| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) SG - Donald Rice (fresh) SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) PF - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jimmy Jenkins (fresh) SG - Harvey Forrester (fresh) SF - Allen Comfort (fresh) PF - Kevin Long (fresh) C - Bruce Raftery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long makes the jump hook from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Donald Rice | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | UC Riverside | Harvey Forrester misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Melvin King | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Melvin King is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Jenkins - foul #1 on Jimmy Jenkins, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Melvin King clanks a floater from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | UC Riverside | Harvey Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | UC Riverside | Harvey Forrester misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Melvin King - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | UC Riverside | Harvey Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | UC Riverside | Harvey Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Jenkins - foul #2 on Jimmy Jenkins, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daryl Thompson (PG) Jimmy Jenkins | |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Melvin King | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Harvey Forrester hits a jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Harvey Forrester and the foul's on Lonnie Townsend - foul #1 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG) Melvin King | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Flack (PG), Edward Schuck (SG), Arthur Charon (C) Harvey Forrester, Allen Comfort, Bruce Raftery | |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is fouled on the floor by Arthur Charon - foul #1 on Arthur Charon, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Donley (C) Kevin Long | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) SG - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Owen Flack (fresh) SG - Edward Schuck (fresh) SF - Daryl Thompson (fresh) PF - Arthur Charon (fresh) C - Michael Donley (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Donald Rice jams it set up by Mohamed Chadbourne and he's hacked by Edward Schuck - foul #1 on Edward Schuck, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kerry Black (SF) Daryl Thompson | |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | UC Riverside | Arthur Charon snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:00 | UC Riverside | Kerry Black misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Kerry Black picks off the pass by Robert Hazley in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | Kerry Black comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Robert Hazley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Rice and he's fouled by Kerry Black - foul #1 on Kerry Black, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Robert Hazley, Donald Rice, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daryl Thompson (PG), Harvey Forrester (SG), Kevin Long (PF), Bruce Raftery (C) Owen Flack, Edward Schuck, Arthur Charon, Michael Donley | |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:43 | UC Riverside | Bruce Raftery can't finish the layup | 11-9 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Christopher Heller snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Charles Gay blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 13:16 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:07 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long misses the driving attempt near the basket | 11-9 |
| 13:06 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long hits the follow up shot | 11-11 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Christopher Heller's floater is tipped away by Bruce Raftery | 11-11 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Melvin King tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 12:37 | UC Riverside | Bruce Raftery is fouled on the floor by Christopher Heller - foul #1 on Christopher Heller, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Donald Rice (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Melvin King, Charles Gay, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Flack (PG), Allen Comfort (SF), Arthur Charon (C) Daryl Thompson, Kerry Black, Bruce Raftery | |
| 12:21 | UC Riverside | Harvey Forrester knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nathaniel Banks, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (PF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Schuck (SG) Harvey Forrester | |
| 11:40 | UC Riverside | A charge is called on Arthur Charon - foul #2 on Arthur Charon, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Robert Hazley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Donley (C) Arthur Charon | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Owen Flack (fresh) SG - Edward Schuck (fresh) SF - Allen Comfort (fresh) PF - Kevin Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Donley (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Donald Rice is open and buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Melvin King | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | UC Riverside | Allen Comfort misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Rice - foul #1 on Donald Rice, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG) Donald Rice | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daryl Thompson (PG) Owen Flack | |
| 11:11 | UC Riverside | Allen Comfort misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | UC Riverside | Allen Comfort makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend's pass is intercepted by Michael Donley | 15-15 |
| 10:32 | UC Riverside | Edward Schuck makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Daryl Thompson and the foul's on Charles Gay - foul #1 on Charles Gay, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Christopher Heller (C) Melvin King, Nathaniel Banks, Lonnie Townsend, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christopher Robb (PG), Bruce Raftery (C) Allen Comfort, Kevin Long | |
| 10:32 | UC Riverside | Edward Schuck misses the free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Christopher Heller gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Christopher Heller knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Hazley | 17-17 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Christopher Robb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Flack (PG), Harvey Forrester (SG), Kerry Black (SF), Kevin Long (PF) Christopher Robb, Edward Schuck, Daryl Thompson, Michael Donley | |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Donald Rice can't finish the uncontested layup | 17-17 |
| 09:33 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Kerry Black | 17-17 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long loses the dribble to Donald Rice | 17-17 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Robert Hazley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Rice | 19-17 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Owen Flack buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Robert Hazley double dribbles in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Lonnie Townsend (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Charles Gay, Dikembe Okoro, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daryl Thompson (SF) Kerry Black | |
| 08:32 | UC Riverside | Daryl Thompson is called for traveling | 19-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Nathaniel Banks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Schuck (SG) Harvey Forrester | |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Melvin King loses the dribble to Kevin Long | 19-19 |
| 07:51 | UC Riverside | Owen Flack comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-19 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:21 | UC Riverside | Melvin King takes the ball from Owen Flack | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rice (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (tiring) C - Jonathan Barber (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Owen Flack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Schuck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daryl Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Raftery (tiring) | |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Long - foul #1 on Kevin Long, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Christopher Heller (C) Melvin King, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christopher Robb (PG), Harvey Forrester (SG), Allen Comfort (SF), Kerry Black (PF), Michael Donley (C) Owen Flack, Edward Schuck, Daryl Thompson, Kevin Long, Bruce Raftery | |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:49 | UC Riverside | Donald Rice steps in front of the Christopher Robb pass | 21-19 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Kerry Black is called for the reach on Donald Rice in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kerry Black, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin Long (PF) Kerry Black | |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:20 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Townsend swats the layup by Michael Donley | 21-19 |
| 06:18 | UC Riverside | Harvey Forrester grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long misses long on a floater in the paint | 21-19 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Hazley | 21-19 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Robert Hazley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Robert Hazley, Donald Rice, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:39 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Barber (C) Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daryl Thompson (PG), Edward Schuck (SG), Bruce Raftery (C) Christopher Robb, Harvey Forrester, Michael Donley | |
| 05:39 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:39 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber travels with the ball | 21-21 |
| 05:08 | UC Riverside | Bruce Raftery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 05:06 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long tips it back up and in | 21-23 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Bruce Raftery is called for the reach on Jonathan Barber - foul #1 on Bruce Raftery, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Melvin King, Nathaniel Banks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:36 | UC Riverside | Edward Schuck misses long on a shot from the left side | 23-23 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Edward Schuck is called for the reach on Charles Gay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Schuck, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (PF), Christopher Heller (C) Dikembe Okoro, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Flack (PG), Harvey Forrester (SG) Daryl Thompson, Edward Schuck | |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Charles Gay makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Charles Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Owen Flack is whistled for a carry | 25-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SG) Charles Gay | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Donley (C) Bruce Raftery | |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the easy layup | 25-23 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Owen Flack grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Donald Rice takes the ball from Allen Comfort | 25-23 |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Kevin Long blocks the short jumper by Donald Rice | 25-23 |
| 03:18 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Owen Flack | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rice (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (tiring) C - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Owen Flack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey Forrester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Comfort (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Long (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Donley (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:04 | UC Riverside | Michael Donley loses the ball out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Donald Rice, Mohamed Chadbourne, Lonnie Townsend, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jimmy Jenkins (PG), Edward Schuck (SG), Daryl Thompson (SF), Kerry Black (PF), Arthur Charon (C) Owen Flack, Harvey Forrester, Allen Comfort, Kevin Long, Michael Donley | |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Melvin King loses the dribble to Daryl Thompson in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | Kerry Black lays it in on a nice dish by Daryl Thompson | 25-25 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Charles Gay is open but misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro tips it but misses | 25-25 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Melvin King grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Daryl Thompson - foul #1 on Daryl Thompson, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:40 | UC Riverside | Kerry Black grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Jimmy Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Melvin King snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Jenkins in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 02:18 | UC Riverside | Jimmy Jenkins slams it home | 26-27 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Raftery (C) Kerry Black | |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | Edward Schuck's pass is intercepted by Melvin King | 26-27 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Melvin King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Hazley | 29-27 |
| 01:00 | UC Riverside | Jimmy Jenkins is whistled for a carry | 29-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SG), Lonnie Townsend (PF), Christopher Heller (C) Melvin King, Dikembe Okoro, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Owen Flack (PG), Harvey Forrester (SG), Allen Comfort (SF), Kevin Long (PF) Jimmy Jenkins, Edward Schuck, Daryl Thompson, Bruce Raftery | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne hits the easy wide open finger roll | 31-27 |
| 00:22 | UC Riverside | Kevin Long misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | Owen Flack grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Owen Flack misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 31-27 |