| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Douglas Floyd (fresh) SG - Kyle Stickles (fresh) SF - Donnie Devos (fresh) PF - John Brinkley (fresh) C - William Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) SG - Randall Copenhaver (fresh) SF - Richard Kenny (fresh) PF - Gilberto Rossi (fresh) C - Timothy Basler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | William Bullock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Lafayette | William Bullock can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Basler - foul #1 on Timothy Basler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Lafayette | William Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Lafayette | William Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny tips it in | 1-2 |
| 19:09 | Lafayette | John Brinkley loses the dribble to Leonardo Russo | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo hits a floater from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 18:41 | Lafayette | William Bullock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-4 |
| 18:32 | Long Beach State | Timothy Basler is hacked by Donnie Devos - foul #1 on Donnie Devos, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| 18:23 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Leonardo Russo | 1-7 |
| 18:17 | Lafayette | William Bullock hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Basler - foul #2 on Timothy Basler, team foul #2 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Keck (C) Timothy Basler | |
| 18:17 | Lafayette | William Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 18:17 | Lafayette | William Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 1-7 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Richard Kenny | 1-7 |
| 18:05 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 1-7 |
| 18:03 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 17:57 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 1-7 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny gets the rebound | 1-7 |
| 17:52 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-7 |
| 17:50 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi grabs the offensive board | 1-7 |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 1-7 |
| 17:33 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 17:28 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-7 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Curtin (SG), Larry Dahl (PF), Melvin Burden (C) Donnie Devos, John Brinkley, William Bullock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Pedro Miranda (SG), Hector Rodriguez (SF) Leonardo Russo, Randall Copenhaver, Richard Kenny | |
| 17:21 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Stickles | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | Long Beach State | Robert Curtin steals it from Raymond Keck in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd misses the lay-in | 4-7 |
| 17:06 | Long Beach State | Raymond Keck gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Floyd - foul #1 on Douglas Floyd, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda buries a fadeaway from the left side | 4-9 |
| 16:43 | Lafayette | Arturo Castro is called for the reach on Douglas Floyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arturo Castro, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Steven Stephens (PF), William Carter (C) Larry Dahl, Melvin Burden | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:30 | Lafayette | William Carter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 16:29 | Lafayette | Steven Stephens hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 16:05 | Long Beach State | Douglas Floyd steals it from Hector Rodriguez | 6-9 |
| 16:00 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin banks in the layup set up by Douglas Floyd | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Douglas Floyd (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Curtin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Stickles (tired) 1 ast. PF - Steven Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Arturo Castro (fairly fresh) SG - Pedro Miranda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hector Rodriguez (fairly fresh) PF - Gilberto Rossi (tiring) 2 reb. C - Raymond Keck (tiring) | |
| 15:42 | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:40 | Lafayette | Steven Stephens gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:37 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donnie Devos (SF), John Brinkley (PF), Larry Dahl (C) Kyle Stickles, Steven Stephens, William Carter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Randall Copenhaver (SG), Chris Crawford (SF) Arturo Castro, Pedro Miranda, Hector Rodriguez | |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | Raymond Keck makes the wide open floater near the basket on a great pass from Chris Crawford | 8-11 |
| 15:16 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 15:11 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver is hacked by Robert Curtin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Curtin, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Melvin Burden (C) Larry Dahl | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny (SF) Chris Crawford | |
| 15:01 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver is fouled on the floor by Donnie Devos - foul #2 on Donnie Devos, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kyle Stickles (SF) Donnie Devos | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Gilberto Rossi | 8-14 |
| 14:37 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin is hacked by Randall Copenhaver - foul #1 on Randall Copenhaver, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Bullock (C) Melvin Burden | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo (PG) John Halvorson | |
| 14:24 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd is whistled for a carry | 8-14 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Dahl (PF) John Brinkley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford (SF) Raymond Keck | |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randall Copenhaver and he's hacked by Douglas Floyd - foul #2 on Douglas Floyd, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Gervin (PG) Douglas Floyd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo misses the free throw | 8-16 |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 14:01 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 13:59 | Lafayette | Paul Gervin pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:54 | Lafayette | William Bullock misses the shot from the right block | 8-16 |
| 13:52 | Lafayette | William Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:38 | Lafayette | William Bullock knocks in the jump hook from close range | 10-16 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 10-16 |
| 13:29 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to William Bullock | 10-16 |
| 13:25 | Lafayette | Paul Gervin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Steven Stephens (PF), William Carter (C) Larry Dahl, William Bullock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Pedro Miranda (SG), Raymond Keck (C) Leonardo Russo, Randall Copenhaver, Chris Crawford | |
| 13:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny is fouled on the floor by Kyle Stickles - foul #1 on Kyle Stickles, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Andy Mazzola (SF) Paul Gervin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez (SF) Gilberto Rossi | |
| 13:03 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Andy Mazzola - foul #1 on Andy Mazzola, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd (PG) Andy Mazzola | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:03 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:03 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:46 | Lafayette | Pedro Miranda picks off the pass by Kyle Stickles | 10-18 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda banks in the layup | 10-20 |
| 12:42 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-20 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Gervin (PG), Melvin Burden (C) Douglas Floyd, Steven Stephens | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Gilberto Rossi (PF) John Halvorson, Richard Kenny | |
| 12:31 | Lafayette | William Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Gilberto Rossi - foul #1 on Gilberto Rossi, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Lafayette | John Brinkley (PF) Paul Gervin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:31 | Lafayette | William Carter misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 12:31 | Lafayette | William Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 12:31 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-23 |
| 12:04 | Lafayette | Hector Rodriguez takes the ball from William Carter | 10-23 |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro is hacked by Kyle Stickles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Stickles, team foul #8 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Gervin (PG), Donnie Devos (SF), Steven Stephens (PF), William Bullock (C) William Carter, Kyle Stickles, John Brinkley, Melvin Burden | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo (PG), Richard Kenny (C) Hector Rodriguez, Gilberto Rossi | |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 12:02 | Lafayette | William Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 10-24 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Paul Gervin (fresh) SG - Robert Curtin (tired) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Devos (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bullock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arturo Castro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Pedro Miranda (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Keck (tired) 2 pts. C - Richard Kenny (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Lafayette | Arturo Castro takes the ball from William Bullock | 10-24 |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda is whistled for a carry | 10-24 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd (PG), John Brinkley (PF), Larry Dahl (C) Paul Gervin, Steven Stephens, William Bullock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver (SG), Gilberto Rossi (PF) Arturo Castro, Pedro Miranda | |
| 11:28 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin travels in the backcourt | 10-24 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG) Leonardo Russo | |
| 11:11 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-24 |
| 11:09 | Lafayette | John Brinkley grabs the board | 10-24 |
| 11:02 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Dahl | 13-24 |
| 11:00 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-24 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez (SF) Richard Kenny | |
| 10:40 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin double dribbles | 13-24 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Melvin Burden (C) Larry Dahl | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda (SG), Chris Crawford (SF), Richard Kenny (C) Randall Copenhaver, Hector Rodriguez, Gilberto Rossi | |
| 10:38 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson is fouled in the backcourt by John Brinkley - foul #1 on John Brinkley, team foul #9 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo (PG) Raymond Keck | |
| 10:38 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:38 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:38 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to John Brinkley | 13-25 |
| 10:20 | Lafayette | Donnie Devos drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 10:08 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 16-25 |
| 10:06 | Lafayette | John Brinkley snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 09:49 | Lafayette | Donnie Devos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Steven Stephens (PF), William Carter (C) John Brinkley, Melvin Burden | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver (SG), Hector Rodriguez (SF), Gilberto Rossi (PF), Raymond Keck (C) Pedro Miranda, Chris Crawford, John Halvorson, Richard Kenny | |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Donnie Devos swats the shot by Leonardo Russo | 16-25 |
| 09:31 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 09:22 | Long Beach State | Raymond Keck banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Copenhaver | 16-27 |
| 09:19 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin travels in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kyle Stickles (SF), William Bullock (C) Donnie Devos, William Carter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:09 | Long Beach State | Raymond Keck's layup is rejected by Steven Stephens | 16-27 |
| 09:07 | Lafayette | Steven Stephens pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 08:59 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kyle Stickles | 18-27 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leonardo Russo | 18-30 |
| 08:15 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 08:14 | Lafayette | Steven Stephens tips it home | 20-30 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-30 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donnie Devos (SF), Larry Dahl (PF), William Carter (C) Kyle Stickles, Steven Stephens, William Bullock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Arturo Castro (SG), Pedro Miranda (SF), Richard Kenny (C) Leonardo Russo, Randall Copenhaver, Hector Rodriguez, Raymond Keck | |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda is fouled on the floor by Douglas Floyd - foul #3 on Douglas Floyd, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Gervin (PG), Melvin Burden (C) Douglas Floyd, William Carter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Paul Gervin (fresh) SG - Robert Curtin (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Devos (tired) 3 pts. PF - Larry Dahl (fresh) C - Melvin Burden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Halvorson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Arturo Castro (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Pedro Miranda (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gilberto Rossi (very tired) 3 reb. C - Richard Kenny (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Lafayette | Donnie Devos drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-32 |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | John Halvorson connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 07:26 | Lafayette | Arturo Castro steps in front of the Donnie Devos pass | 23-34 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda misses the lay-in | 23-34 |
| 07:20 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Larry Dahl | 23-34 |
| 07:17 | Lafayette | Paul Gervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kyle Stickles (PG), John Brinkley (PF), William Carter (C) Paul Gervin, Larry Dahl, Melvin Burden | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford (SF) John Halvorson | |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 07:11 | Lafayette | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 07:09 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin travels in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Keck (C) Gilberto Rossi | |
| 06:51 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 06:50 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to William Carter | 23-34 |
| 06:44 | Lafayette | Kyle Stickles is hacked by Raymond Keck - foul #1 on Raymond Keck, team foul #6 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd (PG) Donnie Devos | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo (PG), Hector Rodriguez (SF), Gilberto Rossi (PF) Arturo Castro, Chris Crawford, Richard Kenny | |
| 06:33 | Lafayette | William Carter blows the dunk | 23-34 |
| 06:31 | Lafayette | William Carter grabs the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 06:24 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 06:22 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Curtin - foul #2 on Robert Curtin, team foul #11 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donnie Devos (SF), William Bullock (C) Robert Curtin, William Carter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Randall Copenhaver (SG), Timothy Basler (C) Leonardo Russo, Pedro Miranda, Raymond Keck | |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 05:51 | Lafayette | Donnie Devos comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-35 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Timothy Basler pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kyle Stickles - foul #3 on Kyle Stickles, team foul #12 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Curtin (SG), Steven Stephens (PF), Larry Dahl (C) Kyle Stickles, John Brinkley, William Bullock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo (PG), Richard Kenny (SF) John Halvorson, Hector Rodriguez | |
| 05:31 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 23-35 |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 05:19 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-37 |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leonardo Russo | 23-40 |
| 04:53 | Lafayette | Donnie Devos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-40 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Melvin Burden (C) Steven Stephens | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Arturo Castro (SG), Chris Crawford (SF), Raymond Keck (PF) Leonardo Russo, Randall Copenhaver, Richard Kenny, Gilberto Rossi | |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | Timothy Basler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Halvorson | 23-42 |
| 04:30 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-42 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Timothy Basler grabs the board | 23-42 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-42 |
| 04:21 | Lafayette | Melvin Burden snags the defensive board | 23-42 |
| 04:13 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Curtin | 25-42 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Chris Crawford is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Halvorson | 25-45 |
| 03:46 | Lafayette | The jumper by Douglas Floyd is denied by Timothy Basler | 25-45 |
| 03:45 | Lafayette | Melvin Burden grabs the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Douglas Floyd (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Curtin (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Devos (very tired) 6 pts. PF - Larry Dahl (tiring) C - Melvin Burden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Halvorson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arturo Castro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chris Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Keck (very tired) 4 pts. C - Timothy Basler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Halvorson - foul #1 on John Halvorson, team foul #7 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Steven Stephens (PF), William Carter (C) Larry Dahl, Melvin Burden | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonardo Russo (PG), Pedro Miranda (SG), Richard Kenny (SF), Gilberto Rossi (PF) John Halvorson, Arturo Castro, Chris Crawford, Raymond Keck | |
| 03:24 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 03:24 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 03:24 | Lafayette | William Carter gets the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 03:05 | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd knocks in the jumper from the left side | 27-45 |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny is hacked by Douglas Floyd - foul #4 on Douglas Floyd, team foul #13 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kyle Stickles (PG), John Brinkley (PF), William Bullock (C) Douglas Floyd, Steven Stephens, William Carter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez (SF) Gilberto Rossi | |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 02:40 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin is hacked by Leonardo Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonardo Russo, team foul #8 | 27-47 |
| 02:40 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 02:40 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Timothy Basler gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| 02:30 | Long Beach State | Richard Kenny banks in the layup on a great pass from Pedro Miranda | 28-49 |
| 02:28 | Lafayette | Kyle Stickles loses the dribble to Pedro Miranda in the backcourt | 28-49 |
| 02:26 | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez hits the finger roll set up by Pedro Miranda | 28-51 |
| 02:24 | Lafayette | Kyle Stickles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver (SG) Pedro Miranda | |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by John Brinkley - foul #2 on John Brinkley, team foul #14 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi (PF) Richard Kenny | |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-53 |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez misses the 3rd free throw | 28-53 |
| 02:10 | Lafayette | William Bullock snags the defensive board | 28-53 |
| 02:03 | Lafayette | Donnie Devos misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-53 |
| 02:02 | Lafayette | John Brinkley snags the offensive board | 28-53 |
| 01:57 | Lafayette | William Bullock scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Timothy Basler - foul #3 on Timothy Basler, team foul #9 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Melvin Burden (C) Kyle Stickles | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Arturo Castro (PG), Raymond Keck (C) Leonardo Russo, Timothy Basler | |
| 01:57 | Lafayette | William Bullock makes the free throw | 31-53 |
| 01:53 | Long Beach State | Hector Rodriguez's pass is intercepted by William Bullock in the backcourt | 31-53 |
| 01:46 | Lafayette | John Brinkley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-53 |
| 01:44 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to William Bullock | 31-53 |
| 01:39 | Lafayette | William Bullock connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-53 |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver buries a driving attempt near the basket | 33-55 |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | Donnie Devos misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-55 |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | William Bullock hits the follow up shot | 35-55 |
| 01:14 | Long Beach State | Raymond Keck misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 01:13 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 01:08 | Lafayette | Melvin Burden loses the dribble to Raymond Keck | 35-55 |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | Gilberto Rossi connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Hector Rodriguez | 35-57 |
| 00:46 | Lafayette | William Bullock is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-57 |
| 00:45 | Lafayette | John Brinkley misses the tip | 35-57 |
| 00:43 | Lafayette | William Bullock can't tip it in | 35-57 |
| 00:41 | Lafayette | Robert Curtin tips it in | 37-57 |
| 00:41 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Douglas Floyd (PG), Steven Stephens (PF), William Carter (C) William Bullock, John Brinkley, Melvin Burden | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Halvorson (PG), Pedro Miranda (SG), Richard Kenny (SF) Arturo Castro, Randall Copenhaver, Hector Rodriguez | |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Pedro Miranda buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Kenny | 37-60 |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | William Carter is hacked by Raymond Keck - foul #2 on Raymond Keck, team foul #10 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Dahl (C) Douglas Floyd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver (SG) Raymond Keck | |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | William Carter misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | William Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Richard Kenny | 37-60 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Randall Copenhaver makes the shot in the lane | 37-62 |