| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) SF - James Annis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Paulson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | James Annis inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | James Annis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 19:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 18:59 | Long Beach State | John Paulson lays it up and in | 44-37 |
| 18:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 18:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 18:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 18:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 18:31 | Long Beach State | James Annis snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 18:25 | Long Beach State | John Paulson hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Armstrong | 46-37 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker is hacked by Malcom Peterson - foul #3 on Malcom Peterson, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, James Annis | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (PG), Benjamin Ross (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Toney McGonigle (PF), Kenneth Daves (C) Eddie Hardman, Anthony Tucker, Ron Wright, Jesse Allen, Arthur Riegel | |
| 17:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 17:38 | Long Beach State | John Paulson makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Toney McGonigle - foul #2 on Toney McGonigle, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG) Maurice Sabol | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 17:38 | Long Beach State | John Paulson makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 17:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 17:28 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Ortiz | 49-37 |
| 17:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross is whistled for a carry | 49-37 |
| 17:17 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Daves is called for the reach on Joe Wells in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Daves, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| 16:57 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 16:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 16:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Angel Ortiz, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), James Weaver (SG) John Armstrong, Rich Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG), Anthony Tucker (SG), Ron Wright (SF), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Stacy Phillips, Benjamin Ross, Angel Ortiz, Toney McGonigle, Kenneth Daves | |
| 16:10 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 15:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Wright | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) SG - James Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bruening (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Paulson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Long Beach State | John Paulson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 49-40 |
| 15:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 15:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 49-40 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | John Paulson pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 15:00 | Long Beach State | James Weaver is hacked by Ron Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Wright, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), James Annis (SF), Erik Fossett (C) Maurice Sabol, James Weaver, Joe Wells, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (SF), Toney McGonigle (PF) Ron Wright, Jesse Allen | |
| 14:45 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF) James Annis | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF) Eddie Hardman, Anthony Tucker | |
| 14:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 14:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel tips it in | 49-42 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | Toney McGonigle takes the ball from John Armstrong in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 14:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF) Joe Wells | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves (C) Arthur Riegel | |
| 14:00 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Armstrong | 52-42 |
| 13:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Annis - foul #1 on James Annis, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF), John Paulson (C) James Annis, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG), Anthony Tucker (SG) Stacy Phillips, Benjamin Ross | |
| 13:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 52-43 |
| 13:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 13:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 12:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 12:56 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to John Paulson | 52-43 |
| 12:52 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Armstrong and he's hacked by Toney McGonigle - foul #3 on Toney McGonigle, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF), Erik Fossett (C) Joe Wells, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright (SF), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Angel Ortiz, Toney McGonigle, Kenneth Daves | |
| 12:52 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 12:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ron Wright | 55-46 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), John Paulson (C) John Armstrong, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (PG), Benjamin Ross (SG) Eddie Hardman, Anthony Tucker | |
| 12:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to John Paulson | 55-46 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Ross in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross hits the finger roll | 55-48 |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Paulson | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) SG - Malcom Peterson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Annis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (tiring) 9 pts. C - John Paulson (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ron Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the floater from close range set up by Ron Wright and the foul's on John Paulson - foul #1 on John Paulson, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Joe Wells (SF) Maurice Sabol, James Annis | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 11:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | John Paulson gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:29 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells loses the ball out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Barrett (PF) John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz (SF), Toney McGonigle (C) Ron Wright, Arthur Riegel | |
| 11:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Angel Ortiz | 57-52 |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Stacy Phillips - foul #2 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF), John Paulson (C) Joe Wells, William Barrett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG), Anthony Tucker (SG), Kenneth Daves (C) Benjamin Ross, Angel Ortiz, Jesse Allen | |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 59-52 |
| 10:42 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:37 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong clanks a floater from the right side | 59-52 |
| 10:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 10:17 | Long Beach State | John Paulson pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is hacked by Eddie Hardman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Hardman, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF), Erik Fossett (C) James Annis, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright (SF), Arthur Riegel (C) Stacy Phillips, Kenneth Daves | |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 10:04 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Toney McGonigle - foul #4 on Toney McGonigle, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross (SG), Kenneth Daves (PF) Anthony Tucker, Toney McGonigle | |
| 10:04 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:04 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Ron Wright | 61-55 |
| 09:47 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), James Annis (SF), John Paulson (C) Maurice Sabol, Joe Wells, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz (SG), Jesse Allen (PF) Eddie Hardman, Kenneth Daves | |
| 09:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 61-55 |
| 09:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz tips it home | 61-57 |
| 09:25 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Bruening | 64-57 |
| 09:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen banks in the layup | 64-59 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | James Annis is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Ortiz - foul #2 on Angel Ortiz, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Erik Fossett (C) John Armstrong, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (PG), Anthony Tucker (SG), Kenneth Daves (PF) Benjamin Ross, Ron Wright, Jesse Allen | |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | James Annis makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | James Annis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel is hacked by Erik Fossett - foul #1 on Erik Fossett, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF) James Annis | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG) Arthur Riegel | |
| 08:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Maurice Sabol is called for the reach on Anthony Tucker - foul #1 on Maurice Sabol, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), John Paulson (C) Maurice Sabol, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-59 |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Stacy Phillips - foul #3 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening grabs the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:02 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses the jumper from the right side | 67-61 |
| 08:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 07:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Hardman | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Wells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Bruening (tired) 11 pts. C - John Paulson (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tucker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Angel Ortiz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Daves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Paulson | 70-64 |
| 07:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Daves | 70-66 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-66 |
| 06:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 06:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Wells steals it from Kenneth Daves | 70-66 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells is hacked by Eddie Hardman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Hardman, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Erik Fossett (C) John Armstrong, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hudspeth (PG), Benjamin Ross (SG), Ron Wright (SF), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Eddie Hardman, Anthony Tucker, Stacy Phillips, Angel Ortiz, Kenneth Daves | |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hudspeth | 72-69 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Jesse Allen denies the turnaround by Christopher Bruening | 72-69 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening gets the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ron Wright - foul #3 on Ron Wright, team foul #13 | 72-69 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 05:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hudspeth and he's fouled by Erik Fossett - foul #2 on Erik Fossett, team foul #6 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), James Annis (SF), William Barrett (PF) Maurice Sabol, Joe Wells, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 05:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | William Barrett's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Riegel | 74-72 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | William Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 74-72 |
| 04:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 04:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Malcom Peterson - foul #4 on Malcom Peterson, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), John Paulson (C) John Armstrong, William Barrett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG), Stacy Phillips (SG), David Kempf (SF), Toney McGonigle (PF) Robert Hudspeth, Benjamin Ross, Ron Wright, Jesse Allen | |
| 04:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:57 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-74 |
| 03:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman grabs the board | 74-74 |
| 03:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle is hacked by Maurice Sabol - foul #2 on Maurice Sabol, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Erik Fossett (C) Maurice Sabol, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SG), Kenneth Daves (C) David Kempf, Arthur Riegel | |
| 03:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:36 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (very tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Annis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (very tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Erik Fossett (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Toney McGonigle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Daves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Long Beach State | James Annis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-74 |
| 03:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie Hardman | 74-76 |
| 02:50 | Long Beach State | Anthony Tucker blocks the short jumper by John Armstrong | 74-76 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett gets the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 02:29 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Malcom Peterson | 76-76 |
| 02:29 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), John Paulson (C) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright (SF), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Stacy Phillips, Toney McGonigle, Kenneth Daves | |
| 02:08 | UC Santa Barbara | John Paulson steals the ball from Anthony Tucker | 76-76 |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | John Paulson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rich Roberts | 78-76 |
| 01:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 78-76 |
| 01:19 | Long Beach State | James Annis pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:54 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Bruening is blocked by Eddie Hardman | 78-76 |
| 00:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel's pass is intercepted by Rich Roberts | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening's floater is knocked away by Arthur Riegel | 78-76 |
| 00:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright is fouled on the floor by James Annis - foul #2 on James Annis, team foul #9 | 78-76 |
| 00:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | James Annis grabs the defensive rebound | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | James Annis is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Hardman - foul #3 on Eddie Hardman, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | James Annis misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | James Annis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Allen | 79-79 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Annis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Paulson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | John Paulson wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:54 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF), Erik Fossett (C) James Annis, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 04:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-79 |
| 04:45 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Riegel | 79-79 |
| 04:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eddie Hardman | 79-81 |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-81 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), John Paulson (C) Malcom Peterson, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (PG) Eddie Hardman | |
| 03:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Stacy Phillips | 79-83 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong loses the dribble to Stacy Phillips in the backcourt | 79-83 |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Bruening - foul #3 on Christopher Bruening, team foul #10 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), Erik Fossett (C) Rich Roberts, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle (PF) Jesse Allen | |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson double dribbles | 79-85 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF), John Paulson (C) Joe Wells, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Kenneth Daves (C) Anthony Tucker, Ron Wright, Arthur Riegel | |
| 02:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz is hacked by James Annis - foul #3 on James Annis, team foul #11 | 79-85 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Malcom Peterson, James Annis, Christopher Bruening, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 79-86 |
| 02:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz misses the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 02:54 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett gets the rebound | 79-86 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Hardman - foul #4 on Eddie Hardman, team foul #15 | 79-86 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening (PF), John Paulson (C) William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 02:49 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-86 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Barrett (PF) Christopher Bruening | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SG), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Angel Ortiz, Toney McGonigle, Kenneth Daves | |
| 02:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-86 |
| 02:35 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Riegel | 81-86 |
| 02:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen lays it up and in | 81-88 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | William Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-88 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, William Barrett, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright (SF) Stacy Phillips | |
| 01:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-88 |
| 01:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel can't tip it in | 81-88 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | James Annis snags the defensive board | 81-88 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett hits a jump hook from close range | 83-88 |
| 01:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ron Wright | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Malcom Peterson, team foul #12 | 83-91 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), John Paulson (C) Malcom Peterson, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen is hacked by Christopher Bruening - foul #4 on Christopher Bruening, team foul #13 | 83-91 |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 83-93 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Annis (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Bruening (very tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Paulson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Allen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Riegel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is hacked by Eddie Hardman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eddie Hardman, team foul #16 | 83-93 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) James Annis, Christopher Bruening, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (PG), Benjamin Ross (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Toney McGonigle (PF), Kenneth Daves (C) Eddie Hardman, Anthony Tucker, Ron Wright, Jesse Allen, Arthur Riegel | |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:36 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Kenneth Daves | 84-93 |
| 00:36 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-93 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #14 | 84-93 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF), John Paulson (C) Joe Wells, William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SG), Jesse Allen (PF) Benjamin Ross, Kenneth Daves | |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 84-95 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-95 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) John Armstrong, James Annis, Christopher Bruening, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Ross (SG), David Kempf (SF) Anthony Tucker, Jesse Allen | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Maurice Sabol - foul #3 on Maurice Sabol, team foul #15 | 84-95 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves (C) David Kempf | |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 84-96 |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 84-97 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol misses long on a halfcourt shot | 84-97 |