| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (fresh) SG - George Wafer (fresh) SF - Thomas McMahan (fresh) PF - Travis Winters (fresh) C - Matt Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) SG - Shawn Anderson (fresh) SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) C - Paul Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Haywood | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Wright | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Steven Bragg | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Anderson | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Winthrop | George Wafer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Winthrop | Matt Wright misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Winthrop | Matt Wright makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:18 | Winthrop | Matt Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Steven Bragg | 2-7 |
| 18:00 | Winthrop | Michael Haywood steps in front of the Chester Gatewood pass in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 17:40 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor loses the dribble to Thomas McMahan | 2-7 |
| 17:37 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood's pass is intercepted by Michael Haywood in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Bragg | 2-10 |
| 16:59 | Winthrop | Matt Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-10 |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:42 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Winters | 2-10 |
| 16:41 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to George Wafer | 2-10 |
| 16:23 | Winthrop | Travis Winters hits the finger roll | 4-10 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Haywood | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (fairly fresh) SG - George Wafer (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas McMahan (fairly fresh) PF - Travis Winters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matt Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hensel (tiring) PF - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Winthrop | Matt Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Shawn Anderson | 4-12 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg is hacked by Travis Winters - foul #1 on Travis Winters, team foul #1 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wilmer Coffee (PG), Troy Lewis (SG), Edward Brown (PF), Robby Henry (C) Chester Gatewood, Thomas McMahan, Travis Winters, Matt Wright | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jim McDermott and he's hacked by George Wafer - foul #1 on George Wafer, team foul #2 | 4-14 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds makes the free throw | 4-15 |
| 14:49 | Winthrop | George Wafer hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Troy Lewis | 6-15 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Troy Lewis is called for the reach on Donald Reynolds - foul #1 on Troy Lewis, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott is hacked by Troy Lewis - foul #2 on Troy Lewis, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas McMahan (SF) Troy Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 14:04 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-15 |
| 14:02 | Winthrop | Thomas McMahan snags the defensive board | 6-15 |
| 13:57 | Winthrop | Wilmer Coffee drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Charles Goodwill - foul #1 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Steven Bragg (PF), David Gum (C) Donald Reynolds, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| 13:57 | Winthrop | Wilmer Coffee makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:48 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott double dribbles | 9-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Travis Winters (PF), Matt Wright (C) Edward Brown, Robby Henry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel (SF) Charles Goodwill | |
| 13:29 | Winthrop | Steven Bragg takes the ball from George Wafer | 9-15 |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | David Gum makes the turnaround from the baseline | 9-17 |
| 12:45 | Winthrop | Aaron Hensel is called for the reach on George Wafer - foul #1 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood (PG) Wilmer Coffee | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG), Charles Goodwill (SF), Allen Garofalo (C) Jim McDermott, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg | |
| 12:32 | Winthrop | Travis Winters is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Wafer | 11-17 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | David Gum loses the ball out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Edward Brown (PF), Robby Henry (C) Travis Winters, Matt Wright | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF) Donald Walls, David Gum | |
| 12:19 | Winthrop | Shawn Anderson is called for the reach on George Wafer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| 12:01 | Winthrop | Edward Brown is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (fairly fresh) SG - George Wafer (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McMahan (tiring) PF - Edward Brown (fresh) C - Robby Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Goodwill (fresh) SG - Shawn Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cody Knudsen (fresh) C - Allen Garofalo (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 11:48 | Winthrop | Robby Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:43 | Winthrop | George Wafer is open and buries a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Shawn Anderson - foul #2 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF) Charles Goodwill, Shawn Anderson, Donald Reynolds, Allen Garofalo | |
| 11:43 | Winthrop | George Wafer misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on George Wafer - foul #2 on George Wafer, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wilmer Coffee (PG), Troy Lewis (SG), Travis Winters (PF), Matt Wright (C) Chester Gatewood, George Wafer, Edward Brown, Robby Henry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor (C) Cody Knudsen | |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:21 | Winthrop | Matt Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:19 | Winthrop | Michael Haywood is called for the reach on Wilmer Coffee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Haywood, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 11:11 | Winthrop | Paul Taylor steals it from Thomas McMahan | 13-18 |
| 10:49 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-18 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor grabs the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:37 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 10:36 | Winthrop | Travis Winters gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:21 | Winthrop | Travis Winters misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Bragg - foul #1 on Steven Bragg, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood (PG), Edward Brown (PF) Wilmer Coffee, Troy Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Charles Goodwill (SG), David Gum (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| 10:21 | Winthrop | Travis Winters makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:21 | Winthrop | Travis Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott is fouled on the floor by Travis Winters - foul #2 on Travis Winters, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Troy Lewis (SG) Travis Winters | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SF) Donald Walls | |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:07 | Winthrop | Edward Brown grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 09:51 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matt Wright | 17-18 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas McMahan - foul #1 on Thomas McMahan, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robby Henry (C) Matt Wright | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Cody Knudsen (C) Jim McDermott, Allen Garofalo | |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:14 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robby Henry | 19-20 |
| 08:52 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Troy Lewis - foul #3 on Troy Lewis, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wilmer Coffee (PG), George Wafer (SG) Chester Gatewood, Troy Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Reynolds, Charles Goodwill, David Gum | |
| 08:52 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:52 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:52 | Winthrop | Edward Brown gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:28 | Winthrop | George Wafer is fouled on the floor by Cody Knudsen - foul #1 on Cody Knudsen, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matt Wright (C) Robby Henry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg (PF) Cody Knudsen | |
| 08:28 | Winthrop | George Wafer makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:28 | Winthrop | George Wafer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls is fouled on the floor by George Wafer - foul #3 on George Wafer, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Troy Lewis (SG) George Wafer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:03 | Winthrop | Jim McDermott steps in front of the Thomas McMahan pass | 21-23 |
| 07:52 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg double dribbles | 21-23 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), David Gum (PF) Donald Walls, Jim McDermott, Steven Bragg | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Wilmer Coffee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Troy Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas McMahan (tired) PF - Edward Brown (tiring) 2 reb. C - Matt Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Aaron Hensel (tiring) PF - David Gum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 21-23 |
| 07:30 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 07:25 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-23 |
| 07:24 | Long Beach State | David Gum tips it home | 21-25 |
| 07:05 | Winthrop | Matt Wright clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Thomas McMahan is called for the reach on Michael Haywood - foul #2 on Thomas McMahan, team foul #11 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood (PG), George Wafer (SF), Robby Henry (C) Wilmer Coffee, Thomas McMahan, Matt Wright | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Donald Reynolds, Aaron Hensel, David Gum, Paul Taylor | |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:24 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 06:23 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Gatewood | 21-27 |
| 06:07 | Winthrop | Allen Garofalo steals the ball from Troy Lewis | 21-27 |
| 05:55 | Long Beach State | Robby Henry picks off the pass by Cody Knudsen | 21-27 |
| 05:30 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood is whistled for a carry | 21-27 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matt Wright (C) Robby Henry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Michael Haywood, Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor scores on a jump hook from the left block | 21-29 |
| 05:15 | Winthrop | Donald Reynolds steps in front of the George Wafer pass in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 05:14 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds hits the finger roll | 21-31 |
| 04:54 | Winthrop | Aaron Hensel takes the ball from Troy Lewis | 21-31 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Hensel | 21-34 |
| 04:27 | Winthrop | George Wafer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 04:25 | Winthrop | Matt Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:02 | Winthrop | George Wafer scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Lewis | 23-34 |
| 03:56 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Bragg | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Troy Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Wafer (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Brown (tired) 2 reb. C - Matt Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Reynolds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Aaron Hensel (tired) PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Winthrop | The short jumper by Matt Wright is denied by Aaron Hensel | 23-37 |
| 03:30 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-37 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel tips it in | 25-39 |
| 02:54 | Winthrop | Matt Wright loses the dribble to Donald Walls | 25-39 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls hits the finger roll | 25-41 |
| 02:51 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wilmer Coffee (PG), Thomas McMahan (SF), Travis Winters (PF), Robby Henry (C) Chester Gatewood, Troy Lewis, Edward Brown, Matt Wright | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Cody Knudsen (C) Donald Walls, Donald Reynolds, Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| 02:31 | Winthrop | George Wafer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 02:30 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 02:12 | Long Beach State | Robby Henry steps in front of the Cody Knudsen pass | 25-41 |
| 01:55 | Winthrop | Robby Henry blows the layup but he's fouled by Cody Knudsen - foul #2 on Cody Knudsen, team foul #9 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matt Wright (C) George Wafer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Allen Garofalo (C) Jim McDermott, Steven Bragg | |
| 01:55 | Winthrop | Robby Henry misses the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:55 | Winthrop | Robby Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo clanks a fadeaway from close range | 26-41 |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen hits the follow up shot | 26-43 |
| 01:28 | Winthrop | Robby Henry loses the dribble to Michael Haywood in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood can't finish the layup | 26-43 |
| 01:24 | Winthrop | Matt Wright pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 01:09 | Winthrop | Travis Winters comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 26-43 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Cody Knudsen | 26-43 |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 00:56 | Winthrop | Matt Wright grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 00:37 | Winthrop | Travis Winters misses the wide open floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cody Knudsen - foul #3 on Cody Knudsen, team foul #10 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood (PG), Edward Brown (PF) Wilmer Coffee, Matt Wright | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Jim McDermott (SF), David Gum (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Michael Haywood, Charles Goodwill, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| 00:37 | Winthrop | Travis Winters misses the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:37 | Winthrop | Travis Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson is hacked by Thomas McMahan - foul #3 on Thomas McMahan, team foul #12 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Troy Lewis (SG), George Wafer (SF) Thomas McMahan, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg (PF) David Gum | |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 00:04 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood is hacked by Donald Walls - foul #1 on Donald Walls, team foul #11 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wilmer Coffee (PG) Troy Lewis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:04 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 00:04 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses the halfcourt shot | 28-45 |