| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) C - Wade Madore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) SG - Buddy Rizzi (fresh) SF - Bernard Crim (fresh) PF - Richard Looney (fresh) C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt drills a floater from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski hits the finger roll set up by Bill Maguire | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Gebhart | 2-5 |
| 18:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Bill Maguire | 4-5 |
| 18:36 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dick Gottschalk - foul #1 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:36 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:36 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:08 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 18:07 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:55 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Richard Looney - foul #1 on Richard Looney, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Green (PG), Steven Matthew (SG), Dan Hardage (SF), Keith Jung (PF), Gerry Lujan (C) Jeffery Glatt, Buddy Rizzi, Bernard Crim, Richard Looney, Mike Gebhart | |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:36 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Joseph Green misses the shot from the left side | 4-7 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:36 | UC Riverside | John Clifford steals the ball from Gerry Lujan | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley (SG) Dick Gottschalk | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG) Steven Matthew | |
| 16:15 | UC Riverside | Barry Hargrove is called for the reach on Keith Jung - foul #1 on Barry Hargrove, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter (PF) Keith Jung | |
| 15:58 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Looney (PF), Mike Gebhart (C) Joseph Green, Trent Hunter | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) SG - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wade Madore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dan Hardage (fresh) SF - Gerry Lujan (fresh) PF - Richard Looney (fresh) C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Dan Hardage - foul #1 on Dan Hardage, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire (SF) Barry Hargrove | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi (SG), Trent Hunter (SF) Dan Hardage, Gerry Lujan | |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:24 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Barry Hargrove (C) Christopher Johnson, Freddy Hoadley, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Green (PG), Steven Matthew (SG), Bernard Crim (SF), Keith Jung (PF), Gerry Lujan (C) Jeffery Glatt, Buddy Rizzi, Trent Hunter, Richard Looney, Mike Gebhart | |
| 14:28 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung's pass is intercepted by Dick Gottschalk | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire hits the finger roll set up by Dick Gottschalk | 8-7 |
| 14:16 | UC Riverside | Bernard Crim can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:15 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan tips it in | 8-9 |
| 14:10 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Bill Maguire, Robert Czernovski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage (SG) Steven Matthew | |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dick Gottschalk - foul #2 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (PG) Dick Gottschalk | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:41 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue is hacked by Joseph Green - foul #1 on Joseph Green, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG) Gary Shinn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew (SG) Joseph Green | |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from George Rodrigue | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | UC Riverside | Bernard Crim clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:01 | UC Irvine | John Clifford pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) Barry Hargrove, John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG), Trent Hunter (SF), Richard Looney (PF), Mike Gebhart (C) Dan Hardage, Steven Matthew, Bernard Crim, Keith Jung, Gerry Lujan | |
| 12:30 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi's pass is intercepted by Christopher Johnson | 11-10 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Looney | 11-12 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Johnson | 13-12 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wade Madore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jeffery Glatt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Buddy Rizzi (fresh) SF - Trent Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Looney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Gebhart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jeffery Glatt - foul #1 on Jeffery Glatt, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), John Clifford (SF) Christopher Johnson, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Green (SG), Dan Hardage (SF), Gerry Lujan (PF) Buddy Rizzi, Trent Hunter, Richard Looney | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage scores on a 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | Joseph Green steals it from Gary Shinn in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt buries a 3 from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-18 |
| 10:04 | UC Riverside | Gary Shinn steals the ball from Mike Gebhart | 17-18 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | John Clifford can't finish the layup | 17-18 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:36 | UC Riverside | Gary Shinn steps in front of the Gerry Lujan pass | 17-18 |
| 09:33 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn banks in the layup | 19-18 |
| 09:19 | UC Riverside | Joseph Green is hacked by Robert Czernovski - foul #1 on Robert Czernovski, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Michael Perryman (PF), Barry Hargrove (C) Gary Shinn, Freddy Hoadley, John Clifford, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG), Bernard Crim (SF), Richard Looney (PF), Keith Jung (C) Jeffery Glatt, Joseph Green, Dan Hardage, Gerry Lujan, Mike Gebhart | |
| 09:12 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 09:11 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney tips it home | 19-20 |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:17 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Clifford (PF) Michael Perryman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire makes the floater from the left side set up by Christopher Johnson and he's hacked by Bernard Crim - foul #1 on Bernard Crim, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Bill Maguire - foul #1 on Bill Maguire, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley (SG) George Rodrigue | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew (SG), Trent Hunter (SF), Mike Gebhart (C) Buddy Rizzi, Bernard Crim, Keith Jung | |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:55 | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Clifford (fresh) C - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gary Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Matthew (fresh) SF - Trent Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Looney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Gebhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Richard Looney swats the layup by John Clifford | 22-22 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:23 | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:21 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:01 | UC Riverside | Barry Hargrove picks off the pass by Trent Hunter | 22-22 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | Richard Looney is called for the reach on Freddy Hoadley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Looney, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Michael Perryman (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Christopher Johnson, Freddy Hoadley, John Clifford, Barry Hargrove | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Joseph Green (SG), Dan Hardage (SF), Gerry Lujan (C) Gary Woodson, Steven Matthew, Richard Looney, Mike Gebhart | |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 06:35 | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage jams it set up by Joseph Green | 22-24 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire tips it home | 24-24 |
| 05:32 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage lays it in | 24-26 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:56 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman is hacked by Trent Hunter - foul #1 on Trent Hunter, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), Wade Madore (C) Gary Shinn, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG), Bernard Crim (SF), Keith Jung (PF), Mike Gebhart (C) Jeffery Glatt, Joseph Green, Dan Hardage, Trent Hunter, Gerry Lujan | |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Freddy Hoadley is blocked by Mike Gebhart | 25-26 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore hits the follow up shot | 27-26 |
| 04:02 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi is hacked by Michael Perryman - foul #1 on Michael Perryman, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski (PF) Michael Perryman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-26 |
| 03:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Barry Hargrove (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gary Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Buddy Rizzi (fresh) SF - Bernard Crim (fresh) PF - Keith Jung (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Gebhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 27-26 |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 03:06 | UC Riverside | Mike Gebhart misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-26 |
| 03:04 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung tips it home | 27-28 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Gary Woodson is called for the reach on Barry Hargrove in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Woodson, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG) Freddy Hoadley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG), Steven Matthew (SG), Richard Looney (PF), Gerry Lujan (C) Gary Woodson, Buddy Rizzi, Keith Jung, Mike Gebhart | |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Steven Matthew takes the ball from Dick Gottschalk in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Steven Matthew lays it up and in | 29-33 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dick Gottschalk | 32-33 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Wade Madore - foul #1 on Wade Madore, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley (SG), John Clifford (SF), Tony Hannum (C) Christopher Johnson, Barry Hargrove, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Trent Hunter (SF) Bernard Crim | |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Steven Matthew | 32-35 |
| 01:36 | UC Riverside | Gerry Lujan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 01:35 | UC Irvine | John Clifford gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum is fouled in the backcourt by Gerry Lujan - foul #1 on Gerry Lujan, team foul #9 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire (SF) Robert Czernovski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Woodson (PG), Buddy Rizzi (SG), Dan Hardage (SF), Mike Gebhart (C) Jeffery Glatt, Steven Matthew, Trent Hunter, Gerry Lujan | |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:24 | UC Riverside | Richard Looney misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 01:23 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Wade Madore (C) Dick Gottschalk, Bill Maguire, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Green (PG), Trent Hunter (PF), Keith Jung (C) Gary Woodson, Richard Looney, Mike Gebhart | |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | Buddy Rizzi drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Green | 34-40 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Bill Maguire (SF) Gary Shinn, Freddy Hoadley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffery Glatt (PG) Joseph Green | |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | Keith Jung misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Clifford | 34-40 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire scores on a shot from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Dan Hardage can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-40 |