| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Micah Keeney (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Derrickson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Jeffers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Fulton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Arturo Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Miranda (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neville Ybanez (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randy Benevides (fresh) 1 ast. C - Andy King (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Long Beach State | Andy King is hacked by Lonnie Taylor - foul #3 on Lonnie Taylor, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay (C) Lonnie Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arturo Castro | 38-39 |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | Randy Benevides picks off the pass by George Jeffers in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 19:19 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda loses the dribble to William Derrickson | 38-39 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | William Derrickson's pass is intercepted by Neville Ybanez in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 19:00 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), Carl Ruth (C) Micah Keeney, William Derrickson, George Jeffers | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford (SF), Buford Anderson (PF), William Starling (C) Neville Ybanez, Randy Benevides, Andy King | |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton misses the easy open layup | 38-39 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:31 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Chris Crawford - foul #1 on Chris Crawford, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright (SF) Joseph Lay | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Craig Sieber (SG) Arturo Castro, Pedro Miranda | |
| 18:08 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Derrickson (SG), Joseph Lay (C) Roger Anderson, Carl Ruth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Andy King (C) Chris Crawford, Buford Anderson, William Starling | |
| 18:05 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Barker - foul #2 on Gary Barker, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG) Gary Barker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:57 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Sieber | 38-41 |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Seawright | 41-41 |
| 17:17 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:15 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 16:54 | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Corey Pratt - foul #1 on Corey Pratt, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), George Jeffers (SF), Carl Ruth (PF) Micah Keeney, Mark Fulton, Joseph Lay | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Pedro Miranda (SG), Neville Ybanez (SF), William Starling (PF) John Halvorson, Craig Sieber, Corey Pratt, Randy Benevides | |
| 16:54 | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:54 | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:50 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Seawright - foul #1 on Richard Seawright, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton (PF) Richard Seawright | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:43 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:20 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Gary Barker | 45-41 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:10 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Pedro Miranda - foul #1 on Pedro Miranda, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), Joseph Lay (C) Gary Barker, William Derrickson, Carl Ruth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Buford Anderson (C) Arturo Castro, William Starling, Andy King | |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay is open and lays it up and in and the foul's on Buford Anderson - foul #2 on Buford Anderson, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz (PF), Lonnie Taylor (C) George Jeffers, Mark Fulton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG) Neville Ybanez | |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Micah Keeney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) SF - Joseph Lay (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mac Leibowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Arturo Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pedro Miranda (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Benevides (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Buford Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 15:11 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Crawford | 49-43 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-43 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-43 |
| 14:31 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Buford Anderson | 49-43 |
| 14:24 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 14:22 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson tips it in | 49-45 |
| 14:03 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay clanks a shot from the right block | 49-45 |
| 14:01 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Crawford | 49-47 |
| 13:37 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mac Leibowitz | 51-47 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Micah Keeney - foul #1 on Micah Keeney, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), William Derrickson (SG), George Jeffers (SF), Mark Fulton (PF), Carl Ruth (C) Micah Keeney, Roger Anderson, Joseph Lay, Mac Leibowitz, Lonnie Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG), Neville Ybanez (SF), William Starling (PF), Andy King (C) Pedro Miranda, Chris Crawford, Randy Benevides, Buford Anderson | |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:56 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth is fouled on the floor by William Starling - foul #1 on William Starling, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG) Arturo Castro | |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth is open and scores on a jumper from the right block set up by George Jeffers | 53-48 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber is hacked by Gary Barker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Barker, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt (PF) Andy King | |
| 12:25 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Neville Ybanez | 53-51 |
| 12:03 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Derrickson | 55-51 |
| 12:01 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright (SF), Lonnie Taylor (C) George Jeffers, Carl Ruth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda (SG), Andy King (C) Craig Sieber, William Starling | |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor lays it in set up by Richard Seawright and he's fouled by Andy King - foul #3 on Andy King, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides (PF) Corey Pratt | |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor misses the free throw | 57-51 |
| 11:41 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides grabs the board | 57-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gary Barker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Derrickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Seawright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fulton (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Halvorson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Miranda (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neville Ybanez (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Randy Benevides (tiring) 1 ast. C - Andy King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Halvorson | 57-53 |
| 11:08 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 10:50 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andy King | 59-56 |
| 10:46 | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 10:44 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:35 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andy King | 59-59 |
| 10:12 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Andy King grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Neville Ybanez is blocked by Lonnie Taylor | 59-59 |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | Andy King gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 09:38 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton hits the finger roll | 61-59 |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 08:54 | UC Riverside | William Derrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:54 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), George Jeffers (SF), Mac Leibowitz (PF), Carl Ruth (C) Gary Barker, William Derrickson, Richard Seawright, Mark Fulton, Lonnie Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Craig Sieber (SG), Corey Pratt (SF), William Starling (PF) John Halvorson, Pedro Miranda, Neville Ybanez, Randy Benevides | |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney is hacked by Arturo Castro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arturo Castro, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Mac Leibowitz is called for the reach on William Starling - foul #4 on Mac Leibowitz, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay (C) Mac Leibowitz | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson (C) Andy King | |
| 08:25 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson misses the wide open shot from the right block | 63-59 |
| 08:23 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 08:09 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:46 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by George Jeffers | 65-59 |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from William Starling | 65-61 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Micah Keeney (tiring) 17 pts. SG - Roger Anderson (tiring) SF - George Jeffers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Carl Ruth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Lay (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Arturo Castro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Craig Sieber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Pratt (fairly fresh) PF - William Starling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Buford Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson is fouled on the floor by Craig Sieber - foul #2 on Craig Sieber, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz (PF), Lonnie Taylor (C) Carl Ruth, Joseph Lay | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda (SG), Chris Crawford (SF), Andy King (C) Craig Sieber, Corey Pratt, William Starling | |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:09 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro is hacked by Lonnie Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lonnie Taylor, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Derrickson (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 07:09 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:09 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor knocks in the shot from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford is hacked by Micah Keeney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micah Keeney, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton (PF) Lonnie Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides (PF) Buford Anderson | |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Micah Keeney, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez (SF) Chris Crawford | |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | George Jeffers is called for the reach on Arturo Castro - foul #2 on George Jeffers, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), Lonnie Taylor (C) Micah Keeney, Mark Fulton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Starling (PF) Randy Benevides | |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:27 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 05:26 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz blows the layup | 69-67 |
| 04:58 | Long Beach State | Andy King grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:52 | Long Beach State | William Starling scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Arturo Castro | 69-69 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | William Derrickson is fouled on the floor by Andy King - foul #4 on Andy King, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), Richard Seawright (SF), Mark Fulton (PF), Carl Ruth (C) Gary Barker, George Jeffers, Mac Leibowitz, Lonnie Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Craig Sieber (SG), Chris Crawford (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Buford Anderson (C) Arturo Castro, Pedro Miranda, Neville Ybanez, William Starling, Andy King | |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | William Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | William Derrickson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 04:29 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Benevides | 70-71 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 04:22 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth tips it back up and in | 72-71 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson is hacked by Richard Seawright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Seawright, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson (SG) William Derrickson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt (SF) Chris Crawford | |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:18 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 03:49 | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Corey Pratt - foul #2 on Corey Pratt, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay (C) Carl Ruth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford (SF), Andy King (C) Corey Pratt, Buford Anderson | |
| 03:49 | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:49 | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:38 | Long Beach State | Andy King is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Halvorson | 74-73 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Micah Keeney (tiring) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roger Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Seawright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fulton (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Lay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Halvorson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Sieber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Benevides (tiring) 2 ast. C - Andy King (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mark Fulton, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), Lonnie Taylor (C) Micah Keeney, Richard Seawright | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG) John Halvorson | |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Gary Barker picks off the pass by Arturo Castro in the backcourt | 74-73 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton misses the easy layup | 74-73 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton can't tip it in | 74-73 |
| 02:53 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton hits the follow up shot | 76-73 |
| 02:46 | Long Beach State | Mark Fulton denies the turnaround by Andy King | 76-73 |
| 02:45 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 02:43 | UC Riverside | Arturo Castro picks off the pass by Roger Anderson in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-73 |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Derrickson (SG), George Jeffers (SF), Mac Leibowitz (PF) Roger Anderson, Mark Fulton, Lonnie Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda (SG), Corey Pratt (SF), William Starling (PF), Buford Anderson (C) Craig Sieber, Chris Crawford, Randy Benevides, Andy King | |
| 02:28 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arturo Castro | 76-76 |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | William Derrickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG) Gary Barker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG) Arturo Castro | |
| 02:15 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | William Starling gets the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 02:00 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Halvorson | 76-79 |
| 02:00 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton (PF), Lonnie Taylor (C) Mac Leibowitz, Joseph Lay | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Neville Ybanez (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Andy King (C) John Halvorson, Corey Pratt, William Starling, Buford Anderson | |
| 01:54 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers travels in the backcourt | 76-79 |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Andy King is open but misses the lay-in | 76-79 |
| 01:37 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| 01:09 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-79 |
| 01:09 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-79 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 76-79 |
| 01:01 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:36 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-79 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez pulls down the rebound | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | William Derrickson is called for the reach on Neville Ybanez in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Derrickson, team foul #13 | 76-79 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), William Starling (PF) Arturo Castro, Randy Benevides | |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-79 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton pulls down the rebound | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton is hacked by William Starling - foul #2 on William Starling, team foul #11 | 76-80 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Randy Benevides (PF) John Halvorson, William Starling | |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro is hacked by Micah Keeney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Micah Keeney, team foul #14 | 78-80 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:22 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-82 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-82 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney grabs the offensive rebound | 78-82 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Pedro Miranda - foul #2 on Pedro Miranda, team foul #12 | 78-82 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers makes the 3rd free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez is fouled in the backcourt by Micah Keeney - foul #5 on Micah Keeney, team foul #15 | 81-82 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG) Micah Keeney | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez misses the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez misses the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Mark Fulton | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Arturo Castro takes the ball from William Derrickson in the backcourt | 81-82 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro hits the finger roll | 81-84 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-84 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to George Jeffers | 81-84 |