| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Friberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Willis (fresh) 3 reb. C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa is hacked by Oscar Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Jackson, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SF) Oscar Jackson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 19:47 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Eric Trumbull - foul #1 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 19:47 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:47 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | John Friberg tips it home | 43-40 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 19:21 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 19:19 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis is fouled on the floor by Clarence Rhodes - foul #2 on Clarence Rhodes, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (SG), Ronald Laboy (C) Donald Smith, John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Goran Zell (SG), Jose Garza (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Thomas Kent, Jacob Johnson, Bill Willis, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 18:54 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Eliseo Costa | 43-43 |
| 18:37 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:31 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-43 |
| 18:30 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 43-43 |
| 18:14 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 18:12 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza can't tip it in | 43-43 |
| 18:11 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:58 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Eric Trumbull | 45-43 |
| 17:41 | UC Riverside | John Roesler is fouled on the floor by Clarence Sullivan - foul #1 on Clarence Sullivan, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Kenny Knox (SG), John Friberg (C) Clarence Sullivan, Robert Malizia, Ronald Laboy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), Jacob Johnson (SG), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) John Roesler, Goran Zell, Jose Garza, Ronald Johnson | |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis connects on the runner from the right block set up by Jacob Johnson and he's hacked by Clarence Rhodes - foul #3 on Clarence Rhodes, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Smith (SG), Ronald Laboy (PF) Kenny Knox, Clarence Rhodes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 17:12 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Hamner - foul #1 on Thomas Hamner, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| 17:12 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:12 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:09 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis's layup is rejected by John Friberg | 45-48 |
| 16:52 | Long Beach State | John Friberg grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Kenny Knox (SG) Thomas Hamner, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski (PF) Bill Willis | |
| 16:39 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PF) Ronald Laboy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:37 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kent - foul #2 on Thomas Kent, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| 16:27 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Kenny Knox | 47-48 |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 16:07 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses long on a runner near the basket | 47-48 |
| 15:45 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Knox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Trumbull (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Robert Malizia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Friberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kent (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eliseo Costa (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Gadzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - T-Bone Lewis (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 15:25 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 15:23 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 15:18 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 15:17 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 14:59 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Clarence Sullivan - foul #2 on Clarence Sullivan, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Smith (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Oscar Jackson (C) Kenny Knox, Eric Trumbull, Robert Malizia, John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Jose Garza (C) Thomas Kent, Jacob Johnson, Eliseo Costa, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 14:59 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:59 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:38 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Donald Smith and he's fouled by Gerald Michaels - foul #4 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG) Clarence Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), Bill Willis (PF) Gerald Michaels, Hans Gadzinski | |
| 14:38 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | Clarence Rhodes is called for the reach on John Roesler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Rhodes, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Friberg (C) Clarence Rhodes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | John Roesler makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson is open and scores on a floater in the lane set up by John Friberg | 52-51 |
| 14:11 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG) Thomas Hamner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:11 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 14:11 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:07 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Roesler - foul #2 on John Roesler, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG), Ronald Johnson (C) Goran Zell, Jose Garza | |
| 13:53 | Long Beach State | John Friberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 13:29 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Jacob Johnson | 52-55 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Thomas Kent steps in front of the Donald Smith pass | 52-55 |
| 13:00 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses short on a jumper from close range | 52-55 |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Clarence Sullivan | 52-55 |
| 12:57 | Long Beach State | John Roesler steals the ball from Donald Smith in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 12:43 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent is open but can't throw it down | 52-55 |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to John Friberg | 52-55 |
| 12:38 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Sullivan, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Robert Malizia (SG), Ronald Laboy (C) Clarence Sullivan, Donald Smith, John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Jose Garza (C) Jacob Johnson, John Roesler, Ronald Johnson | |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Peter Troutman is called for the reach on Eliseo Costa - foul #4 on Peter Troutman, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Smith (SG) Peter Troutman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis (C) Bill Willis | |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:09 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia is whistled for a carry | 52-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Friberg (C) Thomas Hamner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:47 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Oscar Jackson - foul #4 on Oscar Jackson, team foul #12 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SF) Oscar Jackson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG) Goran Zell | |
| 11:47 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:47 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 11:41 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy is hacked by Thomas Kent in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Kent, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Trumbull (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Ronald Laboy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Friberg (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kent (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eliseo Costa (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Garza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - T-Bone Lewis (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 11:20 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 11:20 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Kenny Knox (SG) Donald Smith, John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Goran Zell (SG), Bill Willis (PF) Thomas Kent, Jacob Johnson, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 11:03 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa misses the jump hook from the right block | 52-59 |
| 11:02 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull hits a shot in the paint set up by Kenny Knox and the foul's on Eliseo Costa - foul #2 on Eliseo Costa, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), John Friberg (C) Thomas Hamner, Robert Malizia | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), Hans Gadzinski (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:39 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG) John Roesler | |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | The refs have stopped play. Eric Trumbull is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 55-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Smith (SG), Peter Troutman (SF) Kenny Knox, Eric Trumbull | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa (SF) Goran Zell | |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | John Friberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on T-Bone Lewis - foul #1 on T-Bone Lewis, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PF) Peter Troutman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | John Friberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | John Friberg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:10 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jacob Johnson | 56-61 |
| 09:38 | Long Beach State | John Friberg connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Sullivan | 58-61 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | Eliseo Costa scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by T-Bone Lewis - foul #2 on T-Bone Lewis, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG) Clarence Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Bill Willis (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Thomas Kent, Hans Gadzinski, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis hits a 3 from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 08:26 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Kenny Knox (SG), Eric Trumbull (SF) Thomas Hamner, Donald Smith, Ronald Laboy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SG), Jose Garza (PF) Jacob Johnson, Bill Willis | |
| 08:15 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on John Friberg - foul #1 on John Friberg, team foul #13 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (PG) Eliseo Costa | |
| 08:15 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| 07:48 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan scores on a jumper from the left side | 62-70 |
| 07:36 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza drills a turnaround in the lane | 62-72 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenny Knox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Trumbull (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Robert Malizia (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Friberg (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Thomas Kent (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Goran Zell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Roesler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jose Garza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Sullivan | 64-72 |
| 07:05 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 64-72 |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kenny Knox | 67-72 |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell is hacked by Clarence Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Sullivan, team foul #14 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Donald Smith (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Oscar Jackson (C) Clarence Sullivan, Kenny Knox, Eric Trumbull, Robert Malizia, John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Thomas Kent, John Roesler, Jose Garza, Ronald Johnson | |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 06:51 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith loses the dribble to Eliseo Costa in the backcourt | 67-74 |
| 06:50 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels hits the finger roll set up by Eliseo Costa | 67-76 |
| 06:33 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 06:31 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis snags the defensive board | 67-76 |
| 06:29 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is hacked by Thomas Hamner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Hamner, team foul #15 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson (SG), Hans Gadzinski (PF) Goran Zell, Bill Willis | |
| 06:29 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 06:29 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman travels with the ball | 67-78 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG) Thomas Hamner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:10 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eliseo Costa | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith is open and scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Oscar Jackson | 69-81 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Jacob Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-81 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bill Willis (PF), Jose Garza (C) Hans Gadzinski, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-81 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SF) Eliseo Costa | |
| 05:18 | UC Riverside | Oscar Jackson denies the turnaround by Jose Garza | 69-81 |
| 05:17 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza tips it home | 69-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-83 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman tips it but misses | 69-83 |
| 04:58 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 69-83 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:18 | UC Riverside | John Roesler comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-83 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Clarence Rhodes | 71-83 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Roesler - foul #3 on John Roesler, team foul #8 | 71-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Robert Malizia (SG), Ronald Laboy (C) Clarence Sullivan, Donald Smith, Oscar Jackson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SG), Eliseo Costa (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Jacob Johnson, John Roesler, Bill Willis, Jose Garza | |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Laboy | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Malizia - foul #1 on Robert Malizia, team foul #16 | 72-83 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 1st free throw | 72-84 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-85 |
| 03:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the tip | 72-85 |
| 03:36 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gerald Michaels | 72-85 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Hamner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Malizia (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Peter Troutman (tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Rhodes (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Laboy (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Goran Zell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eliseo Costa (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Gadzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - T-Bone Lewis (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell is fouled on the floor by Robert Malizia - foul #2 on Robert Malizia, team foul #17 | 72-85 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SG) Thomas Hamner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:21 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 03:21 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 03:21 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy pulls down the rebound | 72-85 |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Kenny Knox | 74-85 |
| 02:49 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hans Gadzinski | 74-88 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-88 |
| 02:43 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski pulls down the rebound | 74-88 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell clanks a floater from the left side | 74-88 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia gets the rebound | 74-88 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-88 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Oscar Jackson (SF), John Friberg (C) Kenny Knox, Peter Troutman, Ronald Laboy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG), Bill Willis (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Goran Zell, Hans Gadzinski, T-Bone Lewis | |
| 02:07 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-88 |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | John Friberg tips it in | 76-88 |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent is hacked by Robert Malizia - foul #3 on Robert Malizia, team foul #18 | 76-88 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SG), Eric Trumbull (SF), Ronald Laboy (C) Thomas Hamner, Clarence Rhodes, John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Jose Garza (PF) Gerald Michaels, Eliseo Costa, Bill Willis | |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 1st free throw | 76-89 |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 76-90 |
| 01:31 | Long Beach State | Ronald Laboy loses the ball out of bounds | 76-90 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jose Garza | 76-92 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Ronald Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Malizia - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #9 | 76-92 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 77-92 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the 2nd free throw | 77-92 |
| 01:06 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Jose Garza | 77-92 |
| 00:38 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson blows the layup | 77-92 |
| 00:36 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to John Roesler | 77-92 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Roesler | 77-94 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox's pass is intercepted by Ronald Johnson | 77-94 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent runs out the clock | 77-94 |