| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) SG - Bradley Norman (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fresh) SG - Glen Owen (fresh) SF - James Moen (fresh) PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) C - Matthew Doss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Geiger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | LSU | Travis Kane hits a runner in the paint set up by Gary Morrison | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Al Norris | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the dunk attempt | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | James Moen dunks the ball set up by Al Norris | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Travis Kane clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Doss - foul #1 on Matthew Doss, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Thomas Dickerson, Bradley Norman, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Ricardo Luna (SF), Anthony Waddell (C) Al Norris, James Moen, Matthew Doss | |
| 17:55 | LSU | Travis Kane makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Travis Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Travis Kane | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is fouled on the floor by Clyde Richardson - foul #1 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Patin (SF) Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), James Ingram (C) Glen Owen, Clyde Richardson | |
| 16:56 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG) Larry Heston | |
| 16:54 | Long Beach State | Al Norris is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Patin - foul #1 on Nathan Patin, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell banks in the layup on a great pass from Al Norris | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey is fouled in the backcourt by James Ingram - foul #1 on James Ingram, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (SG), Gary Morrison (PF) Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:27 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn hits a wide open floater from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Matthew Woodburn picks off the pass by Ricardo Luna | 6-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Patin (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) C - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Philip (fairly fresh) SF - Ricardo Luna (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Waddell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ingram (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:58 | LSU | Richard Craven throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Travis Kane (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Richard Craven, Nathan Patin, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Glen Owen (SG), James Moen (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Al Norris, Lloyd Philip, Ricardo Luna, Anthony Waddell, James Ingram | |
| 15:49 | Long Beach State | James Moen is hacked by Robert Geiger - foul #1 on Robert Geiger, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Matthew Doss swats the shot by Matthew Woodburn | 6-9 |
| 15:07 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Geiger | 6-9 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Travis Kane knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Dickerson | 8-9 |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen loses the dribble to Robert Geiger in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Clyde Richardson swats the short shot by Matthew Woodburn | 8-9 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Travis Kane pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is whistled for a carry | 8-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Richard Craven (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Thomas Dickerson, Matthew Woodburn, Travis Kane, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Lloyd Philip (SG), Ricardo Luna (SF), Anthony Waddell (PF), James Ingram (C) Larry Heston, Glen Owen, James Moen, Clyde Richardson, Matthew Doss | |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses long on a floater from the right side | 8-9 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | James Ingram tips it in | 8-11 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | James Ingram snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:46 | Long Beach State | Al Norris can't tip it in | 8-11 |
| 12:45 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:34 | Long Beach State | Al Norris makes the floater from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Anthony Waddell - foul #1 on Anthony Waddell, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Nathan Patin (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Richard Craven, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SG), James Moen (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Lloyd Philip, Ricardo Luna, Anthony Waddell, James Ingram | |
| 12:19 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:54 | Long Beach State | Al Norris can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the board | 11-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Norman (fairly fresh) SF - Nathan Patin (fresh) PF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Owen (fairly fresh) SF - James Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) C - Matthew Doss (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Nathan Patin misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Richard Erikson - foul #1 on Richard Erikson, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (PF) Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Clyde Richardson (PF) Al Norris, Richard Erikson | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Nathan Patin misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Nathan Patin misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:29 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nathan Patin - foul #2 on Nathan Patin, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Travis Kane (SF) Thomas Dickerson, Bradley Norman, Nathan Patin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (C) Matthew Doss | |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Gary Tadlock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Kane | 14-15 |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 14-15 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Gary Tadlock drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Woodburn | 17-15 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Gary Morrison is called for the reach on Larry Heston - foul #1 on Gary Morrison, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Woodrow Harvey (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Lloyd Philip (SG), Anthony Waddell (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Larry Heston, Glen Owen, James Moen, Clyde Richardson, Ricardo Luna | |
| 09:31 | Long Beach State | Woodrow Harvey swats the short shot by Anthony Waddell | 17-15 |
| 09:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Dickerson | 17-15 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Bradley Norman can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | Al Norris pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Bradley Norman takes the ball from Anthony Waddell | 17-15 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey hits a jumper from the right block set up by Thomas Dickerson | 19-15 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Travis Kane steals it from Al Norris in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Travis Kane dunks the ball | 21-15 |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-15 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson tips it home | 21-17 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson is hacked by Matthew Doss - foul #2 on Matthew Doss, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Thomas Dickerson, Bradley Norman, Gary Morrison, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Glen Owen (SG), Ricardo Luna (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), James Ingram (C) Al Norris, Lloyd Philip, Anthony Waddell, Richard Erikson, Matthew Doss | |
| 07:34 | LSU | Travis Kane is whistled for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (SG) Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Craven (fresh) SG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Heston (fresh) SG - Glen Owen (fairly fresh) SF - Ricardo Luna (fresh) PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Glen Owen | 21-19 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Richard Craven lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Woodburn and he's fouled by Larry Heston - foul #1 on Larry Heston, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (PF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Isaiah Bangert, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), James Moen (SF) Larry Heston, James Ingram | |
| 06:58 | LSU | Richard Craven makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen loses the dribble to Woodrow Harvey | 24-19 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Gary Morrison clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Clyde Richardson - foul #2 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Nathan Patin (SF) Richard Craven, Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG), Anthony Waddell (C) Glen Owen, Clyde Richardson | |
| 06:20 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses short on a runner in the lane | 25-19 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Nathan Patin grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 05:58 | LSU | James Moen is called for the reach on Thomas Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Moen, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Morrison, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF) Anthony Waddell | |
| 05:58 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:58 | Long Beach State | James Moen grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 05:41 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Al Norris - foul #1 on Al Norris, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG) Al Norris | |
| 05:41 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:41 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:41 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 05:39 | Long Beach State | Bradley Norman is called for the reach on Lloyd Philip in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Norman, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-19 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Larry Heston steals it from Thomas Dickerson in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 05:05 | Long Beach State | Bradley Norman is called for the reach on Larry Heston - foul #2 on Bradley Norman, team foul #6 | 26-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Thomas Dickerson, Bradley Norman, Nathan Patin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SG), James Ingram (C) Lloyd Philip, Richard Erikson | |
| 04:52 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Glen Owen is called for the reach on Travis Kane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Owen, team foul #11 | 26-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Woodrow Harvey (C) Richard Craven, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG) Larry Heston | |
| 04:45 | LSU | Travis Kane makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Travis Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:29 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Moen | 28-25 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 28-25 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Travis Kane comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by James Ingram - foul #2 on James Ingram, team foul #12 | 28-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Gary Morrison (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Lloyd Philip (SG), Anthony Waddell (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Al Norris, Glen Owen, James Moen, Ricardo Luna, James Ingram | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Travis Kane makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Travis Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Kane (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Morrison (tiring) 1 pts. C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Heston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Philip (fresh) SF - Anthony Waddell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Doss (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Morrison - foul #2 on Gary Morrison, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Patin (SF) Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:09 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson is hacked by Lloyd Philip in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #13 | 30-30 |
| 03:09 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:09 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss dunks the ball on a nice dish by Larry Heston | 32-32 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Richard Craven is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Craven, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Dickerson - foul #1 on Thomas Dickerson, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Norman (SG) Nathan Patin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG) Larry Heston | |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Lloyd Philip is called for the reach on Richard Craven - foul #2 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #14 | 32-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Woodrow Harvey (C) Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SG), Richard Erikson (PF) Al Norris, Clyde Richardson | |
| 02:05 | LSU | Richard Craven makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Richard Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow Harvey - foul #1 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:34 | LSU | Gary Morrison is hacked by Richard Erikson - foul #2 on Richard Erikson, team foul #15 | 34-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Isaiah Bangert (C) Thomas Dickerson, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Ricardo Luna (SF) Lloyd Philip, Anthony Waddell | |
| 01:34 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:34 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:34 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Richard Craven makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Tadlock | 38-38 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson tips it back up and in | 38-40 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Gary Tadlock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Matthew Woodburn (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Nathan Patin (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Bradley Norman, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Lloyd Philip (SG), James Moen (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), Anthony Waddell (C) Al Norris, Glen Owen, Ricardo Luna, Richard Erikson, Matthew Doss | |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell is hacked by Robert Geiger - foul #2 on Robert Geiger, team foul #11 | 38-40 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses the halfcourt shot | 38-41 |