| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Blake Vowell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Giddings (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Nathan Lucey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Nowicki (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Nathan Lucey inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Vermont | David Curtis swats the shot by Jimmy Jones | 31-21 |
| 19:30 | Long Beach State | David Curtis pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 19:19 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | Henry Nowicki swats the shot by Warren Patao | 31-21 |
| 19:03 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 18:39 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses the fadeaway from the left side | 31-21 |
| 18:37 | Long Beach State | David Curtis snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins knocks in the shot from the right block | 33-21 |
| 17:55 | Vermont | Blake Vowell is fouled on the floor by Warren Patao - foul #2 on Warren Patao, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 17:42 | Vermont | Nathan Lucey makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Rudolph Giddings | 33-23 |
| 17:29 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Lucey - foul #1 on Nathan Lucey, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 17:29 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:29 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:29 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 17:06 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Nathan Lucey | 34-26 |
| 16:54 | Long Beach State | Nathan Lucey takes the ball from Warren Patao | 34-26 |
| 16:31 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Blake Vowell | 34-28 |
| 16:27 | Long Beach State | Jimmy Jones steals the ball from David Curtis | 34-28 |
| 16:02 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Warren Patao, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Vermont | Milton Coonrod (SG), Zachary Sanches (SF), Robert Bostic (PF), Richard Wilson (C) Rudolph Giddings, Nathan Lucey, Jimmy Jones, Henry Nowicki | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Blake Vowell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zachary Sanches (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bostic (fresh) C - Richard Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Long Beach State | Milton Coonrod takes the ball from Joseph Guthrie | 34-28 |
| 15:22 | Vermont | Douglas Yarbrough is called for the reach on Zachary Sanches - foul #2 on Douglas Yarbrough, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG) Blake Vowell | |
| 14:58 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod's floater is tipped away by Joseph Guthrie | 34-28 |
| 14:56 | Vermont | Robert Bostic misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | Long Beach State | James Patrick gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Yarbrough | 36-28 |
| 14:28 | Vermont | Zachary Sanches drills a jump hook from the baseline | 36-30 |
| 14:10 | Long Beach State | David Curtis lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Guthrie | 38-30 |
| 13:50 | Vermont | Zachary Sanches's pass is intercepted by Joseph Guthrie | 38-30 |
| 13:45 | Long Beach State | David Curtis is whistled for traveling | 38-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), Michael Rogers (PF) James Patrick, Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings (SG), Nathan Lucey (SF), Jimmy Jones (PF), Henry Nowicki (C) Milton Coonrod, Zachary Sanches, Robert Bostic, Richard Wilson | |
| 13:27 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones hits a jumper from the left block | 38-32 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | David Foster takes the ball from Warren Patao | 38-32 |
| 12:58 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Warren Patao - foul #3 on Warren Patao, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG) David Foster | |
| 12:58 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 12:58 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:45 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathan Lucey - foul #2 on Nathan Lucey, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 12:45 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:45 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:26 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-34 |
| 12:24 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:08 | Vermont | Warren Patao steps in front of the Henry Nowicki pass | 39-34 |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | David Curtis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Nowicki - foul #1 on Henry Nowicki, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG) Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Patao (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Blake Vowell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Giddings (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Lucey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Nowicki (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 41-34 |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Michael Rogers | 41-34 |
| 11:02 | Long Beach State | James Patrick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 11:00 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 10:31 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki is whistled for a carry | 41-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (PG), Douglas Yarbrough (SF), Joseph Guthrie (PF), Ronald Boldt (C) Jeffrey Collins, James Patrick, Michael Rogers, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Vermont | Richard Wilson (C) Henry Nowicki | |
| 10:11 | Long Beach State | Rudolph Giddings picks off the pass by Wendell Boudreaux | 41-34 |
| 09:54 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 09:53 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 09:38 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux is hacked by Jimmy Jones - foul #3 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG) Warren Patao | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Zachary Sanches (SF), Robert Bostic (PF) Blake Vowell, Rudolph Giddings, Nathan Lucey, Jimmy Jones | |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 09:28 | Vermont | Richard Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 09:08 | Vermont | James Patrick takes the ball from Richard Wilson | 41-34 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | James Patrick hits the finger roll | 43-34 |
| 08:45 | Vermont | Richard Wilson can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Boldt - foul #1 on Ronald Boldt, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG), Michael Rogers (PF), David Curtis (C) Wendell Boudreaux, Joseph Guthrie, Ronald Boldt | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 08:45 | Vermont | Richard Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 08:45 | Vermont | Richard Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 08:45 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 08:21 | Vermont | Richard Wilson gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:02 | Vermont | Zachary Sanches can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Yarbrough - foul #3 on Douglas Yarbrough, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SF) Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Rudolph Giddings (SG), Jimmy Jones (PF), Henry Nowicki (C) David Foster, Milton Coonrod, Robert Bostic, Richard Wilson | |
| 08:02 | Vermont | Zachary Sanches makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 08:02 | Vermont | Zachary Sanches misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 08:02 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Patrick | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Patao (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Blake Vowell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Giddings (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Sanches (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Nowicki (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 06:42 | Long Beach State | James Patrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 06:40 | Vermont | Blake Vowell pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:24 | Vermont | Zachary Sanches misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Rogers - foul #1 on Michael Rogers, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (SF) James Patrick | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 06:24 | Vermont | Zachary Sanches makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 06:24 | Vermont | Zachary Sanches makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:00 | Long Beach State | David Curtis comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 45-37 |
| 05:58 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Jimmy Jones | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:34 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Curtis - foul #1 on David Curtis, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (PG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Jeffrey Collins, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Nathan Lucey (SF), Robert Bostic (PF) Blake Vowell, Zachary Sanches, Jimmy Jones | |
| 05:34 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:34 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux misses the dunk attempt | 45-39 |
| 05:22 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 04:59 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-39 |
| 04:58 | Vermont | Robert Bostic tips it home | 45-41 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | David Curtis slams it home | 47-41 |
| 04:11 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 03:52 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough's layup is rejected by Henry Nowicki | 47-41 |
| 03:51 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 03:30 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Douglas Yarbrough - foul #4 on Douglas Yarbrough, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG), James Patrick (SG), Michael Rogers (SF), Ronald Boldt (C) Wendell Boudreaux, Warren Patao, Douglas Yarbrough, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Jimmy Jones (PF) David Foster, Rudolph Giddings, Robert Bostic | |
| 03:30 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Boldt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Blake Vowell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Lucey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Nowicki (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 03:08 | Vermont | Blake Vowell gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 02:55 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod hits a fadeaway from the left side | 47-46 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), Douglas Yarbrough (SF), David Curtis (C) James Patrick, Joseph Guthrie, Ronald Boldt | |
| Subs | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings (SG) Milton Coonrod | |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao lays it up and in | 49-46 |
| 02:07 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 02:06 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Vowell | 49-46 |
| 01:49 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | David Curtis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 00:58 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 00:57 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Vermont | Henry Nowicki connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough loses the dribble to Rudolph Giddings | 51-48 |
| 00:10 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings misses the easy layup | 51-48 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Warren Patao | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Vowell - foul #1 on Blake Vowell, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Patrick (SG) Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao is fouled on the floor by Nathan Lucey - foul #3 on Nathan Lucey, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao is fouled on the floor by Nathan Lucey - foul #4 on Nathan Lucey, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Rudolph Giddings misses long on a fullcourt shot | 53-48 |