| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Mose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 blk. C - David Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Frederick Lee inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Micheal Wood is hacked by David Curtis - foul #2 on David Curtis, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 19:27 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Micheal Wood | 21-31 |
| 19:09 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Meunier | 24-31 |
| 18:47 | Florida State | Frank Barnes misses the lay-in | 24-31 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:24 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | David Curtis gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes takes the ball from David Curtis | 24-31 |
| 17:52 | Florida State | Frederick Lee scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | David Curtis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Norby - foul #3 on Gerald Norby, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (PF) Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (SF) Gerald Norby | |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:27 | Florida State | Frank Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | John Georges hits a wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Micheal Wood | 25-35 |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 16:34 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose tips it but misses | 25-35 |
| 16:32 | Long Beach State | David Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:06 | Long Beach State | David Curtis is denied on a dunk by Frank Barnes | 25-35 |
| 16:04 | Florida State | Frank Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 15:46 | Florida State | Frederick Lee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frederick Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Georges (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Micheal Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-35 |
| 15:27 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough tips it in | 27-35 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Meunier - foul #1 on Kevin Meunier, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (SG), Michael Rogers (PF), Joseph Guthrie (C) Kevin Meunier, Robert Mose, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Joel Matthews (PF), Michael Doi (C) Frederick Lee, Micheal Wood, Frank Barnes | |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough is hacked by Leslie Stewart - foul #1 on Leslie Stewart, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG) Leslie Stewart | |
| 14:27 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers is called for traveling | 27-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SF) Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:18 | Florida State | John Georges misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Guthrie - foul #3 on Joseph Guthrie, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | John Georges makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | John Georges makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Doi - foul #2 on Michael Doi, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (SG) Jeffrey Collins | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 13:43 | Florida State | John Georges is fouled on the floor by Warren Patao - foul #1 on Warren Patao, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | John Georges clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 12:58 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 28-39 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | Michael Doi snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Warren Patao steps in front of the John Georges pass | 28-39 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers banks in the layup on a great pass from Vance Robinson | 30-39 |
| 12:17 | Florida State | John Georges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Mose (SF), Douglas Yarbrough (PF), David Curtis (C) Warren Patao, Michael Rogers, Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Florida State | Leslie Stewart (SG), Frederick Lee (SF), Micheal Wood (PF), Frank Barnes (C) Lloyd Murphy, John Georges, Joel Matthews, Michael Doi | |
| 12:06 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Frederick Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Meunier - foul #2 on Kevin Meunier, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG) Vance Robinson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Frederick Lee makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Frederick Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | David Curtis pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Frederick Lee steps in front of the Milton Cleveland pass | 30-40 |
| 11:29 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart jams it set up by Frederick Lee | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mose (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leslie Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:18 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier buries a 3 from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 11:03 | Florida State | Gerald Norby clanks a floater from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 11:02 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Micheal Wood connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 10:13 | Florida State | Frederick Lee pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:07 | Florida State | Frederick Lee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot near the basket | 36-44 |
| 10:05 | Long Beach State | David Curtis grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 09:42 | Long Beach State | Micheal Wood steps in front of the Robert Mose pass | 36-44 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | David Curtis swats the dunk try by Micheal Wood | 36-44 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:08 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Norby - foul #4 on Gerald Norby, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson (PG), Jeffrey Collins (SG), Michael Rogers (PF) Milton Cleveland, Kevin Meunier, Robert Mose | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), John Georges (SF), Michael Doi (C) Gerald Norby, Leslie Stewart, Frank Barnes | |
| 09:08 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:08 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:52 | Florida State | Micheal Wood can't finish the layup | 38-44 |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 08:36 | Long Beach State | David Curtis dunks the ball | 40-44 |
| 08:30 | Florida State | Frederick Lee hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Georges | 40-46 |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers makes the floater near the basket | 42-46 |
| 07:46 | Florida State | Frederick Lee works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is hacked by Michael Doi - foul #3 on Michael Doi, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (SG), Robert Mose (SF), Joseph Guthrie (C) Jeffrey Collins, Douglas Yarbrough, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Leslie Stewart (PG), Joel Matthews (PF) Frederick Lee, Micheal Wood | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mose (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Leslie Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Georges (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joel Matthews (fresh) C - Michael Doi (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Long Beach State | John Georges is called for the reach on Michael Rogers - foul #2 on John Georges, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Barnes (C) Michael Doi | |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Barnes - foul #2 on Frank Barnes, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG) Lloyd Murphy | |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Gerald Norby's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Rogers | 43-46 |
| 06:12 | Florida State | John Georges grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | John Georges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 05:34 | Florida State | Frank Barnes gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:21 | Florida State | Gerald Norby is fouled on the floor by Joseph Guthrie - foul #4 on Joseph Guthrie, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Curtis (C) Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), Frederick Lee (SF), Micheal Wood (PF), Michael Doi (C) Leslie Stewart, John Georges, Joel Matthews, Frank Barnes | |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Micheal Wood lays it in uncontested set up by Frederick Lee out of the doubleteam | 43-48 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Mose | 46-48 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Michael Doi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (PF) Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Florida State | Leslie Stewart (SG), John Georges (SF) Gerald Norby, Lloyd Murphy | |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Frederick Lee pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Meunier - foul #3 on Kevin Meunier, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG), Warren Patao (SF) Vance Robinson, Robert Mose | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Barnes (C) Michael Doi | |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:00 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Frederick Lee snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Meunier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Warren Patao (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frederick Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leslie Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Georges (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:43 | Florida State | Micheal Wood's layup is rejected by David Curtis | 46-50 |
| 02:41 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 02:41 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson (PG), Robert Mose (SF), Michael Rogers (PF) Milton Cleveland, Warren Patao, Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG) John Georges | |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Meunier | 49-50 |
| 02:18 | Florida State | Frederick Lee evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Wood | 49-52 |
| 01:49 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers's pass is intercepted by Frederick Lee | 49-52 |
| 01:46 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart banks in the layup set up by Frederick Lee | 49-54 |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose throws it down | 51-54 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 01:10 | Florida State | Micheal Wood gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Frederick Lee evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Norby | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | David Curtis knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Frank Barnes - foul #3 on Frank Barnes, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Frederick Lee gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Florida State | Frederick Lee is hacked by Vance Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vance Robinson, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | Frederick Lee misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | David Curtis snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose is fouled on the floor by Leslie Stewart - foul #2 on Leslie Stewart, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Kevin Meunier is called for the reach on Leslie Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Meunier, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Mose | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Gerald Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Gerald Norby is hacked by Vance Robinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vance Robinson, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Barnes | 55-58 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Frank Barnes is hacked by David Curtis - foul #3 on David Curtis, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Frank Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Frank Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Micheal Wood pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Micheal Wood runs out the clock | 55-60 |