| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffrey Ambrose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Morabito (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mongo Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Nokes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Gupton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lynwood Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito is fouled on the floor by Howard Alexander - foul #1 on Howard Alexander, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear (C) Howard Alexander | |
| 19:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-36 |
| 19:36 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Anthony Orear | 43-36 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Yates | 43-39 |
| 18:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 18:41 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Victor Yates | 43-41 |
| 18:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski scores on a floater in the lane | 45-41 |
| 17:37 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes is hacked by Herbert Morabito - foul #2 on Herbert Morabito, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell (SG), Claude Noble (SF), Christopher Hill (PF), Steven Guimond (C) Herbert Morabito, Mongo Akinyooye, Stjepan Slavinski, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Stanley Roach (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Russell Gupton, Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills, Anthony Orear | |
| 17:32 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes is hacked by Jeffrey Ambrose - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ambrose, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block | 45-43 |
| 17:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Nokes is called for the reach on Jeffrey Ambrose - foul #3 on Thomas Nokes, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG) Thomas Nokes | |
| 16:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill misses the jump hook from close range | 45-43 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 16:24 | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 16:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Hill | 47-43 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Guimond | 49-43 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffrey Ambrose (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Blackwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Claude Noble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Guimond (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joseph Karsten (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Donaldson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Roach (fresh) C - Howard Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is hacked by Jeffrey Ambrose - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ambrose, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Jeffrey Ambrose, Ryan Blackwell, Claude Noble, Christopher Hill, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG), Russell Gupton (SG), Victor Yates (SF), Sean Najar (PF) Joseph Karsten, Raymond Donaldson, Robert Lockhart, Stanley Roach | |
| 15:31 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander clanks a shot in the paint | 49-43 |
| 15:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito scores on a 3 from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | Stjepan Slavinski is called for the reach on Sean Najar - foul #1 on Stjepan Slavinski, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye (SF) Brian Cleveland | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF) Russell Gupton, Victor Yates, Sean Najar | |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten makes the shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Nokes | 52-45 |
| 14:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 14:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo tips it in | 54-45 |
| 14:24 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble (SG) Herbert Morabito | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Victor Yates (SF) Joseph Karsten, Robert Lockhart | |
| 14:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Mongo Akinyooye | 56-45 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 13:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 13:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Nokes is called for the reach on Claude Noble - foul #4 on Thomas Nokes, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Ryan Blackwell (SG), Christopher Hill (PF), Steven Guimond (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Mongo Akinyooye, Stjepan Slavinski, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Sean Najar (PF) Thomas Nokes, Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills | |
| 13:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 13:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble tips it in | 58-45 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffrey Ambrose - foul #4 on Jeffrey Ambrose, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito (PG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF) Jeffrey Ambrose, Claude Noble, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF) Robert Lockhart, Sean Najar | |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 12:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 12:45 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills is hacked by Herbert Morabito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Morabito, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges (C) Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear (C) Howard Alexander | |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates lays it up and in | 58-48 |
| 12:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski lays it up and in | 60-48 |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 11:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito hits the finger roll set up by Ryan Blackwell | 62-50 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Herbert Morabito (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Blackwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Hodges (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joseph Karsten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Russell Gupton (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lynwood Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Orear (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Yates | 62-50 |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Cleveland - foul #2 on Brian Cleveland, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Claude Noble (SG), Mongo Akinyooye (SF), Christopher Hill (PF), Steven Guimond (C) Herbert Morabito, Ryan Blackwell, Brian Cleveland, Stjepan Slavinski, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG), Sean Najar (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Russell Gupton, Lynwood Mills, Anthony Orear | |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Karsten - foul #1 on Joseph Karsten, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF) Victor Yates | |
| 11:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:11 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 10:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Donaldson | 62-54 |
| 10:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Claude Noble | 65-54 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG) Raymond Donaldson | |
| 10:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill lays it in on a great pass from Claude Noble | 67-54 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-57 |
| 09:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Karsten steals it from Claude Noble | 67-57 |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart jams it set up by Joseph Karsten | 67-59 |
| 09:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye scores on a shot from the right side | 69-59 |
| 09:19 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-59 |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton snags the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Howard Alexander is blocked by Mongo Akinyooye | 69-59 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton misses the tip | 69-59 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 08:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-59 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 08:41 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito (PG), Ryan Blackwell (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Claude Noble, Mongo Akinyooye, Christopher Hill, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG), Victor Yates (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF) Joseph Karsten, Robert Lockhart, Sean Najar | |
| 08:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Donaldson picks off the pass by Ryan Blackwell | 69-59 |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills grabs the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Howard Alexander | 69-61 |
| 07:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 07:46 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Herbert Morabito (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Blackwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Hodges (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Russell Gupton (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Donaldson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lynwood Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Alexander (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton is hacked by Herbert Morabito in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Morabito, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG) Ryan Blackwell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG), Anthony Orear (C) Raymond Donaldson, Howard Alexander | |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 07:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 69-63 |
| 07:35 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | Herbert Morabito is called for the reach on Thomas Nokes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Herbert Morabito, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell (SG) Herbert Morabito | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG) Russell Gupton | |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 07:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the shot in the paint | 69-65 |
| 07:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski gets the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 07:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose misses the dunk attempt | 69-65 |
| 07:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski can't tip it in | 69-65 |
| 07:06 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Harold Hodges steals the ball from Victor Yates in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 06:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose is hacked by Anthony Orear - foul #1 on Anthony Orear, team foul #5 | 69-65 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye (SF) Brian Cleveland | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Howard Alexander (C) Raymond Donaldson, Victor Yates, Anthony Orear | |
| 06:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Blackwell | 71-65 |
| 06:17 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills makes the jumper near the basket | 71-67 |
| 06:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Blackwell | 73-67 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Stjepan Slavinski is called for the reach on Thomas Nokes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stjepan Slavinski, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Steven Guimond (C) Jeffrey Ambrose, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (SG), Victor Yates (SF) Russell Gupton, Robert Lockhart | |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 05:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 05:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond misses the tip | 73-68 |
| 05:40 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Karsten, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Christopher Hill (PF) Ryan Blackwell, Mongo Akinyooye, Stjepan Slavinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG), Sean Najar (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Joseph Karsten, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| 05:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-68 |
| 05:21 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Guimond - foul #2 on Steven Guimond, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG) Alvaro Rizzo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Lynwood Mills (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Raymond Donaldson, Sean Najar, Anthony Orear | |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 05:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Nokes is called for the reach on Jeffrey Ambrose in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Nokes, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF) Thomas Nokes, Victor Yates | |
| 05:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 05:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 04:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose is hacked by Robert Lockhart - foul #2 on Robert Lockhart, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Claude Noble, Christopher Hill, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Robert Lockhart, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 03:54 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 75-70 |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 03:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 03:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges hits the follow up shot | 77-70 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffrey Ambrose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Cleveland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mongo Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Hodges (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joseph Karsten (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Gupton (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Najar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Orear (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Cleveland - foul #3 on Brian Cleveland, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Ryan Blackwell (SG) Jeffrey Ambrose, Brian Cleveland | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Sean Najar, Anthony Orear | |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Howard Alexander is called for the reach on Mongo Akinyooye - foul #2 on Howard Alexander, team foul #9 | 77-71 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill (PF) Stjepan Slavinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF) Russell Gupton, Victor Yates | |
| 03:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 03:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander pulls down the rebound | 78-71 |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Hodges - foul #3 on Harold Hodges, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach (PF) Joseph Karsten | |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 03:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 02:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 78-72 |
| 02:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 02:43 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Claude Noble (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Steven Guimond (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Mongo Akinyooye, Harold Hodges | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (PG), Victor Yates (SF) Lynwood Mills, Robert Lockhart | |
| 02:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Jeffrey Ambrose, team foul #14 | 78-72 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG) Jeffrey Ambrose | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Lynwood Mills (PF) Raymond Donaldson, Stanley Roach | |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates is fouled on the floor by Steven Guimond - foul #3 on Steven Guimond, team foul #15 | 78-72 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski (PF) Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), Sean Najar (PF) Joseph Karsten, Lynwood Mills | |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Russell Gupton - foul #3 on Russell Gupton, team foul #10 | 78-74 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Lynwood Mills (PF) Victor Yates, Russell Gupton, Sean Najar | |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | Steven Guimond steals it from Howard Alexander | 79-74 |
| 01:57 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell (SG), Mongo Akinyooye (SF), Harold Hodges (C) Claude Noble, Brian Cleveland, Steven Guimond | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Victor Yates (SF) Raymond Donaldson, Robert Lockhart | |
| 01:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Karsten steals the ball from Stjepan Slavinski | 79-74 |
| 01:19 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander's floater is tipped away by Harold Hodges | 79-74 |
| 01:17 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Ryan Blackwell | 79-74 |
| 01:17 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| 01:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski lays it in | 81-74 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Alvaro Rizzo steals it from Russell Gupton in the backcourt | 81-74 |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo misses the easy layup | 81-74 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates snags the defensive board | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Howard Alexander is denied by Harold Hodges | 81-74 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander jams it set up by Joseph Karsten | 81-76 |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski is hacked by Russell Gupton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Gupton, team foul #11 | 81-76 |
| 00:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski gets the offensive rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski is hacked by Russell Gupton - foul #5 on Russell Gupton, team foul #12 | 82-76 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG) Russell Gupton | |
| 00:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 83-76 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges grabs the board | 83-76 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Karsten is called for the reach on Harold Hodges in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Karsten, team foul #13 | 83-76 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Karsten, team foul #14 | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell is hacked by Lynwood Mills - foul #1 on Lynwood Mills, team foul #15 | 85-76 |
| 00:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills grabs the board | 86-76 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Mongo Akinyooye steals it from Lynwood Mills | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo runs out the clock | 86-76 |