| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leon Witherspoon (fresh) SG - Bob Ransom (fresh) SF - James Freeman (fresh) PF - Paul Reed (fresh) C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) SG - John Mock (fresh) SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) C - John Vance (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Vance wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Reed - foul #1 on Paul Reed, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | John Vance hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Paul Reed | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UC Riverside | John Vance blocks the jumper by Leon Witherspoon | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | John Mock is fouled on the floor by Bob Ransom - foul #1 on Bob Ransom, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Mudada Abdo denies the turnaround by John Vance | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Hayes - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | John Mock snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | John Mock buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | John Vance buries a runner from the baseline set up by Mikel Paczkowski and he's hacked by Mudada Abdo - foul #1 on Mudada Abdo, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), Lin Sun (PF), Billy Cusson (C) Leon Witherspoon, Paul Reed, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz | |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Billy Cusson | 1-4 |
| 17:28 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Horace Crist | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon loses the dribble to James Freeman in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | James Freeman lays it up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Michael Davis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Cusson - foul #1 on Billy Cusson, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (SG), John Whitby (C) Bob Ransom, James Freeman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) John Patterson, Ed Dixon, Thomas Johnson, John Vance | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | UC Riverside | Jimmy Quinn steps in front of the Randy Bright pass in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker's floater is tipped away by Lin Sun | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Michael Davis can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 16:17 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:11 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Whitby | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Billy Cusson - foul #2 on Billy Cusson, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Thomas Kempton (SG), James Freeman (SF), Paul Reed (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Horace Crist, Randy Bright, Billy Cusson, Lin Sun, John Whitby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Michael Davis, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leon Witherspoon (fresh) SG - Thomas Kempton (fresh) SF - James Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Reed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Patterson (SG), Thomas Johnson (C) Jimmy Quinn, John Mock, John Vance | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (SG) Thomas Kempton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF) Robert Hayes | |
| 15:00 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | John Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | James Freeman steps in front of the Mikel Paczkowski pass in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Freeman | 10-10 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ed Dixon | 10-12 |
| 14:41 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Whitby (C) Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Thomas Johnson | |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon misses the tip | 10-12 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | John Vance snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is hacked by James Freeman - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Thomas Kempton (SG), Mudada Abdo (C) Leon Witherspoon, Bob Ransom, James Freeman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is fouled on the floor by Randy Bright - foul #1 on Randy Bright, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (SF) John Whitby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:03 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:46 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-12 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), Lin Sun (PF) Randy Bright, Thomas Kempton, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PF) Ed Dixon | |
| 13:34 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | John Patterson grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | John Mock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:26 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Mudada Abdo | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:03 | UC Riverside | James Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:43 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 13-12 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), John Whitby (SF), Paul Reed (PF) Horace Crist, James Freeman, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 12:31 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Vance - foul #1 on John Vance, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| 12:31 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:31 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on John Mock | 17-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (SG) Bob Ransom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright is fouled in the backcourt by John Mock - foul #1 on John Mock, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (SF) Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF) Michael Davis | |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (SG), Mudada Abdo (C) Leon Witherspoon, John Whitby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Thomas Johnson (PF) John Patterson, Chad Birkholz | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (fresh) SG - Thomas Kempton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Freeman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Reed (tiring) 3 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tired) 2 ast. SG - John Mock (tired) 2 pts. SF - Ed Dixon (tiring) PF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the jump hook in the paint | 17-12 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton is hacked by John Vance - foul #2 on John Vance, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), Horace Crist (SF), Lin Sun (C) Randy Bright, Thomas Kempton, James Freeman, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF) Ed Dixon, John Vance | |
| 11:03 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lin Sun | 19-12 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | John Mock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leon Witherspoon - foul #1 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:43 | UC Riverside | Paul Reed gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:40 | UC Riverside | John Mock is called for the reach on Horace Crist in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Mock, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (SF), John Whitby (C) Horace Crist, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG) John Mock | |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | Michael Davis is called for the reach on Leon Witherspoon - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo (C) Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF) Michael Davis | |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz's floater is tipped away by James Freeman | 19-13 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson snags the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn can't finish the layup | 19-13 |
| 09:49 | UC Riverside | John Whitby pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:33 | UC Riverside | James Freeman can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 19-13 |
| 09:32 | UC Riverside | John Whitby grabs the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:24 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Birkholz - foul #1 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Horace Crist (SG), Paul Reed (PF), Lin Sun (C) Leon Witherspoon, Bob Ransom, John Whitby, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Michael Davis (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon, Thomas Johnson | |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-13 |
| 09:24 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:24 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Horace Crist steps in front of the Michael Davis pass | 20-13 |
| 08:54 | UC Riverside | James Freeman can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 20-13 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Kempton - foul #1 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #9 | 20-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG) James Freeman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (PF) Chad Birkholz | |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist is hacked by John Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Michael Davis is whistled for a carry | 22-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (SG) Thomas Kempton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PF) Michael Davis | |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright is fouled in the backcourt by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) John Patterson | |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Randy Bright steals it from Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt | 24-15 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright banks in the layup | 26-15 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown's pass is intercepted by Bob Ransom | 26-15 |
| 08:10 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-15 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is fouled on the floor by Paul Reed - foul #2 on Paul Reed, team foul #10 | 26-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), John Whitby (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Randy Bright, Paul Reed, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG), Thomas Johnson (C) Ed Dixon, Stephen Brown | |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:05 | UC Riverside | John Whitby grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 07:51 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Chad Birkholz - foul #2 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #11 | 28-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (SF) Horace Crist | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Ed Dixon (SG) Mikel Paczkowski, Chad Birkholz | |
| 07:51 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon makes the free throw | 29-16 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leon Witherspoon (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Bob Ransom (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Freeman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Whitby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ed Dixon (tired) SF - Michael Davis (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Cedric Hacker (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Michael Davis is hacked by Leon Witherspoon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #11 | 29-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG) Leon Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 07:49 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo pulls down the rebound | 29-16 |
| 07:36 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-16 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | James Freeman steals the ball from Ed Dixon in the backcourt | 32-16 |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | James Freeman buries a driving attempt in the paint | 34-16 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-16 |
| 07:00 | UC Riverside | John Whitby grabs the board | 34-16 |
| 07:00 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Thomas Kempton (SG), Lin Sun (PF) Horace Crist, Bob Ransom, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Stephen Brown (C) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon | |
| 06:48 | UC Riverside | John Whitby buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Lin Sun | 36-16 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-19 |
| 06:38 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-19 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) Michael Davis | |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Randy Bright takes the ball from Cedric Hacker | 36-19 |
| 06:06 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #1 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #12 | 36-19 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (SG), Horace Crist (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) Randy Bright, James Freeman, John Whitby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SF) Cedric Hacker | |
| 06:06 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 06:06 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-19 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-19 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG) Thomas Kempton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| 05:47 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mudada Abdo | 40-19 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Lin Sun | 40-19 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown tips it in | 40-21 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #13 | 40-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (SF), John Whitby (C) Randy Bright, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Cedric Hacker (SF) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon | |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-21 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown's pass is intercepted by Lin Sun in the backcourt | 41-21 |
| 04:53 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo (C) Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-21 |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | John Whitby pulls down the rebound | 41-21 |
| 04:29 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist is fouled in the backcourt by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #14 | 41-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG), Ed Dixon (SF) Mikel Paczkowski, Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson | |
| 04:29 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist makes the 1st free throw | 42-21 |
| 04:29 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 43-21 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG) Horace Crist | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo is denied on a layup by Stephen Brown | 43-21 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton tips it but misses | 43-21 |
| 03:48 | UC Riverside | James Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-21 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kempton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bob Ransom (tired) 6 pts. SF - James Freeman (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Whitby (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (tired) 3 pts. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ed Dixon (very tired) PF - Cedric Hacker (tired) C - Stephen Brown (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | UC Riverside | Cedric Hacker steals the ball from James Freeman | 43-21 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Kempton steals the ball from Jimmy Quinn in the backcourt | 43-21 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-21 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | John Mock pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-21 |
| 02:53 | UC Riverside | John Whitby pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| 02:49 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Randy Bright (SG), Billy Cusson (SF), Paul Reed (PF), Lin Sun (C) Thomas Kempton, Bob Ransom, James Freeman, John Whitby, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Billy Cusson is called for the reach on Robert Hayes - foul #3 on Billy Cusson, team foul #12 | 43-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SF) Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright buries a shot from the right wing | 45-22 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-22 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes tips it back up and in | 45-24 |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-24 |
| 01:40 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright hits the follow up shot | 47-24 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Horace Crist steals the ball from Chad Birkholz | 47-24 |
| 01:06 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-24 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the rebound | 47-24 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom (SG), James Freeman (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) Randy Bright, Horace Crist, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | James Freeman steps in front of the John Mock pass | 47-24 |
| 00:23 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 47-24 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo grabs the offensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-24 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the rebound | 47-24 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Vance clanks a fullcourt shot | 47-24 |