| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fresh) SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) SF - Peter Troutman (fresh) PF - Oscar Jackson (fresh) C - Cory Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brian Blaha (fresh) SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) PF - Bill Willis (fresh) C - Samuel Snapp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis 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 Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UC Riverside | Matthew Mackey is called for the reach on Jacob Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Mackey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clarence Sullivan - foul #1 on Clarence Sullivan, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jacob Johnson | 0-5 |
| 19:07 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan misses the jumpshot from the left side | 0-5 |
| 19:05 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Bill Willis | 0-5 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson is hacked by Bill Willis - foul #1 on Bill Willis, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | Long Beach State | Brian Blaha picks off the pass by Peter Troutman | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha hits the finger roll | 0-7 |
| 18:09 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Blaha - foul #1 on Brian Blaha, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 18:09 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 18:09 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-7 |
| 18:09 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp grabs the board | 1-7 |
| 17:57 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson is hacked by Cory Neal - foul #1 on Cory Neal, team foul #3 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Adam Christen (PG), Jesse Storms (SG), Clarence Rhodes (SF), John Friberg (PF), Donald Beck (C) Clarence Sullivan, Matthew Mackey, Peter Troutman, Oscar Jackson, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Roy Hill (SF), T-Bone Lewis (PF), Hans Gadzinski (C) Brian Blaha, Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, Samuel Snapp | |
| 17:44 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis is fouled on the floor by John Friberg - foul #1 on John Friberg, team foul #4 | 1-7 |
| 17:36 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the jumper from the baseline | 1-9 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | John Friberg misses badly on a floater near the basket | 1-9 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck snags the offensive board | 1-9 |
| 16:49 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen comes up short on the shot from the left side | 1-9 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 1-9 |
| 16:24 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 1-9 |
| 16:23 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck tips it back up and in | 3-9 |
| 16:11 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-12 |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Adam Christen - foul #1 on Adam Christen, team foul #5 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Matthew Mackey (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Oscar Jackson (PF), Cory Neal (C) Adam Christen, Jesse Storms, Clarence Rhodes, John Friberg, Donald Beck | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), John Roesler (SG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Bill Willis (PF), Samuel Snapp (C) Joseph Landry, Thomas Kent, Roy Hill, T-Bone Lewis, Hans Gadzinski | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fresh) SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) SF - Peter Troutman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Oscar Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Cory Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brian Blaha (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Roesler (fresh) SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Willis (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Snapp (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Roesler | 3-15 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman drills a turnaround from the right block | 5-15 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 5-15 |
| 15:00 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha hits the follow up shot | 5-17 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Mackey | 7-17 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha is hacked by Peter Troutman - foul #1 on Peter Troutman, team foul #6 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Adam Christen (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Fred Ware (C) Peter Troutman, Oscar Jackson, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG) John Roesler | |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 14:08 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp misses the tip | 7-17 |
| 14:06 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 13:51 | UC Riverside | Clarence Rhodes steps in front of the Brian Blaha pass | 7-17 |
| 13:46 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Friberg (PF), Donald Beck (C) Adam Christen, Fred Ware | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roy Hill (PF) Bill Willis | |
| 13:27 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 13:26 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-17 |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Matthew Mackey picks off the pass by Brian Blaha | 7-17 |
| 12:24 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-17 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 12:11 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp connects on the open turnaround in the lane set up by Brian Blaha | 7-19 |
| 12:08 | Long Beach State | Brian Blaha is called for the reach on Clarence Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Blaha, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Adam Christen (SG), Jesse Storms (SF), Oscar Jackson (PF), Cory Neal (C) Matthew Mackey, Clarence Rhodes, John Friberg, Donald Beck | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (PG), John Roesler (SG), Thomas Kent (SF), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Brian Blaha, Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, Roy Hill, Samuel Snapp | |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 7-19 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Roesler | 7-19 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (tiring) SG - Adam Christen (fresh) SF - Jesse Storms (fresh) PF - Oscar Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Cory Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Joseph Landry (fresh) SG - John Roesler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kent (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Willis (tiring) C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-19 |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms grabs the defensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 11:15 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-19 |
| 11:14 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms grabs the offensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 11:09 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms is hacked by Thomas Kent - foul #1 on Thomas Kent, team foul #4 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman (SF) Clarence Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Hans Gadzinski (C) John Roesler, Thomas Kent, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jacob Johnson - foul #1 on Jacob Johnson, team foul #5 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG), John Friberg (PF), Fred Ware (C) Jesse Storms, Oscar Jackson, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Landry | 9-22 |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roy Hill (PF), Samuel Snapp (C) Bill Willis, Hans Gadzinski | |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-22 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | John Friberg pulls down the rebound | 9-22 |
| 10:04 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-22 |
| 10:02 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp grabs the defensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 09:52 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa's pass is intercepted by Fred Ware | 9-22 |
| 09:35 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-22 |
| 09:33 | UC Riverside | Roy Hill snags the defensive board | 9-22 |
| 09:04 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 9-22 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Adam Christen | 9-22 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen makes the floater from the left wing set up by Matthew Mackey | 11-22 |
| 08:46 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson connects on the jumper from the left side | 11-24 |
| 08:44 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen is hacked by Jacob Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jacob Johnson, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Jesse Storms (SG), Clarence Rhodes (SF), Donald Beck (PF), Cory Neal (C) Adam Christen, Matthew Mackey, Peter Troutman, John Friberg, Fred Ware | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), John Roesler (SG), Hans Gadzinski (SF), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Joseph Landry, Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, Roy Hill, Samuel Snapp | |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck misses the easy layup | 11-24 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal gets the offensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal can't finish the layup | 11-24 |
| 08:09 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to T-Bone Lewis | 11-24 |
| 07:50 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-24 |
| 07:49 | UC Riverside | John Roesler tips it but misses | 11-24 |
| 07:48 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fairly fresh) SG - Jesse Storms (fresh) SF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) PF - Donald Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Roesler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hans Gadzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Willis (tiring) C - T-Bone Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Storms and the foul's on T-Bone Lewis - foul #1 on T-Bone Lewis, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG), Oscar Jackson (PF) Jesse Storms, Donald Beck | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry (SG), Roy Hill (SF) John Roesler, Hans Gadzinski | |
| 07:30 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:26 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent's pass is intercepted by Matthew Mackey in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| 07:14 | Long Beach State | Bill Willis swats the layup by Oscar Jackson | 14-24 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes drills a floater from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Roy Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Rhodes - foul #1 on Clarence Rhodes, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Adam Christen (SF) Clarence Rhodes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa (SF), Samuel Snapp (C) Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Roy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Cory Neal is blocked by Samuel Snapp | 16-26 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson tips it in | 18-26 |
| 06:07 | UC Riverside | Roy Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 06:06 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa tips it but misses | 18-26 |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 05:40 | UC Riverside | Joseph Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Donald Beck (PF), Fred Ware (C) Matthew Mackey, Adam Christen, Oscar Jackson, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Bill Willis (PF) Thomas Kent, Roy Hill | |
| 05:24 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan drills a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Samuel Snapp - foul #1 on Samuel Snapp, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes (SF) Peter Troutman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis (C) Samuel Snapp | |
| 05:24 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | Clarence Sullivan steps in front of the John Roesler pass in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware travels with the ball | 24-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Friberg (PF) Clarence Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:11 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski (SF) Eliseo Costa | |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | John Roesler scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Landry and he's fouled by Fred Ware - foul #1 on Fred Ware, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG) Joseph Landry | |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses the free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:36 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 24-28 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:32 | Long Beach State | John Roesler steals the ball from Donald Beck in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Friberg - foul #2 on John Friberg, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Adam Christen (SG) John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa (SF), Samuel Snapp (C) Hans Gadzinski, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:56 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | John Roesler snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent is hacked by Clarence Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Rhodes, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Matthew Mackey (SG), John Friberg (PF), Cory Neal (C) Jesse Storms, Clarence Rhodes, Donald Beck, Fred Ware | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha (PG), Jacob Johnson (SG), Roy Hill (PF) John Roesler, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis | |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:28 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal misses long on an open runner near the basket | 24-32 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Mackey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Christen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Friberg (fairly fresh) C - Cory Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brian Blaha (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kent (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Roy Hill (tiring) 2 pts. C - Samuel Snapp (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | John Friberg connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Clarence Sullivan | 26-32 |
| 03:09 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 26-32 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | John Friberg gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:56 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp is hacked by Adam Christen - foul #2 on Adam Christen, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes (SF), Donald Beck (PF) Adam Christen, John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa (SF), T-Bone Lewis (PF) Thomas Kent, Roy Hill | |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:34 | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey is fouled in the backcourt by Eliseo Costa - foul #1 on Eliseo Costa, team foul #9 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF) Samuel Snapp | |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:24 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha travels with the ball | 30-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms (SG), Oscar Jackson (PF), Fred Ware (C) Clarence Sullivan, Matthew Mackey, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski (PF) Bill Willis | |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware is hacked by T-Bone Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on T-Bone Lewis, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Oscar Jackson - foul #1 on Oscar Jackson, team foul #12 | 31-33 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:00 | Long Beach State | Brian Blaha steals the ball from Donald Beck in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 01:57 | UC Riverside | Brian Blaha can't finish the layup | 31-35 |
| 01:55 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jesse Storms and he's fouled by Hans Gadzinski - foul #1 on Hans Gadzinski, team foul #11 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Peter Troutman (SF), Cory Neal (C) Donald Beck, Clarence Rhodes, Fred Ware | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF) Hans Gadzinski | |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:24 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis double dribbles | 34-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG) Jesse Storms | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Snapp (C) T-Bone Lewis | |
| 01:03 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Sullivan | 36-35 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 00:38 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal is fouled on the floor by Bill Willis - foul #2 on Bill Willis, team foul #12 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Beck (PG), Adam Christen (SG), Clarence Rhodes (SF), John Friberg (PF) Clarence Sullivan, Matthew Mackey, Peter Troutman, Oscar Jackson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SG), Roy Hill (SF), T-Bone Lewis (PF), Hans Gadzinski (C) Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, Samuel Snapp | |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |