| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Finch (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willard Kinkade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Taylor (fresh) C - Charles McGinnity (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Decamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Sims (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Joines (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Jonathan Taylor gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:07 | Cal | Michael Finch hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-29 |
| 19:03 | Long Beach State | Willard Kinkade swats the layup by Ronald Schrader | 34-29 |
| 19:01 | Cal | Jonathan Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:43 | Cal | Michael Finch misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:41 | Cal | Willie Irvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:24 | Cal | Michael Finch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Michael Finch pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:00 | Cal | Thomas Decamp is called for the reach on Willie Irvin - foul #2 on Thomas Decamp, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Rhames (SG), Lee Zietlow (SF), Adolfo Esposito (C) Willie Irvin, Willard Kinkade, Charles McGinnity | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Ronald Leffel (SG), Aaron Heier (SF), James Crawford (PF), Mario Renfro (C) Robert McNicol, Thomas Decamp, Ronald Schrader, Michael Sims, Gary Joines | |
| 17:42 | Cal | Edward Rhames knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Finch | 36-29 |
| 17:22 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel can't throw it down | 36-29 |
| 17:21 | Cal | Michael Finch grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:16 | Cal | Michael Finch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-29 |
| 17:14 | Cal | Jonathan Taylor hits the follow up shot | 38-29 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Edward Rhames steps in front of the Daniel Trussell pass in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 16:55 | Cal | Michael Finch clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 16:54 | Cal | Adolfo Esposito tips it home | 40-29 |
| 16:32 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Rhames - foul #2 on Edward Rhames, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Kendall Palmer (PG), Willie Irvin (SG), Charles McGinnity (C) Michael Finch, Edward Rhames, Jonathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Ronald Schrader (SF), Michael Sims (PF) Daniel Trussell, Aaron Heier, Mario Renfro | |
| 16:32 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:32 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Charles McGinnity connects on the jump hook in the lane | 42-31 |
| 15:55 | Long Beach State | Ronald Schrader buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Leffel | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kendall Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Zietlow (fairly fresh) PF - Adolfo Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles McGinnity (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Leffel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Sims (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Crawford (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Cal | Charles McGinnity is open but can't throw it down | 42-33 |
| 15:26 | Cal | Adolfo Esposito misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 15:25 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Michael Sims | 42-33 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | Michael Sims misses the runner near the basket | 42-33 |
| 15:03 | Cal | Lee Zietlow grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 14:41 | Cal | Adolfo Esposito can't finish the layup | 42-33 |
| 14:39 | Cal | Adolfo Esposito hits the follow up shot | 44-33 |
| 14:27 | Long Beach State | Adolfo Esposito steals it from James Crawford | 44-33 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Willie Irvin is hacked by Ronald Leffel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Leffel, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Finch (PG), Edward Rhames (SG), Willard Kinkade (SF), Jonathan Taylor (PF), John Park (C) Kendall Palmer, Willie Irvin, Lee Zietlow, Adolfo Esposito, Charles McGinnity | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Thomas Decamp (SG), Aaron Heier (SF), Mario Renfro (PF), Gary Joines (C) Robert McNicol, Ronald Leffel, Ronald Schrader, Michael Sims, James Crawford | |
| 14:03 | Cal | Michael Finch scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Willard Kinkade | 47-33 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro's floater is tipped away by John Park | 47-33 |
| 13:40 | Cal | John Park grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 13:13 | Cal | Mario Renfro is called for the reach on John Park - foul #1 on Mario Renfro, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Willie Irvin (SG) Edward Rhames | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Sims (PF) Mario Renfro | |
| 12:58 | Cal | John Park comes up short on the jumper from close range | 47-33 |
| 12:56 | Long Beach State | Gary Joines pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 12:29 | Long Beach State | Michael Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | Aaron Heier misses the tip | 47-33 |
| 12:27 | Long Beach State | Aaron Heier snags the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Irvin - foul #2 on Willie Irvin, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Kendall Palmer (PG), Edward Rhames (SF), Charles McGinnity (C) Michael Finch, Willard Kinkade, John Park | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Ronald Schrader (SF) Daniel Trussell, Aaron Heier | |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:47 | Cal | Edward Rhames misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Schrader - foul #2 on Ronald Schrader, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Willard Kinkade (SF) Willie Irvin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Crawford (PF), Mario Renfro (C) Michael Sims, Gary Joines | |
| 11:47 | Cal | Edward Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 11:47 | Cal | Edward Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kendall Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rhames (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willard Kinkade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles McGinnity (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Decamp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Crawford (fresh) C - Mario Renfro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-35 |
| 11:28 | Cal | Willard Kinkade gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Edward Rhames misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 11:07 | Cal | Willard Kinkade snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 10:38 | Cal | Charles McGinnity clanks a jumper from the right block | 49-35 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Willard Kinkade - foul #3 on Willard Kinkade, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Finch (PG), Willie Irvin (SG), Lee Zietlow (SF), Adolfo Esposito (PF), John Park (C) Kendall Palmer, Edward Rhames, Willard Kinkade, Jonathan Taylor, Charles McGinnity | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Aaron Heier (SG), Michael Sims (PF) Robert McNicol, Thomas Decamp, James Crawford | |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:49 | Cal | Adolfo Esposito is hacked by Michael Sims - foul #1 on Michael Sims, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel (SG), Gary Joines (C) Ronald Schrader, Mario Renfro | |
| 09:35 | Cal | Willie Irvin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 09:22 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-37 |
| 09:21 | Cal | The rebound goes to Lee Zietlow | 52-37 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Lee Zietlow misses the shot from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 09:03 | Cal | Adolfo Esposito hits the follow up shot | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:53 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-37 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Adolfo Esposito gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 08:49 | Cal | Michael Finch is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Leffel - foul #2 on Ronald Leffel, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Kendall Palmer (SF), Charles McGinnity (C) Lee Zietlow, John Park | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Thomas Decamp (SG), Ronald Schrader (SF), James Crawford (C) Daniel Trussell, Ronald Leffel, Aaron Heier, Gary Joines | |
| 08:20 | Cal | Kendall Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-37 |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | Thomas Decamp is hacked by Willie Irvin - foul #3 on Willie Irvin, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Rhames (SG), Willard Kinkade (SF), Jonathan Taylor (PF) Michael Finch, Willie Irvin, Adolfo Esposito | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Michael Sims jams it on a great pass from James Crawford | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kendall Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rhames (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willard Kinkade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles McGinnity (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert McNicol (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Decamp (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Schrader (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Crawford (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Cal | Kendall Palmer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles McGinnity | 56-39 |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Michael Sims grabs the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 06:58 | Long Beach State | James Crawford connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Schrader | 56-41 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Charles McGinnity lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kendall Palmer and he's hacked by James Crawford - foul #3 on James Crawford, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Finch (PG), Willie Irvin (SG), Lee Zietlow (SF), John Park (PF) Kendall Palmer, Edward Rhames, Willard Kinkade, Jonathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Ronald Leffel (SG), Aaron Heier (SF), Mario Renfro (PF), Gary Joines (C) Robert McNicol, Thomas Decamp, Ronald Schrader, Michael Sims, James Crawford | |
| 06:35 | Cal | Charles McGinnity makes the free throw | 59-41 |
| 06:27 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro misses the lay-in | 59-41 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Gary Joines tips it home | 59-43 |
| 06:22 | Cal | Michael Finch is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Renfro - foul #2 on Mario Renfro, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| 06:22 | Cal | Michael Finch makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:22 | Cal | Michael Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:59 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Lee Zietlow gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:29 | Cal | Michael Finch hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Irvin | 64-43 |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Gary Joines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro tips it back up and in | 64-45 |
| 04:53 | Cal | Daniel Trussell picks off the pass by Michael Finch | 64-45 |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Trussell | 64-47 |
| 04:48 | Cal | Gary Joines steals the ball from Michael Finch in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| 04:32 | Long Beach State | Aaron Heier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Rhames (SG), Kendall Palmer (SF), Jonathan Taylor (PF), Adolfo Esposito (C) Willie Irvin, Lee Zietlow, John Park, Charles McGinnity | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert McNicol (PG), Thomas Decamp (SG), Ronald Schrader (SF), Michael Sims (PF), James Crawford (C) Daniel Trussell, Ronald Leffel, Aaron Heier, Mario Renfro, Gary Joines | |
| 04:03 | Cal | Edward Rhames throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Zietlow (SF), John Park (C) Michael Finch, Jonathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Daniel Trussell (PG), Ronald Leffel (SG), Aaron Heier (SF), Mario Renfro (C) Robert McNicol, Thomas Decamp, Ronald Schrader, Michael Sims | |
| 03:48 | Long Beach State | Aaron Heier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kendall Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Rhames (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Zietlow (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Adolfo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Park (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Daniel Trussell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Leffel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Heier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Mario Renfro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Cal | Edward Rhames is fouled on the floor by Mario Renfro - foul #3 on Mario Renfro, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| 03:26 | Cal | Edward Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:26 | Cal | Edward Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:05 | Long Beach State | James Crawford makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-50 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Kendall Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Trussell - foul #3 on Daniel Trussell, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Kendall Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Kendall Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Ronald Leffel is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ronald Leffel, team foul #11 | 68-50 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Lee Zietlow is fouled on the floor by Aaron Heier - foul #2 on Aaron Heier, team foul #12 | 68-50 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Lee Zietlow makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Lee Zietlow makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Heier | 70-52 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Edward Rhames can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Leffel - foul #4 on Ronald Leffel, team foul #13 | 70-52 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Edward Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Edward Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:24 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro makes the fadeaway from the left block | 72-54 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Kendall Palmer misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Crawford - foul #4 on James Crawford, team foul #14 | 72-54 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Kendall Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Kendall Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:03 | Long Beach State | James Crawford gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | James Crawford hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Trussell | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Cal | Edward Rhames drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Lee Zietlow | 74-57 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Mario Renfro misses the fadeaway near the basket | 74-57 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Adolfo Esposito gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Edward Rhames makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 76-57 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Aaron Heier can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 76-57 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | James Crawford can't tip it in | 76-57 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | James Crawford snags the offensive board | 76-57 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | The clock runs out | 76-57 |