| Lineup | Cal | PG - Aaron Seaton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Delarosa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ruben Goodson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Keith Nakayama (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - James Prince (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Pablo Morales (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dino Siminski (fresh) PF - Bruce Taber (fresh) C - Jarrod Almeida (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Dino Siminski inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Ruben Goodson snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 19:27 | Cal | Keith Nakayama misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 19:26 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Almeida grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 19:10 | UC Riverside | Dino Siminski's floater is knocked away by James Prince | 22-34 |
| 19:08 | Cal | James Prince gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Ruben Goodson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side | 24-34 |
| 18:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | Dino Siminski tips it in | 24-36 |
| 18:03 | Cal | James Prince comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 24-36 |
| 18:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:56 | UC Riverside | Pablo Morales misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 17:54 | Cal | Aaron Seaton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Pablo Morales is called for the reach on Aaron Seaton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pablo Morales, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Dee Kelley (SF), Theodore Burnett (C) Keith Nakayama, James Prince | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt (SG), Allen Bearden (SF), Elmer Hoffman (PF), Rick Cornelius (C) Pablo Morales, Dino Siminski, Bruce Taber, Jarrod Almeida | |
| 17:26 | Cal | Arnold Delarosa misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | Rick Cornelius pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:19 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Benjamin Hunt, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Shawn Pina (SG), Keith Nakayama (PF) Arnold Delarosa, Ruben Goodson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Cathey (PG) Robert Shelton | |
| 16:55 | Cal | Aaron Seaton is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 16:29 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Cornelius | 27-39 |
| 16:04 | Cal | Keith Nakayama comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Dee Kelley tips it in | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Aaron Seaton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Pina (fresh) SF - Dee Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Nakayama (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Burnett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joseph Cathey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Bearden (fairly fresh) PF - Elmer Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Cornelius (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Shawn Pina picks off the pass by Allen Bearden | 29-39 |
| 15:16 | Cal | Shawn Pina misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 15:14 | Cal | Theodore Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Keith Nakayama knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Aaron Seaton | 31-39 |
| 14:19 | UC Riverside | Allen Bearden comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Theodore Burnett pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:00 | Cal | Benjamin Hunt picks off the pass by Aaron Seaton | 31-39 |
| 13:31 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 13:30 | Cal | The rebound goes to Dee Kelley | 31-39 |
| 13:28 | Cal | Aaron Seaton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Delarosa (PG), Martin Campbell (SG), Ruben Goodson (SF), James Prince (C) Aaron Seaton, Shawn Pina, Dee Kelley, Theodore Burnett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton (PG), Pablo Morales (SG), Dino Siminski (SF), Bruce Taber (PF), Jarrod Almeida (C) Joseph Cathey, Benjamin Hunt, Allen Bearden, Elmer Hoffman, Rick Cornelius | |
| 13:04 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Almeida misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 31-39 |
| 13:02 | Cal | Keith Nakayama pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:42 | Cal | James Prince makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ruben Goodson | 33-39 |
| 12:20 | UC Riverside | Pablo Morales clanks a shot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 12:18 | UC Riverside | Dino Siminski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:04 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Pablo Morales | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Arnold Delarosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Campbell (fresh) SF - Ruben Goodson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Nakayama (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - James Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Pablo Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Siminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Taber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jarrod Almeida (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cal | Martin Campbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 11:34 | UC Riverside | Jarrod Almeida pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber is fouled on the floor by Keith Nakayama - foul #1 on Keith Nakayama, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Aaron Seaton (PG), Shawn Pina (SG) Arnold Delarosa, Martin Campbell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Sanches (SG), Todd Sterling (SF) Pablo Morales, Dino Siminski | |
| 10:55 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Bruce Taber is blocked by James Prince | 33-41 |
| 10:54 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber tips it back up and in | 33-43 |
| 10:42 | Cal | James Prince clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 10:40 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | Jason Sanches loses the ball out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Dee Kelley (SF), Theodore Burnett (C) Ruben Goodson, Keith Nakayama | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:33 | Cal | Bruce Taber picks off the pass by Shawn Pina in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 10:18 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Sterling | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:16 | Cal | Shawn Pina is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Sterling - foul #2 on Todd Sterling, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Delarosa (PG) Aaron Seaton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Cathey (PG), Dino Siminski (SF) Robert Shelton, Bruce Taber | |
| 09:56 | Cal | James Prince is hacked by Jason Sanches - foul #1 on Jason Sanches, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Aaron Seaton (PG) Shawn Pina | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Pablo Morales (SG) Dino Siminski | |
| 09:38 | Cal | James Prince buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Arnold Delarosa | 35-45 |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | Theodore Burnett denies the turnaround by Pablo Morales | 35-45 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Aaron Seaton snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:53 | Cal | James Prince throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Shawn Pina (PG), Martin Campbell (SG), Ruben Goodson (SF), Keith Nakayama (PF) Aaron Seaton, Arnold Delarosa, Dee Kelley, Theodore Burnett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt (SG), Allen Bearden (SF), Bruce Taber (PF), Elmer Hoffman (C) Joseph Cathey, Jason Sanches, Todd Sterling, Jarrod Almeida | |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Keith Nakayama steals the ball from Elmer Hoffman | 35-45 |
| 07:59 | Cal | Ruben Goodson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Shawn Pina (fresh) SG - Martin Campbell (fresh) SF - Ruben Goodson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Nakayama (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - James Prince (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Pablo Morales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Bearden (fresh) PF - Bruce Taber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Elmer Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Pablo Morales | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:24 | Cal | James Prince hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Elmer Hoffman - foul #3 on Elmer Hoffman, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Delarosa (PG), Dee Kelley (SF) Shawn Pina, Keith Nakayama | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton (PG), Dino Siminski (SF), Rick Cornelius (C) Pablo Morales, Allen Bearden, Elmer Hoffman | |
| 07:24 | Cal | James Prince misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:24 | Cal | James Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 06:58 | UC Riverside | Dino Siminski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Aaron Seaton (PG), Theodore Burnett (C) Martin Campbell, James Prince | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Cathey (SG), Todd Sterling (PF) Benjamin Hunt, Bruce Taber | |
| 06:34 | Cal | Ruben Goodson misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dino Siminski - foul #3 on Dino Siminski, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Sanches (SG) Joseph Cathey | |
| 06:34 | Cal | Ruben Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 06:34 | Cal | Ruben Goodson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 06:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aaron Seaton - foul #2 on Aaron Seaton, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Shawn Pina (SG), Keith Nakayama (PF) Aaron Seaton, Ruben Goodson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jarrod Almeida (C) Rick Cornelius | |
| 06:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 06:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:01 | Cal | Todd Sterling swats the dunk try by Keith Nakayama | 38-50 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Jason Sanches grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:43 | UC Riverside | Dino Siminski knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Sanches | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:39 | Cal | Arnold Delarosa's pass is intercepted by Todd Sterling | 38-52 |
| 05:26 | UC Riverside | Shawn Pina picks off the pass by Jarrod Almeida | 38-52 |
| 05:22 | Cal | Shawn Pina loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Campbell (SG), Ruben Goodson (SF) Arnold Delarosa, Dee Kelley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Pablo Morales (SG), Allen Bearden (SF), Bruce Taber (PF), Elmer Hoffman (C) Jason Sanches, Dino Siminski, Todd Sterling, Jarrod Almeida | |
| 04:53 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Keith Nakayama snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:41 | Cal | Martin Campbell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ruben Goodson | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:12 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 04:10 | UC Riverside | Elmer Hoffman snags the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 03:56 | UC Riverside | Ruben Goodson picks off the pass by Elmer Hoffman | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Shawn Pina (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Martin Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Goodson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Nakayama (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Shelton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Pablo Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Bearden (fresh) PF - Bruce Taber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Elmer Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Cal | Martin Campbell is denied on a dunk by Allen Bearden | 41-52 |
| 03:45 | UC Riverside | Allen Bearden grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 03:42 | UC Riverside | Martin Campbell picks off the pass by Robert Shelton in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Ruben Goodson jams it set up by Martin Campbell | 43-52 |
| 03:25 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Allen Bearden | 43-54 |
| 03:08 | Cal | Shawn Pina makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Martin Campbell | 46-54 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 02:21 | Cal | Ruben Goodson clanks a turnaround near the basket | 46-57 |
| 02:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Elmer Hoffman | 46-57 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Pablo Morales is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 01:51 | Cal | Theodore Burnett gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Shawn Pina loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Dee Kelley (SF) Ruben Goodson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Cathey (PG), Benjamin Hunt (SG), Rick Cornelius (C) Robert Shelton, Pablo Morales, Bruce Taber | |
| 01:29 | UC Riverside | Theodore Burnett swats the layup by Elmer Hoffman | 46-57 |
| 01:27 | Cal | Dee Kelley snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Shawn Pina is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Hoffman - foul #4 on Elmer Hoffman, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Shawn Pina makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Shawn Pina misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:25 | UC Riverside | Rick Cornelius grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 00:56 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rick Cornelius | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Cal | Theodore Burnett can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-60 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Theodore Burnett grabs the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Rick Cornelius steals it from Theodore Burnett | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt can't connect on a shot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 00:22 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt snags the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Joseph Cathey runs out the clock | 47-60 |