| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) SG - William Sydow (fresh) SF - Albert Bush (fresh) PF - Jason Myers (fresh) C - Craig Alcantar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Cory Pagel (fresh) SG - Larry Taylor (fresh) SF - Jason Bogan (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bunger (fresh) C - Kevin Cecere (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Kevin Cecere 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 | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | North Texas | Jason Bogan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Long Beach State | William Sydow gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | North Texas | Jason Bogan grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | North Texas | Jason Bogan is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar misses the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | North Texas | Cory Pagel gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | North Texas | Larry Taylor is hacked by Albert Bush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Bush, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger's floater is tipped away by Craig Alcantar | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Long Beach State | William Sydow pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Taylor - foul #1 on Larry Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Tyler Brundage (SG), Nolan Simon (SF), Joshua Mattern (PF), Dan Peterson (C) Larry Taylor, Jason Bogan, Jeffery Bunger, Kevin Cecere | |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Pagel | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Long Beach State | William Sydow is fouled on the floor by Joshua Mattern - foul #1 on Joshua Mattern, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Kyle Tullos (SF), Mark Woodard (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Eddie Anderson, William Sydow, Albert Bush, Jason Myers, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | North Texas | Pete Lloyd (SG) Cory Pagel | |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Dan Peterson swats the short shot by Seymour Charette | 2-2 |
| 16:34 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:19 | North Texas | Kyle Tullos swats the short shot by Tyler Brundage | 2-2 |
| 16:18 | North Texas | Dan Peterson snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:04 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar (C) Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | North Texas | Cory Pagel (PG), Larry Taylor (SG), Jason Bogan (SF), Jeffery Bunger (PF), Kevin Cecere (C) Tyler Brundage, Pete Lloyd, Nolan Simon, Joshua Mattern, Dan Peterson | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick McGuire (fresh) SG - Robert Rommel (fresh) SF - Kyle Tullos (fresh) PF - Mark Woodard (fresh) C - Craig Alcantar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Cory Pagel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Taylor (fresh) SF - Jason Bogan (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bunger (fresh) C - Kevin Cecere (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Bunger - foul #1 on Jeffery Bunger, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:20 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick McGuire - foul #1 on Patrick McGuire, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), William Sydow (SG) Patrick McGuire, Robert Rommel | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 15:20 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:20 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Anderson | 5-4 |
| 15:00 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger double dribbles | 5-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Albert Bush (SF), Jason Myers (PF) Kyle Tullos, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by William Sydow | 7-4 |
| 14:19 | North Texas | Cory Pagel can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Eddie Anderson - foul #1 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard (C) Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | North Texas | Nolan Simon (SF), Joshua Mattern (C) Jason Bogan, Kevin Cecere | |
| 14:19 | North Texas | Cory Pagel makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:19 | North Texas | Cory Pagel makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 13:53 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | William Sydow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Kyle Tullos (SF), Seymour Charette (C) Eddie Anderson, William Sydow, Albert Bush, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | North Texas | Tyler Brundage (PG), Pete Lloyd (SG), Dan Peterson (C) Cory Pagel, Larry Taylor, Jeffery Bunger | |
| 13:29 | North Texas | Nolan Simon comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 7-6 |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 13:23 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 13:22 | North Texas | Dan Peterson pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:20 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 13:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:40 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern is open but misses the lay-in | 10-6 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 12:22 | North Texas | Nolan Simon is hacked by Kyle Tullos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Tullos, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay (SF), Craig Alcantar (C) Kyle Tullos, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | North Texas | Cory Pagel (PG), Larry Taylor (SG), Jason Bogan (SF), Jeffery Bunger (PF), Kevin Cecere (C) Tyler Brundage, Pete Lloyd, Nolan Simon, Joshua Mattern, Dan Peterson | |
| 12:03 | North Texas | Cory Pagel drills a turnaround from close range | 13-8 |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 11:45 | North Texas | Larry Taylor snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick McGuire (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Rommel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Mackay (fresh) PF - Mark Woodard (fairly fresh) C - Craig Alcantar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Cory Pagel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Taylor (fresh) SF - Jason Bogan (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bunger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Cecere (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | North Texas | Larry Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), William Sydow (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Jason Myers (PF) Patrick McGuire, Robert Rommel, Raymond Mackay, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 13-8 |
| 11:31 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 11:16 | North Texas | Eddie Anderson takes the ball from Cory Pagel | 13-8 |
| 11:02 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar makes the jumper from the left block set up by William Sydow | 15-8 |
| 10:46 | North Texas | Eddie Anderson is called for the reach on Cory Pagel - foul #2 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (PG) Eddie Anderson | |
| Subs | North Texas | Tyler Brundage (SG), Nolan Simon (PF), Joshua Mattern (C) Larry Taylor, Jeffery Bunger, Kevin Cecere | |
| 10:30 | North Texas | Joshua Mattern clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Bush | 17-8 |
| 09:56 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Nolan Simon | 17-10 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joshua Mattern - foul #2 on Joshua Mattern, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Kyle Tullos (SF), Mark Woodard (PF) Brandon Andre, William Sydow, Albert Bush, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | North Texas | Larry Taylor (SG), Steven Mills (PF), Dan Peterson (C) Cory Pagel, Jason Bogan, Joshua Mattern | |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:18 | North Texas | Larry Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-10 |
| 09:16 | North Texas | Dan Peterson hits the follow up shot | 18-12 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Patrick McGuire | 20-12 |
| 08:44 | North Texas | Craig Alcantar steals it from Tyler Brundage | 20-12 |
| 08:35 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire is fouled on the floor by Tyler Brundage - foul #1 on Tyler Brundage, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette (C) Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | North Texas | Pete Lloyd (PG), Jeffery Bunger (PF), Kevin Cecere (C) Tyler Brundage, Nolan Simon, Dan Peterson | |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette is fouled on the floor by Kevin Cecere - foul #1 on Kevin Cecere, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Cory Pagel (PG) Pete Lloyd | |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel loses the dribble to Larry Taylor | 20-12 |
| 07:55 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger is hacked by Kyle Tullos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Tullos, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (PG), William Sydow (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF) Patrick McGuire, Robert Rommel, Kyle Tullos | |
| Subs | North Texas | Pete Lloyd (SG), Jason Bogan (SF) Larry Taylor, Steven Mills | |
| 07:41 | North Texas | Cory Pagel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Brandon Andre - foul #1 on Brandon Andre, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| 07:41 | North Texas | Cory Pagel makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:41 | North Texas | Cory Pagel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Brandon Andre (fresh) SG - William Sydow (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Mackay (fresh) PF - Mark Woodard (fresh) C - Seymour Charette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Cory Pagel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pete Lloyd (fresh) SF - Jason Bogan (fresh) PF - Jeffery Bunger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Cecere (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Long Beach State | Pete Lloyd steals it from William Sydow | 20-14 |
| 07:10 | North Texas | Cory Pagel hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Pete Lloyd | 20-16 |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Mackay | 22-16 |
| 06:37 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger's fadeaway is rejected by Seymour Charette | 22-16 |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | William Sydow gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Cory Pagel steals the ball from William Sydow | 22-16 |
| 06:13 | North Texas | Cory Pagel hits the finger roll | 22-18 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jason Bogan - foul #1 on Jason Bogan, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Craig Alcantar (C) Brandon Andre, William Sydow, Raymond Mackay, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | North Texas | Tyler Brundage (PG), Larry Taylor (SG), Nolan Simon (SF), Steven Mills (PF), Dan Peterson (C) Cory Pagel, Pete Lloyd, Jason Bogan, Jeffery Bunger, Kevin Cecere | |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:32 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Rommel - foul #1 on Robert Rommel, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Myers (PF) Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 05:32 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:32 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:26 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-18 |
| 05:05 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 25-18 |
| 05:03 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage tips it back up and in | 25-20 |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 04:44 | North Texas | Dan Peterson snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:42 | North Texas | Robert Rommel steps in front of the Tyler Brundage pass in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire can't finish the layup | 25-20 |
| 04:40 | North Texas | Nolan Simon pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:37 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage loses the dribble to Patrick McGuire in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush hits the finger roll set up by Patrick McGuire | 27-20 |
| 04:11 | North Texas | Larry Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tyler Brundage | 27-23 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 03:49 | North Texas | Steven Mills gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 03:28 | North Texas | Nolan Simon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 03:27 | North Texas | Steven Mills tips it in | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick McGuire (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Rommel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Alcantar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Tyler Brundage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nolan Simon (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Long Beach State | Larry Taylor steps in front of the Craig Alcantar pass | 27-25 |
| 03:02 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage misses the lay-in | 27-25 |
| 03:00 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Larry Taylor takes the ball from Albert Bush | 27-25 |
| 02:39 | North Texas | Tyler Brundage is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 02:37 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Brundage | 27-25 |
| 02:21 | North Texas | Albert Bush picks off the pass by Tyler Brundage | 27-25 |
| 02:17 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush hits the finger roll | 29-25 |
| 01:56 | North Texas | Steven Mills hits the finger roll | 29-27 |
| 01:34 | Long Beach State | Dan Peterson blocks the short jumper by Craig Alcantar | 29-27 |
| 01:33 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Taylor - foul #2 on Larry Taylor, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), William Sydow (SG), Kyle Tullos (SF), Mark Woodard (C) Patrick McGuire, Robert Rommel, Albert Bush, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | North Texas | Cory Pagel (PG), Pete Lloyd (SG), Jason Bogan (SF), Jeffery Bunger (PF), Kevin Cecere (C) Tyler Brundage, Larry Taylor, Nolan Simon, Steven Mills, Dan Peterson | |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:03 | North Texas | Eddie Anderson steals it from Cory Pagel | 30-27 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 00:37 | North Texas | Kevin Cecere snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 00:32 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd's fadeaway is rejected by William Sydow | 30-27 |
| 00:31 | North Texas | Jeffery Bunger pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:14 | North Texas | Cory Pagel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | William Sydow grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | William Sydow is hacked by Jeffery Bunger - foul #2 on Jeffery Bunger, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay (SF), Seymour Charette (C) Kyle Tullos, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | William Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | William Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Pete Lloyd misses the halfcourt shot | 32-27 |