| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Fred Bosarge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Irvin Edmonds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Hollman (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Darrell Duff (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Nussbaum (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dial (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) PF - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Wadsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Fred Bosarge | 38-38 |
| 19:23 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by James Allen | 38-40 |
| 19:10 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 19:07 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson is hacked by Fred Bosarge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Bosarge, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (PG) Fred Bosarge | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:58 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial is fouled on the floor by Thomas Orcholski - foul #1 on Thomas Orcholski, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | Steven Hollman denies the turnaround by James Allen | 41-40 |
| 18:36 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:17 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Orcholski | 43-40 |
| 17:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 17:55 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 17:37 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski misses long on an open floater in the lane | 43-40 |
| 17:36 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:20 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 43-40 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Dennis Michael | 43-40 |
| 17:16 | Long Beach State | Irvin Edmonds is called for the reach on Richard Dial in the backcourt - foul #3 on Irvin Edmonds, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Johnny Baumann (SG), Kristopher Owen (PF), Santos Gutierrez (C) Thomas Orcholski, Irvin Edmonds, Darrell Duff, John Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russ Rich (SF), James Clark (PF) Dennis Michael, James Allen | |
| 16:55 | Long Beach State | James Clark misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Kristopher Owen - foul #2 on Kristopher Owen, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| 16:55 | Long Beach State | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:55 | Long Beach State | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:39 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial is hacked by Johnny Baumann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Baumann, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (SG) Johnny Baumann | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Russ Rich | 45-44 |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Richard Dial is called for the reach on Lee Pohlman - foul #2 on Richard Dial, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| 16:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Dotson takes the ball from Steven Hollman after a doubleteam | 45-44 |
| 15:59 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses the easy layup | 45-44 |
| 15:58 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen grabs the board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Pohlman (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Hollman (tiring) 15 pts. PF - Kristopher Owen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Santos Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Russ Rich (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen's pass is intercepted by Russ Rich | 45-44 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Clark | 45-46 |
| 15:02 | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman tips it in | 47-46 |
| 14:40 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial is whistled for a carry | 47-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG), Irvin Edmonds (SG), Jerome Williams (SF), Darrell Duff (PF), John Nussbaum (C) Lee Pohlman, Thomas Orcholski, Steven Hollman, Kristopher Owen, Santos Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder (PG), Dennis Michael (SF), James Allen (PF), Patrick Hartung (C) Robert Dotson, Richard Dial, James Clark, Roman Wadsworth | |
| 14:19 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Allen - foul #3 on James Allen, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 14:19 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:19 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 14:05 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 49-46 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | James Allen gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:01 | Long Beach State | James Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Duff - foul #3 on Darrell Duff, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | Irvin Edmonds is called for the reach on Dennis Michael - foul #4 on Irvin Edmonds, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann (SG), Jason Stewart (C) Irvin Edmonds, John Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:49 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:30 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 13:29 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Allen | 49-47 |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder is hacked by Fred Bosarge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Bosarge, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (PG) Fred Bosarge | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Dial (SG) Russ Rich | |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:27 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:16 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Johnnie Holder - foul #2 on Johnnie Holder, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson (PG), Russ Rich (SF) Johnnie Holder, Dennis Michael | |
| 13:16 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:16 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:53 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Jason Stewart snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 12:46 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Russ Rich - foul #2 on Russ Rich, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen (PF), John Nussbaum (C) Darrell Duff, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth (C) Patrick Hartung | |
| 12:46 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:46 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:29 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-47 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams misses long on a jumper from the right block | 53-49 |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | James Allen grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 11:53 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich loses the dribble to Jerome Williams | 53-49 |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerome Williams | 55-49 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Orcholski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Baumann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kristopher Owen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Nussbaum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Russ Rich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Roman Wadsworth (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-49 |
| 11:21 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 11:11 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 11:09 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 10:49 | Long Beach State | Kristopher Owen takes the ball from Roman Wadsworth | 55-49 |
| 10:30 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen misses the floater near the basket | 55-49 |
| 10:29 | Long Beach State | James Allen snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 10:14 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:45 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Johnny Baumann | 57-49 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Dotson | 57-52 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 57-52 |
| 08:56 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Roman Wadsworth | 57-52 |
| 08:40 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich misses the easy open layup | 57-52 |
| 08:38 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:24 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Orcholski | 60-52 |
| 08:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 07:49 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski's layup is rejected by Russ Rich | 60-54 |
| 07:47 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Orcholski (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Baumann (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kristopher Owen (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nussbaum (tiring) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dial (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Russ Rich (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Allen (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Roman Wadsworth (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen knocks in the shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson is called for 10 seconds | 62-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG), Irvin Edmonds (SG), Steven Hollman (SF), Darrell Duff (PF), Santos Gutierrez (C) Thomas Orcholski, Johnny Baumann, Jerome Williams, Kristopher Owen, John Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frederick Barlowe (PG), Johnnie Holder (SG), Dennis Michael (SF), James Clark (PF), Patrick Hartung (C) Robert Dotson, Richard Dial, Russ Rich, James Allen, Roman Wadsworth | |
| 07:07 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff is hacked by Frederick Barlowe - foul #1 on Frederick Barlowe, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Irvin Edmonds misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 06:45 | Long Beach State | James Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Irvin Edmonds - foul #5 on Irvin Edmonds, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (SG) Irvin Edmonds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:45 | Long Beach State | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:45 | Long Beach State | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:45 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:24 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 62-55 |
| 06:23 | Long Beach State | James Clark snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | Santos Gutierrez takes the ball from Patrick Hartung | 62-55 |
| 05:47 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Bosarge | 65-55 |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Barlowe | 65-57 |
| 05:26 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff is hacked by Frederick Barlowe - foul #2 on Frederick Barlowe, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Johnny Baumann (SG), Jason Stewart (C) Fred Bosarge, Thomas Orcholski, Santos Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Dial (SG) Frederick Barlowe | |
| 05:18 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 65-57 |
| 05:17 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hollman | 65-57 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Patrick Hartung denies the turnaround by Jason Stewart | 65-57 |
| 05:08 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:52 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Holder | 65-60 |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | Jason Stewart double dribbles | 65-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams (SG) Johnny Baumann | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Allen (PF), Roman Wadsworth (C) James Clark, Patrick Hartung | |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Lee Pohlman is called for the reach on Johnnie Holder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Pohlman, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 65-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG) Lee Pohlman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder's pass is intercepted by Jerome Williams in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 03:58 | UC Riverside | Jason Stewart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Hollman out of a doubleteam | 67-61 |
| 03:39 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Fred Bosarge (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Hollman (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Duff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Johnnie Holder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dial (tiring) 19 pts. SF - Dennis Michael (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Roman Wadsworth (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman is fouled on the floor by Dennis Michael - foul #1 on Dennis Michael, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez (PF), John Nussbaum (C) Darrell Duff, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson (PG), Russ Rich (SG) Richard Dial, Dennis Michael | |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Roman Wadsworth | 67-61 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder's floater is knocked away by John Nussbaum | 67-61 |
| 03:02 | Long Beach State | James Allen gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Fred Bosarge steals it from Robert Dotson | 67-61 |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Dotson steps in front of the Fred Bosarge pass in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Dotson | 67-63 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 02:40 | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:28 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Jerome Williams, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Johnny Baumann (SG), Darrell Duff (PF), Kristopher Owen (C) Fred Bosarge, Jerome Williams, Santos Gutierrez, John Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frederick Barlowe (PG), Patrick Hartung (C) Johnnie Holder, Roman Wadsworth | |
| 02:08 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Dotson | 67-65 |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Santos Gutierrez (C) Darrell Duff | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder (SF), James Clark (PF) Frederick Barlowe, James Allen | |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Steven Hollman, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge (PG), Thomas Orcholski (SG), Darrell Duff (PF), John Nussbaum (C) Lee Pohlman, Johnny Baumann, Kristopher Owen, Santos Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Dial (SG), Dennis Michael (SF), James Allen (PF), Roman Wadsworth (C) Russ Rich, Johnnie Holder, James Clark, Patrick Hartung | |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Orcholski - foul #2 on Thomas Orcholski, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:32 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Nussbaum | 67-66 |
| 01:19 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steven Hollman | 69-66 |
| 01:00 | Long Beach State | James Allen drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Michael | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Richard Dial steals it from Thomas Orcholski | 69-68 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Dotson | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | The jumper by Darrell Duff is denied by Roman Wadsworth | 69-70 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Fred Bosarge misses the tip | 69-70 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Fred Bosarge is called for the reach on Roman Wadsworth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Bosarge, team foul #14 | 69-70 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann (SG) Fred Bosarge | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Orcholski - foul #3 on Thomas Orcholski, team foul #15 | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | John Nussbaum is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Orcholski (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Baumann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Steven Hollman (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Nussbaum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Roman Wadsworth (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | James Allen wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses long on an open floater in the lane | 71-71 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 71-71 |
| 04:19 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Allen | 71-71 |
| 03:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roman Wadsworth | 71-73 |
| 03:38 | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 71-73 |
| 03:36 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff tips it back up and in | 73-73 |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 73-73 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann is fouled on the floor by Roman Wadsworth - foul #3 on Roman Wadsworth, team foul #8 | 73-73 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG), Jerome Williams (SF), Kristopher Owen (PF), Santos Gutierrez (C) Thomas Orcholski, Steven Hollman, Darrell Duff, John Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russ Rich (SF), James Clark (PF), Patrick Hartung (C) Dennis Michael, James Allen, Roman Wadsworth | |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | Patrick Hartung grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Santos Gutierrez - foul #1 on Santos Gutierrez, team foul #16 | 73-73 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:38 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen misses the shot from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | James Clark grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff (PF) Santos Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF), James Allen (PF) Russ Rich, James Clark | |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Patrick Hartung lays it in and he's fouled by Johnny Baumann - foul #4 on Johnny Baumann, team foul #17 | 73-76 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Patrick Hartung misses the free throw | 73-76 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| 01:57 | UC Riverside | Kristopher Owen comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 73-76 |
| 01:56 | UC Riverside | Jerome Williams tips it in | 75-76 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Michael | 75-79 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Orcholski (PG), Steven Hollman (SF), John Nussbaum (C) Lee Pohlman, Jerome Williams, Kristopher Owen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth (C) Patrick Hartung | |
| 01:13 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-79 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | James Allen gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing | 75-81 |
| 01:06 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | The jumper by Thomas Orcholski is denied by Roman Wadsworth | 75-81 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman grabs the offensive rebound | 75-81 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Orcholski (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Baumann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Steven Hollman (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Duff (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - John Nussbaum (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dial (fresh) 25 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Roman Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann loses the ball out of bounds | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson is hacked by Thomas Orcholski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Orcholski, team foul #18 | 75-81 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russ Rich (SF) Dennis Michael | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:45 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff pulls down the rebound | 75-82 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Darrell Duff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 75-82 |
| 00:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson gets the rebound | 75-82 |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Thomas Orcholski is called for the reach on Robert Dotson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Orcholski, team foul #19 | 75-82 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Pohlman (PG) Thomas Orcholski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-83 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF) Russ Rich | |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-83 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to John Nussbaum | 75-83 |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 75-83 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | James Allen grabs the board | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | James Allen is hacked by Lee Pohlman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Pohlman, team foul #20 | 75-83 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russ Rich (SF) Dennis Michael | |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman gets the rebound | 75-84 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-84 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Steven Hollman is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 75-84 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial is hacked by Lee Pohlman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Pohlman, team foul #21 | 75-84 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Johnny Baumann hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 75-86 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth snags the defensive board | 75-86 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson runs out the clock | 75-86 |