| 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 | Hartford | PG - Diego Romero (fresh) SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) SF - Edward Eagle (fresh) PF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) C - Jim Simpson (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 | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Brock Tripp | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Hartford | Diego Romero drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kim Bartlett | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Diego Romero - foul #1 on Diego Romero, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Hartford | Edward Eagle gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kim Bartlett and he's hacked by James Hurt - foul #1 on James Hurt, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 19:01 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 19:01 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Eagle | 3-4 |
| 18:47 | Hartford | Edward Eagle misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:46 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Johnny Taylor | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Taylor | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | Hartford | James Hurt steps in front of the Diego Romero pass | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brock Tripp | 8-4 |
| 17:43 | Hartford | Kenneth Noel steals it from Jim Simpson | 8-4 |
| 17:32 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 17:30 | Hartford | Edward Eagle grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 17:26 | Hartford | Edward Eagle misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-4 |
| 17:24 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 17:13 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Rogers | 8-4 |
| 17:11 | Hartford | Edward Eagle grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:46 | Hartford | Edward Eagle misses the lay-in | 8-4 |
| 16:45 | Hartford | Jim Simpson tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 16:24 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Edward Eagle | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:02 | Hartford | Diego Romero tips it in | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Brock Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Noel (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hurt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Henry Nurnberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Diego Romero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kim Bartlett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Eagle (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Eddie Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Taylor comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Kim Bartlett - foul #1 on Kim Bartlett, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman (PG), Jeremy Grey (SG), Raymond Bedolla (PF), Edmund Chapman (C) Brock Tripp, Kenneth Noel, James Hurt, Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG), Thomas Ling (SG), Brandon Cottrell (SF), Daniel Bell (PF), Lawrence Hitchens (C) Diego Romero, Kim Bartlett, Edward Eagle, Eddie Rogers, Jim Simpson | |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:45 | Hartford | Johnny Taylor swats the layup by Daniel Bell | 10-8 |
| 15:43 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Raymond Bedolla | 10-8 |
| 15:28 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 15:08 | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Corey Thurmond | 13-11 |
| 14:52 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 14:51 | Hartford | Daniel Bell pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:46 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford (SF) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | Hartford | Diego Romero (PG), Kim Bartlett (SG), Edward Eagle (SF) Corey Thurmond, Thomas Ling, Brandon Cottrell | |
| 14:27 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kim Bartlett - foul #2 on Kim Bartlett, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel (SG), Henry Nurnberger (C) Jeremy Grey, Edmund Chapman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (SG) Kim Bartlett | |
| 14:27 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:27 | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:05 | Hartford | Edward Eagle is hacked by Henry Nurnberger - foul #1 on Henry Nurnberger, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey (SF) Joey Gafford | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jim Simpson (C) Lawrence Hitchens | |
| 13:48 | Hartford | Joseph Freeman steals it from Edward Eagle | 15-11 |
| 13:43 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman hits the finger roll | 17-11 |
| 13:17 | Hartford | Jim Simpson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 13:15 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Raymond Bedolla | 17-11 |
| 12:55 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 17-11 |
| 12:54 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 12:46 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-11 |
| 12:45 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 12:35 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel loses the dribble to Edward Eagle | 17-11 |
| 12:20 | Hartford | Thomas Ling scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Edward Eagle | 17-13 |
| 12:05 | Cal State Northridge | Jim Simpson steals the ball from Henry Nurnberger | 17-13 |
| 11:59 | Hartford | Edward Eagle can't finish the layup | 17-13 |
| 11:58 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joseph Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Noel (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Grey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Bedolla (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Nurnberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Diego Romero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Ling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Eagle (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Daniel Bell (fairly fresh) C - Jim Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-13 |
| 11:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey hits the follow up shot | 19-13 |
| 11:37 | Hartford | Thomas Ling makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Diego Romero | 19-16 |
| 11:12 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey is hacked by Edward Eagle - foul #1 on Edward Eagle, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp (PG), John Coates (SG), Johnny Taylor (SF), James Hurt (PF), Edmund Chapman (C) Joseph Freeman, Kenneth Noel, Jeremy Grey, Raymond Bedolla, Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG), Thomas Martini (SG), Brandon Cottrell (SF), Eddie Rogers (PF), Lawrence Hitchens (C) Diego Romero, Thomas Ling, Edward Eagle, Daniel Bell, Jim Simpson | |
| 10:54 | Cal State Northridge | John Coates makes the floater from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 10:35 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens blows the layup | 21-16 |
| 10:33 | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 10:24 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| 10:02 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt's floater is tipped away by Eddie Rogers | 21-16 |
| 10:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt tips it but misses | 21-16 |
| 09:59 | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:41 | Hartford | Thomas Martini banks in the layup | 21-18 |
| 09:26 | Cal State Northridge | John Coates double dribbles | 21-18 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel (SG), Henry Nurnberger (C) John Coates, Edmund Chapman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Diego Romero (PG) Corey Thurmond | |
| 09:14 | Hartford | Thomas Martini hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 08:56 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Hurt | 23-20 |
| 08:41 | Hartford | Thomas Martini hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Noel - foul #1 on Kenneth Noel, team foul #3 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla (PF) James Hurt | |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Eagle (SF), Douglas Gil (PF), Jim Simpson (C) Brandon Cottrell, Eddie Rogers, Lawrence Hitchens | |
| 08:41 | Hartford | Thomas Martini makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:41 | Hartford | Thomas Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:20 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Diego Romero - foul #2 on Diego Romero, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman (PG) Brock Tripp | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG), Thomas Ling (SG) Diego Romero, Thomas Martini | |
| 08:20 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:20 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:02 | Hartford | Jim Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Bedolla | 25-22 |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Noel (fresh) SF - Johnny Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Bedolla (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Nurnberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Corey Thurmond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ling (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Eagle (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Douglas Gil (fresh) C - Jim Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:55 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey (SF) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell (SG), Daniel Bell (PF) Corey Thurmond, Douglas Gil | |
| 07:37 | Hartford | Thomas Ling buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Eagle | 25-25 |
| 07:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Ling - foul #1 on Thomas Ling, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt (PF) Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | Hartford | Eddie Rogers (PF) Daniel Bell | |
| 07:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:57 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 06:56 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:52 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ling - foul #2 on Thomas Ling, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Taylor (SF) Jeremy Grey | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG), Lawrence Hitchens (C) Thomas Ling, Jim Simpson | |
| 06:52 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:52 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 06:38 | Hartford | Raymond Bedolla is called for the reach on Brandon Cottrell - foul #1 on Raymond Bedolla, team foul #4 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp (PG), Jeremy Grey (SG) Joseph Freeman, Kenneth Noel | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 06:23 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edmund Chapman (C) Raymond Bedolla | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 06:14 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey hits the finger roll | 30-25 |
| 06:03 | Hartford | Brandon Cottrell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brandon Cottrell, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger (C) Edmund Chapman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Martini (SG), Daniel Bell (C) Brandon Cottrell, Edward Eagle | |
| 05:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Johnny Taylor | 33-25 |
| 05:40 | Hartford | Jeremy Grey steps in front of the Corey Thurmond pass in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 05:38 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremy Grey can't finish the layup | 33-25 |
| 05:37 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hitchens | 33-25 |
| 05:25 | Hartford | Daniel Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Nurnberger - foul #2 on Henry Nurnberger, team foul #5 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel (SG), Raymond Bedolla (PF), Edmund Chapman (C) Jeremy Grey, James Hurt, Henry Nurnberger | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jim Simpson (C) Eddie Rogers | |
| 05:25 | Hartford | Daniel Bell misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 05:25 | Hartford | Daniel Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:14 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Hitchens - foul #1 on Lawrence Hitchens, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| 05:14 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:14 | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:14 | Hartford | Daniel Bell pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 04:51 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 04:49 | Hartford | Daniel Bell snags the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 04:36 | Hartford | Brock Tripp picks off the pass by Thomas Martini | 33-26 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel lays it in set up by Brock Tripp | 35-26 |
| 04:07 | Hartford | Thomas Martini can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 04:06 | Hartford | Jim Simpson tips it home | 35-28 |
| 03:48 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bedolla misses the lay-in | 35-28 |
| 03:47 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Brock Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Noel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Bedolla (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edmund Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Corey Thurmond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Martini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Hitchens (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Corey Thurmond | 35-30 |
| 03:05 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Brock Tripp | 37-30 |
| 02:54 | Hartford | Thomas Martini misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 02:53 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Johnny Taylor | 37-30 |
| 02:32 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Taylor misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Lawrence Hitchens - foul #2 on Lawrence Hitchens, team foul #10 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman (PG), Jeremy Grey (SG), James Hurt (PF), Henry Nurnberger (C) Brock Tripp, Kenneth Noel, Raymond Bedolla, Edmund Chapman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Diego Romero (PG), Kim Bartlett (SG), Edward Eagle (SF), Eddie Rogers (PF), Douglas Gil (C) Corey Thurmond, Thomas Martini, Lawrence Hitchens, Daniel Bell, Jim Simpson | |
| 02:32 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:32 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 02:09 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Freeman - foul #1 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joey Gafford (SF) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 02:09 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:09 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 01:52 | Cal State Northridge | Diego Romero is called for the reach on James Hurt - foul #3 on Diego Romero, team foul #11 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (PG) Diego Romero | |
| 01:52 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:52 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:35 | Hartford | Henry Nurnberger blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kim Bartlett | 41-31 |
| 01:34 | Cal State Northridge | James Hurt gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 01:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman is hacked by Thomas Ling - foul #3 on Thomas Ling, team foul #12 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel (SG) Joey Gafford | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (PG) Thomas Ling | |
| 01:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:10 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett loses the dribble to Joseph Freeman | 43-31 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Freeman lays it in | 45-31 |
| 00:52 | Hartford | Douglas Gil is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Douglas Gil, team foul #13 | 45-31 |
| 00:25 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Eagle is called for the reach on Kenneth Noel - foul #2 on Edward Eagle, team foul #14 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brock Tripp (PG) Jeremy Grey | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jim Simpson (C) Douglas Gil | |
| 00:25 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 00:25 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 00:04 | Hartford | Henry Nurnberger steals it from Jim Simpson | 47-31 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Nurnberger misses long on a halfcourt shot | 47-31 |