| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hai Qian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Billips (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hunter Penaloza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leon Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bob Ransom (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Hai Qian inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | BYU | Hunter Penaloza misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 19:38 | BYU | Brian Jones tips it but misses | 42-30 |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Paul Reed | 42-30 |
| 19:31 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 19:29 | BYU | Donald Billips gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 19:27 | BYU | Brian Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| 19:15 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-30 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:52 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 18:51 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 18:48 | BYU | Brian Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (C) Mudada Abdo | |
| 18:27 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 18:25 | BYU | Hai Qian gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:20 | BYU | Jerry Smith misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 42-32 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | James Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:04 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Freeman | 42-34 |
| 17:44 | BYU | Hai Qian misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 17:42 | BYU | Donald Billips tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 17:22 | UC Riverside | Hunter Penaloza takes the ball from Paul Reed | 44-34 |
| 17:20 | BYU | Jerry Smith is hacked by Leon Witherspoon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | BYU | Arthur Hayes (PG), Joseph Musselwhite (SG), Cesar Russo (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Daniel Newlin (C) Jerry Smith, Brian Jones, Hai Qian, Donald Billips, Hunter Penaloza | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), Randy Bright (SG), Billy Cusson (SF), John Whitby (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Leon Witherspoon, Bob Ransom, James Freeman, Paul Reed, Lin Sun | |
| 17:08 | BYU | Daniel Newlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 16:51 | UC Riverside | John Whitby can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 16:51 | UC Riverside | John Whitby makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:51 | UC Riverside | John Whitby makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:36 | BYU | Michael Smith is open and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Musselwhite | 46-36 |
| 16:20 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 16:18 | BYU | Daniel Newlin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:14 | BYU | Arthur Hayes is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Musselwhite | 49-36 |
| 15:54 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Arthur Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Musselwhite (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Cesar Russo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Horace Crist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Bright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Cusson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Whitby (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mudada Abdo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | BYU | John Whitby is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #2 on John Whitby, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Smith (PG), Hai Qian (SF), Salvatore Moretti (PF) Arthur Hayes, Cesar Russo, Daniel Newlin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), James Freeman (SF), Paul Reed (PF), Lin Sun (C) Horace Crist, Randy Bright, Billy Cusson, John Whitby, Mudada Abdo | |
| 15:16 | BYU | Salvatore Moretti can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-38 |
| 15:15 | UC Riverside | James Freeman pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Salvatore Moretti - foul #2 on Salvatore Moretti, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Jonathan Cameron (SG), Hunter Penaloza (C) Joseph Musselwhite, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:50 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| 14:48 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom tips it but misses | 49-39 |
| 14:47 | BYU | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:41 | BYU | Hunter Penaloza hits a wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Hai Qian | 51-39 |
| 14:36 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom hits a floater from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 14:32 | BYU | Jerry Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 14:30 | UC Riverside | James Freeman pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 14:12 | UC Riverside | James Freeman dunks the ball | 51-43 |
| 13:53 | BYU | Hai Qian is hacked by Paul Reed - foul #2 on Paul Reed, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | BYU | Arthur Hayes (PG), Brian Jones (SG), Donald Billips (PF), Michael Smith (C) Jerry Smith, Jonathan Cameron, Hai Qian, Hunter Penaloza | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Horace Crist (SG), John Whitby (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Thomas Kempton, Bob Ransom, Paul Reed, Lin Sun | |
| 13:35 | BYU | Leon Witherspoon picks off the pass by Donald Billips | 51-43 |
| 13:19 | UC Riverside | James Freeman banks in the layup | 51-45 |
| 13:17 | BYU | Donald Billips's pass is intercepted by James Freeman in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 13:09 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon knocks in the jumper from the left block | 51-47 |
| 13:00 | BYU | Arthur Hayes is whistled for traveling | 51-47 |
| Subs | BYU | Cesar Russo (SF), Daniel Newlin (C) Salvatore Moretti, Donald Billips | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson (SF), Paul Reed (PF) James Freeman, John Whitby | |
| 12:45 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Cusson | 51-49 |
| 12:43 | BYU | Brian Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Witherspoon - foul #3 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Musselwhite (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (SG) Horace Crist | |
| 12:32 | BYU | Mudada Abdo picks off the pass by Brian Jones | 51-49 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Cesar Russo is called for the reach on Mudada Abdo - foul #1 on Cesar Russo, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Smith (PG), Hai Qian (SF), Donald Billips (PF) Arthur Hayes, Brian Jones, Cesar Russo | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (SG) Leon Witherspoon | |
| 12:05 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bob Ransom | 51-51 |
| 12:00 | BYU | Hai Qian misses the shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 11:59 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:45 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Musselwhite (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Hai Qian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Billips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Ransom (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Cusson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Reed (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | BYU | Jerry Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Hai Qian and he's hacked by Randy Bright - foul #2 on Randy Bright, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Cesar Russo (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Hunter Penaloza (C) Hai Qian, Donald Billips, Daniel Newlin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), Thomas Kempton (SG), James Freeman (SF), Lin Sun (PF), John Whitby (C) Randy Bright, Bob Ransom, Billy Cusson, Paul Reed, Mudada Abdo | |
| 11:26 | BYU | Jerry Smith makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:06 | UC Riverside | John Whitby clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | John Whitby grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 10:45 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 10:44 | BYU | Hunter Penaloza grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:36 | BYU | Hunter Penaloza's floater is tipped away by Lin Sun | 54-54 |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Lin Sun | 54-54 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Cesar Russo picks off the pass by Thomas Kempton | 54-54 |
| 10:05 | BYU | Joseph Musselwhite is hacked by Thomas Kempton - foul #1 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Arthur Hayes (PG), Brian Jones (SG), Hai Qian (SF), Daniel Newlin (C) Jerry Smith, Joseph Musselwhite, Cesar Russo, Hunter Penaloza | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), Paul Reed (PF) Horace Crist, Thomas Kempton, John Whitby | |
| 09:44 | BYU | Hai Qian buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Jones and the foul's on Leon Witherspoon - foul #4 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Salvatore Moretti (PF) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Billy Cusson (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) Leon Witherspoon, James Freeman, Lin Sun | |
| 09:44 | BYU | Hai Qian makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:24 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright's fadeaway is rejected by Salvatore Moretti | 57-54 |
| 09:22 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 09:17 | BYU | Randy Bright is called for the reach on Arthur Hayes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Bright, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | BYU | Donald Billips (PF) Salvatore Moretti | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:17 | BYU | Arthur Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:17 | BYU | Arthur Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:59 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Billips | 59-56 |
| 08:57 | BYU | Daniel Newlin pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:52 | BYU | Brian Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 08:50 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Musselwhite (SG), Cesar Russo (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Hunter Penaloza (C) Brian Jones, Hai Qian, Donald Billips, Daniel Newlin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), James Freeman (SF), John Whitby (PF), Lin Sun (C) Randy Bright, Billy Cusson, Paul Reed, Mudada Abdo | |
| 08:27 | BYU | Cesar Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 08:14 | UC Riverside | James Freeman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 08:10 | BYU | Cesar Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 08:09 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | John Whitby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 07:56 | BYU | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 07:51 | BYU | Arthur Hayes misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 07:50 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Arthur Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Musselwhite (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Cesar Russo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Hunter Penaloza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Horace Crist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Ransom (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Whitby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lin Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 06:54 | BYU | Michael Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 59-62 |
| 06:53 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-62 |
| 06:38 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun misses the tip | 59-62 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 06:32 | BYU | Arthur Hayes is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Cesar Russo | 61-64 |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 06:15 | BYU | Hunter Penaloza pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 06:08 | BYU | Michael Smith blows the layup | 61-64 |
| 06:06 | BYU | Hunter Penaloza can't tip it in | 61-64 |
| 06:05 | BYU | Hunter Penaloza snags the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 05:46 | BYU | Cesar Russo misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 61-64 |
| 05:44 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 05:15 | BYU | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 61-64 |
| 05:15 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Smith (PG), Brian Jones (SG), Hai Qian (SF), Donald Billips (PF), Daniel Newlin (C) Arthur Hayes, Joseph Musselwhite, Cesar Russo, Michael Smith, Hunter Penaloza | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Randy Bright (SG), Billy Cusson (SF), Paul Reed (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Horace Crist, Bob Ransom, James Freeman, John Whitby, Lin Sun | |
| 04:55 | BYU | Donald Billips buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Hai Qian | 63-64 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-64 |
| 04:29 | BYU | Brian Jones is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 65-64 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed is fouled on the floor by Hai Qian - foul #2 on Hai Qian, team foul #4 | 65-64 |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo is hacked by Hai Qian - foul #3 on Hai Qian, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Smith (PF) Donald Billips | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (SG), James Freeman (SF) Randy Bright, Billy Cusson | |
| 03:47 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Paul Reed | 65-67 |
| 03:30 | BYU | Brian Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Newlin | 68-67 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hai Qian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Newlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leon Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Kempton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 68-67 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo tips it in | 68-69 |
| 02:52 | BYU | Jerry Smith scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Brian Jones | 70-69 |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed misses the jumper from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 02:34 | BYU | Michael Smith grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 02:34 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Musselwhite (SG), Donald Billips (PF), Hunter Penaloza (C) Brian Jones, Michael Smith, Daniel Newlin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), Billy Cusson (SF), John Whitby (C) Leon Witherspoon, Thomas Kempton, James Freeman, Mudada Abdo | |
| 02:27 | BYU | Hai Qian knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 72-69 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Jones (SG) Joseph Musselwhite | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (PF) Paul Reed | |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Hunter Penaloza is called for the reach on Billy Cusson - foul #1 on Hunter Penaloza, team foul #6 | 72-69 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), James Freeman (SF), Paul Reed (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Horace Crist, Billy Cusson, Lin Sun, John Whitby | |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed drills a 3 from straight away set up by Leon Witherspoon | 72-72 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Hai Qian misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 01:21 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Hunter Penaloza - foul #2 on Hunter Penaloza, team foul #7 | 72-72 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:28 | BYU | Donald Billips misses short on an open jumper from close range | 72-74 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo is hacked by Jerry Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | BYU | Brian Jones buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Smith | 75-76 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Jerry Smith is called for the reach on Paul Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #9 | 75-76 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:03 | BYU | Brian Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 75-78 |
| 00:01 | BYU | Donald Billips snags the offensive board | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | BYU | The clock runs out | 75-78 |