| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Nicholas Lalli (fresh) SG - Preston Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth McClinsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sawyers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Viera (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hassan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randall Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Forrest Yagi (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Viera steps in front of the Nicholas Lalli pass in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 19:53 | Utah State | Hassan Smith lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Viera | 29-37 |
| 19:33 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-37 |
| 19:32 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford tips it home | 31-37 |
| 19:19 | Utah State | Randall Hinton hits a wide open floater from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Viera | 31-39 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Forrest Yagi is called for the reach on Robert Sawyers - foul #1 on Forrest Yagi, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Erich Hager (PG), Joe Mahoney (SG), Robert Braun (PF), Robert Jeffries (C) Nicholas Lalli, Preston Arevalo, Kenneth McClinsey, Robert Sawyers | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Jones (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), John Helm (PF) Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen, Randall Hinton | |
| 18:49 | UC Riverside | Robert Jeffries is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Jeffries, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Moss (SF) Richard Ford | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Smith (SG), Timothy Hall (C) Jeffrey Viera, Forrest Yagi | |
| 18:47 | Utah State | John Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Erich Hager - foul #1 on Erich Hager, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 18:28 | Utah State | Richard Smith clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 18:27 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:21 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on John Helm - foul #2 on John Helm, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 18:21 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:21 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:00 | Utah State | John Helm buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 17:57 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss is hacked by John Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Johnson (PG), Preston Arevalo (SG), James Mills (SF), Robert Sawyers (C) Erich Hager, Carl Moss, Robert Braun, Robert Jeffries | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Graves (PG), Michael Hansen (SF), Larry Wood (PF), Forrest Yagi (C) John Jones, Louis Verdugo, John Helm, Timothy Hall | |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo's pass is intercepted by Michael Hansen | 33-42 |
| 17:22 | Utah State | Thomas Graves makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 33-44 |
| 17:19 | UC Riverside | Thomas Graves is called for the reach on Preston Arevalo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Graves, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Ford (SF), Kenneth McClinsey (PF) James Mills, Joe Mahoney | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG), Hassan Smith (SG), Randall Hinton (PF) Thomas Graves, Richard Smith, Michael Hansen | |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hansen (SF) Larry Wood | |
| 16:38 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth McClinsey | 33-44 |
| 16:37 | Utah State | Michael Hansen tips it but misses | 33-44 |
| 16:35 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 16:17 | UC Riverside | Kenneth McClinsey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 16:16 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:14 | Utah State | Richard Ford steals the ball from Jeffrey Viera in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 16:13 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Ford | 35-44 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Lalli - foul #1 on Nicholas Lalli, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney (SG), Carl Moss (SF), Robert Braun (PF), Robert Jeffries (C) Preston Arevalo, Richard Ford, Kenneth McClinsey, Robert Sawyers | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Jones (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), Timothy Hall (C) Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen, Forrest Yagi | |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Nicholas Lalli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Mahoney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Moss (fresh) PF - Robert Braun (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Jeffries (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Viera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Verdugo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Hinton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss is hacked by Louis Verdugo - foul #1 on Louis Verdugo, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Erich Hager (PG) Nicholas Lalli | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Graves (PG), John Helm (PF) Jeffrey Viera, Randall Hinton | |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hall picks off the pass by Erich Hager | 35-45 |
| 15:33 | Utah State | Thomas Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Erich Hager - foul #2 on Erich Hager, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Johnson (SG) Robert Jeffries | |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Wood (PF) Louis Verdugo | |
| 15:19 | Utah State | John Helm clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Erich Hager - foul #3 on Erich Hager, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kenneth McClinsey (PF) Erich Hager | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 15:19 | Utah State | John Helm makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:19 | Utah State | John Helm makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:17 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss is hacked by Timothy Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Hall, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers (C) Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Utah State | Forrest Yagi (C) John Helm | |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Kenneth McClinsey is called for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), James Mills (SF) James Johnson, Carl Moss | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Smith (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Randall Hinton (PF) John Jones, Timothy Hall, Larry Wood | |
| 14:40 | Utah State | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McClinsey - foul #2 on Kenneth McClinsey, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo (SG), Richard Ford (SF) Joe Mahoney, James Mills | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG) Thomas Graves | |
| 14:24 | Utah State | Randall Hinton knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Hansen | 35-49 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli drills a driving attempt from the left block | 37-49 |
| 13:57 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Erich Hager (PG), James Johnson (SG), James Mills (SF), Robert Braun (PF), Robert Jeffries (C) Nicholas Lalli, Preston Arevalo, Richard Ford, Kenneth McClinsey, Robert Sawyers | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Jones (PG), Hassan Smith (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), John Helm (PF) Jeffrey Viera, Richard Smith, Michael Hansen, Randall Hinton | |
| 13:42 | UC Riverside | James Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by John Helm | 37-49 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun can't tip it in | 37-49 |
| 13:38 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Hassan Smith | 37-49 |
| 13:19 | Utah State | John Helm comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 37-49 |
| 13:18 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | Robert Jeffries comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Louis Verdugo - foul #2 on Louis Verdugo, team foul #7 | 37-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Preston Arevalo (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Joe Mahoney (PF) Erich Hager, James Johnson, James Mills, Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Graves (PG), Larry Wood (PF), Timothy Hall (C) John Jones, John Helm, Forrest Yagi | |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | Robert Jeffries misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | Robert Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:39 | Utah State | Thomas Graves is fouled on the floor by Joe Mahoney - foul #3 on Joe Mahoney, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kenneth McClinsey (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Preston Arevalo, Robert Jeffries | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hansen (SF) Louis Verdugo | |
| 12:39 | Utah State | Thomas Graves makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:39 | Utah State | Thomas Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 12:21 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford hits the follow up shot | 40-50 |
| 12:11 | Utah State | Timothy Hall misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Lalli - foul #2 on Nicholas Lalli, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Erich Hager (PG), Carl Moss (SF), Robert Braun (C) Nicholas Lalli, Richard Ford, Robert Sawyers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Smith (SG), Randall Hinton (PF) Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen | |
| 12:11 | Utah State | Timothy Hall makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:11 | Utah State | Timothy Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:11 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 11:47 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 42-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Erich Hager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Mahoney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Carl Moss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth McClinsey (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Braun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Thomas Graves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Hinton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Utah State | Larry Wood misses long on a shot from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 11:24 | Utah State | Larry Wood can't tip it in | 42-51 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss hits the finger roll | 44-51 |
| 10:52 | Utah State | Thomas Graves misses the easy dunk attempt | 44-51 |
| 10:50 | Utah State | Randall Hinton tips it home | 44-53 |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 10:26 | Utah State | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 10:18 | Utah State | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 10:17 | Utah State | Randall Hinton grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 09:53 | Utah State | Carl Moss blocks the short jumper by Randall Hinton | 44-53 |
| 09:52 | Utah State | Randall Hinton can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 09:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Braun snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 09:45 | UC Riverside | Erich Hager drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Mahoney | 47-53 |
| 09:41 | Utah State | Thomas Graves is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Johnson (PG), Preston Arevalo (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Robert Jeffries (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Erich Hager, Joe Mahoney, Carl Moss, Kenneth McClinsey, Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG), John Jones (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), John Helm (PF), Forrest Yagi (C) Thomas Graves, Richard Smith, Larry Wood, Randall Hinton, Timothy Hall | |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | John Helm denies the turnaround by Richard Ford | 47-53 |
| 09:32 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 09:22 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera is called for 10 seconds | 49-53 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-53 |
| 09:00 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 08:54 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 08:52 | UC Riverside | Robert Jeffries grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Joe Mahoney (PF) James Johnson, Robert Jeffries | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hansen (SF) Louis Verdugo | |
| 08:30 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 08:29 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Richard Ford | 49-53 |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Lalli and he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Hassan Smith (SG) John Jones | |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hansen | 52-56 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 07:38 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Nicholas Lalli (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Arevalo (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joe Mahoney (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Sawyers (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Viera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hassan Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Helm (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Forrest Yagi (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Utah State | Michael Hansen throws it down on a nice dish by Jeffrey Viera | 52-58 |
| 07:06 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Lalli | 55-58 |
| 06:50 | Utah State | Hassan Smith is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| 06:50 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Johnson (PG), James Mills (SF), Robert Jeffries (C) Nicholas Lalli, Richard Ford, Robert Sawyers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Graves (PG), John Jones (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), Randall Hinton (PF) Jeffrey Viera, Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen, John Helm | |
| 06:26 | UC Riverside | James Mills misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 06:24 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:11 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Jeffries - foul #2 on Robert Jeffries, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Moss (SF), Kenneth McClinsey (PF) Preston Arevalo, James Mills | |
| Subs | Utah State | Hassan Smith (SG) Thomas Graves | |
| 06:11 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:11 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:08 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney is hacked by Hassan Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hassan Smith, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 06:08 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:08 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:56 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Jones and the foul's on Carl Moss - foul #1 on Carl Moss, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Braun (C) Robert Jeffries | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Smith (SG) Hassan Smith | |
| 05:56 | Utah State | Louis Verdugo misses the free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | Kenneth McClinsey snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | James Johnson is hacked by Forrest Yagi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Forrest Yagi, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Kenneth McClinsey gets the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:35 | UC Riverside | Joe Mahoney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 05:33 | Utah State | Randall Hinton pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:12 | Utah State | Randall Hinton makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Jones and the foul's on Robert Braun - foul #3 on Robert Braun, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Erich Hager (SG), James Mills (SF), Robert Sawyers (C) James Johnson, Joe Mahoney, Carl Moss, Kenneth McClinsey | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Graves (PG), Hassan Smith (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Timothy Hall (C) John Jones, Richard Smith, Louis Verdugo, Forrest Yagi | |
| 05:12 | Utah State | Randall Hinton makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 04:49 | Utah State | Thomas Graves is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Graves, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo (SG), Richard Ford (SF), Robert Jeffries (PF) Erich Hager, James Mills, Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Helm (PF) Randall Hinton | |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Ford | 60-65 |
| 04:16 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-65 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Jeffries gets the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo is hacked by Timothy Hall - foul #3 on Timothy Hall, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Erich Hager (PG), Kenneth McClinsey (PF), Robert Braun (C) Nicholas Lalli, Robert Jeffries, Robert Sawyers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera (PG), John Jones (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), Larry Wood (PF), Forrest Yagi (C) Thomas Graves, Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen, John Helm, Timothy Hall | |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 03:39 | Utah State | John Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-65 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Richard Ford | 61-65 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Erich Hager (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Preston Arevalo (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth McClinsey (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Braun (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jeffrey Viera (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Louis Verdugo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Forrest Yagi (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 03:09 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Arevalo | 61-65 |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford misses the runner in the lane | 61-65 |
| 02:46 | Utah State | John Jones grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Wood and he's hacked by Erich Hager - foul #4 on Erich Hager, team foul #12 | 61-67 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Johnson (PG), Joe Mahoney (SG), Carl Moss (SF), Robert Jeffries (PF), Robert Sawyers (C) Erich Hager, Preston Arevalo, Richard Ford, Kenneth McClinsey, Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Smith (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Randall Hinton (PF) John Jones, Louis Verdugo, Larry Wood | |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi misses the free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:29 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | Robert Jeffries misses the dunk | 61-67 |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 61-67 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss is hacked by Michael Hansen - foul #2 on Michael Hansen, team foul #13 | 61-67 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli (PG), Preston Arevalo (SG), Kenneth McClinsey (PF) James Johnson, Joe Mahoney, Robert Jeffries | |
| Subs | Utah State | Hassan Smith (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | Carl Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:32 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 01:31 | UC Riverside | Preston Arevalo grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 01:31 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Ford (SF) Carl Moss | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:29 | UC Riverside | Kenneth McClinsey's pass is intercepted by Forrest Yagi in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| 01:17 | Utah State | Forrest Yagi misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 63-67 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford connects on the open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Lalli | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Hansen | 65-69 |
| 00:26 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Nicholas Lalli is called for traveling | 65-69 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Jones (SG), Louis Verdugo (SF), Timothy Hall (PF) Hassan Smith, Michael Hansen, Randall Hinton | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Lalli - foul #3 on Nicholas Lalli, team foul #13 | 65-69 |
| 00:18 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:18 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Robert Sawyers gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Hassan Smith (SG), Michael Hansen (SF), Randall Hinton (PF) John Jones, Louis Verdugo, Timothy Hall | |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Kenneth McClinsey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:09 | Utah State | Hassan Smith gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Hassan Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Preston Arevalo - foul #3 on Preston Arevalo, team foul #14 | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Hassan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Hassan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 65-72 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Richard Ford makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Jeffrey Viera runs out the clock | 68-72 |