| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Daniel Merino (fresh) SG - William Mitchel (fresh) SF - Paul Driver (fresh) PF - Roscoe Huntington (fresh) C - Jeffrey Schreier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Rankin (fresh) SG - Claude Fullen (fresh) SF - John Nesbitt (fresh) PF - Stephen Gibb (fresh) C - Willie Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Schreier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | South Alabama | Daniel Merino connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Schreier | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb makes the turnaround from the right block set up by John Rankin | 3-2 |
| 19:29 | South Alabama | Daniel Merino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | UC Riverside | John Nesbitt knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Claude Fullen | 3-4 |
| 18:55 | South Alabama | William Mitchel is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:54 | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:46 | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington's pass is intercepted by Willie Robinson | 3-4 |
| 18:32 | UC Riverside | John Rankin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 18:30 | South Alabama | Paul Driver gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | South Alabama | Daniel Merino is fouled in the backcourt by John Rankin - foul #1 on John Rankin, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | South Alabama | John Nesbitt swats the short shot by Roscoe Huntington | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | UC Riverside | John Rankin is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Merino - foul #1 on Daniel Merino, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | UC Riverside | John Nesbitt misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 17:26 | South Alabama | William Mitchel clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:21 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | UC Riverside | John Rankin misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Claude Fullen and he's hacked by Daniel Merino - foul #2 on Daniel Merino, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Palmer (PG), Charles Sevier (SG), Leon Werner (SF), Joshua Olvera (PF), Vernon Harris (C) Daniel Merino, William Mitchel, Paul Driver, Roscoe Huntington, Jeffrey Schreier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams (PG), Brian Thomas (SG), Fletcher Holder (SF), Tyler Wilber (C) John Rankin, Claude Fullen, John Nesbitt, Willie Robinson | |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb makes the free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:59 | South Alabama | Andrew Williams takes the ball from Charles Sevier in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 16:40 | UC Riverside | Tyler Wilber misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 3-9 |
| 16:38 | South Alabama | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:33 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 16:31 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier grabs the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:26 | South Alabama | Leon Werner misses the shot from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 16:25 | UC Riverside | Fletcher Holder gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:05 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams buries a floater from the left side set up by Tyler Wilber | 3-11 |
| 15:59 | South Alabama | Leon Werner loses the ball out of bounds | 3-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Lederman (PG), Darko Sumeriski (PF) Paul Palmer, Joshua Olvera | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck (SG), John Nesbitt (SF), Thomas Carter (PF), Willie Robinson (C) Brian Thomas, Fletcher Holder, Stephen Gibb, Tyler Wilber | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - George Lederman (fresh) SG - Charles Sevier (fairly fresh) SF - Leon Werner (fairly fresh) PF - Darko Sumeriski (fresh) C - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Schenck (fresh) SF - John Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Carter (fresh) C - Willie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG) Andrew Williams | |
| 15:52 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 15:51 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Willie Robinson | 3-11 |
| 15:38 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Palmer (PG), Paul Driver (SF), Jeffrey Schreier (C) Charles Sevier, Leon Werner, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:29 | South Alabama | Darko Sumeriski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Schenck - foul #1 on Stephen Schenck, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| 15:19 | South Alabama | Paul Driver misses short on a floater in the paint | 3-11 |
| 15:17 | South Alabama | Darko Sumeriski tips it back up and in | 5-11 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | John Nesbitt misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-11 |
| 15:00 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to George Lederman | 5-11 |
| 14:56 | South Alabama | Paul Driver is fouled on the floor by John Nesbitt - foul #1 on John Nesbitt, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Sevier (SG), Joshua Olvera (PF) George Lederman, Darko Sumeriski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams (PG), Claude Fullen (SG), Brian Thomas (SF), Fletcher Holder (PF) Calvin Goldman, Stephen Schenck, John Nesbitt, Thomas Carter | |
| 14:46 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier makes the jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 14:28 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Fletcher Holder | 7-13 |
| 14:26 | South Alabama | Paul Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Mitchel (SG), Leon Werner (SF), Roscoe Huntington (PF), Vernon Harris (C) Charles Sevier, Paul Driver, Joshua Olvera, Jeffrey Schreier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb (PF) Claude Fullen | |
| 14:21 | South Alabama | Leon Werner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 14:19 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 14:17 | UC Riverside | Fletcher Holder is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Lederman (PG) Paul Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen (SG) Brian Thomas | |
| 14:12 | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington is denied on a layup by Fletcher Holder | 7-13 |
| 14:10 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 7-13 |
| 13:58 | South Alabama | William Mitchel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Lederman | 10-13 |
| 13:33 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:31 | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:25 | South Alabama | Fletcher Holder picks off the pass by Vernon Harris | 10-13 |
| 13:09 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen is hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Palmer (PG), Charles Sevier (SG), Paul Driver (SF), Joshua Olvera (PF), Jeffrey Schreier (C) George Lederman, William Mitchel, Leon Werner, Roscoe Huntington, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG), Brian Thomas (SG), John Nesbitt (SF), Tyler Wilber (C) Andrew Williams, Claude Fullen, Fletcher Holder, Willie Robinson | |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Wilber | 10-16 |
| 12:56 | South Alabama | John Nesbitt steals it from Paul Palmer in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| 12:53 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman lays it in on a nice dish by John Nesbitt | 10-18 |
| 12:32 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-18 |
| 12:31 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Tyler Wilber | 10-18 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Paul Driver - foul #1 on Paul Driver, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Darko Sumeriski (SF) Paul Driver | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Rankin (PG), Stephen Schenck (SG), Thomas Carter (PF) Calvin Goldman, John Nesbitt, Stephen Gibb | |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 12:22 | South Alabama | Joshua Olvera gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 12:10 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Schreier makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-19 |
| 11:41 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Darko Sumeriski | 12-19 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Paul Palmer (tiring) SG - Charles Sevier (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Darko Sumeriski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Olvera (tiring) C - Jeffrey Schreier (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Rankin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Schenck (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) C - Tyler Wilber (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Schreier can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 11:24 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sevier - foul #1 on Charles Sevier, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Lederman (PG), William Mitchel (SG), Paul Driver (SF), Roscoe Huntington (PF), Vernon Harris (C) Paul Palmer, Charles Sevier, Darko Sumeriski, Joshua Olvera, Jeffrey Schreier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen (SG), John Nesbitt (SF), Fletcher Holder (PF), Willie Robinson (C) Stephen Schenck, Brian Thomas, Thomas Carter, Tyler Wilber | |
| 11:09 | UC Riverside | John Rankin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Nesbitt | 12-21 |
| 10:59 | South Alabama | William Mitchel is called for 10 seconds | 12-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG), Stephen Gibb (PF) John Rankin, Fletcher Holder | |
| 10:40 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-21 |
| 10:38 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to John Nesbitt | 12-21 |
| 10:38 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leon Werner (SF), Jeffrey Schreier (C) Paul Driver, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams (SG) Claude Fullen | |
| 10:21 | UC Riverside | George Lederman steals it from John Nesbitt | 12-21 |
| 10:17 | South Alabama | George Lederman is fouled in the backcourt by John Nesbitt - foul #2 on John Nesbitt, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Sevier (SG), Darko Sumeriski (PF) William Mitchel, Roscoe Huntington | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas (SF), Thomas Carter (PF) John Nesbitt, Stephen Gibb | |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Schreier buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by George Lederman | 14-21 |
| 09:43 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 09:42 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 09:24 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Williams | 14-24 |
| 09:14 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Palmer (PG), Paul Driver (SF), Joshua Olvera (PF), Vernon Harris (C) George Lederman, Leon Werner, Darko Sumeriski, Jeffrey Schreier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Rankin (PG), Stephen Schenck (SG), Fletcher Holder (SF), Stephen Gibb (PF), Tyler Wilber (C) Calvin Goldman, Andrew Williams, Brian Thomas, Thomas Carter, Willie Robinson | |
| 09:14 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:14 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:14 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Tyler Wilber | 15-24 |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb is hacked by Joshua Olvera - foul #1 on Joshua Olvera, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Mitchel (SG) Charles Sevier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on William Mitchel - foul #1 on William Mitchel, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington (PF) Joshua Olvera | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:34 | South Alabama | Vernon Harris knocks in the shot from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 08:12 | UC Riverside | Fletcher Holder misses the easy layup | 17-25 |
| 08:10 | South Alabama | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 08:07 | South Alabama | Paul Palmer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Sevier (SG), Jeffrey Schreier (C) William Mitchel, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen (SG), Brian Thomas (SF) Stephen Schenck, Tyler Wilber | |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Fletcher Holder misses the easy layup | 17-25 |
| 07:54 | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:54 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-25 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Lederman (PG), Joshua Olvera (PF) Paul Palmer, Roscoe Huntington | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG), Thomas Carter (PF), Willie Robinson (C) John Rankin, Stephen Gibb, Fletcher Holder | |
| 07:33 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Schreier makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Sevier | 19-25 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - George Lederman (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Charles Sevier (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Driver (tiring) PF - Joshua Olvera (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Schreier (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Calvin Goldman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Claude Fullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Carter (fresh) C - Willie Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman is hacked by Joshua Olvera - foul #2 on Joshua Olvera, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Mitchel (SG), Leon Werner (SF), Darko Sumeriski (PF) Charles Sevier, Paul Driver, Joshua Olvera | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb (PF) Thomas Carter | |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:18 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Darko Sumeriski | 19-26 |
| 07:13 | South Alabama | George Lederman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Mitchel | 22-26 |
| 07:03 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Claude Fullen | 22-28 |
| 06:40 | South Alabama | Leon Werner clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Willie Robinson - foul #1 on Willie Robinson, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Palmer (PG), Charles Sevier (SG), Roscoe Huntington (PF), Vernon Harris (C) George Lederman, William Mitchel, Darko Sumeriski, Jeffrey Schreier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Rankin (PG), Stephen Schenck (SG), Fletcher Holder (PF), Tyler Wilber (C) Calvin Goldman, Claude Fullen, Stephen Gibb, Willie Robinson | |
| 06:40 | South Alabama | Leon Werner misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:40 | South Alabama | Leon Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:26 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #2 on Vernon Harris, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Driver (SF), Jeffrey Schreier (C) Leon Werner, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:26 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:26 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:11 | South Alabama | Paul Driver hits a driving attempt near the basket | 25-29 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | John Rankin hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 05:52 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Schreier | 25-29 |
| 05:46 | South Alabama | Paul Palmer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 05:45 | UC Riverside | Tyler Wilber pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 05:40 | UC Riverside | Charles Sevier steps in front of the Stephen Schenck pass in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 05:31 | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington makes the shot from close range and he's fouled by Fletcher Holder - foul #1 on Fletcher Holder, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Lederman (PG), William Mitchel (SG), Darko Sumeriski (SF) Paul Palmer, Charles Sevier, Paul Driver | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Stephen Gibb (PF), Willie Robinson (C) Stephen Schenck, Brian Thomas, Fletcher Holder, Tyler Wilber | |
| 05:31 | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:29 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leon Werner (SF) Roscoe Huntington | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:11 | South Alabama | Darko Sumeriski misses the shot in the lane | 28-29 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen is hacked by George Lederman in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Lederman, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG) John Rankin | |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:48 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Schreier is whistled for a carry | 28-31 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Palmer (PG), Paul Driver (SF) George Lederman, Leon Werner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman is hacked by William Mitchel in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Mitchel, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Sevier (SG) William Mitchel | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:35 | South Alabama | Paul Driver's pass is intercepted by Claude Fullen | 28-32 |
| 04:28 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-32 |
| 04:27 | South Alabama | Darko Sumeriski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 04:23 | South Alabama | Paul Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Calvin Goldman - foul #1 on Calvin Goldman, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington (PF) Darko Sumeriski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Rankin (PG), Brian Thomas (SF), Fletcher Holder (C) Calvin Goldman, Thomas Carter, Willie Robinson | |
| 04:23 | South Alabama | Paul Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:23 | South Alabama | Paul Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | John Rankin is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sevier - foul #2 on Charles Sevier, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Lederman (SG) Charles Sevier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tyler Wilber (C) Stephen Gibb | |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | John Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | John Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:15 | South Alabama | Claude Fullen steals it from Paul Driver in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | John Rankin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Claude Fullen | 29-36 |
| 03:51 | South Alabama | George Lederman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Tyler Wilber grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-36 |
| 03:42 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Palmer | 29-36 |
| 03:25 | South Alabama | Roscoe Huntington knocks in the jumper in the paint | 31-36 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Paul Palmer (tired) 1 pts. SG - George Lederman (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Driver (tired) 2 pts. PF - Roscoe Huntington (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Schreier (very tired) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Rankin (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Fullen (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Fletcher Holder (tired) C - Tyler Wilber (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | UC Riverside | Roscoe Huntington steals it from Fletcher Holder | 31-36 |
| 02:53 | South Alabama | Paul Driver throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 02:53 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-36 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Merino (PG), William Mitchel (SG), Leon Werner (SF), Joshua Olvera (PF), Vernon Harris (C) Paul Palmer, George Lederman, Paul Driver, Roscoe Huntington, Jeffrey Schreier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams (PG), Stephen Schenck (SG), John Nesbitt (SF), Stephen Gibb (PF), Willie Robinson (C) John Rankin, Claude Fullen, Brian Thomas, Fletcher Holder, Tyler Wilber | |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 02:33 | South Alabama | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 02:28 | South Alabama | William Mitchel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter (PF) Stephen Gibb | |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson loses the dribble to Daniel Merino | 31-36 |
| 02:03 | South Alabama | Daniel Merino hits the finger roll | 33-36 |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | William Mitchel is called for the reach on Stephen Schenck in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Mitchel, team foul #13 | 33-36 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Sevier (SG), Darko Sumeriski (SF) William Mitchel, Leon Werner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG), Stephen Gibb (PF) Andrew Williams, Willie Robinson | |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:44 | South Alabama | Joshua Olvera connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Merino | 35-38 |
| 01:17 | UC Riverside | John Nesbitt loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas (SG), Willie Robinson (C) Stephen Schenck, Thomas Carter | |
| 01:14 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier is hacked by Brian Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Thomas, team foul #10 | 35-38 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams (SG) Brian Thomas | |
| 01:14 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:14 | South Alabama | Charles Sevier misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:14 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 01:01 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb is hacked by Charles Sevier - foul #3 on Charles Sevier, team foul #14 | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Lederman (SG), Leon Werner (SF) Charles Sevier, Darko Sumeriski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas (SG) Calvin Goldman | |
| 01:01 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:01 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:44 | South Alabama | Daniel Merino buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Lederman | 39-39 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Vernon Harris - foul #3 on Vernon Harris, team foul #15 | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Driver (SF), Roscoe Huntington (PF), Jeffrey Schreier (C) Leon Werner, Joshua Olvera, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen (SG), Tyler Wilber (PF) Brian Thomas, Stephen Gibb | |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:12 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-41 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG) Claude Fullen | |
| 00:01 | South Alabama | Tyler Wilber denies the turnaround by Roscoe Huntington | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Tyler Wilber | 39-41 |