| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) SG - Thomas Kent (fresh) SF - Goran Zell (fresh) PF - Bill Willis (fresh) C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fresh) SG - Eric Trumbull (fresh) SF - Peter Troutman (fresh) PF - Oscar Jackson (fresh) C - Walter Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia drills a runner from the baseline set up by Eric Trumbull | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Long Beach State | Thomas Kent picks off the pass by Eric Trumbull | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis travels in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Willis | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull is fouled on the floor by Bill Willis - foul #1 on Bill Willis, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (PF) Bill Willis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG), Thomas Hamner (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Robert Malizia, Eric Trumbull, Peter Troutman, Oscar Jackson, Walter Butler | |
| 17:44 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | UC Riverside | Clarence Rhodes picks off the pass by Gerald Michaels | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Goran Zell - foul #1 on Goran Zell, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Stjepan Zarr (SG), Hans Gadzinski (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gerald Michaels, Thomas Kent, Goran Zell, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:00 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | The jumper by Kenny Knox is denied by Ronald Johnson | 3-2 |
| 16:46 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:22 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr misses the wide open runner from close range | 3-2 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:06 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 3-4 |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 15:41 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes grabs the board | 3-4 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Roesler (fairly fresh) SG - Stjepan Zarr (fairly fresh) SF - Hans Gadzinski (fairly fresh) PF - Jose Garza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenny Knox (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Hamner (tiring) SF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Adkinson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Hamner, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) John Roesler, Stjepan Zarr, Hans Gadzinski, Jose Garza, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Oscar Jackson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Kenny Knox, Thomas Hamner, Donald Smith, Clarence Rhodes, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 15:26 | UC Riverside | Randolph Daughtrey is called for the reach on Gerald Michaels - foul #1 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman (SF) Randolph Daughtrey | |
| 15:12 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 15:10 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Trumbull - foul #1 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG) Eric Trumbull | |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG), John Roesler (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Gerald Michaels, Goran Zell, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF) Peter Troutman | |
| 14:29 | UC Riverside | Brian Allain picks off the pass by Thomas Kent in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 14:10 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brian Allain | 4-7 |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses long on a shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Brian Allain | 4-7 |
| 13:52 | Long Beach State | Thomas Kent is called for the reach on Brian Allain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kent, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG), Goran Zell (SF), Hans Gadzinski (PF) Thomas Kent, John Roesler, Bill Willis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Clarence Rhodes (C) Brian Allain, Oscar Jackson, Walter Butler | |
| 13:43 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Eric Trumbull and he's hacked by Hans Gadzinski - foul #1 on Hans Gadzinski, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson (C) Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:43 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 13:24 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Malizia - foul #1 on Robert Malizia, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Jose Garza (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Jeffrey Yerby, Hans Gadzinski, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson (PF) Randolph Daughtrey | |
| 13:24 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:24 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:53 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson misses the lay-in | 6-10 |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 12:28 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell knocks in the shot from close range | 8-10 |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 12:09 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the floater from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eric Trumbull - foul #2 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (PG), Thomas Kent (SG), Hans Gadzinski (SF), Bill Willis (PF) Gerald Michaels, Stjepan Zarr, Goran Zell, Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Robert Malizia, Eric Trumbull, Peter Troutman, Oscar Jackson, Clarence Rhodes | |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:39 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Roesler (fresh) SG - Thomas Kent (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Hans Gadzinski (fresh) PF - Bill Willis (fresh) C - T-Bone Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenny Knox (fresh) SG - Brian Allain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Adkinson (fresh) C - Walter Butler (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses long on an open floater from the left side | 9-12 |
| 11:25 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Kenny Knox - foul #1 on Kenny Knox, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson (C) T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (PF) Walter Butler | |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses the 3rd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Randolph Daughtrey | 10-12 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith is fouled on the floor by Hans Gadzinski - foul #2 on Hans Gadzinski, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG) Hans Gadzinski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (SG), Walter Butler (C) Kenny Knox, Brian Allain | |
| 10:34 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-12 |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Daughtrey | 10-12 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Yerby is called for the reach on Donald Smith - foul #1 on Jeffrey Yerby, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SF) John Roesler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Peter Troutman (SF), Oscar Jackson (PF) Thomas Hamner, Randolph Daughtrey, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 09:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Bill Willis - foul #2 on Bill Willis, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Bill Willis, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Peter Troutman takes the ball from Robert Fowler in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 09:32 | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Malizia | 10-17 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent makes the jumper from close range | 12-17 |
| 08:40 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman misses badly on a runner from the right block | 12-17 |
| 08:38 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Jose Garza | 12-17 |
| 08:19 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 12-19 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Yerby | 15-19 |
| 07:39 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-19 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Stjepan Zarr (SG), John Roesler (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Jeffrey Yerby, Thomas Kent, Goran Zell, Jose Garza, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG), Thomas Hamner (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Robert Malizia, Donald Smith, Peter Troutman, Oscar Jackson, Walter Butler | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stjepan Zarr (fresh) SF - John Roesler (fresh) PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) C - T-Bone Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenny Knox (fresh) SG - Thomas Hamner (fresh) SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Adkinson (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randolph Daughtrey | 15-22 |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Kenny Knox - foul #2 on Kenny Knox, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG) Kenny Knox | |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Roesler - foul #1 on John Roesler, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:57 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis is hacked by Thomas Hamner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Hamner, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG) Thomas Hamner | |
| 06:57 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:57 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr is hacked by Brian Allain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Allain, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (PF) Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Smith (SF) Randolph Daughtrey | |
| 06:34 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 06:17 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-27 |
| 06:16 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG), Goran Zell (SF) Stjepan Zarr, John Roesler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman (SF), Oscar Jackson (PF) Brian Allain, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 06:03 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Malizia | 18-30 |
| 05:43 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by T-Bone Lewis | 21-30 |
| 05:26 | Long Beach State | Donald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson (PF) Jose Garza | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Malizia - foul #2 on Robert Malizia, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG) Robert Malizia | |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain is hacked by Thomas Kent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Kent, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Roesler (SG) Thomas Kent | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 05:05 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Smith | 23-32 |
| 04:53 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 04:52 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jose Garza (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Ronald Johnson, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF) Peter Troutman, Oscar Jackson | |
| 04:28 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | John Roesler hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Gerald Michaels picks off the pass by Brian Allain in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | Goran Zell scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Roesler | 28-32 |
| 03:56 | Long Beach State | Gerald Michaels steals the ball from Brian Allain | 28-32 |
| 03:33 | UC Riverside | John Roesler hits a jump hook from close range | 30-32 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Roesler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Goran Zell (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jose Garza (tiring) 5 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Smith (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Allain (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Adkinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Clarence Rhodes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #11 | 30-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent (SG), Hans Gadzinski (SF), Bill Willis (PF), T-Bone Lewis (C) John Roesler, Goran Zell, Jose Garza, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Oscar Jackson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Donald Smith, Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Johnny Adkinson, Clarence Rhodes | |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 03:13 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (PG) Gerald Michaels | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis is hacked by Walter Butler - foul #1 on Walter Butler, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:58 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:56 | Long Beach State | Peter Troutman double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson (C) T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis is hacked by Eric Trumbull - foul #3 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #13 | 34-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (SG) Eric Trumbull | |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Stjepan Zarr takes the ball from Thomas Hamner in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 02:24 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kent connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stjepan Zarr | 37-35 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Thomas Kent is called for the reach on Thomas Hamner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Kent, team foul #10 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG), John Roesler (SF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Thomas Kent, Hans Gadzinski, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Johnny Adkinson (PF) Kenny Knox, Oscar Jackson | |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:04 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Adkinson - foul #1 on Johnny Adkinson, team foul #14 | 37-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Goran Zell (SF) Stjepan Zarr | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes (SF) Peter Troutman | |
| 02:04 | UC Riverside | John Roesler makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:04 | UC Riverside | John Roesler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:04 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-39 |
| 01:37 | UC Riverside | T-Bone Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Yerby | 40-39 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Hans Gadzinski (SF) Jeffrey Yerby, Goran Zell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Oscar Jackson (PF) Johnny Adkinson, Walter Butler | |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Malizia - foul #3 on Robert Malizia, team foul #15 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG), Ronald Johnson (C) John Roesler, T-Bone Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG) Robert Malizia | |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Hans Gadzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 41-39 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 41-39 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis is hacked by Oscar Jackson - foul #1 on Oscar Jackson, team foul #16 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Yerby (PG), John Roesler (SG), Goran Zell (SF), T-Bone Lewis (C) Gerald Michaels, Stjepan Zarr, Hans Gadzinski, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Smith (SG), Peter Troutman (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Thomas Hamner, Randolph Daughtrey, Oscar Jackson, Clarence Rhodes | |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Bill Willis gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | The 3pt attempt by Bill Willis is denied by Donald Smith | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Goran Zell | 41-39 |