| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walcott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Ansell (fresh) C - David Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Julius Nicholson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cornman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Kyle Myricks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider inbounds the ball | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson scores on a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on David Hartman - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| 19:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 19:24 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott is fouled on the floor by Kyle Myricks - foul #1 on Kyle Myricks, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 19:07 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Timothy Walcott is blocked by Kyle Myricks | 44-42 |
| 19:05 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 18:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 18:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson can't tip it in | 46-42 |
| 18:42 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Myricks | 46-42 |
| 18:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 18:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 18:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Myricks is hacked by Brian Ansell - foul #1 on Brian Ansell, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Derrick Puga (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) John Spears, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Brian Ansell, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG), George Berns (SG), Troy Norman (SF), John Wilcoxon (PF), Neal Parmley (C) Julius Nicholson, Paul Cornman, Michael Schneider, Kyle Myricks, Robert Johnson | |
| 18:00 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns's fadeaway is rejected by Wallace Green | 46-42 |
| 17:59 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 17:37 | Long Beach State | Randolph York misses the easy layup | 46-42 |
| 17:35 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 17:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Parmley's layup is rejected by Wallace Green | 46-42 |
| 17:16 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt loses the dribble to Paul Blalock | 46-42 |
| 16:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock is hacked by Randolph York in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randolph York, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), David Bear (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Brian Ansell (PF), David Hartman (C) Randolph York, Derrick Puga, Ralph Hewitt, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Paul Cornman (SG), Michael Schneider (SF), Jason Foster (PF), Hubert Pack (C) Paul Blalock, George Berns, Troy Norman, John Wilcoxon, Neal Parmley | |
| 16:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Foster can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-42 |
| 16:40 | Long Beach State | David Hartman pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 46-42 |
| 16:17 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 16:08 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 46-42 |
| 16:06 | Long Beach State | David Hartman gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Jason Foster denies the turnaround by Earl Utecht | 46-42 |
| 15:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spears (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bear (fairly fresh) SF - Earl Utecht (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Ansell (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Hartman (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Julius Nicholson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Cornman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 blk. PF - Jason Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hubert Pack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson travels in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Derrick Puga (SG), Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) John Spears, David Bear, Brian Ansell, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns (SG), Troy Norman (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Paul Cornman, Jason Foster, Hubert Pack | |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | Troy Norman takes the ball from Wallace Green | 46-42 |
| 15:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 15:06 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht lays it up and in | 48-44 |
| 14:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Wallace Green swats the dunk try by Michael Schneider | 48-44 |
| 14:41 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Earl Utecht | 48-44 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Derrick Puga | 50-44 |
| 14:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), David Bear (SF), Ralph Hewitt (PF), David Hartman (C) Randolph York, Derrick Puga, Earl Utecht, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG), Paul Cornman (SG), John Wilcoxon (SF), Kyle Myricks (PF), Neal Parmley (C) Julius Nicholson, George Berns, Michael Schneider, Troy Norman, Robert Johnson | |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt jams it set up by David Bear and he's hacked by Kyle Myricks - foul #2 on Kyle Myricks, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 13:59 | Long Beach State | David Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Paul Cornman is called for the reach on David Bear in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Cornman, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell (PF) David Bear | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Foster (PF) Kyle Myricks | |
| 13:32 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell knocks in the runner from close range and he's fouled by Neal Parmley - foul #2 on Neal Parmley, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Young (SF), Wallace Green (C) Ralph Hewitt, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns (PG), Michael Schneider (SF), Hubert Pack (C) Paul Blalock, John Wilcoxon, Neal Parmley | |
| 13:32 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Ansell is called for the reach on Paul Cornman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Ansell, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| 13:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 13:12 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | George Berns steals it from Timothy Walcott | 56-44 |
| 13:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Young is called for the reach on George Berns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Young, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Myricks (PF) Jason Foster | |
| 12:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider loses the ball out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG) Paul Cornman | |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht loses the dribble to Hubert Pack | 56-44 |
| 12:14 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Derrick Puga (SG), David Bear (SF), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Brian Ansell, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG), Troy Norman (SG), John Wilcoxon (SF), Neal Parmley (C) Julius Nicholson, George Berns, Michael Schneider, Hubert Pack | |
| 12:12 | Long Beach State | Randolph York's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| 11:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Parmley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 11:58 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon can't tip it in | 56-44 |
| 11:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Young gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | John Wilcoxon takes the ball from Randolph York in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Randolph York (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Puga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Bear (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Young (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Hartman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Paul Blalock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Troy Norman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Wilcoxon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Myricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Neal Parmley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Young | 56-44 |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Randolph York misses the easy layup | 56-44 |
| 11:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Parmley pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Myricks hits the finger roll | 56-46 |
| 10:55 | Long Beach State | Randolph York misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | David Hartman tips it home | 58-46 |
| 10:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), Brian Ansell (PF), Wallace Green (C) Randolph York, Derrick Puga, David Bear, Robert Young, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Paul Cornman (SG), Michael Schneider (SF), Jason Foster (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Paul Blalock, Troy Norman, John Wilcoxon, Kyle Myricks, Neal Parmley | |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell is called for traveling | 58-46 |
| 10:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jason Foster | 58-48 |
| 10:11 | Long Beach State | John Spears's floater is tipped away by Robert Johnson | 58-48 |
| 10:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Foster grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 09:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Walcott steals the ball from Michael Schneider | 58-48 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | John Spears loses the dribble to Robert Johnson in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 09:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | Paul Cornman steals the ball from Brian Ansell | 58-48 |
| 09:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman lays it up and in | 58-50 |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | John Spears loses the dribble to Julius Nicholson in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 09:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman misses the easy layup | 58-50 |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:58 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 08:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-50 |
| 08:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Foster gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:41 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Derrick Puga (SG), David Bear (SF), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, Timothy Walcott, Ralph Hewitt, Brian Ansell, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG), George Berns (SG), Troy Norman (SF), John Wilcoxon (PF), Neal Parmley (C) Julius Nicholson, Paul Cornman, Michael Schneider, Jason Foster, Robert Johnson | |
| 08:33 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by David Bear - foul #1 on David Bear, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| 08:33 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:33 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | David Hartman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Neal Parmley - foul #3 on Neal Parmley, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | David Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | David Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 07:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Randolph York (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Puga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Bear (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Young (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Hartman (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Paul Blalock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - George Berns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Troy Norman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Parmley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:14 | Long Beach State | David Hartman connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-54 |
| 07:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Earl Utecht (SF), Wallace Green (C) Randolph York, David Bear, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Michael Schneider (SF), Kyle Myricks (PF), Hubert Pack (C) Paul Blalock, Troy Norman, John Wilcoxon, Neal Parmley | |
| 07:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 07:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Myricks grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 06:41 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Utecht - foul #1 on Earl Utecht, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG), Brian Ansell (PF) Derrick Puga, Robert Young | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman (SG) Julius Nicholson | |
| 06:41 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:41 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Earl Utecht | 68-56 |
| 06:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Myricks misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 68-56 |
| 05:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Hubert Pack tips it but misses | 68-56 |
| 05:57 | Long Beach State | John Spears grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell makes the fadeaway near the basket | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Hubert Pack knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Berns | 70-59 |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), David Bear (SG), Ralph Hewitt (PF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, Timothy Walcott, Brian Ansell, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG), Troy Norman (SG), John Wilcoxon (SF), Jason Foster (PF), Neal Parmley (C) George Berns, Paul Cornman, Michael Schneider, Kyle Myricks, Hubert Pack | |
| 04:55 | Long Beach State | John Wilcoxon takes the ball from David Bear | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Utecht is called for the reach on John Wilcoxon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Utecht, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (SG) Earl Utecht | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 04:53 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:53 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 04:32 | Long Beach State | Jason Foster is called for the reach on Derrick Puga - foul #1 on Jason Foster, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF), Robert Young (PF) David Bear, Ralph Hewitt | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Michael Schneider (SF) Paul Blalock, John Wilcoxon | |
| 04:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 70-60 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | David Hartman pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Jason Foster is called for the reach on Robert Young - foul #2 on Jason Foster, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Wallace Green (C) Randolph York, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Jason Foster, Neal Parmley | |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Robert Young misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:05 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Michael Schneider | 70-60 |
| 04:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-60 |
| 03:50 | Long Beach State | Troy Norman swats the short shot by Earl Utecht | 70-60 |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 03:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman tips it back up and in | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Long Beach State | John Spears hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's hacked by Paul Cornman - foul #3 on Paul Cornman, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt (PF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG), George Berns (SF), Kyle Myricks (PF) Julius Nicholson, Michael Schneider, Troy Norman | |
| 03:29 | Long Beach State | John Spears makes the free throw | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spears (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Puga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Utecht (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ralph Hewitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Paul Blalock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Paul Cornman (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Berns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Myricks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock is fouled in the backcourt by John Spears - foul #1 on John Spears, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG), David Bear (SF) John Spears, Earl Utecht | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga is hacked by Paul Blalock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Blalock, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 03:25 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to George Berns | 73-64 |
| 03:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Derrick Puga steps in front of the Paul Cornman pass in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott loses the dribble to Paul Cornman | 73-64 |
| 03:11 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns misses the lay-in | 73-64 |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Kyle Myricks - foul #3 on Kyle Myricks, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Earl Utecht (SF), David Hartman (C) Timothy Walcott, David Bear, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Michael Schneider (SF), Hubert Pack (C) Paul Blalock, Paul Cornman, Robert Johnson | |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:55 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 02:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Hartman - foul #2 on David Hartman, team foul #10 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG), Robert Young (PF) Derrick Puga, Ralph Hewitt | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon (PF) Kyle Myricks | |
| 02:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott is fouled in the backcourt by George Berns - foul #2 on George Berns, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:12 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Julius Nicholson | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Randolph York lays it up and in set up by Earl Utecht and the foul's on John Wilcoxon - foul #1 on John Wilcoxon, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell (PF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman (SG), Kyle Myricks (PF), Robert Johnson (C) George Berns, John Wilcoxon, Hubert Pack | |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Randolph York makes the free throw | 78-68 |
| 01:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-68 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Hartman | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Randolph York clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-68 |
| 01:24 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell gets the offensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht jams the wide open dunk set up by Randolph York | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Randolph York is called for the reach on Julius Nicholson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randolph York, team foul #11 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Brian Ansell, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns (SG), Troy Norman (SF), John Wilcoxon (PF), Neal Parmley (C) Paul Cornman, Michael Schneider, Kyle Myricks, Robert Johnson | |
| 00:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga is hacked by Julius Nicholson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julius Nicholson, team foul #13 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG) Julius Nicholson | |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock is hacked by Randolph York in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randolph York, team foul #12 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (SG) Randolph York | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt is hacked by Paul Blalock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Blalock, team foul #14 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), David Hartman (C) David Bear, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Paul Cornman (SG), Michael Schneider (SF), Kyle Myricks (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Paul Blalock, George Berns, Troy Norman, John Wilcoxon, Neal Parmley | |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-72 |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson tips it but misses | 83-72 |
| 00:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider gets the offensive rebound | 83-72 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Hewitt - foul #2 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #13 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (SG), Wallace Green (C) John Spears, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG), George Berns (SF), Troy Norman (PF), Neal Parmley (C) Julius Nicholson, Michael Schneider, Kyle Myricks, Robert Johnson | |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga is hacked by Paul Blalock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Blalock, team foul #15 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), David Hartman (C) David Bear, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Michael Schneider (SF), Kyle Myricks (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Paul Blalock, George Berns, Troy Norman, Neal Parmley | |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson connects on the shot from the baseline | 84-76 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Julius Nicholson is called for the reach on Derrick Puga in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julius Nicholson, team foul #16 | 84-76 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-76 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Young steals the ball from Robert Johnson | 85-76 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt is fouled in the backcourt by Julius Nicholson - foul #4 on Julius Nicholson, team foul #17 | 85-76 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | John Spears picks off the pass by Julius Nicholson in the backcourt | 87-76 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | John Spears blows the layup | 87-76 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 87-76 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Johnson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 87-76 |