| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Sydow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Bush (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Myers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-38 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Michael Carter clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-38 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Derick Doran clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Norbert Radsky grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 18:59 | Samford | William Topete connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Primo | 39-40 |
| 18:40 | Long Beach State | Michael Carter picks off the pass by Mark Woodard | 39-40 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Norbert Radsky can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 18:31 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | William Topete is called for the reach on Albert Bush - foul #2 on William Topete, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Kyle Tullos (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Eddie Anderson, William Sydow, Albert Bush, Jason Myers, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Thomas Markus (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Daniel Dowdell (PF), George West (C) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, William Topete, Richard Primo, Norbert Radsky | |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Dowdell - foul #2 on Daniel Dowdell, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:01 | Samford | George West grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Raymond Mackay steps in front of the Ruben Meade pass in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 17:57 | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre slams it home set up by Raymond Mackay | 41-40 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Thomas Markus is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Rommel - foul #2 on Robert Rommel, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Maurice Parish makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ruben Meade | 41-42 |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Kyle Tullos | 43-42 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Raymond Mackay is called for the reach on Daniel Dowdell - foul #1 on Raymond Mackay, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard (PF) Raymond Mackay | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:18 | Samford | Thomas Markus misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Maurice Parish grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 17:08 | Samford | George West is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Maurice Parish and the foul's on Seymour Charette - foul #1 on Seymour Charette, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Albert Bush (SF) Kyle Tullos | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), William Topete (SF) Thomas Markus, Maurice Parish | |
| 17:08 | Samford | George West misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:08 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Seymour Charette | 43-44 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Derick Doran misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 16:30 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Rommel | 46-44 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Robert Rommel steps in front of the Derick Doran pass in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 15:59 | Samford | The rebound goes to Daniel Dowdell | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Brandon Andre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Rommel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Woodard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Seymour Charette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ruben Meade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Dowdell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Daniel Dowdell, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), William Sydow (SG), Kyle Tullos (SF), Jason Myers (PF), Craig Alcantar (C) Brandon Andre, Robert Rommel, Albert Bush, Mark Woodard, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Markus (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Derick Doran, Ruben Meade, William Topete, Daniel Dowdell, George West | |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | Michael Carter is called for the reach on William Sydow - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 15:11 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-44 |
| 15:10 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 15:00 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:47 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Richard Primo gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Michael Carter is hacked by William Sydow in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Sydow, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Mark Woodard (PF) Eddie Anderson, Kyle Tullos, Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG) Thomas Markus | |
| 14:37 | Samford | Richard Primo is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 14:36 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:21 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Richard Primo gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:16 | Samford | William Sydow steps in front of the Maurice Parish pass in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Norbert Radsky - foul #2 on Norbert Radsky, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), Victor Miller (PF) Maurice Parish, Richard Primo | |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Michael Carter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Norbert Radsky grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 13:32 | Samford | William Topete is open but misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Victor Miller blocks the short jumper by Craig Alcantar | 49-44 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Derick Doran is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Kyle Tullos (SF), Jason Myers (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Patrick McGuire, William Sydow, Raymond Mackay, Mark Woodard, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Thomas Markus (SG), Daniel Dowdell (PF), George West (C) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, Victor Miller, Norbert Radsky | |
| 12:50 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 12:48 | Samford | George West gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:38 | Samford | William Topete comes up short on the shot from the left block | 51-44 |
| 12:37 | Samford | George West tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 12:31 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers's floater is tipped away by Daniel Dowdell | 51-44 |
| 12:30 | Samford | George West gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Ruben Meade is hacked by Robert Rommel - foul #3 on Robert Rommel, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Albert Bush (SF) Kyle Tullos | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Maurice Parish (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Victor Miller (C) Thomas Markus, William Topete, Daniel Dowdell, George West | |
| 12:03 | Samford | Ruben Meade is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Parish | 51-47 |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Rommel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Bush (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Seymour Charette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ruben Meade (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Victor Miller (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Samford | Jason Myers is called for the reach on Ruben Meade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Myers, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (PG), William Sydow (SG), Mark Woodard (PF), Craig Alcantar (C) Eddie Anderson, Robert Rommel, Jason Myers, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Ruben Meade | |
| 11:29 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Derick Doran | 54-50 |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 11:21 | Samford | Victor Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Derick Doran can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-50 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Sydow | 57-50 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Michael Carter scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Derick Doran | 57-52 |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Richard Primo blocks the short jumper by Mark Woodard | 57-52 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Victor Miller snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Derick Doran is hacked by Craig Alcantar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Alcantar, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Patrick McGuire (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Kyle Tullos (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Brandon Andre, William Sydow, Albert Bush, Mark Woodard, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG), George West (SF), Daniel Dowdell (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Michael Carter, Maurice Parish, Richard Primo, Victor Miller | |
| 10:29 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:08 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Mackay | 59-54 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Derick Doran is fouled on the floor by Seymour Charette - foul #2 on Seymour Charette, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel (SG) Patrick McGuire | |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF) George West | |
| 09:59 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:38 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 09:36 | Samford | William Topete grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Eddie Anderson steals the ball from Ruben Meade in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson misses the dunk attempt | 59-56 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay can't finish the layup | 59-56 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 08:55 | Samford | William Topete buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ruben Meade | 59-58 |
| 08:26 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Seymour Charette | 61-58 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Norbert Radsky misses short on a floater in the paint | 61-58 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-58 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Seymour Charette | 61-58 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay can't finish the layup | 61-58 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rommel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Mackay (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kyle Tullos (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Seymour Charette (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ruben Meade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Dowdell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Norbert Radsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), William Sydow (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Jason Myers (PF), Craig Alcantar (C) Eddie Anderson, Robert Rommel, Raymond Mackay, Kyle Tullos, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Markus (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Richard Primo (PF), George West (C) Derick Doran, Ruben Meade, William Topete, Daniel Dowdell, Norbert Radsky | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Richard Primo can't finish the layup | 61-58 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Michael Carter gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Richard Primo comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by William Sydow - foul #3 on William Sydow, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Richard Primo makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Richard Primo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:41 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 06:39 | Samford | George West snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Michael Carter is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Carter, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard (PF) Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Samford | Victor Miller (PF) Richard Primo | |
| 06:11 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Albert Bush | 63-60 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Albert Bush takes the ball from George West | 63-60 |
| 05:52 | Long Beach State | William Sydow banks in the layup set up by Albert Bush | 65-60 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Maurice Parish is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Markus | 65-63 |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Maurice Parish steals it from William Sydow | 65-63 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Michael Carter buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | William Sydow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Maurice Parish grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Victor Miller loses the dribble to Patrick McGuire in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 04:39 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses the dunk | 65-65 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard grabs the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Thomas Markus - foul #2 on Thomas Markus, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Jason Myers (PF) William Sydow, Albert Bush, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Ruben Meade (SG), William Topete (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Daniel Dowdell (C) Thomas Markus, Michael Carter, Maurice Parish, Victor Miller, George West | |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire makes the 3rd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 67-65 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-65 |
| 03:59 | Samford | Richard Primo pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:55 | Samford | William Topete's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (PG) Patrick McGuire | |
| Subs | Samford | Norbert Radsky (C) Daniel Dowdell | |
| 03:29 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 03:27 | Samford | Norbert Radsky snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Brandon Andre (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Rommel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Mackay (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Alcantar (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ruben Meade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Robert Rommel steals it from Derick Doran | 67-65 |
| 03:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel banks in the layup | 69-65 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Ruben Meade is called for traveling | 69-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Kyle Tullos (SF), Mark Woodard (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Brandon Andre, Raymond Mackay, Jason Myers, Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG), Daniel Dowdell (PF) Derick Doran, Richard Primo | |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel is fouled on the floor by Michael Carter - foul #4 on Michael Carter, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Ruben Meade knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Michael Carter blows the wide open layup | 71-68 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Ruben Meade grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Michael Carter clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eddie Anderson - foul #2 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Sydow (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Jason Myers (PF), Craig Alcantar (C) Robert Rommel, Kyle Tullos, Mark Woodard, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Richard Primo (PF) Ruben Meade, Daniel Dowdell | |
| 01:58 | Samford | Michael Carter makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Michael Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson is fouled on the floor by Michael Carter - foul #5 on Michael Carter, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG) Michael Carter | |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Richard Primo pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Derick Doran hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Ruben Meade is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-73 |
| 00:46 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar is hacked by William Topete - foul #3 on William Topete, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Norbert Radsky grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Norbert Radsky is fouled on the floor by Craig Alcantar - foul #5 on Craig Alcantar, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard (C) Craig Alcantar | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Norbert Radsky makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Norbert Radsky misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | William Sydow grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | William Sydow is hacked by Derick Doran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derick Doran, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | William Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | William Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:14 | Samford | William Sydow is called for the reach on Ruben Meade in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Sydow, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Ruben Meade makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Ruben Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | William Sydow is hacked by Ruben Meade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Meade, team foul #12 | 77-76 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | William Sydow misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | William Sydow misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Richard Primo grabs the board | 77-76 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Ruben Meade is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Richard Primo is called for the reach on William Sydow - foul #2 on Richard Primo, team foul #13 | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | William Sydow misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | William Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ruben Meade misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Sydow (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Albert Bush (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Jason Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ruben Meade (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Norbert Radsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Norbert Radsky steals the ball from Jason Myers | 78-78 |
| 04:41 | Samford | William Topete's pass is intercepted by Mark Woodard in the backcourt | 78-78 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Richard Primo blocks the short jumper by Mark Woodard | 78-78 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson tips it but misses | 78-78 |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard snags the offensive board | 78-78 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-78 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Ruben Meade buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Derick Doran | 81-81 |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 83-81 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Derick Doran is hacked by William Sydow - foul #5 on William Sydow, team foul #13 | 83-81 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Kyle Tullos (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Eddie Anderson, William Sydow, Albert Bush, Jason Myers, Mark Woodard | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Markus (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Daniel Dowdell (PF), George West (C) Ruben Meade, William Topete, Richard Primo, Norbert Radsky | |
| 03:10 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-83 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Thomas Markus pulls down the rebound | 83-83 |
| 02:39 | Samford | George West blows the layup | 83-83 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel grabs the defensive rebound | 83-83 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick McGuire | 85-83 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard (PF) Raymond Mackay | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG) Derick Doran | |
| 02:01 | Samford | Ruben Meade connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 85-85 |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 85-85 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Albert Bush (SF), Jason Myers (PF) Patrick McGuire, Kyle Tullos, Seymour Charette | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), William Topete (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Thomas Markus, Maurice Parish, Daniel Dowdell, George West | |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 85-85 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Woodard | 85-85 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ruben Meade - foul #3 on Ruben Meade, team foul #14 | 85-85 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-85 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Jason Myers takes the ball from William Topete | 87-85 |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers hits a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Ruben Meade - foul #4 on Ruben Meade, team foul #15 | 89-85 |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers misses the free throw | 89-85 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Richard Primo snags the defensive board | 89-85 |
| 01:00 | Samford | William Topete makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Primo | 89-87 |
| 01:00 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-87 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rommel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Albert Bush (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Jason Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (tiring) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Ruben Meade (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Topete (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Topete - foul #4 on William Topete, team foul #16 | 89-87 |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers misses the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| 00:31 | Samford | William Topete grabs the board | 89-87 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Derick Doran is hacked by Jason Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Myers, team foul #14 | 89-87 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 1st free throw | 89-88 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 89-89 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 89-89 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Mark Woodard tips it home | 91-89 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 91-89 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Derick Doran misses long on a halfcourt shot | 91-89 |