| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Edward Kokocinski (fresh) SG - James Simpson (fresh) SF - Albert Bush (fresh) PF - James Tsan (fresh) C - Mark Woodard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) PF - John Osborn (fresh) C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard 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 | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Yale | The rebound goes to Joseph McCarthy | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Yale | John Osborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Yale | James Tsan picks off the pass by John Mahan in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Belanger blocks the short jumper by Mark Woodard | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Yale | John Mahan grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Yale | James Tsan steals the ball from John Osborn | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Long Beach State | James Simpson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy misses badly on a shot in the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | John Mahan steals it from James Simpson | 2-0 |
| 16:58 | Yale | James Tsan steals the ball from Kenneth Belanger | 2-0 |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | James Tsan is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Belanger - foul #1 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (PG), William Sydow (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Craig Alcantar (PF), Jason Myers (C) Edward Kokocinski, James Simpson, Albert Bush, James Tsan, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF), William Purnell (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn, Kenneth Belanger | |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Alcantar | 4-0 |
| 16:10 | Yale | Shannon Drain is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Mackay - foul #1 on Raymond Mackay, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 15:50 | Yale | William Purnell misses long on a shot from the right block | 4-0 |
| 15:49 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jerry Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Sydow (fresh) SF - Raymond Mackay (fresh) PF - Craig Alcantar (fresh) C - Jason Myers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) SF - Shannon Drain (fresh) PF - William Magee (fresh) C - William Purnell (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay misses badly on a shot from the right side | 4-0 |
| 15:35 | Yale | William Purnell snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 15:17 | Yale | Shannon Drain knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Redmond | 4-3 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Magee - foul #1 on William Magee, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Simpson (SG) William Sydow | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) Shawn Redmond, John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain, William Magee, William Purnell | |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:04 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kenneth Belanger | 5-3 |
| 14:51 | Yale | John Mahan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-3 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | James Simpson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 14:14 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy is fouled on the floor by Raymond Mackay - foul #2 on Raymond Mackay, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), Albert Bush (SF), James Tsan (PF), Mark Woodard (C) Jerry Cunningham, Raymond Mackay, Craig Alcantar, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 13:55 | Yale | John Osborn can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 8-3 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | James Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | James Simpson travels with the ball | 8-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Sydow (SF) Albert Bush | |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF) Jon Carrier, Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn | |
| 13:02 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 13:00 | Yale | John Brickhouse hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | William Sydow misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 12:53 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kenneth Belanger | 8-5 |
| 12:25 | Yale | William Magee misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Edward Kokocinski - foul #1 on Edward Kokocinski, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Craig Alcantar (PF), Seymour Charette (C) James Simpson, William Sydow, James Tsan, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), William Purnell (C) John Mahan, John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain, Kenneth Belanger | |
| 12:25 | Yale | William Magee misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 12:25 | Yale | William Magee misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 12:25 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Seymour Charette | 8-5 |
| 12:01 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham clanks a shot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 11:59 | Yale | Jon Carrier gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 11:34 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 8-5 |
| 11:33 | Yale | Jon Carrier gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Edward Kokocinski (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Bush (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Alcantar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Seymour Charette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Magee (fresh) C - William Purnell (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Yale | Jon Carrier is open and buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Redmond | 8-7 |
| 11:03 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Cunningham, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Simpson (SG), William Sydow (SF), Jason Myers (PF), Mark Woodard (C) Jerry Cunningham, Albert Bush, Craig Alcantar, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Shannon Drain (SF), John Osborn (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) Shawn Redmond, Joseph McCarthy, William Magee, William Purnell | |
| 10:37 | Yale | John Osborn makes the jumper in the lane set up by John Mahan | 8-9 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | William Sydow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (PG), Albert Bush (SF), James Tsan (PF) Edward Kokocinski, William Sydow, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG) Jon Carrier | |
| 09:48 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger loses the dribble to James Simpson | 8-9 |
| 09:45 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham lays it up and in set up by James Simpson | 10-9 |
| 09:43 | Yale | John Mahan is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Bush - foul #1 on Albert Bush, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar (C) Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph McCarthy (SF), William Purnell (C) Shannon Drain, Kenneth Belanger | |
| 09:25 | Yale | John Mahan is fouled on the floor by Craig Alcantar - foul #1 on Craig Alcantar, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| 09:00 | Yale | John Osborn scores on a shot from the left block set up by Joseph McCarthy and he's fouled by James Tsan - foul #1 on James Tsan, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG) Albert Bush | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 09:00 | Yale | John Osborn misses the free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 08:43 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 08:22 | Yale | John Mahan misses the shot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 08:21 | Yale | John Osborn tips it home | 13-13 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | James Tsan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Mahan - foul #1 on John Mahan, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Sydow (SF), Mark Woodard (C) Jerry Cunningham, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Mahan, John Brickhouse, Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn, William Purnell | |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | James Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | James Tsan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:49 | Yale | Shawn Redmond travels in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Myers (PF) James Tsan | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:41 | Long Beach State | William Sydow clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 07:39 | Yale | William Magee grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 07:37 | Yale | Edward Kokocinski is called for the reach on Shawn Redmond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Kokocinski, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Albert Bush (SF) Edward Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:37 | Yale | Shawn Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:37 | Yale | Shawn Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | James Simpson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 15-15 |
| 07:18 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Sydow (fresh) SG - James Simpson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Bush (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shannon Drain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Magee (fresh) C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Yale | Shawn Redmond is hacked by James Simpson - foul #1 on James Simpson, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| 07:06 | Yale | Shawn Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:06 | Yale | Shawn Redmond misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:06 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 06:19 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 17-16 |
| 06:17 | Yale | William Magee pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:05 | Yale | Jon Carrier buries a floater in the paint set up by Shawn Redmond and he's hacked by James Simpson - foul #2 on James Simpson, team foul #10 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (PG), James Tsan (PF) James Simpson, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF) Shawn Redmond, Shannon Drain, William Magee | |
| 06:05 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:45 | Long Beach State | John Osborn swats the short shot by James Tsan | 17-19 |
| 05:43 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 05:40 | Yale | John Mahan double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar (C) Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG), William Purnell (C) Jon Carrier, Kenneth Belanger | |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Tsan | 20-19 |
| 05:01 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Mahan | 20-21 |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 04:40 | Yale | John Osborn snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 04:11 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph McCarthy, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Myers (PF), Mark Woodard (C) James Tsan, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Brickhouse, Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn, William Purnell | |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | William Sydow connects on the 3 from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 03:34 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 23-21 |
| 03:32 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard is hacked by Kenneth Belanger - foul #2 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), James Simpson (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF) Jerry Cunningham, William Sydow, Albert Bush | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG) John Mahan | |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Mackay | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Edward Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Mackay (fresh) PF - Jason Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shannon Drain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Magee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Yale | Shawn Redmond travels in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | James Simpson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski grabs the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Belanger takes the ball from Jason Myers | 26-21 |
| 02:38 | Yale | Raymond Mackay is called for the reach on Jon Carrier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Mackay, team foul #11 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (SF), James Tsan (PF), Craig Alcantar (C) Raymond Mackay, Jason Myers, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF) Shannon Drain, William Magee | |
| 02:38 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:38 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Craig Alcantar | 26-22 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Cunningham | 28-22 |
| 02:01 | Yale | John Osborn misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Simpson - foul #3 on James Simpson, team foul #12 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Albert Bush (SF) James Simpson | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), William Purnell (C) Shawn Redmond, Jon Carrier, Kenneth Belanger | |
| 02:01 | Yale | John Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:01 | Yale | John Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | John Mahan is called for the reach on Edward Kokocinski - foul #2 on John Mahan, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | James Tsan misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 01:34 | Yale | John Brickhouse grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 01:15 | Yale | William Purnell clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Alcantar - foul #2 on Craig Alcantar, team foul #13 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos (PF), Mark Woodard (C) James Tsan, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | Yale | William Magee (PF) John Osborn | |
| 01:15 | Yale | William Purnell makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:15 | Yale | William Purnell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard tips it home | 30-26 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Woodard - foul #1 on Mark Woodard, team foul #14 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Sydow (SF), Jason Myers (PF) Albert Bush, Kyle Tullos | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Brickhouse, William Purnell | |
| 00:28 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | William Magee is called for the reach on William Sydow - foul #2 on William Magee, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Tsan (PF) Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Shannon Drain (SF), John Osborn (PF) John Mahan, Joseph McCarthy, William Magee | |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | William Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | William Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Shawn Redmond clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-27 |