| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Moffit (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mendiola (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Terrence Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dragan Splonskowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Travis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Mendiola inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 19:43 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Donald Travis | 35-31 |
| 19:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Herman Kelly | 38-31 |
| 19:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski is hacked by Timothy Hall - foul #2 on Timothy Hall, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland (SF), George Williams (PF) Kenneth Mendiola, Fred Griffin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis (PG), David Espino (C) Terrence Hillman, Donald Travis | |
| 18:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Willis | 38-34 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | George Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Herman Kelly | 40-34 |
| 18:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 40-34 |
| 18:23 | Long Beach State | Timothy Hall pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dragan Splonskowski - foul #1 on Dragan Splonskowski, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jackson Schiff (SG), Leslie Williams (SF), Ali Williams (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Paul Moffit, Herman Kelly, George Williams, Timothy Hall | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch (SG), David Botts (SF), Roger Bilger (C) Dragan Splonskowski, Michael Smith, Thomas Davis | |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Jackson Schiff steps in front of the Royce Rausch pass in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 17:59 | Long Beach State | Jackson Schiff hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robbie Roland | 45-34 |
| 17:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch misses the jump hook from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robbie Roland | 45-34 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland travels with the ball | 45-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Howze (SG), Kenneth Mendiola (SF), Fred Griffin (PF), George Williams (C) Robbie Roland, Leslie Williams, Ali Williams, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (PG), Clay Richards (SG), Donald Travis (C) David Willis, Royce Rausch, David Espino | |
| 16:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Terrence Hillman | 45-36 |
| 16:54 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze is hacked by Clay Richards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clay Richards, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit (PG) Jackson Schiff | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith (SF), Thomas Davis (PF) David Botts, Roger Bilger | |
| 16:34 | Long Beach State | George Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald Travis - foul #1 on Donald Travis, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ali Williams (PF), Timothy Hall (C) Fred Griffin, George Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 16:11 | Long Beach State | Ali Williams is hacked by Donald Travis - foul #2 on Donald Travis, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly (SG) Richard Howze | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley (PG), Dragan Splonskowski (SG) Terrence Hillman, Clay Richards | |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 15:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis grabs the board | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Moffit (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Kelly (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Mendiola (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ali Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Frank Swilley (fresh) SG - Dragan Splonskowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Travis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dragan Splonskowski, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jackson Schiff (PG), Leslie Williams (SF), Fred Griffin (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Paul Moffit, Kenneth Mendiola, Ali Williams, Timothy Hall | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch (SF), Roger Bilger (PF), David Botts (C) Michael Smith, Thomas Davis, Donald Travis | |
| 15:02 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 14:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Roger Bilger | 48-38 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Leslie Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | Leslie Williams snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Frank Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit (PG), Richard Howze (SG), Robbie Roland (SF), George Williams (PF), Timothy Hall (C) Jackson Schiff, Herman Kelly, Leslie Williams, Fred Griffin, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (PG), Clay Richards (SG), David Willis (SF), David Espino (PF), Donald Travis (C) Frank Swilley, Dragan Splonskowski, Royce Rausch, Roger Bilger, David Botts | |
| 14:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman loses the dribble to Richard Howze in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 13:58 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Timothy Hall hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 13:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis is hacked by Timothy Hall - foul #3 on Timothy Hall, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ali Williams (PF) George Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith (SF), Thomas Davis (PF) Clay Richards, David Espino | |
| 13:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-38 |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Timothy Hall is hacked by Donald Travis - foul #3 on Donald Travis, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly (SG), Kenneth Mendiola (SF) Richard Howze, Robbie Roland | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch (SG), David Espino (C) David Willis, Donald Travis | |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Mendiola scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Herman Kelly | 53-38 |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Terrence Hillman | 53-41 |
| 12:46 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly is hacked by Royce Rausch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Royce Rausch, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Williams (C) Timothy Hall | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski (SG), Roger Bilger (C) Royce Rausch, David Espino | |
| 12:46 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 12:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith clanks a shot from the left side | 53-41 |
| 12:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 12:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Moffit steals it from Terrence Hillman | 53-41 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Roger Bilger steals the ball from Paul Moffit | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Moffit (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herman Kelly (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Mendiola (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Ali Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Terrence Hillman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dragan Splonskowski (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Bilger (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Moffit picks off the pass by Michael Smith | 53-41 |
| 11:20 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Moffit | 55-41 |
| 11:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Terrence Hillman | 55-44 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 10:37 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 55-44 |
| 10:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 10:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski grabs the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Roger Bilger | 55-46 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Dragan Splonskowski steals the ball from Kenneth Mendiola | 55-46 |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski banks in the layup | 55-48 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland (PG), Jackson Schiff (SG), Leslie Williams (SF), Fred Griffin (PF), Timothy Hall (C) Paul Moffit, Herman Kelly, Kenneth Mendiola, Ali Williams, George Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis (PG), Royce Rausch (SG), David Botts (SF), David Espino (PF), Donald Travis (C) Terrence Hillman, Dragan Splonskowski, Michael Smith, Thomas Davis, Roger Bilger | |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Fred Griffin misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane | 55-48 |
| 09:28 | UC Santa Barbara | David Espino pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards (SG) Donald Travis | |
| 08:44 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 08:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Royce Rausch snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 08:32 | UC Santa Barbara | David Botts can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-48 |
| 08:31 | UC Santa Barbara | David Espino hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | Timothy Hall banks in the layup on a great pass from Fred Griffin and he's fouled by David Botts - foul #1 on David Botts, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit (PG), Richard Howze (SG), Frank Johnson (PF) Jackson Schiff, Leslie Williams, Fred Griffin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Donald Travis (C) David Willis, Clay Richards, David Botts | |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | Timothy Hall makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 07:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 07:41 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 07:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Moffit (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Howze (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robbie Roland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Johnson (fresh) C - Timothy Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Frank Swilley (fresh) SG - Royce Rausch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Espino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Travis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Johnson takes the ball from Donald Travis | 58-52 |
| 07:04 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 07:03 | UC Santa Barbara | David Espino gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Moffit - foul #1 on Paul Moffit, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly (SG), Kenneth Mendiola (SF), Fred Griffin (PF) Richard Howze, Robbie Roland, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis (PG), Clay Richards (SG), Roger Bilger (PF) Frank Swilley, Royce Rausch, David Espino | |
| 06:51 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Timothy Hall clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 06:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 06:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards lays it in set up by David Willis | 58-57 |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | David Willis steals it from Herman Kelly in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 05:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Fred Griffin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Moffit | 60-59 |
| 05:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Clay Richards misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 05:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Willis and the foul's on Fred Griffin - foul #1 on Fred Griffin, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jackson Schiff (PG), Richard Howze (SG), Leslie Williams (SF), Ali Williams (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Paul Moffit, Herman Kelly, Kenneth Mendiola, Fred Griffin, Timothy Hall | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (PG), Dragan Splonskowski (SG), David Botts (SF), Thomas Davis (PF) David Willis, Clay Richards, Michael Smith, Donald Travis | |
| 04:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Bilger makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Leslie Williams misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Terrence Hillman - foul #3 on Terrence Hillman, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley (PG), Royce Rausch (SF) Terrence Hillman, Roger Bilger | |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Leslie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Leslie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Royce Rausch | 62-65 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze is hacked by David Botts in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Botts, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Williams (C) Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Espino (C) Royce Rausch | |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 04:13 | Long Beach State | George Williams gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:59 | Long Beach State | Ali Williams is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 03:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Swilley grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 03:51 | UC Santa Barbara | David Botts makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by David Espino | 64-67 |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | George Williams hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jackson Schiff | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Howze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackson Schiff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ali Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Frank Swilley (fairly fresh) SG - Dragan Splonskowski (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Botts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Espino (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Howze takes the ball from Frank Swilley in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 02:57 | Long Beach State | Leslie Williams misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 02:56 | Long Beach State | Jackson Schiff hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 02:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 02:50 | Long Beach State | George Williams grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Dragan Splonskowski is called for the reach on Richard Howze in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dragan Splonskowski, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly (SG), Robbie Roland (SF), Fred Griffin (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Jackson Schiff, Leslie Williams, Ali Williams, George Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman (PG), Royce Rausch (SF), Donald Travis (C) Frank Swilley, David Botts, David Espino | |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Richard Howze makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Johnson - foul #3 on Frank Johnson, team foul #5 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit (PG) Richard Howze | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis (SF), Roger Bilger (C) Dragan Splonskowski, Donald Travis | |
| 02:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit is hacked by Terrence Hillman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terrence Hillman, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman is whistled for a carry | 71-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Hall (C) Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis (C) Thomas Davis | |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by David Willis - foul #2 on David Willis, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Mendiola (SF) Robbie Roland | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Thomas Davis (PF) Royce Rausch, David Willis, Roger Bilger | |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Mendiola - foul #2 on Kenneth Mendiola, team foul #6 | 72-68 |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Travis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 01:47 | Long Beach State | Fred Griffin snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 01:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 01:37 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis blows the layup but he's hacked by Fred Griffin - foul #2 on Fred Griffin, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fred Griffin | 75-70 |
| 00:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Dragan Splonskowski | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Fred Griffin misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Moffit steals it from Michael Smith in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly is fouled on the floor by Donald Travis - foul #4 on Donald Travis, team foul #14 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland (SF), George Williams (PF) Kenneth Mendiola, Fred Griffin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Herman Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski gets the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Terrence Hillman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland is hacked by Terrence Hillman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terrence Hillman, team foul #15 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis (PG) Terrence Hillman | |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-72 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Davis pulls down the rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski is fouled in the backcourt by George Williams - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #8 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Mendiola (SF), Fred Griffin (PF) Robbie Roland, George Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Dragan Splonskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit is fouled in the backcourt by Dragan Splonskowski - foul #4 on Dragan Splonskowski, team foul #16 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robbie Roland (SF), George Williams (PF) Kenneth Mendiola, Fred Griffin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Paul Moffit makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | David Willis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-74 |