| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kempton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Cameron (fresh) PF - Billy Cusson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gary Nations (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stuart Grove (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nelson Antone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Freeman (fresh) C - Herbert Toohey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:55 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson misses the runner near the basket | 29-24 |
| 19:34 | Jacksonville State | Herbert Toohey pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:21 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Walker - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:21 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:21 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:59 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Herbert Toohey - foul #2 on Herbert Toohey, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:59 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:59 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:47 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 18:45 | Jacksonville State | Mark Freeman tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 18:43 | Jacksonville State | Mark Freeman misses the tip | 30-26 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:19 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Walker | 32-26 |
| 18:03 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gary Nations | 32-28 |
| 17:49 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron loses the dribble to Nelson Antone | 32-28 |
| 17:31 | Jacksonville State | Mark Freeman makes the runner in the lane | 32-30 |
| 17:12 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 17:01 | Jacksonville State | Herbert Toohey clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:43 | UC Riverside | Gary Nations steals it from Thomas Kempton | 34-30 |
| 16:40 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Nations | 34-32 |
| 16:32 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-32 |
| 16:30 | Jacksonville State | Mark Freeman pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:14 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone misses the shot in the paint | 34-32 |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:08 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 15:56 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-32 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kempton (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Cameron (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Billy Cusson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gary Nations (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stuart Grove (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Nelson Antone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Toohey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 15:36 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:34 | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations is hacked by Earl Cameron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Cameron, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Steven Hudson (SG), John Whitby (SF), Lin Sun (PF), James Norwood (C) Robert Walker, Thomas Kempton, Earl Cameron, Billy Cusson, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Winford Williams (PG), Barry Thompson (SG), Craig Goss (SF), Bernard Harrison (PF), Richard Barnum (C) Gary Nations, Stuart Grove, Nelson Antone, Mark Freeman, Herbert Toohey | |
| 15:17 | Jacksonville State | Richard Barnum lays it up and in set up by Barry Thompson | 39-37 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | John Whitby comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Craig Goss - foul #1 on Craig Goss, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | John Whitby makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | John Whitby makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:43 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 14:28 | UC Riverside | James Norwood misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 14:27 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Winford Williams | 41-40 |
| 14:22 | Jacksonville State | Steven Hudson steps in front of the Winford Williams pass in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 14:12 | UC Riverside | John Whitby misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | James Norwood gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:48 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Barry Thompson - foul #1 on Barry Thompson, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw (SG), Joe Henderson (SF), Billy Cusson (PF) Steven Hudson, John Whitby, James Norwood | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo (PG), Stuart Grove (SG), Nelson Antone (SF), Scott Burford (C) Winford Williams, Barry Thompson, Craig Goss, Richard Barnum | |
| 13:48 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:48 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 13:26 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 13:24 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Harrison gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:02 | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:00 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:32 | UC Riverside | Scott Burford is called for the reach on Leon Witherspoon - foul #1 on Scott Burford, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), John Whitby (SF), James Norwood (C) Leon Witherspoon, Joe Henderson, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Winford Williams (PG), Barry Thompson (SG), Craig Goss (SF), Mark Freeman (PF), Richard Barnum (C) Michael Fajardo, Stuart Grove, Nelson Antone, Bernard Harrison, Scott Burford | |
| 12:14 | UC Riverside | John Whitby's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Freeman | 42-40 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | James Norwood grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | Craig Goss steals it from Billy Cusson | 42-40 |
| 11:53 | Jacksonville State | Craig Goss lays it up and in | 42-42 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Whitby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Cusson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Norwood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Winford Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Goss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Shaw | 44-42 |
| 11:32 | Jacksonville State | Craig Goss loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson (PG), Thomas Kempton (SG), Joe Henderson (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) Robert Walker, Jonathan Shaw, John Whitby, James Norwood | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations (PG), Michael Fajardo (SG), Herbert Toohey (C) Winford Williams, Barry Thompson, Richard Barnum | |
| 11:08 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 11:06 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Craig Goss | 44-42 |
| 11:04 | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations is hacked by Steven Hudson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Hudson, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone (SF) Craig Goss | |
| 10:50 | Jacksonville State | Herbert Toohey misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 10:49 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 10:30 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron (SF) Joe Henderson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove (SG), Bernard Harrison (PF), Richard Barnum (C) Michael Fajardo, Mark Freeman, Herbert Toohey | |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Richard Barnum misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mudada Abdo - foul #1 on Mudada Abdo, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), John Whitby (SF), James Norwood (PF) Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson (PG) Gary Nations | |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Richard Barnum makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Richard Barnum misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:11 | UC Riverside | James Norwood grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 09:57 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Winford Williams (PG) Stuart Grove | |
| 09:41 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Harrison lays it in | 44-45 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | Barry Thompson steps in front of the Robert Walker pass | 44-45 |
| 09:15 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone banks in the layup on a nice dish by Barry Thompson | 44-47 |
| 08:53 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton is hacked by Winford Williams - foul #2 on Winford Williams, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Steven Hudson (SG), Joe Henderson (SF), Billy Cusson (PF), Lin Sun (C) Robert Walker, Thomas Kempton, John Whitby, James Norwood, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations (PG), Stuart Grove (SG), Mark Freeman (PF), Herbert Toohey (C) Winford Williams, Barry Thompson, Nelson Antone, Richard Barnum | |
| 08:35 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 08:34 | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 08:28 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron (SF) Joe Henderson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Craig Goss (SF) Bernard Harrison | |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Herbert Toohey - foul #3 on Herbert Toohey, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:39 | Jacksonville State | Craig Goss misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Earl Cameron - foul #3 on Earl Cameron, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw (SG), John Whitby (C) Steven Hudson, Billy Cusson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Winford Williams (PG), Nelson Antone (SF) Gary Nations, Stuart Grove | |
| 07:39 | Jacksonville State | Craig Goss makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:39 | Jacksonville State | Craig Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leon Witherspoon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jonathan Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Cameron (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lin Sun (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Whitby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Winford Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Goss (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson Antone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Toohey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron is fouled on the floor by Nelson Antone - foul #2 on Nelson Antone, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bernard Harrison (PF), Scott Burford (C) Mark Freeman, Herbert Toohey | |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:25 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 07:05 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Shaw steals it from Craig Goss | 46-49 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | John Whitby drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Cameron | 48-49 |
| 06:30 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 06:28 | Jacksonville State | Craig Goss tips it home | 48-51 |
| 06:02 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Leon Witherspoon | 50-51 |
| 05:47 | Jacksonville State | Scott Burford can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-51 |
| 05:45 | Jacksonville State | Scott Burford gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:45 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson (PG), Billy Cusson (PF), James Norwood (C) Leon Witherspoon, Earl Cameron, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations (PG), Stuart Grove (SG), Mark Freeman (PF), Herbert Toohey (C) Winford Williams, Craig Goss, Bernard Harrison, Scott Burford | |
| 05:29 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mark Freeman | 50-53 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 04:54 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Shaw steps in front of the Herbert Toohey pass | 52-53 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | Herbert Toohey picks off the pass by James Norwood | 52-53 |
| 04:29 | Jacksonville State | Nelson Antone is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nelson Antone, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (SG), Mudada Abdo (C) Jonathan Shaw, John Whitby | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 04:15 | UC Riverside | James Norwood buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Hudson | 55-53 |
| 03:58 | Jacksonville State | Herbert Toohey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stuart Grove | 55-56 |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Norwood | 57-56 |
| 03:20 | Jacksonville State | Mark Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to James Norwood | 57-56 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Hudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Norwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Billy Cusson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gary Nations (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stuart Grove (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Antone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Toohey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson's pass is intercepted by Gary Nations | 57-56 |
| 02:43 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove hits a floater near the basket set up by Nelson Antone | 57-58 |
| 02:43 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Earl Cameron (SF) Steven Hudson, James Norwood | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson (PG), Bernard Harrison (C) Gary Nations, Herbert Toohey | |
| 02:14 | UC Riverside | Mark Freeman blocks the short jumper by Billy Cusson | 57-58 |
| 02:13 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Harrison pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:13 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations (PG), Herbert Toohey (C) Barry Thompson, Bernard Harrison | |
| 01:57 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nelson Antone | 57-61 |
| 01:32 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| 01:11 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Freeman | 57-63 |
| 00:55 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Freeman - foul #3 on Mark Freeman, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 00:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-63 |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson grabs the offensive board | 59-63 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Cusson | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kempton - foul #4 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Gary Nations makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | UC Riverside | Nelson Antone takes the ball from Robert Walker | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kempton - foul #5 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (SG) Thomas Kempton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson (PG) Gary Nations | |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Stuart Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |