| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Morlan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Ringer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Murray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Breeden (fresh) SF - George Reynolds (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kris McLeary (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Brandon Morlan inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Kansas | Edward Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden is whistled for a carry | 41-35 |
| 19:38 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Breeden - foul #1 on Robert Breeden, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:14 | Kansas | James Huss can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 19:13 | Kansas | Edward Murray snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:49 | Kansas | James Huss misses the wide open runner from the left block | 41-35 |
| 18:47 | Kansas | Edward Murray snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:26 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 18:25 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:21 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 17:59 | Kansas | James Huss connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Ferguson | 44-38 |
| 17:38 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:37 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:15 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kris McLeary - foul #1 on Kris McLeary, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (PG), Tyrone Bishop (SG), Tom Baker (SF), Charles Clayton (C) James Huss, Michael Ferguson, Brandon Morlan, Edward Murray | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), James Frey (SG), Robert Minch (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Larry Mitchell, Robert Breeden, Kris McLeary, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 17:15 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:15 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 17:00 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Bruce Moore | 46-38 |
| 16:31 | Kansas | Matthew Adams is called for the reach on Bruce Moore - foul #3 on Matthew Adams, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brandon Morlan (SF) Nicholas Ringer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (PG), Kris McLeary (PF) Matthew Adams, George Reynolds | |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Tom Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Tyrone Bishop - foul #1 on Tyrone Bishop, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), John Yamamoto (C) Kris McLeary, Stanley Kincade | |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Bruce Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tyrone Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Morlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Baker (fresh) C - Charles Clayton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Bulinski (fresh) SF - Robert Minch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Frey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Yamamoto (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:54 | Kansas | Dale Bulinski steals the ball from Tyrone Bishop in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch double dribbles | 46-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG) Brandon Morlan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:24 | Kansas | Tyrone Bishop misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 15:23 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Minch | 46-40 |
| 15:10 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch is hacked by Bruce Moore - foul #2 on Bruce Moore, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ferguson (SG), Brandon Morlan (SF), Nicholas Ringer (PF), Lance Carroll (C) Tyrone Bishop, Bruce Moore, Tom Baker, Charles Clayton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Reynolds (SF), Charles Guitierrez (C) James Frey, Robert Minch | |
| 15:01 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Guitierrez | 46-42 |
| 14:32 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer connects on the open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Ferguson | 48-42 |
| 14:15 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez misses the easy layup | 48-42 |
| 14:14 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 13:47 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer is alone and drills a shot in the lane set up by Lance Carroll | 50-44 |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (PG), Tyrone Bishop (SG), Tom Baker (SF), Edward Murray (PF), Charles Clayton (C) James Huss, Michael Ferguson, Brandon Morlan, Nicholas Ringer, Lance Carroll | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), Robert Breeden (SG), James Frey (SF), Kris McLeary (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Matthew Adams, Dale Bulinski, George Reynolds, John Yamamoto, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 13:35 | Kansas | Tyrone Bishop loses the dribble to Robert Breeden in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 13:23 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 13:15 | Long Beach State | Charles Clayton denies the turnaround by James Frey | 50-44 |
| 13:13 | Kansas | Edward Murray snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:56 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Mitchell - foul #1 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Minch (SF) Kris McLeary | |
| 12:56 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:56 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:36 | Long Beach State | Edward Murray swats the layup by James Frey | 52-44 |
| 12:34 | Kansas | Edward Murray gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:12 | Kansas | Bruce Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | James Frey pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Bruce Moore is called for the reach on Larry Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Moore, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG), Michael Ferguson (SG), Brandon Morlan (SF), Nicholas Ringer (PF), Lance Carroll (C) Bruce Moore, Tyrone Bishop, Tom Baker, Edward Murray, Charles Clayton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore (PG), Kris McLeary (PF), Charles Guitierrez (C) Larry Mitchell, James Frey, Stanley Kincade | |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Minch | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brandon Morlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Ringer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kelly Skidmore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Breeden (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Minch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kris McLeary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 11:31 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch comes up short on the shot in the paint | 52-47 |
| 11:22 | Kansas | Lance Carroll gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:00 | Kansas | Charles Guitierrez swats the layup by Nicholas Ringer | 52-47 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Charles Guitierrez | 52-47 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Murray (C) Lance Carroll | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (PG), James Frey (SG), George Reynolds (SF), John Yamamoto (PF) Kelly Skidmore, Robert Breeden, Robert Minch, Kris McLeary | |
| 10:27 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Huss | 55-47 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 10:08 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:53 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer misses the easy layup | 55-47 |
| 09:52 | Long Beach State | James Frey gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 09:27 | Kansas | Brandon Morlan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:02 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:43 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski is denied on a layup by Edward Murray | 55-47 |
| 08:41 | Kansas | Brandon Morlan grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 08:12 | Kansas | Michael Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Dale Bulinski - foul #2 on Dale Bulinski, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (PG), Tyrone Bishop (SG), Tom Baker (PF), Charles Clayton (C) James Huss, Michael Ferguson, Nicholas Ringer, Edward Murray | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), Robert Breeden (SG), Robert Minch (SF), Kris McLeary (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Dale Bulinski, James Frey, George Reynolds, John Yamamoto, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 07:54 | Kansas | Bruce Moore drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tyrone Bishop | 57-47 |
| 07:43 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Bruce Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tyrone Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Morlan (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tom Baker (fresh) C - Charles Clayton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Breeden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Minch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kris McLeary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Stanley Kincade (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Kansas | Robert Minch steps in front of the Brandon Morlan pass | 57-50 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 07:10 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell tips it home | 57-52 |
| 06:43 | Kansas | Charles Clayton can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-52 |
| 06:42 | Kansas | Bruce Moore hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 06:25 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 06:24 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Bruce Moore | 59-52 |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Charles Clayton connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-52 |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary tips it in | 61-54 |
| 05:47 | Kansas | Bruce Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Mitchell - foul #2 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG), Michael Ferguson (SG), Edward Murray (PF), Lance Carroll (C) Tyrone Bishop, Brandon Morlan, Tom Baker, Charles Clayton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), James Frey (SG), George Reynolds (SF), Charles Guitierrez (C) Larry Mitchell, Robert Breeden, Robert Minch, Stanley Kincade | |
| 05:18 | Kansas | James Huss is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Ferguson | 64-54 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Lance Carroll is called for the reach on Charles Guitierrez - foul #2 on Lance Carroll, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer (PF) Edward Murray | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (SG) Kris McLeary | |
| 04:55 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto (C) Charles Guitierrez | |
| 04:26 | Kansas | Bruce Moore is denied on a layup by John Yamamoto | 64-54 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams is whistled for a carry | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Baker (PF), Charles Clayton (C) Nicholas Ringer, Lance Carroll | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (PG), Robert Minch (PF), Charles Guitierrez (C) Matthew Adams, James Frey, John Yamamoto | |
| 03:39 | Kansas | The short jumper by Charles Clayton is denied by George Reynolds | 64-54 |
| 03:37 | Kansas | Tom Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Huss (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ferguson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Moore (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tom Baker (fresh) C - Charles Clayton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Dale Bulinski (fresh) SG - Robert Breeden (tiring) 3 pts. SF - George Reynolds (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Robert Minch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Kansas | Bruce Moore can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Reynolds - foul #1 on George Reynolds, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tyrone Bishop (SG), Brandon Morlan (SF) James Huss, Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore (PG), Kris McLeary (PF) Robert Breeden, George Reynolds | |
| 03:19 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:19 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 65-54 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez tips it back up and in | 65-56 |
| 02:30 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-56 |
| 02:28 | Kansas | Bruce Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:08 | Kansas | Bruce Moore scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Tyrone Bishop | 67-56 |
| 01:54 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-56 |
| 01:53 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez can't tip it in | 67-56 |
| 01:51 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Tom Baker | 67-56 |
| 01:26 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyrone Bishop | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore loses the dribble to Tyrone Bishop | 69-56 |
| 01:14 | Kansas | Bruce Moore is hacked by Kelly Skidmore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kelly Skidmore, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ferguson (SG), Nicholas Ringer (PF), Edward Murray (C) Tyrone Bishop, Tom Baker, Charles Clayton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), James Frey (SG), John Yamamoto (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Kelly Skidmore, Dale Bulinski, Kris McLeary, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 01:14 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:14 | Kansas | Bruce Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch is fouled on the floor by Bruce Moore - foul #4 on Bruce Moore, team foul #5 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (PG) Bruce Moore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from James Huss and he's hacked by Stanley Kincade - foul #1 on Stanley Kincade, team foul #9 | 73-56 |
| 00:35 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer misses the free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stanley Kincade | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch grabs the offensive board | 73-56 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-56 |
| 00:24 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | James Huss runs out the clock | 73-56 |