| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) SG - Noel Perkins (fresh) SF - Andy Hannon (fresh) PF - James Wolfenbarger (fresh) C - Michael Gladstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) SF - Paul Binns (fresh) PF - Edward Boren (fresh) C - Richard Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Hartford | Noel Perkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Phillips | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Noel Perkins - foul #1 on Noel Perkins, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Boren | 3-1 |
| 19:15 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Paul Binns | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein slams it home set up by Kevin Phillips | 5-3 |
| 18:50 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gladstein denies the turnaround by Paul Binns | 5-3 |
| 18:48 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:33 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson hits a jump hook near the basket | 5-5 |
| 18:28 | Hartford | Richard Smith steals the ball from Kevin Phillips | 5-5 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Northridge | James Wolfenbarger steals it from Robert Darrington | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Hartford | Andy Hannon travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Darrington | 5-8 |
| 17:10 | Hartford | Andy Hannon makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Noel Perkins | 8-8 |
| 17:02 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 17:01 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:40 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dustin Rohde (SG), Mark Coffey (SF), Derrick Martz (PF) Noel Perkins, Andy Hannon, James Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 16:20 | Hartford | Mark Coffey misses the floater from the left side | 8-8 |
| 16:19 | Hartford | Mark Coffey grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:03 | Hartford | Dustin Rohde makes the floater from the left wing | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Rohde (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Coffey (fresh) PF - Derrick Martz (fresh) C - Michael Gladstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Binns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Boren (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Phillips steps in front of the Richard Smith pass | 10-8 |
| 15:26 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Noel Perkins (SG), Andy Hannon (SF), James Wolfenbarger (PF) Kevin Phillips, Mark Coffey, Derrick Martz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski (SG), John White (SF), David Howie (C) Robert Darrington, Paul Binns, Richard Smith | |
| 15:26 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:26 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:07 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 15:06 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:04 | Hartford | Dustin Rohde is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Rohde, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Coffey (C) Michael Gladstein | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 14:48 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-8 |
| 14:46 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| 14:34 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Howie - foul #1 on David Howie, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (SG), Richard Smith (C) Richard Hesson, Edward Boren | |
| 14:34 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:34 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:34 | Cal State Northridge | John White gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:21 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward can't connect on a floater from the right side | 13-10 |
| 14:20 | Hartford | Andy Hannon snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:01 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger is fouled on the floor by John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Phillips (PG) Dustin Rohde | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Paul Binns (SF) Richard Ward, David Howie | |
| 13:48 | Hartford | Kevin Phillips is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren (PF) Richard Smith | |
| 13:32 | Hartford | Kevin Phillips connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andy Hannon | 15-10 |
| 13:10 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Darrington | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | Hartford | Robert Darrington blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kevin Phillips | 15-12 |
| 12:53 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:35 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Darrington | 15-14 |
| 12:16 | Hartford | Robert Darrington is called for the reach on Andy Hannon - foul #1 on Robert Darrington, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dustin Rohde (SG), Steven Justin (SF), Derrick Martz (PF), Michael Gladstein (C) Noel Perkins, Andy Hannon, James Wolfenbarger, Mark Coffey | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson (PG) Robert Darrington | |
| 12:09 | Hartford | Kevin Phillips clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 12:07 | Hartford | Dustin Rohde misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 12:06 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:50 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson is whistled for traveling | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Rohde (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Justin (fresh) PF - Derrick Martz (fresh) C - Michael Gladstein (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Binns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Boren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John White (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 11:20 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Edward Boren | 15-14 |
| 11:01 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:42 | Hartford | Steven Justin misses the lay-in | 15-14 |
| 10:41 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:24 | Hartford | Kevin Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Hartford | Noel Perkins (SG), Andy Hannon (SF), James Wolfenbarger (PF) Dustin Rohde, Steven Justin, Derrick Martz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Brian Hodge (SF), David Howie (C) Lawrence Kropidlowski, Paul Binns, John White | |
| 10:24 | Hartford | Kevin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:24 | Hartford | Kevin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hesson | 17-17 |
| 09:38 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Howie - foul #2 on David Howie, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dustin Rohde (PG) Kevin Phillips | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski (C) David Howie | |
| 09:38 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:38 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:13 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington is fouled on the floor by Noel Perkins - foul #2 on Noel Perkins, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | Arthur Brunson (SG) Noel Perkins | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 08:52 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren loses the dribble to Andy Hannon | 19-17 |
| 08:36 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein can't connect on a floater in the paint | 19-17 |
| 08:35 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:24 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein misses short on a shot from the left side | 19-17 |
| 08:22 | Hartford | Andy Hannon gets the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:01 | Hartford | Dustin Rohde misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-17 |
| 07:59 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 07:40 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Lawrence Kropidlowski | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Dustin Rohde (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Brunson (fresh) SF - Andy Hannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Gladstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Boren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:26 | Hartford | Andy Hannon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:25 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 07:04 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Brunson - foul #1 on Arthur Brunson, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Phillips (PG), Steven Justin (SF), Mark Coffey (PF), Derrick Martz (C) Dustin Rohde, Andy Hannon, James Wolfenbarger, Michael Gladstein | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (SG), Paul Binns (SF) Robert Darrington, Brian Hodge | |
| 07:04 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:04 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:47 | Hartford | Steven Justin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-21 |
| 06:46 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 06:32 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Ward | 19-24 |
| 06:08 | Hartford | Arthur Brunson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Phillips | 22-24 |
| 05:53 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Coffey swats the short shot by Richard Ward | 22-24 |
| 05:52 | Hartford | Mark Coffey gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:27 | Hartford | Paul Binns picks off the pass by Derrick Martz | 22-24 |
| 05:00 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward is hacked by Arthur Brunson - foul #2 on Arthur Brunson, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dustin Rohde (SG), Andy Hannon (SF), James Wolfenbarger (PF), Michael Gladstein (C) Arthur Brunson, Steven Justin, Mark Coffey, Derrick Martz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG) Richard Hesson | |
| 04:51 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 04:49 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 04:33 | Hartford | Kevin Phillips clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 22-24 |
| 04:31 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger tips it in | 24-24 |
| 04:18 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski hits a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Darrington | 24-26 |
| 03:53 | Hartford | Michael Gladstein knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 26-26 |
| 03:36 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Wolfenbarger - foul #1 on James Wolfenbarger, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Hartford | Noel Perkins (SG) Dustin Rohde | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John White (SF), David Howie (PF), Richard Smith (C) Paul Binns, Edward Boren, Lawrence Kropidlowski | |
| 03:36 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:36 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:36 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noel Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andy Hannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wolfenbarger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Gladstein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - John White (fresh) PF - David Howie (fresh) C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Hartford | Noel Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 03:09 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger can't tip it in | 26-27 |
| 03:07 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie is hacked by Kevin Phillips - foul #1 on Kevin Phillips, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dustin Rohde (PG), Mark Coffey (PF) Kevin Phillips, James Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson (PG) Richard Ward | |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:51 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Mark Coffey | 26-28 |
| 02:42 | Hartford | Richard Smith steps in front of the Michael Gladstein pass | 26-28 |
| 02:16 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 02:15 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Andy Hannon | 26-28 |
| 02:04 | Hartford | Dustin Rohde clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 02:02 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | John White's layup is rejected by Mark Coffey | 26-28 |
| 01:49 | Cal State Northridge | John White snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 01:34 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Gladstein | 26-28 |
| 01:33 | Hartford | Mark Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:26 | Hartford | Andy Hannon hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on John White - foul #3 on John White, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Phillips (PG), James Wolfenbarger (PF) Dustin Rohde, Michael Gladstein | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (SG), Paul Binns (SF) Robert Darrington, John White | |
| 01:26 | Hartford | Andy Hannon makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:26 | Hartford | Andy Hannon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Phillips is called for the reach on Richard Hesson - foul #2 on Kevin Phillips, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Derrick Martz (C) Andy Hannon | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:04 | Hartford | Kevin Phillips double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 00:47 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hesson | 28-32 |
| 00:24 | Hartford | Noel Perkins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 00:22 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | Derrick Martz denies the turnaround by Paul Binns | 28-32 |
| 00:02 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | James Wolfenbarger can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-32 |