| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Andrew Schultz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Everett Briggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Neumann (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Long Beach State | Fang Wang steals it from Andrew Schultz in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 19:43 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:19 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Christopher Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Milton Hefner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Fang Wang snags the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Fang Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 18:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Everett Briggs | 39-34 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Christopher Jackson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Andrew Schultz - foul #3 on Andrew Schultz, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, John Raczynski, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson (PG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Brad Norman (PF) Andrew Schultz, Ronald Garrett, Everett Briggs | |
| 18:13 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:47 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Greg Johnson | 42-37 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Christopher Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:05 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG) Carmelo Fuentes | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF), Andrew Schultz (C) Taiwo Abdelaziz, Michael Neumann | |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Yard - foul #3 on William Yard, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) William Yard, Robert Preusser, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:30 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:08 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Garf Glomski snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Fang Wang misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-39 |
| 15:41 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Kennedy | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Hefner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Greg Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Silver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brad Norman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Schultz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Houston | Frank Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Frank Kennedy snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Greg Johnson - foul #4 on Greg Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Preusser (PF) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Everett Briggs (PF), Michael Neumann (C) Greg Johnson, Ronald Garrett, Brad Norman | |
| 15:05 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Silver | 44-42 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Todd Brown clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Garf Glomski snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Robert Preusser drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 13:44 | Long Beach State | Todd Brown steps in front of the Ronald Silver pass | 47-42 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Robert Preusser clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 13:26 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver is fouled on the floor by Garf Glomski - foul #1 on Garf Glomski, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Otto Hall (C) John Raczynski, Todd Brown, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF) Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett lays it in | 47-44 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Everett Briggs - foul #2 on Everett Briggs, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Milton Hefner (PF) William Yard, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:52 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Otto Hall - foul #1 on Otto Hall, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Fang Wang misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Schultz - foul #4 on Andrew Schultz, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson (PG), Brad Norman (PF) Andrew Schultz, Everett Briggs | |
| 12:06 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:58 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF) Greg Johnson | |
| 11:58 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:58 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Fang Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG) Carmelo Fuentes | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson (PG) Ronald Garrett | |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 11:30 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Pennington (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Greg Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Silver (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Norman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Neumann (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Greg Johnson takes the ball from Fang Wang | 50-48 |
| 11:09 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 11:08 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz tips it in | 50-50 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Milton Hefner can't finish the layup | 50-50 |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:26 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman hits the finger roll | 50-52 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Christopher Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, David Pennington, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF), Everett Briggs (PF) Taiwo Abdelaziz, Brad Norman | |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Preusser - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brad Norman (PF) Greg Johnson | |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:33 | Houston | John Raczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF) Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz (PG) Brad Norman | |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Robert Preusser grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Frank Kennedy loses the dribble to Andrew Schultz in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Schultz | 50-56 |
| 08:57 | Houston | John Raczynski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Preusser | 52-56 |
| 08:38 | Long Beach State | William Yard is called for the reach on Andrew Schultz - foul #4 on William Yard, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), David Pennington (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Otto Hall (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:38 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 52-56 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Otto Hall | 54-56 |
| 08:01 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Schultz | 54-58 |
| 07:42 | Houston | David Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), William Yard (SG), Garf Glomski (C) Carmelo Fuentes, David Pennington, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson (PG), Brad Norman (PF) Ronald Silver, Everett Briggs | |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Todd Brown denies the turnaround by Michael Neumann | 54-58 |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Yard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) PF - Otto Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Greg Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Schultz (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Garrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brad Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Neumann (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Greg Johnson | 54-60 |
| 06:58 | Houston | William Yard's pass is intercepted by Andrew Schultz in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 06:46 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Fang Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Frank Kennedy (C) William Yard, Todd Brown, Otto Hall, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF) Ronald Garrett | |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #2 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver (SG) Michael Neumann | |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Silver - foul #4 on Ronald Silver, team foul #5 | 54-64 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Fang Wang connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Raczynski | 57-64 |
| 05:58 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz misses long on a floater near the basket | 57-64 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Frank Kennedy gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Brad Norman - foul #3 on Brad Norman, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Robert Preusser (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, John Raczynski, Milton Hefner, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF), Everett Briggs (PF) Taiwo Abdelaziz, Brad Norman | |
| 05:29 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-64 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Garf Glomski pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Christopher Jackson can't finish the layup | 57-64 |
| 05:20 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs misses the fadeaway from the right side | 57-64 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Christopher Jackson grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 04:55 | Houston | William Yard is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Silver - foul #5 on Ronald Silver, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Otto Hall (C) Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann (C) Ronald Silver | |
| 04:55 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:55 | Houston | William Yard misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:55 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Ronald Garrett | 58-64 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Todd Brown is called for the reach on Ronald Garrett - foul #1 on Todd Brown, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Otto Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 58-65 |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-65 |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson hits the follow up shot | 58-67 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes is called for a charge - foul #3 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF) William Yard, Carmelo Fuentes, Todd Brown, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Brad Norman (PF) Ronald Garrett, Everett Briggs | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Milton Hefner connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Fang Wang and the foul's on Michael Neumann - foul #4 on Michael Neumann, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (C) Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:30 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann is denied on a dunk by Garf Glomski | 60-67 |
| 03:13 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz snags the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz is whistled for a carry | 60-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF), Robert Preusser (PF) Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF) Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Greg Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Schultz (tired) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Garrett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brad Norman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Neumann (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 02:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 02:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Garf Glomski | 60-67 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Garf Glomski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Raczynski | 63-67 |
| 02:08 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Ronald Garrett - foul #1 on Ronald Garrett, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF) Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs (PF) Brad Norman | |
| 01:48 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Garf Glomski gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Fang Wang is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Johnson - foul #5 on Greg Johnson, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Zanis (SG) Greg Johnson | |
| 01:19 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | John Zanis misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Garf Glomski - foul #2 on Garf Glomski, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | John Zanis makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | John Zanis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Fang Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-72 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | John Zanis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-72 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the board | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | John Raczynski's pass is intercepted by Ronald Garrett in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett is fouled on the floor by Milton Hefner - foul #1 on Milton Hefner, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Brad Norman (PF) John Zanis, Everett Briggs | |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Christopher Jackson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-73 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz is hacked by John Raczynski in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Raczynski, team foul #13 | 67-73 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Brad Norman is called for the reach on Fang Wang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brad Norman, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Zanis (SG), Everett Briggs (PF) Taiwo Abdelaziz, Brad Norman | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:19 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann is fouled in the backcourt by John Raczynski - foul #4 on John Raczynski, team foul #14 | 69-73 |
| 00:19 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:19 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Jackson | 69-74 |
| 00:17 | Houston | John Zanis picks off the pass by Fang Wang in the backcourt | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | John Raczynski is called for the reach on Ronald Garrett - foul #5 on John Raczynski, team foul #15 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG) John Raczynski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Brad Norman (PF) John Zanis, Everett Briggs | |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Christopher Jackson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Yard | 72-75 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett is hacked by Fang Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fang Wang, team foul #16 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs (PF) Brad Norman | |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-77 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the offensive board | 72-77 |