| Lineup | Idaho | PG - John Wunsch (fresh) SG - Tommy Foye (fresh) SF - Michael Canas (fresh) PF - John Hartley (fresh) C - William Gump (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Paul Lewis (fresh) SG - Robert Mack (fresh) SF - Richard Ford (fresh) PF - Charles Brann (fresh) C - Donald Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman 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) | |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | John Wunsch steals the ball from Charles Brann | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Idaho | John Wunsch blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Idaho | William Gump snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Idaho | Michael Canas is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side set up by John Wunsch | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Ford | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Idaho | John Hartley is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford is hacked by Michael Canas - foul #1 on Michael Canas, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann throws it down and he's fouled by Tommy Foye - foul #1 on Tommy Foye, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Idaho | William Gump misses the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Ford - foul #1 on Richard Ford, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (SG), John Grier (SF), Jerry Green (PF), Ralph Nowacki (C) Robert Mack, Richard Ford, Charles Brann, Donald Hoffman | |
| 17:32 | Idaho | William Gump misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Idaho | William Gump makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:12 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-6 |
| 17:11 | Idaho | The rebound goes to William Gump | 3-6 |
| 17:09 | Idaho | Paul Lewis is called for the reach on John Wunsch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Lewis, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Benjamin Eck (SG) Paul Lewis | |
| 16:52 | Idaho | Tommy Foye is fouled on the floor by John Grier - foul #1 on John Grier, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | Idaho | Michael Canas scores on a 3 from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:20 | UC Riverside | John Grier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Canas - foul #2 on Michael Canas, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Coley (SG), James Swope (SF), Charles Sloan (C) Tommy Foye, Michael Canas, William Gump | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis (PG), Robert Mack (SG), Donald Hoffman (C) Aaron Scott, Benjamin Eck, Ralph Nowacki | |
| 16:20 | UC Riverside | John Grier makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:20 | UC Riverside | John Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:10 | Idaho | John Coley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Sloan | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 8-8 |
| 15:52 | Idaho | Charles Sloan snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - John Wunsch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Coley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Swope (fresh) PF - John Hartley (fairly fresh) C - Charles Sloan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Paul Lewis (fresh) SG - Robert Mack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Grier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Green (fairly fresh) C - Donald Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Idaho | John Coley makes the floater from the right wing set up by John Wunsch | 10-8 |
| 15:27 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 15:25 | Idaho | James Swope grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 15:19 | Idaho | John Coley misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Green - foul #1 on Jerry Green, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau (PG), William Gump (C) John Wunsch, John Hartley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Ford (SF), Charles Brann (PF), Ralph Nowacki (C) John Grier, Jerry Green, Donald Hoffman | |
| 15:19 | Idaho | John Coley makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:19 | Idaho | John Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:03 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford clanks a jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 15:01 | Idaho | John Coley gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:43 | Idaho | William Gump is called for a backcourt violation | 12-8 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tommy Foye (SG) Preston Gaudreau | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG), Benjamin Eck (SG) Paul Lewis, Robert Mack | |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Eck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tommy Foye - foul #2 on Tommy Foye, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau (PG), Thomas Jones (PF) Tommy Foye, Charles Sloan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney (C) Charles Brann | |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Eck makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Eck makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:05 | Idaho | James Swope drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Gump | 14-10 |
| 13:37 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 13:35 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | John Coley is called for the reach on Aaron Scott - foul #1 on John Coley, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Wunsch (PG), Joseph Schmidt (SG), John Hartley (PF) Preston Gaudreau, John Coley, James Swope | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis (PG), John Grier (SF), Donald Hoffman (C) Benjamin Eck, Richard Ford, Ralph Nowacki | |
| 13:09 | UC Riverside | William Gump blocks the short jumper by John Grier | 14-10 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 12:54 | Idaho | John Hartley comes up short on the runner in the paint | 14-12 |
| 12:52 | Idaho | John Hartley misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 12:50 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:43 | UC Riverside | John Grier loses the dribble to John Wunsch | 14-12 |
| 12:25 | Idaho | William Gump misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Hoffman - foul #1 on Donald Hoffman, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Coley (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Mack (SG), Jerry Green (SF), Charles Brann (PF) Aaron Scott, John Grier, Joe Mahoney | |
| 12:25 | Idaho | William Gump makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:25 | Idaho | William Gump makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:08 | UC Riverside | William Gump picks off the pass by Robert Mack | 16-12 |
| 11:43 | Idaho | Joseph Schmidt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann grabs the board | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - John Wunsch (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Coley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Schmidt (fresh) PF - John Hartley (fresh) C - William Gump (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Paul Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Mack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Green (fresh) PF - Charles Brann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Hoffman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | UC Riverside | William Gump steals it from Paul Lewis | 16-12 |
| 11:19 | Idaho | William Gump double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Swope (SG), Charles Sloan (C) John Coley, William Gump | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Benjamin Eck (PG), Richard Ford (SF), Ralph Nowacki (C) Paul Lewis, Jerry Green, Donald Hoffman | |
| 11:09 | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Mack | 16-14 |
| 10:52 | Idaho | John Hartley is fouled on the floor by Ralph Nowacki - foul #1 on Ralph Nowacki, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau (PG), John Coley (SG) John Wunsch, Joseph Schmidt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Grier (SG), Joe Mahoney (C) Robert Mack, Charles Brann | |
| 10:46 | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 10:25 | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki can't connect on a floater from the right side | 18-14 |
| 10:23 | Idaho | The rebound goes to John Coley | 18-14 |
| 10:06 | Idaho | Charles Sloan knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Joe Mahoney - foul #1 on Joe Mahoney, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | Thomas Jones (PF) John Hartley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis (PG), Aaron Scott (SG), Jerry Green (PF) Benjamin Eck, John Grier, Joe Mahoney | |
| 10:06 | Idaho | Charles Sloan makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Charles Sloan is called for the reach on Aaron Scott - foul #1 on Charles Sloan, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Wunsch (PG), Joseph Schmidt (SF) Preston Gaudreau, John Coley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Mack (SG) Aaron Scott | |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Mack | 21-17 |
| 09:39 | Idaho | James Swope is hacked by Robert Mack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mack, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Idaho | William Gump (C) Charles Sloan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman (C) Richard Ford | |
| 09:39 | Idaho | James Swope misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:39 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 09:28 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 09:27 | Idaho | William Gump gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:13 | Idaho | Thomas Jones misses the floater from the right side | 21-17 |
| 09:11 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Donald Hoffman | 21-17 |
| 08:54 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-17 |
| 08:52 | Idaho | William Gump grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:31 | Idaho | William Gump makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Wunsch | 23-17 |
| 08:10 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis is hacked by John Wunsch - foul #1 on John Wunsch, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau (PG), John Coley (SG), John Hartley (PF), Charles Sloan (C) John Wunsch, Joseph Schmidt, Thomas Jones, William Gump | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Charles Brann (PF), Joe Mahoney (C) Robert Mack, Jerry Green, Ralph Nowacki, Donald Hoffman | |
| 08:10 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:10 | Idaho | John Hartley gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 07:56 | Idaho | James Swope knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by John Coley | 25-17 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | James Swope picks off the pass by Richard Ford | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Preston Gaudreau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Coley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Swope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Aaron Scott (fresh) SF - Richard Ford (fresh) PF - Charles Brann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Mahoney (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Idaho | Paul Lewis takes the ball from John Hartley | 25-17 |
| 07:00 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott misses short on a shot from the right side | 25-17 |
| 06:59 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis snags the offensive board | 25-17 |
| 06:33 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis slams it home on a nice dish by Charles Brann | 25-19 |
| 06:28 | Idaho | John Coley is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Scott - foul #1 on Aaron Scott, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Wunsch (PG), Joseph Schmidt (SF), William Gump (C) Preston Gaudreau, James Swope, Charles Sloan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Benjamin Eck (SG), John Grier (SF), Donald Hoffman (C) Paul Lewis, Aaron Scott, Richard Ford, Joe Mahoney | |
| 06:28 | Idaho | John Coley makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:28 | Idaho | John Coley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:28 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | John Grier misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 06:10 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman tips it in | 26-21 |
| 06:07 | Idaho | John Wunsch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Mack (SG), Ralph Nowacki (PF) Nicholas Lalli, Charles Brann | |
| 05:52 | UC Riverside | John Grier is called for traveling | 26-21 |
| 05:35 | Idaho | Joseph Schmidt hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Hartley | 29-21 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Schmidt - foul #1 on Joseph Schmidt, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG) Robert Mack | |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki gets the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Donald Hoffman knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Aaron Scott | 29-23 |
| 04:42 | Idaho | Donald Hoffman is called for the reach on William Gump in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Hoffman, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | Thomas Jones (PF) John Hartley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Ford (SF), Jerry Green (PF), Joe Mahoney (C) John Grier, Ralph Nowacki, Donald Hoffman | |
| 04:42 | Idaho | William Gump misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:42 | Idaho | William Gump misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:42 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 04:32 | Idaho | William Gump gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:29 | Idaho | John Coley is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Scott - foul #2 on Aaron Scott, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau (PG) John Wunsch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Robert Mack (SG) Aaron Scott, Benjamin Eck | |
| 04:29 | Idaho | John Coley misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:29 | Idaho | John Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:08 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 04:06 | Idaho | Nicholas Lalli steps in front of the Thomas Jones pass in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 03:49 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Joseph Schmidt | 30-26 |
| 03:43 | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 03:41 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:22 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Mack and he's hacked by Joseph Schmidt - foul #2 on Joseph Schmidt, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Wunsch (PG), Tommy Foye (SG), Michael Canas (SF), John Hartley (PF), Charles Sloan (C) Preston Gaudreau, John Coley, Joseph Schmidt, Thomas Jones, William Gump | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis (PG), Aaron Scott (SG), Charles Brann (PF), Ralph Nowacki (C) Nicholas Lalli, Robert Mack, Jerry Green, Joe Mahoney | |
| 03:22 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - John Wunsch (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Foye (fresh) SF - Michael Canas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hartley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Paul Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Brann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Nowacki (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Idaho | John Wunsch knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Foye | 32-29 |
| 02:49 | UC Riverside | John Hartley picks off the pass by Richard Ford | 32-29 |
| 02:47 | Idaho | Paul Lewis takes the ball from John Wunsch in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 02:28 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:19 | UC Riverside | Paul Lewis buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Scott | 32-32 |
| 01:53 | Idaho | Tommy Foye misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Scott - foul #3 on Aaron Scott, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau (PG), Joseph Schmidt (C) John Wunsch, Charles Sloan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Benjamin Eck (SG), John Grier (SF), Joe Mahoney (PF), Donald Hoffman (C) Aaron Scott, Richard Ford, Charles Brann, Ralph Nowacki | |
| 01:53 | Idaho | Tommy Foye makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:53 | Idaho | Tommy Foye makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Eck hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Grier | 34-34 |
| 01:16 | Idaho | John Hartley jams the wide open dunk set up by Michael Canas | 36-34 |
| 01:02 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney is whistled for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Swope (SF), Thomas Jones (PF) Michael Canas, John Hartley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Mack (SG), Jerry Green (PF) Paul Lewis, Joe Mahoney | |
| 00:43 | Idaho | Tommy Foye makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 38-34 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | John Grier knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 00:03 | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Eck - foul #1 on Benjamin Eck, team foul #13 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Sloan (PF), William Gump (C) Thomas Jones, Joseph Schmidt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Joe Mahoney (SF), Charles Brann (PF), Ralph Nowacki (C) Benjamin Eck, John Grier, Jerry Green, Donald Hoffman | |
| 00:03 | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:03 | Idaho | Preston Gaudreau misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-37 |