| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Peter Primus (fresh) SG - Kevin Sheen (fresh) SF - Dustin Long (fresh) PF - Melvin Bruton (fresh) C - Shad Doyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) SG - Blair Baillargeon (fresh) SF - Charles Hall (fresh) PF - John Crowley (fresh) C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Idaho | Shad Doyle misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen is fouled on the floor by Blair Baillargeon - foul #1 on Blair Baillargeon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Idaho | Peter Primus buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | UC Riverside | John Crowley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Idaho | Peter Primus pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Idaho | Peter Primus knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Long | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart makes the jump hook from the left block | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Idaho | Shad Doyle hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 18:13 | UC Riverside | The jumper by Jeffery Glatt is denied by Melvin Bruton | 7-2 |
| 18:12 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall tips it home | 7-4 |
| 18:10 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen is hacked by Blair Baillargeon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blair Baillargeon, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (SG) Blair Baillargeon | |
| 17:49 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 17:36 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 17:35 | Idaho | Shad Doyle gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:22 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen is hacked by Jeffery Glatt - foul #1 on Jeffery Glatt, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jerry Haas (SG), Kyle Biggs (SF), David Fields (PF), Donald Rhodes (C) Kevin Sheen, Dustin Long, Melvin Bruton, Shad Doyle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Looney (SF) Charles Hall | |
| 17:07 | Idaho | Donald Rhodes steps out of bounds on the sideline | 9-4 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Morowski (SG) Peter Primus | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell (C) Mike Gebhart | |
| 16:48 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Dan Hardage (SG) Jeffery Glatt, Buddy Rizzi | |
| 16:19 | Idaho | David Fields is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Haas | 11-4 |
| 16:06 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-4 |
| 16:05 | Idaho | Jerry Haas grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 15:41 | Idaho | Jerry Haas makes the runner near the basket set up by Kyle Biggs | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Jerry Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Morowski (fresh) SF - Kyle Biggs (fairly fresh) PF - David Fields (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gary Woodson (fresh) SG - Dan Hardage (fresh) SF - Richard Looney (fairly fresh) PF - John Crowley (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-4 |
| 15:15 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney gets the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell misses badly on a shot near the basket | 13-4 |
| 14:55 | UC Riverside | John Crowley can't tip it in | 13-4 |
| 14:54 | Idaho | Jerry Haas snags the defensive board | 13-4 |
| 14:35 | Idaho | David Fields hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Haas | 16-4 |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | John Crowley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 14:18 | Idaho | John Crowley picks off the pass by Kyle Biggs in the backcourt | 16-7 |
| 13:58 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Woodson and the foul's on Robert Morowski - foul #1 on Robert Morowski, team foul #1 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Idaho | Peter Primus (PG), Kevin Sheen (SG), Dustin Long (SF), Melvin Bruton (PF), Shad Doyle (C) Jerry Haas, Robert Morowski, Kyle Biggs, David Fields, Donald Rhodes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Mike Gebhart (C) Gary Woodson, Dan Hardage, Richard Looney, John Crowley | |
| 13:58 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell makes the free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:56 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen is fouled in the backcourt by Buddy Rizzi - foul #1 on Buddy Rizzi, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan (PF) Daniel Campbell | |
| 13:44 | Idaho | Dustin Long is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 16-10 |
| 13:43 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton tips it home | 18-10 |
| 13:16 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall misses the shot from just outside the lane | 18-10 |
| 13:14 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart gets the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 13:03 | UC Riverside | Dustin Long takes the ball from Jeffery Glatt | 18-10 |
| 12:47 | Idaho | Charles Hall blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Peter Primus | 18-10 |
| 12:46 | Idaho | Shad Doyle tips it but misses | 18-10 |
| 12:44 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi snags the defensive board | 18-10 |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-10 |
| 12:26 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:12 | Idaho | Mike Gebhart steals the ball from Dustin Long | 18-10 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-10 |
| 11:50 | Idaho | Shad Doyle snags the defensive board | 18-10 |
| 11:47 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jerry Haas (SG), David Wilder (SF), Robert Morowski (C) Kevin Sheen, Dustin Long, Shad Doyle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (SG), John Crowley (PF), Keith Jung (C) Buddy Rizzi, Gerry Lujan, Mike Gebhart | |
| 11:30 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 11:28 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Peter Primus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Wilder (fresh) PF - Melvin Bruton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Morowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fairly fresh) SG - Gary Woodson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Crowley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Jung (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Idaho | Charles Hall picks off the pass by Jerry Haas in the backcourt | 18-10 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Hall | 18-12 |
| 11:08 | Idaho | Robert Morowski is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 18-12 |
| 11:06 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | John Crowley is hacked by Melvin Bruton - foul #1 on Melvin Bruton, team foul #2 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | David Fields (PF), Donald Rhodes (C) Peter Primus, Melvin Bruton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage (SG), Daniel Campbell (PF) Gary Woodson, John Crowley | |
| 10:44 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 10:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall hits the follow up shot | 18-14 |
| 10:29 | Idaho | David Fields misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 10:28 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Fields - foul #1 on David Fields, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | Kevin Sheen (SG), Dustin Long (SF), Shad Doyle (C) Jerry Haas, Robert Morowski, Donald Rhodes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Looney (C) Keith Jung | |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | Charles Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:47 | Idaho | Dustin Long can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 09:45 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 09:31 | UC Riverside | Kevin Sheen is called for the reach on Charles Hall - foul #1 on Kevin Sheen, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Idaho | Peter Primus (PG) David Wilder | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG), John Crowley (PF), Mike Gebhart (C) Jeffery Glatt, Dan Hardage, Charles Hall, Daniel Campbell | |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney buries a 3 from straight away | 18-19 |
| 09:04 | Idaho | Dustin Long misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | John Crowley snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Gary Woodson | 18-21 |
| 08:40 | Idaho | David Fields buries a jumper from the right block set up by Dustin Long | 20-21 |
| 08:23 | UC Riverside | Dustin Long picks off the pass by Mike Gebhart | 20-21 |
| 08:19 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen jams it on a nice dish by Dustin Long | 22-21 |
| 08:12 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney is called for traveling | 22-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jerry Haas (PG), Robert Morowski (SG), Kyle Biggs (SF), Melvin Bruton (PF), Donald Rhodes (C) Peter Primus, Kevin Sheen, Dustin Long, David Fields, Shad Doyle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Dan Hardage (SG), Gerry Lujan (SF), Daniel Campbell (C) Gary Woodson, Buddy Rizzi, Richard Looney, Mike Gebhart | |
| 07:58 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jerry Haas and he's fouled by Gerry Lujan - foul #1 on Gerry Lujan, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Jung (C) John Crowley | |
| 07:58 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:40 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 07:39 | Idaho | Kyle Biggs grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 07:35 | Idaho | Jerry Haas is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Haas, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 07:13 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Melvin Bruton | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Jerry Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Morowski (fresh) SF - Kyle Biggs (fresh) PF - Melvin Bruton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Hardage (fairly fresh) SF - Gerry Lujan (fresh) PF - Daniel Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Jung (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Haas | 27-21 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Rhodes - foul #1 on Donald Rhodes, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | Peter Primus (PG), David Wilder (SG), Dustin Long (SF), Shad Doyle (C) Jerry Haas, Robert Morowski, Kyle Biggs, Donald Rhodes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG), John Crowley (PF), Mike Gebhart (C) Jeffery Glatt, Dan Hardage, Daniel Campbell, Keith Jung | |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:19 | Idaho | Dustin Long hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 30-23 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart's pass is intercepted by Melvin Bruton | 30-23 |
| 06:09 | Idaho | David Wilder is hacked by Buddy Rizzi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buddy Rizzi, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | David Fields (PF) Melvin Bruton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Charles Hall (SF) Buddy Rizzi, Gerry Lujan | |
| 05:57 | Idaho | Dustin Long misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Glatt - foul #2 on Jeffery Glatt, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | Kevin Sheen (SG) David Wilder | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage (SG), Richard Looney (SF) Jeffery Glatt, Charles Hall | |
| 05:57 | Idaho | Dustin Long makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:57 | Idaho | Dustin Long makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:38 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Primus - foul #1 on Peter Primus, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | David Wilder (SF), Donald Rhodes (C) Dustin Long, Shad Doyle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:38 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:38 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:38 | Idaho | David Wilder pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 05:19 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen's layup is rejected by John Crowley | 32-24 |
| 05:17 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | Peter Primus picks off the pass by Mike Gebhart | 32-24 |
| 04:42 | Idaho | John Crowley picks off the pass by Donald Rhodes | 32-24 |
| 04:18 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-24 |
| 04:16 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Looney | 32-24 |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | David Fields takes the ball from Gary Woodson | 32-24 |
| 03:45 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Peter Primus | 35-24 |
| 03:23 | UC Riverside | John Crowley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 03:22 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 03:17 | Idaho | John Crowley is called for the reach on Peter Primus - foul #1 on John Crowley, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jerry Haas (SG), Dustin Long (SF), Melvin Bruton (PF), Shad Doyle (C) Kevin Sheen, David Wilder, David Fields, Donald Rhodes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (PG), Blair Baillargeon (SG), Gerry Lujan (SF), Daniel Campbell (PF), Keith Jung (C) Gary Woodson, Dan Hardage, Richard Looney, John Crowley, Mike Gebhart | |
| 03:17 | Idaho | Peter Primus makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:17 | Idaho | Peter Primus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung blows the dunk but he's fouled by Shad Doyle - foul #1 on Shad Doyle, team foul #8 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Morowski (SG) Peter Primus | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Hall (SF) Gerry Lujan | |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Jerry Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Morowski (fresh) SF - Dustin Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Bruton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Shad Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Buddy Rizzi (fresh) SG - Blair Baillargeon (fresh) SF - Charles Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Jung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:40 | Idaho | Shad Doyle misses long on a floater from the left block | 37-26 |
| 02:38 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 02:33 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-26 |
| 02:32 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung snags the offensive board | 37-26 |
| 02:20 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon is hacked by Robert Morowski - foul #2 on Robert Morowski, team foul #9 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG) Buddy Rizzi | |
| 02:20 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:20 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:56 | Idaho | Robert Morowski misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Keith Jung - foul #1 on Keith Jung, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan (SF), John Crowley (PF) Charles Hall, Keith Jung | |
| 01:56 | Idaho | Robert Morowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:56 | Idaho | Robert Morowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell is hacked by Robert Morowski - foul #3 on Robert Morowski, team foul #10 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Peter Primus (PG), Kevin Sheen (SG), Kyle Biggs (SF) Robert Morowski, Jerry Haas, Dustin Long | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:30 | Idaho | Shad Doyle gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 01:10 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton blows the layup | 39-29 |
| 01:09 | Idaho | Kevin Sheen tips it back up and in | 41-29 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Daniel Campbell misses the dunk | 41-29 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Blair Baillargeon hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 00:30 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton is hacked by John Crowley - foul #2 on John Crowley, team foul #10 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jerry Haas (PG), David Wilder (SG), Donald Rhodes (C) Peter Primus, Kevin Sheen, Shad Doyle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart (C) Daniel Campbell | |
| 00:30 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:30 | Idaho | Melvin Bruton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt is called for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | Dustin Long (SF), David Fields (PF) Kyle Biggs, Melvin Bruton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Keith Jung (C) Blair Baillargeon, Gerry Lujan, Mike Gebhart | |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Jerry Haas misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 43-31 |