| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Brock Tripp (fresh) SG - Kenneth Noel (fresh) SF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) PF - James Hurt (fresh) C - Henry Nurnberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Nicholas Ransberger (fresh) SG - David Nagle (fresh) SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) PF - Calvin Jaworski (fresh) C - David Stell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Hurt | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | South Alabama | David Nagle is fouled on the floor by Johnny Taylor - foul #1 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | South Alabama | David Stell misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Taylor - foul #2 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman (SF) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 19:15 | South Alabama | David Stell makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:15 | South Alabama | David Stell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman is hacked by David Stell in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Stell, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | South Alabama | David Stell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare makes the runner from close range on a great pass from David Nagle | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Cal State Northridge | Nicholas Ransberger takes the ball from Brock Tripp in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare knocks in the runner from close range set up by Calvin Jaworski and the foul's on James Hurt - foul #1 on James Hurt, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| 18:15 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:15 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Dare steps in front of the Henry Nurnberger pass | 2-6 |
| 17:57 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare lays it in | 2-8 |
| 17:43 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger misses the easy layup | 2-8 |
| 17:41 | South Alabama | David Stell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:36 | South Alabama | David Nagle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 17:35 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:14 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare misses the turnaround from the left block | 2-8 |
| 17:13 | South Alabama | David Stell pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:01 | South Alabama | David Stell clanks a fadeaway from close range | 2-8 |
| 17:00 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:40 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel misses the shot from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 16:38 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:33 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-8 |
| 16:32 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Joseph Freeman | 4-8 |
| 16:14 | South Alabama | Nicholas Ransberger travels in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Coates (PG), Jeremy Grey (SG), Joey Gafford (SF), Raymond Bedolla (PF), Edmund Chapman (C) Brock Tripp, Kenneth Noel, Joseph Freeman, James Hurt, Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bill Clark (PG), Joseph Callahan (SG), Johnny Timberlake (SF), Hobert Kemp (PF), Jerry Jolley (C) Nicholas Ransberger, David Nagle, Dikembe Dare, Calvin Jaworski, David Stell | |
| 15:58 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla clanks a turnaround in the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:56 | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp grabs the board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Coates (fresh) SG - Jeremy Grey (fresh) SF - Joey Gafford (fresh) PF - Raymond Bedolla (fresh) C - Edmund Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Bill Clark (fresh) SG - Joseph Callahan (fresh) SF - Johnny Timberlake (fresh) PF - Hobert Kemp (fresh) C - Jerry Jolley (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | South Alabama | Johnny Timberlake can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Joey Gafford - foul #1 on Joey Gafford, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | South Alabama | Johnny Timberlake misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | South Alabama | Johnny Timberlake misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:33 | South Alabama | Bill Clark misses the shot from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 15:32 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 15:31 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 15:22 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Hobert Kemp - foul #1 on Hobert Kemp, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 15:22 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:22 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:22 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey makes the 3rd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Jeremy Grey | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Stell (C) Johnny Timberlake | |
| 14:48 | South Alabama | Joseph Callahan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:46 | South Alabama | David Stell gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | South Alabama | Bill Clark makes the floater from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:23 | Cal State Northridge | Bill Clark is called for the reach on John Coates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Clark, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp (PG), Kenneth Noel (SG), Joseph Freeman (SF), Lynn Finley (PF), Henry Nurnberger (C) John Coates, Jeremy Grey, Joey Gafford, Raymond Bedolla, Edmund Chapman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Bare (PG), David Nagle (SG), Scott White (SF), Calvin Jaworski (PF) Bill Clark, Joseph Callahan, Jerry Jolley, Hobert Kemp | |
| 14:16 | Cal State Northridge | A charge is called on Brock Tripp - foul #1 on Brock Tripp, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| 14:04 | South Alabama | Scott White makes the jumper from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 13:56 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Henry Nurnberger | 9-12 |
| 13:36 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Lynn Finley - foul #1 on Lynn Finley, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Nicholas Ransberger (PG), Johnny Timberlake (SF) Christopher Bare, Scott White | |
| 13:36 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:36 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Calvin Jaworski - foul #1 on Calvin Jaworski, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey (SG), Joey Gafford (SF), Raymond Bedolla (C) Kenneth Noel, Joseph Freeman, Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley (SG), Scott White (SF) David Nagle, David Stell | |
| 13:11 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:11 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Johnny Timberlake | 9-14 |
| 13:00 | South Alabama | Johnny Timberlake buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Raymond Bedolla - foul #1 on Raymond Bedolla, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Coates (PG) Brock Tripp | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Callahan (SG) Scott White | |
| 13:00 | South Alabama | Johnny Timberlake misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:00 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:38 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford clanks a runner near the basket | 9-16 |
| 12:37 | South Alabama | Joseph Callahan gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:32 | South Alabama | Johnny Timberlake is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Grey - foul #1 on Jeremy Grey, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt (PF) Lynn Finley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare (SF), Hobert Kemp (C) Nicholas Ransberger, Calvin Jaworski | |
| 12:32 | South Alabama | Johnny Timberlake makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:32 | South Alabama | Johnny Timberlake makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Callahan is called for the reach on Jeremy Grey - foul #1 on Joseph Callahan, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel (SG) Joey Gafford | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bill Clark (PG) Johnny Timberlake | |
| 12:06 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 12:04 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:59 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 11:57 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Coates (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Noel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Grey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hurt (fresh) C - Raymond Bedolla (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Bill Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Callahan (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hobert Kemp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Jolley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 9-18 |
| 11:51 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 11:46 | South Alabama | Joseph Callahan misses the shot from the right block | 9-18 |
| 11:45 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 11:16 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla misses the jump hook from the left block | 9-18 |
| 11:14 | Cal State Northridge | John Coates tips it back up and in | 11-18 |
| 11:02 | South Alabama | James Hurt picks off the pass by Joseph Callahan | 11-18 |
| 10:56 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt is hacked by Hobert Kemp - foul #2 on Hobert Kemp, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman (PG), Joey Gafford (SF), Edmund Chapman (PF), Henry Nurnberger (C) John Coates, Jeremy Grey, James Hurt, Raymond Bedolla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Nicholas Ransberger (PG), David Nagle (SG), Scott White (SF), Calvin Jaworski (PF), David Stell (C) Bill Clark, Joseph Callahan, Dikembe Dare, Hobert Kemp, Jerry Jolley | |
| 10:31 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford is open and buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Freeman | 13-18 |
| 10:20 | South Alabama | The jump hook by David Stell is blocked by Henry Nurnberger | 13-18 |
| 10:19 | Cal State Northridge | Edmund Chapman pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott White - foul #1 on Scott White, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp (PG) Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bill Clark (SG) David Nagle | |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:48 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Ransberger | 14-20 |
| 09:27 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger hits a driving attempt from the left block | 16-20 |
| 09:17 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Bill Clark | 16-22 |
| 08:51 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger jams it on a nice dish by Kenneth Noel and the foul's on Nicholas Ransberger - foul #1 on Nicholas Ransberger, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey (SG), Joseph Freeman (SF), Raymond Bedolla (PF) Kenneth Noel, Joey Gafford, Edmund Chapman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Bare (PG), David Nagle (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Johnny Timberlake (PF), Jerry Jolley (C) Nicholas Ransberger, Bill Clark, Scott White, Calvin Jaworski, David Stell | |
| 08:51 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:51 | South Alabama | The refs have stopped play. Johnny Timberlake is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 19-22 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley (C) Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Stell (C) Johnny Timberlake | |
| 08:30 | South Alabama | David Stell buries a fadeaway from the right block | 19-24 |
| 08:25 | Cal State Northridge | David Stell steps in front of the Lynn Finley pass | 19-24 |
| 08:06 | South Alabama | David Stell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 08:04 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Raymond Bedolla | 19-24 |
| 08:02 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp is hacked by Christopher Bare in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Bare, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt (PF) Lynn Finley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Callahan (SG), Calvin Jaworski (PF) David Nagle, David Stell | |
| 08:02 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:02 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:02 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:45 | South Alabama | Christopher Bare clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 07:44 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Brock Tripp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremy Grey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Hurt (fresh) C - Raymond Bedolla (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Bare (fresh) SG - Joseph Callahan (fresh) SF - Dikembe Dare (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Jaworski (tiring) 6 pts. C - Jerry Jolley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | The jump hook by Calvin Jaworski is blocked by Raymond Bedolla | 20-24 |
| 07:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 07:14 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:07 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on James Hurt - foul #2 on James Hurt, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Coates (PG), Kenneth Noel (SG), Lynn Finley (PF), Henry Nurnberger (C) Brock Tripp, Jeremy Grey, James Hurt, Raymond Bedolla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bill Clark (PG), David Stell (C) Christopher Bare, Jerry Jolley | |
| 07:07 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:07 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:07 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joseph Freeman | 20-25 |
| 06:45 | Cal State Northridge | David Stell swats the short shot by Lynn Finley | 20-25 |
| 06:44 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Calvin Jaworski | 20-25 |
| 06:40 | South Alabama | Joseph Callahan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-25 |
| 06:38 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 06:28 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Stell - foul #2 on David Stell, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford (SF) Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Nicholas Ransberger (PG), David Nagle (SG), Scott White (SF), Jerry Jolley (C) Bill Clark, Joseph Callahan, Dikembe Dare, David Stell | |
| 06:28 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:28 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:07 | South Alabama | Calvin Jaworski drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by David Nagle | 22-27 |
| 05:45 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-27 |
| 05:44 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger tips it back up and in | 24-27 |
| 05:39 | South Alabama | Nicholas Ransberger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 05:38 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Kenneth Noel | 24-27 |
| 05:19 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Jerry Jolley - foul #1 on Jerry Jolley, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp (PG), Jeremy Grey (SG), Raymond Bedolla (C) John Coates, Kenneth Noel, Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare (SF) Scott White | |
| 05:19 | Cal State Northridge | Lynn Finley misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:19 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 04:58 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-27 |
| 04:52 | South Alabama | David Nagle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 04:50 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley tips it in | 29-29 |
| 04:29 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Dare - foul #1 on Dikembe Dare, team foul #12 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edmund Chapman (C) Lynn Finley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Bill Clark (PG), Joseph Callahan (SG) Nicholas Ransberger, David Nagle | |
| 04:29 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:29 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:11 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley makes the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Edmund Chapman - foul #1 on Edmund Chapman, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel (SG), Joseph Freeman (SF), Henry Nurnberger (C) Jeremy Grey, Joey Gafford, Raymond Bedolla | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 04:11 | South Alabama | Jerry Jolley misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:11 | Cal State Northridge | Edmund Chapman grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 04:09 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Jolley steps in front of the Brock Tripp pass in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 03:57 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 03:55 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 03:42 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Coates (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), James Hurt (PF) Brock Tripp, Kenneth Noel, Edmund Chapman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Scott White (SF), Hobert Kemp (PF), David Stell (C) Dikembe Dare, Calvin Jaworski, Jerry Jolley | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Coates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Taylor (fresh) PF - James Hurt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Nurnberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Bill Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Callahan (fresh) SF - Scott White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hobert Kemp (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Stell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | South Alabama | A charge is called on Bill Clark - foul #2 on Bill Clark, team foul #13 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel (SG), Edmund Chapman (C) Joseph Freeman, Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 03:19 | Cal State Northridge | Bill Clark steals the ball from Edmund Chapman in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 03:06 | South Alabama | Joseph Callahan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-31 |
| 03:04 | South Alabama | Bill Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:45 | South Alabama | David Stell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 02:43 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:20 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Taylor | 34-31 |
| 02:08 | South Alabama | Bill Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Coates - foul #1 on John Coates, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman (PG), Jeremy Grey (SG), Raymond Bedolla (PF), Henry Nurnberger (C) John Coates, Kenneth Noel, James Hurt, Edmund Chapman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Nagle (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF) Joseph Callahan, Scott White | |
| 02:08 | South Alabama | Bill Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:08 | South Alabama | Bill Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:58 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 01:52 | South Alabama | Bill Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 01:51 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:38 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 01:37 | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:33 | South Alabama | David Nagle makes the 3 from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | David Stell is called for the reach on Joseph Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Stell, team foul #14 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford (SF) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Nicholas Ransberger (PG), Calvin Jaworski (PF) Bill Clark, David Stell | |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:31 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Calvin Jaworski | 37-36 |
| 01:02 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare is fouled on the floor by Joseph Freeman - foul #1 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #12 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp (PG) Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 01:02 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:02 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:02 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Henry Nurnberger | 37-37 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 00:49 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 00:28 | South Alabama | Dikembe Dare loses the dribble to Joey Gafford | 39-37 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Henry Nurnberger | 41-37 |
| 00:01 | South Alabama | Hobert Kemp hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | The clock runs out | 41-37 |