| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (fresh) SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) SF - Leo Sherman (fresh) PF - James Williams (fresh) C - Ike Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) SG - Charles Goodwill (fresh) SF - Jim McDermott (fresh) PF - Cody Knudsen (fresh) C - Paul Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Goodwill - foul #1 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Jones, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill hits a wide open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jim McDermott | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Goodwill steals it from James Williams in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Haywood | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams lays it in | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is hacked by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (SF), James Breland (PF), Robert Hall (C) Leo Sherman, James Williams, Ike Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Aaron Hensel (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), David Gum (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, Cody Knudsen, Paul Taylor | |
| 17:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo misses long on a jumper from the right block | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hathaway | 7-6 |
| 16:56 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (SG), Sanford Tyer (SF) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Ugarte (SF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Reynolds, Allen Garofalo | |
| 16:46 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Ugarte - foul #1 on Thomas Ugarte, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Todd (SG), Ike Taylor (C) Brett Yates, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Charles Goodwill (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF) Donald Walls, Aaron Hensel, David Gum | |
| 16:46 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:46 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Sanford Tyer - foul #1 on Sanford Tyer, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman (PF) James Breland | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 10-7 |
| 15:49 | Long Beach State | Thomas Ugarte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-7 |
| 15:48 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Martin Todd | 10-7 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Arnold (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Todd (fairly fresh) SF - Sanford Tyer (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Sherman (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ike Taylor (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Goodwill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Ugarte (fairly fresh) PF - Cody Knudsen (fairly fresh) C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold lays it up and in on a great pass from Sanford Tyer and he's hacked by Cody Knudsen - foul #1 on Cody Knudsen, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Brett Yates (SF), James Williams (PF), Robert Hall (C) Martin Todd, Sanford Tyer, Leo Sherman, Ike Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Aaron Hensel (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Charles Goodwill, Thomas Ugarte, Cody Knudsen, Paul Taylor | |
| 15:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold misses the free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 15:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), Leo Sherman (SF), James Breland (PF) Louis Jones, Steven Arnold, Brett Yates, James Williams | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Gum (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Reynolds, Allen Garofalo | |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls is fouled in the backcourt by Vladimir Hrgovic - foul #1 on Vladimir Hrgovic, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| 14:35 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-7 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | David Gum misses the tip | 12-7 |
| 14:31 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:10 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Aaron Hensel - foul #1 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Ike Taylor (C) Vladimir Hrgovic, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Charles Goodwill (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF) Donald Walls, Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| 14:10 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:10 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:05 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams (PF) James Breland | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-7 |
| 13:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor tips it back up and in | 16-7 |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-7 |
| 13:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman grabs the board | 16-7 |
| 13:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 16-7 |
| 13:15 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses badly on a shot from the right side | 16-7 |
| 13:00 | Long Beach State | David Gum tips it in | 16-9 |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 16-9 |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-9 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | David Gum tips it in | 16-11 |
| 12:39 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (PG), Martin Todd (SG), Sanford Tyer (SF), James Breland (PF), Robert Hall (C) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, Leo Sherman, James Williams, Ike Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Thomas Ugarte (SF), Aaron Hensel (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, Cody Knudsen, David Gum | |
| 12:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Walls is called for the reach on James Breland - foul #1 on Donald Walls, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (SG) Martin Todd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 12:12 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Donald Reynolds | 16-11 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| 11:57 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo hits the finger roll set up by Donald Walls | 16-13 |
| 11:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Brett Yates (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sanford Tyer (fairly fresh) PF - James Breland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Ugarte (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Hensel (fairly fresh) C - Allen Garofalo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-13 |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Ugarte | 16-16 |
| 10:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold is fouled on the floor by Donald Walls - foul #2 on Donald Walls, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Martin Todd (SG), Leo Sherman (SF), James Williams (PF), Ike Taylor (C) Brett Yates, Steven Arnold, Sanford Tyer, James Breland, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Charles Goodwill (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, Donald Reynolds, Thomas Ugarte, Aaron Hensel, Allen Garofalo | |
| 10:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman buries a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Goodwill - foul #2 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel (SG), David Gum (PF) Charles Goodwill, Cody Knudsen | |
| 10:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Aaron Hensel | 19-18 |
| 09:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 21-18 |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses long on a runner from the baseline | 21-18 |
| 09:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), Brett Yates (SF), Robert Hall (C) Louis Jones, Martin Todd, Leo Sherman, Ike Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen (PF) David Gum | |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Hensel | 21-20 |
| 09:10 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams misses the shot from the right block | 21-20 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Williams | 24-20 |
| 08:45 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hathaway - foul #1 on Robert Hathaway, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Leo Sherman (SF), James Breland (PF) Vladimir Hrgovic, Brett Yates, James Williams | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG) Aaron Hensel | |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen drills a shot in the paint | 24-22 |
| 08:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-22 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor (C) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim McDermott is called for the reach on Leo Sherman - foul #1 on Jim McDermott, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Gum (PF) Cody Knudsen | |
| 08:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:01 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Gum | 26-22 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the easy layup | 26-22 |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 07:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim McDermott steps in front of the Robert Hathaway pass | 26-22 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hathaway (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Sherman (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Breland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ike Taylor (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (tired) 1 ast. SG - Donald Reynolds (tiring) SF - Jim McDermott (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Gum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Long Beach State | Louis Jones is called for the reach on Donald Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Jones, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Martin Todd (SG), Brett Yates (SF), James Williams (PF), Robert Hall (C) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, Leo Sherman, James Breland, Ike Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel (SG), Thomas Ugarte (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Jim McDermott, David Gum, Paul Taylor | |
| 07:19 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 07:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 26-22 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hensel | 26-22 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer (SF), James Breland (PF) Brett Yates, James Williams | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Todd loses the ball out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG) Steven Arnold | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Jim McDermott (SF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Reynolds, Thomas Ugarte, Allen Garofalo | |
| 06:10 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| 06:10 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Ike Taylor (C) Vladimir Hrgovic, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Ugarte (SF), David Gum (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Jim McDermott, Cody Knudsen, Paul Taylor | |
| 06:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Arnold - foul #1 on Steven Arnold, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (SF) Sanford Tyer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Todd scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Arnold | 29-26 |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Thomas Ugarte throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Robert Hall (C) Martin Todd, Ike Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG), Paul Taylor (C) Aaron Hensel, Allen Garofalo | |
| 05:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Brett Yates | 31-26 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the jumper near the basket | 31-28 |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Reynolds is called for the reach on Steven Arnold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman (PF) James Breland | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF) Michael Haywood, Thomas Ugarte, David Gum | |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:51 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Vladimir Hrgovic - foul #2 on Vladimir Hrgovic, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG), Sanford Tyer (SF) Vladimir Hrgovic, Steven Arnold | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:51 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:51 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 04:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 04:29 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Hathaway - foul #2 on Robert Hathaway, team foul #11 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (SG), James Breland (PF), Ike Taylor (C) Robert Hathaway, Sanford Tyer, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Allen Garofalo (C) Donald Reynolds, Paul Taylor | |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman misses long on a floater from the left block | 33-31 |
| 03:52 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Martin Todd (SG), James Williams (PF) Brett Yates, Steven Arnold, James Breland | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Charles Goodwill (SG) Michael Haywood, Aaron Hensel | |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Walls and he's hacked by Martin Todd - foul #1 on Martin Todd, team foul #12 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer (SF), Robert Hall (C) Leo Sherman, Ike Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Gum (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:19 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams grabs the board | 33-33 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Todd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sanford Tyer (fresh) PF - James Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Goodwill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jim McDermott (tired) 2 pts. PF - David Gum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 03:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Walls - foul #3 on Donald Walls, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (PG) Donald Walls | |
| 03:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 35-33 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 02:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Todd grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Louis Jones | 37-33 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 01:35 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 01:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Goodwill - foul #3 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG), Leo Sherman (SF), James Breland (PF), Ike Taylor (C) Martin Todd, Sanford Tyer, James Williams, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Aaron Hensel (SG), Thomas Ugarte (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Donald Reynolds, Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, David Gum, Paul Taylor | |
| 01:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:28 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 01:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | James Breland steals it from Michael Haywood | 39-33 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hathaway | 41-33 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ike Taylor - foul #1 on Ike Taylor, team foul #13 | 41-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Steven Arnold (SG), Brett Yates (SF), James Williams (PF) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, Leo Sherman, Ike Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by James Breland is denied by Allen Garofalo | 41-35 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo misses the fullcourt shot | 41-35 |