| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (fresh) SG - Dale Bulinski (fresh) SF - David Alcorn (fresh) PF - Kris McLeary (fresh) C - Stanley Kincade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jerry O'Hanley (fresh) SG - Joshua Linton (fresh) SF - Patrick Zhu (fresh) PF - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews 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 (+1) | |
| 19:58 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton is hacked by Dale Bulinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Bulinski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager connects on the open shot from the right block set up by Jerry O'Hanley | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by David Alcorn - foul #1 on David Alcorn, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams is denied on a layup by Patrick Zhu | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | UC Riverside | Stanley Kincade is called for the reach on Emanuel Schwager - foul #1 on Stanley Kincade, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley clanks a driving attempt from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (PG), Steven Harris (SG), Kelly Skidmore (SF), Mark Kerrigan (PF), Daniel Parker (C) Matthew Adams, Dale Bulinski, David Alcorn, Kris McLeary, Stanley Kincade | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG), Kevin McDaniel (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Jonathan Patton (PF), John Linkous (C) Jerry O'Hanley, Joshua Linton, Patrick Zhu, Emanuel Schwager, Douglas Matthews | |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | Mark Kerrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | John Linkous drills a jumper from the right side set up by Kevin McDaniel and he's hacked by Daniel Parker - foul #1 on Daniel Parker, team foul #4 | 0-4 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:09 | Long Beach State | Daniel Parker grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:00 | Long Beach State | Daniel Parker makes the shot in the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:36 | UC Riverside | John Linkous drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden is hacked by Ted Eggleston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (SG), David Alcorn (SF), Calvin Evans (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Robert Breeden, Kelly Skidmore, Mark Kerrigan, Daniel Parker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley (PG), Joshua Linton (SG), Patrick Zhu (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Douglas Matthews (C) Ted Eggleston, Kevin McDaniel, Arthur Dickey, Jonathan Patton, John Linkous | |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:02 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 2-7 |
| 16:01 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| 15:59 | Long Beach State | Joshua Linton picks off the pass by David Alcorn in the backcourt | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Steven Harris (fairly fresh) SG - Dale Bulinski (fresh) SF - David Alcorn (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Evans (fresh) C - Stanley Kincade (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jerry O'Hanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Linton (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Zhu (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Emanuel Schwager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Matthews (tiring) | |
| 15:50 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley can't connect on a runner in the lane | 2-9 |
| 15:49 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-9 |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 2-9 |
| 15:19 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager can't tip it in | 2-9 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-9 |
| 15:11 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 14:58 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Emanuel Schwager | 2-11 |
| 14:54 | Long Beach State | Patrick Zhu takes the ball from David Alcorn in the backcourt | 2-11 |
| 14:34 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Linton | 2-14 |
| 14:15 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Bulinski | 4-14 |
| 13:58 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), Robert Breeden (SG), Kelly Skidmore (SF), Kris McLeary (PF), Daniel Parker (C) Steven Harris, Dale Bulinski, David Alcorn, Calvin Evans, Stanley Kincade | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG), Kevin McDaniel (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Jonathan Patton (PF), John Linkous (C) Jerry O'Hanley, Joshua Linton, Patrick Zhu, Emanuel Schwager, Douglas Matthews | |
| 13:47 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Dickey - foul #1 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #2 | 4-14 |
| 13:47 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:47 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | John Linkous snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | Matthew Adams steals the ball from Ted Eggleston in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| 13:42 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams hits the finger roll | 7-14 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Breeden is called for the reach on Kevin McDaniel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Breeden, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| 13:14 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 7-14 |
| 13:13 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Patton pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:53 | UC Riverside | Daniel Parker is called for the reach on John Linkous - foul #2 on Daniel Parker, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (SG), Mark Kerrigan (C) Robert Breeden, Daniel Parker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton (SG), Emanuel Schwager (PF) Kevin McDaniel, Jonathan Patton | |
| 12:40 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton's pass is intercepted by Matthew Adams | 7-14 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Alcorn (SF), Stanley Kincade (C) Kelly Skidmore, Mark Kerrigan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley (PG), Patrick Zhu (SF) Joshua Linton, Arthur Dickey | |
| 11:54 | UC Riverside | Matthew Adams picks off the pass by Patrick Zhu in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski can't finish the layup | 7-14 |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston grabs the board | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Dale Bulinski (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David Alcorn (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kris McLeary (tiring) C - Stanley Kincade (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jerry O'Hanley (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Eggleston (tiring) SF - Patrick Zhu (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emanuel Schwager (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Linkous (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley loses the dribble to Dale Bulinski | 7-14 |
| 11:18 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski banks in the wide open layup | 9-14 |
| 11:08 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses the 3 from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:06 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski is hacked by Ted Eggleston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (PG), Kelly Skidmore (SF), Mark Kerrigan (PF) Matthew Adams, David Alcorn, Kris McLeary | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Douglas Matthews (C) Ted Eggleston, Patrick Zhu, John Linkous | |
| 10:48 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Bulinski | 12-14 |
| 10:37 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey is hacked by Kelly Skidmore - foul #1 on Kelly Skidmore, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton (SG) Jerry O'Hanley | |
| 10:37 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:37 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Mark Kerrigan | 12-15 |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Dale Bulinski | 14-15 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 09:58 | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dale Bulinski, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| 09:39 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), Steven Harris (SG), Kris McLeary (PF) Dale Bulinski, Kelly Skidmore, Stanley Kincade | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley (PG), Patrick Zhu (SF), Jonathan Patton (PF), John Linkous (C) Kevin McDaniel, Arthur Dickey, Emanuel Schwager, Douglas Matthews | |
| 09:23 | UC Riverside | Matthew Adams steps in front of the Patrick Zhu pass | 14-15 |
| 09:07 | Long Beach State | Mark Kerrigan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 09:05 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Jonathan Patton | 14-15 |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Steven Harris - foul #1 on Steven Harris, team foul #9 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Alcorn (SF), Calvin Evans (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Robert Breeden, Kris McLeary, Mark Kerrigan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager (PF) Jonathan Patton | |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:44 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:27 | UC Riverside | John Linkous hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 08:26 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:09 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Adams | 16-16 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu loses the dribble to David Alcorn | 16-16 |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | Joshua Linton is called for the reach on David Alcorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Linton, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (SG), Kelly Skidmore (SF), Kris McLeary (PF) Steven Harris, David Alcorn, Calvin Evans | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Douglas Matthews (C) Joshua Linton, Patrick Zhu, John Linkous | |
| 07:46 | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore misses short on a shot from the left block | 16-16 |
| 07:45 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary misses the tip | 16-16 |
| 07:43 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Breeden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kelly Skidmore (fairly fresh) PF - Kris McLeary (tiring) 2 reb. C - Stanley Kincade (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jerry O'Hanley (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dickey (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Emanuel Schwager (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Matthews (tiring) | |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager connects on the open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry O'Hanley | 16-18 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden is fouled on the floor by Emanuel Schwager - foul #1 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Kerrigan (C) Stanley Kincade | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton (SG), Jonathan Patton (PF) Jerry O'Hanley, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 07:07 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kelly Skidmore | 18-18 |
| 07:03 | UC Riverside | Matthew Adams steps in front of the Kevin McDaniel pass in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams banks in the layup | 20-18 |
| 06:43 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Kelly Skidmore - foul #2 on Kelly Skidmore, team foul #10 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Alcorn (SF) Kelly Skidmore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), John Linkous (C) Arthur Dickey, Jonathan Patton, Douglas Matthews | |
| 06:43 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:43 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Breeden and the foul's on Emanuel Schwager - foul #2 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Harris (PG), Stanley Kincade (C) Matthew Adams, Mark Kerrigan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley (PG), Jonathan Patton (PF) Joshua Linton, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:24 | UC Riverside | Robert Breeden is called for the reach on Kevin McDaniel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Breeden, team foul #11 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG) Robert Breeden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:24 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-20 |
| 06:24 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:24 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry O'Hanley - foul #1 on Jerry O'Hanley, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Calvin Evans (PF) Kris McLeary | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | UC Riverside | John Linkous snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Alcorn - foul #2 on David Alcorn, team foul #12 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Kerrigan (SF) David Alcorn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews (C) Jonathan Patton | |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:41 | Long Beach State | Mark Kerrigan buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Adams | 26-24 |
| 05:28 | UC Riverside | John Linkous scores on a floater from the left side | 26-26 |
| 05:26 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams loses the dribble to Jerry O'Hanley in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu lays it up and in set up by Jerry O'Hanley | 26-28 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Kevin McDaniel steals the ball from Steven Harris | 26-28 |
| 05:01 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel blows the dunk | 26-28 |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel misses the tip | 26-28 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Calvin Evans gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | Steven Harris misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Matthews - foul #1 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary (PF) Calvin Evans | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Jonathan Patton (PF) Kevin McDaniel, Patrick Zhu, Douglas Matthews | |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | Steven Harris misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | Steven Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | John Linkous gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 04:19 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary misses the shot from the right block | 26-31 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Steven Harris (tiring) SF - Mark Kerrigan (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kris McLeary (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Kincade (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jerry O'Hanley (very tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Linton (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dickey (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Patton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Linkous (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade is hacked by John Linkous - foul #1 on John Linkous, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (PG), Dale Bulinski (SG), Kelly Skidmore (SF), Daniel Parker (PF) Matthew Adams, Steven Harris, Mark Kerrigan, Kris McLeary | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Douglas Matthews (C) Jerry O'Hanley, Jonathan Patton, John Linkous | |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:05 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ted Eggleston | 28-33 |
| 02:41 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-33 |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Alcorn (SF), Kris McLeary (PF) Kelly Skidmore, Stanley Kincade | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (SG), Patrick Zhu (SF) Joshua Linton, Arthur Dickey | |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | David Alcorn steals it from Patrick Zhu in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski is hacked by Ted Eggleston - foul #3 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton (SG) Ted Eggleston | |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 02:00 | Long Beach State | Emanuel Schwager steps in front of the Robert Breeden pass | 30-33 |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu clanks a floater from the right block | 30-33 |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | Daniel Parker snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary is hacked by Douglas Matthews - foul #2 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #11 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore (SF) David Alcorn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley (PG), Arthur Dickey (SF), John Linkous (C) Joshua Linton, Patrick Zhu, Douglas Matthews | |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:26 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley scores on a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Dale Bulinski - foul #3 on Dale Bulinski, team foul #13 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Alcorn (SF), Calvin Evans (PF) Dale Bulinski, Kris McLeary | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:26 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | David Alcorn scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Skidmore | 34-36 |
| 00:55 | UC Riverside | Calvin Evans steals it from Kevin McDaniel | 34-36 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Daniel Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Harris (PG) David Alcorn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton (SG), Patrick Zhu (SF) Kevin McDaniel, Arthur Dickey | |
| 00:36 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu misses long on a floater from the right side | 34-36 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Calvin Evans | 34-36 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Daniel Parker can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 34-36 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Daniel Parker tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Calvin Evans tips it home | 36-36 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 36-36 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore misses long on a halfcourt shot | 36-36 |