| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 3 pts. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-24 |
| 19:39 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | John Hearn steps in front of the Walter Symons pass | 24-24 |
| 19:22 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn throws it down | 26-24 |
| 18:59 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe knocks in the shot from the right block | 26-26 |
| 18:40 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder buries a shot from the right block | 28-26 |
| 18:13 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Garay | 28-28 |
| 17:44 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn is hacked by Robert Garay - foul #1 on Robert Garay, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 17:24 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder loses the dribble to Walter Symons | 28-28 |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Lovern is called for the reach on Thomas Draeger - foul #1 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson (PF) Larry Pinder | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 16:50 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Urick | 28-30 |
| 16:39 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern is whistled for a carry | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger (SF), Charles Golanski (C) James Laseter, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG) Thomas Draeger | |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Golanski - foul #2 on Charles Golanski, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (SG) Jerry Lovern | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:10 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 28-31 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-31 |
| 16:04 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffery Tores - foul #2 on Jeffery Tores, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (SG), Larry Pinder (PF) John Hearn, Charles Golanski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elliott Meidinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Urick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson dunks the ball | 30-33 |
| 15:26 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Tores - foul #3 on Jeffery Tores, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter (SF), Earl Greco (C) Elliott Meidinger, Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Rodney Matthews, James Urick | |
| 15:18 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 15:17 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger tips it in | 30-35 |
| 14:58 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Donohoe is called for the reach on Earl Greco - foul #3 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn (PG), Jerry Lovern (SG) Jeffery Tores, James Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:45 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 14:43 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:22 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger loses the dribble to Jerry Lovern | 30-35 |
| 14:03 | Cal State Northridge | Walter Symons steals it from James Laseter | 30-35 |
| 13:38 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Lovern steals the ball from Roger Donohoe | 30-35 |
| 13:24 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 13:22 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 12:55 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb is hacked by Larry Pinder - foul #3 on Larry Pinder, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger (SF), Charles Peterson (PF), Charles Golanski (C) James Laseter, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG), James Urick (PF) Thomas Draeger, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lovern - foul #2 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #6 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (SG) Jerry Lovern | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:13 | St. Joseph's | Charles Golanski swats the layup by Robert Garay | 30-35 |
| 12:11 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 11:54 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn is hacked by Walter Symons - foul #2 on Walter Symons, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (SG), Earl Greco (C) John Hearn, Charles Golanski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elliott Meidinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Urick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger loses the dribble to Walter Symons | 30-35 |
| 11:23 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 11:22 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 11:02 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Moore | 33-37 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 33-37 |
| 10:40 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 10:34 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco is denied on a layup by James Urick | 33-37 |
| 10:32 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to James Urick | 33-37 |
| 10:12 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 10:10 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 10:01 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walter Symons - foul #3 on Walter Symons, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn (PG), Jerry Lovern (SG), Larry Pinder (PF), Charles Golanski (C) Jeffery Tores, James Moore, Charles Peterson, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Rodney Matthews, James Urick | |
| 10:01 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:01 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 09:35 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe is called for a charge - foul #4 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter (SF) Elliott Meidinger | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (C) Roger Donohoe | |
| 09:24 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Larry Pinder, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood (PF) Larry Pinder | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG) Robert Garay | |
| 08:55 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco (C) Christopher Wood | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Golanski and the foul's on Walter Symons - foul #4 on Walter Symons, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Rodney Matthews (SF) Vance Anker, Walter Symons | |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 08:42 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb is hacked by Charles Golanski - foul #3 on Charles Golanski, team foul #8 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson (PF) Charles Golanski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:22 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:03 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Hearn | 39-38 |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews hits the finger roll | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Urick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn knocks in the shot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | James Urick drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Chadwick Bibb and the foul's on John Hearn - foul #3 on John Hearn, team foul #9 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder (PF) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons (SF), Roger Donohoe (C) Rodney Matthews, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | James Urick makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:53 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 06:52 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Roger Donohoe | 41-43 |
| 06:25 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the turnaround from close range | 41-43 |
| 06:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 06:05 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Laseter | 43-43 |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 05:40 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), James Moore (SG), Elliott Meidinger (SF), Charles Peterson (C) John Hearn, Jerry Lovern, James Laseter, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Robert Garay, Thomas Draeger, James Urick | |
| 05:21 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons can't throw it down but the foul's on Elliott Meidinger - foul #2 on Elliott Meidinger, team foul #10 | 43-43 |
| 05:21 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:21 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 05:02 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 05:00 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #11 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn (PG) James Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG) Vance Anker | |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:12 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 03:49 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe comes up short on the runner in the lane | 43-46 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 03:27 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons scores on a floater from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern (SG), James Laseter (SF), Earl Greco (C) Jeffery Tores, Elliott Meidinger, Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Greco | 46-48 |
| 02:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Draeger | 46-50 |
| 02:30 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:11 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 02:04 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Chadwick Bibb - foul #1 on Chadwick Bibb, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson (PF) Larry Pinder | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 02:04 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:04 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:43 | St. Joseph's | James Urick knocks in the runner near the basket | 48-52 |
| 01:34 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 01:33 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson tips it home | 50-52 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 01:25 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 50-52 |
| 01:15 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Earl Greco is blocked by James Urick | 50-52 |
| 01:13 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to John Hearn | 50-52 |
| 01:00 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Laseter | 53-52 |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Hearn - foul #4 on John Hearn, team foul #12 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder (PF) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF) James Urick | |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Lovern | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder is hacked by Thomas Draeger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses short on a halfcourt shot | 57-53 |