| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) SF - James Laseter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Draeger - foul #2 on Thomas Draeger, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Chaffin steals the ball from Jerry Lovern | 26-31 |
| 18:55 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the finger roll | 26-33 |
| 18:49 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 18:48 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:40 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 18:39 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:18 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons blows the dunk | 26-33 |
| 18:17 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:11 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Tores | 29-33 |
| 17:52 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| 17:33 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Tores | 29-33 |
| 17:15 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder throws it down on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeffery Tores | 31-33 |
| 16:46 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 16:31 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:29 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 16:27 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:06 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter loses the dribble to Walter Symons | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Lovern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Laseter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Pinder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Greco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Chaffin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 15:40 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Jerry Lovern | 31-35 |
| 15:35 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Corvin - foul #3 on Dennis Corvin, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (SG), Elliott Meidinger (SF), Charles Peterson (PF), Charles Golanski (C) Jerry Lovern, James Laseter, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Corvin, Thomas Draeger, Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 15:35 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:35 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Golanski - foul #2 on Charles Golanski, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood (C) Jeffery Tores | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:16 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 15:12 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Charles Golanski | 34-36 |
| 14:48 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons is denied on a layup by Christopher Wood | 34-36 |
| 14:47 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:35 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 14:33 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:25 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 14:24 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:56 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern (SG), James Laseter (SF), Earl Greco (C) Elliott Meidinger, Charles Golanski, Christopher Wood | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| 13:56 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:56 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:37 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter loses the dribble to Lawrence Timpson | 34-38 |
| 13:23 | St. Joseph's | Earl Greco swats the shot by Thomas Draeger | 34-38 |
| 13:22 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:10 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons buries a jump hook from the left block | 34-40 |
| 12:59 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 36-40 |
| 12:32 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Vance Anker | 36-42 |
| 12:10 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Symons - foul #2 on Walter Symons, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger (SF), Larry Pinder (PF), Charles Golanski (C) James Laseter, Charles Peterson, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Dennis Rasnick (SF), Michael Gardner (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Vance Anker, Thomas Draeger, Walter Symons, Chadwick Bibb, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 12:10 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:10 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Pinder - foul #2 on Larry Pinder, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG) James Moore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:46 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elliott Meidinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Golanski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 11:22 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 10:55 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 10:53 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Jeffery Tores | 40-43 |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 10:30 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Lovern - foul #1 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter (SF), Earl Greco (C) Jerry Lovern, Charles Golanski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons (SF), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Dennis Rasnick, Frank Chaffin | |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:09 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Corvin | 43-46 |
| 09:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Corvin, Rodney Matthews, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Vance Anker | 43-48 |
| 09:07 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gardner denies the turnaround by Jeffery Tores | 43-48 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:43 | St. Joseph's | Earl Greco blocks the short jumper by Michael Gardner | 43-48 |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:30 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 08:28 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter tips it home | 45-48 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Laseter - foul #3 on James Laseter, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (PG), Jerry Lovern (SG), Charles Peterson (PF) Jeffery Tores, Elliott Meidinger, Larry Pinder | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Vance Anker, Michael Gardner, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:58 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 07:57 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | James Laseter takes the ball from Walter Symons | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 21 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Moore | 48-50 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-50 |
| 07:03 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Charles Peterson steals the ball from Walter Symons | 48-50 |
| 06:31 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Chaffin blocks the short jumper by James Moore | 48-50 |
| 06:15 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:10 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Corvin | 48-52 |
| 05:53 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-52 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 05:23 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dennis Corvin | 48-54 |
| 05:19 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Larry Pinder (PF) James Moore, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SF), Michael Gardner (PF) Walter Symons, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 05:08 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:48 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 04:47 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:26 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter drills a jumper from the right side set up by Larry Pinder and he's fouled by Rodney Matthews - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco (C) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Dennis Rasnick (SF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Corvin, Thomas Draeger, Frank Chaffin | |
| 04:26 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:26 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:08 | St. Joseph's | Earl Greco swats the short shot by Rodney Matthews | 50-54 |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner tips it home | 50-56 |
| 03:49 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter comes up short on the shot from close range | 50-56 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner's floater is tipped away by Earl Greco | 50-56 |
| 03:30 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Laseter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 03:08 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| 02:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Vance Anker | 52-58 |
| 02:18 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger (SF) James Laseter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Frank Chaffin (C) Vance Anker, Rodney Matthews, Dennis Rasnick, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons loses the ball out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter (SF) Elliott Meidinger | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder is fouled on the floor by Michael Gardner - foul #2 on Michael Gardner, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| 01:03 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffery Tores out of the doubleteam | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF) Michael Gardner | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Lovern is called for the reach on Chadwick Bibb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb is hacked by James Laseter - foul #4 on James Laseter, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern is hacked by Walter Symons - foul #3 on Walter Symons, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 00:13 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Greco | 55-60 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-60 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Lovern is called for the reach on Frank Chaffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Dennis Corvin, Michael Gardner | |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |