| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fresh) SG - Horace Gerling (fresh) SF - James Moen (fresh) PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) C - James Ingram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SF - William Perales (fresh) PF - Joel Thompson (fresh) C - Calvin Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | James Ingram 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 | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Long Beach State | Caleb Ramsey is called for the reach on Lloyd Philip in the backcourt - foul #1 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | James Ingram can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joel Thompson - foul #1 on Joel Thompson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | James Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | James Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Evansville | Joel Thompson gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey is hacked by Richard Erikson - foul #1 on Richard Erikson, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 17:47 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson misses the jumper near the basket | 1-5 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | James Ingram snags the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 1-5 |
| 17:26 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 17:10 | Evansville | Joel Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Joel Thompson hits the follow up shot | 1-7 |
| 16:59 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson is denied on a layup by Calvin Williams | 1-7 |
| 16:57 | Evansville | William Perales pulls down the rebound | 1-7 |
| 16:52 | Evansville | William Perales is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Caleb Ramsey | 1-9 |
| 16:44 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson is hacked by William Perales - foul #1 on William Perales, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Larry Heston (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Max Hemphill (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Lloyd Philip, Horace Gerling, James Moen, Richard Erikson, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:34 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-9 |
| 16:30 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-9 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston is denied on a layup by Joel Thompson | 1-9 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Calvin Williams gets the rebound | 1-9 |
| 15:58 | Evansville | William Perales comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-9 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 1-9 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Glen Owen (fresh) SG - Larry Heston (fresh) SF - Steven Brown (fresh) PF - Max Hemphill (fresh) C - Philip Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Perales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-12 |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill misses the floater from close range | 1-12 |
| 15:12 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 1-12 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | William Perales lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 1-14 |
| 14:35 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Horace Gerling (SG), James Moen (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), James Ingram (C) Glen Owen, Larry Heston, Steven Brown, Max Hemphill, Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), George Coon (SF), Timothy Proctor (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, William Perales, Joel Thompson, Calvin Williams | |
| 14:06 | Evansville | George Coon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-14 |
| 14:04 | Long Beach State | James Ingram pulls down the rebound | 1-14 |
| 13:47 | Long Beach State | James Moen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Moen, team foul #2 | 1-14 |
| 13:28 | Evansville | George Coon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Ingram - foul #1 on James Ingram, team foul #3 | 1-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman (PF) Richard Erikson | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:28 | Evansville | George Coon makes the 1st free throw | 1-15 |
| 13:28 | Evansville | George Coon makes the 2nd free throw | 1-16 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Hartman | 4-16 |
| 13:02 | Evansville | Timothy Proctor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Spence and he's hacked by Philip Hartman - foul #1 on Philip Hartman, team foul #4 | 4-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), Glen Owen (SF), Steven Brown (PF) Horace Gerling, James Moen, Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG) Barry Seymour | |
| 13:02 | Evansville | Timothy Proctor makes the free throw | 4-19 |
| 12:44 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Glen Owen | 7-19 |
| 12:42 | Evansville | Ricky Spence is hacked by Steven Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #5 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill (PF) James Ingram | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Joel Thompson (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Timothy Proctor, Ricky Carpenter, George Coon | |
| 12:36 | Evansville | Joel Thompson misses short on a shot in the lane | 7-19 |
| 12:34 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip snags the defensive board | 7-19 |
| 12:20 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-19 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | Calvin Williams pulls down the rebound | 7-19 |
| 11:57 | Evansville | Calvin Williams misses the jumper from the left side | 7-19 |
| 11:56 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown snags the defensive board | 7-19 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Heston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Owen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Max Hemphill (fresh) C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Spence (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joel Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Max Hemphill | 10-19 |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Calvin Williams comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Heston - foul #1 on Larry Heston, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), James Moen (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Lloyd Philip, Glen Owen, Max Hemphill, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Perales (SF), George Coon (PF) Ricky Spence, Joel Thompson | |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Calvin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Calvin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 11:23 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman grabs the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 11:17 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 3 from straight away | 10-20 |
| 11:15 | Evansville | George Coon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | William Perales is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Calvin Williams | 10-23 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Moen | 12-23 |
| 10:45 | Evansville | Larry Heston is called for the reach on George Coon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Heston, team foul #7 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), James Ingram (C) Larry Heston, Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Bland (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), Ricky Carpenter (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, Calvin Williams | |
| 10:45 | Evansville | George Coon makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 10:45 | Evansville | George Coon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | James Moen misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-25 |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson grabs the offensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 10:12 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Philip | 14-25 |
| 09:50 | Evansville | Jason Bland connects on the jump hook in the lane | 14-27 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Jason Bland takes the ball from Lloyd Philip | 14-27 |
| 09:31 | Evansville | Barry Seymour lays it up and in set up by Jason Bland | 14-29 |
| 09:13 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling is fouled on the floor by George Coon - foul #1 on George Coon, team foul #4 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Angel Marino (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Max Hemphill (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Lloyd Philip, Horace Gerling, James Moen, Richard Erikson, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Ricky Spence (SF), Joel Thompson (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Jason Bland, Barry Seymour, William Perales, George Coon, Ricky Carpenter | |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-29 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman tips it home | 16-29 |
| 08:48 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 16-32 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown tips it home | 18-32 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Max Hemphill is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Max Hemphill, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 08:30 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill grabs the board | 18-33 |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Ricky Spence is called for the reach on Steven Brown - foul #1 on Ricky Spence, team foul #5 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Ingram (C) Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Timothy Proctor (PF) Joel Thompson | |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-33 |
| 07:56 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 18-33 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Glen Owen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Angel Marino (fresh) SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Max Hemphill (fresh) C - James Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Spence (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Calvin Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Glen Owen | 21-33 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Horace Gerling (SG), James Moen (SF), Philip Hartman (PF) Glen Owen, Angel Marino, Steven Brown, Max Hemphill | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), William Perales (SF) Caleb Ramsey, Ricky Spence | |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses badly on a floater from the left block | 21-33 |
| 07:19 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling snags the offensive board | 21-33 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | James Moen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 21-33 |
| 07:00 | Evansville | Timothy Proctor snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Horace Gerling takes the ball from William Perales in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| 06:52 | Long Beach State | William Perales is called for the reach on Horace Gerling - foul #2 on William Perales, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Bland (PG), Joel Thompson (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Stephen Johnson, William Perales, Calvin Williams | |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses short on a jump hook from close range | 21-33 |
| 06:40 | Evansville | Jason Bland gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 06:23 | Evansville | Joel Thompson hits a jump hook from close range | 21-35 |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman lays it in and he's fouled by Timothy Proctor - foul #1 on Timothy Proctor, team foul #7 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Angel Marino (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Richard Erikson (PF) Lloyd Philip, Horace Gerling, James Moen, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Ricky Spence (SG), George Coon (SF) Jason Bland, Barry Seymour, Timothy Proctor | |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:36 | Evansville | George Coon is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Carpenter | 24-37 |
| 05:21 | Long Beach State | Caleb Ramsey steals it from Glen Owen | 24-37 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 04:55 | Evansville | George Coon snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Angel Marino is called for the reach on Caleb Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #9 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), James Moen (SF), Max Hemphill (C) Angel Marino, Steven Brown, Philip Hartman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG), Calvin Williams (C) George Coon, Ricky Carpenter | |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | Caleb Ramsey is called for the reach on James Moen - foul #2 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #8 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), James Ingram (C) Glen Owen, Richard Erikson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG) Caleb Ramsey | |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 03:58 | Evansville | Horace Gerling takes the ball from Stephen Johnson | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Gerling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Max Hemphill (fresh) C - James Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Spence (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joel Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-39 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 26-39 |
| 03:20 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 26-39 |
| 03:18 | Evansville | Calvin Williams tips it in | 26-41 |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip is fouled on the floor by Joel Thompson - foul #2 on Joel Thompson, team foul #9 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), Glen Owen (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Steven Brown (C) Horace Gerling, James Moen, Max Hemphill, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), William Perales (SF), Timothy Proctor (PF), George Coon (C) Barry Seymour, Ricky Spence, Joel Thompson, Calvin Williams | |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | George Coon slams it home on a great pass from Caleb Ramsey | 26-43 |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by George Coon - foul #2 on George Coon, team foul #10 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 02:29 | Evansville | William Perales is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Angel Marino (SF) Lloyd Philip | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-43 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | The rebound goes to George Coon | 28-43 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | William Perales misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-43 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Timothy Proctor gets the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | William Perales misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Angel Marino - foul #2 on Angel Marino, team foul #10 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), Philip Hartman (PF), James Ingram (C) Glen Owen, Richard Erikson, Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG), Joel Thompson (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Barry Seymour, Timothy Proctor, George Coon | |
| 01:40 | Evansville | William Perales makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | William Perales misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Stephen Johnson steals it from James Ingram | 28-44 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 28-44 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | James Ingram snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #11 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), James Moen (SF), Max Hemphill (PF) Larry Heston, Angel Marino, James Ingram | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG) Caleb Ramsey | |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Moen | 32-44 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Barry Seymour connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 32-46 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-46 |