| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) SG - Thomas Kent (fresh) SF - Goran Zell (fresh) PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) C - Jose Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fresh) SG - Eric Trumbull (fresh) SF - Peter Troutman (fresh) PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) C - Walter Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:51 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:47 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels travels in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch buries a shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Kent | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch hits a jumper near the basket set up by Eric Trumbull | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Goran Zell | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Gerald Michaels swats the dunk try by Darrell Welch | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Malizia | 4-7 |
| 17:52 | UC Riverside | Eric Trumbull is called for the reach on Thomas Kent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (PG), John Roesler (SG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Gerald Michaels, Thomas Kent, Goran Zell, Ronald Johnson, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Randolph Daughtrey (PF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Robert Malizia, Eric Trumbull, Peter Troutman, Darrell Welch, Walter Butler | |
| 17:35 | UC Riverside | Randolph Daughtrey picks off the pass by Hans Gadzinski | 4-7 |
| 17:08 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Smith | 4-10 |
| 16:40 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Randolph Daughtrey - foul #1 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Clifford Clark (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Robert Crum (C) Stjepan Zarr, Olin Zarozinski, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Kenny Knox (SF), Darrell Welch (PF) Thomas Hamner, Brian Allain, Donald Smith, Randolph Daughtrey | |
| 16:40 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:40 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:25 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson drills a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Malizia | 6-12 |
| 16:08 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Clifford Clark | 8-12 |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull tips it back up and in | 8-14 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Clifford Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Roesler (fairly fresh) PF - Hans Gadzinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Crum (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Knox (fairly fresh) PF - Darrell Welch (tiring) 7 pts. C - Johnny Adkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | John Roesler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hans Gadzinski | 10-14 |
| 15:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 14:44 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 14:43 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Hans Gadzinski | 10-14 |
| 14:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Crum loses the dribble to Darrell Welch | 10-14 |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski is open but misses the lay-in | 10-14 |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:34 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kent - foul #1 on Thomas Kent, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Stjepan Zarr (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Jose Garza (C) Clifford Clark, Thomas Kent, John Roesler, Hans Gadzinski, Robert Crum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Randolph Daughtrey (PF), Donald Smith (C) Robert Malizia, Eric Trumbull, Kenny Knox, Darrell Welch, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Jose Garza picks off the pass by Thomas Hamner | 10-14 |
| 13:17 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hamner - foul #1 on Thomas Hamner, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 13:02 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the lay-in | 10-14 |
| 13:01 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr grabs the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:38 | UC Riverside | Brian Allain steals the ball from Ronald Johnson | 10-14 |
| 12:34 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Allain | 10-16 |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Stjepan Zarr and he's fouled by Randolph Daughtrey - foul #2 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG), Robert Fowler (PF) Stjepan Zarr, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Randolph Daughtrey, Donald Smith | |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:34 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels hits a floater near the basket set up by Jose Garza | 15-16 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Kent (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Goran Zell (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Fowler (fresh) C - Jose Garza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Hamner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Allain (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Troutman (fairly fresh) PF - Johnny Adkinson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Walter Butler (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Thomas Kent steals it from Peter Troutman in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 11:20 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Michaels | 18-16 |
| 11:18 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Michaels - foul #1 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (PG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) Gerald Michaels, Goran Zell, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Darrell Welch (PF) Thomas Hamner, Peter Troutman, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SG) Brian Allain | |
| 10:38 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson blows the layup | 18-16 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Stjepan Zarr - foul #1 on Stjepan Zarr, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Stjepan Zarr, Thomas Kent, Olin Zarozinski, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF) Donald Smith, Darrell Welch | |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:01 | UC Riverside | John Roesler connects on the open runner from the baseline | 20-18 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG) Eric Trumbull | |
| 09:31 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 20-18 |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Walter Butler | 20-18 |
| 09:24 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman travels in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (C) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Darrell Welch (PF) Robert Malizia, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 09:14 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 09:12 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 09:07 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses long on an open shot near the basket | 20-18 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 09:03 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain's pass is intercepted by Gerald Michaels in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-18 |
| 08:46 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 20-18 |
| 08:32 | UC Riverside | John Roesler is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Roesler, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Gerald Michaels, John Roesler, Goran Zell, Ronald Johnson, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF) Thomas Hamner, Brian Allain, Peter Troutman, Darrell Welch | |
| 08:30 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:00 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull drills a 3 from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 07:30 | UC Riverside | Robert Fowler drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Kent | 22-21 |
| 07:30 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Crum (C) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Darrell Welch (PF) Kenny Knox, Johnny Adkinson | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Stjepan Zarr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Olin Zarozinski (fresh) PF - Hans Gadzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Crum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrell Welch (tired) 7 pts. C - Walter Butler (tired) | |
| 07:14 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-21 |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Kent | 25-21 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Stjepan Zarr is called for the reach on Donald Smith - foul #2 on Stjepan Zarr, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Clifford Clark (PG), John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) Stjepan Zarr, Thomas Kent, Olin Zarozinski, Hans Gadzinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Peter Troutman (SF) Eric Trumbull, Walter Butler | |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Donald Smith and the foul's on Clifford Clark - foul #1 on Clifford Clark, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Jose Garza (C) Clifford Clark, Robert Crum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson (PF) Darrell Welch | |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | Donald Smith picks off the pass by Gerald Michaels in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 06:27 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson is called for traveling | 25-24 |
| 05:58 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza hits the finger roll set up by John Roesler | 27-24 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Goran Zell steals it from Robert Malizia in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 05:46 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Michaels | 29-24 |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 05:26 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 05:07 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | John Roesler is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Allain - foul #1 on Brian Allain, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Clifford Clark (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Gerald Michaels, John Roesler, Goran Zell, Ronald Johnson, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Kenny Knox (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), Walter Butler (C) Robert Malizia, Brian Allain, Peter Troutman, Johnny Adkinson, Donald Smith | |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | Kenny Knox is called for the reach on Olin Zarozinski - foul #1 on Kenny Knox, team foul #6 | 29-24 |
| 04:29 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:12 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner buries a floater from the left side set up by Kenny Knox | 29-26 |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski is called for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (PG), Goran Zell (SF), Robert Crum (C) Clifford Clark, Olin Zarozinski, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman (SF), Randolph Daughtrey (PF) Kenny Knox, Darrell Welch | |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Stjepan Zarr - foul #3 on Stjepan Zarr, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Stjepan Zarr, Hans Gadzinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Johnny Adkinson (C) Thomas Hamner, Walter Butler | |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman makes the 3rd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell is fouled on the floor by Eric Trumbull - foul #2 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SG) Thomas Kent | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Roesler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Goran Zell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Crum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Troutman (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randolph Daughtrey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Adkinson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Johnny Adkinson - foul #1 on Johnny Adkinson, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (C) Robert Crum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Donald Smith (SF) Eric Trumbull, Peter Troutman | |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | John Roesler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Michaels | 34-27 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey is fouled on the floor by Ronald Johnson - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG), Hans Gadzinski (PF) John Roesler, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Kenny Knox (SF) Robert Malizia, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent is fouled on the floor by Randolph Daughtrey - foul #3 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Clifford Clark (PG) Gerald Michaels | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SG), Darrell Welch (PF), Walter Butler (C) Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Donald Smith | |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Clifford Clark - foul #2 on Clifford Clark, team foul #10 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Robert Crum (C) Goran Zell, Hans Gadzinski, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman (SF) Kenny Knox | |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner makes the 3rd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Clifford Clark is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG) Thomas Hamner | |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman is fouled on the floor by Olin Zarozinski - foul #1 on Olin Zarozinski, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), John Roesler (SG) Clifford Clark, Thomas Kent | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Robert Fowler blows the layup but he's hacked by Darrell Welch - foul #1 on Darrell Welch, team foul #10 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF) Olin Zarozinski, Robert Crum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG), Donald Smith (C) Robert Malizia, Walter Butler | |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Smith and he's hacked by John Roesler - foul #2 on John Roesler, team foul #12 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (C) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Johnny Adkinson (C) Eric Trumbull, Peter Troutman | |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Allain - foul #2 on Brian Allain, team foul #11 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson (PF) Hans Gadzinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Johnny Adkinson | 37-37 |
| 00:38 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Darrell Welch is blocked by Ronald Johnson | 37-37 |
| 00:36 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by John Roesler | 39-37 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Clifford Clark (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Robert Crum (C) Gerald Michaels, John Roesler, Goran Zell, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Thomas Hamner (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Walter Butler (C) Kenny Knox, Brian Allain, Donald Smith, Darrell Welch | |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman buries a driving attempt in the paint | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-39 |