| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bob Ransom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lechoslaw Malkoski (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Gary Pafford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cameron Cohen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roy Danforth (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Salter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ruddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Parr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 19:36 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Salter | 33-43 |
| 19:32 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson loses the dribble to Bob Ransom | 33-43 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy loses the dribble to Gary Pafford | 35-43 |
| 18:58 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford lays it up and in | 37-43 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | William Salter is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Salter, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Reed (SF), Lin Sun (C) Gary Pafford, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:34 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:32 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun tips it home | 39-43 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Cameron Cohen is called for the reach on William Salter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cameron Cohen, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), James Freeman (SG), Billy Cusson (C) Bob Ransom, Lechoslaw Malkoski, Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice (SG), Leonard Wolfson (SF), Eric Burns (PF), Robert Moss (C) William Salter, Gary Robinson, Robert Ruddy, Nicholas Parr | |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | Eric Burns gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Eric Burns is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (PG) Roy Danforth | |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Reed | 42-43 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 17:31 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | James Freeman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Knight - foul #2 on Ryan Knight, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), Gary Pafford (SF), Cameron Cohen (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Randy Bright, Paul Reed, Lin Sun, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice misses long on a runner from the right block | 43-43 |
| 16:58 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gary Pafford | 43-43 |
| 16:41 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-43 |
| 16:39 | Southern Cal | Robert Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:29 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice clanks a jump hook from the left block | 43-43 |
| 16:27 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (PG), John Whitby (PF) James Freeman, Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth (PG), William Salter (SG), Gary Robinson (SF), Robert Ruddy (PF), Nicholas Parr (C) Ryan Knight, Kevin Justice, Leonard Wolfson, Eric Burns, Robert Moss | |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lechoslaw Malkoski - foul #2 on Lechoslaw Malkoski, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), Billy Cusson (C) Lechoslaw Malkoski, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bob Ransom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Horace Crist (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Pafford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Whitby (fresh) C - Billy Cusson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roy Danforth (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Salter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ruddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Parr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Whitby | 45-44 |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | John Whitby hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bob Ransom | 47-47 |
| 14:29 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy is hacked by John Whitby - foul #1 on John Whitby, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Paul Reed (SF), Cameron Cohen (PF), Lin Sun (C) Bob Ransom, Gary Pafford, John Whitby, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice (SG), William Smith (SF), Jack Smith (C) William Salter, Gary Robinson, Nicholas Parr | |
| 14:20 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice is fouled on the floor by Horace Crist - foul #4 on Horace Crist, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG) Horace Crist | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:09 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth loses the ball out of bounds | 47-47 |
| 13:44 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen scores on a runner near the basket | 49-47 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Jack Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:31 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 49-47 |
| 13:22 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:10 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (PG), James Freeman (SG), Mudada Abdo (C) Randy Bright, Lechoslaw Malkoski, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (PG), William Salter (SG), Gary Robinson (SF), Eric Burns (PF), Nicholas Parr (C) Roy Danforth, Kevin Justice, William Smith, Robert Ruddy, Jack Smith | |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Cameron Cohen - foul #2 on Cameron Cohen, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | James Freeman knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Paul Reed | 51-49 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson drills a jump hook from the left block | 51-51 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom is fouled on the floor by Ryan Knight - foul #3 on Ryan Knight, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), John Whitby (PF) Paul Reed, Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth (PG), Leonard Wolfson (SF), Robert Moss (PF) Ryan Knight, Gary Robinson, Eric Burns | |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Whitby | 53-51 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Bob Ransom is called for the reach on Roy Danforth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bob Ransom, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice (SG) William Salter | |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | John Whitby blocks the short jumper by Kevin Justice | 53-51 |
| 11:36 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bob Ransom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lechoslaw Malkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Whitby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roy Danforth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Justice (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Wolfson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Moss (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Parr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UC Riverside | Roy Danforth steals the ball from James Freeman | 53-51 |
| 11:22 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Danforth | 53-53 |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Leonard Wolfson - foul #1 on Leonard Wolfson, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Gary Pafford (SF), Lin Sun (PF) Bob Ransom, James Freeman, John Whitby | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Smith (SG), Gary Robinson (SF), Jack Smith (C) Kevin Justice, Leonard Wolfson, Nicholas Parr | |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Robert Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:56 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson (C) Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy (PF) Robert Moss | |
| 10:43 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 10:42 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 10:31 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Danforth - foul #1 on Roy Danforth, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (PG), William Salter (SG), Eric Burns (PF) Roy Danforth, Gary Robinson, Robert Ruddy | |
| 10:31 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:31 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Burns | 54-53 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Jack Smith can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Billy Cusson - foul #2 on Billy Cusson, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen (PF) Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Jack Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:18 | Southern Cal | Jack Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:18 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | William Smith is called for the reach on Gary Pafford - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Reed (C) Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice (SF), Robert Ruddy (PF) William Smith, Jack Smith | |
| 09:50 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Cameron Cohen is denied by Eric Burns | 54-54 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Eric Burns grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 09:30 | Southern Cal | William Salter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ryan Knight | 54-56 |
| 09:13 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Ruddy | 54-56 |
| 09:12 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Knight and the foul's on Randy Bright - foul #2 on Randy Bright, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (PG), James Freeman (SG), John Whitby (PF), Lin Sun (C) Randy Bright, Lechoslaw Malkoski, Gary Pafford, Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth (PG), Gary Robinson (SF), Robert Moss (PF), Nicholas Parr (C) Ryan Knight, William Salter, Robert Ruddy, Eric Burns | |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:29 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr is hacked by James Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson (SG) Kevin Justice | |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:27 | UC Riverside | John Whitby snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | Leonard Wolfson is called for the reach on James Freeman - foul #2 on Leonard Wolfson, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), Billy Cusson (C) Paul Reed, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jack Smith (C) Nicholas Parr | |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 60-59 |
| 07:41 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:29 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Robert Moss snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bob Ransom (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Horace Crist (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Whitby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Cusson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roy Danforth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Wolfson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Moss (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson's pass is intercepted by John Whitby in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | James Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-59 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Robinson | 60-59 |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson makes the runner in the lane set up by Roy Danforth | 60-61 |
| 06:42 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Cusson | 60-61 |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson can't throw it down | 63-61 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | John Whitby snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 63-61 |
| 05:52 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Jack Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), Gary Pafford (SF), Cameron Cohen (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Bob Ransom, Horace Crist, James Freeman, John Whitby, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (PG), William Salter (SG), Kevin Justice (SF), Robert Ruddy (PF), Nicholas Parr (C) Roy Danforth, Leonard Wolfson, Gary Robinson, Robert Moss, Jack Smith | |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Mudada Abdo - foul #2 on Mudada Abdo, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:06 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:53 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 04:52 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 63-62 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen tips it home | 65-62 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice connects on the open floater near the basket on a nice dish by William Salter | 65-64 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice is fouled on the floor by Lechoslaw Malkoski - foul #3 on Lechoslaw Malkoski, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), Paul Reed (SF), Lin Sun (C) Lechoslaw Malkoski, Gary Pafford, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth (PG) Ryan Knight | |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:07 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:07 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:57 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Smith (SF), Eric Burns (PF) William Salter, Robert Ruddy | |
| 03:39 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr blows the layup | 67-65 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Eric Burns steals it from Randy Bright | 67-65 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Horace Crist (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Reed (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Cameron Cohen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Lin Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roy Danforth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Justice (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Eric Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Parr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Eric Burns is hacked by Randy Bright - foul #3 on Randy Bright, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (PG), Mudada Abdo (C) Randy Bright, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Salter (SG), Robert Ruddy (PF) Kevin Justice, Nicholas Parr | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Eric Burns makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Eric Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:02 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:43 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses badly on a runner in the lane | 67-66 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Eric Burns snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:41 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), Lin Sun (PF) Horace Crist, Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson (SF) William Smith | |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy scores on a floater near the basket | 67-68 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen (PF) Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr (C) Eric Burns | |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Salter - foul #3 on William Salter, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mudada Abdo - foul #3 on Mudada Abdo, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (PG), Horace Crist (SG), Gary Pafford (SF) James Freeman, Lechoslaw Malkoski, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:56 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom is hacked by Gary Robinson - foul #2 on Gary Robinson, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 01:25 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson loses the dribble to Horace Crist | 69-69 |
| 00:57 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford misses short on a floater in the lane | 69-69 |
| 00:56 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford tips it but misses | 69-69 |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Gary Robinson - foul #3 on Gary Robinson, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-72 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist is fouled on the floor by William Salter - foul #4 on William Salter, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen gets the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Parr swats the short shot by Horace Crist | 72-72 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen grabs the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | The clock runs out | 72-72 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bob Ransom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Horace Crist (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Pafford (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cameron Cohen (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Mudada Abdo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roy Danforth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Salter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Robinson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Ruddy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Parr (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Salter - foul #5 on William Salter, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), Paul Reed (PF), Lin Sun (C) Bob Ransom, Horace Crist, Cameron Cohen, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice (SG), Leonard Wolfson (SF) William Salter, Gary Robinson | |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:24 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-72 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun double dribbles | 74-72 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson (C) Gary Pafford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eric Burns (PF), Robert Moss (C) Robert Ruddy, Nicholas Parr | |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice is hacked by Lechoslaw Malkoski - foul #4 on Lechoslaw Malkoski, team foul #14 | 74-72 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (PG), Cameron Cohen (PF) Randy Bright, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson (SF) Leonard Wolfson | |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 03:17 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-73 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (PG) Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Robert Moss drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Billy Cusson - foul #3 on Billy Cusson, team foul #15 | 74-75 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), Mudada Abdo (C) Lechoslaw Malkoski, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (PG), William Smith (SG) Roy Danforth, Kevin Justice | |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Robert Moss makes the free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Mudada Abdo | 76-76 |
| 02:37 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Reed (SF) James Freeman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth (PG), Kevin Justice (SG), Robert Ruddy (PF), Nicholas Parr (C) Ryan Knight, William Smith, Robert Moss, Eric Burns | |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Ransom - foul #4 on Bob Ransom, team foul #16 | 76-76 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:34 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-77 |
| 02:02 | Southern Cal | Cameron Cohen steals the ball from Robert Ruddy | 78-77 |
| 01:49 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist is called for a charge - foul #5 on Horace Crist, team foul #17 | 78-77 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), Gary Pafford (SF) Horace Crist, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:43 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-77 |
| 01:37 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-77 |
| 01:35 | Southern Cal | Kevin Justice snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| 01:28 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 78-77 |
| 01:26 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 78-77 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-77 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ruddy | 78-77 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-77 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Gary Robinson grabs the offensive board | 78-77 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bob Ransom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lechoslaw Malkoski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gary Pafford (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cameron Cohen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roy Danforth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Justice (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Ruddy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Parr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Robinson | 78-79 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | Robert Ruddy steps in front of the Cameron Cohen pass | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth is hacked by Bob Ransom in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bob Ransom, team foul #18 | 78-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG) Bob Ransom | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Roy Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 78-81 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr snags the defensive board | 78-81 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr is hacked by Randy Bright in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Bright, team foul #19 | 78-81 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr misses the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Parr makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Roy Danforth takes the ball from Randy Bright | 78-82 |