| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Curt Lewis (fresh) SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) SF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) PF - Rodrigo Salas (fresh) C - Timothy Ramsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Travis Finch (fresh) SG - Jason McCollum (fresh) SF - James Annis (fresh) PF - Frank Daugherty (fresh) C - John Paulson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez is fouled on the floor by Jason McCollum - foul #1 on Jason McCollum, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Paulson - foul #1 on John Paulson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Long Beach State | James Annis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch's pass is intercepted by Timothy Ramsey | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Curt Lewis | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:15 | UC Riverside | Travis Finch takes the ball from Curt Lewis in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch lays it up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Annis | 4-8 |
| 17:31 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez loses the dribble to Travis Finch | 4-8 |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch lays it in | 4-10 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey is called for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG), James Caldwell (SG), Gilberto Bianchi (SF), Sherman Myricks (C) Curt Lewis, Carmelo Martinez, Alberto Lopez, Timothy Ramsey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Travis Finch, Jason McCollum, James Annis, Frank Daugherty, John Paulson | |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Erik Fossett | 4-12 |
| 16:26 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi is hacked by Joe Wells - foul #1 on Joe Wells, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| 16:15 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell clanks a jumper in the paint | 4-12 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 15:55 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Rodrigo Salas - foul #1 on Rodrigo Salas, team foul #1 | 4-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF) James Caldwell, Gilberto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum (SG) Maurice Sabol | |
| 15:55 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 15:55 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Oscar Gomez (fresh) SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) SF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodrigo Salas (fairly fresh) C - Sherman Myricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Rich Roberts (fresh) SG - Jason McCollum (fresh) SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Fossett (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas's floater is tipped away by Erik Fossett | 4-14 |
| 15:34 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-14 |
| 15:15 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 14:58 | UC Riverside | Jason McCollum steps in front of the Sherman Myricks pass | 4-14 |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening slams it home set up by Rich Roberts and the foul's on Rodrigo Salas - foul #2 on Rodrigo Salas, team foul #2 | 4-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis (PG), James Caldwell (SG), Timothy Ramsey (PF) Oscar Gomez, Carmelo Martinez, Rodrigo Salas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Travis Finch (SG), John Paulson (C) Rich Roberts, Jason McCollum, Erik Fossett | |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the free throw | 4-17 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Paulson - foul #2 on John Paulson, team foul #4 | 4-17 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum (SG), James Annis (SF), Frank Daugherty (C) Maurice Sabol, Joe Wells, John Paulson | |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Frank Daugherty | 6-20 |
| 13:59 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Sherman Myricks | 8-20 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | Curt Lewis steps in front of the Jason McCollum pass | 8-20 |
| 13:38 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis lays it up and in | 10-20 |
| 13:21 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty misses the easy layup | 10-20 |
| 13:20 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 13:15 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell makes the 3 from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 12:30 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis's pass is intercepted by Jason McCollum | 13-20 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty double dribbles | 13-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Gilberto Bianchi (SF) Curt Lewis, James Caldwell, Alberto Lopez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Jason McCollum, James Annis, Christopher Bruening, Frank Daugherty | |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Erik Fossett - foul #1 on Erik Fossett, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:06 | Long Beach State | William Barrett pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett hits the finger roll | 13-22 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Oscar Gomez (fresh) SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) SF - Gilberto Bianchi (fresh) PF - Timothy Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sherman Myricks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Travis Finch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Barrett (fresh) C - Erik Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-22 |
| 11:30 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks snags the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 11:13 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 11:11 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 11:01 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey buries a 3 from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 10:41 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett tips it home | 16-24 |
| 10:30 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 16-24 |
| 10:29 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Travis Finch | 16-24 |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis (PG), Alberto Lopez (PF) Gilberto Bianchi, Sherman Myricks | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Jason McCollum (SG), James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF), Frank Daugherty (C) Travis Finch, Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| 09:55 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 09:44 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Martinez - foul #1 on Carmelo Martinez, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski (PG), James Caldwell (SG) Carmelo Martinez, Oscar Gomez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Ramsey - foul #1 on Timothy Ramsey, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi (SF) Dario Ulatowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Joe Wells (SF) Maurice Sabol, James Annis | |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | Gilberto Bianchi knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Curt Lewis | 21-26 |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses badly on a runner in the lane | 21-26 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty grabs the offensive board | 21-26 |
| 08:41 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 08:40 | UC Riverside | James Caldwell gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 08:24 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 21-26 |
| 08:23 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Ramsey | 21-26 |
| 08:16 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Curt Lewis | 23-26 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Wells | 23-26 |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alberto Lopez - foul #1 on Alberto Lopez, team foul #5 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Oscar Gomez (SF), Sherman Myricks (C) Curt Lewis, James Caldwell, Gilberto Bianchi, Alberto Lopez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), James Annis (SF) Travis Finch, Joe Wells | |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dario Ulatowski (fresh) SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oscar Gomez (fresh) PF - Timothy Ramsey (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sherman Myricks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) SG - Jason McCollum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Annis (fresh) PF - Christopher Bruening (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Daugherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 23-27 |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey misses long on a jumper from the right side | 23-27 |
| 07:06 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 06:49 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 06:21 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Gomez | 28-29 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jason McCollum | 28-31 |
| 05:51 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis (PG), Rodrigo Salas (PF) Dario Ulatowski, Sherman Myricks | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Maurice Sabol, Jason McCollum, Christopher Bruening, Frank Daugherty | |
| 05:38 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 05:36 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 05:27 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas connects on the jump hook in the paint | 30-31 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Ramsey - foul #2 on Timothy Ramsey, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez (C) Timothy Ramsey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum (SG), Joe Wells (SF) Rich Roberts, James Annis | |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by William Barrett - foul #1 on William Barrett, team foul #6 | 30-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Caldwell (SG), Sherman Myricks (C) Carmelo Martinez, Oscar Gomez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), James Annis (SF), Frank Daugherty (C) Jason McCollum, Joe Wells, Erik Fossett | |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:44 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:26 | Long Beach State | James Annis is fouled on the floor by James Caldwell - foul #1 on James Caldwell, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum (SG) Rich Roberts | |
| 04:26 | Long Beach State | James Annis makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:26 | Long Beach State | James Annis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 04:24 | UC Riverside | Travis Finch is called for the reach on Curt Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Finch, team foul #7 | 31-34 |
| 04:24 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:24 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | William Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 04:16 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 04:04 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez misses long on a jumper from close range | 33-34 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | William Barrett gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason McCollum | 33-36 |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez is fouled on the floor by Jason McCollum - foul #2 on Jason McCollum, team foul #8 | 33-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Timothy Ramsey (C) Curt Lewis, James Caldwell, Sherman Myricks | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), John Paulson (C) Jason McCollum, James Annis, Frank Daugherty | |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Oscar Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodrigo Salas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Ramsey (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Travis Finch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Barrett (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Paulson (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 03:02 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 03:00 | Long Beach State | William Barrett grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | William Barrett drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Rich Roberts | 35-38 |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis (PG), Sherman Myricks (C) Alberto Lopez, Timothy Ramsey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum (SG), James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF) Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, William Barrett | |
| 02:08 | Long Beach State | Sherman Myricks denies the turnaround by Christopher Bruening | 35-38 |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to John Paulson | 35-38 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Bruening | 35-41 |
| 01:43 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Annis - foul #1 on James Annis, team foul #9 | 35-41 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Caldwell (SG), Gilberto Bianchi (SF) Carmelo Martinez, Oscar Gomez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF) James Annis | |
| 01:43 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:43 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 01:24 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 01:04 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 01:03 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Christopher Bruening | 37-41 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Travis Finch | 37-43 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas loses the dribble to Jason McCollum | 37-43 |
| 00:22 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason McCollum | 37-45 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas is called for traveling | 37-45 |