| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Lea (fresh) SG - Randolph Sumeriski (fresh) SF - Ron Pierce (fresh) PF - Igor Niewieroski (fresh) C - Eddie Newberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ralph Hicks (fresh) SG - Mark Lewis (fresh) SF - Darrell Klimek (fresh) PF - Scott Cook (fresh) C - Rick Ciccone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Rick Ciccone 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) | |
| 19:36 | Long Beach State | Eddie Newberry swats the shot by Mark Lewis | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Long Beach State | Rick Ciccone misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Rick Ciccone snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | Eddie Newberry takes the ball from Rick Ciccone | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | UC Riverside | Igor Niewieroski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | UC Riverside | William Lea tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Rick Ciccone grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Long Beach State | Rick Ciccone tips it home | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | UC Riverside | Ralph Hicks steps in front of the Randolph Sumeriski pass | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz (PF) Igor Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer (PG), George Queen (SG), Carmen Fagan (SF), Stan Coker (PF) Ralph Hicks, Mark Lewis, Darrell Klimek, Scott Cook | |
| 17:15 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz buries a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Rick Ciccone - foul #1 on Rick Ciccone, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac (PG), Samuel Pierce (SG), Loren Ballantyne (SF), William Mellor (C) William Lea, Randolph Sumeriski, Ron Pierce, Eddie Newberry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Scott Cook (PF) Rick Ciccone | |
| 17:15 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Long Beach State | Stan Coker snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer is fouled on the floor by William Mellor - foul #1 on William Mellor, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:50 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stephen Kreitzer | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | UC Riverside | Stan Coker picks off the pass by Samuel Pierce | 2-5 |
| 16:17 | Long Beach State | Scott Cook misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:15 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Kreitzer | 2-5 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:59 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz grabs the board | 2-5 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Cedric Kovac (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Pierce (fairly fresh) SF - Loren Ballantyne (fairly fresh) PF - Ray Bonawitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Mellor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Stephen Kreitzer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Queen (fairly fresh) SF - Carmen Fagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Cook (tiring) C - Stan Coker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | UC Riverside | Stephen Kreitzer steps in front of the Cedric Kovac pass in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 15:48 | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer's floater is knocked away by Ray Bonawitz | 2-5 |
| 15:46 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 15:41 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Lea (PG), Randolph Sumeriski (SG), Ron Pierce (SF), Igor Niewieroski (PF), Eddie Newberry (C) Cedric Kovac, Samuel Pierce, Loren Ballantyne, Ray Bonawitz, William Mellor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Nolasco (PG), Mark Lewis (SG), Darrell Klimek (SF), Rick Ciccone (C) Stephen Kreitzer, George Queen, Carmen Fagan, Stan Coker | |
| 15:34 | Long Beach State | Eric Nolasco is hacked by William Lea in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Lea, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 15:23 | Long Beach State | Scott Cook misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 15:22 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 15:03 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski misses the easy layup | 2-5 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski tips it home | 4-5 |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Randolph Sumeriski - foul #1 on Randolph Sumeriski, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks (PG) Eric Nolasco | |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Igor Niewieroski | 4-7 |
| 14:28 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce hits the finger roll | 6-7 |
| 14:11 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:09 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:51 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Randolph Sumeriski | 9-7 |
| 13:46 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks is hacked by Ron Pierce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Pierce, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac (PG), Samuel Pierce (SG), Loren Ballantyne (SF), William Mellor (PF) William Lea, Randolph Sumeriski, Ron Pierce, Igor Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stan Coker (PF) Scott Cook | |
| 13:39 | Long Beach State | Darrell Klimek banks in the layup on a great pass from Rick Ciccone | 9-9 |
| 13:37 | UC Riverside | Ralph Hicks is called for the reach on Cedric Kovac in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Hicks, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 13:26 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Mellor | 11-9 |
| 13:16 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Darrell Klimek is blocked by Eddie Newberry | 11-9 |
| 13:15 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Mellor | 11-9 |
| 13:12 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Hicks - foul #2 on Ralph Hicks, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Morgan (SG), Ray Bonawitz (PF) Samuel Pierce, Eddie Newberry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer (PG), George Queen (SG), Eric Nolasco (SF), Carmen Fagan (PF) Ralph Hicks, Mark Lewis, Darrell Klimek, Rick Ciccone | |
| 13:07 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 12:43 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Stan Coker steals it from Ray Bonawitz in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | Stan Coker is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 14-9 |
| 12:27 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stephen Kreitzer | 14-9 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Cedric Kovac (fairly fresh) SG - James Morgan (fairly fresh) SF - Loren Ballantyne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ray Bonawitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mellor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Stephen Kreitzer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Queen (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Nolasco (fairly fresh) PF - Carmen Fagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stan Coker (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Eric Nolasco hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | James Morgan grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 11:26 | UC Riverside | James Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Lea (PG), Randolph Sumeriski (SG), Ron Pierce (SF), Igor Niewieroski (PF), Eddie Newberry (C) Cedric Kovac, James Morgan, Loren Ballantyne, Ray Bonawitz, William Mellor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis (SG), Darrell Klimek (SF), Scott Cook (PF), Rick Ciccone (C) George Queen, Eric Nolasco, Carmen Fagan, Stan Coker | |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | Igor Niewieroski steals the ball from Darrell Klimek | 14-9 |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Pierce | 17-9 |
| 10:38 | Long Beach State | Darrell Klimek clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Klimek | 17-9 |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Randolph Sumeriski - foul #2 on Randolph Sumeriski, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce (SG) Randolph Sumeriski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer makes the 3rd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:03 | UC Riverside | Igor Niewieroski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eddie Newberry | 20-11 |
| 09:38 | Long Beach State | Darrell Klimek's pass is intercepted by William Lea | 20-11 |
| 09:15 | UC Riverside | Mark Lewis steps in front of the Ron Pierce pass | 20-11 |
| 09:15 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-11 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Morgan (SG), Ray Bonawitz (C) William Lea, Eddie Newberry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Queen (PG), Carmen Fagan (PF), Stan Coker (C) Stephen Kreitzer, Scott Cook, Rick Ciccone | |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Stan Coker misses short on an open shot from the left block | 20-11 |
| 09:00 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Samuel Pierce | 20-11 |
| 08:54 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 08:52 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Queen | 20-13 |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | James Morgan is fouled on the floor by Mark Lewis - foul #1 on Mark Lewis, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Lea (PG), Cedric Kovac (SG), Loren Ballantyne (SF), William Mellor (PF) Samuel Pierce, James Morgan, Ron Pierce, Igor Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Nolasco (PG), Rick Ciccone (C) George Queen, Darrell Klimek | |
| 08:00 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz can't finish the layup | 20-13 |
| 07:59 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac misses the tip | 20-13 |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Lea (fresh) SG - Cedric Kovac (fresh) SF - Loren Ballantyne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Mellor (fresh) C - Ray Bonawitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eric Nolasco (fresh) SG - Mark Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Carmen Fagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stan Coker (tiring) 2 stl. C - Rick Ciccone (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Eric Nolasco loses the dribble to William Lea in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| 07:51 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne hits the finger roll set up by William Lea | 22-13 |
| 07:34 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 07:33 | Long Beach State | Rick Ciccone snags the offensive board | 22-13 |
| 07:15 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan connects on the runner from the baseline | 22-15 |
| 06:56 | UC Riverside | William Lea is hacked by Mark Lewis - foul #2 on Mark Lewis, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Morgan (SG), Eddie Newberry (C) Cedric Kovac, Ray Bonawitz | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Queen (PG), Stephen Kreitzer (SG), Darrell Klimek (SF), Scott Cook (PF) Eric Nolasco, Mark Lewis, Carmen Fagan, Stan Coker | |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne is whistled for traveling | 22-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Igor Niewieroski (PF) William Mellor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Scott Cook hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-17 |
| 06:02 | UC Riverside | James Morgan hits a wide open floater in the lane set up by William Lea | 24-17 |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | George Queen misses the fadeaway from close range | 24-17 |
| 05:41 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:38 | UC Riverside | William Lea is fouled in the backcourt by George Queen - foul #1 on George Queen, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce (SG), Ron Pierce (SF), William Mellor (PF) James Morgan, Loren Ballantyne, Igor Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stan Coker (PF), Carmen Fagan (C) Scott Cook, Rick Ciccone | |
| 05:23 | UC Riverside | William Mellor misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 05:21 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Eddie Newberry swats the short shot by Stephen Kreitzer | 24-17 |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Stan Coker grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Stan Coker is open and buries a turnaround in the paint set up by George Queen | 24-19 |
| 04:48 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Eddie Newberry | 26-19 |
| 04:30 | Long Beach State | Stan Coker's fadeaway is rejected by William Mellor | 26-19 |
| 04:28 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Eddie Newberry | 26-19 |
| 04:22 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-19 |
| 03:59 | UC Riverside | William Mellor snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Lea (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ron Pierce (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Mellor (tiring) 2 reb. C - Eddie Newberry (tired) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - George Queen (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Kreitzer (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Klimek (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Stan Coker (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Carmen Fagan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry dunks the ball | 28-19 |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Stan Coker hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by William Mellor - foul #2 on William Mellor, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Morgan (PG), Randolph Sumeriski (SG), Cedric Kovac (SF), Igor Niewieroski (PF), Ray Bonawitz (C) William Lea, Samuel Pierce, Ron Pierce, William Mellor, Eddie Newberry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks (PG), Mark Lewis (SG), Eric Nolasco (SF), Scott Cook (PF) George Queen, Stephen Kreitzer, Darrell Klimek, Carmen Fagan | |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Stan Coker makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 03:12 | UC Riverside | James Morgan hits the follow up shot | 30-22 |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Igor Niewieroski - foul #1 on Igor Niewieroski, team foul #7 | 30-22 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rick Ciccone (C) Stan Coker | |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Mark Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | James Morgan is hacked by Mark Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Lewis, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan (SF) Mark Lewis | |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | James Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Scott Cook | 30-24 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Rick Ciccone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 02:51 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Morgan | 33-24 |
| 02:41 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Rick Ciccone | 33-26 |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac is fouled in the backcourt by Carmen Fagan - foul #1 on Carmen Fagan, team foul #8 | 33-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Queen (SG) Carmen Fagan | |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Cedric Kovac is called for the reach on Ralph Hicks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Kovac, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne (SF) James Morgan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Igor Niewieroski pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski is hacked by George Queen in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Queen, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:33 | Long Beach State | Cedric Kovac picks off the pass by Rick Ciccone in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 02:12 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 37-26 |
| 01:50 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Ballantyne | 37-26 |
| 01:36 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-26 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Morgan (PG), Eddie Newberry (C) Cedric Kovac, Igor Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Darrell Klimek (SF), Stan Coker (C) George Queen, Rick Ciccone | |
| 01:09 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-26 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:44 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Darrell Klimek grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Scott Cook scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Ray Bonawitz - foul #1 on Ray Bonawitz, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce (PG), Ron Pierce (SF), William Mellor (PF) James Morgan, Loren Ballantyne, Ray Bonawitz | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Kreitzer (SG), Carmen Fagan (SF), Rick Ciccone (C) Eric Nolasco, Darrell Klimek, Stan Coker | |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Scott Cook makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:04 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry hits a shot from close range set up by Samuel Pierce | 39-29 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Carmen Fagan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-29 |