| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronnie Schrom (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilburn Finkel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Orem (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Likens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 19:44 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 19:18 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 19:16 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:02 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem travels with the ball | 28-24 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (PG), Adam Price (C) Ronnie Schrom, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 18:43 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 18:42 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 18:29 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem can't finish the layup | 28-24 |
| 18:27 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:10 | Grambling State | Adam Price scores on a floater from the baseline | 30-24 |
| 17:54 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant misses long on a shot from the baseline | 30-24 |
| 17:53 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 17:39 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Bui | 30-27 |
| 17:22 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sterling Horvath | 33-27 |
| 16:58 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 16:57 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 16:36 | Grambling State | Adam Price blows the layup | 33-27 |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Henry Howell | 33-27 |
| 16:28 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Bui and the foul's on Steve Swanson - foul #3 on Steve Swanson, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom (PG), Thomas Adams (SF), Thomas Urbina (PF), Clifford Smith (C) Sterling Horvath, Steve Swanson, Wilburn Finkel, Adam Price | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally (SF), Ronald Elliott (C) Henry Howell, Raymond Likens | |
| 16:28 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:01 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Orem - foul #2 on Donald Orem, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (SG), James Torre (C) Thomas Bryant, Donald Orem | |
| 16:01 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:01 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronnie Schrom (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Urbina (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Tracey (fresh) SF - Stanley Connally (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Elliott (fresh) C - James Torre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre drills a floater from the right block | 34-32 |
| 15:23 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Torre - foul #2 on James Torre, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Steve Swanson (SF), Adam Price (PF) Daniel Davis, Thomas Adams, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista (PF) John Bui | |
| 15:23 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:23 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:23 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:07 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF) Steve Batista | |
| 14:44 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 14:43 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:29 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ronnie Schrom - foul #2 on Ronnie Schrom, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG) Sterling Horvath | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant (SG), Donald Orem (PF) Stanley Connally, James Torre | |
| 14:29 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:29 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:06 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 14:05 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Ronald Elliott | 35-34 |
| 13:54 | Cal State Northridge | Clifford Smith swats the shot by Norman Tracey | 35-34 |
| 13:52 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 13:51 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 13:49 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 35-34 |
| 13:27 | Grambling State | Ronald Elliott blocks the short jumper by Daniel Davis | 35-34 |
| 13:25 | Grambling State | Steve Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:03 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Elliott - foul #1 on Ronald Elliott, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Wilburn Finkel (PF) Daniel Davis, Adam Price | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG), Stanley Connally (SF), Raymond Likens (C) Norman Tracey, Henry Howell, Ronald Elliott | |
| 13:03 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:03 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:03 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 12:37 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant misses short on a jumper in the lane | 36-34 |
| 12:36 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally tips it in | 36-36 |
| 12:21 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 12:20 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:06 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Adam Price (PF), Thomas Urbina (C) Wilburn Finkel, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:56 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-36 |
| 11:55 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom grabs the board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronnie Schrom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Price (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Urbina (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Connally (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Orem (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Likens (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Grambling State | Steve Swanson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 11:48 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:32 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui is hacked by Steve Swanson - foul #4 on Steve Swanson, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Thomas Adams (SF), Wilburn Finkel (PF), Clifford Smith (C) Steve Swanson, Adam Price, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF), Steve Batista (PF), James Torre (C) Thomas Bryant, Donald Orem, Raymond Likens | |
| 11:13 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 11:11 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 36-36 |
| 10:54 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steve Batista - foul #1 on Steve Batista, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Adam Price (C) Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott (PF) Steve Batista | |
| 10:54 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:54 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:36 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 10:34 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 10:33 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 10:13 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom is hacked by James Torre - foul #3 on James Torre, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG), Thomas Urbina (PF), Clifford Smith (C) Sterling Horvath, Thomas Adams, Wilburn Finkel | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant (SG), Donald Orem (PF) Stanley Connally, James Torre | |
| 09:48 | Grambling State | Adam Price connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ronnie Schrom and he's fouled by Henry Howell - foul #1 on Henry Howell, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Wilburn Finkel (PF) Daniel Davis, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens (C) Ronald Elliott | |
| 09:48 | Grambling State | Adam Price makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:23 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 09:22 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Adam Price | 41-36 |
| 09:05 | Grambling State | Adam Price blows the layup | 41-36 |
| 09:04 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | Clifford Smith is called for the reach on John Bui - foul #2 on Clifford Smith, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG), Thomas Adams (SF), Thomas Urbina (PF) Sterling Horvath, Adam Price, Wilburn Finkel | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (PG), Stanley Connally (SF) John Bui, Henry Howell | |
| 08:34 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| 08:12 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Adam Price (PF) Daniel Davis, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott (C) Raymond Likens | |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem's pass is intercepted by Adam Price | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronnie Schrom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adam Price (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Urbina (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Norman Tracey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Connally (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Orem (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Grambling State | Adam Price knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sterling Horvath | 44-36 |
| 07:06 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 06:55 | Grambling State | Adam Price can't finish the layup | 44-39 |
| 06:53 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 06:38 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 06:37 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 06:19 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 06:18 | Grambling State | Adam Price grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 06:04 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 06:03 | Grambling State | Adam Price tips it but misses | 44-39 |
| 06:02 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 05:59 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG), Steve Swanson (SF), Wilburn Finkel (PF), Clifford Smith (C) Sterling Horvath, Thomas Adams, Adam Price, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG), Henry Howell (SF), Raymond Likens (C) Norman Tracey, Stanley Connally, Ronald Elliott | |
| 05:57 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 05:56 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Steve Swanson | 44-39 |
| 05:34 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 05:33 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 05:12 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem knocks in the shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 04:46 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith misses the lay-in | 44-41 |
| 04:44 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 04:23 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Thomas Bryant | 44-43 |
| 04:05 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 04:04 | Grambling State | Steve Swanson tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 03:40 | Cal State Northridge | Wilburn Finkel is called for the reach on Thomas Bryant - foul #1 on Wilburn Finkel, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Adam Price (PF) Ronnie Schrom, Wilburn Finkel | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally (SG), Ronald Elliott (PF), James Torre (C) Thomas Bryant, Donald Orem, Raymond Likens | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Adam Price (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Connally (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Elliott (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Torre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 03:21 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 03:19 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 02:55 | Grambling State | Stanley Connally blocks the jumper by Sterling Horvath | 46-43 |
| 02:54 | Grambling State | Adam Price snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 02:35 | Grambling State | Adam Price connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Sterling Horvath | 48-43 |
| 02:35 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom (PG), Wilburn Finkel (PF) Daniel Davis, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant (SG), Donald Orem (PF), Raymond Likens (C) Stanley Connally, Ronald Elliott, James Torre | |
| 02:26 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| 02:10 | Grambling State | John Bui steals it from Sterling Horvath | 48-43 |
| 02:06 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Bui | 48-45 |
| 01:48 | Grambling State | Steve Swanson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronnie Schrom and the foul's on Henry Howell - foul #2 on Henry Howell, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Clifford Smith (C) Adam Price | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:48 | Grambling State | Steve Swanson makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 01:29 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Howell | 51-45 |
| 01:19 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bryant | 51-48 |
| 00:50 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 00:48 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith scores on a floater near the basket | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Orem | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Grambling State | Thomas Bryant is called for the reach on Wilburn Finkel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 00:11 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:11 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:06 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Adam Price (SF) Steve Swanson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel is hacked by John Bui in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bui, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-51 |