| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Grahm (fresh) SG - Lester Baker (fresh) SF - Robert Permenter (fresh) PF - Walter Heckstall (fresh) C - Kevin Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) SF - James Annis (fresh) PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) C - John Paulson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Florida State | Christopher Bruening swats the dunk try by Kevin Murray | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Florida State | Robert Permenter grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Robert Permenter connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Lester Baker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | John Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Long Beach State | John Paulson connects on the floater near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Florida State | Christopher Bruening steals it from Christopher Grahm | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Long Beach State | James Annis makes the 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Bruening | 3-5 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm is hacked by James Annis - foul #1 on James Annis, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, James Annis, Christopher Bruening, John Paulson | |
| 17:32 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Permenter - foul #1 on Robert Permenter, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | Joe Wells is called for the reach on Walter Heckstall - foul #1 on Joe Wells, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Sabol - foul #1 on Maurice Sabol, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:29 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Rich Roberts | 4-9 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Kevin Murray can't connect on a shot from close range | 4-9 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm tips it but misses | 4-9 |
| 16:04 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Grahm (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lester Baker (fresh) SF - Robert Permenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Heckstall (fresh) C - Kevin Murray (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Barrett (fresh) C - Erik Fossett (fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | William Barrett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maurice Sabol and he's fouled by Lester Baker - foul #1 on Lester Baker, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Virgil Weir (SF), Hugh Zadd (C) Robert Permenter, Kevin Murray | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), James Weaver (SG), Christopher Bruening (PF), John Paulson (C) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, Erik Fossett | |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | William Barrett makes the free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:33 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall makes the 3 from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 15:18 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening buries a jump hook from close range | 7-14 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bruening - foul #1 on Christopher Bruening, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG) Christopher Grahm | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), James Annis (SF) James Weaver, William Barrett | |
| 14:49 | Florida State | James Annis steals the ball from Jared Runkle | 7-14 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | John Paulson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 7-14 |
| 14:31 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts tips it back up and in | 7-16 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on John Paulson - foul #1 on John Paulson, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Permenter (SF), Kevin Murray (C) Virgil Weir, Walter Heckstall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), Joe Wells (SF), Erik Fossett (C) John Armstrong, Rich Roberts, James Annis, John Paulson | |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:48 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-16 |
| 13:46 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Bruening | 9-16 |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-16 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kevin Murray | 9-16 |
| 13:14 | Florida State | Erik Fossett swats the dunk try by Hugh Zadd | 9-16 |
| 13:12 | Florida State | Kevin Murray misses the tip | 9-16 |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Grahm (PG), Walter Heckstall (PF) Jared Runkle, Hugh Zadd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), James Annis (SF), John Paulson (C) Maurice Sabol, Malcom Peterson, Joe Wells, Christopher Bruening | |
| 12:26 | Florida State | John Paulson swats the short shot by Walter Heckstall | 9-16 |
| 12:24 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Annis | 9-16 |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:51 | Florida State | Kevin Murray knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Heckstall and he's fouled by Erik Fossett - foul #1 on Erik Fossett, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (SG) Lester Baker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (SG), Christopher Bruening (PF) Rich Roberts, Erik Fossett | |
| 11:51 | Florida State | Kevin Murray makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Grahm (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jared Runkle (fresh) SF - Robert Permenter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) SG - James Weaver (fresh) SF - James Annis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | James Annis scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Weaver | 12-19 |
| 11:12 | Florida State | Jared Runkle makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Heckstall | 15-19 |
| 10:55 | Long Beach State | James Weaver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-19 |
| 10:54 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | James Annis is called for the reach on Robert Permenter - foul #2 on James Annis, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lester Baker (SG), Hugh Zadd (C) Jared Runkle, Kevin Murray | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF) John Armstrong, James Weaver, James Annis, Christopher Bruening | |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Robert Permenter makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Robert Permenter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Barrett | 17-22 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd's pass is intercepted by Joe Wells | 17-22 |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | John Paulson misses the jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 10:13 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 09:55 | Long Beach State | John Paulson snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 09:37 | Long Beach State | William Barrett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Heckstall - foul #1 on Walter Heckstall, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | Virgil Weir (SF) Robert Permenter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Christopher Bruening (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Maurice Sabol, Malcom Peterson, Joe Wells, John Paulson | |
| 09:37 | Long Beach State | William Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:37 | Long Beach State | William Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:37 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 09:30 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | William Barrett snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening is fouled on the floor by Christopher Grahm - foul #1 on Christopher Grahm, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), Arnold Gore (SG), Kevin Murray (C) Christopher Grahm, Lester Baker, Hugh Zadd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF), John Paulson (C) William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| 08:50 | Long Beach State | Jared Runkle steals the ball from John Paulson | 17-23 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-23 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | John Paulson pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | Virgil Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jared Runkle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arnold Gore (fresh) SF - Virgil Weir (fresh) PF - Walter Heckstall (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Paulson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | John Paulson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Murray - foul #1 on Kevin Murray, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Grahm (PG), Lester Baker (SG), Hugh Zadd (PF), Robert Morrell (C) Jared Runkle, Arnold Gore, Walter Heckstall, Kevin Murray | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), Erik Fossett (PF) John Armstrong, Rich Roberts, Christopher Bruening | |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | John Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | John Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 07:20 | Florida State | Virgil Weir misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Wells - foul #2 on Joe Wells, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), William Barrett (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF) Maurice Sabol, Joe Wells, John Paulson | |
| 07:20 | Florida State | Virgil Weir misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:20 | Florida State | Virgil Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett's pass is intercepted by Robert Morrell | 17-24 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm misses the 3 from straight away | 17-24 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Erik Fossett blocks the short jumper by Christopher Grahm | 17-24 |
| 06:43 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christopher Bruening, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Permenter (SF), Kevin Murray (C) Virgil Weir, Robert Morrell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), John Paulson (C) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Christopher Bruening | |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Kevin Murray hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Grahm | 19-24 |
| 05:53 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 05:52 | Long Beach State | William Barrett grabs the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lester Baker - foul #2 on Lester Baker, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (SG), Walter Heckstall (PF) Lester Baker, Hugh Zadd | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG) Maurice Sabol, William Barrett | |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts makes the 3rd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Rich Roberts is called for the reach on Robert Permenter - foul #1 on Rich Roberts, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Barrett (SF) Rich Roberts | |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Robert Permenter makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Robert Permenter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Walter Heckstall steps in front of the William Barrett pass | 21-25 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | Jared Runkle misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:54 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall tips it in | 23-25 |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses long on a shot from close range | 23-25 |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | William Barrett misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 23-25 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Walter Heckstall | 23-25 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jared Runkle | 26-25 |
| 03:55 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lester Baker (SG), Virgil Weir (SF), Hugh Zadd (C) Christopher Grahm, Robert Permenter, Kevin Murray | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jared Runkle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Virgil Weir (fresh) PF - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Zadd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Annis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Paulson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jared Runkle | 28-25 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | James Annis buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Bruening and he's hacked by Virgil Weir - foul #1 on Virgil Weir, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Morrell (C) Walter Heckstall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), James Weaver (SG) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts | |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | James Annis makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:49 | Florida State | Jared Runkle clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-28 |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd tips it home | 30-28 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Bruening | 30-31 |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Jared Runkle is fouled on the floor by John Paulson - foul #2 on John Paulson, team foul #12 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Permenter (SF) Virgil Weir | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG) James Weaver | |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Jared Runkle makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Jared Runkle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:12 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Jared Runkle connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-33 |
| 01:34 | Long Beach State | James Annis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Hugh Zadd snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 01:16 | Florida State | Lester Baker misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 01:14 | Florida State | Robert Morrell can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 01:13 | Long Beach State | James Annis gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | John Paulson clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Permenter - foul #2 on Robert Permenter, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Grahm (PG), Virgil Weir (SF), Walter Heckstall (PF), Kevin Murray (C) Lester Baker, Robert Permenter, Hugh Zadd, Robert Morrell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG) John Armstrong, Rich Roberts | |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | John Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | John Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Kevin Murray snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Walter Heckstall, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett (C) John Paulson | |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Jared Runkle - foul #1 on Jared Runkle, team foul #10 | 35-36 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Walter Heckstall | 35-36 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Virgil Weir and he's hacked by Christopher Bruening - foul #3 on Christopher Bruening, team foul #13 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), John Paulson (C) Maurice Sabol, Christopher Bruening | |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong clanks a halfcourt shot | 38-36 |