| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Lockhart (fresh) PF - Stanley Roach (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Orear (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 19:44 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Orear - foul #1 on Anthony Orear, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:26 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ronald Golden | 22-33 |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Spencer | 25-33 |
| 18:52 | UC Riverside | James King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-33 |
| 18:34 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Orear | 25-33 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach is fouled on the floor by Keith Fierro - foul #2 on Keith Fierro, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Benny Sullivan (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Allen Perry (C) John Spencer, Russell Hunter, Robert Lockhart, Stanley Roach, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (PG), Kyle Ton (SG), Alfred Griffin (SF) Ronald Golden, James King, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Edgar Stokes is called for the reach on Allen Perry - foul #1 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald (C) Edgar Stokes | |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-33 |
| 17:54 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kyle Ton and he's hacked by Sean Najar - foul #2 on Sean Najar, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses the free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin grabs the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 17:21 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Willeford | 25-37 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tommy Schwald - foul #1 on Tommy Schwald, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Stanley Roach (PF) Raymond Donaldson, Benny Sullivan, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG) Kyle Ton | |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford is hacked by Russell Hunter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Hunter, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes (C) Keith Fierro | |
| 17:01 | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 16:38 | Long Beach State | Edgar Stokes denies the turnaround by Robert Wrzesinski | 27-39 |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:23 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 16:14 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 16:01 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 16:00 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Edgar Stokes | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Wrzesinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Lockhart (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Roach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Najar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Golden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Willeford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Schwald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Edgar Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Benny Sullivan (SF), Allen Perry (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Robert Wrzesinski, Russell Hunter, Robert Lockhart, Stanley Roach, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton (PG), James King (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Keith Fierro (PF), Sammy Fassett (C) Ronald Golden, Michael Willeford, Alfred Griffin, Tommy Schwald, Edgar Stokes | |
| 15:48 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Benny Sullivan | 32-39 |
| 15:40 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro lays it up and in | 32-41 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear can't connect on a shot in the lane | 32-41 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan tips it in | 34-41 |
| 14:58 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James King | 34-44 |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | John Spencer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-44 |
| 14:40 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:36 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas is hacked by Benny Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benny Sullivan, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner (PG), Russell Hunter (SG), Stanley Roach (PF) John Spencer, Benny Sullivan, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), Edgar Stokes (C) Kyle Ton, Sammy Fassett | |
| 14:24 | UC Riverside | Anthony Orear denies the turnaround by Jonathan Thomas | 34-44 |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to James King | 34-44 |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | James King makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Golden | 34-47 |
| 13:42 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Baumgartner | 37-47 |
| 13:34 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes is hacked by John Baumgartner - foul #1 on John Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Sean Najar (C) Russell Hunter, Raymond Donaldson, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (SG), Alfred Griffin (SF), Tommy Schwald (PF) James King, Jonathan Thomas, Keith Fierro | |
| 13:25 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton (SG) Ronald Golden | |
| 13:03 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-47 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar can't tip it in | 37-47 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Alfred Griffin | 37-47 |
| 12:37 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 12:35 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton gets the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:23 | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald misses the tip | 37-47 |
| 12:20 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Wrzesinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Baumgartner (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Lockhart (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Roach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Najar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Willeford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Ton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfred Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Schwald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgar Stokes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Russell Hunter (SG), Raymond Donaldson (SF), Allen Perry (PF), Benny Sullivan (C) Robert Wrzesinski, John Baumgartner, Robert Lockhart, Stanley Roach, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), James King (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Keith Fierro (PF), Sammy Fassett (C) Michael Willeford, Kyle Ton, Alfred Griffin, Tommy Schwald, Edgar Stokes | |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Benny Sullivan - foul #2 on Benny Sullivan, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 11:20 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry is hacked by Keith Fierro - foul #3 on Keith Fierro, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear (C) Benny Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 10:55 | UC Riverside | Sammy Fassett pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:39 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Fierro and he's hacked by Raymond Donaldson - foul #3 on Raymond Donaldson, team foul #7 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), Benny Sullivan (PF) Raymond Donaldson, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:39 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 10:27 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:14 | UC Riverside | Sammy Fassett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-52 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | John Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 09:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Spencer and he's fouled by Sammy Fassett - foul #1 on Sammy Fassett, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Sean Najar (PF) John Spencer, Russell Hunter, Benny Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (PG), Kyle Ton (SG), Alfred Griffin (SF), Tommy Schwald (C) Ronald Golden, James King, Jonathan Thomas, Sammy Fassett | |
| 09:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:32 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-52 |
| 09:31 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Fierro | 40-52 |
| 09:26 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin knocks in the jumper near the basket | 40-54 |
| 08:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski tips it in | 42-54 |
| 08:46 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Orear - foul #2 on Anthony Orear, team foul #8 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner (SF), Stanley Roach (PF) Robert Lockhart, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), James King (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Edgar Stokes (C) Michael Willeford, Kyle Ton, Alfred Griffin, Keith Fierro | |
| 08:46 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:46 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner can't throw it down | 42-56 |
| 08:36 | UC Riverside | James King grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas loses the dribble to John Baumgartner in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| 08:30 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner banks in the layup | 44-56 |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter (SG), Benny Sullivan (SF), Allen Perry (C) Robert Wrzesinski, John Baumgartner, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro (PF) Tommy Schwald | |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Allen Perry | 47-56 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas is hacked by Raymond Donaldson - foul #4 on Raymond Donaldson, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner (PG) Raymond Donaldson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Benny Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Roach (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Golden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Fierro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-57 |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry grabs the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 07:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Edgar Stokes | 47-57 |
| 07:17 | UC Riverside | James King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Robert Wrzesinski (SG), Sean Najar (C) Russell Hunter, Benny Sullivan, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (PG), Kyle Ton (SG), Alfred Griffin (SF), Tommy Schwald (PF) Ronald Golden, James King, Jonathan Thomas, Keith Fierro | |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Edgar Stokes - foul #2 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SF) John Baumgartner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Sammy Fassett (C) Edgar Stokes | |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:53 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | John Spencer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Willeford - foul #1 on Michael Willeford, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), Anthony Orear (C) Robert Wrzesinski, Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | John Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | John Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:36 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Kyle Ton | 49-57 |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 49-57 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:59 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Sammy Fassett - foul #2 on Sammy Fassett, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Russell Hunter (SG) John Spencer, Raymond Donaldson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), James King (SG), Keith Fierro (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) Michael Willeford, Kyle Ton, Tommy Schwald, Sammy Fassett | |
| 05:59 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:59 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:37 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the paint | 51-59 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar tips it in | 53-59 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | James King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 05:08 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Sean Najar - foul #3 on Sean Najar, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SF), Allen Perry (PF), Benny Sullivan (C) Robert Wrzesinski, Robert Lockhart, Sean Najar, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas (SF), Sammy Fassett (C) Alfred Griffin, Edgar Stokes | |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:54 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach (PF) Russell Hunter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (SG) James King | |
| 04:36 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro is open and buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Golden | 53-62 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 53-62 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | Stanley Roach swats the layup by Jonathan Thomas | 53-62 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner is hacked by Michael Willeford - foul #2 on Michael Willeford, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Anthony Orear (C) Benny Sullivan, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton (SG), Tommy Schwald (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) Michael Willeford, Keith Fierro, Sammy Fassett | |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:01 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald grabs the board | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:38 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton hits a wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Golden | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spencer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Donaldson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Stanley Roach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Orear (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Golden (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kyle Ton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Thomas (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Schwald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter (SG) John Baumgartner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (PG), James King (SG) Ronald Golden, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | James King is fouled on the floor by Stanley Roach - foul #2 on Stanley Roach, team foul #11 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF) John Spencer, Raymond Donaldson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin (SF), Keith Fierro (PF), Sammy Fassett (C) Kyle Ton, Tommy Schwald, Edgar Stokes | |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | James King misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Hunter | 56-65 |
| 02:29 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro connects on the turnaround in the paint | 56-67 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Sammy Fassett - foul #3 on Sammy Fassett, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan (SF), Sean Najar (PF) Robert Lockhart, Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Edgar Stokes (C) Michael Willeford, Alfred Griffin, Sammy Fassett | |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:17 | UC Riverside | James King is hacked by Russell Hunter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Hunter, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Allen Perry (C) Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:17 | UC Riverside | James King misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:17 | UC Riverside | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF) Robert Wrzesinski, Benny Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton (SG), Tommy Schwald (PF) James King, Keith Fierro | |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:37 | UC Riverside | Sean Najar denies the turnaround by Ronald Golden | 62-68 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 01:18 | UC Riverside | John Spencer picks off the pass by Kyle Ton in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart hits the follow up shot | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes's floater is tipped away by Sean Najar | 64-68 |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Sean Najar, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James King (SG), Keith Fierro (PF) Kyle Ton, Tommy Schwald | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:24 | UC Riverside | James King misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Spencer | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro is hacked by John Spencer in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Spencer, team foul #13 | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | John Spencer is hacked by Ronald Golden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Golden, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | John Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | John Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear grabs the offensive board | 67-69 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro is hacked by John Spencer in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Spencer, team foul #14 | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | John Spencer comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 67-70 |