| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ricky Forney (fresh) SG - Joseph Batista (fresh) SF - Lowell Boone (fresh) PF - James Gill (fresh) C - Lester Cleaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) SG - Patrick Church (fresh) SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) PF - James Sampson (fresh) C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ron Murphy | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Long Beach State | James Gill is fouled on the floor by Keith Soriano - foul #1 on Keith Soriano, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lowell Boone | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana State | James Sampson's pass is intercepted by Ricky Forney | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Forney | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church tips it in | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Frederic Wilson is called for the reach on Lester Cleaver - foul #1 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church | |
| 17:44 | Long Beach State | James Gill is hacked by Jonathan Hart - foul #1 on Jonathan Hart, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF), Jon Aquilar (C) Keith Soriano, Frederic Wilson | |
| 17:32 | Long Beach State | Jon Aquilar picks off the pass by Ricky Forney | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana State | Ricky Forney is called for the reach on Richard Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Forney, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Powell (PF) James Sampson | |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison (C) Lester Cleaver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:41 | Louisiana State | David Washington banks in the wide open layup | 4-7 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jon Aquilar - foul #1 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Golden (PF) James Gill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart, David Washington, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson loses the dribble to John Golden in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison's layup is rejected by Frederic Wilson | 5-7 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Keith Soriano | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ricky Forney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Batista (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Boone (fresh) PF - John Golden (fresh) C - Joseph Grandison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) PF - James Sampson (fresh) C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), Tim Shepardson (SG), Larry Moore (C) Ricky Forney, Joseph Batista, Lowell Boone | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | Keith Soriano steps in front of the Larry Moore pass | 5-7 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano lays it up and in | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | John Golden comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | John Golden pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:05 | Long Beach State | James Sampson swats the short shot by Larry Moore | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana State | James Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Church | 5-11 |
| 14:25 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG), Joseph Batista (SG), Lowell Boone (SF), James Gill (PF), Lester Cleaver (C) Roy Bradley, Tim Shepardson, John Golden, Joseph Grandison, Larry Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, Keith Soriano, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Lowell Boone is called for the reach on Richard Rutledge - foul #1 on Lowell Boone, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Washington | 5-14 |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver loses the ball out of bounds | 5-14 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge comes up short on the floater from the right side | 5-14 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar tips it back up and in | 5-16 |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Forney | 7-16 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge is fouled on the floor by Ricky Forney - foul #2 on Ricky Forney, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson (PG), John Golden (PF), Larry Moore (C) Ricky Forney, James Gill, Lester Cleaver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart, David Washington, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| 12:08 | Louisiana State | James Sampson is fouled on the floor by John Golden - foul #1 on John Golden, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 7-19 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista is called for traveling | 7-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), Kevin Michel (SF) Joseph Batista, Lowell Boone | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roy Bradley (fresh) SG - Tim Shepardson (fresh) SF - Kevin Michel (fresh) PF - John Golden (fresh) C - Larry Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Sampson (fresh) C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | John Golden denies the turnaround by Keith Soriano | 7-19 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson grabs the offensive board | 7-19 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church can't connect on a runner near the basket | 7-19 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson tips it in | 7-21 |
| 10:41 | Long Beach State | James Sampson swats the layup by Larry Moore | 7-21 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana State | James Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-21 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana State | John Golden is called for the reach on James Sampson - foul #2 on John Golden, team foul #5 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista (SG), Lowell Boone (SF), James Gill (PF), Joseph Grandison (C) Tim Shepardson, Kevin Michel, John Golden, Larry Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, Keith Soriano, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| 10:20 | Louisiana State | David Washington lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Gill - foul #1 on James Gill, team foul #6 | 7-23 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the free throw | 7-24 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Hart steals the ball from Lowell Boone | 7-24 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana State | Joseph Batista steals the ball from Richard Rutledge | 7-24 |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Batista | 9-24 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-24 |
| 09:41 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista gets the rebound | 9-24 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista is fouled on the floor by Jon Aquilar - foul #2 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #5 | 9-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson (PG), Lester Cleaver (C) Roy Bradley, James Gill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) David Washington, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lester Cleaver | 12-24 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana State | James Sampson hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Rutledge | 12-26 |
| 08:34 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-26 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart is hacked by Joseph Batista in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Batista, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Castle (PG), Kevin Michel (SF), Larry Moore (PF) Joseph Batista, Lowell Boone, Joseph Grandison | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG) Richard Rutledge | |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Tim Shepardson and he's hacked by James Sampson - foul #1 on James Sampson, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista (SG), James Gill (PF) Tim Shepardson, Lester Cleaver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF) Jonathan Hart, Keith Soriano, James Sampson | |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore misses the free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | David Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-28 |
| 07:50 | Long Beach State | James Gill snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | James Gill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson gets the rebound | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Castle (fresh) SG - Joseph Batista (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michel (fresh) PF - James Gill (fresh) C - Larry Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) C - Frederic Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Church | 16-31 |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Kevin Michel hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Castle | 19-31 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 07:01 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore gets the rebound | 19-31 |
| 06:44 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Frederic Wilson - foul #2 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), Tim Shepardson (SG), Lowell Boone (SF), Lester Cleaver (C) John Castle, Joseph Batista, Kevin Michel, James Gill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, David Washington, Frederic Wilson | |
| 06:44 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:44 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | James Sampson's pass is intercepted by Roy Bradley in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| 06:31 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore's layup is rejected by James Sampson | 20-31 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | David Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano grabs the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart hits a shot from the left wing set up by Richard Rutledge | 20-33 |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lester Cleaver | 22-33 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana State | David Powell travels in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista (SG), James Gill (PF), Joseph Grandison (C) Roy Bradley, Larry Moore, Lester Cleaver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF) Keith Soriano | |
| 05:21 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by David Powell - foul #1 on David Powell, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG) Jonathan Hart | |
| 05:21 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone misses the free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana State | James Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-33 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 04:40 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison tips it but misses | 24-33 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone tips it back up and in | 26-33 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Washington | 26-36 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 26-36 |
| 04:16 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Sampson | 26-36 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 03:59 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | James Gill misses the floater from the left block | 26-36 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | James Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 03:23 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Batista, team foul #8 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG), Roy Bradley (SG), John Golden (SF), Larry Moore (PF), Lester Cleaver (C) Tim Shepardson, Joseph Batista, Lowell Boone, James Gill, Joseph Grandison | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), Jon Aquilar (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Richard Rutledge, Patrick Church, David Washington, James Sampson, David Powell | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ricky Forney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Golden (fresh) PF - Larry Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Cleaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ricky Forney - foul #3 on Ricky Forney, team foul #9 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista (SG) Ricky Forney | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley is fouled on the floor by Ron Murphy - foul #1 on Ron Murphy, team foul #9 | 26-36 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart buries a 3 from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Frederic Wilson - foul #3 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #10 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Sampson (PF) Frederic Wilson | |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Soriano, team foul #11 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Michel (SF) Lester Cleaver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | John Golden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:31 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:54 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Batista | 36-39 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart is hacked by Joseph Batista in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Batista, team foul #10 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Castle (PG), Tim Shepardson (SG), Lowell Boone (SF), James Gill (PF), Lester Cleaver (C) Roy Bradley, Joseph Batista, Kevin Michel, John Golden, Larry Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), David Washington (SF) Ron Murphy, Keith Soriano | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:41 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lowell Boone | 38-41 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | Tim Shepardson picks off the pass by Jonathan Hart in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Sampson - foul #2 on James Sampson, team foul #12 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG) Jonathan Hart | |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-41 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | James Sampson snags the defensive board | 40-41 |