| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Adkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Zarr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Zarozinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jose Garza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey inbounds the ball | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 40-46 |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stjepan Zarr | 40-49 |
| 19:02 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-49 |
| 19:00 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson tips it in | 42-49 |
| 18:57 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Kenny Knox (SF), Kim Sieg (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Robert Malizia, Eric Trumbull, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Johnny Adkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill (SG), Alex Whitley (SF), Richard Underhill (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Stjepan Zarr, Olin Zarozinski, Ronald Johnson, Jose Garza | |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:46 | UC Riverside | Alex Whitley gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 18:34 | UC Riverside | Alex Whitley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Michaels | 42-52 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Allain and the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 18:14 | UC Riverside | Thomas Hamner is called for the reach on Alex Whitley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Hamner, team foul #1 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG) Thomas Hamner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 17:52 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 17:51 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 17:29 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-52 |
| 17:28 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Alex Whitley | 45-52 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Richard Underhill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerald Michaels | 45-54 |
| 16:57 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia is fouled on the floor by Alex Whitley - foul #2 on Alex Whitley, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Robert Malizia, Brian Allain, Kenny Knox, Kim Sieg, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Jose Garza (C) Edward Merrill, Alex Whitley, Richard Underhill, Robert Fowler | |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 16:45 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 16:43 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 16:21 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 16:02 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski can't finish the layup | 45-54 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Hamner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Adkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Zarr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Olin Zarozinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jose Garza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull is hacked by Gerald Michaels - foul #2 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Walter Butler (C) Thomas Hamner, Johnny Adkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry Washington (SG), Robert Hoge (C) Gerald Michaels, Jose Garza | |
| 15:28 | Long Beach State | Stjepan Zarr takes the ball from Eric Trumbull | 45-54 |
| 15:25 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson slams it home on a nice dish by Stjepan Zarr | 45-56 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Randolph Daughtrey | 47-56 |
| 15:13 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr is hacked by Robert Malizia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Malizia, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| 14:56 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Stjepan Zarr | 47-58 |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey drills a driving attempt near the basket | 49-58 |
| 14:31 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 14:29 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Washington - foul #4 on Jerry Washington, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF) Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Edward Merrill (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Jose Garza (C) Jerry Washington, Olin Zarozinski, Ronald Johnson, Robert Hoge | |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 14:12 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill is whistled for traveling | 50-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Darrell Welch (C) Eric Trumbull, Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 13:30 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain buries a jump hook from close range | 52-58 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | Robert Fowler clanks a runner from close range | 52-58 |
| 13:21 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Darrell Welch | 52-58 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia's pass is intercepted by Robert Fowler in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jose Garza | 52-61 |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia loses the dribble to Jose Garza | 52-61 |
| 12:34 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 12:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Malizia, team foul #3 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Kim Sieg (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Robert Malizia, Brian Allain, Kenny Knox, Johnny Adkinson, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alex Whitley (SF), Richard Underhill (PF) Stjepan Zarr, Robert Fowler | |
| 12:21 | UC Riverside | Richard Underhill can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-63 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Walter Butler and he's fouled by Gerald Michaels - foul #3 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 11:47 | UC Riverside | Richard Underhill scores on a floater from close range | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Hamner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Sieg (fairly fresh) PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. C - Walter Butler (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Merrill (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Alex Whitley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Underhill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jose Garza (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Alex Whitley is called for the reach on Eric Trumbull in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Whitley, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF) Kim Sieg, Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski (SF) Alex Whitley | |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 11:22 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 11:20 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler comes up short on the runner in the lane | 57-65 |
| 10:51 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 10:42 | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eric Trumbull - foul #2 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #4 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Kenny Knox (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF) Thomas Hamner, Eric Trumbull, Randolph Daughtrey, Johnny Adkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF), Robert Hoge (C) Gerald Michaels, Richard Underhill, Jose Garza | |
| 10:42 | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 10:42 | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stjepan Zarr - foul #3 on Stjepan Zarr, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch (C) Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Alex Whitley (SF) Edward Merrill, Olin Zarozinski | |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 09:57 | UC Riverside | Darrell Welch steps in front of the Stjepan Zarr pass | 59-66 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Malizia | 61-66 |
| 09:31 | UC Riverside | Robert Malizia steps in front of the Gerald Michaels pass in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Brian Allain and he's fouled by Alex Whitley - foul #4 on Alex Whitley, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Kim Sieg (PF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Brian Allain, Kenny Knox, Clifford Taylor, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill (SG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Gerald Michaels, Alex Whitley, Robert Hoge | |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the free throw | 63-66 |
| 09:12 | UC Riverside | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 09:09 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr is hacked by Johnny Adkinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Adkinson, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill buries a jump hook from the right block | 63-68 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 08:22 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Walter Butler (C) Robert Malizia, Randolph Daughtrey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Richard Underhill (PF), Jose Garza (C) Stjepan Zarr, Ronald Johnson, Robert Fowler | |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SF) Kim Sieg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:59 | UC Riverside | Kenny Knox picks off the pass by Olin Zarozinski | 66-68 |
| 07:38 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Hamner (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Knox (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnny Adkinson (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Butler (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (very tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Merrill (tired) 11 pts. SF - Olin Zarozinski (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Richard Underhill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jose Garza (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Thomas Hamner steals it from Olin Zarozinski in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Hamner | 70-68 |
| 07:31 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Kim Sieg (SF), Darrell Welch (PF) Thomas Hamner, Eric Trumbull, Kenny Knox, Johnny Adkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (PG), Jerry Washington (SG), Alex Whitley (SF), Robert Fowler (C) Gerald Michaels, Edward Merrill, Olin Zarozinski, Jose Garza | |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Underhill is called for the reach on Darrell Welch - foul #2 on Richard Underhill, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor (PF) Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 06:56 | UC Riverside | Richard Underhill slams it home on a nice dish by Alex Whitley | 72-70 |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 72-70 |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg grabs the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 06:19 | UC Riverside | Alex Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | Alex Whitley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kim Sieg - foul #1 on Kim Sieg, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Robert Malizia, Brian Allain, Kim Sieg, Clifford Taylor, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Ronald Johnson (PF), Robert Hoge (C) Stjepan Zarr, Richard Underhill, Robert Fowler | |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | Alex Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | Alex Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 05:30 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Hamner | 74-72 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Robert Hoge misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 74-72 |
| 05:09 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 05:02 | UC Riverside | Jerry Washington snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Alex Whitley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Kenny Knox (SF), Darrell Welch (C) Thomas Hamner, Randolph Daughtrey, Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill (PG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Jose Garza (C) Gerald Michaels, Alex Whitley, Robert Hoge | |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 74-72 |
| 04:40 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 04:38 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG) Eric Trumbull | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:30 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain loses the dribble to Ronald Johnson | 74-72 |
| 04:28 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia drills a driving attempt from the left block | 76-72 |
| 04:07 | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch makes the wide open jump hook from the left block set up by Johnny Adkinson | 78-72 |
| 03:23 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Welch - foul #1 on Darrell Welch, team foul #7 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Robert Malizia, Brian Allain, Kenny Knox, Johnny Adkinson, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels (PG), Robert Fowler (PF) Edward Merrill, Ronald Johnson | |
| 03:23 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 03:23 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Hamner (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Trumbull (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. C - Walter Butler (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Gerald Michaels (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Washington (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Olin Zarozinski (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jose Garza (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull is hacked by Jerry Washington in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Washington, team foul #11 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG) Jerry Washington | |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randolph Daughtrey - foul #2 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #8 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Hoge (C) Jose Garza | |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski misses the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | Olin Zarozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Olin Zarozinski - foul #3 on Olin Zarozinski, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Underhill (SF) Olin Zarozinski | |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Michaels | 81-76 |
| 02:27 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Kenny Knox (SF), Kim Sieg (PF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Thomas Hamner, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Stjepan Zarr, Robert Fowler | |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Merrill - foul #2 on Edward Merrill, team foul #13 | 81-76 |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 83-78 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 83-78 |
| 01:55 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson tips it home | 85-78 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels is fouled on the floor by Robert Malizia - foul #4 on Robert Malizia, team foul #9 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Kenny Knox, Kim Sieg, Johnny Adkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Stjepan Zarr (SG), Olin Zarozinski (SF), Jose Garza (C) Edward Merrill, Richard Underhill, Robert Hoge | |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Gerald Michaels makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull's pass is intercepted by Olin Zarozinski in the backcourt | 85-80 |
| 01:27 | UC Riverside | Jose Garza blows the layup | 85-80 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia pulls down the rebound | 85-80 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-80 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Gerald Michaels is called for the reach on Eric Trumbull in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #14 | 85-80 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Butler - foul #4 on Walter Butler, team foul #10 | 87-80 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-80 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 87-82 |
| 00:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia can't tip it in | 87-82 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor hits the follow up shot | 89-82 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 89-82 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 89-82 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 89-82 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia is hacked by Gerald Michaels in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerald Michaels, team foul #15 | 89-82 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SF) Randolph Daughtrey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Merrill (SG) Gerald Michaels | |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson is hacked by Kenny Knox - foul #3 on Kenny Knox, team foul #11 | 91-82 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF) Kenny Knox | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:05 | UC Riverside | Ronald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Clifford Taylor | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia runs out the clock | 91-83 |