| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Lipson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Merrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 19:09 | UC Riverside | Francis Lipson snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curtis Tague (C) Francis Lipson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Hudson | 31-29 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Justin Siu is hacked by Steven Hudson - foul #2 on Steven Hudson, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Leon Witherspoon (SG), Jonathan Shaw (SF), David Kaiser (C) Robert Walker, Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron, James Norwood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes (SF), Mark Roy (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Hayes | 31-32 |
| 17:55 | UC Riverside | Curtis Tague connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Kempton | 33-32 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 17:26 | UC Riverside | Thomas Hayes denies the turnaround by Thomas Kempton | 33-34 |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | Curtis Tague can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Ayers | 33-34 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas is hacked by Curtis Tague - foul #1 on Curtis Tague, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson (SG), Francis Lipson (C) Thomas Kempton, Curtis Tague | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Willis Arviso (SG), Justin Siu (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF) Karl Edwards, Herbert Thomas, Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Francis Lipson - foul #1 on Francis Lipson, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Joe Henderson (SF), James Norwood (PF) Leon Witherspoon, Jonathan Shaw, David Kaiser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:45 | UC Riverside | Francis Lipson buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Walker and he's fouled by Mark Roy - foul #3 on Mark Roy, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Merrill (C) Mark Roy | |
| 16:45 | UC Riverside | Francis Lipson makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Justin Siu double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich (C) Francis Lipson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:35 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson is called for traveling | 36-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron (SF) Joe Henderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Robert Walker picks off the pass by Willis Arviso | 36-36 |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker lays it in | 38-36 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 38-36 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Hudson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Norwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Minnich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Siu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Merrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Steven Hudson and he's hacked by Joseph Cannon - foul #2 on Joseph Cannon, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Leon Witherspoon (SG), Jonathan Shaw (SF), David Kaiser (PF) Robert Walker, Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron, James Norwood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Kevin Pepin (SF), Thomas Hayes (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Willis Arviso, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| 15:42 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Hatchett | 40-40 |
| 15:26 | UC Riverside | David Kaiser clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:24 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon tips it in | 42-40 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kempton - foul #2 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curtis Tague (PF), Francis Lipson (C) David Kaiser, Alton Minnich | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Mark Roy (PF) James Hatchett, Kevin Pepin | |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards is fouled on the floor by Leon Witherspoon - foul #2 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes lays it up and in | 42-42 |
| 14:37 | UC Riverside | Curtis Tague connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Leon Witherspoon | 44-42 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Thomas Kempton is called for the reach on Karl Edwards - foul #3 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Steven Hudson (SG), Joe Henderson (SF), James Norwood (PF), David Kaiser (C) Thomas Kempton, Leon Witherspoon, Jonathan Shaw, Curtis Tague, Francis Lipson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Merrill (C) Donald Ayers | |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:04 | UC Riverside | James Norwood grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:46 | UC Riverside | James Norwood makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Herbert Thomas - foul #2 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron (SF) Joe Henderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Willis Arviso (SG), Justin Siu (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF) Karl Edwards, Herbert Thomas, Thomas Hayes, Mark Roy | |
| 13:46 | UC Riverside | James Norwood makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 13:32 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 13:21 | UC Riverside | James Norwood buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Hudson | 50-42 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Joe Henderson (PF) Robert Walker, James Norwood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Wilkinson (C) Steven Merrill | |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | David Kaiser misses long on a floater in the paint | 50-44 |
| 12:58 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Joe Henderson - foul #2 on Joe Henderson, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (SG), Curtis Tague (PF), Alton Minnich (C) Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron, David Kaiser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin (SF), Donald Ayers (C) Justin Siu, Paul Wilkinson | |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 50-46 |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | James Hatchett pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Witherspoon - foul #3 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Jonathan Shaw (SF), Francis Lipson (C) Thomas Kempton, Joe Henderson, Alton Minnich | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Herbert Thomas (SG), Thomas Hayes (PF) James Hatchett, Willis Arviso, Joseph Cannon | |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:47 | UC Riverside | Herbert Thomas picks off the pass by Jonathan Shaw | 50-48 |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | Francis Lipson pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leon Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Tague (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Francis Lipson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Pepin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw is whistled for a carry | 50-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson (SG), James Norwood (PF) Leon Witherspoon, Curtis Tague | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Siu (SF), Mark Roy (PF), Steven Merrill (C) Kevin Pepin, Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | James Norwood pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:49 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson is hacked by Herbert Thomas - foul #3 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Earl Cameron (SF), David Kaiser (C) Robert Walker, Jonathan Shaw, Francis Lipson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG) Herbert Thomas | |
| 10:41 | UC Riverside | David Kaiser comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 50-48 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Mark Roy gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Earl Cameron steals it from Justin Siu in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 10:18 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron is hacked by Karl Edwards - foul #1 on Karl Edwards, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (SG), Alton Minnich (C) Steven Hudson, James Norwood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (SG), Thomas Hayes (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF) Karl Edwards, Justin Siu, Steven Merrill | |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Roy - foul #4 on Mark Roy, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Joe Henderson (SF), James Norwood (PF) Thomas Kempton, Earl Cameron, David Kaiser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Donald Ayers (C) Willis Arviso, Mark Roy | |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 09:45 | UC Riverside | Joe Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Joe Henderson knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on Thomas Hayes - foul #2 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Joe Henderson makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | James Hatchett makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 09:01 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 09:00 | UC Riverside | James Norwood hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | James Hatchett is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Witherspoon - foul #4 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson (SG), Curtis Tague (PF), Francis Lipson (C) Leon Witherspoon, James Norwood, Alton Minnich | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Justin Siu (SF), Steven Merrill (C) Herbert Thomas, Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:55 | UC Riverside | Francis Lipson grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:36 | UC Riverside | Joe Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 08:35 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 08:20 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 08:18 | UC Riverside | Joe Henderson snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 08:07 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson is fouled on the floor by James Hatchett - foul #2 on James Hatchett, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Earl Cameron (SF), David Kaiser (PF) Robert Walker, Joe Henderson, Curtis Tague | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (SG) James Hatchett | |
| 08:07 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 07:54 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Francis Lipson | 57-51 |
| 07:31 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson is fouled on the floor by Steven Merrill - foul #2 on Steven Merrill, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Norwood (PF) Francis Lipson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Thomas Hayes (SF), Mark Roy (PF), Paul Wilkinson (C) Willis Arviso, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| 07:31 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Paul Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kempton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Hudson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - James Norwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David Kaiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Roy (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Kaiser - foul #1 on David Kaiser, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (SG), Jonathan Shaw (SF) Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (PG), Donald Ayers (C) Karl Edwards, Paul Wilkinson | |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:57 | UC Riverside | David Kaiser scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Leon Witherspoon and he's hacked by Mark Roy - foul #5 on Mark Roy, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Curtis Tague (C) Thomas Kempton, James Norwood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Kevin Pepin (SF) Willis Arviso, Mark Roy | |
| 06:57 | UC Riverside | David Kaiser makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 06:37 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Pepin | 60-56 |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | Curtis Tague comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 60-56 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:47 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Tague | 63-56 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 05:37 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 05:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-56 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Steven Hudson (SG), Earl Cameron (SF), James Norwood (PF), Alton Minnich (C) Robert Walker, Leon Witherspoon, Jonathan Shaw, David Kaiser, Curtis Tague | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Justin Siu (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF), Steven Merrill (C) James Hatchett, Kevin Pepin, Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon travels with the ball | 65-56 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Merrill | 65-56 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas travels in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG) Herbert Thomas | |
| 04:24 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 65-56 |
| 04:22 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich misses the tip | 65-56 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:08 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich is hacked by Steven Merrill - foul #3 on Steven Merrill, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| 04:08 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:08 | UC Riverside | Alton Minnich misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Cannon | 65-56 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon makes the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by James Norwood - foul #1 on James Norwood, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw (SG), Joe Henderson (SF), Francis Lipson (C) Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron, Alton Minnich | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:42 | UC Riverside | Francis Lipson drills a shot in the paint | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards's pass is intercepted by Thomas Kempton in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | James Norwood scores on a floater near the basket set up by Jonathan Shaw | 69-59 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kempton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Norwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Francis Lipson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hatchett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Siu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Cannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Merrill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill lays it in on a great pass from Justin Siu | 69-61 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | James Hatchett takes the ball from Joe Henderson | 69-61 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Steven Hudson (SG), Curtis Tague (PF) Thomas Kempton, Jonathan Shaw, James Norwood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Kevin Pepin (SF), Thomas Hayes (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Karl Edwards, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson is fouled on the floor by Donald Ayers - foul #1 on Donald Ayers, team foul #12 | 69-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron (SF), David Kaiser (C) Joe Henderson, Francis Lipson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Joseph Cannon (PF) James Hatchett, Kevin Pepin | |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Karl Edwards | 70-63 |
| 02:14 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), James Norwood (PF) Leon Witherspoon, David Kaiser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Siu (SF), Steven Merrill (C) Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron hits a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Walker | 72-63 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Francis Lipson (C) Curtis Tague | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Justin Siu - foul #1 on Justin Siu, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 74-63 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | James Norwood snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron misses long on a jumper from the right block | 74-63 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #14 | 74-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton (PG), Leon Witherspoon (SG), Jonathan Shaw (SF), Curtis Tague (PF), David Kaiser (C) Robert Walker, Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron, James Norwood, Francis Lipson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Willis Arviso (SG), Kevin Pepin (SF), Thomas Hayes (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Karl Edwards, Herbert Thomas, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton runs out the clock | 74-63 |