| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Tyler Fisher (fresh) SG - Monte Hatton (fresh) SF - David Burdette (fresh) PF - Timothy Waggener (fresh) C - Thomas Machen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) SG - Lenny Hillman (fresh) SF - Kevin Mathieu (fresh) PF - Lawrence Flaherty (fresh) C - John Keffer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Monte Hatton | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Gildersleeve | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | UC Riverside | Lenny Hillman takes the ball from Thomas Machen | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | David Burdette makes the 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lenny Hillman | 5-5 |
| 18:03 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen tips it in | 7-5 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | John Keffer loses the dribble to David Burdette in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 17:36 | UC Riverside | Monte Hatton misses the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 17:35 | UC Irvine | John Keffer grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:21 | UC Irvine | Timothy Waggener is called for the reach on Jamie Gildersleeve - foul #1 on Timothy Waggener, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Dinardo (PG), William Klar (SG), John George (SF), Charles Elliott (PF), Gerald Ryan (C) Tyler Fisher, Monte Hatton, David Burdette, Timothy Waggener, Thomas Machen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by John Dinardo - foul #1 on John Dinardo, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale (SG), Nathan Thomas (SF), Adam Decamp (PF) Lenny Hillman, Kevin Mathieu, Lawrence Flaherty | |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve makes the 3rd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:39 | UC Riverside | Adam Decamp is called for the reach on Charles Elliott - foul #1 on Adam Decamp, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG), Kenneth Hayward (C) Jamie Gildersleeve, John Keffer | |
| 16:28 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott blows the dunk | 7-6 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp loses the dribble to John Dinardo | 7-6 |
| 16:18 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Dinardo | 9-6 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | John Dinardo is called for the reach on Matthew McKinnon in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Dinardo, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), David Burdette (SF), Thomas Machen (C) John Dinardo, John George, Gerald Ryan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 16:02 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Thomas Machen | 9-6 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Nutting (fresh) SG - William Klar (fresh) SF - David Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Machen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Matthew McKinnon (fresh) SG - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) SF - Nathan Thomas (fresh) PF - Adam Decamp (fresh) C - Kenneth Hayward (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting buries a shot from the right side | 11-6 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward is fouled on the floor by Thomas Machen - foul #1 on Thomas Machen, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher (PG), Monte Hatton (SG), John George (SF), Gerald Ryan (PF), Richard Klein (C) Ronald Nutting, William Klar, David Burdette, Charles Elliott, Thomas Machen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Lenny Hillman (SG), Kevin Mathieu (SF), Lawrence Flaherty (PF), John Keffer (C) Matthew McKinnon, Gerald Tisdale, Nathan Thomas, Adam Decamp, Kenneth Hayward | |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:27 | UC Riverside | Monte Hatton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gerald Ryan | 14-6 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John George - foul #1 on John George, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener (PF) Richard Klein | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | John Keffer blocks the short jumper by Gerald Ryan | 14-8 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | John Keffer gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | John Keffer comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 14-8 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John George | 16-8 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Monte Hatton is called for the reach on Lenny Hillman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Monte Hatton, team foul #6 | 16-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Klar (PG), David Burdette (SF), Thomas Machen (C) Tyler Fisher, John George, Gerald Ryan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG) Jamie Gildersleeve | |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | John Keffer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 13:07 | UC Riverside | Monte Hatton is fouled on the floor by Kevin Mathieu - foul #1 on Kevin Mathieu, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), Charles Elliott (PF) Monte Hatton, Timothy Waggener | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale (SG), Adam Decamp (PF), Kenneth Hayward (C) Lenny Hillman, Lawrence Flaherty, John Keffer | |
| 12:52 | UC Riverside | Adam Decamp takes the ball from William Klar | 16-10 |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Gerald Tisdale | 16-12 |
| 12:16 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Hayward - foul #1 on Kenneth Hayward, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Nathan Thomas (SF), John Keffer (C) Matthew McKinnon, Kevin Mathieu, Kenneth Hayward | |
| 12:16 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:16 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 12:08 | UC Irvine | John Keffer is denied on a dunk by Charles Elliott | 17-12 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:45 | UC Riverside | David Burdette hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 17-12 |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Nutting (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Klar (fresh) SF - David Burdette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Machen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Thomas (fresh) PF - Adam Decamp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Keffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jamie Gildersleeve | 17-14 |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting is fouled on the floor by Adam Decamp - foul #2 on Adam Decamp, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher (PG), Monte Hatton (SG), John George (SF), Timothy Waggener (PF), Gerald Ryan (C) Ronald Nutting, William Klar, David Burdette, Charles Elliott, Thomas Machen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman (SG), Lawrence Flaherty (PF) Nathan Thomas, Adam Decamp | |
| 11:02 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 17-14 |
| 11:01 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan tips it back up and in | 19-14 |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-14 |
| 10:39 | UC Irvine | John Keffer tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 10:25 | UC Riverside | Monte Hatton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 10:23 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener tips it back up and in | 21-16 |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty travels in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott (C) Gerald Ryan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG), Kevin Mathieu (SF), Kenneth Hayward (C) Jamie Gildersleeve, Gerald Tisdale, John Keffer | |
| 10:03 | UC Riverside | Monte Hatton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:42 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lenny Hillman | 21-19 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | John George hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 09:19 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Hayward - foul #2 on Kenneth Hayward, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), William Klar (SG), David Burdette (SF), Thomas Machen (C) Tyler Fisher, Monte Hatton, John George, Timothy Waggener | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Barry Fee (SG), Brent Shellenberger (PF), John Keffer (C) Lenny Hillman, Lawrence Flaherty, Kenneth Hayward | |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:52 | UC Irvine | David Burdette picks off the pass by Matthew McKinnon | 23-19 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | William Klar misses the lay-in | 23-19 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Barry Fee snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | John Keffer lays it up and in set up by Barry Fee and he's fouled by Ronald Nutting - foul #1 on Ronald Nutting, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan (PF) Charles Elliott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Gerald Tisdale (SG), Nathan Thomas (SF) Matthew McKinnon, Barry Fee, Kevin Mathieu | |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | John Keffer makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:07 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 25-22 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Thomas | 25-25 |
| 07:31 | UC Riverside | David Burdette misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-25 |
| 07:30 | UC Riverside | William Klar pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Nutting (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Klar (fresh) SF - David Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Machen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fairly fresh) C - John Keffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Keffer - foul #1 on John Keffer, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher (PG), Monte Hatton (SG) Ronald Nutting, David Burdette | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman (SG), Kevin Mathieu (SF), Lawrence Flaherty (PF) Gerald Tisdale, Nathan Thomas, Brent Shellenberger | |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:15 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman is hacked by Monte Hatton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Monte Hatton, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Klein (SF) Monte Hatton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG) Jamie Gildersleeve | |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Machen - foul #2 on Thomas Machen, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener (PF), Charles Elliott (C) Gerald Ryan, Thomas Machen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | John Keffer grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 06:32 | UC Irvine | John Keffer misses the easy layup | 26-28 |
| 06:31 | UC Irvine | John Keffer gets the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:17 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 26-28 |
| 06:15 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 05:54 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher misses the runner in the lane | 26-28 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | John Keffer gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 26-28 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Lawrence Flaherty | 26-28 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Klein - foul #1 on Richard Klein, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), John George (SG), David Burdette (SF), Gerald Ryan (C) Tyler Fisher, William Klar, Richard Klein, Charles Elliott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Gerald Tisdale (SF), Brent Shellenberger (C) Lenny Hillman, Kevin Mathieu, John Keffer | |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:45 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Waggener | 26-30 |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener can't finish the layup | 26-30 |
| 04:36 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty misses the easy layup but the foul's on John George - foul #2 on John George, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Klar (SG) John George | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas (SF) Matthew McKinnon | |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:01 | UC Riverside | David Burdette misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Dinardo (PG), Monte Hatton (SG), Charles Elliott (PF), Thomas Machen (C) Ronald Nutting, William Klar, Timothy Waggener, Gerald Ryan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp (PF), Kenneth Hayward (C) Lawrence Flaherty, Brent Shellenberger | |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen is hacked by Kenneth Hayward - foul #3 on Kenneth Hayward, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu (SF), John Keffer (C) Nathan Thomas, Kenneth Hayward | |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Dinardo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Monte Hatton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Machen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Decamp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Keffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp misses the jumper near the basket | 28-32 |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | Charles Elliott grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 02:48 | UC Riverside | Thomas Machen's pass is intercepted by Adam Decamp | 28-32 |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | David Burdette steps in front of the John Keffer pass in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 02:31 | UC Riverside | David Burdette clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gerald Tisdale | 28-32 |
| 02:10 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp lays it in | 28-34 |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | Jamie Gildersleeve picks off the pass by John Dinardo in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Tisdale is blocked by Charles Elliott | 28-34 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale can't tip it in | 28-34 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | David Burdette snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | John Keffer takes the ball from Monte Hatton | 28-34 |
| 01:06 | UC Irvine | Monte Hatton is called for the reach on Kevin Mathieu - foul #3 on Monte Hatton, team foul #12 | 28-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher (PG), William Klar (SG), John George (SF), Gerald Ryan (PF), Richard Klein (C) John Dinardo, Monte Hatton, David Burdette, Charles Elliott, Thomas Machen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG), Lenny Hillman (SG), Lawrence Flaherty (PF), Brent Shellenberger (C) Jamie Gildersleeve, Gerald Tisdale, Adam Decamp, John Keffer | |
| 01:06 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:06 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Mathieu - foul #2 on Kevin Mathieu, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas (SF) Kevin Mathieu | |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lenny Hillman | 29-38 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | John George makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Tyler Fisher misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-38 |