| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Russell Schrum (fresh) SG - Ian Bates (fresh) SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) PF - Paul Ito (fresh) C - Dwayne Desmond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Aaron Scott (fresh) SG - Robert Mack (fresh) SF - Richard Ford (fresh) PF - Charles Brann (fresh) C - Robert Sawyers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Lehigh | Ian Bates is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mack - foul #1 on Robert Mack, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins hits a wide open jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Schrum - foul #1 on Russell Schrum, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:51 | Lehigh | Ian Bates drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Russell Schrum | 5-1 |
| 18:28 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-1 |
| 18:26 | Lehigh | Ian Bates gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 18:06 | Lehigh | Ian Bates makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wiggins | 8-1 |
| 17:53 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-1 |
| 17:52 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum gets the rebound | 8-1 |
| 17:36 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-1 |
| 17:35 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann snags the defensive board | 8-1 |
| 17:16 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-1 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Banfield (SF), Joe Hanson (C) Robert Wiggins, Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), John Grier (SG), Joe Mahoney (SF), Jerry Green (PF), Ralph Nowacki (C) Aaron Scott, Robert Mack, Richard Ford, Charles Brann, Robert Sawyers | |
| 16:57 | Lehigh | Ian Bates is hacked by John Grier - foul #1 on John Grier, team foul #2 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Marvin Lueras (SG), Gene Bach (C) Ian Bates, Paul Ito | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:37 | Lehigh | Gene Bach clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-1 |
| 16:36 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green grabs the defensive rebound | 8-1 |
| 16:29 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-1 |
| 16:27 | Lehigh | Gene Bach pulls down the rebound | 8-1 |
| 16:25 | Lehigh | Marvin Lueras loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-1 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG) Russell Schrum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Lehigh | John Grier steps in front of the Gene Bach pass | 8-3 |
| 15:46 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Grier | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jerry Curcio (fresh) SG - Marvin Lueras (fresh) SF - Troy Banfield (fresh) PF - Joe Hanson (fresh) C - Gene Bach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Nicholas Lalli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Grier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Green (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Nowacki (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Lehigh | Gene Bach misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Mahoney - foul #1 on Joe Mahoney, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Russell Schrum (PG), Ian Bates (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Dwayne Desmond (C) Jerry Curcio, Marvin Lueras, Troy Banfield, Joe Hanson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG), Robert Mack (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Charles Brann (PF), Robert Braun (C) Nicholas Lalli, John Grier, Joe Mahoney, Jerry Green, Ralph Nowacki | |
| 15:22 | Lehigh | Gene Bach misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:22 | Lehigh | Gene Bach misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:22 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Wiggins - foul #1 on Robert Wiggins, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Paul Ito (PF) Gene Bach | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Ito | 11-7 |
| 14:32 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Ito - foul #1 on Paul Ito, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers (C) Robert Braun | |
| 14:32 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:32 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:30 | Lehigh | Aaron Scott is called for the reach on Russell Schrum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Scott, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki (PF) Charles Brann | |
| 14:12 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum lays it in set up by Ian Bates | 13-9 |
| 14:03 | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki is fouled on the floor by Paul Ito - foul #2 on Paul Ito, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Banfield (SF), Gene Bach (PF) Robert Wiggins, Paul Ito | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Moss (SF) Richard Ford | |
| 13:51 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack's floater is tipped away by Dwayne Desmond | 13-9 |
| 13:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:33 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Nowacki | 13-11 |
| 13:15 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:13 | Lehigh | Ian Bates tips it in | 15-11 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 13:06 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers gets the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:52 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss misses the turnaround from the baseline | 15-11 |
| 12:50 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Ian Bates | 15-11 |
| 12:46 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gene Bach | 17-11 |
| 12:37 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack is hacked by Ian Bates - foul #1 on Ian Bates, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Marvin Lueras (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Joe Hanson (PF) Russell Schrum, Ian Bates, Troy Banfield, Gene Bach | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Grier (PG), Joe Mahoney (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Jerry Green (PF), Robert Braun (C) Aaron Scott, Robert Mack, Carl Moss, Ralph Nowacki, Robert Sawyers | |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney is hacked by Jerry Curcio - foul #1 on Jerry Curcio, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| 12:08 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| 12:05 | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun lays it in on a great pass from John Grier | 17-13 |
| 11:38 | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Marvin Lueras and he's hacked by John Grier - foul #2 on John Grier, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill (SF), Gene Bach (C) Robert Wiggins, Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Charles Brann (PF) John Grier, Robert Braun | |
| 11:38 | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio misses the free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:38 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Charles Brann | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jerry Curcio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Lueras (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Thrailkill (fresh) PF - Joe Hanson (fresh) C - Gene Bach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Nicholas Lalli (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Brann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Green (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Moss (SF), Ralph Nowacki (C) Richard Ford, Jerry Green | |
| 10:56 | Lehigh | Marvin Lueras misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-13 |
| 10:54 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Brann | 19-15 |
| 10:21 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson connects on the open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Marvin Lueras | 21-15 |
| 10:11 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Russell Schrum (PG), Ian Bates (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Dwayne Desmond (C) Jerry Curcio, Marvin Lueras, Tommy Thrailkill, Gene Bach | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG), Robert Mack (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Robert Sawyers (C) Nicholas Lalli, Joe Mahoney, Carl Moss, Charles Brann | |
| 09:58 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 09:57 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond tips it home | 23-15 |
| 09:46 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Scott | 23-18 |
| 09:20 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Aaron Scott - foul #2 on Aaron Scott, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Banfield (SF) Robert Wiggins | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Jerry Green (PF), Robert Braun (C) Aaron Scott, Ralph Nowacki, Robert Sawyers | |
| 09:20 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:20 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack is fouled on the floor by Russell Schrum - foul #2 on Russell Schrum, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Marvin Lueras (PG), Gene Bach (PF) Russell Schrum, Joe Hanson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:40 | Lehigh | Ian Bates comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 08:21 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Mack | 25-22 |
| 08:00 | Lehigh | Gene Bach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Robert Wiggins (SF) Ian Bates, Gene Bach | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney (PG), Carl Moss (SF), Ralph Nowacki (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Nicholas Lalli, Richard Ford, Jerry Green, Robert Braun | |
| 07:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 25-22 |
| 07:48 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:46 | Lehigh | Robert Mack picks off the pass by Jerry Curcio in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 07:40 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jerry Curcio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Troy Banfield (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Lueras (fresh) 2 ast. C - Dwayne Desmond (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joe Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Mack (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Moss (fresh) PF - Ralph Nowacki (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sawyers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 07:22 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:07 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ralph Nowacki - foul #1 on Ralph Nowacki, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Robert Veliz (SG), Gene Bach (PF) Troy Banfield, Marvin Lueras | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Brann (PF) Robert Sawyers | |
| 07:07 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:07 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:51 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Nowacki | 27-24 |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Mack - foul #2 on Robert Mack, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Ian Bates (SG), Tommy Thrailkill (SF) Robert Wiggins, Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Richard Ford (SF), Robert Braun (C) Robert Mack, Carl Moss, Ralph Nowacki | |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Marvin Lueras (PG), Joe Hanson (PF) Jerry Curcio, Robert Veliz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry Green (PF) Charles Brann | |
| 05:40 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson connects on the runner near the basket | 31-24 |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | Ian Bates is called for the reach on Jerry Green - foul #2 on Ian Bates, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Robert Veliz (SG), Dwayne Desmond (C) Ian Bates, Gene Bach | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers (C) Robert Braun | |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:22 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:20 | Lehigh | Marvin Lueras is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ford - foul #1 on Richard Ford, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki (PF) Jerry Green | |
| 05:20 | Lehigh | Marvin Lueras misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:20 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 05:01 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney blows the dunk but he's fouled by Marvin Lueras - foul #1 on Marvin Lueras, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Troy Banfield (SG) Marvin Lueras, Robert Veliz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Moss (SF) Richard Ford | |
| 05:01 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:01 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:55 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Brann (PF) Ralph Nowacki | |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann is hacked by Joe Hanson - foul #1 on Joe Hanson, team foul #10 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Robert Veliz (SG) Tommy Thrailkill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:28 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond lays it up and in | 33-29 |
| 04:13 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins (SF) Robert Veliz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry Green (PF), Ralph Nowacki (C) Charles Brann, Robert Sawyers | |
| 03:54 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joe Hanson | 35-29 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Nowacki and he's fouled by Joe Hanson - foul #2 on Joe Hanson, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Russell Schrum (PG), Ian Bates (SG), Paul Ito (PF), Gene Bach (C) Jerry Curcio, Troy Banfield, Joe Hanson, Dwayne Desmond | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG), John Grier (SG), Richard Ford (SF) Nicholas Lalli, Joe Mahoney, Carl Moss | |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:27 | Lehigh | Gene Bach is hacked by Ralph Nowacki - foul #2 on Ralph Nowacki, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Braun (C) Jerry Green | |
| 03:27 | Lehigh | Gene Bach misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:27 | Lehigh | Gene Bach misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:27 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun grabs the board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Russell Schrum (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Bates (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Ito (fresh) C - Gene Bach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Aaron Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Grier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Nowacki (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Braun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Grier | 35-35 |
| 03:09 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum misses the turnaround from the left block | 35-35 |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 02:51 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill (SF), Marvin Lueras (C) Robert Wiggins, Gene Bach | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Brann (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Ralph Nowacki, Robert Braun | |
| 02:39 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 02:37 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 02:19 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 35-35 |
| 02:18 | UC Riverside | John Grier grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | John Grier tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 01:47 | Lehigh | Paul Ito is open and buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ian Bates | 37-37 |
| 01:27 | UC Riverside | John Grier steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-37 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Troy Banfield (SF), Gene Bach (C) Russell Schrum, Ian Bates, Tommy Thrailkill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Mack (SG), Carl Moss (SF), Jerry Green (PF), Ralph Nowacki (C) John Grier, Richard Ford, Charles Brann, Robert Sawyers | |
| 01:08 | Lehigh | Gene Bach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins (SF) Jerry Curcio | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Paul Ito steals the ball from Carl Moss | 37-37 |
| 00:37 | Lehigh | Paul Ito is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range set up by Gene Bach | 39-37 |
| 00:23 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Jerry Green and he's hacked by Marvin Lueras - foul #2 on Marvin Lueras, team foul #12 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Russell Schrum (PG) Marvin Lueras | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Ford (SF), Robert Braun (C) Carl Moss, Jerry Green | |
| 00:23 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:01 | Lehigh | Gene Bach can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 39-40 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun grabs the board | 39-40 |