| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bob Ransom (fresh) SG - Horace Crist (fresh) SF - Gary Pafford (fresh) PF - Cameron Cohen (fresh) C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Charles Tisdale (fresh) SG - Andrew Ellsworth (fresh) SF - Kevin Buford (fresh) PF - Randy North (fresh) C - Kenneth Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bob Ransom - foul #1 on Bob Ransom, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Horace Crist and he's fouled by Charles Tisdale - foul #1 on Charles Tisdale, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 19:24 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kevin Buford | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Buford - foul #1 on Kevin Buford, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:45 | North Carolina A&T | Gary Pafford steals the ball from Charles Tisdale in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo is fouled on the floor by Randy North - foul #1 on Randy North, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 18:25 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen misses the lay-in | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:13 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen connects on the jumper near the basket | 7-3 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 17:55 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Cameron Cohen | 7-3 |
| 17:34 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo blows the layup | 7-3 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina A&T | Bob Ransom is called for the reach on Charles Tisdale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bob Ransom, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), Paul Reed (SF), Lin Sun (PF), Billy Cusson (C) Bob Ransom, Horace Crist, Gary Pafford, Cameron Cohen, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes (PG), John Barnes (SG), Glenn Seidman (SF), Leon Best (PF), Scott Murphy (C) Charles Tisdale, Andrew Ellsworth, Kevin Buford, Randy North, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 17:22 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 7-3 |
| 17:21 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski is hacked by Andrew Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Holmes, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| 17:06 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed's floater is knocked away by John Barnes | 7-3 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed tips it in | 9-3 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Lin Sun - foul #1 on Lin Sun, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (SF), John Whitby (PF) Lin Sun, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 16:49 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:49 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | UC Riverside | James Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale (PG), John Williams (SG), James Golden (PF), Kenneth Daniels (C) Andrew Holmes, John Barnes, Leon Best, Scott Murphy | |
| 16:18 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Daniels grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale hits a floater from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (fairly fresh) SG - Lechoslaw Malkoski (fairly fresh) SF - James Freeman (fresh) PF - John Whitby (fairly fresh) C - Paul Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Charles Tisdale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Williams (fresh) SF - Glenn Seidman (fairly fresh) PF - James Golden (fresh) C - Kenneth Daniels (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UC Riverside | James Freeman hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lechoslaw Malkoski | 11-6 |
| 15:28 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Daniels drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 15:22 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Tisdale - foul #2 on Charles Tisdale, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), Gary Pafford (SF), Cameron Cohen (PF), Lin Sun (C) Lechoslaw Malkoski, James Freeman, John Whitby, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes (PG), Andrew Ellsworth (SG), Kevin Buford (SF), Randy North (PF), Leon Best (C) Charles Tisdale, John Williams, Glenn Seidman, James Golden, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 15:22 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:22 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Holmes | 13-11 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen can't tip it in | 13-11 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:37 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 14:36 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Cameron Cohen | 13-11 |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Gary Pafford is denied by Randy North | 13-11 |
| 14:21 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:19 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth is hacked by Horace Crist in the backcourt - foul #1 on Horace Crist, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (PG), Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), Paul Reed (SF), Billy Cusson (C) Randy Bright, Horace Crist, Gary Pafford, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG), Scott Murphy (C) Andrew Holmes, Randy North | |
| 14:02 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Ellsworth | 13-14 |
| 13:33 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina A&T | James Freeman steps in front of the Kevin Buford pass in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 13:12 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Leon Best - foul #1 on Leon Best, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), Gary Pafford (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) James Freeman, Paul Reed, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Williams (SG), Glenn Seidman (SF), James Golden (PF), Kenneth Daniels (C) Andrew Ellsworth, Kevin Buford, Leon Best, Scott Murphy | |
| 13:12 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:12 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden blows the wide open layup | 15-14 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:44 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden hits a wide open jumper from the right wing set up by John Barnes | 15-16 |
| 12:44 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Reed (SF), John Whitby (PF) Gary Pafford, Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes (PG) John Barnes | |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist's pass is intercepted by Andrew Holmes in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Lin Sun (C) Horace Crist, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 12:10 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Daniels swats the short shot by John Whitby | 15-16 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Daniels grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 12:05 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 15-16 |
| 12:04 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:43 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams is open but misses the lay-in | 15-16 |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | John Whitby pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Lechoslaw Malkoski (tiring) SF - Paul Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Whitby (fairly fresh) C - Lin Sun (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Andrew Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Glenn Seidman (fresh) PF - James Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Daniels (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed is hacked by Glenn Seidman - foul #1 on Glenn Seidman, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (PG), Horace Crist (SG), Cameron Cohen (PF), Billy Cusson (C) Randy Bright, Lechoslaw Malkoski, John Whitby, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG), Andrew Ellsworth (SG), Kevin Buford (SF), Randy North (PF), Scott Murphy (C) Andrew Holmes, John Williams, Glenn Seidman, James Golden, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Barnes | 17-19 |
| 11:16 | UC Riverside | Scott Murphy steals the ball from Paul Reed in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 17-19 |
| 11:05 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford tips it home | 17-21 |
| 11:03 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Horace Crist, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski (SG), Gary Pafford (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) Horace Crist, Paul Reed, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best (C) Scott Murphy | |
| 10:43 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Andrew Ellsworth | 17-23 |
| 10:25 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen's pass is intercepted by Kevin Buford | 17-23 |
| 10:16 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth is hacked by James Freeman - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (PF) Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman (SF), Kenneth Daniels (C) Kevin Buford, Randy North | |
| 10:01 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Freeman - foul #2 on James Freeman, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG) James Freeman | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes (PG) Andrew Ellsworth | |
| 10:01 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Leon Best swats the layup by Lechoslaw Malkoski | 17-25 |
| 09:40 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Reed (SF), Cameron Cohen (PF), Billy Cusson (C) Gary Pafford, Lin Sun, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth (SG), John Williams (SF), Scott Murphy (C) John Barnes, Glenn Seidman, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-25 |
| 09:16 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 09:04 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright is denied on a dunk by Scott Murphy | 17-25 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to John Williams | 17-25 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina A&T | Scott Murphy grabs the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 08:44 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-25 |
| 08:43 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 08:23 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson can't tip it in | 17-25 |
| 08:22 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Cusson | 17-25 |
| 08:05 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 08:04 | North Carolina A&T | John Williams grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 08:02 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Cusson - foul #1 on Billy Cusson, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford (SF), John Whitby (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Paul Reed, Cameron Cohen, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman (SG), Kevin Buford (SF), James Golden (PF), Kenneth Daniels (C) Andrew Ellsworth, John Williams, Leon Best, Scott Murphy | |
| 08:02 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | John Whitby pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG) Andrew Holmes | |
| 07:39 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Pafford - foul #1 on Gary Pafford, team foul #9 | 17-25 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:39 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (very tired) 2 pts. SG - Lechoslaw Malkoski (very tired) SF - Gary Pafford (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whitby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - John Barnes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Seidman (fresh) SF - Kevin Buford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Golden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Daniels (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | James Golden is called for the reach on Lechoslaw Malkoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Golden, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:37 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 07:31 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Kevin Buford | 18-28 |
| 07:16 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Daniels steals it from Randy Bright | 18-28 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (PF) John Whitby | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth (SG), Randy North (PF) Kevin Buford, James Golden | |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Daniels steps in front of the Gary Pafford pass | 18-28 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth is hacked by Lechoslaw Malkoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lechoslaw Malkoski, team foul #10 | 18-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Reed (SF), Cameron Cohen (PF) Gary Pafford, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes (PG) John Barnes | |
| 06:37 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Lin Sun | 18-28 |
| 06:18 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North is fouled on the floor by Cameron Cohen - foul #1 on Cameron Cohen, team foul #11 | 21-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford (SF), Leon Best (C) Glenn Seidman, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 06:13 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina A&T | Randy North makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski loses the dribble to Andrew Holmes in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 05:57 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford double dribbles | 21-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford (SF), John Whitby (PF) Paul Reed, Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 05:45 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Leon Best | 21-29 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth double dribbles | 21-29 |
| 05:38 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 21-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo (C) Lin Sun | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG), John Williams (SG), James Golden (PF) Andrew Holmes, Andrew Ellsworth, Randy North | |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | James Golden swats the layup by Gary Pafford | 21-29 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | John Whitby tips it in | 23-29 |
| 05:15 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Reed (SF), Cameron Cohen (PF) Gary Pafford, John Whitby | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman (SF), Scott Murphy (C) Kevin Buford, Leon Best | |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman is hacked by Paul Reed - foul #1 on Paul Reed, team foul #12 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (C) Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes (PG) John Barnes | |
| 05:04 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | Lechoslaw Malkoski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 04:48 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun banks in the layup | 25-30 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina A&T | Randy Bright is called for the reach on Glenn Seidman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Bright, team foul #13 | 25-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson (C) Lin Sun | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth (SG), Randy North (PF), Kenneth Daniels (C) John Williams, James Golden, Scott Murphy | |
| 04:41 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:41 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Whitby (PF) Cameron Cohen | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 04:12 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes is fouled on the floor by John Whitby - foul #1 on John Whitby, team foul #14 | 25-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) Paul Reed, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford (SF), Leon Best (PF) Glenn Seidman, Randy North | |
| 04:12 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andrew Holmes - foul #2 on Andrew Holmes, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (PG), Horace Crist (SG), James Freeman (SF), Cameron Cohen (PF) Randy Bright, Lechoslaw Malkoski, Gary Pafford, John Whitby | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale (PG), James Golden (PF), Scott Murphy (C) Andrew Holmes, Leon Best, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Buford is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Tisdale | 27-36 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bob Ransom (fresh) SG - Horace Crist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cameron Cohen (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Charles Tisdale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Ellsworth (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Buford (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Murphy (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom is hacked by James Golden in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Golden, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (C) Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman (SF) Kevin Buford | |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:19 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Scott Murphy | 28-36 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Ransom - foul #3 on Bob Ransom, team foul #15 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford (SF) Bob Ransom | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 03:17 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | James Golden steals it from Cameron Cohen | 28-38 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Glenn Seidman | 28-41 |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Seidman gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 02:19 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 02:06 | UC Riverside | James Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Gary Pafford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 01:46 | North Carolina A&T | James Golden grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 01:41 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Tisdale buries a jumper from the right side set up by Glenn Seidman | 28-43 |
| 01:33 | UC Riverside | Cameron Cohen makes the jumpshot from the left side | 30-43 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Ellsworth knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Tisdale | 30-45 |
| 00:58 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Tisdale - foul #3 on Charles Tisdale, team foul #11 | 30-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Reed (SF), John Whitby (PF), Billy Cusson (C) Gary Pafford, Cameron Cohen, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Barnes (PG), John Williams (SG), Kevin Buford (SF), Randy North (PF), Leon Best (C) Charles Tisdale, Andrew Ellsworth, Glenn Seidman, James Golden, Scott Murphy | |
| 00:58 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:58 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best can't finish the layup but the foul's on Billy Cusson - foul #2 on Billy Cusson, team foul #16 | 32-45 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:50 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Billy Cusson | 32-46 |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Freeman | 35-46 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best is hacked by Billy Cusson - foul #3 on Billy Cusson, team foul #17 | 35-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Gary Pafford (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) James Freeman, Paul Reed, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes (PG), Kenneth Daniels (C) John Williams, Randy North | |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Leon Best misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Holmes grabs the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina A&T | The clock runs out | 35-47 |