| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fresh) PF - James Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rivenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Preston Gary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Wetherby (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 27-23 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Sargent | 30-23 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg travels with the ball | 30-23 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 18:34 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-23 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Roberto Rodriquez | 33-23 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-23 |
| 18:11 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 17:54 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-23 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | James Tyler splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dan McDeavitt | 35-23 |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 16:59 | Long Beach State | James Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 16:37 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Roberto Rodriquez | 35-23 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 15:48 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Rivenburg | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harrison Poole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) PF - James Tyler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rivenburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Preston Gary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Wetherby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Preston Gary | 35-26 |
| 14:59 | Long Beach State | Dan McDeavitt is called for the reach on Patrick Simmons - foul #2 on Dan McDeavitt, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt (PG), Gregory Richards (SG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Harrison Poole, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), James Warrick (PF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Patrick Simmons, Richard Wetherby, James Campbell | |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco is hacked by Michael Forney - foul #1 on Michael Forney, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 14:13 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Michael Forney drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Twedt | 37-26 |
| 13:34 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt tips it but misses | 37-26 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo tips it in | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:06 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary is hacked by Gregory Richards - foul #2 on Gregory Richards, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Harrison Poole (SG) Gregory Richards, Dan McDeavitt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons (PG), James Campbell (C) Paul Judkins, Gregory Tedesco | |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons is fouled on the floor by Manuel Twedt - foul #1 on Manuel Twedt, team foul #4 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez (SF), James Tyler (PF) Manuel Twedt, Virgilio Gallo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:34 | Long Beach State | James Warrick knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Patrick Simmons | 39-28 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary is fouled on the floor by Roberto Rodriquez - foul #2 on Roberto Rodriquez, team foul #5 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt (SF) Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Maldanado (SG), Stefan Russo (SF) Richard Rivenburg, Preston Gary | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Manuel Twedt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Maldanado (fresh) SF - Stefan Russo (fresh) PF - James Warrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | James Warrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Tyler - foul #1 on James Tyler, team foul #6 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG) Leonard Sargent | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | James Warrick misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | James Warrick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez blows the dunk | 42-29 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | James Tyler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-29 |
| 10:38 | Long Beach State | Stefan Russo pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stefan Russo | 42-32 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Warrick | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:45 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Warrick and he's fouled by Gregory Richards - foul #3 on Gregory Richards, team foul #7 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Harrison Poole, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg (SG), Preston Gary (SF), Gregory Tedesco (C) Andrew Maldanado, Stefan Russo, James Campbell | |
| 09:45 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 09:45 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Warrick - foul #4 on James Warrick, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Richard Wetherby (PF) Patrick Simmons, James Warrick | |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 08:30 | Long Beach State | Richard Wetherby can't tip it in | 45-37 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leonard Sargent | 48-39 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Judkins | 48-42 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 07:18 | Long Beach State | Richard Wetherby grabs the board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Twedt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Virgilio Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Forney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Judkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Rivenburg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Preston Gary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Wetherby (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Tedesco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-42 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Gregory Tedesco pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Preston Gary - foul #1 on Preston Gary, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harrison Poole (SG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), James Tyler (PF), Roberto Rodriquez (C) Leonard Sargent, Gregory Richards, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons (PG), Andrew Maldanado (SG), Stefan Russo (SF), James Warrick (PF), James Campbell (C) Paul Judkins, Richard Rivenburg, Preston Gary, Richard Wetherby, Gregory Tedesco | |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Manuel Twedt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons is hacked by Manuel Twedt - foul #2 on Manuel Twedt, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Payson (PG) Manuel Twedt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole hits a 3 from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | James Warrick misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-44 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Charles Payson snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Payson and he's hacked by Andrew Maldanado - foul #1 on Andrew Maldanado, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG) Charles Payson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Preston Gary (SF) Stefan Russo | |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | Preston Gary misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | James Campbell swats the layup by Roberto Rodriquez | 56-44 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Sargent | 56-44 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | James Tyler hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 56-44 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez tips it in | 58-44 |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | James Campbell hits the finger roll and the foul's on Roberto Rodriquez - foul #3 on Roberto Rodriquez, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg (SG) Andrew Maldanado | |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | James Campbell misses the free throw | 58-46 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Harrison Poole hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Leonard Sargent | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leonard Sargent (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harrison Poole (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Dan McDeavitt (fairly fresh) PF - James Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Roberto Rodriquez (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Rivenburg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Preston Gary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Warrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | James Campbell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Preston Gary is called for the reach on Dan McDeavitt - foul #2 on Preston Gary, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Manuel Twedt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Harrison Poole, Dan McDeavitt, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Judkins (PG), Gregory Tedesco (C) Patrick Simmons, James Campbell | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | James Warrick steals the ball from Manuel Twedt | 60-48 |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Judkins | 60-51 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leonard Sargent (PG), Harrison Poole (SG), Dan McDeavitt (SF), James Tyler (PF), Roberto Rodriquez (C) Gregory Richards, Charles Payson, Manuel Twedt, Virgilio Gallo, Michael Forney | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick Simmons (PG), James Campbell (C) Paul Judkins, Gregory Tedesco | |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 60-51 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | James Campbell snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Roberto Rodriquez steals it from James Campbell | 60-51 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | James Tyler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Warrick - foul #5 on James Warrick, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Wetherby (PF) James Warrick | |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | James Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | James Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Rivenburg misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 01:10 | Ohio State | Roberto Rodriquez gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Richard Rivenburg is called for the reach on Harrison Poole - foul #2 on Richard Rivenburg, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Richards (PG), Charles Payson (SG), Manuel Twedt (SF), Virgilio Gallo (PF), Michael Forney (C) Leonard Sargent, Harrison Poole, Dan McDeavitt, James Tyler, Roberto Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Virgilio Gallo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Richards | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Gregory Richards runs out the clock | 62-51 |