| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Horace Gerling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Moen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Hemphill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stacey Hastings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Robards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Merrill Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell misses badly on a runner in the lane | 30-35 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell tips it back up and in | 30-37 |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Edward Robards, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias (PF) Edward Robards | |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Merrill Bell - foul #1 on Merrill Bell, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG) Horace Gerling | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (SF) Stacey Hastings | |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Philip - foul #1 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Ingram (PF), Steven Brown (C) Richard Erikson, Max Hemphill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (SG) Curtis Moore | |
| 19:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell is hacked by Al Norris - foul #3 on Al Norris, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SG), Philip Hartman (C) Al Norris, James Moen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard (SF), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, Merrill Bell | |
| 18:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenny Woodard | 32-40 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | Larry Mendelsohn is called for the reach on Glen Owen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Mendelsohn, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG) John Mathias | |
| 18:30 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF) James Ingram | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 18:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mitchel Hamm | 32-42 |
| 18:14 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), Angel Marino (SF) Lloyd Philip, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), Merrill Bell (C) Mitchel Hamm, Larry Mendelsohn, Kenny Woodard | |
| 17:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore is hacked by Horace Gerling - foul #2 on Horace Gerling, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Max Hemphill (C) Glen Owen, Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias (PF) Aaron Terry | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore is whistled for a carry | 32-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG) Frederic Grier | |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Trombly - foul #3 on Gregory Trombly, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG) Gregory Trombly | |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Larry Mendelsohn | 34-44 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Curtis Moore - foul #3 on Curtis Moore, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), James Ingram (PF) Larry Heston, Richard Erikson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (SG) Curtis Moore | |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn is hacked by Lloyd Philip in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Angel Marino (SF) James Moen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #2 on Angel Marino, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Brown (SF) Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG) Larry Mendelsohn | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-45 |
| 16:30 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 16:25 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Horace Gerling | 36-45 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-45 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Stacey Hastings | 36-45 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Gerling (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Hemphill (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Frederic Grier (fairly fresh) SG - Mitchel Hamm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stacey Hastings (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mathias (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Merrill Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mitchel Hamm | 39-50 |
| 15:02 | Long Beach State | James Ingram connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Horace Gerling | 41-50 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lloyd Philip steals the ball from Stacey Hastings in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 14:45 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown tips it but misses | 41-50 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Philip - foul #3 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Glen Owen (SG), James Moen (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Lloyd Philip, Horace Gerling, Steven Brown, James Ingram, Max Hemphill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Kenny Woodard (SF), Edward Robards (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Frederic Grier, Mitchel Hamm, Stacey Hastings, John Mathias, Merrill Bell | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Hartman | 41-50 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards tips it in | 41-52 |
| 14:21 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard is hacked by Richard Erikson - foul #1 on Richard Erikson, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (SG) Curtis Moore | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 14:04 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson makes the wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Moen | 43-54 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry double dribbles | 43-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Angel Marino (SF) James Moen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore (SG) Kenny Woodard | |
| 13:34 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Angel Marino, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), James Ingram (C) Glen Owen, Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 13:09 | Long Beach State | James Ingram pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:51 | Long Beach State | Al Norris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF), Max Hemphill (C) Angel Marino, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell (C) Aaron Terry | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 12:27 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Al Norris | 45-54 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards hits a jumper in the paint set up by Curtis Moore and the foul's on Al Norris - foul #4 on Al Norris, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Lloyd Philip (SG) Al Norris, Larry Heston | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard (C) Merrill Bell | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 12:03 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill scores on a floater from the right block set up by Glen Owen | 47-57 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Max Hemphill | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Glen Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Philip (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Moen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Erikson (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Hemphill (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Moore (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (tiring) 4 ast. PF - Edward Robards (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenny Woodard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Moen - foul #1 on James Moen, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), Angel Marino (SF), Philip Hartman (PF), Steven Brown (C) Glen Owen, James Moen, Richard Erikson, Max Hemphill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, Curtis Moore, Kenny Woodard | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:46 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 10:22 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:05 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown is called for traveling | 47-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Glen Owen (SG), James Moen (SF), James Ingram (PF) Lloyd Philip, Horace Gerling, Angel Marino, Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Stacey Hastings (SF), Merrill Bell (C) Frederic Grier, Larry Mendelsohn, Aaron Terry | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Ingram | 47-58 |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Trombly - foul #4 on Gregory Trombly, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman (C) Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Kenny Woodard (PF) Gregory Trombly, Edward Robards | |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 09:14 | Long Beach State | James Ingram misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman grabs the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | James Ingram lays it up and in | 51-58 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Merrill Bell | 51-60 |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Stacey Hastings is called for the reach on James Moen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stacey Hastings, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Horace Gerling (SG), Richard Erikson (PF) Larry Heston, Glen Owen, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore (SG), John Mathias (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Mitchel Hamm, Kenny Woodard, Merrill Bell | |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Erikson - foul #2 on Richard Erikson, team foul #11 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Brown (C) Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip is called for traveling | 53-62 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Angel Marino (SF) Lloyd Philip, James Moen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (PG), Edward Robards (PF) Frederic Grier, John Mathias | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Heston is called for the reach on Mitchel Hamm - foul #2 on Larry Heston, team foul #12 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), James Ingram (PF), Max Hemphill (C) Horace Gerling, Richard Erikson, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Merrill Bell (C) Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, Aaron Terry | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:52 | Long Beach State | Mitchel Hamm is called for the reach on Al Norris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitchel Hamm, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| 07:52 | Long Beach State | Al Norris makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 07:52 | Long Beach State | Al Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell hits a wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mitchel Hamm | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Heston (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Angel Marino (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Ingram (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Max Hemphill (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mitchel Hamm (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edward Robards (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Merrill Bell (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Al Norris scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Al Norris - foul #5 on Al Norris, team foul #13 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Lloyd Philip (SG), James Moen (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Al Norris, Larry Heston, Angel Marino, James Ingram, Max Hemphill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), Aaron Terry (C) Mitchel Hamm, Larry Mendelsohn, Merrill Bell | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:53 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-68 |
| 06:33 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is fouled on the floor by Gregory Trombly - foul #5 on Gregory Trombly, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), Steven Brown (C) Lloyd Philip, Richard Erikson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Kenny Woodard (PF), John Mathias (C) Gregory Trombly, Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, Edward Robards, Aaron Terry | |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Mitchel Hamm | 58-68 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederic Grier | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:54 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Ingram (PF) James Moen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Brown steals it from Larry Mendelsohn | 58-71 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Lloyd Philip (SG), Angel Marino (SF), Max Hemphill (C) Glen Owen, Horace Gerling, James Ingram, Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore (SG), Edward Robards (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Mitchel Hamm, Larry Mendelsohn, John Mathias | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-73 |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston travels in the backcourt | 58-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF) Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings (SF) Kenny Woodard | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-73 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (SG), Aaron Terry (C) Curtis Moore, Merrill Bell | |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill comes up short on the runner in the lane | 58-73 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lloyd Philip is called for the reach on Frederic Grier - foul #4 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #14 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Ingram (C) Max Hemphill | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (SF) Stacey Hastings | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 03:52 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston's pass is intercepted by Aaron Terry | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier's pass is intercepted by Larry Heston | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston is hacked by Frederic Grier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederic Grier, team foul #10 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SG), James Moen (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Lloyd Philip, Angel Marino, Richard Erikson, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore (SG), Kenny Woodard (SF), John Mathias (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Frederic Grier, Mitchel Hamm, Edward Robards, Aaron Terry | |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #15 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG) Larry Heston | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings (SF) Kenny Woodard | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Glen Owen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Gerling (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Moen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Hartman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Larry Mendelsohn (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Moore (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stacey Hastings (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mathias (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Merrill Bell (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Horace Gerling | 62-77 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (SG), James Ingram (C) Horace Gerling, James Moen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Kenny Woodard (SF), Aaron Terry (C) Larry Mendelsohn, Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, Merrill Bell | |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown's pass is intercepted by Mitchel Hamm in the backcourt | 62-77 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Mathias | 62-80 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Frederic Grier steps in front of the Glen Owen pass in the backcourt | 62-80 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier misses the lay-in | 62-80 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-80 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lloyd Philip takes the ball from John Mathias | 62-80 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Philip | 65-80 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias misses short on an open floater from the right side | 65-80 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman gets the rebound | 65-80 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-80 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG) Frederic Grier | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-80 |
| 01:28 | Long Beach State | James Ingram pulls down the rebound | 65-80 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | James Ingram is hacked by John Mathias - foul #1 on John Mathias, team foul #11 | 65-80 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | James Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 66-80 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | James Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry gets the rebound | 66-80 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn is hacked by Glen Owen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Owen, team foul #16 | 66-80 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn makes the 1st free throw | 66-81 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman makes the fadeaway in the paint | 68-82 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Philip - foul #5 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #17 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG) Lloyd Philip | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn makes the 1st free throw | 68-83 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Glen Owen | 71-84 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 71-84 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman pulls down the rebound | 71-84 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Heston | 73-84 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn runs out the clock | 73-84 |