| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Forster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Guillory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Forster - foul #1 on Brian Forster, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Curtis | 34-26 |
| 19:18 | Sacramento State | James Powers misses the jump hook from the left block | 34-26 |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | David Curtis snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 19:14 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao's pass is intercepted by Norman Stanhope in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 19:13 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope hits the finger roll | 34-28 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is fouled on the floor by Norman Stanhope - foul #2 on Norman Stanhope, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:33 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is whistled for traveling | 34-28 |
| 18:13 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster misses the lay-in | 34-28 |
| 18:12 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Brian Forster is called for the reach on Warren Patao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Forster, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Douglas Yarbrough, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (SG), Michael Ruyle (SF), Wayne Reed (PF) Brian Forster, James Powers, Donald Lawson | |
| 17:48 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Collins | 36-28 |
| 17:26 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:00 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is fouled on the floor by Norman Stanhope - foul #3 on Norman Stanhope, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (SF) Warren Patao | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Forster (SG), Michael Wade (C) Norman Stanhope, James Guillory | |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | James Patrick drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 16:31 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Rogers | 39-31 |
| 16:29 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers (PF) Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Powers (SF), Donald Lawson (PF) Michael Ruyle, Wayne Reed | |
| 16:16 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 16:15 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers tips it in | 39-33 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | David Curtis scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Rogers | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Forster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Curtis - foul #2 on David Curtis, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (SG), Erik Beliveau (SF) James Patrick, Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Guillory (C) Kenneth Rogers | |
| 15:38 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:38 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Collins | 43-35 |
| 14:56 | Sacramento State | David Curtis takes the ball from Donald Lawson | 43-35 |
| 14:41 | Long Beach State | David Curtis blows the dunk | 43-35 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | David Curtis tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 14:21 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson misses the shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 14:20 | Sacramento State | James Guillory grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:05 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Lawson and the foul's on David Curtis - foul #3 on David Curtis, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), Douglas Yarbrough (SF), Joseph Guthrie (PF), Ronald Boldt (C) Jeffrey Collins, Erik Beliveau, Michael Rogers, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG), Michael Ruyle (SF), Wayne Reed (PF) Michael Wade, James Powers, Donald Lawson | |
| 14:05 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | Brian Forster picks off the pass by Joseph Guthrie | 45-38 |
| 13:12 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle lays it up and in set up by Brian Forster | 45-40 |
| 12:56 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 12:54 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to James Guillory | 45-40 |
| 12:49 | Sacramento State | The 3pt attempt by Brian Forster is denied by Joseph Guthrie | 45-40 |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane | 47-40 |
| 12:03 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 12:01 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Norman Stanhope - foul #4 on Norman Stanhope, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG), Erik Beliveau (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), David Curtis (C) Warren Patao, Douglas Yarbrough, Joseph Guthrie, Ronald Boldt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Michael Perea (SG), James Powers (SF), Donald Lawson (PF), Michael Wade (C) Norman Stanhope, Brian Forster, Michael Ruyle, Wayne Reed, James Guillory | |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:32 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wendell Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Beliveau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Perea (fresh) SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Sacramento State | Michael Perea loses the ball out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG) Wendell Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on Jeffrey Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| 11:05 | Long Beach State | James Patrick is hacked by Michael Wade - foul #1 on Michael Wade, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| 11:05 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:05 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:48 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Perea | 50-42 |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jeffrey Collins | 52-42 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | James Powers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 09:57 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade hits the follow up shot | 52-44 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | James Patrick misses long on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Lawson - foul #3 on Donald Lawson, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG), Warren Patao (SF) Jeffrey Collins, Erik Beliveau | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Forster (SG), Freddie Lair (SF), Wayne Reed (PF), James Guillory (C) Michael Perea, James Powers, Donald Lawson, Michael Wade | |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | James Patrick misses the 3rd free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:28 | Sacramento State | James Guillory grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:12 | Sacramento State | Brian Forster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (SF) James Patrick | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 08:53 | Long Beach State | David Curtis is whistled for a carry | 54-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie (PF), Ronald Boldt (C) Michael Rogers, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (PG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| 08:38 | Sacramento State | Milton Cleveland steals it from Wayne Reed | 54-44 |
| 08:35 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Milton Cleveland | 56-44 |
| 08:19 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Brian Forster | 56-46 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao is whistled for traveling | 56-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG), Wendell Boudreaux (SG), Michael Rogers (PF), David Curtis (C) Milton Cleveland, Douglas Yarbrough, Joseph Guthrie, Ronald Boldt | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope (PG), James Powers (SF), Michael Wade (PF) Michael Ruyle, Freddie Lair, Wayne Reed | |
| 07:30 | Sacramento State | Michael Rogers is called for the reach on Michael Wade - foul #1 on Michael Rogers, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG) Wendell Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (SG), Donald Lawson (PF) Brian Forster, Michael Wade | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Patao (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Norman Stanhope (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Guillory (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Sacramento State | Norman Stanhope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | David Curtis grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 07:10 | Long Beach State | James Patrick is fouled in the backcourt by James Powers - foul #1 on James Powers, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Beliveau (SF) Warren Patao | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Perea (SF), Michael Wade (C) James Powers, James Guillory | |
| 07:10 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:10 | Long Beach State | James Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:10 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 06:55 | Sacramento State | Michael Perea misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | David Curtis snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Collins | 59-46 |
| 06:13 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 06:11 | Long Beach State | James Patrick gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 05:53 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the floater from the left wing | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:44 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-46 |
| 05:43 | Sacramento State | Donald Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 05:21 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wade | 61-46 |
| 05:08 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade is hacked by David Curtis - foul #4 on David Curtis, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (PG), Warren Patao (SG), Douglas Yarbrough (SF), Joseph Guthrie (PF), Ronald Boldt (C) Jeffrey Collins, James Patrick, Erik Beliveau, Michael Rogers, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle (SG), James Powers (SF), Wayne Reed (PF), James Guillory (C) Kenneth Rogers, Michael Perea, Donald Lawson, Michael Wade | |
| 04:58 | Sacramento State | James Guillory comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 04:56 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:38 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 04:36 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | Norman Stanhope is called for the reach on Wendell Boudreaux - foul #5 on Norman Stanhope, team foul #10 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Forster (SG) Norman Stanhope | |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:00 | Sacramento State | James Powers misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Yarbrough - foul #1 on Douglas Yarbrough, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG), Erik Beliveau (SF) Warren Patao, Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rogers (SG), Freddie Lair (C) Brian Forster, James Guillory | |
| 04:00 | Sacramento State | James Powers makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:00 | Sacramento State | James Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 63-48 |
| 03:32 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie grabs the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-48 |
| 03:17 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Wayne Reed | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Erik Beliveau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Boldt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Ruyle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kenneth Rogers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddie Lair (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed hits a runner in the paint set up by Michael Ruyle | 63-50 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on Erik Beliveau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #11 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG) Wendell Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Wade (C) James Powers | |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Erik Beliveau makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Erik Beliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:01 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Boldt | 65-50 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | James Patrick connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Cleveland | 68-50 |
| 02:24 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Guthrie - foul #3 on Joseph Guthrie, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| 02:24 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 02:24 | Sacramento State | Freddie Lair makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt lays it in | 70-51 |
| 01:45 | Sacramento State | Michael Wade clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-51 |
| 01:44 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | Erik Beliveau travels with the ball | 70-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (PG) Milton Cleveland | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:58 | Sacramento State | Michael Ruyle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-51 |
| 00:57 | Sacramento State | Wayne Reed tips it back up and in | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | James Patrick buries a shot from close range | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Ronald Boldt steps in front of the Kenneth Rogers pass | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux runs out the clock | 72-53 |