| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Ragan (fresh) SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) SF - James Craig (fresh) PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) C - Larry Newborn (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 | 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) | |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mack | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan's pass is intercepted by Richard Ford in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Willie Ragan takes the ball from Robert Sawyers | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | James Craig buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Willie Ragan and he's fouled by Robert Sawyers - foul #1 on Robert Sawyers, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | James Craig misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Ford and the foul's on Gerard Turner - foul #1 on Gerard Turner, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:25 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Brann - foul #1 on Charles Brann, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 18:25 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:25 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:09 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack makes the floater from close range set up by Charles Brann | 3-8 |
| 17:51 | UC Irvine | James Craig is denied on a layup by Charles Brann | 3-8 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 17:33 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerard Turner - foul #2 on Gerard Turner, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Raymond Squire (SG), Adam Nutt (SF), Lee Scott (PF), Eugene Burkart (C) Willie Ragan, Gerard Turner, James Craig, Theodore Everett, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Grier (PG), Joe Mahoney (SF), Jerry Green (PF), Ralph Nowacki (C) Aaron Scott, Richard Ford, Charles Brann, Robert Sawyers | |
| 17:33 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:33 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 17:31 | UC Irvine | John Grier is called for the reach on Robert Pereyra in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Grier, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG) Robert Mack | |
| 17:13 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart lays it up and in on a great pass from Lee Scott | 5-9 |
| 17:04 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Lalli - foul #1 on Nicholas Lalli, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett (PF) Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:30 | UC Riverside | John Grier is fouled on the floor by Lee Scott - foul #1 on Lee Scott, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn (C) Eugene Burkart | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG) Raymond Squire | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG), Carl Moss (SF), Robert Braun (C) Nicholas Lalli, John Grier, Jerry Green | |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Scott - foul #1 on Aaron Scott, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Ragan | 9-9 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Ragan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Aaron Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Mahoney (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Moss (fresh) PF - Ralph Nowacki (fresh) C - Robert Braun (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun misses the floater from the left side | 9-9 |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Lee Scott and he's fouled by Robert Braun - foul #1 on Robert Braun, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), James Craig (SF), Eugene Burkart (C) Robert Pereyra, Lee Scott, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Mack (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Charles Brann (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Joe Mahoney, Carl Moss, Ralph Nowacki, Robert Braun | |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:15 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:55 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:48 | UC Irvine | James Craig misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 14:46 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Charles Brann | 11-9 |
| 14:26 | UC Riverside | Raymond Squire is called for the reach on Robert Mack - foul #1 on Raymond Squire, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG), Adam Nutt (C) Willie Ragan, Theodore Everett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Grier (PG), Jerry Green (PF), Robert Braun (C) Aaron Scott, Charles Brann, Robert Sawyers | |
| 14:13 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-9 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | James Craig is fouled on the floor by Richard Ford - foul #1 on Richard Ford, team foul #7 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn (C) Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Ralph Nowacki (C) Robert Mack, Robert Braun | |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | James Craig makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | James Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:39 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Burkart - foul #1 on Eugene Burkart, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (SG), Lee Scott (SF) Raymond Squire, James Craig | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 13:39 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:39 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Ostenberg | 15-10 |
| 13:04 | UC Riverside | John Grier's floater is knocked away by Eugene Burkart | 15-10 |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Ostenberg | 18-10 |
| 12:26 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford hits a jumper from the baseline set up by John Grier | 18-12 |
| 12:05 | UC Irvine | John Grier picks off the pass by Lee Scott | 18-12 |
| 12:01 | UC Riverside | John Grier lays it up and in | 18-14 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Grier | 18-14 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Ostenberg (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Pereyra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Burkart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Nicholas Lalli (fairly fresh) SG - John Grier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ralph Nowacki (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:46 | UC Riverside | Gregory Ostenberg steps in front of the Nicholas Lalli pass in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 11:31 | UC Irvine | Jerry Green swats the layup by Gregory Ostenberg | 18-14 |
| 11:29 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Ostenberg - foul #1 on Gregory Ostenberg, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Raymond Squire (SG), James Craig (SF), Theodore Everett (PF), Adam Nutt (C) Gregory Ostenberg, Robert Pereyra, Lee Scott, Eugene Burkart, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG), Robert Mack (SG), Joe Mahoney (SF), Charles Brann (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Nicholas Lalli, John Grier, Richard Ford, Jerry Green, Ralph Nowacki | |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | Raymond Squire steps in front of the Robert Sawyers pass | 18-14 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Raymond Squire | 20-14 |
| 10:28 | UC Riverside | Raymond Squire takes the ball from Joe Mahoney | 20-14 |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 20-14 |
| 10:08 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:44 | UC Riverside | Charles Brann comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 09:42 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:29 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:20 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Everett | 22-14 |
| 09:01 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers misses short on a shot in the paint | 22-14 |
| 08:59 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG), Robert Pereyra (SG), Herman Gascon (SF), Lee Scott (PF), Larry Newborn (C) Willie Ragan, Raymond Squire, James Craig, Theodore Everett, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Moss (SF), Ralph Nowacki (PF), Robert Braun (C) Joe Mahoney, Charles Brann, Robert Sawyers | |
| 08:38 | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki misses badly on a runner from the left block | 22-14 |
| 08:36 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun grabs the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:19 | UC Riverside | Gregory Ostenberg steals the ball from Robert Mack | 22-14 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg lays it up and in | 24-14 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Robert Mack is blocked by Larry Newborn | 24-14 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 07:50 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg clanks a jumper from the left side | 24-14 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Ostenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Pereyra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herman Gascon (fresh) PF - Lee Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Aaron Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Mack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Moss (fresh) PF - Ralph Nowacki (fresh) C - Robert Braun (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Ralph Nowacki is called for the reach on Herman Gascon - foul #1 on Ralph Nowacki, team foul #8 | 24-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Theodore Everett (PF) Gregory Ostenberg, Lee Scott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), John Grier (SG), Richard Ford (SF) Aaron Scott, Robert Mack, Carl Moss | |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:22 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Richard Ford | 26-16 |
| 07:08 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra loses the dribble to Ralph Nowacki | 26-16 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by John Grier is denied by Larry Newborn | 26-16 |
| 06:45 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun gets the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | Theodore Everett is called for the reach on John Grier - foul #1 on Theodore Everett, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG), Raymond Squire (SG), Adam Nutt (SF), Eugene Burkart (C) Willie Ragan, Robert Pereyra, Herman Gascon, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney (SG), Jerry Green (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Nicholas Lalli, Ralph Nowacki, Robert Braun | |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | John Grier makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | John Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt tips it home | 28-18 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | John Grier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Eugene Burkart - foul #2 on Eugene Burkart, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Craig (SF), Lee Scott (PF) Theodore Everett, Eugene Burkart | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | John Grier makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | John Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG) John Grier | |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Scott | 28-22 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire is called for 10 seconds | 28-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Moss (SF), Charles Brann (PF) Richard Ford, Robert Sawyers | |
| 05:46 | UC Riverside | Gregory Ostenberg is called for the reach on Aaron Scott - foul #2 on Gregory Ostenberg, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG) Gregory Ostenberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:46 | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt lays it up and in on a great pass from Lee Scott | 30-22 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Moss | 30-25 |
| 05:06 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Adam Nutt, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon (SF), Theodore Everett (PF), Larry Newborn (C) James Craig, Lee Scott, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Robert Mack (SG), Ralph Nowacki (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Aaron Scott, Joe Mahoney, Charles Brann, Jerry Green | |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss misses the dunk but the foul's on Herman Gascon - foul #1 on Herman Gascon, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (SG) Raymond Squire | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Grier (SG) Robert Mack | |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Theodore Everett is denied by Robert Sawyers | 30-27 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 04:01 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), Lee Scott (SF), Eugene Burkart (PF) Willie Ragan, Robert Pereyra, Herman Gascon, Theodore Everett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Robert Braun (C) Nicholas Lalli, Carl Moss, Robert Sawyers | |
| 03:45 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Ostenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) SF - Lee Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Burkart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Grier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Ford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Nowacki (fresh) C - Robert Braun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Grier | 30-30 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Ralph Nowacki steps in front of the Gregory Ostenberg pass in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 03:18 | UC Riverside | John Grier connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Mahoney | 30-33 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | John Grier steals the ball from Lee Scott | 30-33 |
| 02:43 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Robert Braun is blocked by Eugene Burkart | 30-33 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Lee Scott | 30-33 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford is hacked by Gregory Ostenberg - foul #3 on Gregory Ostenberg, team foul #12 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), James Craig (SF), Theodore Everett (PF) Gregory Ostenberg, Lee Scott, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Scott (PG), Robert Mack (SG), Charles Brann (PF), Jerry Green (C) John Grier, Joe Mahoney, Ralph Nowacki, Robert Braun | |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Aaron Scott - foul #2 on Aaron Scott, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG) Gerard Turner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Moss (SF) Richard Ford | |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Pereyra steps in front of the Charles Brann pass | 34-34 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra hits a jumpshot from the left side | 36-34 |
| 01:03 | UC Riverside | Robert Mack drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Carl Moss is called for the reach on James Craig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Moss, team foul #10 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), Adam Nutt (C) Robert Pereyra, Raymond Squire, Eugene Burkart | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Joe Mahoney (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Ralph Nowacki (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Aaron Scott, Robert Mack, Carl Moss, Charles Brann, Jerry Green | |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | James Craig makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | James Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Nowacki - foul #2 on Ralph Nowacki, team foul #11 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Scott (PF), Larry Newborn (C) James Craig, Theodore Everett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Ralph Nowacki knocks in the jumper near the basket | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-39 |