| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Johnny Smith (fresh) SG - William Hutcherson (fresh) SF - William Hughes (fresh) PF - Luther Elsberry (fresh) C - Hiram Morin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Paul Dehaan (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Talbot (fresh) SF - Thomas Turnbull (fresh) PF - Benjamin Lirette (fresh) C - Brandon Ransom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette 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 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Geoffrey Talbot | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Hughes | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Brandon Ransom - foul #1 on Brandon Ransom, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Geoffrey Talbot, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Geoffrey Talbot blocks the jumper by William Hutcherson | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Luther Elsberry | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Hughes | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Smith - foul #1 on Johnny Smith, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Caves (C) Hiram Morin | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Richie (SG), Timothy Taylor (SF), Kyle Conner (C) Geoffrey Talbot, Thomas Turnbull, Brandon Ransom | |
| 17:27 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:02 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson hits the follow up shot | 9-4 |
| 16:49 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Dehaan | 9-6 |
| 16:23 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Conner, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd (PG), Eric Williams (SG), Lorenzo Dejesus (SF), Hiram Morin (C) Johnny Smith, William Hutcherson, William Hughes, Luther Elsberry | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Carter (SG), Preston Wright (C) Paul Dehaan, Benjamin Lirette | |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Preston Wright - foul #1 on Preston Wright, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Petree (SF) Kyle Conner | |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) SG - Eric Williams (fresh) SF - Lorenzo Dejesus (fresh) PF - Richard Caves (fresh) C - Hiram Morin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Mark Richie (fresh) SG - Joshua Carter (fresh) SF - John Petree (fresh) PF - Timothy Taylor (fresh) C - Preston Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Taylor can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-6 |
| 15:34 | Cal State Northridge | John Petree tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | Preston Wright is called for the reach on Lorenzo Dejesus - foul #2 on Preston Wright, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bobbie Jensen (PF) Richard Caves | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot (SG), Thomas Turnbull (SF), Benjamin Lirette (PF), Brandon Ransom (C) Mark Richie, John Petree, Timothy Taylor, Preston Wright | |
| 14:52 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin's layup is rejected by Thomas Turnbull | 10-8 |
| 14:51 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Carter snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:44 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Boyd is called for the reach on Joshua Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Boyd, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith (PG), William Hutcherson (SG), William Hughes (SF), Lynn Dawes (C) Kenneth Boyd, Eric Williams, Bobbie Jensen, Hiram Morin | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 14:31 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette misses badly on a floater from the left side | 10-8 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | William Hughes gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | William Hughes makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Smith | 13-8 |
| 13:51 | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Carter | 13-11 |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 13:25 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:12 | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Lorenzo Dejesus gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:44 | Long Beach State | Geoffrey Talbot swats the shot by William Hughes | 13-11 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | Lorenzo Dejesus grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | William Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd (PG), Eric Williams (SG), Richard Caves (SF), Luther Elsberry (PF), Hiram Morin (C) Johnny Smith, William Hutcherson, William Hughes, Lorenzo Dejesus, Lynn Dawes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan (PG), Mark Richie (SG), John Petree (SF), Timothy Taylor (PF), Kyle Conner (C) Joshua Carter, Geoffrey Talbot, Thomas Turnbull, Benjamin Lirette, Brandon Ransom | |
| 12:06 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 12:04 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner tips it in | 13-13 |
| 11:41 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Caves | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Caves (fresh) PF - Luther Elsberry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hiram Morin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Paul Dehaan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Richie (fresh) SF - John Petree (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Taylor (fresh) C - Kyle Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Taylor is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 11:33 | Cal State Northridge | John Petree grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Richie misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:13 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Luther Elsberry | 15-13 |
| 11:00 | Long Beach State | Mark Richie is called for the reach on Eric Williams - foul #1 on Mark Richie, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith (PG), William Hutcherson (SG) Kenneth Boyd, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:51 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Hughes (SF) Richard Caves | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette (PF) John Petree | |
| 10:47 | Cal State Northridge | William Hutcherson is called for the reach on Mark Richie in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hutcherson, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| 10:40 | Cal State Northridge | Luther Elsberry swats the short shot by Mark Richie | 15-13 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to William Hughes | 15-13 |
| 10:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Dehaan steals the ball from William Hutcherson | 15-13 |
| 10:05 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Taylor is whistled for a carry | 15-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bobbie Jensen (PF), Lynn Dawes (C) Luther Elsberry, Hiram Morin | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Micah Hazlewood (SG), John Petree (SF), Brandon Ransom (C) Mark Richie, Timothy Taylor, Kyle Conner | |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Micah Hazlewood - foul #1 on Micah Hazlewood, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:40 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom connects on the shot from the right side set up by Benjamin Lirette | 17-15 |
| 09:23 | Long Beach State | Bobbie Jensen misses the easy layup | 17-15 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:09 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes lays it up and in set up by William Hutcherson | 19-15 |
| 08:47 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-15 |
| 08:46 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to William Hughes | 19-15 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Bobbie Jensen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 08:28 | Long Beach State | Bobbie Jensen grabs the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brandon Ransom - foul #2 on Brandon Ransom, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd (PG), Eric Williams (SG), Lorenzo Dejesus (SF), Luther Elsberry (PF) Johnny Smith, William Hutcherson, William Hughes, Bobbie Jensen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Richie (PG), Geoffrey Talbot (SG), Thomas Turnbull (SF), Timothy Taylor (PF), Kyle Conner (C) Paul Dehaan, Micah Hazlewood, John Petree, Benjamin Lirette, Brandon Ransom | |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:01 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Richie is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Geoffrey Talbot | 21-18 |
| 07:45 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:44 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Turnbull gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:42 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Richie loses the dribble to Luther Elsberry in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 07:32 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Williams | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Dejesus (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luther Elsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lynn Dawes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Mark Richie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Geoffrey Talbot (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Turnbull (fresh) PF - Timothy Taylor (fresh) C - Kyle Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Turnbull and he's fouled by Lynn Dawes - foul #1 on Lynn Dawes, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith (PG), Hiram Morin (C) Kenneth Boyd, Lynn Dawes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette (PF) Kyle Conner | |
| 07:08 | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:46 | Long Beach State | Mark Richie steals it from Hiram Morin | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Richie | 23-23 |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith is fouled on the floor by Mark Richie - foul #2 on Mark Richie, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson (SG), William Hughes (SF), Richard Caves (PF) Eric Williams, Lorenzo Dejesus, Luther Elsberry | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Carter (PG), Micah Hazlewood (SG), John Petree (SF) Mark Richie, Geoffrey Talbot, Thomas Turnbull | |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:13 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Taylor pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:09 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Caves steals it from Benjamin Lirette | 24-23 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 05:48 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Benjamin Lirette | 24-23 |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | John Petree's fadeaway is rejected by Hiram Morin | 24-23 |
| 05:28 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:11 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 05:10 | Long Beach State | Richard Caves grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-23 |
| 04:51 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Carter grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 04:46 | Cal State Northridge | Micah Hazlewood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Williams (PG), Luther Elsberry (PF) Johnny Smith, Hiram Morin | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan (PG), Kyle Conner (C) Micah Hazlewood, Timothy Taylor | |
| 04:31 | Long Beach State | Richard Caves misses the lay-in | 24-23 |
| 04:30 | Cal State Northridge | John Petree grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 04:25 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | Kyle Conner blocks the short jumper by William Hutcherson | 24-23 |
| 04:15 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Lirette pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:01 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Dehaan | 24-26 |
| 03:50 | Long Beach State | Richard Caves loses the dribble to John Petree | 24-26 |
| 03:37 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 03:35 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner can't tip it in | 24-26 |
| 03:34 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:21 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Carter is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Dehaan | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eric Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hutcherson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luther Elsberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Caves (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Paul Dehaan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Petree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Lirette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry hits a jump hook in the lane | 26-28 |
| 03:06 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Dehaan is hacked by William Hutcherson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hutcherson, team foul #5 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith (PG), Lorenzo Dejesus (SF), Bobbie Jensen (PF), Lynn Dawes (C) William Hutcherson, William Hughes, Luther Elsberry, Richard Caves | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot (SG), Thomas Turnbull (SF), Preston Wright (PF), Brandon Ransom (C) Joshua Carter, John Petree, Benjamin Lirette, Kyle Conner | |
| 02:50 | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 02:48 | Cal State Northridge | Preston Wright tips it in | 26-30 |
| 02:28 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lorenzo Dejesus | 29-30 |
| 02:07 | Cal State Northridge | Geoffrey Talbot is hacked by Lynn Dawes - foul #2 on Lynn Dawes, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd (SG), Hiram Morin (C) Eric Williams, Lynn Dawes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Richie (PG), Timothy Taylor (PF) Paul Dehaan, Preston Wright | |
| 01:52 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Turnbull misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 01:51 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Hiram Morin, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson (SG) Kenneth Boyd | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:30 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Taylor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry (PF) Bobbie Jensen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Micah Hazlewood (SG), Kyle Conner (PF) Geoffrey Talbot, Thomas Turnbull | |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 01:13 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner is hacked by Hiram Morin - foul #2 on Hiram Morin, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Williams (PG), William Hughes (SF) Johnny Smith, Lorenzo Dejesus | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Carter (SG), Benjamin Lirette (PF), Preston Wright (C) Micah Hazlewood, Timothy Taylor, Brandon Ransom | |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry buries a floater from the right block set up by Eric Williams | 31-31 |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | William Hughes takes the ball from Joshua Carter in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson banks in the layup set up by Luther Elsberry | 33-31 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Conner misses long on a jumper from the right block | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to William Hughes | 33-31 |