| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) SG - Warren Patao (fresh) SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) PF - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) C - David Curtis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) SF - Edward White (fresh) PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) C - Frank Bates (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | David Curtis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is hacked by Christopher Dodson - foul #1 on Christopher Dodson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Guthrie - foul #1 on Joseph Guthrie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Douglas Yarbrough | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Warren Patao | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Robert Darrington is blocked by David Curtis | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | Long Beach State | Frank Bates swats the layup by David Curtis | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:26 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:11 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 16:48 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski connects on the runner from close range set up by Robert Darrington | 3-2 |
| 16:33 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 16:17 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 5-2 |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 15:42 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 15:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Curtis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski lays it up and in set up by Robert Darrington | 5-4 |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Edward White - foul #1 on Edward White, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt (PF) Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:57 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Dodson, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (PG), Brian Hodge (SF) Christopher Dodson, Edward White | |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 6-4 |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 14:18 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Collins steps in front of the Brian Hodge pass | 8-4 |
| 14:15 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Collins | 10-4 |
| 13:56 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates lays it up and in | 10-6 |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt comes up short on the shot from close range | 10-6 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Boldt | 10-6 |
| 13:26 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 13:21 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge loses the ball out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Warren Patao, Ronald Boldt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG), Edward White (SF), Noel Parker (PF), Thomas Ary (C) Robert Darrington, Brian Hodge, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie's fadeaway is rejected by Noel Parker | 13-6 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | David Curtis hits the follow up shot | 15-6 |
| 12:53 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary loses the dribble to Jeffrey Collins | 15-6 |
| 12:36 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to David Curtis | 15-6 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | David Curtis loses the dribble to Craig Lansberry | 15-6 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Lansberry | 15-8 |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | David Curtis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Edward White - foul #2 on Edward White, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG) James Patrick | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Brian Hodge (SF) Craig Lansberry, Edward White | |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 11:46 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-8 |
| 11:45 | Long Beach State | David Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-8 |
| 11:34 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao tips it home | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Ian Thomas (fresh) SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Hodge (fresh) PF - Noel Parker (fresh) C - Thomas Ary (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas misses short on a 3 from straight away | 19-8 |
| 11:17 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie snags the defensive board | 19-8 |
| 11:10 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Guthrie | 21-8 |
| 11:05 | Cal State Northridge | David Curtis blocks the short jumper by Robert Darrington | 21-8 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | David Curtis gets the rebound | 21-8 |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Noel Parker - foul #1 on Noel Parker, team foul #5 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SF), Ronald Boldt (PF) Douglas Yarbrough, Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (PG), Ronald Jezewski (PF), Frank Bates (C) Ian Thomas, Noel Parker, Thomas Ary | |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao makes the 1st free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:56 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates snags the defensive board | 22-8 |
| 10:39 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Boldt - foul #1 on Ronald Boldt, team foul #2 | 22-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes (C) David Curtis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:39 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses the 1st free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:39 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Craig Lansberry steals it from Jeffrey Collins in the backcourt | 22-9 |
| 10:28 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Collins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Collins, team foul #3 | 22-9 |
| 10:28 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry makes the 1st free throw | 22-10 |
| 10:28 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-11 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | James Patrick hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Warren Patao | 25-11 |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Hughes - foul #1 on Charles Hughes, team foul #4 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (SG) Warren Patao | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Collins and the foul's on Ronald Jezewski - foul #1 on Ronald Jezewski, team foul #6 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG), David Curtis (C) Jeffrey Collins, Wendell Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (PG) Robert Darrington | |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt makes the free throw | 28-13 |
| 09:34 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ian Thomas | 28-15 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (SF) Charles Hughes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter (SF) Brian Hodge | |
| 09:11 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter connects on the turnaround from the right block | 28-17 |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-17 |
| 08:57 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 08:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 08:38 | Long Beach State | James Patrick pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Yarbrough | 30-17 |
| 07:56 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-17 |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates tips it but misses | 30-17 |
| 07:52 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 07:33 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry drills a floater from the free throw line | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) SG - James Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Boldt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Curtis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Ian Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Lansberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Bates | 30-19 |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | David Curtis hits the follow up shot | 32-19 |
| 07:03 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Craig Lansberry | 32-21 |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland is fouled on the floor by Frank Bates - foul #1 on Frank Bates, team foul #7 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), Joseph Guthrie (PF), Charles Hughes (C) James Patrick, Ronald Boldt, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Brian Hodge (SF), Noel Parker (PF), Thomas Ary (C) Craig Lansberry, Terry Carpenter, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 06:19 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker misses the runner from close range | 34-21 |
| 06:17 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 06:03 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-21 |
| 06:02 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 05:42 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ian Thomas | 34-24 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 05:24 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 04:58 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Guthrie - foul #2 on Joseph Guthrie, team foul #5 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG), David Curtis (C) Milton Cleveland, Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter (SF) Ian Thomas | |
| 04:58 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:58 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Warren Patao, team foul #6 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SF) Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates (C) Thomas Ary | |
| 04:27 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Patao picks off the pass by Frank Bates | 34-26 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | James Patrick lays it up and in set up by Warren Patao | 36-26 |
| 04:06 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt (PF) Charles Hughes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas (PG), Ronald Jezewski (PF) Brian Hodge, Noel Parker | |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is fouled on the floor by Ian Thomas - foul #1 on Ian Thomas, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie (PF) David Curtis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Edward White (SF) Ian Thomas, Terry Carpenter | |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Jezewski | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Boldt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 02:49 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski misses badly on a floater near the basket | 39-29 |
| 02:48 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington can't tip it in | 39-29 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Ronald Boldt | 39-29 |
| 02:41 | Long Beach State | Edward White takes the ball from James Patrick | 39-29 |
| 02:36 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White jams it | 39-31 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Collins | 42-31 |
| 02:07 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski blows the layup | 42-31 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt can't tip it in | 42-31 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Patrick | 44-31 |
| 01:27 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 01:09 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 01:01 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Collins steps in front of the Christopher Dodson pass in the backcourt | 44-31 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | James Patrick misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 00:45 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Frank Bates | 44-31 |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward White - foul #3 on Edward White, team foul #9 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (SF), Charles Hughes (PF), David Curtis (C) James Patrick, Joseph Guthrie, Ronald Boldt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG), Ian Thomas (SF), Noel Parker (PF), Thomas Ary (C) Robert Darrington, Edward White, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Thomas knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Noel Parker | 46-33 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 49-33 |