| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lars Madalinski (fresh) SG - Larry Ervin (fresh) SF - Tom Evans (fresh) PF - Irving Cook (fresh) C - Victor Lunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (fresh) SG - Thomas Decamp (fresh) SF - Ronald Schrader (fresh) PF - Sonny Cagle (fresh) C - Daniel Franke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn 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) | |
| 19:46 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Thomas Decamp | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Decamp | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook blows the layup but the foul's on Sonny Cagle - foul #1 on Sonny Cagle, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp makes the 3 from straight away | 1-6 |
| 18:28 | UC Riverside | Tom Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-6 |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert McNicol | 1-8 |
| 17:53 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski's pass is intercepted by Robert McNicol | 1-8 |
| 17:33 | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-8 |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook grabs the board | 1-8 |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 1-8 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor (PG), Tony Mays (SG), William Griggs (PF), Leo Blasingame (C) Lars Madalinski, Larry Ervin, Irving Cook, Victor Lunn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Paik (PG), Edwin Ardito (SG), Ronald Leffel (SF), Toby Robinson (PF), Jay Dean (C) Robert McNicol, Thomas Decamp, Ronald Schrader, Sonny Cagle, Daniel Franke | |
| 17:17 | Long Beach State | Tony Mays is called for the reach on Edwin Ardito - foul #1 on Tony Mays, team foul #1 | 1-8 |
| 17:06 | Long Beach State | Toby Robinson is open and buries a jump hook from the left block | 1-10 |
| 16:47 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Taylor | 3-10 |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | Donald Paik is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski (PG), Jason Branch (PF) Tom Evans, William Griggs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:36 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch misses the lay-in | 3-10 |
| 16:35 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch grabs the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch loses the dribble to Donald Paik | 3-10 |
| 16:10 | Long Beach State | Toby Robinson misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Bruce Taylor - foul #1 on Bruce Taylor, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG), Tom Evans (SF), Victor Lunn (C) Tony Mays, Bruce Taylor, Leo Blasingame | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Thomas Decamp (SG), Ronald Schrader (SF), Kelly Larson (PF) Donald Paik, Edwin Ardito, Ronald Leffel, Jay Dean | |
| 16:10 | Long Beach State | Toby Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:10 | Long Beach State | Toby Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 3-12 |
| 15:55 | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-12 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lars Madalinski (tiring) SG - Larry Ervin (fairly fresh) SF - Tom Evans (tiring) PF - Jason Branch (fresh) C - Victor Lunn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Decamp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Larson (fresh) C - Toby Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Toby Robinson | 3-14 |
| 15:25 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn makes the floater from the right wing set up by Larry Ervin | 5-14 |
| 15:11 | Long Beach State | Jason Branch swats the shot by Robert McNicol | 5-14 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | Tom Evans is hacked by Thomas Decamp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Decamp, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor (SF), Irving Cook (PF), William Griggs (C) Tom Evans, Jason Branch, Victor Lunn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Sonny Cagle (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Robert McNicol, Kelly Larson, Toby Robinson | |
| 14:53 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 14:51 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook tips it but misses | 5-14 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Daniel Franke misses the tip | 5-14 |
| 14:26 | UC Riverside | William Griggs grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 14:14 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-14 |
| 14:07 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader clanks a jump hook from the left block | 7-14 |
| 14:05 | Long Beach State | Sonny Cagle gets the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:50 | Long Beach State | Sonny Cagle's pass is intercepted by Bruce Taylor | 7-14 |
| 13:46 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor lays it up and in | 9-14 |
| 13:34 | Long Beach State | Daniel Franke comes up short on the floater from the left block | 9-14 |
| 13:33 | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | Sonny Cagle misses the jump hook in the lane | 9-14 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Franke - foul #1 on Daniel Franke, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tony Mays (SG), Tom Evans (SF), Leo Blasingame (PF), Victor Lunn (C) Larry Ervin, Bruce Taylor, Irving Cook, William Griggs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Ronald Leffel (SG), Donald Paik (SF), Kelly Larson (PF), Jay Dean (C) Daniel Trussell, Thomas Decamp, Ronald Schrader, Sonny Cagle, Daniel Franke | |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:50 | Long Beach State | Donald Paik can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 10-14 |
| 12:49 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Kelly Larson - foul #1 on Kelly Larson, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Irving Cook (PF) Lars Madalinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sonny Cagle (PF) Kelly Larson | |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Sonny Cagle is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 11-14 |
| 12:13 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Tom Evans | 11-14 |
| 12:08 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-14 |
| 11:45 | Long Beach State | Donald Paik misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 13-14 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol tips it home | 13-16 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leo Blasingame (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tony Mays (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tom Evans (tiring) PF - Irving Cook (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Lunn (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Leffel (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Paik (fairly fresh) PF - Sonny Cagle (tiring) C - Jay Dean (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | Ronald Leffel is called for the reach on Tony Mays in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Leffel, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG), Jason Branch (PF) Leo Blasingame, Irving Cook | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edwin Ardito (SG), Ronald Schrader (SF), Daniel Franke (C) Ronald Leffel, Donald Paik, Jay Dean | |
| 11:29 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 11:27 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 11:13 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Tom Evans | 15-16 |
| 11:00 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader is fouled on the floor by Tom Evans - foul #1 on Tom Evans, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor (PG), William Griggs (C) Tony Mays, Victor Lunn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Toby Robinson (PF) Sonny Cagle | |
| 10:46 | Long Beach State | Daniel Franke is hacked by Larry Ervin - foul #1 on Larry Ervin, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame (C) Jason Branch | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel (SG), Kelly Larson (PF) Edwin Ardito, Daniel Franke | |
| 10:27 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Schrader | 15-18 |
| 10:16 | UC Riverside | William Griggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-18 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Leo Blasingame is called for the reach on Ronald Leffel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leo Blasingame, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski (PG), Tony Mays (SG), Irving Cook (PF) Bruce Taylor, Larry Ervin, Leo Blasingame | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp (SG), Daniel Franke (C) Ronald Schrader, Kelly Larson | |
| 09:57 | Long Beach State | Daniel Franke banks in the layup set up by Thomas Decamp | 15-20 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | Tom Evans misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Daniel Franke snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel throws it down on a great pass from Robert McNicol | 15-22 |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-22 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Branch (PF), Victor Lunn (C) Irving Cook, William Griggs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Edwin Ardito (SG), Donald Paik (SF), Kelly Larson (PF), Jay Dean (C) Robert McNicol, Thomas Decamp, Ronald Leffel, Toby Robinson, Daniel Franke | |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn misses the floater from the left side | 15-22 |
| 09:09 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch misses the tip | 15-22 |
| 09:08 | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | Donald Paik misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 08:58 | Long Beach State | Jay Dean hits the follow up shot | 15-24 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-24 |
| 08:38 | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Trussell | 15-26 |
| 08:12 | UC Riverside | Tom Evans misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 08:06 | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell is fouled in the backcourt by Lars Madalinski - foul #1 on Lars Madalinski, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame (PG), Larry Ervin (SG), Bruce Taylor (SF), Irving Cook (PF), William Griggs (C) Lars Madalinski, Tony Mays, Tom Evans, Jason Branch, Victor Lunn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Thomas Decamp (SG), Ronald Schrader (SF), Sonny Cagle (PF), Daniel Franke (C) Daniel Trussell, Edwin Ardito, Donald Paik, Kelly Larson, Jay Dean | |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | Sonny Cagle is called for traveling | 15-26 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert McNicol - foul #1 on Robert McNicol, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leo Blasingame (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Ervin (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Irving Cook (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Griggs (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Decamp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Schrader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sonny Cagle (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Franke (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Bruce Taylor takes the ball from Sonny Cagle | 16-26 |
| 06:57 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor double dribbles | 16-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski (PG) William Griggs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel (SG), Toby Robinson (C) Thomas Decamp, Daniel Franke | |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Leffel | 16-28 |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | Ronald Leffel is called for the reach on Larry Ervin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Leffel, team foul #7 | 16-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tom Evans (SF), Victor Lunn (C) Bruce Taylor, Irving Cook | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp (SG) Ronald Leffel | |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | Larry Ervin picks off the pass by Ronald Schrader in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| 06:29 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Ervin | 20-28 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lars Madalinski - foul #2 on Lars Madalinski, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Irving Cook (PF) Lars Madalinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jay Dean (PF) Sonny Cagle | |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:06 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:43 | UC Riverside | Tom Evans is called for a backcourt violation | 20-29 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor (PG), Tony Mays (SG), Jason Branch (PF) Leo Blasingame, Larry Ervin, Irving Cook | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Daniel Franke (C) Robert McNicol, Toby Robinson | |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Trussell and he's fouled by Tom Evans - foul #2 on Tom Evans, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG) Tom Evans | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Paik (SG), Sonny Cagle (PF) Thomas Decamp, Jay Dean | |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader makes the free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Bruce Taylor and he's hacked by Daniel Franke - foul #2 on Daniel Franke, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame (SF), William Griggs (PF) Tony Mays, Jason Branch | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Toby Robinson (C) Daniel Franke | |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:48 | Long Beach State | Toby Robinson dunks the ball set up by Daniel Trussell | 23-34 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tony Mays (SF), Irving Cook (PF) Bruce Taylor, Victor Lunn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edwin Ardito (SG), Kelly Larson (PF), Jay Dean (C) Daniel Trussell, Sonny Cagle, Toby Robinson | |
| 04:29 | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson is open and buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Paik | 23-36 |
| 04:09 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 04:08 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays can't tip it in | 23-36 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Jay Dean gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Jay Dean makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Edwin Ardito and the foul's on William Griggs - foul #1 on William Griggs, team foul #9 | 23-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski (PG), Tom Evans (SF), Jason Branch (PF), Victor Lunn (C) Leo Blasingame, Larry Ervin, Irving Cook, William Griggs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Thomas Decamp (SG), Ronald Leffel (SF), Daniel Franke (C) Donald Paik, Edwin Ardito, Ronald Schrader, Kelly Larson | |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Jay Dean misses the free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:43 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lars Madalinski (tired) 3 pts. SG - Tony Mays (tired) 1 pts. SF - Tom Evans (tired) PF - Jason Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Lunn (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Decamp (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Leffel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Franke (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Jay Dean grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Leffel | 23-41 |
| 02:46 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch loses the dribble to Jay Dean | 23-41 |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel is hacked by Tom Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Evans, team foul #10 | 23-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG), Bruce Taylor (SF) Tony Mays, Tom Evans | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Sonny Cagle (PF), Toby Robinson (C) Robert McNicol, Jay Dean, Daniel Franke | |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Toby Robinson | 23-43 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | Lars Madalinski is called for the reach on Daniel Trussell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lars Madalinski, team foul #11 | 23-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame (SF), Irving Cook (PF), William Griggs (C) Lars Madalinski, Jason Branch, Victor Lunn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 23-43 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | William Griggs gets the rebound | 23-44 |
| 01:57 | UC Riverside | Thomas Decamp steps in front of the Bruce Taylor pass | 23-44 |
| 01:55 | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell loses the dribble to Larry Ervin in the backcourt | 23-44 |
| 01:37 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-44 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | Toby Robinson pulls down the rebound | 23-44 |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Daniel Trussell | 23-46 |
| 01:24 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame lays it in | 25-46 |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | Sonny Cagle knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Trussell and the foul's on Larry Ervin - foul #2 on Larry Ervin, team foul #12 | 25-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tony Mays (SG), Jason Branch (PF), Victor Lunn (C) Larry Ervin, Irving Cook, William Griggs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Edwin Ardito (SG), Ronald Schrader (SF), Daniel Franke (C) Daniel Trussell, Thomas Decamp, Ronald Leffel, Toby Robinson | |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | Sonny Cagle makes the free throw | 25-49 |
| 01:06 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame is hacked by Ronald Schrader in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Schrader, team foul #9 | 25-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson (PF) Sonny Cagle | |
| 01:06 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame misses the 1st free throw | 25-49 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Daniel Franke | 25-49 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson is hacked by Jason Branch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Branch, team foul #13 | 25-49 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson makes the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-51 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG) Bruce Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:22 | Long Beach State | Kelly Larson misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 25-51 |
| 00:20 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame grabs the defensive rebound | 25-51 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Edwin Ardito steals it from Larry Ervin | 25-51 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader can't throw it down | 25-51 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 25-51 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Edwin Ardito is called for the reach on Larry Ervin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Ardito, team foul #10 | 25-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor (PG) Tony Mays | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Paik (SG), Ronald Leffel (SF), Jay Dean (PF) Edwin Ardito, Ronald Schrader, Kelly Larson | |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin misses the 1st free throw | 25-51 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-51 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel misses the floater from the right block | 26-51 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch gets the rebound | 26-51 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch misses the fullcourt shot | 26-51 |