| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Ransom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Cusson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - John Pinnix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Needham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Herring (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | James Freeman inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | UC Riverside | James Freeman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 19:30 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson tips it home | 34-25 |
| 19:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:08 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Freeman and he's hacked by Alex Rankin - foul #1 on Alex Rankin, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (C) Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles (PF) Alex Rankin | |
| 19:08 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:50 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Stanley Herring | 37-27 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Walker - foul #2 on Eric Walker, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), Leon Witherspoon (SG), John Whitby (C) Robert Walker, Bob Ransom, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson (PG), Ernest Pagan (SF), David Taylor (C) John Pinnix, Eric Walker, Stanley Herring | |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 18:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson's floater is tipped away by Lin Sun | 38-27 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:09 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 18:08 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 17:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles misses the runner in the paint | 38-27 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Whitby | 38-27 |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Norwood (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) James Freeman, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin (PF) Matthew Miles | |
| 17:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Rankin | 38-30 |
| 17:25 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 17:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 17:08 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Horace Crist | 38-30 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Ernest Pagan takes the ball from Horace Crist in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 16:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan is hacked by John Whitby - foul #2 on John Whitby, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), James Freeman (SF), Billy Cusson (PF) Horace Crist, Leon Witherspoon, John Whitby, James Norwood | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (PG), Eric Walker (SF), Terry Stallard (C) Nathaniel Jackson, Ernest Pagan, David Taylor | |
| 16:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alex Rankin | 38-33 |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom is fouled in the backcourt by John Pinnix - foul #3 on John Pinnix, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson (PG), Stanley Herring (C) John Pinnix, Terry Stallard | |
| 16:08 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 15:53 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin clanks a jumper near the basket | 40-33 |
| 15:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bob Ransom (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Cusson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Nathaniel Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Needham (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Eric Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Rankin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Herring (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Bob Ransom is called for the reach on Eric Walker - foul #3 on Bob Ransom, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Lin Sun (C) Randy Bright, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Samuel Spurgeon (SG), Matthew Miles (PF), Terry Stallard (C) Nathaniel Jackson, Kenneth Needham, Alex Rankin, Stanley Herring | |
| 15:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 15:21 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | Matthew Miles swats the layup by James Freeman | 40-33 |
| 15:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Spurgeon | 40-36 |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 14:43 | UC Riverside | James Freeman tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 14:41 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 14:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon is hacked by Bob Ransom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bob Ransom, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), James Norwood (SF) Bob Ransom, James Freeman | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (SG), Alex Rankin (PF), Stanley Herring (C) Eric Walker, Matthew Miles, Terry Stallard | |
| 14:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Spurgeon | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 14:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 14:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Norwood is called for the reach on Gail Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Norwood, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), John Whitby (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) Robert Walker, Billy Cusson, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker (SF), Ernest Pagan (PF) Samuel Spurgeon, Alex Rankin | |
| 13:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gail Anderson and the foul's on James Norwood - foul #2 on James Norwood, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson (PF) James Norwood | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor (PF) Eric Walker | |
| 13:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:29 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 42-42 |
| 13:28 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 13:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 13:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 44-44 |
| 12:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 12:23 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 12:18 | UC Riverside | John Pinnix steals it from Billy Cusson | 44-44 |
| 11:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor is hacked by Billy Cusson - foul #1 on Billy Cusson, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Randy Bright (SG), James Freeman (SF), James Norwood (PF), Lin Sun (C) Leon Witherspoon, Horace Crist, John Whitby, Billy Cusson, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Matthew Miles (PF), Terry Stallard (C) John Pinnix, Ernest Pagan, David Taylor, Stanley Herring | |
| 11:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon buries a 3 from the right corner | 44-47 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Bright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Norwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lin Sun (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Gail Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Spurgeon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Miles (fresh) 5 reb. C - Terry Stallard (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright loses the dribble to Matthew Miles | 44-47 |
| 11:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham (SG) Gail Anderson | |
| 11:20 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 11:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Lin Sun - foul #1 on Lin Sun, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), Billy Cusson (PF) Randy Bright, James Norwood | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson (PG), Alex Rankin (PF) Samuel Spurgeon, Terry Stallard | |
| 10:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Miles - foul #1 on Matthew Miles, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (PG), Stanley Herring (C) Nathaniel Jackson, Matthew Miles | |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham misses long on a shot from the right side | 46-48 |
| 10:09 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Needham takes the ball from Horace Crist in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 09:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix is hacked by James Freeman - foul #2 on James Freeman, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (SG), John Whitby (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Horace Crist, Billy Cusson, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF) Kenneth Needham, Eric Walker | |
| 09:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:26 | UC Riverside | John Pinnix steals it from James Freeman | 46-50 |
| 09:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix lays it up and in | 46-52 |
| 09:00 | UC Riverside | Samuel Spurgeon picks off the pass by James Freeman | 46-52 |
| 08:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Whitby swats the shot by Stanley Herring | 46-52 |
| 08:36 | UC Riverside | John Whitby pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | James Freeman is hacked by Samuel Spurgeon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| 08:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Horace Crist (SG), James Norwood (SF), Billy Cusson (PF), Lin Sun (C) Robert Walker, Leon Witherspoon, James Freeman, John Whitby, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Ernest Pagan (SF), David Taylor (PF), Terry Stallard (C) Gail Anderson, John Pinnix, Samuel Spurgeon, Alex Rankin, Stanley Herring | |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-52 |
| 07:44 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor banks in the wide open layup | 49-54 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Horace Crist (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Norwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Cusson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lin Sun (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Nathaniel Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Needham (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Ernest Pagan (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Stallard (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | David Taylor blocks the short jumper by Billy Cusson | 49-54 |
| 07:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 07:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan loses the dribble to Randy Bright | 49-54 |
| 07:01 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), James Freeman (SF), John Whitby (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Randy Bright, Horace Crist, James Norwood, Billy Cusson, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Samuel Spurgeon (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Alex Rankin (PF), Matthew Miles (C) Nathaniel Jackson, Kenneth Needham, Ernest Pagan, David Taylor, Terry Stallard | |
| 06:54 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles's pass is intercepted by James Freeman | 49-54 |
| 06:42 | UC Riverside | Gail Anderson is called for the reach on Leon Witherspoon - foul #4 on Gail Anderson, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| 06:32 | UC Riverside | Matthew Miles blocks the jumper by Bob Ransom | 49-54 |
| 06:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Samuel Spurgeon | 49-54 |
| 06:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 06:23 | UC Riverside | John Whitby gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:13 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon is called for 10 seconds | 49-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (PG), Stanley Herring (C) Gail Anderson, Alex Rankin | |
| 05:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Bob Ransom steals it from John Pinnix | 49-54 |
| 05:42 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Herring - foul #1 on Stanley Herring, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), Billy Cusson (PF) Leon Witherspoon, John Whitby | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham (SG) Samuel Spurgeon | |
| 05:42 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:42 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 05:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 05:29 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:04 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), James Norwood (SF), Lin Sun (C) Horace Crist, James Freeman, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), David Taylor (PF) John Pinnix, Eric Walker, Stanley Herring | |
| 04:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Billy Cusson - foul #2 on Billy Cusson, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan (SF), Alex Rankin (PF) Kenneth Needham, Matthew Miles | |
| 04:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:37 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun is called for 10 seconds | 49-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson (PG) Gail Anderson | |
| 04:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 04:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 04:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | James Norwood gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Bob Ransom | 51-55 |
| 03:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Alex Rankin, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 03:36 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), James Freeman (SF), John Whitby (C) Robert Walker, James Norwood, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Terry Stallard (C) Nathaniel Jackson, Samuel Spurgeon, Alex Rankin, David Taylor | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bob Ransom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Lin Sun (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Whitby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Gail Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Needham (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Eric Walker (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Pagan (fresh) C - Terry Stallard (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | James Freeman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 03:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | John Whitby snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Terry Stallard - foul #1 on Terry Stallard, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo (C) Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (SF), Matthew Miles (PF) Eric Walker, Ernest Pagan | |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 02:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles travels with the ball | 53-55 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | James Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Gail Anderson - foul #5 on Gail Anderson, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker (SF) Gail Anderson | |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:36 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 02:29 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-55 |
| 02:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Billy Cusson (PF) Randy Bright, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson (PG), David Taylor (PF), Stanley Herring (C) Kenneth Needham, Matthew Miles, Terry Stallard | |
| 02:03 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Jackson | 55-55 |
| 02:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson lays it in | 55-57 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | James Freeman scores on a runner from close range | 57-57 |
| 01:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-57 |
| 01:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 01:31 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | David Taylor is called for the reach on Leon Witherspoon - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo (C) John Whitby | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham (SG), Alex Rankin (PF) Nathaniel Jackson, David Taylor | |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Needham and the foul's on James Freeman - foul #3 on James Freeman, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG) Leon Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| 00:56 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 00:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:56 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:38 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Bob Ransom | 60-59 |
| 00:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | John Pinnix is called for the reach on James Freeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Pinnix, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Pinnix | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo is hacked by John Pinnix in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Pinnix, team foul #13 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson (PG) John Pinnix | |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stanley Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker runs out the clock | 63-61 |