| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Klimek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andy Cardona (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Rines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spaeth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Likens (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:25 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by John Bui - foul #3 on John Bui, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally (SG) John Bui | |
| 19:25 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:09 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Rines | 29-33 |
| 18:50 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek comes up short on the shot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 18:48 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luis Sepulveda (C) Raymond Likens | |
| 18:33 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Woll | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Andy Cardona in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (SF) Joseph Woll | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 18:15 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Barry Read (SF), John Erickson (PF) Paul Sherrard, Michael Jones, Ricky Klimek | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 18:02 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:41 | Long Beach State | John Chmura misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:40 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Sepulveda pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:23 | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 17:21 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines tips it home | 31-35 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Chmura | 33-35 |
| 17:07 | Cal State Northridge | John Chmura steps in front of the William Rines pass in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 16:57 | Long Beach State | Luis Sepulveda is called for the reach on Paul Hansen - foul #1 on Luis Sepulveda, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), Joseph Woll (SF), Ricky Klimek (PF) Samuel Crofoot, Barry Read, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (PG), Robert Fontanez (SG), John Costello (SF), Donald Orem (PF), Raymond Likens (C) Andy Cardona, Stanley Connally, William Rines, James Spaeth, Luis Sepulveda | |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | John Erickson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 33-35 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | John Erickson gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:41 | Long Beach State | John Chmura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz (C) John Erickson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 16:22 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ricky Klimek - foul #3 on Ricky Klimek, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SG), Dennis Hansard (C) John Chmura, Ricky Klimek | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 16:22 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:22 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:02 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 16:01 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Donald Orem | 33-36 |
| 15:59 | Cal State Northridge | Barry Read is called for the reach on Robert Fontanez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Barry Read, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Ricky Klimek (PF) Barry Read, Dennis Hansard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG), Thomas Bryant (SG), Luis Sepulveda (SF) Norman Tracey, Robert Fontanez, Raymond Likens | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Klimek (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Baltz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luis Sepulveda (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Orem (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-36 |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | Donald Orem is called for the reach on Joseph Woll - foul #2 on Donald Orem, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SF), John Erickson (C) Joseph Woll, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Barry Read hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 15:08 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Samuel Crofoot (SF), Paul Hansen (C) Paul Sherrard, Barry Read, John Erickson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth (PF) Donald Orem | |
| 14:57 | Long Beach State | Luis Sepulveda blocks the short jumper by Paul Hansen | 35-36 |
| 14:56 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:54 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Bryant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Rines (SF), Raymond Likens (C) Luis Sepulveda, John Costello | |
| 14:38 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant lays it in uncontested | 35-38 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 14:03 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Bui | 38-41 |
| 13:48 | Long Beach State | John Chmura is fouled on the floor by John Bui - foul #4 on John Bui, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), Joseph Woll (SF), John Erickson (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) John Chmura, Samuel Crofoot, Ricky Klimek, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona (PG), Stanley Connally (SG), Luis Sepulveda (SF), John Costello (PF), Donald Orem (C) John Bui, Thomas Bryant, William Rines, James Spaeth, Raymond Likens | |
| 13:30 | Long Beach State | Barry Read hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 13:28 | Cal State Northridge | John Costello gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:26 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally is hacked by Barry Read in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Read, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (SG) Barry Read | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 13:12 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andy Cardona | 38-43 |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | John Chmura drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Erickson | 40-43 |
| 12:37 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 12:36 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem tips it home | 40-45 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | John Chmura connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Sherrard | 43-45 |
| 12:03 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Sepulveda misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Chmura - foul #2 on John Chmura, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SG), Dennis Hansard (PF), Paul Hansen (C) John Chmura, John Erickson, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant (SG), William Rines (SF), James Spaeth (PF) Stanley Connally, John Costello, Donald Orem | |
| 12:03 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Sepulveda makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:03 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Read (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Woll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Hansard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Andy Cardona (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Rines (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Spaeth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 11:44 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:25 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 11:08 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Andy Cardona | 43-49 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard is hacked by William Rines - foul #1 on William Rines, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (SG), Ricky Klimek (PF) Joseph Woll, Dennis Hansard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (PG), Stanley Connally (SG), Raymond Likens (C) Andy Cardona, Thomas Bryant, Luis Sepulveda | |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Barry Read misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-49 |
| 10:17 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Crofoot | 43-49 |
| 10:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Likens - foul #1 on Raymond Likens, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Erickson (PG), John Chmura (SG) Paul Sherrard, Barry Read | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Costello (SF), Donald Orem (PF) William Rines, James Spaeth | |
| 10:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:49 | Cal State Northridge | John Costello misses short on a jumper from close range | 45-49 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:27 | Long Beach State | Donald Orem swats the short shot by Samuel Crofoot | 45-49 |
| 09:26 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:06 | Cal State Northridge | Samuel Crofoot picks off the pass by Raymond Likens | 45-49 |
| 09:03 | Long Beach State | John Erickson hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Crofoot | 47-49 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), Barry Read (SF), Nicholas Baltz (C) John Erickson, Samuel Crofoot, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona (PG), Thomas Bryant (SG), William Rines (SF), James Spaeth (PF) Norman Tracey, Stanley Connally, Donald Orem, Raymond Likens | |
| 08:36 | Long Beach State | Barry Read hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 08:34 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John Costello | 47-49 |
| 08:30 | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 08:28 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 07:55 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ricky Klimek - foul #4 on Ricky Klimek, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), John Erickson (PF) John Chmura, Barry Read, Ricky Klimek | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG), Robert Fontanez (SF), Donald Orem (C) Andy Cardona, William Rines, John Costello | |
| 07:55 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:55 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to John Erickson | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Baltz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fontanez (fresh) PF - James Spaeth (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Orem (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 07:27 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 07:25 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John Bui | 50-49 |
| 07:23 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard (C) Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 07:01 | Long Beach State | John Erickson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Sherrard | 50-49 |
| 06:53 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 06:52 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Fontanez gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Sherrard - foul #2 on Paul Sherrard, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (PG), Barry Read (SF), Paul Hansen (C) Paul Sherrard, Joseph Woll, John Erickson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona (SG), William Rines (SF), Luis Sepulveda (PF) Thomas Bryant, Robert Fontanez, James Spaeth | |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:23 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 06:04 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andy Cardona | 50-52 |
| 05:58 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard double dribbles | 50-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Ricky Klimek (PF) Michael Jones, Dennis Hansard | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Costello (C) Donald Orem | |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Samuel Crofoot - foul #1 on Samuel Crofoot, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally (SG), Raymond Likens (C) John Bui, John Costello | |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:18 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek loses the ball out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG) Samuel Crofoot | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:16 | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona is fouled in the backcourt by John Chmura - foul #3 on John Chmura, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| 05:16 | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:16 | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 04:55 | Long Beach State | John Chmura misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 04:53 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:34 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Barry Read | 50-54 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | John Chmura comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Andy Cardona - foul #1 on Andy Cardona, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll (SF), John Erickson (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) Barry Read, Ricky Klimek, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG), Thomas Bryant (SG), John Costello (SF), James Spaeth (PF), Donald Orem (C) Andy Cardona, Stanley Connally, William Rines, Luis Sepulveda, Raymond Likens | |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:18 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | John Chmura hits a 3 from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 04:03 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 55-54 |
| 04:02 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | John Chmura misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-54 |
| 03:44 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Woll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Baltz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Spaeth (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Orem (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Jones steals the ball from Thomas Bryant in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones slams it home | 57-54 |
| 03:23 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth lays it in set up by John Costello | 57-56 |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | James Spaeth denies the turnaround by Nicholas Baltz | 57-56 |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth drills a runner from close range and he's fouled by Joseph Woll - foul #1 on Joseph Woll, team foul #12 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), Samuel Crofoot (SG), Barry Read (SF), Ricky Klimek (PF), Paul Hansen (C) John Chmura, Michael Jones, Joseph Woll, John Erickson, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth misses the free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:54 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:54 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Spaeth - foul #2 on James Spaeth, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Rines (SF), Raymond Likens (C) John Costello, Donald Orem | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:37 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Hansen is called for the reach on William Rines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Hansen, team foul #13 | 60-58 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | William Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| 01:58 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant misses badly on a shot near the basket | 60-59 |
| 01:56 | Cal State Northridge | James Spaeth tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 01:56 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Joseph Woll (SF) Samuel Crofoot, Barry Read | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-61 |
| 01:25 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 01:23 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Bui, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona (PG) John Bui | |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Paul Sherrard and he's fouled by Thomas Bryant - foul #4 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:44 | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 00:43 | Cal State Northridge | Andy Cardona tips it home | 63-63 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Ricky Klimek, team foul #14 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Erickson (PF) Ricky Klimek | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-65 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-65 |