| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) PF - Scott Beam (fresh) C - Eric Farrior (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 | Utah State | Eric Farrior wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the shot from the left side set up by Gary Radford | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Utah State | Gary Radford grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Utah State | Gary Radford loses the dribble to Clyde Richardson | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Utah State | Gary Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Christopher Armstrong | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Radford | 7-0 |
| 17:47 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss is fouled on the floor by Eric Farrior - foul #1 on Eric Farrior, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (SF), Anthony Waddell (C) James Moen, Matthew Doss | |
| 17:28 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clyde Richardson - foul #1 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Larry Heston (SG), James Ingram (C) Al Norris, Glen Owen, Clyde Richardson | |
| 17:15 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:51 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna grabs the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:40 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:39 | Utah State | William Richardson pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:29 | Utah State | Walter Chase misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-2 |
| 16:27 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:02 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston loses the dribble to Robert Brown | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) SG - Walter Chase (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Richardson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fresh) SG - Larry Heston (fresh) SF - Ricardo Luna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Waddell (fairly fresh) C - James Ingram (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Utah State | Robert Brown is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Richardson | 10-2 |
| 15:24 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Chase - foul #1 on Walter Chase, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Walter Chase, Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Glen Owen (SG), Clyde Richardson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Lloyd Philip, Larry Heston, Anthony Waddell, James Ingram | |
| 15:24 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:24 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna misses the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:24 | Utah State | Scott Beam snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 15:22 | Utah State | Gary Radford is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Owen - foul #1 on Glen Owen, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) Ricardo Luna | |
| 15:11 | Utah State | Scott Beam buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Armstrong | 12-3 |
| 14:54 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 14:39 | Utah State | Scott Beam lays it up and in set up by Gary Radford and he's fouled by Clyde Richardson - foul #2 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF) Clyde Richardson | |
| 14:39 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the free throw | 15-6 |
| 14:24 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss drills a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Erikson | 15-8 |
| 14:16 | Utah State | Jason Jewett is hacked by Glen Owen - foul #2 on Glen Owen, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG) Glen Owen | |
| 14:06 | Utah State | Jason Jewett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 14:04 | Utah State | Scott Beam pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Scott Beam banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Jewett and he's fouled by Richard Erikson - foul #1 on Richard Erikson, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SG), Christopher Dodd (C) Jason Jewett, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), Ricardo Luna (C) Al Norris, Matthew Doss | |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:37 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson can't finish the layup | 18-8 |
| 13:36 | Utah State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 13:10 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the jumper from the right wing | 18-8 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 18-8 |
| 12:51 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Moen - foul #1 on James Moen, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Robert Brown, Scott Beam | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Anthony Waddell (PF), James Ingram (C) Lloyd Philip, James Moen, Richard Erikson | |
| 12:51 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:51 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:51 | Utah State | William Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-8 |
| 12:37 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Waddell | 19-8 |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna snags the defensive board | 19-8 |
| 12:13 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 11:47 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 19-11 |
| 11:46 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) SG - Jason Jewett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Dodd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fresh) SG - Larry Heston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricardo Luna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Waddell (fresh) C - James Ingram (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by James Neilson - foul #1 on James Neilson, team foul #3 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Chris Reinhard (PF), Eric Farrior (C) Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG), Richard Erikson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Larry Heston, Ricardo Luna, James Ingram | |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:12 | Utah State | Robert Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Al Norris and the foul's on Eric Farrior - foul #2 on Eric Farrior, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Scott Beam (PF), Christopher Dodd (C) James Neilson, Chris Reinhard, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) Anthony Waddell | |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:48 | Utah State | Gary Radford hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Dodd | 25-16 |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | James Moen clanks a jump hook from close range | 25-16 |
| 10:31 | Utah State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 10:24 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses the easy layup | 25-16 |
| 10:22 | Utah State | Walter Chase gets the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | Matthew Doss denies the turnaround by Scott Beam | 25-16 |
| 10:01 | Utah State | Gary Radford tips it in | 27-16 |
| 09:47 | Long Beach State | James Moen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-16 |
| 09:45 | Utah State | Scott Beam gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 09:42 | Utah State | Lloyd Philip is called for the reach on Walter Chase in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Scott Beam, Christopher Dodd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (PF), James Ingram (C) Richard Erikson, Matthew Doss | |
| 09:42 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 09:42 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 09:27 | Long Beach State | Jason Jewett is called for the reach on James Moen - foul #1 on Jason Jewett, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) Walter Chase, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG) Lloyd Philip | |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | James Moen loses the dribble to Chris Reinhard | 29-16 |
| 08:42 | Utah State | William Richardson is open and lays it up and in set up by James Neilson and he's hacked by Ricardo Luna - foul #1 on Ricardo Luna, team foul #8 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SF) Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Ricardo Luna, James Ingram | |
| 08:42 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the free throw | 31-16 |
| 08:42 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss gets the rebound | 31-16 |
| 08:19 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-16 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | James Moen grabs the offensive rebound | 31-16 |
| 08:05 | Long Beach State | James Moen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Al Norris | 31-19 |
| 07:46 | Utah State | Jason Jewett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Neilson | 34-19 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Reinhard (fairly fresh) C - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Larry Heston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Moen (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Waddell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Doss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-19 |
| 07:35 | Utah State | Jason Jewett grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 07:19 | Utah State | William Richardson is hacked by Al Norris - foul #1 on Al Norris, team foul #9 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF) James Neilson, Jason Jewett, Robert Brown, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG), Ricardo Luna (SF), Richard Erikson (PF) Larry Heston, James Moen, Anthony Waddell | |
| 07:19 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 07:19 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 06:53 | Long Beach State | Al Norris drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Philip | 36-22 |
| 06:43 | Utah State | Walter Chase hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 38-22 |
| 06:24 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Armstrong | 38-22 |
| 06:07 | Utah State | Matthew Doss blocks the short jumper by William Richardson | 38-22 |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 05:47 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip is fouled on the floor by William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #6 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (C) Walter Chase, Christopher Armstrong, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), Anthony Waddell (PF), James Ingram (C) Al Norris, Richard Erikson, Matthew Doss | |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | 3 seconds is called on Lloyd Philip | 38-22 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Gary Radford, Scott Beam | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:29 | Utah State | James Neilson is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Philip - foul #2 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #10 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG) Lloyd Philip | |
| 05:29 | Utah State | James Neilson misses the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 05:29 | Utah State | James Neilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 05:01 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell's pass is intercepted by James Neilson | 39-22 |
| 04:59 | Utah State | Robert Brown is hacked by Anthony Waddell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Waddell, team foul #11 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) Jason Jewett | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) Ricardo Luna | |
| 04:59 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 04:59 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | James Ingram can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-22 |
| 04:46 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard gets the rebound | 41-22 |
| 04:42 | Utah State | Robert Brown is whistled for traveling | 41-22 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG) James Neilson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF) James Moen | |
| 04:26 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-22 |
| 04:25 | Utah State | Walter Chase pulls down the rebound | 41-22 |
| 04:08 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 43-22 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | James Ingram hits the finger roll | 43-24 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Reinhard (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Dodd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Heston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Waddell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Erikson (fairly fresh) C - James Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd is fouled on the floor by Larry Heston - foul #1 on Larry Heston, team foul #12 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) Gary Radford, Walter Chase, Robert Brown, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Glen Owen (SG), James Moen (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Al Norris, Larry Heston, Anthony Waddell, Richard Erikson, James Ingram | |
| 03:36 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 03:36 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 03:36 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Matthew Doss | 44-24 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-24 |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Scott Beam grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 03:19 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | James Moen travels with the ball | 44-24 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF) Christopher Dodd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (C) Matthew Doss | |
| 03:05 | Utah State | Glen Owen steps in front of the Christopher Armstrong pass in the backcourt | 44-24 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | James Moen loses the ball out of bounds | 44-24 |
| 02:36 | Utah State | Clyde Richardson is called for the reach on James Neilson - foul #3 on Clyde Richardson, team foul #13 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss (C) Clyde Richardson | |
| 02:36 | Utah State | James Neilson misses the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 02:36 | Utah State | James Neilson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| 02:17 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Ricardo Luna is denied by Scott Beam | 45-24 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip grabs the offensive board | 45-24 |
| 01:56 | Long Beach State | James Moen is hacked by Christopher Armstrong - foul #1 on Christopher Armstrong, team foul #7 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Robert Brown (SF) James Neilson, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF) Matthew Doss | |
| 01:56 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 01:56 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 01:42 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the lay-in | 45-26 |
| 01:41 | Utah State | Eric Farrior pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 01:28 | Utah State | The jump hook by Gary Radford is blocked by Ricardo Luna | 45-26 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 00:59 | Utah State | Gary Radford connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 48-28 |
| 00:46 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-28 |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip tips it but misses | 48-28 |
| 00:42 | Utah State | Eric Farrior grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 00:39 | Utah State | Walter Chase throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF), Christopher Dodd (C) Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Anthony Waddell (SF), James Ingram (C) Lloyd Philip, James Moen, Richard Erikson | |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell misses the lay-in | 48-28 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard is hacked by James Ingram in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ingram, team foul #14 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), William Richardson (C) Walter Chase, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by James Ingram | 49-30 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Jason Jewett comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 49-30 |