| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Rankin (fresh) SG - Claude Fullen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Nesbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Gibb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Duff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Fedler | 33-27 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen's layup is rejected by Lawrence Fedler | 33-27 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero is whistled for traveling | 33-27 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 33-27 |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 18:10 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Stephen Gibb | 33-27 |
| 17:49 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler clanks a floater in the paint | 33-27 |
| 17:29 | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | John Rankin is fouled on the floor by Dexter Keith - foul #2 on Dexter Keith, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams (PG), Brian Thomas (SG), Fletcher Holder (SF), Tyler Wilber (PF), Thomas Carter (C) John Rankin, Claude Fullen, John Nesbitt, Stephen Gibb, Willie Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG) Dexter Keith | |
| 16:45 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Williams | 36-27 |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler is hacked by Andrew Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG) Robert Duff | |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler lays it up and in set up by Dexter Keith and the foul's on Tyler Wilber - foul #3 on Tyler Wilber, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck (SG) Tyler Wilber | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:44 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter makes the shot from the right block set up by Fletcher Holder | 38-30 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Schenck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fletcher Holder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Lawrence Fedler | 38-32 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck tips it in | 40-32 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:59 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Sherman Colmenero - foul #2 on Sherman Colmenero, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen (SG), John Nesbitt (SF), Stephen Gibb (PF), Willie Robinson (C) Stephen Schenck, Brian Thomas, Fletcher Holder, Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff (SG), Bradley Morgan (PF) James Nichols, Jerome Gaddis | |
| 13:59 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:59 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:48 | UC Riverside | John Nesbitt snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | John Nesbitt hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dexter Keith, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Rankin (PG) Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:13 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bradley Morgan | 44-35 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | John Rankin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:29 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Nesbitt | 47-35 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | Claude Fullen is called for the reach on Robert Duff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Fullen, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tyler Wilber (PF) Stephen Gibb | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis (PF) Bradley Morgan | |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tyler Wilber - foul #4 on Tyler Wilber, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG), Stephen Gibb (PF) John Rankin, Tyler Wilber | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:05 | UC Riverside | The refs have stopped play. Willie Robinson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 47-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fletcher Holder (C) Willie Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:54 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lawrence Fedler | 47-37 |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 11:30 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen grabs the board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Calvin Goldman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Claude Fullen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Nesbitt (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Gibb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fletcher Holder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Duff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:12 | UC Riverside | Fletcher Holder buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Claude Fullen | 49-37 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-37 |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Nesbitt | 49-37 |
| 10:59 | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-37 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Rankin (PG), Stephen Schenck (SG), Brian Thomas (SF), Thomas Carter (PF), Willie Robinson (C) Calvin Goldman, Claude Fullen, John Nesbitt, Stephen Gibb, Fletcher Holder | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG), Bradley Morgan (PF) Dexter Keith, Jerome Gaddis | |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 10:29 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Rankin | 52-40 |
| 10:26 | Western Kentucky | Bradley Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| 10:10 | UC Riverside | Bradley Morgan is called for the reach on Thomas Carter - foul #4 on Bradley Morgan, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis (PF) Bradley Morgan | |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sherman Colmenero - foul #3 on Sherman Colmenero, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stephen Gibb (PF) Stephen Schenck | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (SF) Lawrence Fedler | |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sherman Colmenero | 53-40 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis loses the dribble to Thomas Carter | 53-40 |
| 09:06 | UC Riverside | John Rankin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Gibb | 56-40 |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sherman Colmenero | 56-42 |
| 08:51 | UC Riverside | John Rankin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dexter Keith | 56-42 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on John Rankin - foul #3 on John Rankin, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams (PG), Stephen Schenck (SG), John Nesbitt (SF) John Rankin, Brian Thomas, Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler (SF) Dexter Keith | |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols misses the 3rd free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 08:07 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck tips it home | 58-44 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Duff, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Claude Fullen (SG) Stephen Schenck | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG) James Nichols | |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-44 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fletcher Holder (PF), Tyler Wilber (C) Stephen Gibb, Willie Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bradley Morgan (PF) Jerome Gaddis | |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:16 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Tyler Wilber | 60-45 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Fullen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fletcher Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Wilber (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Duff (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bradley Morgan (fresh) 4 pf. C - Sherman Colmenero (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Tyler Wilber misses the lay-in | 60-45 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler's fadeaway is rejected by Fletcher Holder | 60-45 |
| 06:29 | UC Riverside | Fletcher Holder snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Tyler Wilber knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Claude Fullen and he's fouled by Bradley Morgan - foul #5 on Bradley Morgan, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Rankin (PG), Stephen Schenck (SG), Brian Thomas (SF), Stephen Gibb (PF) Andrew Williams, Claude Fullen, John Nesbitt, Fletcher Holder | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis (PF) Bradley Morgan | |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Tyler Wilber misses the free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas snags the offensive board | 62-45 |
| 05:35 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Schenck | 65-45 |
| 05:33 | Western Kentucky | John Rankin steals the ball from Lawrence Fedler in the backcourt | 65-45 |
| 05:11 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck is whistled for a carry | 65-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman (PG), Thomas Carter (PF), Willie Robinson (C) John Rankin, Stephen Gibb, Tyler Wilber | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 65-45 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff misses the tip | 65-45 |
| 04:53 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 04:24 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas's floater is tipped away by Sherman Colmenero | 65-45 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 04:07 | UC Riverside | Stephen Schenck misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-45 |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson tips it back up and in | 67-45 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-45 |
| 03:56 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Calvin Goldman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Duff | 67-47 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Calvin Goldman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Schenck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Duff (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (very tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (very tired) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:42 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-47 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas grabs the offensive board | 67-47 |
| 02:33 | UC Riverside | Willie Robinson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Schenck | 69-47 |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis is whistled for a carry | 69-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams (PG), Fletcher Holder (SF), Tyler Wilber (PF) Calvin Goldman, Stephen Schenck, Willie Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG) Dexter Keith | |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 69-47 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis banks in the layup | 69-49 |
| 01:14 | UC Riverside | Brian Thomas hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Williams | 71-49 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler's floater is knocked away by Brian Thomas | 71-49 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols hits the follow up shot | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | James Nichols takes the ball from Andrew Williams in the backcourt | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols is hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #3 on Andrew Williams, team foul #7 | 71-51 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:50 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams snags the defensive board | 71-51 |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter is hacked by Robert Duff - foul #2 on Robert Duff, team foul #8 | 71-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG) James Nichols | |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Thomas Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-51 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith hits the follow up shot | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Andrew Williams runs out the clock | 73-53 |