| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) SG - Shawn Anderson (fresh) SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) C - Paul Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (fresh) SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) SF - Charles Morgan (fresh) PF - Leo Sherman (fresh) C - Ike Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway blows the dunk | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel can't connect on a runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Sherman | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Hathaway steps in front of the Michael Haywood pass in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Morgan | 2-7 |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood's pass is intercepted by Louis Jones in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 18:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones lays it in | 2-9 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| 18:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 18:11 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Ike Taylor - foul #1 on Ike Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Jim McDermott (PF), Cody Knudsen (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), James Bauer (SG), Russell Ray (SF), James Williams (PF), James Breland (C) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, Charles Morgan, Leo Sherman, Ike Taylor | |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray can't finish the layup | 4-9 |
| 17:29 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:23 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Goodwill | 7-9 |
| 17:09 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jim McDermott | 7-9 |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 16:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Williams | 7-11 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen is hacked by Russell Ray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Ray, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), David Gum (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Charles Goodwill, Donald Reynolds, Aaron Hensel, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Brett Yates (SG), Charles Morgan (SF), Leo Sherman (PF), Ike Taylor (C) Sam Ellis, James Bauer, Russell Ray, James Williams, James Breland | |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott's dunk attempt is rejected by Leo Sherman | 7-11 |
| 16:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Walls is called for the reach on Steven Arnold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Walls, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| 15:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Anderson steps in front of the Ike Taylor pass | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) SG - Shawn Anderson (tiring) SF - Jim McDermott (tiring) PF - David Gum (fresh) C - Allen Garofalo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Arnold (fresh) SG - Brett Yates (fresh) SF - Charles Morgan (tiring) PF - Leo Sherman (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ike Taylor (tiring) | |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Leo Sherman is called for the reach on Jim McDermott - foul #1 on Leo Sherman, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams (C) Ike Taylor | |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | David Gum scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Anderson | 10-11 |
| 15:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Anderson - foul #2 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, Shawn Anderson, David Gum, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG), Russell Ray (SF), James Breland (C) Brett Yates, Charles Morgan, James Williams | |
| 15:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses long on a shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 15:14 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to James Breland | 10-12 |
| 15:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold is hacked by Michael Haywood - foul #1 on Michael Haywood, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG) Jim McDermott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG) Steven Arnold | |
| 14:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway double dribbles | 10-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), James Williams (PF) Louis Jones, Leo Sherman | |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is called for a backcourt violation | 10-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SG) Aaron Hensel | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer (SG), Charles Morgan (SF), Ike Taylor (C) Robert Hathaway, Russell Ray, James Breland | |
| 14:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 14:10 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:58 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-12 |
| 13:57 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott tips it home | 12-12 |
| 13:38 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer is whistled for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Charles Goodwill (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), David Gum (C) Michael Haywood, Jim McDermott, Donald Reynolds, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), Russell Ray (SF), Leo Sherman (PF), James Breland (C) Sam Ellis, James Bauer, Charles Morgan, James Williams, Ike Taylor | |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hathaway - foul #1 on Robert Hathaway, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| 13:30 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 13:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray travels with the ball | 15-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SG), Allen Garofalo (C) Donald Walls, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (SG) Robert Hathaway | |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo drills a floater from the baseline | 17-12 |
| 12:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones's pass is intercepted by Charles Goodwill | 17-12 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill hits the finger roll | 19-12 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 12:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates is open and scores on a 3 from straight away | 19-15 |
| 11:54 | Long Beach State | Louis Jones picks off the pass by Jim McDermott in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 11:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Jones | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Goodwill (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim McDermott (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Aaron Hensel (very tired) 5 pts. PF - David Gum (tiring) 3 pts. C - Allen Garofalo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett Yates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Ray (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Sherman (tired) 2 pts. C - James Breland (tiring) | |
| 11:25 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo double dribbles | 19-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Steven Bragg (PF), Cody Knudsen (C) Jim McDermott, Aaron Hensel, David Gum, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), James Bauer (SG), Charles Morgan (SF), James Williams (PF), Ike Taylor (C) Louis Jones, Brett Yates, Russell Ray, Leo Sherman, James Breland | |
| 11:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Sam Ellis and the foul's on Charles Goodwill - foul #1 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SF) Charles Goodwill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 11:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:08 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls is hacked by Sam Ellis - foul #1 on Sam Ellis, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG) James Bauer | |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | Charles Morgan steals it from Jim McDermott | 19-19 |
| 10:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan hits the finger roll | 19-21 |
| 10:12 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 10:11 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor tips it in | 21-21 |
| 10:11 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF) Michael Haywood, Jim McDermott, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer (SF), Russell Ray (PF), James Breland (C) Charles Morgan, James Williams, Ike Taylor | |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SG), Steven Bragg (PF) Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman (PF) Russell Ray | |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Walls | 23-21 |
| 09:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Bauer | 23-24 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls misses the shot from the left side | 23-24 |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen snags the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 08:42 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Hathaway - foul #2 on Robert Hathaway, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, Charles Goodwill, Donald Reynolds, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Brett Yates (SG), Charles Morgan (SF), James Williams (PF), Ike Taylor (C) Sam Ellis, Robert Hathaway, James Bauer, Leo Sherman, James Breland | |
| 08:42 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:42 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan is hacked by Aaron Hensel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg (PF) Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones is fouled on the floor by Steven Bragg - foul #1 on Steven Bragg, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| 08:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 08:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 24-24 |
| 08:19 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Jones - foul #1 on Louis Jones, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Gum (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer (SG), Russell Ray (PF) Brett Yates, James Williams | |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Garofalo steals the ball from James Bauer in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Jones - foul #2 on Louis Jones, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SG) Jim McDermott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), James Breland (C) Louis Jones, Ike Taylor | |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 07:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Haywood is called for the reach on Steven Arnold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Haywood, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG) Michael Haywood | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 07:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | David Gum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Aaron Hensel, David Gum, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Goodwill (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim McDermott (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bragg (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Bauer (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Morgan (tired) 4 pts. PF - Russell Ray (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Breland (tiring) | |
| 07:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Goodwill picks off the pass by Charles Morgan | 25-26 |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Goodwill | 27-26 |
| 07:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-26 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Paul Taylor | 27-26 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Charles Morgan - foul #1 on Charles Morgan, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), Brett Yates (SG), James Williams (PF), Ike Taylor (C) Steven Arnold, James Bauer, Russell Ray, James Breland | |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:49 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Charles Morgan | 29-26 |
| 06:40 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-26 |
| 06:38 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams tips it in | 29-28 |
| 06:24 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 06:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Walls - foul #2 on Donald Walls, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), David Gum (PF) Donald Walls, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray (SF), Leo Sherman (PF) Charles Morgan, Ike Taylor | |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Russell Ray steals the ball from Aaron Hensel in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 06:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray blows the layup | 29-30 |
| 06:16 | Long Beach State | David Gum gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 06:16 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo (C) Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF) Donald Reynolds, David Gum | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland (C) James Williams | |
| 05:54 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland is open and buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Sam Ellis | 29-32 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Knudsen | 29-32 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott connects on the jumper from the baseline | 31-32 |
| 04:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman is denied on a layup by Allen Garofalo | 31-32 |
| 04:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 04:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo blows the layup | 31-32 |
| 04:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 04:03 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Sam Ellis | 31-34 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Allen Garofalo - foul #1 on Allen Garofalo, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), David Gum (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, Aaron Hensel, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), James Bauer (SF), James Williams (PF), Ike Taylor (C) Sam Ellis, Brett Yates, Russell Ray, Leo Sherman, James Breland | |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor can't connect on a floater near the basket | 31-34 |
| 03:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 03:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hathaway | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) SG - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Reynolds (tired) PF - David Gum (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bauer (fresh) PF - James Williams (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ike Taylor (tired) | |
| 03:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-37 |
| 03:31 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 03:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hathaway | 31-39 |
| 02:49 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson misses the jumper from the baseline | 31-39 |
| 02:47 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 02:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-39 |
| 02:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 02:31 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 02:30 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #11 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF) Donald Reynolds, David Gum | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Charles Morgan (SF), James Breland (C) Louis Jones, James Bauer, Ike Taylor | |
| 02:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 02:12 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Bragg | 33-39 |
| 01:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's hacked by Shawn Anderson - foul #3 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #12 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SG) Shawn Anderson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman (PF) James Williams | |
| 01:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses the shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 01:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 01:33 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG) Michael Haywood | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Sam Ellis (SG) Steven Arnold, Robert Hathaway | |
| 01:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Bragg is called for the reach on Louis Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Bragg, team foul #13 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor (C) James Breland | |
| 01:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 01:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Sam Ellis is called for the reach on Jim McDermott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Ellis, team foul #10 | 33-42 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Sam Ellis | 34-44 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Leo Sherman is called for the reach on Donald Walls - foul #2 on Leo Sherman, team foul #11 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG), David Gum (C) Jim McDermott, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG), James Bauer (SF), Russell Ray (PF), James Breland (C) Louis Jones, Charles Morgan, Leo Sherman, Ike Taylor | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Walls - foul #3 on Donald Walls, team foul #14 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG) Donald Walls | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 36-46 |
| 00:15 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to James Breland | 36-46 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis lays it up and in on a great pass from James Bauer | 36-48 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Russell Ray swats the short shot by David Gum | 36-48 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray gets the rebound | 36-48 |