| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) SG - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 19:36 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Paul Taylor | 29-45 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Steven Bragg picks off the pass by Andrew Massey in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| 19:13 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-45 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner tips it home | 31-47 |
| 18:57 | Long Beach State | Douglas Audette steps in front of the Aaron Hensel pass in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Audette | 31-49 |
| 18:42 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor is called for traveling | 31-49 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), John Dyer (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), James Greggs (C) Andrew Massey, Douglas Audette, Gary Merritt, Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Charles Goodwill is called for the reach on William Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG) Charles Goodwill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt scores on a floater from the right wing set up by James Greggs | 31-51 |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Richard Capo - foul #1 on Richard Capo, team foul #1 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Gum (PF) Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SG), Gary Merritt (SF) John Dyer, Christopher Shufelt | |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt knocks in the shot from the left block set up by James Greggs | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott's pass is intercepted by Richard Capo | 32-53 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt clanks a shot in the lane | 32-53 |
| 17:24 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 17:08 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-53 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | James Greggs snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jim McDermott - foul #1 on Jim McDermott, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, Jim McDermott, Donald Reynolds, David Gum, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Joseph Garner (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) William Williams, James Gerhardt, Richard Capo, James Greggs | |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor jams it on a great pass from Shawn Anderson | 34-55 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Hensel - foul #3 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SF), Cody Knudsen (C) Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Christopher Shufelt (SF) Andrew Massey, Gary Merritt | |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 34-55 |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Garner - foul #2 on Joseph Garner, team foul #2 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Gary Merritt (SF), Alan Beasley (C) John Dyer, Christopher Shufelt, Kenneth Cole | |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Merritt | 36-57 |
| 16:05 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is hacked by Andrew Massey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Massey, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor (C) Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:47 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood hits the finger roll | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Anderson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim McDermott (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Audette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Garner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Audette | 38-59 |
| 15:18 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood's pass is intercepted by Douglas Audette in the backcourt | 38-59 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits the finger roll | 38-61 |
| 15:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is called for traveling | 38-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Aaron Hensel (SF), David Gum (PF) Michael Haywood, Jim McDermott, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), James Gerhardt (SG), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Andrew Massey, Douglas Audette, Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt loses the ball out of bounds | 38-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG) Shawn Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF) Gary Merritt | |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Cole - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #4 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Gary Merritt (SF) John Dyer, Christopher Shufelt | |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Reynolds - foul #1 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen (C) Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG) James Gerhardt | |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Williams | 40-64 |
| 14:11 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Reynolds | 43-64 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | William Williams is hacked by David Gum - foul #1 on David Gum, team foul #6 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Reynolds, David Gum, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG), Alan Beasley (PF), James Greggs (C) William Williams, Richard Capo, Kenneth Cole | |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey hits the follow up shot | 43-66 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | Douglas Audette is called for the reach on Shawn Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Audette, team foul #5 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG) Charles Goodwill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor lays it up and in | 45-66 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-66 |
| 13:06 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 13:02 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson is hacked by Gary Merritt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Merritt, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Allen Garofalo (C) Donald Walls, Shawn Anderson, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), James Gerhardt (SG), Christopher Shufelt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF) Andrew Massey, Douglas Audette, Gary Merritt, James Greggs | |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg scores on a floater near the basket | 47-66 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Aaron Hensel - foul #4 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #7 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Donald Reynolds (SF) Michael Haywood, Aaron Hensel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (PF), James Greggs (C) Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 12:36 | Long Beach State | Christopher Shufelt takes the ball from Jim McDermott in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Allen Garofalo blocks the short jumper by Christopher Shufelt | 47-68 |
| 12:30 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jim McDermott | 47-68 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | John Dyer steals the ball from Steven Bragg in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | John Dyer lays it in | 47-70 |
| 12:09 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-70 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo tips it but misses | 47-70 |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg grabs the offensive board | 47-70 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Greggs - foul #1 on James Greggs, team foul #7 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF) Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Joseph Garner (PF), Alan Beasley (C) John Dyer, James Gerhardt, Christopher Shufelt, James Greggs | |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Donald Reynolds swats the layup by Alan Beasley | 49-70 |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Anderson (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Reynolds (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cody Knudsen (fresh) C - Allen Garofalo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Audette (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Capo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Garner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Beasley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo misses short on a shot in the paint | 49-70 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner grabs the board | 49-70 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Shawn Anderson is called for the reach on Douglas Audette in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #8 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Jim McDermott (SF), David Gum (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Michael Haywood, Donald Reynolds, Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) Richard Capo, Alan Beasley | |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 11:05 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott hits the finger roll | 51-72 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Anderson - foul #4 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #9 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SF) Shawn Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Richard Capo (PF) Douglas Audette, Joseph Garner | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 10:48 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim McDermott | 54-73 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Donald Walls steps in front of the Richard Capo pass | 54-73 |
| 10:30 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-73 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the board | 54-73 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Taylor - foul #2 on Paul Taylor, team foul #10 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Steven Bragg (PF), Cody Knudsen (C) Donald Walls, Jim McDermott, David Gum, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alan Beasley (PF), James Greggs (C) Richard Capo, Kenneth Cole | |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses short on a floater from the right side | 54-75 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley pulls down the rebound | 54-75 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Charles Goodwill steps in front of the James Greggs pass | 54-75 |
| 09:42 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-75 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Greggs | 54-75 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SG) Charles Goodwill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), James Gerhardt (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF) Andrew Massey, William Williams, Gary Merritt, Alan Beasley | |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Richard Capo misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Reynolds - foul #2 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #11 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor (C) Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (PF) Joseph Garner | |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 09:23 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-77 |
| 09:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor grabs the offensive board | 54-77 |
| 09:15 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott connects on the shot from the right side and the foul's on James Greggs - foul #2 on James Greggs, team foul #8 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), David Gum (PF) Michael Haywood, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG), Joseph Garner (PF) John Dyer, Richard Capo | |
| 09:15 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the free throw | 57-77 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | David Gum snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| 08:54 | Long Beach State | David Gum lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Garner - foul #3 on Joseph Garner, team foul #9 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SF), Cody Knudsen (C) Donald Reynolds, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Gary Merritt (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, Christopher Shufelt, James Greggs | |
| 08:54 | Long Beach State | David Gum misses the free throw | 59-77 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner gets the rebound | 59-77 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-77 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole misses the tip | 59-77 |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott pulls down the rebound | 59-77 |
| 08:25 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | John Dyer is hacked by Cody Knudsen - foul #1 on Cody Knudsen, team foul #12 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, David Gum, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (PF), Alan Beasley (C) Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | John Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | John Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg pulls down the rebound | 59-78 |
| 08:08 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-78 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SF), Allen Garofalo (C) Jim McDermott, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG) John Dyer | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette is hacked by Donald Reynolds - foul #3 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #13 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Charles Goodwill, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson is whistled for a carry | 59-80 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor (C) Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG) Douglas Audette | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (tired) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Anderson (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Aaron Hensel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Bragg (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (tired) 21 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Capo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Beasley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-80 |
| 07:28 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 59-80 |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses the jumper from the free throw line | 59-80 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Richard Capo grabs the board | 59-80 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | William Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Massey | 59-83 |
| 07:15 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), David Gum (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), Christopher Shufelt (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) Andrew Massey, Gary Merritt, Alan Beasley | |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Cole - foul #3 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #10 | 59-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Garner (PF) Richard Capo | |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-83 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-83 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | William Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Anderson - foul #5 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #14 | 61-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG) Shawn Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-84 |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | David Gum blows the layup | 61-84 |
| 06:40 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel tips it but misses | 61-84 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Reynolds | 61-84 |
| 06:27 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-84 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner gets the rebound | 61-84 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | William Williams's floater is tipped away by Aaron Hensel | 61-84 |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel pulls down the rebound | 61-84 |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | James Gerhardt picks off the pass by Donald Reynolds | 61-84 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-84 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Steven Bragg (PF), Cody Knudsen (C) Donald Walls, Donald Reynolds, David Gum, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), Richard Capo (PF), James Greggs (C) William Williams, James Gerhardt, Christopher Shufelt, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-84 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey snags the defensive board | 61-84 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt's layup is rejected by Steven Bragg | 61-84 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill grabs the board | 61-84 |
| 05:54 | Long Beach State | Gary Merritt steps in front of the Charles Goodwill pass in the backcourt | 61-84 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt banks in the layup | 61-86 |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-86 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen can't tip it in | 61-86 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg hits the follow up shot | 63-86 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 63-86 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Cody Knudsen | 63-86 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Bragg and he's hacked by Richard Capo - foul #2 on Richard Capo, team foul #11 | 65-86 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Paul Taylor (C) Jim McDermott, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Alan Beasley (PF) Andrew Massey, Richard Capo | |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses the free throw | 65-86 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | James Greggs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-86 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley's pass is intercepted by Michael Haywood | 65-86 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Alan Beasley - foul #2 on Alan Beasley, team foul #12 | 65-86 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG) Charles Goodwill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF) Douglas Audette, Gary Merritt, James Greggs | |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses the 1st free throw | 65-86 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses the 2nd free throw | 65-86 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 65-86 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley travels in the backcourt | 65-86 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG) Michael Haywood | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Garner - foul #4 on Joseph Garner, team foul #13 | 65-86 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Gum (PF) Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole (C) Alan Beasley | |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel makes the 1st free throw | 66-86 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the board | 66-86 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Richard Capo drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Garner | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-88 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Aaron Hensel, David Gum, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), Christopher Shufelt (SF) William Williams, Joseph Garner | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 66-88 |
| 03:29 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen gets the rebound | 66-88 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim McDermott (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Reynolds (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Cody Knudsen (tiring) 4 reb. C - Allen Garofalo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Gerhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Dyer (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Shufelt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Capo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott clanks a jumper from the baseline | 66-88 |
| 03:23 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen misses the tip | 66-88 |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-88 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls travels with the ball | 66-88 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SF), David Gum (PF) Donald Reynolds, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), James Greggs (C) John Dyer, Kenneth Cole | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | William Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 66-88 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Greggs | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt connects on the open driving attempt from close range set up by William Williams | 66-90 |
| 02:26 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott is called for traveling | 66-90 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds (SG), Allen Garofalo (C) Donald Walls, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, James Greggs | |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-90 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole gets the offensive rebound | 66-90 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jim McDermott - foul #2 on Jim McDermott, team foul #15 | 66-90 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen (PF) David Gum | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Greggs (C) Kenneth Cole | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 66-91 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-91 |
| 01:34 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen grabs the defensive rebound | 66-91 |
| 01:31 | Long Beach State | William Williams steals it from Charles Goodwill in the backcourt | 66-91 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt lays it in on a nice dish by William Williams | 66-93 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses long on a shot from the right side | 66-93 |
| 01:17 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill grabs the offensive rebound | 66-93 |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen knocks in the runner near the basket | 68-93 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt lays it in | 68-95 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | James Greggs steals it from Jim McDermott | 68-95 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Richard Capo is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 68-95 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo gets the rebound | 68-95 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | William Williams takes the ball from Cody Knudsen in the backcourt | 68-95 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Williams runs out the clock | 68-95 |