| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Ronnie Herring (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Harold McCrain (fresh) PF - Owen Benoit (fresh) C - Scott Carson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clyde Oja (fresh) SG - Charles Segura (fresh) SF - Henry Howell (fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) C - Ronald Elliott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque hits a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Owen Benoit - foul #1 on Owen Benoit, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronnie Herring | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Owen Benoit | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Smith | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Harold McCrain - foul #1 on Harold McCrain, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain blows the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Elliott - foul #1 on Ronald Elliott, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:43 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Henry Howell | 7-7 |
| 17:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain is called for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Torre (C) Ronald Elliott | |
| 17:09 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Herring - foul #1 on Ronnie Herring, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald (SG) Charles Segura | |
| 16:53 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista (SG), Frank Sheets (C) Clyde Oja, Henry Howell | |
| 16:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Johnny Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Johnny Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker (PG) Charles Bourque | |
| 16:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Colton Barker steals the ball from Ronnie Herring | 8-7 |
| 16:13 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald misses the easy layup | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 8-7 |
| 15:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ronnie Herring | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Ronnie Herring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold McCrain (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Owen Benoit (fresh) C - Scott Carson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Colton Barker (fresh) SG - Johnny Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Steve Batista (fresh) PF - James Torre (fresh) C - Frank Sheets (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 15:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:35 | Cal State Fullerton | Johnny Fitzgerald is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Johnny Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Joe Shinn (C) Scott Carson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), Charles Segura (SG), Henry Howell (SF), Ronald Elliott (C) Colton Barker, Johnny Fitzgerald, Steve Batista, Frank Sheets | |
| 15:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Shinn | 13-7 |
| 15:03 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-7 |
| 15:02 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott tips it home | 13-9 |
| 14:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Henry Howell - foul #1 on Henry Howell, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ricky Walker (SG), Phillip Creasy (SF), Daniel Dixon (C) Robert Smith, Harold McCrain, Owen Benoit | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque (PF) James Torre | |
| 14:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Phillip Creasy's layup is rejected by Charles Bourque | 13-9 |
| 14:29 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Charles Bourque | 13-9 |
| 14:24 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Clyde Oja is blocked by Joe Shinn | 13-9 |
| 14:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott tips it but misses | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Dixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 13:57 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell clanks a runner from the right block | 13-9 |
| 13:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Ricky Walker grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 13:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Joe Shinn drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Ronald Elliott - foul #2 on Ronald Elliott, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Harold McCrain (SF), Owen Benoit (PF) Ronnie Herring, Ricky Walker, Phillip Creasy, Daniel Dixon | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker (PG), James Torre (C) Clyde Oja, Ronald Elliott | |
| 13:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Joe Shinn makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:23 | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Howell and he's hacked by Chet Headen - foul #1 on Chet Headen, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson (C) Joe Shinn | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista (SG) Charles Segura | |
| 13:23 | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-11 |
| 13:05 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Steve Batista | 16-11 |
| 12:47 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Colton Barker | 16-14 |
| 12:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| 12:31 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:11 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Steve Batista | 16-17 |
| 12:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Colton Barker steals the ball from Harold McCrain | 16-17 |
| 11:42 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista is called for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ronnie Herring (PG) Chet Headen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), Charles Segura (SG), Frank Sheets (C) Colton Barker, Henry Howell, James Torre | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Ronnie Herring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold McCrain (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Owen Benoit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Carson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clyde Oja (fresh) SG - Charles Segura (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Batista (fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Sheets (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 11:07 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista drills a driving attempt near the basket | 18-19 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Steve Batista steps in front of the Ronnie Herring pass | 18-19 |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets comes up short on the runner in the paint | 18-19 |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:14 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ricky Walker (SG), Phillip Creasy (SF), Joe Shinn (PF), Daniel Dixon (C) Robert Smith, Harold McCrain, Owen Benoit, Scott Carson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt (SF) Steve Batista | |
| 09:57 | Cal State Fullerton | Ricky Walker double dribbles | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF), James Torre (PF) William Hartt, Charles Bourque | |
| 09:41 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Charles Segura is blocked by Phillip Creasy | 18-19 |
| 09:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Ronnie Herring connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Dixon | 21-19 |
| 09:15 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets loses the dribble to Daniel Dixon | 21-19 |
| 08:55 | Cal State Fullerton | Ricky Walker misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 08:53 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:37 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 08:36 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:24 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith (SG), Harold McCrain (SF), Owen Benoit (PF), Scott Carson (C) Ricky Walker, Phillip Creasy, Joe Shinn, Daniel Dixon | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker (PG), Steve Batista (SG), William Hartt (SF), Charles Bourque (PF) Clyde Oja, Charles Segura, Henry Howell, Frank Sheets | |
| 08:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 08:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Carson can't connect on a runner from the left block | 21-19 |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:40 | Cal State Northridge | Owen Benoit is called for the reach on William Hartt - foul #2 on Owen Benoit, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG), Phillip Creasy (PF) Ronnie Herring, Owen Benoit | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF) James Torre | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Chet Headen (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold McCrain (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Creasy (fresh) C - Scott Carson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Colton Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hartt (fresh) SF - Henry Howell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Batista (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 07:25 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Phillip Creasy | 21-19 |
| 07:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Harold McCrain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-19 |
| 07:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Phillip Creasy misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Bourque - foul #1 on Charles Bourque, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ronnie Herring (PG) Chet Headen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), Charles Segura (SG), Frank Sheets (PF) Colton Barker, William Hartt, Charles Bourque | |
| 06:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Phillip Creasy makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Phillip Creasy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:25 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell is hacked by Harold McCrain - foul #2 on Harold McCrain, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Joe Shinn (PF) Harold McCrain | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque (PF) Henry Howell | |
| 06:07 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Segura | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 05:51 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista misses the 3 from straight away | 23-21 |
| 05:28 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Scott Carson | 23-21 |
| 05:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Ronnie Herring misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Sheets - foul #1 on Frank Sheets, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ricky Walker (SG), Daniel Dixon (C) Robert Smith, Scott Carson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF), James Torre (PF) Steve Batista, Charles Bourque | |
| 05:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Ronnie Herring makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Ronnie Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:05 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clyde Oja | 25-24 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Phillip Creasy's pass is intercepted by Henry Howell | 25-24 |
| 04:46 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Herring - foul #2 on Ronnie Herring, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chet Headen (PG) Ronnie Herring | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt (SG), Charles Bourque (PF) Charles Segura, Frank Sheets | |
| 04:46 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:46 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Dixon clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Henry Howell - foul #2 on Henry Howell, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura (SG) Henry Howell | |
| 04:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:18 | Cal State Northridge | Joe Shinn blocks the short jumper by James Torre | 27-25 |
| 04:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Dixon pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Ricky Walker double dribbles | 27-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith (SG) Daniel Dixon | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker (PG), Steve Batista (SG) Clyde Oja, Charles Segura | |
| 03:56 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 03:55 | Cal State Fullerton | Joe Shinn snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Phillip Creasy connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ricky Walker | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Chet Headen (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Walker (fresh) PF - Phillip Creasy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Shinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Colton Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Batista (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Hartt (fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Torre (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steve Batista, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ronnie Herring (PG), Harold McCrain (SF), Owen Benoit (PF), Scott Carson (C) Chet Headen, Ricky Walker, Phillip Creasy, Joe Shinn | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald (PG), Henry Howell (SF), Frank Sheets (PF), Ronald Elliott (C) Colton Barker, William Hartt, Charles Bourque, James Torre | |
| 02:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Ronald Elliott steps in front of the Ronnie Herring pass | 30-25 |
| 02:27 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Henry Howell | 30-27 |
| 02:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Johnny Fitzgerald, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), Charles Segura (SG), James Torre (PF) Johnny Fitzgerald, Steve Batista, Frank Sheets | |
| 02:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 01:49 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell tips it in | 32-29 |
| 01:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Carson | 35-29 |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 01:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:42 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ricky Walker (SG), Joe Shinn (C) Robert Smith, Scott Carson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque (PF) Ronald Elliott | |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Shinn - foul #1 on Joe Shinn, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets (C) Henry Howell | |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Joe Shinn gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Owen Benoit misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Joe Shinn grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Ronnie Herring scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-29 |