| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark May (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Howard Love (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Greene (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Muff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Don White - foul #1 on Don White, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG) David Cowden | |
| 19:34 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:34 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:34 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:18 | Cal | Mark May misses the jump hook in the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:16 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Curtis Roberts | 31-33 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Dennis Carmean (C) Wilbur Muff, Curtis Roberts | |
| 18:27 | Cal | Mark May is fouled on the floor by Curtis Gutenberger - foul #1 on Curtis Gutenberger, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF) Howard Love | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Wilbur Muff (SG), Curtis Roberts (PF) Douglas Britt, Stephen Statler, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| 18:10 | Cal | Mark Greene lays it up and in | 33-33 |
| 17:51 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean lays it up and in | 33-35 |
| 17:33 | Cal | Mark May knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Don White | 36-35 |
| 17:17 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Sherman Lewis (SG), Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Mark May, Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Dennis Carmean, Curtis Roberts, Sanford Schmitt | |
| 17:09 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the fadeaway from the left side | 36-35 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Donald Hubbard tips it home | 38-35 |
| 16:49 | Long Beach State | Sherman Lewis takes the ball from Douglas Britt | 38-35 |
| 16:34 | Cal | Tracy Splawn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lee Culver | 40-35 |
| 16:07 | Long Beach State | Donald Hubbard blocks the short jumper by Wilbur Muff | 40-35 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Tracy Splawn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 15:52 | Cal | Tracy Splawn is hacked by Curtis Gutenberger - foul #2 on Curtis Gutenberger, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark May (SG), Howard Love (SF) Sherman Lewis, Lee Culver | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Dennis Carmean (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff, Stephen Statler, Curtis Gutenberger, Joshua Nichols | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark May (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Howard Love (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Carmean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cal | Mark May misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-35 |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 15:14 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt dunks the ball set up by Joseph Rush | 40-37 |
| 14:54 | Cal | Howard Love is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 14:52 | Cal | Tracy Splawn pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Curtis Roberts knocks away the 3 by Mark May | 40-37 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Howard Love tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 14:11 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Sherman Lewis (SG), Gregory Stevens (PF), Mark Greene (C) Mark May, Tracy Splawn, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Stephen Statler (SF) David Cowden, Sanford Schmitt | |
| 13:59 | Cal | Gregory Stevens is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Sherman Lewis | 44-37 |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts blows the layup | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler tips it home | 44-39 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Roberts - foul #1 on Curtis Roberts, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Wilbur Muff (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) Douglas Britt, Curtis Roberts, Dennis Carmean | |
| 13:21 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush is fouled on the floor by Gregory Stevens - foul #1 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Mark May (SG) Don White, Sherman Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Curtis Roberts (PF) David Cowden, Wilbur Muff | |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Greene - foul #2 on Mark Greene, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF) Howard Love | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG) Douglas Britt | |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:49 | Cal | Mark Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:30 | Cal | Mark May hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Grayson | 49-39 |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Stevens - foul #2 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Howard Love (SF), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Grayson, Lee Culver, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Dennis Carmean (SF), Wilbur Muff (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Stephen Statler, Curtis Roberts, Sanford Schmitt | |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:44 | Cal | Mark May is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Howard Love | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark May (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Howard Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Rush (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Carmean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbur Muff (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joshua Nichols (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 11:19 | Cal | Mark May grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 11:02 | Cal | Mark May blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Rush - foul #4 on Joseph Rush, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Tracy Splawn (PF) Don White, Gregory Stevens | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) Douglas Britt, Joseph Rush, Dennis Carmean, Joshua Nichols | |
| 11:02 | Cal | Mark May misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:02 | Cal | Mark May makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Wilbur Muff out of a doubleteam | 52-43 |
| 10:28 | Cal | Mark May misses the easy layup | 52-43 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Howard Love grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:19 | Cal | Mark May misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Cowden - foul #3 on David Cowden, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF), Mark Greene (C) Howard Love, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Dennis Carmean (C) David Cowden, Sanford Schmitt | |
| 10:19 | Cal | Mark May misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:19 | Cal | Mark May misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Curtis Roberts | 52-43 |
| 09:51 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 09:49 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff tips it in | 52-45 |
| 09:25 | Cal | Ricky Grayson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Britt - foul #2 on Douglas Britt, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Sherman Lewis (SG) Mark May | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Sanford Schmitt (SG), Joshua Nichols (C) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff, Dennis Carmean | |
| 09:25 | Cal | Ricky Grayson misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:25 | Cal | Ricky Grayson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:25 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | David Cowden works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Curtis Roberts | 52-48 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Mark Greene makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sherman Lewis | 54-48 |
| 08:23 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler lays it in on a nice dish by David Cowden and the foul's on Mark Greene - foul #3 on Mark Greene, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Howard Love (SF), Gregory Stevens (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Grayson, Lee Culver, Tracy Splawn, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Wilbur Muff (SG), Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Dennis Carmean (C) David Cowden, Sanford Schmitt, Curtis Roberts, Joshua Nichols | |
| 08:23 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Sherman Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Muff - foul #2 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (C) Stephen Statler | |
| 08:21 | Cal | Sherman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Sherman Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Sherman Lewis - foul #1 on Sherman Lewis, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Curtis Roberts (PF) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:55 | Cal | Curtis Roberts steals the ball from Sherman Lewis in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | David Cowden is hacked by Don White - foul #2 on Don White, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG) Sherman Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (SF) Sanford Schmitt | |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | David Cowden makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | David Cowden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Howard Love (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Curtis Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Carmean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cal | Howard Love misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 55-55 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Ricky Hicks - foul #2 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF) Howard Love | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Wilbur Muff (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) David Cowden, Stephen Statler, Curtis Roberts | |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:51 | Cal | Douglas Britt is called for the reach on Don White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Britt, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (SF) Dennis Carmean | |
| 06:51 | Cal | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:51 | Cal | Don White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:29 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush misses the easy layup | 57-57 |
| 06:27 | Cal | Lee Culver snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:01 | Cal | Lee Culver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Hubbard | 60-57 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Gregory Stevens snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Mark May (SG), Howard Love (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF), Mark Greene (C) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Lee Culver, Gregory Stevens, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Dennis Carmean (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) Douglas Britt, Stephen Statler, Wilbur Muff, Sanford Schmitt | |
| 05:10 | Cal | Mark May misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 05:09 | Cal | Tracy Splawn pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Howard Love misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Nichols - foul #1 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (C) Joshua Nichols | |
| 04:58 | Cal | Howard Love makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Howard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 04:33 | Cal | Mark Greene gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:15 | Cal | David Cowden steps in front of the Ricky Grayson pass | 62-57 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Cowden | 62-59 |
| 03:59 | Cal | Mark May banks in the layup on a great pass from Tracy Splawn | 64-59 |
| 03:36 | Long Beach State | David Cowden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 03:34 | Cal | Howard Love gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark May (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Howard Love (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tracy Splawn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rush (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Carmean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Sanford Schmitt (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Cal | Ricky Grayson makes the wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Howard Love | 66-59 |
| 03:02 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Cowden | 66-61 |
| 03:00 | Cal | David Cowden is called for the reach on Ricky Grayson in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Cowden, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Sherman Lewis (SG), Lee Culver (SF), Gregory Stevens (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Mark May, Howard Love, Tracy Splawn, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Stephen Statler (SF), Wilbur Muff (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Dennis Carmean, Curtis Roberts, Sanford Schmitt | |
| 03:00 | Cal | Ricky Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:00 | Cal | Ricky Grayson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt is fouled on the floor by Gregory Stevens - foul #3 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG) Ricky Grayson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark May (SG) Sherman Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:29 | Cal | Mark May drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Stevens | 70-63 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Donald Hubbard denies the turnaround by Douglas Britt | 70-63 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 02:02 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-63 |
| 02:00 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the board | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:53 | Cal | Mark May is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark May, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (SF), Mark Greene (C) Lee Culver, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Curtis Roberts (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff, Joshua Nichols | |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler can't finish the layup | 70-63 |
| 01:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mark Greene | 70-63 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Mark May is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rush - foul #5 on Joseph Rush, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG) Joseph Rush | |
| 01:38 | Cal | Mark May makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Mark May misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Gregory Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Mark Greene misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sanford Schmitt - foul #1 on Sanford Schmitt, team foul #13 | 71-63 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Mark Greene makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Mark Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler blows the layup | 72-63 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Mark May grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Mark May misses short on a shot from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | David Cowden misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff grabs the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-63 |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts snags the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 00:28 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the board | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Cal | David Cowden is called for the reach on Gregory Stevens in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Cowden, team foul #14 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Sherman Lewis (SG), Donald Hubbard (C) Don White, Mark May, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG) David Cowden | |
| 00:25 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stephen Statler | 73-65 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Tracy Splawn (PF) Gregory Stevens | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:19 | Cal | Douglas Britt is called for the reach on Tracy Splawn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Britt, team foul #15 | 73-65 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Tracy Splawn misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Tracy Splawn makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt gets the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Ricky Grayson pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:08 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Ricky Grayson runs out the clock | 74-65 |