| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Andrew Maldanado (fresh) SG - Stefan Russo (fresh) SF - Charles Messer (fresh) PF - Jerry Pitt (fresh) C - Gregory Tedesco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lawrence Ellis (fresh) SG - Clarence Woodall (fresh) SF - Justin Wayt (fresh) PF - David Shaw (fresh) C - Mark Cherry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Clarence Woodall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Pitt | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt makes the jump hook from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Jerry Pitt clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Long Beach State | Clarence Woodall picks off the pass by Stefan Russo | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Woodall | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Pitt | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Clarence Woodall misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | Long Beach State | Jerry Pitt snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo blows the layup | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Long Beach State | Charles Messer tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Clarence Woodall tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Lawrence Ellis picks off the pass by Charles Messer in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 16:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry misses the easy layup | 7-6 |
| 16:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Long Beach State | Jerry Pitt drills a jumper in the paint and the foul's on David Shaw - foul #1 on David Shaw, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joshua Laster (PG), Joseph Riggs (SG), Willie Stewart (SF), Richard Wetherby (C) Andrew Maldanado, Stefan Russo, Charles Messer, Gregory Tedesco | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson (PG), Richard Brownlee (SG), Kevin Manhart (SF), Eddie Nelson (PF), Jamey Breuer (C) Lawrence Ellis, Clarence Woodall, Justin Wayt, David Shaw, Mark Cherry | |
| 16:16 | Long Beach State | Jerry Pitt makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Laster - foul #1 on Joshua Laster, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Barrington (PF) Jerry Pitt | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joshua Laster (fresh) SG - Joseph Riggs (fresh) SF - Willie Stewart (fresh) PF - Richard Barrington (fresh) C - Richard Wetherby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Donald Masson (fresh) SG - Richard Brownlee (fresh) SF - Kevin Manhart (fresh) PF - Eddie Nelson (fresh) C - Jamey Breuer (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | Willie Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Joseph Riggs is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Laster | 12-8 |
| 15:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | Richard Barrington is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 12-8 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Jamey Breuer gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | Richard Wetherby grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | Willie Stewart travels with the ball | 12-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Stefan Russo (SG), Charles Messer (SF), Jerry Pitt (PF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Joshua Laster, Joseph Riggs, Willie Stewart, Richard Barrington, Richard Wetherby | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis (PG), Clarence Woodall (SG), Joshua Lieb (SF), David Shaw (PF), Allan Gagne (C) Donald Masson, Richard Brownlee, Kevin Manhart, Eddie Nelson, Jamey Breuer | |
| 14:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis buries a jump hook near the basket | 12-10 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Charles Messer is fouled on the floor by Joshua Lieb - foul #1 on Joshua Lieb, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Willie Stewart (PF) Jerry Pitt | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt (SF) David Shaw | |
| 13:42 | Long Beach State | Joshua Lieb is called for the reach on Stefan Russo - foul #2 on Joshua Lieb, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado (PG) Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw (PF), Mark Cherry (C) Joshua Lieb, Allan Gagne | |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Charles Messer gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Clarence Woodall - foul #1 on Clarence Woodall, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo (SG), Jerry Pitt (PF), Richard Wetherby (C) Paul Judkins, Charles Messer, Gregory Tedesco | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart (SG), Eddie Nelson (PF) Clarence Woodall, David Shaw | |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 12:50 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 12-10 |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 12:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:29 | Long Beach State | Willie Stewart pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:09 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 12:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 12:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt misses the easy open layup | 12-10 |
| 12:01 | Long Beach State | Richard Wetherby pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:57 | Long Beach State | Willie Stewart misses the lay-in | 12-10 |
| 11:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt grabs the board | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Andrew Maldanado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Stewart (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Pitt (tiring) 3 pts. C - Richard Wetherby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lawrence Ellis (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Manhart (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Wayt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Mark Cherry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson lays it in set up by Lawrence Ellis | 12-12 |
| 11:37 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo is hacked by Kevin Manhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Manhart, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Joshua Laster (SG), Joseph Riggs (SF), Richard Barrington (PF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Andrew Maldanado, Stefan Russo, Willie Stewart, Jerry Pitt, Richard Wetherby | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson (PG), Richard Brownlee (SG), David Shaw (PF), Allan Gagne (C) Lawrence Ellis, Kevin Manhart, Justin Wayt, Mark Cherry | |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | Joseph Riggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Riggs - foul #1 on Joseph Riggs, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt (SF), Jamey Breuer (PF) Eddie Nelson, David Shaw | |
| 11:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Allan Gagne | 12-14 |
| 11:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Riggs is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Masson - foul #1 on Donald Masson, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Messer (SF) Joseph Riggs | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Richard Barrington grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco's floater is tipped away by Justin Wayt | 12-14 |
| 10:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo (SG), Jerry Pitt (PF), Richard Wetherby (C) Joshua Laster, Richard Barrington, Gregory Tedesco | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clarence Woodall (SG), Kevin Manhart (SF), David Shaw (PF), Mark Cherry (C) Donald Masson, Justin Wayt, Jamey Breuer, Allan Gagne | |
| 10:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins misses badly on a shot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 10:00 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo tips it home | 14-14 |
| 09:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 09:18 | Long Beach State | Charles Messer can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 09:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 09:10 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw tips it home | 14-18 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | Charles Messer misses the jumper from the right side | 14-18 |
| 08:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Clarence Woodall snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:52 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw connects on the shot in the paint set up by Clarence Woodall and he's hacked by Jerry Pitt - foul #1 on Jerry Pitt, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado (PG), Joseph Riggs (SF), Willie Stewart (PF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Paul Judkins, Charles Messer, Jerry Pitt, Richard Wetherby | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis (PG), Eddie Nelson (SF) Richard Brownlee, Kevin Manhart | |
| 08:52 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:50 | Long Beach State | Eddie Nelson picks off the pass by Joseph Riggs in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 08:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson hits the finger roll | 14-23 |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Clarence Woodall is called for the reach on Andrew Maldanado in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Woodall, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joshua Laster (SF) Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson (SG) Clarence Woodall | |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Cherry pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Riggs - foul #2 on Joseph Riggs, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo (SG) Joseph Riggs | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-23 |
| 08:28 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joshua Laster | 15-23 |
| 08:25 | Long Beach State | Lawrence Ellis takes the ball from Stefan Russo in the backcourt | 15-23 |
| 08:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Ellis | 15-25 |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco tips it back up and in | 17-25 |
| 08:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson blows the layup | 17-25 |
| 08:00 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Maldanado and the foul's on Eddie Nelson - foul #1 on Eddie Nelson, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Barrington (PF) Joshua Laster | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee (SG), Justin Wayt (SF), Jamey Breuer (PF) Donald Masson, Eddie Nelson, David Shaw | |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Andrew Maldanado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stefan Russo (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Willie Stewart (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Richard Barrington (fresh) C - Gregory Tedesco (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lawrence Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Brownlee (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Wayt (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamey Breuer (fresh) C - Mark Cherry (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Ellis and the foul's on Gregory Tedesco - foul #1 on Gregory Tedesco, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joshua Laster (SG), Richard Wetherby (C) Stefan Russo, Gregory Tedesco | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allan Gagne (C) Mark Cherry | |
| 07:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Allan Gagne swats the shot by Andrew Maldanado | 20-28 |
| 07:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Jamey Breuer snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 06:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Stewart steps in front of the Jamey Breuer pass | 20-28 |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | Richard Brownlee steals the ball from Joshua Laster in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 06:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee is called for traveling | 20-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Stefan Russo (SG), Charles Messer (SF), Jerry Pitt (PF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Andrew Maldanado, Joshua Laster, Willie Stewart, Richard Barrington, Richard Wetherby | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart (SG), Eddie Nelson (SF), David Shaw (PF), Mark Cherry (C) Richard Brownlee, Justin Wayt, Jamey Breuer, Allan Gagne | |
| 06:10 | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side | 22-28 |
| 06:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Stefan Russo picks off the pass by Kevin Manhart in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson (PG) Lawrence Ellis | |
| 05:55 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo drills a fadeaway near the basket | 24-28 |
| 05:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Tedesco is called for the reach on Donald Masson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Tedesco, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Wetherby (C) Gregory Tedesco | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 05:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Messer - foul #1 on Charles Messer, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| 05:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:38 | Long Beach State | Jerry Pitt pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:10 | Long Beach State | Charles Messer loses the ball out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado (PG), Joshua Laster (SF), Willie Stewart (PF) Stefan Russo, Charles Messer, Jerry Pitt | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis (PG), Justin Wayt (SF) Donald Masson, David Shaw | |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Wayt drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eddie Nelson | 24-31 |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado loses the dribble to Lawrence Ellis in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 04:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis misses the easy layup | 24-31 |
| 04:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart grabs the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Ellis | 24-33 |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Joshua Laster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 04:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 03:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kevin Manhart, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo (SG), Joseph Riggs (SF), Richard Barrington (PF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Paul Judkins, Joshua Laster, Willie Stewart, Richard Wetherby | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clarence Woodall (SG), Joshua Lieb (SF), David Shaw (PF), Allan Gagne (C) Kevin Manhart, Justin Wayt, Eddie Nelson, Mark Cherry | |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Clarence Woodall is called for the reach on Stefan Russo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Woodall, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson (PG), Richard Brownlee (SG) Lawrence Ellis, Clarence Woodall | |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Andrew Maldanado (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stefan Russo (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Barrington (fresh) C - Gregory Tedesco (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Donald Masson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Brownlee (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Lieb (fresh) PF - David Shaw (tiring) 7 pts. C - Allan Gagne (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw blows the layup | 26-33 |
| 03:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Allan Gagne grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 03:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Allan Gagne can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 26-33 |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | Joseph Riggs snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Richard Barrington comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 03:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Joshua Lieb grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 02:50 | UC Santa Barbara | David Shaw blows the layup | 26-33 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 02:46 | Long Beach State | Richard Brownlee is called for the reach on Stefan Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Brownlee, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Messer (SF), Jerry Pitt (PF) Joseph Riggs, Richard Barrington | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lawrence Ellis (PG), Justin Wayt (SF), Jamey Breuer (PF), Mark Cherry (C) Donald Masson, Joshua Lieb, David Shaw, Allan Gagne | |
| 02:46 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:46 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Jamey Breuer pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Wayt | 27-35 |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Pitt | 30-35 |
| 02:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Maldanado picks off the pass by Richard Brownlee in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Maldanado | 32-35 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee is hacked by Stefan Russo - foul #1 on Stefan Russo, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Joshua Laster (SG), Willie Stewart (SF), Richard Wetherby (C) Andrew Maldanado, Stefan Russo, Charles Messer, Gregory Tedesco | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart (SF), David Shaw (PF) Justin Wayt, Jamey Breuer | |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:34 | Long Beach State | Jerry Pitt can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 01:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 01:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Stewart is called for the reach on Richard Brownlee - foul #1 on Willie Stewart, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Riggs (SG), Richard Barrington (PF) Joshua Laster, Jerry Pitt | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson (C) Mark Cherry | |
| 01:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Nelson snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 01:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Stewart is called for the reach on Richard Brownlee - foul #2 on Willie Stewart, team foul #10 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joshua Lieb (PF) David Shaw | |
| 01:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Brownlee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Richard Barrington grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Willie Stewart hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 32-39 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Willie Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | Joseph Riggs misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 00:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Stewart - foul #3 on Willie Stewart, team foul #11 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado (PG), Stefan Russo (SG), Joshua Laster (SF), Jerry Pitt (PF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Paul Judkins, Joseph Riggs, Willie Stewart, Richard Barrington, Richard Wetherby | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Masson (PG), Justin Wayt (SF), Jamey Breuer (PF), Mark Cherry (C) Lawrence Ellis, Richard Brownlee, Joshua Lieb, Eddie Nelson | |
| 00:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Jerry Pitt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |