| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dial (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) PF - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roman Wadsworth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Todd Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xiaoping Wang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bao Xiang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Bailes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Bao Xiang inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Texas-Arlington | Roman Wadsworth blocks the jumper by Todd Ellis | 29-27 |
| 19:41 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Roman Wadsworth | 29-27 |
| 19:26 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Michael, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:04 | Texas-Arlington | Richard Dial steals it from Larry Hall out of a doubleteam | 29-27 |
| 18:59 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 18:45 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes is hacked by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 18:28 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 18:26 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:06 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis double dribbles | 29-27 |
| 17:42 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Dotson | 31-27 |
| 17:26 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 17:24 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Roman Wadsworth | 31-27 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Bao Xiang is called for the reach on Richard Dial - foul #2 on Bao Xiang, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russ Rich (SF) Dennis Michael | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 16:49 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial scores on a 3 from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 16:25 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-29 |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Xiaoping Wang - foul #1 on Xiaoping Wang, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Clark (PF) James Allen | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Ronnie King (PG), Angel Cisneros (SG), Mandondo Dong (SF), James Madewell (PF), Billy Peralta (C) Todd Ellis, Xiaoping Wang, Bao Xiang, Mark Bailes, Larry Hall | |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:48 | Texas-Arlington | James Madewell misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Dotson - foul #3 on Robert Dotson, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF) Russ Rich | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 15:48 | Texas-Arlington | James Madewell makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:48 | Texas-Arlington | James Madewell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) PF - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roman Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Ronnie King (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Cisneros (fresh) SF - Mandondo Dong (fresh) PF - James Madewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Peralta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson is hacked by Ronnie King - foul #1 on Ronnie King, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 15:14 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Dotson | 38-31 |
| 14:52 | Texas-Arlington | Angel Cisneros misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 14:50 | Texas-Arlington | James Madewell hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 14:29 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 14:27 | Texas-Arlington | Mandondo Dong gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:02 | Texas-Arlington | Ronnie King scores on a 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 13:43 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 13:42 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to James Clark | 38-36 |
| 13:26 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 13:25 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Ronnie King | 38-36 |
| 13:20 | Texas-Arlington | Ronnie King is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronnie King, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russ Rich (SF), James Allen (PF) Dennis Michael, James Clark | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis (PG), Xiaoping Wang (SG), Bao Xiang (SF), Mark Bailes (PF), Larry Hall (C) Ronnie King, Angel Cisneros, Mandondo Dong, James Madewell, Billy Peralta | |
| 13:02 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich hits a 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 12:43 | Texas-Arlington | Xiaoping Wang can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 12:41 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 12:29 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis hits a fadeaway from the left side | 41-38 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:20 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:14 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:13 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Roman Wadsworth | 41-38 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 11:42 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russ Rich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roman Wadsworth (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Todd Ellis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xiaoping Wang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bao Xiang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Bailes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Texas-Arlington | Bao Xiang is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF), Patrick Hartung (C) Russ Rich, Roman Wadsworth | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 11:12 | Long Beach State | James Allen connects on the shot in the lane | 43-38 |
| 10:53 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 10:52 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall can't tip it in | 43-38 |
| 10:50 | Texas-Arlington | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Ellis | 43-38 |
| 10:38 | Texas-Arlington | Xiaoping Wang can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Dotson - foul #4 on Robert Dotson, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder (PG), Russ Rich (SG) Robert Dotson, Richard Dial | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 10:38 | Texas-Arlington | Xiaoping Wang makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:38 | Texas-Arlington | Xiaoping Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Todd Ellis - foul #1 on Todd Ellis, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:56 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes connects on the shot from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Larry Hall picks off the pass by Russ Rich | 44-42 |
| 09:09 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis hits a turnaround in the paint | 44-44 |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Johnnie Holder - foul #1 on Johnnie Holder, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Dial (SG), James Clark (PF), Roman Wadsworth (C) Dennis Michael, James Allen, Patrick Hartung | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Ronnie King (PG), Angel Cisneros (SG), Mandondo Dong (SF), James Madewell (PF), Billy Peralta (C) Todd Ellis, Xiaoping Wang, Bao Xiang, Mark Bailes, Larry Hall | |
| 08:28 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-44 |
| 08:02 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 07:49 | Texas-Arlington | Angel Cisneros clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 07:48 | Texas-Arlington | Mandondo Dong snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 07:40 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Johnnie Holder - foul #2 on Johnnie Holder, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Dotson (PG) Johnnie Holder | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Bao Xiang (SF) Mandondo Dong | |
| 07:40 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:40 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | James Clark gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russ Rich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Roman Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Ronnie King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Cisneros (fresh) SF - Bao Xiang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Peralta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Madewell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Dotson | 47-45 |
| 07:01 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta makes the floater in the lane | 47-47 |
| 06:40 | Long Beach State | Russ Rich misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | James Clark hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 06:14 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:13 | Texas-Arlington | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Peralta | 49-47 |
| 05:59 | Texas-Arlington | Bao Xiang misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 05:57 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Roman Wadsworth | 49-47 |
| 05:57 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF), James Allen (PF) Russ Rich, James Clark | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis (PG), Xiaoping Wang (SG), Mark Bailes (PF), Larry Hall (C) Ronnie King, Angel Cisneros, Billy Peralta, James Madewell | |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Bailes | 49-47 |
| 05:32 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:08 | Texas-Arlington | Bao Xiang is whistled for traveling | 49-47 |
| 04:57 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 04:56 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 04:51 | Texas-Arlington | Xiaoping Wang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Allen | 49-47 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael is hacked by Bao Xiang - foul #3 on Bao Xiang, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Larry Hall is called for the reach on James Allen - foul #1 on Larry Hall, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:10 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | James Allen is hacked by Bao Xiang - foul #4 on Bao Xiang, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:41 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Dial (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Michael (fresh) PF - James Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roman Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Todd Ellis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xiaoping Wang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bao Xiang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Bailes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes double dribbles | 51-49 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael is hacked by Bao Xiang - foul #5 on Bao Xiang, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick Hartung (C) Roman Wadsworth | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Mandondo Dong (SF) Bao Xiang | |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:09 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:50 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis is fouled on the floor by Robert Dotson - foul #5 on Robert Dotson, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnnie Holder (PG), Russ Rich (SF) Robert Dotson, Dennis Michael | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 02:50 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:50 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael (SF), Roman Wadsworth (C) Russ Rich, Patrick Hartung | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| 02:08 | Texas-Arlington | Todd Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 02:07 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 01:56 | Texas-Arlington | Mandondo Dong is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 01:36 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 01:30 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Allen - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 01:30 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:30 | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | James Allen snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Dennis Michael travels with the ball | 51-52 |
| 00:53 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Xiaoping Wang | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 51-55 |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Roman Wadsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | James Allen makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Mark Bailes - foul #2 on Mark Bailes, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | James Allen misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:33 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Holder - foul #3 on Johnnie Holder, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 00:31 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | Texas-Arlington | Mark Bailes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial is called for traveling | 53-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Ronnie King (PG) Todd Ellis | |
| 00:21 | Texas-Arlington | Johnnie Holder is called for the reach on Ronnie King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnnie Holder, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| 00:21 | Texas-Arlington | Ronnie King misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:21 | Texas-Arlington | Ronnie King makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta (C) Larry Hall | |
| 00:12 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta is hacked by Johnnie Holder in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnnie Holder, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jamie Anderson (PG) Johnnie Holder | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Larry Hall (C) Mark Bailes | |
| 00:12 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:12 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Peralta makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to James Allen | 53-59 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Richard Dial hits a 3 from straight away | 56-59 |