| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Rickey Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Beard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Ranney (fresh) PF - Thomas Lear (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Barter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 19:40 | Cal State Northridge | Sidney Ranney grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 19:23 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Weaver is called for the reach on Thomas Lear - foul #3 on Richard Weaver, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones (PF) Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 19:12 | Cal State Northridge | Vernon Leffel is called for the reach on Michael Barter - foul #1 on Vernon Leffel, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 18:56 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard can't connect on a runner from the left block | 28-35 |
| 18:55 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:47 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Barter is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Barter, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:32 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley can't throw it down | 28-35 |
| 18:31 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:13 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear dunks the ball | 28-37 |
| 17:53 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel misses badly on a floater from the right block | 28-37 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Michael Barter | 28-37 |
| 17:32 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tony Hartley - foul #2 on Tony Hartley, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Denny Butkovich (C) Jessie Carr, Vernon Leffel | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 17:32 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:32 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Barter - foul #3 on Michael Barter, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia (PG), Jeffrey Anderson (SF), Edwin Strecker (PF), James Shaner (C) Donald Beard, Sidney Ranney, Thomas Lear, Michael Barter | |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:50 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Strecker drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Anderson | 29-41 |
| 16:37 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:15 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-41 |
| 16:14 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Strecker tips it back up and in | 29-43 |
| 16:04 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-43 |
| 16:02 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich gets the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Rickey Cox - foul #1 on Rickey Cox, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), David Virgil (SG), Ronald Watkins (SF), Vernon Leffel (C) Albert Bond, Antony Minton, Tony Hartley, Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell (PG), Donald Beard (SG), Sidney Ranney (SF), Thomas Lear (PF), Michael Barter (C) Armando Garcia, Rickey Cox, Jeffrey Anderson, Edwin Strecker, James Shaner | |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Virgil (fresh) SF - Ronald Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bradly Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Beard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Ranney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lear (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Barter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:19 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Barter makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lear | 31-45 |
| 15:01 | Western Carolina | David Virgil hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 14:59 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel snags the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 14:49 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins's pass is intercepted by Donald Beard | 31-45 |
| 14:27 | Cal State Northridge | David Virgil is called for the reach on Donald Beard - foul #2 on David Virgil, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver (PF) Bradly Jones | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 14:12 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Donald Beard is blocked by Vernon Leffel | 31-45 |
| 14:10 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:56 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr is hacked by Scott Bell - foul #4 on Scott Bell, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia (PG) Scott Bell | |
| 13:30 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 31-45 |
| 13:28 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver hits the follow up shot | 33-45 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Barter comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 13:10 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Vernon Leffel | 33-45 |
| 13:00 | Western Carolina | David Virgil misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-45 |
| 12:59 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Barter gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 12:45 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sidney Ranney | 33-48 |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | David Virgil clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 12:22 | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 12:15 | Cal State Northridge | Sidney Ranney drills a turnaround from the right block | 33-50 |
| 11:55 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 33-50 |
| 11:53 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 11:30 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Barter's floater is tipped away by Vernon Leffel | 33-50 |
| 11:28 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Virgil (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Leffel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Armando Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Beard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Ranney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lear (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Barter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:22 | Western Carolina | Donald Beard is called for the reach on Ronald Watkins - foul #2 on Donald Beard, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Tony Hartley (SF), Denny Butkovich (C) Jessie Carr, David Virgil, Ronald Watkins, Vernon Leffel | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox (SG), Jeffrey Anderson (SF), Edwin Strecker (PF), James Shaner (C) Donald Beard, Sidney Ranney, Thomas Lear, Michael Barter | |
| 11:03 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Bond | 35-50 |
| 10:52 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Shaner | 35-53 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 10:40 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Anderson snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Albert Bond - foul #2 on Albert Bond, team foul #5 | 35-53 |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia makes the 3rd free throw | 35-56 |
| 10:05 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 10:04 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver tips it back up and in | 37-56 |
| 09:35 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Weaver takes the ball from James Shaner | 37-56 |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | Edwin Strecker blocks the short jumper by Richard Weaver | 37-56 |
| 09:26 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Hartley | 37-56 |
| 09:07 | Western Carolina | Armando Garcia is called for the reach on Albert Bond - foul #1 on Armando Garcia, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Richard Weaver, Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard (SG), Thomas Lear (PF) Armando Garcia, James Shaner | |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | Thomas Lear is called for the reach on Antony Minton - foul #2 on Thomas Lear, team foul #7 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sidney Ranney (SF), Michael Barter (C) Jeffrey Anderson, Edwin Strecker | |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton misses the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 08:51 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 08:46 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-56 |
| 08:45 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 08:18 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel travels with the ball | 37-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), David Virgil (SG), Ronald Watkins (SF) Albert Bond, Antony Minton, Tony Hartley | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard is fouled on the floor by Ronald Watkins - foul #3 on Ronald Watkins, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell (PG) Rickey Cox | |
| 07:30 | Cal State Northridge | Sidney Ranney misses badly on a floater from the right block | 37-56 |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Virgil (fresh) SF - Ronald Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Beard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Ranney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lear (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Barter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Lear - foul #3 on Thomas Lear, team foul #8 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Minton (SG), Richard Weaver (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) David Virgil, Bradly Jones, Vernon Leffel | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Strecker (PF) Thomas Lear | |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 07:03 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 07:01 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Antony Minton | 42-56 |
| 06:21 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Barter is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Michael Barter, team foul #9 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Tony Hartley (SF) Jessie Carr, Ronald Watkins | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox (SG), Armando Garcia (SF), Thomas Lear (PF) Donald Beard, Sidney Ranney, Michael Barter | |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver loses the ball out of bounds | 42-56 |
| 05:51 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 05:49 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Strecker gets the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 05:25 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Albert Bond - foul #3 on Albert Bond, team foul #7 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG), Bradly Jones (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Antony Minton, Richard Weaver, Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:25 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:25 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:12 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-57 |
| 05:10 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Strecker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 04:45 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Bond is called for the reach on Scott Bell - foul #4 on Albert Bond, team foul #8 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sidney Ranney (SF), James Shaner (PF), Michael Barter (C) Armando Garcia, Thomas Lear, Edwin Strecker | |
| 04:45 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 04:45 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 04:29 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Bond | 44-59 |
| 04:06 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell's floater is tipped away by Bradly Jones | 44-59 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradly Jones | 44-59 |
| 04:01 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-59 |
| 03:39 | Cal State Northridge | James Shaner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 03:38 | Cal State Northridge | James Shaner grabs the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 03:16 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Barter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-59 |
| 03:15 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 03:15 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Richard Weaver (PF) Albert Bond, David Virgil, Bradly Jones | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard (SG), Thomas Lear (PF) Rickey Cox, James Shaner | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Beard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Ranney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lear (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Barter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-59 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 02:36 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Lear buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Bell | 47-61 |
| 02:24 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley is fouled on the floor by Sidney Ranney - foul #1 on Sidney Ranney, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia (PG), Rickey Cox (SG), Jeffrey Anderson (SF), Edwin Strecker (PF), James Shaner (C) Scott Bell, Donald Beard, Sidney Ranney, Thomas Lear, Michael Barter | |
| 02:24 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:24 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | James Shaner pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 01:56 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-61 |
| 01:54 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 01:47 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-61 |
| 01:45 | Cal State Northridge | James Shaner snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Cal State Northridge | Antony Minton is called for the reach on Rickey Cox - foul #2 on Antony Minton, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| 01:16 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 01:16 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:01 | Western Carolina | Rickey Cox picks off the pass by Richard Weaver | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Cal State Northridge | James Shaner misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 47-63 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Anderson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Anderson, team foul #11 | 47-63 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Armando Garcia runs out the clock | 48-63 |