| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Nokes (fresh) SG - Russell Gupton (fresh) SF - Victor Yates (fresh) PF - Lynwood Mills (fresh) C - Howard Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) SG - Joseph Carr (fresh) SF - Dwayne Postell (fresh) PF - Charles Little (fresh) C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Charles Little wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell is denied on a layup by Lynwood Mills | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UC Riverside | Charles Little gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | Victor Yates swats the layup by Charles Little | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carr is called for the reach on Russell Gupton - foul #1 on Joseph Carr, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton loses the dribble to Dwayne Postell | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti dunks the ball set up by Dwayne Postell | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | Thomas Nokes is called for the reach on Dwayne Postell - foul #1 on Thomas Nokes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | UC Riverside | Charles Little makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Charles Petti | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lynwood Mills, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Palmer (PG), Joseph Karsten (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), George Kreps (PF), James Johnson (C) Thomas Nokes, Russell Gupton, Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (SF), Keith Fierro (PF), Ralph Roy (C) Dwayne Postell, Charles Little, Edgar Stokes | |
| 17:31 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Carr, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden (SG) Joseph Carr | |
| 17:16 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Robert Lockhart - foul #1 on Robert Lockhart, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (PG) Charles Petti | |
| 17:02 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-4 |
| 17:01 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 16:43 | Long Beach State | William Palmer hits the finger roll | 2-6 |
| 16:23 | UC Riverside | Joseph Karsten steals the ball from Edward Breeden | 2-6 |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | William Palmer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 2-6 |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | George Kreps snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | William Palmer misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Garceau - foul #1 on James Garceau, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG), Victor Yates (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Joseph Karsten, Robert Lockhart, George Kreps, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Charles Little (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) James Garceau, Ronald Burkett, Keith Fierro, Ralph Roy | |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Nokes (fresh) SG - William Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) PF - Lynwood Mills (fresh) C - Howard Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Breeden (fresh) SF - Dwayne Postell (fresh) PF - Charles Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:44 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Stokes | 4-6 |
| 15:37 | UC Riverside | Thomas Nokes swats the shot by Dwayne Postell | 4-6 |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills is hacked by Charles Little - foul #1 on Charles Little, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), George Kreps (PF), Anthony Orear (C) William Palmer, Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (SG) Edward Breeden | |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-6 |
| 14:29 | UC Riverside | Robert Lockhart steals it from Charles Little | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | George Kreps drills a turnaround in the paint | 12-6 |
| 14:13 | UC Riverside | Thomas Nokes steals the ball from Dwayne Postell | 12-6 |
| 14:11 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes's pass is intercepted by Charles Petti in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 13:57 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes is hacked by Charles Little - foul #2 on Charles Little, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Palmer (PG), Joseph Karsten (SG), Victor Yates (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Thomas Nokes, Russell Gupton, Robert Lockhart, George Kreps, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden (SG), Keith Fierro (PF), Ralph Roy (C) James Garceau, Charles Little, Edgar Stokes | |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 13:17 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden misses long on a 3 from straight away | 12-6 |
| 13:15 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 13:10 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Keith Fierro | 12-6 |
| 13:06 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Roy | 12-9 |
| 12:53 | Long Beach State | William Palmer can't finish the layup | 12-9 |
| 12:51 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills tips it back up and in | 14-9 |
| 12:37 | UC Riverside | Victor Yates steals the ball from Charles Petti | 14-9 |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | William Palmer is fouled on the floor by Keith Fierro - foul #1 on Keith Fierro, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG), Russell Gupton (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), George Kreps (PF), James Johnson (C) William Palmer, Joseph Karsten, Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (PG), Ronald Burkett (SF), Edgar Stokes (PF) Charles Petti, Dwayne Postell, Keith Fierro | |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | James Johnson blows the dunk | 14-9 |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Nokes (fresh) SG - Russell Gupton (fresh) SF - Robert Lockhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Kreps (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - James Garceau (fresh) SG - Edward Breeden (fresh) SF - Ronald Burkett (fresh) PF - Edgar Stokes (fresh) C - Ralph Roy (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | George Kreps misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Edgar Stokes - foul #1 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Howard Alexander (C) Robert Lockhart, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell (SF), Keith Fierro (PF) Edward Breeden, Ralph Roy | |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | George Kreps makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | George Kreps misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:33 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:12 | UC Riverside | Victor Yates swats the short shot by Edgar Stokes | 15-9 |
| 11:10 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Russell Gupton | 15-9 |
| 11:02 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-9 |
| 11:01 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:57 | UC Riverside | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Burkett is blocked by George Kreps | 15-9 |
| 10:55 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Burkett - foul #1 on Ronald Burkett, team foul #8 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF), James Johnson (C) Victor Yates, George Kreps, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG) Dwayne Postell | |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:15 | UC Riverside | James Garceau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Lynwood Mills | 17-9 |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Garceau - foul #2 on James Garceau, team foul #9 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Palmer (PG), Joseph Karsten (SG), Victor Yates (SF), Howard Alexander (C) Thomas Nokes, Russell Gupton, Robert Lockhart, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden (SG), Ralph Roy (C) James Garceau, Edgar Stokes | |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Breeden | 18-12 |
| 09:50 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Burkett - foul #2 on Ronald Burkett, team foul #10 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG) William Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell (SF) Ronald Burkett | |
| 09:50 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:50 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Nokes - foul #2 on Thomas Nokes, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Palmer (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF), James Johnson (C) Thomas Nokes, Victor Yates, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | James Johnson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 20-14 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:48 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-17 |
| 08:46 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:40 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-17 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell tips it in | 20-19 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | William Palmer makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Karsten | 22-19 |
| 08:10 | UC Riverside | William Palmer is called for the reach on Ralph Roy - foul #1 on William Palmer, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Victor Yates (SF), George Kreps (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Joseph Karsten, Robert Lockhart, Lynwood Mills, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes (PF) Keith Fierro | |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes is called for traveling | 22-19 |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Russell Gupton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - George Kreps (fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Petti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edward Breeden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Postell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edgar Stokes (fresh) C - Ralph Roy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Charles Petti and the foul's on William Palmer - foul #2 on William Palmer, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (SG), Lynwood Mills (PF) William Palmer, George Kreps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro (PF) Ralph Roy | |
| 07:22 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:22 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 07:08 | Long Beach State | The jumper by Victor Yates is denied by Dwayne Postell | 22-21 |
| 07:06 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills tips it but misses | 22-21 |
| 07:04 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Karsten | 22-21 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Kreps (PF) Lynwood Mills | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Gupton, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills (PF) George Kreps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:28 | UC Riverside | Lynwood Mills is called for the reach on Dwayne Postell - foul #2 on Lynwood Mills, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sean Najar (PF) Lynwood Mills | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:28 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:28 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates misses the lay-in | 22-26 |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 05:55 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Karsten | 25-26 |
| 05:44 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti is hacked by Russell Gupton - foul #2 on Russell Gupton, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF), George Kreps (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Russell Gupton, Victor Yates, Sean Najar, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy (C) Keith Fierro | |
| 05:44 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:44 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | George Kreps gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Nokes | 28-27 |
| 05:15 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-27 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:57 | Long Beach State | George Kreps knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Edgar Stokes - foul #2 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Thomas Nokes, Robert Lockhart, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro (PF) Edgar Stokes | |
| 04:57 | Long Beach State | George Kreps misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:57 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Keith Fierro | 30-27 |
| 04:35 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 04:34 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy is fouled on the floor by Howard Alexander - foul #1 on Howard Alexander, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG), James Johnson (PF) George Kreps, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Nokes | 32-28 |
| 03:57 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is fouled on the floor by Ralph Roy - foul #1 on Ralph Roy, team foul #12 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Victor Yates, James Johnson, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (PG), James Garceau (SG), Joseph Carr (SF), Charles Little (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) Charles Petti, Edward Breeden, Dwayne Postell, Keith Fierro, Ralph Roy | |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Nokes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Karsten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lockhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lynwood Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Orear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Burkett (fresh) SG - James Garceau (fresh) SF - Joseph Carr (fresh) PF - Charles Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | UC Riverside | James Garceau misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 03:24 | UC Riverside | Charles Little hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-33 |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 02:56 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 02:55 | UC Riverside | Charles Little pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett is hacked by Anthony Orear - foul #1 on Anthony Orear, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Victor Yates (SF), George Kreps (C) Joseph Karsten, Robert Lockhart, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:29 | Long Beach State | George Kreps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander (C) George Kreps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Burkett | 34-37 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 02:00 | UC Riverside | James Garceau grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Charles Little misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Lynwood Mills - foul #3 on Lynwood Mills, team foul #12 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), George Kreps (PF) Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Charles Little makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Charles Little makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Nokes | 37-39 |
| 01:19 | UC Riverside | Russell Gupton takes the ball from Joseph Carr | 37-39 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), James Johnson (PF) Robert Lockhart, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Petti (PG), Dwayne Postell (SF), Keith Fierro (C) Ronald Burkett, James Garceau, Edgar Stokes | |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr is fouled on the floor by Russell Gupton - foul #3 on Russell Gupton, team foul #13 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Palmer (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Howard Alexander (C) Russell Gupton, Victor Yates, George Kreps | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Joseph Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Dwayne Postell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |