| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) SF - Richard Troche (fresh) PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) SG - Mile Zirk (fresh) SF - Earl Edwards (fresh) PF - Henry Cotten (fresh) C - Floyd Chartier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Mississippi | Mile Zirk steps in front of the Louis Boyer pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams connects on the 3 from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-6 |
| 18:56 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Carl Cardiel steals it from Mile Zirk in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-6 |
| 18:16 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Louis Boyer | 2-6 |
| 17:48 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Williams | 2-8 |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Chartier | 2-8 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Floyd Chartier - foul #1 on Floyd Chartier, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Howard, Carl Cardiel, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Thomas (PG), Piao Chu (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Ron Bacher (PF), Ira Hasse (C) Charles Williams, Mile Zirk, Earl Edwards, Henry Cotten, Floyd Chartier | |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:06 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Troche - foul #1 on Richard Troche, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SF) Richard Troche | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ron Bacher - foul #1 on Ron Bacher, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse snags the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Milton Christman - foul #1 on Milton Christman, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Alexander Michael (PF) Nicholas Wilder, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), William Shiffer (SF), Henry Cotten (PF) John Thomas, Piao Chu, Kenneth Roberts, Ira Hasse | |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Cudney (fresh) SG - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) SF - Victor Perales (fairly fresh) PF - Alexander Michael (fresh) C - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Samuel Baker (fresh) SG - Mile Zirk (fairly fresh) SF - William Shiffer (fresh) PF - Henry Cotten (tiring) C - Ron Bacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman's pass is intercepted by Samuel Baker | 4-11 |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | Alexander Michael steals the ball from Samuel Baker in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Mile Zirk steals it from Jason Cudney | 4-11 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Cudney - foul #1 on Jason Cudney, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) Victor Perales | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Henry Cotten | |
| 15:03 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Baker - foul #1 on Samuel Baker, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Louis Boyer (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Carl Cardiel, Gaston Tidwell, Alexander Michael, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), Piao Chu (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Henry Cotten (PF) Samuel Baker, Mile Zirk, William Shiffer, Ron Bacher | |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Cudney - foul #2 on Jason Cudney, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG) Jason Cudney | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 14:26 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-13 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Roberts picks off the pass by Richard Troche in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Henry Cotten | 6-15 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Howard, Richard Troche, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards (SF), Ira Hasse (C) Kenneth Roberts, Floyd Chartier | |
| 13:47 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams is hacked by Nicholas Wilder - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Milton Christman (C) Nicholas Wilder, Louis Boyer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (SG), John Thomas (SF), Ron Bacher (C) Piao Chu, Earl Edwards, Henry Cotten | |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | John Thomas makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-17 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 6-17 |
| 13:17 | Long Beach State | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 6-17 |
| 12:51 | Long Beach State | John Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Williams | 6-20 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-20 |
| 12:36 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse pulls down the rebound | 6-20 |
| 12:29 | Long Beach State | Carl Cardiel takes the ball from Mile Zirk | 6-20 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel banks in the layup | 8-20 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Gaston Tidwell, Carl Cardiel, Victor Perales, Robert Brown, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SG), William Shiffer (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Charles Williams, Mile Zirk, John Thomas, Ira Hasse, Ron Bacher | |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 8-20 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Roberts - foul #1 on Kenneth Roberts, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (SG) Henry Cotten | |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (tired) SG - Nicholas Wilder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Troche (tired) 1 pts. PF - Alexander Michael (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Petree (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) SG - Piao Chu (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Shiffer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Chartier (tiring) | |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker is hacked by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer (PF) Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards (SF), Henry Cotten (PF) William Shiffer, Kenneth Roberts | |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-20 |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder clanks a 3 from the right corner | 10-22 |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten pulls down the rebound | 10-22 |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu travels with the ball | 10-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Milton Christman (C) William Howard, Nicholas Wilder, Richard Troche, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), Kenneth Roberts (C) Samuel Baker, Piao Chu, Floyd Chartier | |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-22 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel is hacked by Mile Zirk - foul #1 on Mile Zirk, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (C) Milton Christman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Shiffer (SF), Ron Bacher (C) Earl Edwards, Henry Cotten | |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-22 |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 09:47 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts drills a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Louis Boyer - foul #1 on Louis Boyer, team foul #8 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG), Richard Troche (SF), Robert Brown (PF), Milton Christman (C) Carl Cardiel, Victor Perales, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Thomas (PG) Charles Williams | |
| 09:47 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts misses the free throw | 10-24 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 10-24 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Troche, team foul #9 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG) Richard Troche | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Ira Hasse (PF) Mile Zirk, William Shiffer, Kenneth Roberts | |
| 09:15 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Piao Chu and he's fouled by William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #10 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), Henry Cotten (PF) John Thomas, Ron Bacher | |
| 09:15 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards makes the free throw | 10-27 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-27 |
| 08:40 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-27 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse misses the tip | 13-27 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten hits the follow up shot | 13-29 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-29 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu snags the defensive board | 13-29 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 13-29 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-29 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 13-29 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman tips it but misses | 13-29 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown tips it but misses | 13-29 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 13-29 |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-29 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 13-29 |
| 07:32 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder hits a floater from the left wing | 15-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nicholas Wilder (tired) 4 pts. SG - Carl Cardiel (very tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gaston Tidwell (tired) 3 pts. PF - Robert Brown (tiring) 4 reb. C - Milton Christman (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Piao Chu (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Henry Cotten (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Hasse (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-29 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-29 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel tips it but misses | 15-29 |
| 06:52 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten pulls down the rebound | 15-29 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Gaston Tidwell is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #1 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #11 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Gaston Tidwell, Robert Brown, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (SG), John Thomas (SF), Kenneth Roberts (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Piao Chu, Earl Edwards, Henry Cotten, Ira Hasse | |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree gets the rebound | 15-30 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-30 |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 05:57 | Long Beach State | Carl Cardiel is called for the reach on Mile Zirk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #12 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer (PF) Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher (PF) Charles Williams | |
| 05:57 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 05:57 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG) Nicholas Wilder | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | John Thomas misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-32 |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher is fouled on the floor by Alexander Michael - foul #1 on Alexander Michael, team foul #13 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree (C) Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), William Shiffer (SF) John Thomas, Kenneth Roberts | |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher misses the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Mile Zirk steals it from Carl Cardiel in the backcourt | 15-33 |
| 05:06 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-33 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer snags the defensive board | 15-33 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Baker - foul #2 on Samuel Baker, team foul #6 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG) Gaston Tidwell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG) Samuel Baker | |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Carl Cardiel is called for the reach on Mile Zirk - foul #2 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #14 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG) Carl Cardiel | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts (SF) William Shiffer | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 16-33 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 1st free throw | 16-34 |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 2nd free throw | 16-35 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-35 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree can't tip it in | 16-35 |
| 04:08 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 03:54 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-35 |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts tips it but misses | 16-35 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 03:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Bacher swats the short shot by Manuel Petree | 16-35 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts grabs the board | 16-35 |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | Louis Boyer steals the ball from Ron Bacher | 16-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nicholas Wilder (very tired) 4 pts. SG - Gaston Tidwell (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Victor Perales (tired) PF - Louis Boyer (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Petree (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mile Zirk (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ron Bacher (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Alexander Michael (C) Nicholas Wilder, Gaston Tidwell, Victor Perales, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), John Thomas (SG), William Shiffer (SF), Henry Cotten (PF) Charles Williams, Mile Zirk, Kenneth Roberts, Floyd Chartier | |
| 03:06 | Long Beach State | John Thomas misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 16-35 |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Troche | 16-35 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-35 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael grabs the offensive board | 16-35 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the easy layup | 16-35 |
| 02:29 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten grabs the board | 16-35 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Richard Troche steps in front of the Samuel Baker pass | 16-35 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael misses the fadeaway from the left block | 16-35 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael grabs the offensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is hacked by Samuel Baker - foul #3 on Samuel Baker, team foul #7 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jason Cudney, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Kenneth Roberts (PF), Ira Hasse (C) Samuel Baker, John Thomas, William Shiffer, Henry Cotten, Ron Bacher | |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 17-35 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 17-35 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman grabs the board | 17-35 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ira Hasse picks off the pass by Carl Cardiel | 17-35 |
| 00:46 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk is hacked by Carl Cardiel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #15 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SG), Manuel Petree (C) Carl Cardiel, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG) Piao Chu | |
| 00:46 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 00:46 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 2nd free throw | 17-37 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman is hacked by Ira Hasse - foul #1 on Ira Hasse, team foul #8 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Kenneth Roberts | |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 1st free throw | 18-37 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse is open and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Floyd Chartier | 19-39 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is hacked by Earl Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Edwards, team foul #9 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (SG), Kenneth Roberts (PF) Mile Zirk, Ira Hasse | |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier snags the defensive board | 19-39 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu is fouled in the backcourt by William Howard - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #16 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu misses the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 19-39 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman grabs the board | 19-39 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche connects on the 3 from straight away | 22-39 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-42 |