| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neville Ybanez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Benevides (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andy King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dannie Choice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joey Mack (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Andy King buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Joey Mack - foul #3 on Joey Mack, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss (C) Joey Mack | |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Andy King makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:22 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 19:21 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:06 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Quinton Short | 41-36 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | Andy King's floater is knocked away by Richard Burriss | 41-36 |
| 18:45 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joshua Ford | 41-36 |
| 18:23 | Cal State Northridge | Randy Benevides is called for the reach on Joshua Ford - foul #2 on Randy Benevides, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG) Leonard Sneed | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 18:10 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 18:09 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 17:44 | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber misses the turnaround near the basket | 41-36 |
| 17:43 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez tips it in | 43-36 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 17:08 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed (SG), Corey Pratt (SF), William Starling (PF), Buford Anderson (C) Craig Sieber, Neville Ybanez, Randy Benevides, Andy King | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adolph Murray (PG), David Marguez (SG), Clark Cooper (SF), Robert Culbreth (PF), John Kyle (C) Joshua Ford, Quinton Short, Dannie Choice, Arthur Chandler, Richard Burriss | |
| 16:55 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle's pass is intercepted by Buford Anderson | 43-39 |
| 16:38 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Kerr | 46-39 |
| 16:20 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez is hacked by Leonard Sneed - foul #3 on Leonard Sneed, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| 15:59 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez is hacked by Paul Kerr - foul #3 on Paul Kerr, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG) Leonard Sneed | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack (C) Clark Cooper | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Sieber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Starling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Buford Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Adolph Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Marguez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Culbreth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joey Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle misses the easy open layup | 46-39 |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 15:26 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 15:24 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Robert Culbreth | 46-39 |
| 15:17 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez is fouled on the floor by Craig Sieber - foul #2 on Craig Sieber, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Andy King (C) Corey Pratt, William Starling, Buford Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford (PG), Quinton Short (SG), Dannie Choice (SF), Arthur Chandler (PF) Adolph Murray, David Marguez, Robert Culbreth, John Kyle | |
| 15:10 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler is hacked by Neville Ybanez - foul #1 on Neville Ybanez, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| 15:01 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler blows the layup | 46-39 |
| 14:59 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:45 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 14:44 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:40 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Paul Kerr is blocked by Joey Mack | 46-39 |
| 14:39 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed (SG) Craig Sieber | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 14:27 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 14:10 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 14:08 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:59 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Kerr - foul #4 on Paul Kerr, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Corey Pratt (SF) Paul Kerr, Neville Ybanez | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez (SG) Quinton Short | |
| 13:59 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:59 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:59 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:48 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 13:46 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:28 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Chandler, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG), William Starling (PF) Leonard Sneed, Randy Benevides | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adolph Murray (PG), Robert Culbreth (PF), Richard Burriss (C) Joshua Ford, Arthur Chandler, Joey Mack | |
| 13:14 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Halvorson | 49-40 |
| 12:53 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 12:51 | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:40 | Long Beach State | William Starling misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 12:39 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 12:27 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 49-40 |
| 12:25 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 12:09 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Richard Burriss | 49-42 |
| 12:05 | Cal State Northridge | Adolph Murray is fouled in the backcourt by John Halvorson - foul #1 on John Halvorson, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG), Neville Ybanez (SF), Randy Benevides (PF), Buford Anderson (C) John Halvorson, Craig Sieber, Corey Pratt, William Starling, Andy King | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short (SG), Arthur Chandler (PF) David Marguez, Dannie Choice | |
| 12:05 | Cal State Northridge | Adolph Murray misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:51 | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed's pass is intercepted by Richard Burriss | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leonard Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neville Ybanez (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Benevides (fresh) 2 pts. C - Buford Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Adolph Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Culbreth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Burriss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Sneed steals it from Robert Culbreth in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Sneed | 51-42 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss slams it home on a great pass from Adolph Murray and he's fouled by Randy Benevides - foul #3 on Randy Benevides, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford (PG) Adolph Murray | |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Buford Anderson | 51-44 |
| 11:20 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez drills a floater from the right side set up by Leonard Sneed | 53-44 |
| 11:18 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short loses the dribble to Leonard Sneed in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 11:13 | Long Beach State | Quinton Short takes the ball from Neville Ybanez | 53-44 |
| 11:08 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short lays it up and in | 53-46 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Chandler - foul #2 on Arthur Chandler, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG) Leonard Sneed | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper (SF), Joey Mack (C) Robert Culbreth, Richard Burriss | |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:53 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:34 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Kerr | 56-46 |
| 10:05 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Neville Ybanez - foul #2 on Neville Ybanez, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford (SF), William Starling (PF), Andy King (C) Neville Ybanez, Randy Benevides, Buford Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez (SG), Dannie Choice (SF), Robert Culbreth (PF) Quinton Short, Clark Cooper, Arthur Chandler | |
| 10:05 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:05 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford makes the shot from the right wing set up by Paul Kerr | 58-48 |
| 09:38 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed (SG), Corey Pratt (SF) Craig Sieber, Chris Crawford | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle (C) Joey Mack | |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr travels in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 09:13 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dannie Choice | 58-51 |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | David Marguez is called for the reach on Leonard Sneed - foul #1 on David Marguez, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short (SG) Joshua Ford | |
| 08:49 | Long Beach State | Andy King hits a floater from the left side | 60-51 |
| 08:41 | Cal State Northridge | Andy King steals the ball from Quinton Short | 60-51 |
| 08:25 | Long Beach State | William Starling loses the dribble to Quinton Short | 60-51 |
| 08:11 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber (SG), Neville Ybanez (SF), Randy Benevides (PF) Leonard Sneed, Corey Pratt, William Starling | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler (PF), Joey Mack (C) Robert Culbreth, John Kyle | |
| 07:48 | Long Beach State | Andy King is denied on a dunk by Joey Mack | 60-51 |
| 07:47 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Craig Sieber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neville Ybanez (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Benevides (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Andy King (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Marguez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dannie Choice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Joey Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez is hacked by Paul Kerr in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Kerr, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Buford Anderson (C) Paul Kerr, Andy King | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford (PG), Richard Burriss (SF) Quinton Short, Dannie Choice | |
| 07:45 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:45 | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:33 | Long Beach State | David Marguez takes the ball from Craig Sieber | 60-53 |
| 07:14 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Ford | 60-55 |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | David Marguez is called for the reach on Neville Ybanez - foul #2 on David Marguez, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper (SG), Robert Culbreth (SF) David Marguez, Joey Mack | |
| 06:47 | Long Beach State | Buford Anderson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 06:46 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joshua Ford | 60-55 |
| 06:21 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Culbreth | 60-57 |
| 05:53 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed (SG), Corey Pratt (SF), William Starling (PF), Andy King (C) Craig Sieber, Neville Ybanez, Randy Benevides, Buford Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adolph Murray (PG), Quinton Short (SG), Dannie Choice (SF), John Kyle (C) Joshua Ford, Clark Cooper, Arthur Chandler, Richard Burriss | |
| 05:37 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Starling - foul #1 on William Starling, team foul #11 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez (PG) Adolph Murray | |
| 05:37 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:37 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Culbreth misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Andy King pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Andy King connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Sneed | 62-58 |
| 05:07 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 05:06 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:51 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-58 |
| 04:49 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John Kyle | 62-58 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Sneed is called for the reach on Quinton Short - foul #4 on Leonard Sneed, team foul #12 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides (PF) William Starling | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler (PF), Joey Mack (C) Robert Culbreth, John Kyle | |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:22 | Long Beach State | Andy King misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:03 | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed is whistled for a carry | 62-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez (PG), Craig Sieber (SG), Chris Crawford (SF) John Halvorson, Leonard Sneed, Corey Pratt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford (PG) David Marguez | |
| 03:42 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Neville Ybanez (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Sieber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Benevides (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Andy King (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dannie Choice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Joey Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-62 |
| 03:18 | Long Beach State | Andy King tips it home | 64-62 |
| 02:59 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Chandler | 64-64 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed (SG), Corey Pratt (SF) Craig Sieber, Chris Crawford | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez misses the jumpshot from the right side | 64-64 |
| 02:46 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Neville Ybanez - foul #3 on Neville Ybanez, team foul #13 | 64-64 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Andy King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 02:31 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 64-66 |
| 02:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Mack tips it in | 64-68 |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | Andy King's dunk attempt is rejected by Arthur Chandler | 64-68 |
| 02:05 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 02:03 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford is hacked by Leonard Sneed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Sneed, team foul #14 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Craig Sieber (SG) Leonard Sneed, Corey Pratt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez (SG), Richard Burriss (C) Quinton Short, Joey Mack | |
| 02:03 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:03 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short (SG), Joey Mack (C) David Marguez, Richard Burriss | |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Sieber and he's hacked by Joey Mack - foul #4 on Joey Mack, team foul #6 | 66-70 |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides misses the free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:41 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joey Mack | 66-70 |
| 01:33 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Quinton Short | 66-73 |
| 01:19 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Halvorson, team foul #15 | 66-73 |
| 01:05 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dannie Choice | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Craig Sieber | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice is fouled in the backcourt by John Halvorson - foul #3 on John Halvorson, team foul #16 | 69-76 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice misses the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Andy King grabs the board | 69-77 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Dannie Choice is called for the reach on Andy King - foul #2 on Dannie Choice, team foul #7 | 69-77 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Andy King makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Andy King makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:41 | Cal State Northridge | John Halvorson is called for the reach on Joshua Ford in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Halvorson, team foul #17 | 71-77 |
| 00:41 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:41 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides snags the offensive board | 71-78 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Craig Sieber | 74-78 |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | John Halvorson is called for the reach on Joshua Ford in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Halvorson, team foul #18 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt (SF) John Halvorson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Marguez (SG), Robert Culbreth (PF) Quinton Short, Arthur Chandler | |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short (SG), Arthur Chandler (PF) David Marguez, Robert Culbreth | |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Neville Ybanez | 77-79 |
| 00:20 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice is fouled in the backcourt by Neville Ybanez - foul #4 on Neville Ybanez, team foul #19 | 77-79 |
| 00:20 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:20 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice misses the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides pulls down the rebound | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-80 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt grabs the offensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-80 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-80 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Neville Ybanez (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Craig Sieber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Corey Pratt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Randy Benevides (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Andy King (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Ford (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dannie Choice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Joey Mack (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Andy King wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Long Beach State | Joey Mack is called for the reach on Andy King - foul #5 on Joey Mack, team foul #8 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss (C) Joey Mack | |
| 04:51 | Long Beach State | Andy King makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 04:51 | Long Beach State | Andy King misses the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 04:51 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler pulls down the rebound | 81-80 |
| 04:48 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Sieber steps in front of the Quinton Short pass in the backcourt | 81-80 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Andy King scores on a shot from the left block | 83-80 |
| 04:16 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-80 |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber snags the defensive board | 83-80 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-80 |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler pulls down the rebound | 83-80 |
| 03:52 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short is called for a charge - foul #2 on Quinton Short, team foul #9 | 83-80 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Andy King is fouled on the floor by Richard Burriss - foul #2 on Richard Burriss, team foul #10 | 83-80 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Andy King makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Andy King makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss's pass is intercepted by Neville Ybanez | 85-80 |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt lays it up and in on a great pass from Neville Ybanez | 87-80 |
| 02:59 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dannie Choice | 87-83 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-83 |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 87-83 |
| 02:41 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short gets the rebound | 87-83 |
| 02:27 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Sieber - foul #3 on Craig Sieber, team foul #20 | 87-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford (SF) Corey Pratt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle (C) Richard Burriss | |
| 02:27 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 02:27 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 02:27 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Chandler gets the offensive rebound | 87-84 |
| 02:11 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Quinton Short | 87-87 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 87-87 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Craig Sieber clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-87 |
| 01:49 | Long Beach State | Andy King tips it home | 89-87 |
| 01:28 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Quinton Short | 89-89 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Andy King buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Randy Benevides | 91-89 |
| 01:01 | Cal State Northridge | Randy Benevides steps in front of the Joshua Ford pass | 91-89 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Neville Ybanez (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Craig Sieber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Benevides (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andy King (fresh) 30 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Ford (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dannie Choice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. C - John Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Neville Ybanez drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Chris Crawford | 93-89 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Quinton Short and the foul's on Neville Ybanez - foul #5 on Neville Ybanez, team foul #21 | 93-91 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Brown (SG) Neville Ybanez | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Burriss (C) John Kyle | |
| 00:30 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford makes the free throw | 93-92 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides is hacked by Joshua Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Ford, team foul #11 | 93-92 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt (SF) Chris Crawford | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides makes the 1st free throw | 94-92 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides makes the 2nd free throw | 95-92 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Dannie Choice hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Ford | 95-94 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt is fouled in the backcourt by Quinton Short - foul #3 on Quinton Short, team foul #12 | 95-94 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 96-94 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Corey Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 97-94 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 97-94 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Randy Benevides | 97-94 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides is hacked by Joshua Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Ford, team foul #13 | 97-94 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Starling (PF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides makes the 1st free throw | 98-94 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Randy Benevides makes the 2nd free throw | 99-94 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ford comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 99-94 |