman Ayala (PF), Robert Melton (C) Eric Burnett, James Henry, David Lillie, John Williams | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Philip Black (PG), Terrance Sliger (PF) Michael Smith, Clarence Goudy | |
| 03:31 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:31 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:31 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Charles Nieves | 37-34 |
| 03:29 | Wichita State | John Greene's pass is intercepted by Philip Black in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | John Smith is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 03:13 | Wichita State | John Greene snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 02:56 | Wichita State | Terrance Sliger is called for the reach on Charles Nieves - foul #3 on Terrance Sliger, team foul #11 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino (PG), David Lillie (PF) John Greene, Robert Melton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Boggess (SG), Ismael Clark (SF), Kenneth Ellison (PF) John Smith, Noel Schweigart, Terrance Sliger | |
| 02:56 | Wichita State | Charles Nieves misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 02:56 | Wichita State | Charles Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison connects on the open turnaround from the left block | 38-36 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | David Lillie travels in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Eric Burnett (SF) Charles Richardson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart (C) Vincent Pando | |
| 02:17 | UC Riverside | Ismael Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | Philip Black grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Lillie - foul #1 on David Lillie, team foul #13 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joe Wilson (PG), Robert Melton (C) Lowell Sorrentino, David Lillie | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (SG) John Boggess | |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:30 | Wichita State | Charles Nieves connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 01:04 | UC Riverside | Charles Nieves steals it from Michael Smith | 40-38 |
| 00:49 | Wichita State | Charles Nieves can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 00:47 | Wichita State | Roman Ayala tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 00:45 | Wichita State | Roman Ayala snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 00:31 | Wichita State | Charles Nieves hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 40-38 |
| 00:30 | Wichita State | Roman Ayala grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 00:03 | Wichita State | Roman Ayala comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Noel Schweigart grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-38 |
| Subs | Wichita State | Lowell Sorrentino (PG), Charles Richardson (SG), James Henry (SF), David Lillie (PF), John Williams (C) Joe Wilson, Charles Nieves, Eric Burnett, Roman Ayala, Robert Melton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Smith (SG), John Boggess (SF), Clarence Goudy (PF), Vincent Pando (C) Michael Smith, Ismael Clark, Kenneth Ellison, Noel Schweigart | |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | John Smith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-38 |