| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (fresh) SG - Dale Bulinski (fresh) SF - George Reynolds (fresh) PF - Kris McLeary (fresh) C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) SF - Scott Capone (fresh) PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Long Beach State | Sonny Riggs takes the ball from Kris McLeary | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the easy dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Aikin | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the jumper from close range | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer is alone and drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Peter Aikin | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | Long Beach State | Aaron Devine is called for the reach on Dale Bulinski - foul #1 on Aaron Devine, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (PG), James Frey (SG), Robert Minch (PF), John Yamamoto (C) Matthew Adams, Dale Bulinski, Kris McLeary, Charles Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Robert Minch is denied by Scott Capone | 0-5 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Scott Capone grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is fouled in the backcourt by George Reynolds - foul #1 on George Reynolds, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 16:39 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 16:23 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds hits a runner from the left block set up by Robert Minch | 2-7 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (SG), Charles Guitierrez (C) George Reynolds, John Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Breeden (fresh) SG - Dale Bulinski (fresh) SF - Robert Minch (fresh) PF - James Frey (fresh) C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 2-7 |
| 15:42 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 15:28 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch misses the easy layup | 2-7 |
| 15:27 | Long Beach State | James Frey snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | James Frey scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses the 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:06 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Minch | 4-9 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Ernest Schirmer takes the ball from Robert Minch | 4-9 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Scott Capone hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Sonny Riggs | 4-11 |
| 13:51 | Long Beach State | Ernest Schirmer swats the short shot by Charles Guitierrez | 4-11 |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | James Frey grabs the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Ernest Schirmer | 4-11 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the easy layup | 4-11 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Aikin - foul #1 on Peter Aikin, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), George Reynolds (SF), Kris McLeary (PF), John Yamamoto (C) Dale Bulinski, Robert Minch, James Frey, Charles Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG), Gerald Hale (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Sonny Riggs, Scott Capone, Aaron Devine | |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 12:50 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer is open and lays it up and in set up by Emerson Lindquist | 5-13 |
| 12:30 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden is hacked by Ernest Schirmer - foul #1 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (SG) Robert Breeden | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Ernest Schirmer | |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds tips it home | 7-13 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | George Reynolds swats the shot by Aaron Devine | 7-13 |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (fresh) SG - Dale Bulinski (fairly fresh) SF - George Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kris McLeary (fresh) C - John Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fresh) PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds buries a floater from the baseline set up by John Yamamoto and he's fouled by Gerald Hale - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez (C) John Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG) Peter Aikin | |
| 11:45 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer (C) Aaron Devine | |
| 11:15 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Sonny Riggs - foul #1 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore (PG) Matthew Adams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:15 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:15 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | George Reynolds takes the ball from Gerald Hale | 9-13 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-13 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Emerson Lindquist | 11-16 |
| 10:35 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds comes up short on the runner from close range | 11-16 |
| 10:34 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds tips it but misses | 11-16 |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds tips it home | 13-16 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sonny Riggs | 13-19 |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-19 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), James Frey (SG), John Yamamoto (SF), Stanley Kincade (C) Kelly Skidmore, Dale Bulinski, George Reynolds, Charles Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Scott Capone (C) Sonny Riggs, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 09:37 | Long Beach State | James Frey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Minch (PF) Kris McLeary | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 13-19 |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | James Frey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 13-19 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Scott Capone pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Adams - foul #1 on Matthew Adams, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (PG) Matthew Adams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Aaron Devine (PF) Gerald Hale | |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 13-19 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade misses badly on a floater from close range | 13-21 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Scott Capone snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Peter Aikin and the foul's on James Frey - foul #1 on James Frey, team foul #3 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Reynolds (SF), Kris McLeary (PF), Charles Guitierrez (C) John Yamamoto, Robert Minch, Stanley Kincade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Emerson Lindquist, Daniel Butler | |
| 08:18 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden is hacked by Peter Aikin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Aikin, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG) Peter Aikin | |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (SG) James Frey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (PG) Lionel Weise | |
| 07:56 | Minnesota | Dale Bulinski steals the ball from Emerson Lindquist in the backcourt | 13-24 |
| 07:43 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski misses short on a floater from the left wing | 13-24 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the board | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Breeden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dale Bulinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Reynolds (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kris McLeary (fairly fresh) C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Emerson Lindquist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Capone (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | Robert Breeden is called for the reach on Sonny Riggs - foul #1 on Robert Breeden, team foul #4 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), Robert Minch (SF) Robert Breeden, George Reynolds | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Scott Capone | |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary misses the shot from the free throw line | 13-24 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:27 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Guitierrez - foul #1 on Charles Guitierrez, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Frey (SG), George Reynolds (SF), John Yamamoto (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Dale Bulinski, Robert Minch, Kris McLeary, Charles Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Scott Capone (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Emerson Lindquist, Gerald Hale, Aaron Devine | |
| 06:27 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 06:27 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | James Frey buries a runner in the lane | 15-25 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-25 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin snags the offensive board | 15-25 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the floater from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 05:41 | Long Beach State | James Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-25 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Adams - foul #2 on Matthew Adams, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (PG), Robert Minch (PF) Matthew Adams, Stanley Kincade | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG), Aaron Devine (PF) Sonny Riggs, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Scott Capone hits a shot from the left block set up by Emerson Lindquist and he's fouled by George Reynolds - foul #2 on George Reynolds, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary (PF), Charles Guitierrez (C) George Reynolds, John Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Aaron Devine | |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-28 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden grabs the offensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Charles Guitierrez is blocked by Daniel Butler | 15-28 |
| 04:40 | Long Beach State | James Frey tips it in | 17-28 |
| 04:19 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Daniel Butler is denied by Charles Guitierrez | 17-28 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Charles Guitierrez | 17-28 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 17-28 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Scott Capone grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Breeden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Frey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Minch (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Kris McLeary (tiring) C - Charles Guitierrez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Emerson Lindquist (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (tiring) PF - Scott Capone (tiring) 7 pts. C - Daniel Butler (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Charles Guitierrez | 17-28 |
| 03:02 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary tips it but misses | 17-28 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-28 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary's layup is rejected by Daniel Butler | 17-28 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden can't tip it in | 17-28 |
| 02:15 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch grabs the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | Peter Aikin picks off the pass by Kris McLeary | 17-28 |
| 01:54 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist blows the layup | 17-28 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 17-28 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Scott Capone gets the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), Dale Bulinski (SG), George Reynolds (SF), John Yamamoto (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Robert Breeden, James Frey, Robert Minch, Kris McLeary, Charles Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Aaron Devine (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Emerson Lindquist, Gerald Hale, Daniel Butler | |
| 01:12 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Ernest Schirmer is denied by Stanley Kincade | 17-28 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Adams | 19-28 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Adams - foul #3 on Matthew Adams, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore (PG) Matthew Adams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG) Peter Aikin | |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Sonny Riggs | 19-28 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | George Reynolds steals it from Aaron Devine | 19-28 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto lays it in on a great pass from George Reynolds | 21-28 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Kincade - foul #1 on Stanley Kincade, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 21-29 |