| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Kevin Hilton (fresh) SG - Julian Cupples (fresh) SF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) PF - Tony Eatman (fresh) C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Stephen Quick (fresh) SG - Robert Burke (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Conner (fresh) C - Kristopher Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke hits a 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 19:01 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney drills a shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 18:51 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Conner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 18:29 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Hilton | 5-9 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Conner comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 18:13 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:59 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 17:57 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:47 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-9 |
| 17:46 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Kenney | 5-9 |
| 17:31 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman jams it set up by Kurt Fernald | 7-9 |
| 17:14 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones is fouled on the floor by Kurt Fernald - foul #1 on Kurt Fernald, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers (PG), Justin Storrs (SG), Reuben Parham (SF), Charles Schuster (PF), Joseph Wright (C) Stephen Quick, Robert Burke, David Jones, Michael Conner, Kristopher Hughes | |
| 16:58 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Schuster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 16:56 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:38 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Hilton | 9-9 |
| 16:25 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Schuster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 16:24 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Kurt Fernald | 9-9 |
| 16:17 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples is fouled on the floor by Justin Storrs - foul #1 on Justin Storrs, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG), David McKissick (PF), George Manna (C) Julian Cupples, Tony Eatman, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke (SG) Reuben Parham | |
| 15:59 | Fresno State | David McKissick is called for a charge - foul #1 on David McKissick, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Calvin Piner (SF) Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Jones (SF) Justin Storrs | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Kevin Hilton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Lobel (fresh) SF - Calvin Piner (fresh) PF - David McKissick (fresh) C - George Manna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Biggers (fresh) SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Schuster (fresh) C - Joseph Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Calvin Piner - foul #1 on Calvin Piner, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes (C) Joseph Wright | |
| 15:46 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:46 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:28 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner's pass is intercepted by Charles Schuster | 9-10 |
| 15:14 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Manna - foul #1 on George Manna, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Eatman (PF) David McKissick | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Conner (PF) Charles Schuster | |
| 15:14 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:14 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:14 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 15:00 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 9-11 |
| 14:58 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:37 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman misses badly on a runner in the paint | 9-11 |
| 14:35 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:31 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke misses the jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 14:29 | Fresno State | George Manna snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:22 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:20 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:15 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Conner is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lobel - foul #1 on Ronald Lobel, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG), Kurt Fernald (SF), Manuel Kenney (C) Kevin Hilton, Calvin Piner, George Manna | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick (PG), Justin Storrs (SG), Reuben Parham (SF) Christopher Biggers, Robert Burke, David Jones | |
| 14:05 | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick tips it in | 9-13 |
| 13:42 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-13 |
| 13:41 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Eatman | 9-13 |
| 13:26 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-13 |
| 13:25 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:09 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David McKissick (PF) Tony Eatman | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke (SG), David Jones (SF), Charles Schuster (PF), Joseph Wright (C) Justin Storrs, Reuben Parham, Michael Conner, Kristopher Hughes | |
| 12:44 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Schuster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-13 |
| 12:42 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to David Jones | 9-13 |
| 12:20 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick misses badly on a shot from the right side | 9-13 |
| 12:19 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:09 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:51 | Cal State Northridge | Kurt Fernald steals the ball from Robert Burke | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Ronald Lobel (fairly fresh) SG - Julian Cupples (fresh) SF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McKissick (fresh) C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Stephen Quick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Schuster (fresh) C - Joseph Wright (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples's pass is intercepted by Stephen Quick | 9-13 |
| 11:42 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick hits the finger roll | 9-15 |
| 11:22 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Julian Cupples | 12-15 |
| 11:08 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke misses long on a floater from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:06 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Schuster grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:53 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Schuster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton (PG), Calvin Piner (SG), Tony Eatman (PF), George Manna (C) Ronald Lobel, Julian Cupples, David McKissick, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers (PG), Justin Storrs (SG), Reuben Parham (SF), Michael Conner (PF), Kristopher Hughes (C) Stephen Quick, Robert Burke, David Jones, Charles Schuster, Joseph Wright | |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Justin Storrs - foul #2 on Justin Storrs, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG) Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roy Barb (SG) Justin Storrs | |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:45 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Kristopher Hughes | 13-15 |
| 10:39 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes can't connect on a shot in the lane | 13-15 |
| 10:37 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:20 | Fresno State | George Manna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| 10:02 | Cal State Northridge | Reuben Parham makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 09:42 | Fresno State | George Manna is whistled for a carry | 13-18 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (SF) Julian Cupples | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke (SG) Roy Barb | |
| 09:25 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 09:14 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 09:13 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:03 | Cal State Northridge | Reuben Parham is fouled on the floor by Kurt Fernald - foul #2 on Kurt Fernald, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG), Manuel Kenney (C) Kurt Fernald, George Manna | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick (PG), David Jones (SF) Christopher Biggers, Reuben Parham | |
| 08:47 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes is called for traveling | 13-21 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Schuster (C) Kristopher Hughes | |
| 08:40 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner misses short on a floater from the left block | 13-21 |
| 08:39 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman misses the tip | 13-21 |
| 08:37 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Conner grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 08:18 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Burke | 13-23 |
| 07:58 | Fresno State | Tony Eatman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-23 |
| 07:56 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton grabs the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 07:48 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Conner - foul #1 on Michael Conner, team foul #3 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David McKissick (PF) Tony Eatman | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers (SG), Joseph Wright (C) Robert Burke, Michael Conner | |
| 07:48 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:48 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Kevin Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Lobel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Piner (fresh) PF - David McKissick (fresh) C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Stephen Quick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Biggers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Schuster (fresh) C - Joseph Wright (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones misses the lay-in | 15-23 |
| 07:32 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:14 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David McKissick | 18-23 |
| 07:00 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick double dribbles | 18-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG), Arthur Hoover (SF), George Manna (C) Kevin Hilton, Calvin Piner, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roy Barb (SG), Kristopher Hughes (C) Stephen Quick, Joseph Wright | |
| 06:36 | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers is fouled on the floor by George Manna - foul #2 on George Manna, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton (PG), Kurt Fernald (SF), Tony Eatman (PF) Ronald Lobel, Arthur Hoover, David McKissick | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke (SG), Reuben Parham (SF) Roy Barb, David Jones | |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:11 | Fresno State | Robert Burke is called for the reach on Julian Cupples - foul #1 on Robert Burke, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Conner (PF) Charles Schuster | |
| 05:55 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples is hacked by Robert Burke - foul #2 on Robert Burke, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roy Barb (SG) Robert Burke | |
| 05:39 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald makes the 3 from straight away | 24-25 |
| 05:26 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Conner double dribbles | 24-25 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (PG), Manuel Kenney (C) Kevin Hilton, George Manna | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick (PG) Reuben Parham | |
| 05:15 | Fresno State | Kristopher Hughes blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Kurt Fernald | 24-25 |
| 05:14 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:59 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-25 |
| 04:58 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 04:37 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 04:29 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kristopher Hughes | 27-27 |
| 04:19 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Conner - foul #2 on Michael Conner, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton (PG) Julian Cupples | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Jones (SF), Charles Schuster (PF), Joseph Wright (C) Christopher Biggers, Michael Conner, Kristopher Hughes | |
| 04:19 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:19 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:59 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 03:58 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 03:43 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 03:42 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Wright snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Kevin Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Lobel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Eatman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Kenney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Stephen Quick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Barb (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Schuster (fresh) C - Joseph Wright (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Wright misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Lobel - foul #2 on Ronald Lobel, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David McKissick (PF), George Manna (C) Tony Eatman, Manuel Kenney | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs (PG), Robert Burke (SG) Stephen Quick, Roy Barb | |
| 03:28 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Wright misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:28 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:03 | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 02:50 | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG), Calvin Piner (SF) Ronald Lobel, Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers (PG), Michael Conner (PF), Kristopher Hughes (C) Justin Storrs, Charles Schuster, Joseph Wright | |
| 02:28 | Fresno State | Christopher Biggers steals the ball from George Manna | 32-28 |
| 02:25 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers dunks the ball | 32-30 |
| 01:59 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Conner - foul #3 on Michael Conner, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tony Eatman (PF), Manuel Kenney (C) David McKissick, George Manna | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick (PG), Charles Schuster (PF) Christopher Biggers, Michael Conner | |
| 01:59 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:59 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:55 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Hilton - foul #1 on Kevin Hilton, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| 01:55 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:55 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Quick makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:38 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #8 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (SF) Julian Cupples | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers (SF) David Jones | |
| 01:38 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:38 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:12 | Cal State Northridge | Kurt Fernald is called for the reach on Christopher Biggers - foul #3 on Kurt Fernald, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Lobel (SG) Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Wright (C) Kristopher Hughes | |
| 01:12 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:12 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:00 | Fresno State | Kevin Hilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Hilton is called for the reach on Christopher Biggers - foul #2 on Kevin Hilton, team foul #11 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Julian Cupples (SG) Kevin Hilton | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:45 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:45 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:31 | Fresno State | Calvin Piner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 00:29 | Fresno State | Julian Cupples grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Manuel Kenney clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-35 |