| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wayne Worm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ranieri (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Norman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Neumann (fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Nale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Monico (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cordell Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Belue (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Touchstone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Charles Belue inbounds the ball | 41-47 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones misses the shot from the right side | 41-47 |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Monico | 41-47 |
| 19:15 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Ranieri - foul #2 on Michael Ranieri, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas (C) Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson (C) William Touchstone | |
| 19:15 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 19:15 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 18:53 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brad Norman | 43-49 |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 18:33 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Michael Jonas | 43-49 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Ranieri | 45-49 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | Charles Belue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton (PG), Jerry Green (SG), Everett Briggs (SF), Taiwo Abdelaziz (PF), Donald Nale (C) Wayne Worm, Michael Ranieri, Brad Norman, Michael Neumann, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Richard Hawk (SG), Andrew Woods (SF), Richard Sinkler (C) Steven Monico, Cordell Jones, Charles Belue, Paul Donalson | |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton travels with the ball | 45-49 |
| 17:37 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 17:28 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 17:23 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Carlton - foul #3 on Joseph Carlton, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant (PG), Michael Neumann (PF) Joseph Carlton, Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Darryl Harris (SG), William Touchstone (C) Anthony Williams, Richard Hawk, John Olson | |
| 17:23 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 17:23 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-51 |
| 17:10 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Richard Sinkler | 45-51 |
| 17:06 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Darryl Harris | 45-54 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-54 |
| 16:45 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 16:43 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri (SG), Brad Norman (SF) Jerry Green, Everett Briggs | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Belue (SF), Paul Donalson (PF) Andrew Woods, Richard Sinkler | |
| 16:37 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Touchstone - foul #2 on William Touchstone, team foul #1 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Monico (PG), Cordell Jones (SG) Ryan Stradley, Darryl Harris | |
| 16:37 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 16:37 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 16:37 | UC Riverside | William Touchstone grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 16:32 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones is hacked by Pete Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pete Bryant, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| 16:20 | UC Riverside | Steven Monico misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Charles Belue can't tip it in | 46-54 |
| 16:18 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Donald Nale | 46-54 |
| 16:04 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant loses the dribble to Charles Belue | 46-54 |
| 16:00 | UC Riverside | Steven Monico can't finish the layup | 46-54 |
| 15:59 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Pete Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Ranieri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Norman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Neumann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Nale (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Monico (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cordell Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Belue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Donalson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Touchstone (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 15:16 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Cordell Jones | 49-56 |
| 14:52 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Jerry Green (SG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Cornell Socha (PF), Michael Jonas (C) Pete Bryant, Michael Ranieri, Brad Norman, Michael Neumann, Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Richard Hawk (SG), Darryl Harris (SF), John Olson (PF), Richard Sinkler (C) Steven Monico, Cordell Jones, Charles Belue, Paul Donalson, William Touchstone | |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 14:21 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-59 |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 14:17 | UC Riverside | Wayne Worm is called for the reach on Anthony Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Worm, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs (SF) Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | John Olson is whistled for traveling | 49-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (PF) Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Charles Belue (SF) Anthony Williams, Darryl Harris | |
| 13:48 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Taiwo Abdelaziz | 51-59 |
| 13:32 | UC Riverside | Charles Belue misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-59 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Green and he's hacked by Ryan Stradley - foul #3 on Ryan Stradley, team foul #2 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton (PG), Michael Neumann (PF) Wayne Worm, Everett Briggs | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Monico (PG), Andrew Woods (SF), Paul Donalson (C) Ryan Stradley, Charles Belue, Richard Sinkler | |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 13:01 | UC Riverside | John Olson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 13:00 | UC Riverside | John Olson snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 12:44 | UC Riverside | John Olson misses the lay-in | 54-59 |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | John Olson gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:29 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-59 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | Cornell Socha grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 12:09 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 11:49 | Long Beach State | Cornell Socha gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joseph Carlton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Green (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Neumann (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Cornell Socha (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Monico (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hawk (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Woods (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Olson (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Donalson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton's pass is intercepted by Andrew Woods | 54-59 |
| 11:33 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Everett Briggs (SG), Brad Norman (SF), Michael Jonas (C) Joseph Carlton, Jerry Green, Taiwo Abdelaziz, Cornell Socha | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Darryl Harris (SG), Charles Belue (SF), Richard Sinkler (PF), William Touchstone (C) Steven Monico, Richard Hawk, Andrew Woods, John Olson, Paul Donalson | |
| 11:08 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 11:06 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Charles Belue is called for the reach on Brad Norman - foul #1 on Charles Belue, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 10:38 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 10:27 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton (PG), Michael Ranieri (SG), Donald Nale (C) Wayne Worm, Everett Briggs, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Cordell Jones (SG), John Olson (PF) Anthony Williams, Darryl Harris, William Touchstone | |
| 09:37 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Belue | 54-61 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Joseph Carlton | 56-61 |
| 09:07 | UC Riverside | Charles Belue is hacked by Brad Norman - foul #1 on Brad Norman, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant (PG), Jerry Green (SG) Joseph Carlton, Michael Ranieri | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Monico (PG), Paul Donalson (PF) Ryan Stradley, John Olson | |
| 08:51 | UC Riverside | Steven Monico is hacked by Pete Bryant - foul #3 on Pete Bryant, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (PF), Cornell Socha (C) Michael Neumann, Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:36 | UC Riverside | Steven Monico misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 08:35 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman is hacked by Cordell Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cordell Jones, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Touchstone (C) Richard Sinkler | |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Michael Ranieri (SG), Michael Jonas (C) Pete Bryant, Jerry Green, Cornell Socha | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods (SF) Charles Belue | |
| 07:59 | UC Riverside | William Touchstone is open but misses the lay-in | 56-61 |
| 07:58 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods snags the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 07:43 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-61 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wayne Worm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ranieri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Norman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jonas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Monico (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cordell Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Woods (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Donalson (tiring) 5 pts. C - William Touchstone (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri is hacked by Cordell Jones - foul #3 on Cordell Jones, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton (PG), Everett Briggs (SF), Michael Neumann (PF), Donald Nale (C) Wayne Worm, Brad Norman, Taiwo Abdelaziz, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), John Olson (PF), Richard Sinkler (C) Steven Monico, Paul Donalson, William Touchstone | |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs tips it home | 58-61 |
| 07:05 | UC Riverside | John Olson buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ryan Stradley and he's fouled by Michael Neumann - foul #2 on Michael Neumann, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Green (SG), Cornell Socha (C) Michael Ranieri, Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Darryl Harris (SG), Charles Belue (SF) Ryan Stradley, Cordell Jones, Andrew Woods | |
| 07:05 | UC Riverside | John Olson misses the free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 06:48 | UC Riverside | Charles Belue misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Carlton - foul #4 on Joseph Carlton, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG) Joseph Carlton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:48 | UC Riverside | Charles Belue makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:48 | UC Riverside | Charles Belue misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Cornell Socha snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 06:33 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 06:31 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Anthony Williams | 58-64 |
| 06:04 | UC Riverside | Cornell Socha is called for the reach on Richard Sinkler - foul #4 on Cornell Socha, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant (PG), Michael Ranieri (SG), Brad Norman (SF), Michael Jonas (C) Wayne Worm, Jerry Green, Everett Briggs, Cornell Socha | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Monico (PG), Richard Hawk (SG), Paul Donalson (C) Anthony Williams, Darryl Harris, John Olson | |
| 06:04 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:04 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:52 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 58-65 |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 05:31 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Sinkler | 58-65 |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton (PG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (PF), Donald Nale (C) Pete Bryant, Michael Neumann, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Andrew Woods (SF), William Touchstone (C) Steven Monico, Charles Belue, Richard Sinkler | |
| 05:19 | Long Beach State | Ryan Stradley picks off the pass by Joseph Carlton in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | Richard Hawk blows the wide open layup | 58-65 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Woods - foul #2 on Andrew Woods, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Jerry Green (SG), Everett Briggs (SF), Michael Neumann (PF) Joseph Carlton, Michael Ranieri, Brad Norman, Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Monico (PG), Cordell Jones (SG), John Olson (PF) Ryan Stradley, Richard Hawk, Paul Donalson | |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:27 | UC Riverside | John Olson connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Monico | 60-67 |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-67 |
| 04:08 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | Steven Monico is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Worm - foul #3 on Wayne Worm, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas (C) Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris (SF), Richard Sinkler (C) Andrew Woods, William Touchstone | |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | Steven Monico makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:55 | UC Riverside | Steven Monico makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Steven Monico - foul #3 on Steven Monico, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (PF) Michael Neumann | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Charles Belue (SF) Steven Monico, Cordell Jones | |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jonas | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wayne Worm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Briggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jonas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Belue (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Olson (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Sinkler (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Darryl Harris steps in front of the Everett Briggs pass | 61-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:12 | UC Riverside | Jerry Green is called for the reach on Darryl Harris - foul #1 on Jerry Green, team foul #11 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant (PG), Joseph Carlton (SG), Brad Norman (SF), Cornell Socha (C) Wayne Worm, Jerry Green, Everett Briggs, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson (C) John Olson | |
| 03:12 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:12 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 61-71 |
| 02:54 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman snags the offensive board | 61-71 |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Sinkler - foul #1 on Richard Sinkler, team foul #8 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann (PF) Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Cordell Jones (SG), William Touchstone (C) Anthony Williams, Darryl Harris, Paul Donalson | |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 02:32 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley is fouled in the backcourt by Pete Bryant - foul #4 on Pete Bryant, team foul #12 | 61-71 |
| 02:32 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:32 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:29 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Jerry Green (SG) Pete Bryant, Joseph Carlton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 02:19 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 02:01 | UC Riverside | Richard Sinkler connects on the jumper near the basket | 61-74 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Belue - foul #2 on Charles Belue, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs (SG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (PF) Wayne Worm, Michael Neumann | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Richard Hawk (SG), Andrew Woods (SF), Paul Donalson (PF) Ryan Stradley, Cordell Jones, Charles Belue, William Touchstone | |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:17 | UC Riverside | Richard Hawk misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-74 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz clanks a driving attempt from close range | 63-74 |
| 00:55 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Andrew Woods | 63-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Green - foul #2 on Jerry Green, team foul #13 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton (PG) Brad Norman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:35 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:35 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Cornell Socha drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Green | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams runs out the clock | 65-76 |