| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Arturo Castro (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pedro Miranda (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neville Ybanez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Benevides (fresh) C - Andy King (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Micah Keeney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Derrickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Jeffers (fresh) PF - Mark Fulton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers inbounds the ball | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 19:32 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Jeffers | 44-45 |
| 19:24 | Long Beach State | Andy King throws it down on a great pass from Pedro Miranda | 46-45 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 19:09 | Long Beach State | Andy King pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 18:58 | Long Beach State | Andy King buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Neville Ybanez | 48-45 |
| 18:54 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor is hacked by Andy King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andy King, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Corey Pratt (SF), William Starling (PF), Buford Anderson (C) Arturo Castro, Neville Ybanez, Randy Benevides, Andy King | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), Joseph Lay (SF), Mac Leibowitz (PF), Carl Ruth (C) Micah Keeney, William Derrickson, George Jeffers, Mark Fulton, Lonnie Taylor | |
| 18:32 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Gary Barker and he's hacked by Corey Pratt - foul #1 on Corey Pratt, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG) Pedro Miranda | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 18:32 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 18:24 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Starling | 50-48 |
| 17:59 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth lays it in set up by Mac Leibowitz | 50-50 |
| 17:34 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Halvorson | 52-50 |
| 17:14 | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 17:12 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 17:05 | Long Beach State | William Starling is hacked by Roger Anderson - foul #3 on Roger Anderson, team foul #1 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Pedro Miranda (SG), Neville Ybanez (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Andy King (C) John Halvorson, Craig Sieber, Corey Pratt, William Starling, Buford Anderson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), William Derrickson (SG), George Jeffers (SF), Mark Fulton (PF), Lonnie Taylor (C) Gary Barker, Roger Anderson, Joseph Lay, Mac Leibowitz, Carl Ruth | |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arturo Castro | 55-52 |
| 16:48 | UC Riverside | Andy King is called for the reach on George Jeffers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andy King, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| 16:29 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 16:27 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton lays it up and in set up by Micah Keeney | 55-54 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Neville Ybanez, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford (SF) Neville Ybanez | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright (SF) George Jeffers | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Arturo Castro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Pedro Miranda (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Crawford (fresh) PF - Randy Benevides (fairly fresh) C - Andy King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Micah Keeney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Derrickson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Seawright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fulton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:58 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney's pass is intercepted by Chris Crawford in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 15:49 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Arturo Castro | 57-54 |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney is open and buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Seawright | 57-56 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Chris Crawford | 59-56 |
| 15:13 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG), Neville Ybanez (SF) Pedro Miranda, Chris Crawford | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:07 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 15:05 | Long Beach State | Andy King tips it home | 61-56 |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 14:40 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Andy King | 61-56 |
| 14:35 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 14:13 | Long Beach State | Andy King misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Richard Seawright - foul #2 on Richard Seawright, team foul #2 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Pedro Miranda (SG), William Starling (PF) Arturo Castro, Craig Sieber, Randy Benevides | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), George Jeffers (SF), Mac Leibowitz (PF), Joseph Lay (C) Micah Keeney, William Derrickson, Richard Seawright, Mark Fulton, Lonnie Taylor | |
| 14:13 | Long Beach State | Andy King misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 14:13 | Long Beach State | Andy King makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz can't connect on a shot from the right block | 62-56 |
| 13:51 | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 13:27 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 62-56 |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Andy King blows the layup | 62-56 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Mac Leibowitz | 62-56 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay travels with the ball | 62-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Chris Crawford (SF), Corey Pratt (PF), Buford Anderson (C) John Halvorson, Neville Ybanez, William Starling, Andy King | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), William Derrickson (SG), Mark Fulton (PF), Carl Ruth (C) Gary Barker, Roger Anderson, Mac Leibowitz, Joseph Lay | |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda is open and scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Crawford | 64-56 |
| 12:07 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 64-56 |
| 12:06 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 11:57 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 11:55 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Miranda | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Arturo Castro (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Pedro Miranda (tiring) 27 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Crawford (fresh) PF - Corey Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Buford Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Micah Keeney (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Derrickson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - George Jeffers (tiring) PF - Mark Fulton (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Corey Pratt | 66-56 |
| 11:25 | UC Riverside | Buford Anderson steals it from Micah Keeney | 66-56 |
| 11:12 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 11:11 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 11:05 | UC Riverside | William Derrickson is fouled in the backcourt by Pedro Miranda - foul #3 on Pedro Miranda, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Craig Sieber (SG), Randy Benevides (PF) Arturo Castro, Pedro Miranda, Chris Crawford | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), Richard Seawright (SF), Mac Leibowitz (PF), Lonnie Taylor (C) Micah Keeney, George Jeffers, Mark Fulton, Carl Ruth | |
| 10:48 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Barker | 66-58 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt is hacked by Richard Seawright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Seawright, team foul #3 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez (SF), Andy King (C) Corey Pratt, Buford Anderson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez is whistled for a carry | 66-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson (SG), Joseph Lay (SF), Mark Fulton (PF) William Derrickson, Richard Seawright, Mac Leibowitz | |
| 10:24 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG) John Halvorson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | Andy King makes the shot from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Benevides - foul #2 on Randy Benevides, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda (SG), Corey Pratt (SF), William Starling (C) Craig Sieber, Neville Ybanez, Andy King | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), William Derrickson (SG) Gary Barker, Roger Anderson | |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Micah Keeney - foul #1 on Micah Keeney, team foul #4 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG) Arturo Castro | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz (SF) Mark Fulton | |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 09:19 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay hits a jumper in the lane | 70-62 |
| 09:10 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 08:54 | UC Riverside | Pedro Miranda steps in front of the William Derrickson pass | 73-62 |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda hits the finger roll | 75-62 |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz is fouled on the floor by Corey Pratt - foul #2 on Corey Pratt, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Craig Sieber (SG), Neville Ybanez (SF), Buford Anderson (C) John Halvorson, Pedro Miranda, Corey Pratt, Randy Benevides | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), Richard Seawright (SF), Carl Ruth (C) Micah Keeney, William Derrickson, Joseph Lay, Lonnie Taylor | |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro's pass is intercepted by Mac Leibowitz | 75-64 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Arturo Castro (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Craig Sieber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neville Ybanez (tiring) 2 ast. PF - William Starling (tiring) C - Buford Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gary Barker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Seawright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mac Leibowitz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Ruth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson's pass is intercepted by Gary Barker | 75-64 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker lays it in | 75-66 |
| 07:34 | Long Beach State | Roger Anderson picks off the pass by Craig Sieber in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker is whistled for traveling | 75-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Pedro Miranda (SG), Chris Crawford (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Andy King (C) Arturo Castro, Craig Sieber, Neville Ybanez, William Starling, Buford Anderson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), William Derrickson (SG), George Jeffers (SF), Mark Fulton (PF), Lonnie Taylor (C) Gary Barker, Roger Anderson, Richard Seawright, Mac Leibowitz, Carl Ruth | |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by George Jeffers - foul #2 on George Jeffers, team foul #5 | 75-66 |
| 07:07 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 75-66 |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Andy King grabs the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Andy King buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Halvorson | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 06:46 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Micah Keeney | 77-68 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Andy King banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from John Halvorson | 79-68 |
| 06:32 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Craig Sieber (SG) John Halvorson, Pedro Miranda | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), Richard Seawright (SF), Joseph Lay (C) Micah Keeney, George Jeffers, Lonnie Taylor | |
| 06:25 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 79-68 |
| 06:23 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 79-68 |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay grabs the offensive board | 79-68 |
| 06:03 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Andy King - foul #4 on Andy King, team foul #8 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda (SG), Corey Pratt (SF) Craig Sieber, Chris Crawford | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson (SG) William Derrickson | |
| 06:03 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 06:03 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 06:03 | Long Beach State | Andy King pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 79-69 |
| 05:54 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 05:51 | UC Riverside | Roger Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Starling (PF) Randy Benevides | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), George Jeffers (SF), Carl Ruth (C) Gary Barker, Richard Seawright, Joseph Lay | |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arturo Castro and the foul's on Roger Anderson - foul #4 on Roger Anderson, team foul #6 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Neville Ybanez (SF) Arturo Castro, Corey Pratt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda makes the free throw | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:36 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 82-69 |
| 05:34 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney gets the offensive rebound | 82-69 |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton slams it home on a great pass from Roger Anderson | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:07 | Long Beach State | William Starling drills a shot from the left side set up by Andy King | 84-71 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | Pedro Miranda steals the ball from George Jeffers in the backcourt | 84-71 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 04:40 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Starling | 87-71 |
| 04:34 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Micah Keeney | 87-73 |
| 04:32 | Long Beach State | Roger Anderson takes the ball from John Halvorson in the backcourt | 87-73 |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | Andy King swats the layup by Carl Ruth | 87-73 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers snags the offensive board | 87-73 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-73 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton tips it but misses | 87-73 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | Carl Ruth tips it back up and in | 87-75 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 87-75 |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton snags the defensive board | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 87-75 |
| 03:50 | Long Beach State | Andy King grabs the board | 87-75 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Halvorson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pedro Miranda (tiring) 35 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Neville Ybanez (tired) 2 ast. PF - William Starling (tiring) 2 pts. C - Andy King (tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Micah Keeney (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - George Jeffers (tired) PF - Mark Fulton (tired) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Carl Ruth (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda loses the dribble to George Jeffers | 87-75 |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | George Jeffers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 87-75 |
| 03:13 | Long Beach State | Andy King pulls down the rebound | 87-75 |
| 03:13 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Craig Sieber (SG), Corey Pratt (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Buford Anderson (C) John Halvorson, Pedro Miranda, Neville Ybanez, William Starling, Andy King | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Barker (PG), William Derrickson (SG), Richard Seawright (SF), Joseph Lay (PF), Mac Leibowitz (C) Micah Keeney, Roger Anderson, George Jeffers, Mark Fulton, Carl Ruth | |
| 02:54 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 87-75 |
| 02:53 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Richard Seawright | 87-75 |
| 02:48 | UC Riverside | Gary Barker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 87-75 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 87-75 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Gary Barker is called for the reach on Craig Sieber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Barker, team foul #7 | 87-75 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber makes the 1st free throw | 88-75 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber misses the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| 02:45 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lay grabs the defensive rebound | 88-75 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Barker | 88-77 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Gary Barker picks off the pass by Corey Pratt in the backcourt | 88-77 |
| 02:23 | UC Riverside | Richard Seawright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Barker | 88-79 |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 91-79 |
| 01:42 | UC Riverside | Mac Leibowitz is whistled for a carry | 91-79 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda (SG), Neville Ybanez (SF), Andy King (C) Craig Sieber, Corey Pratt, Buford Anderson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney (PG), George Jeffers (SF), Mark Fulton (PF), Lonnie Taylor (C) Gary Barker, Richard Seawright, Joseph Lay, Mac Leibowitz | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro is hacked by Micah Keeney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micah Keeney, team foul #8 | 91-79 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG), Corey Pratt (SF) Pedro Miranda, Neville Ybanez | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 92-79 |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 92-79 |
| 01:39 | UC Riverside | Lonnie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 92-79 |
| 01:25 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 92-79 |
| 01:23 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton grabs the offensive rebound | 92-79 |
| 01:10 | UC Riverside | Micah Keeney's pass is intercepted by Arturo Castro | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | William Derrickson is called for the reach on Corey Pratt in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Derrickson, team foul #9 | 92-79 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda (SG) Craig Sieber | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 93-79 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 94-79 |
| 00:50 | UC Riverside | Mark Fulton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 94-79 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez (SF) Corey Pratt | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda clanks a shot from the left side | 94-79 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides grabs the offensive rebound | 94-79 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro runs out the clock | 94-79 |