| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Edward Kokocinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Sydow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Bush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Alcantar (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 26-33 |
| 18:51 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Hollie - foul #1 on David Hollie, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:51 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:51 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | David Colby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ralph Anderson | 27-36 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard clanks a shot from the right side | 27-36 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard misses short on a shot from the baseline | 27-36 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | David Colby knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Plum | 27-38 |
| 16:30 | Long Beach State | William Sydow is hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Kyle Tullos (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Edward Kokocinski, William Sydow, Albert Bush, Craig Alcantar, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, David Colby, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 16:16 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay clanks a floater from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay can't tip it in | 27-38 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Seymour Charette is called for the reach on Edgar Davis - foul #1 on Seymour Charette, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Myers (PF) Raymond Mackay | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) David Hollie | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) SG - Robert Rommel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Tullos (fresh) PF - Jason Myers (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Seymour Charette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses the open dunk | 27-38 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn tips it home | 27-40 |
| 15:23 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos drills a runner in the lane | 29-40 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Rommel is called for the reach on Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Rommel, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), William Sydow (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF) Eddie Anderson, Robert Rommel, Kyle Tullos | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Ralph Anderson | |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is fouled on the floor by Patrick McGuire - foul #2 on Patrick McGuire, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard (C) Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, Edgar Davis | |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Colby | 29-42 |
| 13:59 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), Robert Rommel (SG) Patrick McGuire, William Sydow | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Jesse Ricca | |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Woodard - foul #1 on Mark Woodard, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (SG), Kyle Tullos (PF) Robert Rommel, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG), Edgar Davis (SF) David Colby, David Hollie | |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 13:20 | Long Beach State | James Bowers steals it from Mark Woodard | 29-44 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Edward Kokocinski is called for the reach on Carl Plum - foul #3 on Edward Kokocinski, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel (SG), Craig Alcantar (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Edward Kokocinski, Raymond Mackay, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Carl Plum, Ralph Anderson | |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | James Bowers is fouled on the floor by Kyle Tullos - foul #1 on Kyle Tullos, team foul #6 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG) Kyle Tullos | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Ernest Gibbs | |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis is open but misses the lay-in | 29-44 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the offensive board | 29-44 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca connects on the open shot from the free throw line set up by James Bowers | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), William Sydow (SG), Albert Bush (SF) Patrick McGuire, Eddie Anderson, Robert Rommel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Colby (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, David Hollie, Edgar Davis | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Edward Kokocinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Sydow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Bush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Alcantar (fresh) 5 pts. C - Seymour Charette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses the tip | 29-46 |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | William Sydow grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-46 |
| 10:30 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush hits a floater from the left side | 31-46 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Bush - foul #2 on Albert Bush, team foul #7 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Kyle Tullos (SF), Jason Myers (PF), Mark Woodard (C) Edward Kokocinski, William Sydow, Albert Bush, Craig Alcantar, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), David Hollie (SF) Carl Plum, David Colby, Ralph Anderson | |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | David Hollie pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Bowers | 31-49 |
| 09:18 | Long Beach State | Ernest Gibbs steals the ball from Patrick McGuire | 31-49 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG) Patrick McGuire | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers grabs the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | The jumper by Eddie Anderson is denied by Edgar Davis | 31-49 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the floater from the left side set up by Donald Quinn and the foul's on Jason Myers - foul #4 on Jason Myers, team foul #8 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Craig Alcantar (PF) Robert Rommel, Kyle Tullos, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Colby (SG) Donald Quinn, James Bowers | |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the free throw | 31-52 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-52 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Mackay | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Edward Kokocinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Mackay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Alcantar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Anderson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 07:26 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Mark Woodard | 34-52 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | David Colby is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Plum | 34-54 |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-54 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | David Colby double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), William Sydow (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Jason Myers (PF), Kyle Tullos (C) Edward Kokocinski, Eddie Anderson, Raymond Mackay, Craig Alcantar, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), James Bowers (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) David Colby, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Gibbs | 36-54 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Myers - foul #5 on Jason Myers, team foul #9 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette (C) Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 36-55 |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Seymour Charette | 36-55 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | William Sydow is fouled on the floor by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel (SG), Craig Alcantar (C) William Sydow, Albert Bush | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Bowers - foul #1 on James Bowers, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Raymond Mackay (SF) Patrick McGuire, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) James Bowers | |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits a wide open shot from the right side set up by Ernest Gibbs | 38-57 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Tullos - foul #2 on Kyle Tullos, team foul #10 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar (C) Kyle Tullos | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (SF) David Hollie | |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 04:03 | Long Beach State | Ernest Gibbs steals it from Eddie Anderson | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis is hacked by Raymond Mackay - foul #1 on Raymond Mackay, team foul #11 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Kyle Tullos (C) Robert Rommel, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, David Colby, Jesse Ricca | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick McGuire (fresh) SG - Eddie Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Mackay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Alcantar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Tullos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edgar Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Anderson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-61 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Raymond Mackay is called for the reach on Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Raymond Mackay, team foul #12 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette (PF) Raymond Mackay | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Edgar Davis | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Ralph Anderson swats the layup by Seymour Charette | 40-62 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | James Bowers pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Eddie Anderson steps in front of the David Hollie pass | 40-62 |
| 02:02 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire lays it up and in set up by Eddie Anderson | 42-62 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 42-62 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | Donald Quinn is called for the reach on Craig Alcantar - foul #3 on Donald Quinn, team foul #5 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel (SG) Patrick McGuire | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Colby (SG) Donald Quinn, James Bowers | |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos is fouled on the floor by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| 01:13 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Ernest Gibbs - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-62 |
| 00:41 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette travels with the ball | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is hacked by Seymour Charette - foul #2 on Seymour Charette, team foul #13 | 44-62 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel gets the offensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Robert Rommel is blocked by Ernest Gibbs | 44-63 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs runs out the clock | 44-63 |