| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) SG - James Black (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Carter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Coleman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Evans hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| 19:46 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Evans makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 19:46 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 19:23 | Southern | Gerald Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Evans - foul #1 on Christopher Evans, team foul #1 | 21-41 |
| 19:23 | Southern | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 19:23 | Southern | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 19:02 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-43 |
| 18:42 | Southern | James Black misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-43 |
| 18:41 | Southern | Gerald Johnson tips it home | 25-43 |
| 18:24 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers misses the dunk attempt | 25-43 |
| 18:23 | Southern | James Black grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 18:16 | Southern | Gerald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan picks off the pass by Douglas Carter | 25-43 |
| 17:27 | Southern | David Duncan drills a jumper from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 17:01 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan denies the turnaround by David Lichtenberg | 27-43 |
| 17:00 | Southern | The rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 27-43 |
| 16:53 | Southern | Gerald Johnson scores on a jump hook in the lane | 29-43 |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Troy Bird - foul #2 on Troy Bird, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Scott Johnson (SF) Alfred Mills, James Black, Troy Bird | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub (PG), Richard Strickland (SG), William Maher (PF), Michael Boswell (C) David Lichtenberg, Douglas Carter, Christopher Evans, John Rogers | |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 16:15 | Southern | David Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 16:14 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 15:54 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | Southern | David Needham (PF) David Duncan | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen (PG) Harry Coleman | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Needham (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Janssen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Ayoub (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Maher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern | Gerald Johnson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Boswell - foul #1 on Michael Boswell, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG) Herbert Harris | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:26 | Southern | Gerald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 15:26 | Southern | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 15:11 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Janssen and he's hacked by James Black - foul #1 on James Black, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| 15:11 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell makes the free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:02 | Southern | David Corona is fouled on the floor by Michael Boswell - foul #2 on Michael Boswell, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| 14:51 | Southern | Gerald Johnson blows the layup | 30-47 |
| 14:50 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 14:44 | Cal State Northridge | David Needham steals it from Richard Strickland | 30-47 |
| 14:27 | Southern | David Corona buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 33-47 |
| 14:05 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-47 |
| 14:03 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland misses the tip | 33-47 |
| 14:01 | Southern | Gerald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:56 | Southern | James Black drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Needham | 36-47 |
| 13:40 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen's floater is knocked away by Gerald Johnson | 36-47 |
| 13:39 | Southern | James Black grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 13:19 | Southern | David Corona hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 13:06 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 13:04 | Southern | David Needham grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 12:59 | Southern | James Black makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Needham | 38-47 |
| 12:37 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Strickland - foul #3 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Troy Bird (SF), David Duncan (C) David Corona, James Black, Scott Johnson, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg (PG), Douglas Carter (SG), Harry Coleman (SF), Christopher Evans (PF), John Rogers (C) Edward Janssen, Arthur Ayoub, William Maher, Richard Strickland, Michael Boswell | |
| 12:19 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Carter | 38-49 |
| 12:05 | Southern | David Duncan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 12:04 | Southern | Troy Bird grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 11:49 | Southern | David Duncan is called for traveling | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Needham (fairly fresh) 3 stl. 3 pf. C - David Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Lichtenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Carter (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Coleman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Evans travels with the ball | 38-49 |
| 11:00 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-49 |
| 10:58 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 10:49 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Troy Bird - foul #3 on Troy Bird, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG) Herbert Harris | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:49 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:49 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 10:24 | Southern | David Needham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:22 | Southern | David Needham snags the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 10:02 | Southern | David Duncan knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by David Needham | 40-51 |
| 09:39 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-51 |
| 09:37 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg snags the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 09:24 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Evans is hacked by David Duncan - foul #1 on David Duncan, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Alfred Mills, Troy Bird, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen (PG), Arthur Ayoub (SG), William Maher (SF), Richard Strickland (PF), Michael Kirby (C) David Lichtenberg, Douglas Carter, Harry Coleman, Christopher Evans, John Rogers | |
| 09:13 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Kirby is fouled on the floor by Gerald Johnson - foul #4 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SF) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 09:13 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 09:13 | Southern | James Black gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:53 | Southern | David Needham buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Corona | 42-51 |
| 08:40 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 08:39 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to William Maher | 42-51 |
| 08:19 | Cal State Northridge | David Corona is called for the reach on Edward Janssen - foul #1 on David Corona, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (SG), David Duncan (C) James Black, Troy Bird | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell (C) Michael Kirby | |
| 08:19 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:19 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:02 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 08:00 | Southern | David Needham tips it in | 44-53 |
| 07:48 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 07:46 | Southern | David Duncan gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Needham (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - David Duncan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Janssen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Ayoub (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Maher (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Boswell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Southern | Herbert Harris scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Needham | 46-53 |
| 07:23 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Michael Boswell is denied by David Duncan | 46-53 |
| 07:22 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell tips it home | 46-55 |
| 07:16 | Southern | Scott Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Corona | 49-55 |
| 06:59 | Cal State Northridge | William Maher knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Ayoub and the foul's on Herbert Harris - foul #2 on Herbert Harris, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), James Black (SG), Troy Bird (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) David Corona, Herbert Harris, Scott Johnson, David Needham | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg (PG), Douglas Carter (SG), Christopher Evans (PF), John Rogers (C) Edward Janssen, Arthur Ayoub, Richard Strickland, Michael Boswell | |
| 06:59 | Cal State Northridge | William Maher misses the free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:59 | Southern | David Duncan gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:36 | Southern | Gerald Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman (SF) William Maher | |
| 06:14 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter hits a floater from the left side | 49-59 |
| 05:45 | Southern | James Black misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 05:43 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:37 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 05:36 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman tips it back up and in | 49-61 |
| 05:11 | Southern | Gerald Johnson blows the layup | 49-61 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 04:47 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Evans blows the layup | 49-61 |
| 04:46 | Southern | James Black pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:40 | Southern | Gerald Johnson knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Mills and he's fouled by John Rogers - foul #1 on John Rogers, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SF), Scott Johnson (PF) Troy Bird, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub (SG), William Maher (PF), Michael Boswell (C) Douglas Carter, Christopher Evans, John Rogers | |
| 04:40 | Southern | Gerald Johnson makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:14 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell misses the shot in the lane | 52-61 |
| 04:12 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub snags the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 03:56 | Cal State Northridge | William Maher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 03:54 | Southern | Gerald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Southern | Gerald Johnson lays it up and in set up by David Corona | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Black (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Corona (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. PF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Lichtenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Ayoub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Coleman (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Maher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Boswell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman misses the floater from the right side | 54-61 |
| 03:38 | Cal State Northridge | William Maher tips it back up and in | 54-63 |
| 03:29 | Southern | Gerald Johnson's pass is intercepted by David Lichtenberg | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman clanks a shot from the right side | 54-63 |
| 03:13 | Southern | Scott Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 02:54 | Southern | Arthur Ayoub steps in front of the James Black pass | 54-63 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub banks in the layup | 54-65 |
| 02:51 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Southern | David Needham (PF) David Corona | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter (SG), Christopher Evans (PF), John Rogers (C) Arthur Ayoub, William Maher, Michael Boswell | |
| 02:38 | Southern | Scott Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 02:36 | Southern | David Needham can't tip it in | 54-65 |
| 02:35 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg drills a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on David Needham - foul #4 on David Needham, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Bard (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), David Corona (SF), David Duncan (C) Alfred Mills, James Black, David Needham, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub (SG), William Maher (SF), Richard Strickland (PF), Michael Boswell (C) Douglas Carter, Harry Coleman, Christopher Evans, John Rogers | |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg misses the free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:24 | Southern | David Duncan snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 02:07 | Southern | Scott Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Bard | 57-67 |
| 01:38 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland lays it up and in | 57-69 |
| 01:23 | Southern | Craig Bard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 01:22 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg is fouled on the floor by David Duncan - foul #2 on David Duncan, team foul #11 | 57-69 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:54 | Southern | Scott Johnson connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Craig Bard | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg is hacked by Craig Bard - foul #2 on Craig Bard, team foul #12 | 59-71 |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern | David Corona misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 00:26 | Southern | David Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:22 | Southern | David Corona comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 00:20 | Southern | Scott Johnson tips it but misses | 59-73 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | William Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Lichtenberg runs out the clock | 59-73 |