| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Levi Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monroe Wood (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ricky Forney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Lumpkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Laporte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Grandison (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Christopher Laporte inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Long Beach State | James Gill drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky Forney | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Levi Smith | 33-30 |
| 19:08 | Long Beach State | 3 seconds is called on James Gill | 33-30 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses long on a jumper from the right side | 33-30 |
| 18:58 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones tips it in | 35-30 |
| 18:43 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Forney | 35-33 |
| 18:17 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 18:16 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:55 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith is fouled on the floor by Christopher Laporte - foul #3 on Christopher Laporte, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Brant (PF), Vincent Romer (C) Monroe Wood, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), John Castle (SG), Larry Moore (SF), Nathan Neuhaus (PF), Kenneth Sams (C) Ricky Forney, Harvey Lumpkins, Christopher Laporte, James Gill, Joseph Grandison | |
| 17:35 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 17:33 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Larry Moore | 35-33 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Joel Lam (SG), Larry Gerace (SF) Levi Smith, Oscar Banning, Craig Jones | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:58 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant misses the dunk but he's hacked by Nathan Neuhaus - foul #1 on Nathan Neuhaus, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG) John Castle | |
| 16:58 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:58 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Nathan Neuhaus can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Larry Gerace - foul #2 on Larry Gerace, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler (C) Vincent Romer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Nathan Neuhaus makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Nathan Neuhaus makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 16:15 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 15:52 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Sams loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning (SG), Craig Jones (SF), Monroe Wood (PF) Joel Lam, Larry Gerace, Robert Brant | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harvey Lumpkins (SG), Christopher Laporte (SF), James Gill (PF), Joseph Grandison (C) Roy Bradley, Nathan Neuhaus, Larry Moore, Kenneth Sams | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Daniel Zambrano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monroe Wood (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ricky Forney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Lumpkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Laporte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Grandison (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | James Gill misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Zambrano - foul #1 on Daniel Zambrano, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Vincent Romer (C) Daniel Zambrano, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Castle (PG) Ricky Forney | |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | James Gill makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | James Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:48 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Castle - foul #3 on John Castle, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Brant (PF) Monroe Wood | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), Alton Richardson (SF), Larry Moore (C) Harvey Lumpkins, Christopher Laporte, Joseph Grandison | |
| 14:48 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:48 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:48 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Larry Moore | 38-37 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | Oscar Banning steals it from Larry Moore | 38-37 |
| 14:29 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith lays it in on a great pass from Oscar Banning | 40-37 |
| 14:21 | Long Beach State | Alton Richardson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 14:19 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:56 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Banning | 42-37 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Alton Richardson double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace (SF), Monroe Wood (PF), Frank Winkler (C) Craig Jones, Robert Brant, Vincent Romer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG), Harvey Lumpkins (SG), Christopher Laporte (SF), Nathan Neuhaus (C) Roy Bradley, John Castle, Alton Richardson, James Gill | |
| 13:27 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith is hacked by Ricky Forney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Forney, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joel Lam (SG) Oscar Banning | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison (C) Nathan Neuhaus | |
| 13:13 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Levi Smith and the foul's on Christopher Laporte - foul #4 on Christopher Laporte, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG) Levi Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nathan Neuhaus (PF) Christopher Laporte | |
| 13:13 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood misses the free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:56 | Long Beach State | Frank Winkler picks off the pass by Larry Moore | 44-37 |
| 12:52 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Neuhaus - foul #2 on Nathan Neuhaus, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler makes the wide open driving attempt from close range set up by Daniel Zambrano | 46-37 |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 11:54 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace's pass is intercepted by Larry Moore | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Daniel Zambrano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Lam (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Monroe Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Winkler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ricky Forney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Lumpkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Neuhaus (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Grandison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Long Beach State | Harvey Lumpkins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-40 |
| 11:44 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Frank Winkler | 46-40 |
| 11:28 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood is open and lays it up and in | 48-40 |
| 11:06 | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney is hacked by Frank Winkler - foul #2 on Frank Winkler, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Oscar Banning (SG), Craig Jones (SF), Robert Brant (PF), Vincent Romer (C) Daniel Zambrano, Joel Lam, Larry Gerace, Monroe Wood, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), John Castle (SG), Alton Richardson (SF), James Gill (PF), Kenneth Sams (C) Ricky Forney, Harvey Lumpkins, Larry Moore, Nathan Neuhaus, Joseph Grandison | |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | Oscar Banning picks off the pass by Alton Richardson | 48-40 |
| 10:54 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith hits the finger roll set up by Oscar Banning | 50-40 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-40 |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:01 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Gill - foul #1 on James Gill, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| 10:01 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:01 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | James Gill pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | Alton Richardson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 09:41 | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith is hacked by Roy Bradley - foul #1 on Roy Bradley, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG), Larry Moore (SF), Joseph Grandison (C) John Castle, Alton Richardson, Kenneth Sams | |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:23 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Gill | 50-42 |
| 08:59 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning is hacked by Roy Bradley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Bradley, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Monroe Wood (PF) Levi Smith, Robert Brant | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harvey Lumpkins (SG) Roy Bradley | |
| 08:59 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:59 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | James Gill pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:40 | Long Beach State | Harvey Lumpkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 08:39 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Vincent Romer | 51-42 |
| 08:13 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones makes the wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Zambrano | 53-42 |
| 07:54 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison is called for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Joel Lam (SG), Larry Gerace (SF), Frank Winkler (C) Daniel Zambrano, Oscar Banning, Craig Jones, Vincent Romer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (SG), Christopher Laporte (SF), Nathan Neuhaus (C) Harvey Lumpkins, Larry Moore, Joseph Grandison | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Levi Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Lam (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Monroe Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ricky Forney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Laporte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Neuhaus (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Larry Gerace | 55-42 |
| 07:14 | Long Beach State | Christopher Laporte misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-42 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Nathan Neuhaus tips it home | 55-44 |
| 06:52 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Gerace | 57-44 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-44 |
| 06:47 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Neuhaus | 57-44 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 57-44 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney grabs the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Frank Winkler picks off the pass by Nathan Neuhaus | 57-44 |
| 05:53 | Saint Louis | Monroe Wood misses long on a runner from the left block | 57-44 |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Christopher Laporte grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Long Beach State | Joel Lam picks off the pass by Roy Bradley | 57-44 |
| 05:17 | Saint Louis | Joel Lam drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Levi Smith | 59-44 |
| 04:54 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Laporte | 59-47 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Oscar Banning (SG), Craig Jones (SF), Robert Brant (PF), Vincent Romer (C) Levi Smith, Joel Lam, Larry Gerace, Monroe Wood, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Castle (PG), Harvey Lumpkins (SG), Larry Moore (SF), Kenneth Sams (PF), Joseph Grandison (C) Ricky Forney, Roy Bradley, Christopher Laporte, James Gill, Nathan Neuhaus | |
| 04:49 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones is fouled in the backcourt by John Castle - foul #4 on John Castle, team foul #10 | 59-47 |
| 04:49 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:49 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Craig Jones takes the ball from John Castle | 60-47 |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones is hacked by Larry Moore - foul #2 on Larry Moore, team foul #11 | 60-47 |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sams | 61-47 |
| 03:49 | Long Beach State | Harvey Lumpkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Daniel Zambrano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Brant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Romer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Castle (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Harvey Lumpkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Sams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Grandison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano is hacked by John Castle in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Castle, team foul #12 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler (C) Vincent Romer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), Alton Richardson (SF) John Castle, Joseph Grandison | |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Larry Moore | 61-50 |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 03:10 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Harvey Lumpkins gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 03:05 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG) Daniel Zambrano | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG), Joseph Grandison (C) Harvey Lumpkins, Kenneth Sams | |
| 02:42 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant double dribbles | 61-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Neil Lawrence (PG), Joel Lam (SG), Larry Gerace (SF), Vincent Romer (C) Levi Smith, Oscar Banning, Craig Jones, Frank Winkler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nathan Neuhaus (SF), Kenneth Sams (PF) Ricky Forney, Joseph Grandison | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 02:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 61-50 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant grabs the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 01:48 | Saint Louis | Joel Lam comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 01:46 | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer snags the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 01:36 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant lays it up and in | 63-50 |
| 01:23 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alton Richardson | 63-53 |
| 01:21 | Saint Louis | Joel Lam's pass is intercepted by Nathan Neuhaus in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 01:10 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Neil Lawrence can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Neil Lawrence and he's hacked by Kenneth Sams - foul #2 on Kenneth Sams, team foul #13 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG) Neil Lawrence | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant makes the free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Alton Richardson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano runs out the clock | 66-56 |