| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Carlile (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Savory (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Norman (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Samuel Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Cotten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards inbounds the ball | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Savory - foul #2 on Michael Savory, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 51-35 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Carlile - foul #3 on James Carlile, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (PG), Harry McConaughy (SG), Dale Gardner (SF), William McElhinny (PF) James Carlile, Michael Savory, Jason Gordon, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Heist (SG), Ron Bacher (C) Samuel Baker, Floyd Chartier | |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Heist - foul #3 on David Heist, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Louis (C) Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Mario Whitt (SG), David Shaffer (SF), Ira Hasse (C) James Young, David Heist, Earl Edwards, Henry Cotten | |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 18:53 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Arnold | 56-37 |
| 18:43 | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Arnold - foul #1 on Robert Arnold, team foul #3 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG) Robert Arnold | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ron Bacher and he's hacked by William McElhinny - foul #1 on William McElhinny, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon (SF), Jon Goodman (PF) Dale Gardner, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Ron Bacher | |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Israel Shrader | 58-40 |
| 18:11 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Shrader - foul #1 on Israel Shrader, team foul #5 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Gregory Norman (C) Harry McConaughy, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Young (SG), Henry Cotten (PF) Mario Whitt, Ira Hasse | |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | James Young is hacked by Jon Goodman - foul #3 on Jon Goodman, team foul #6 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (SG), William McElhinny (PF) Israel Shrader, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Julian Corchado (SF) David Shaffer | |
| 17:33 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 17:31 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to James Young | 58-40 |
| 17:20 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier misses the fadeaway from the left side | 58-40 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten misses the tip | 58-40 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Henry Cotten denies the turnaround by Gregory Norman | 58-40 |
| 16:57 | Long Beach State | James Young gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 16:52 | Long Beach State | William McElhinny is called for the reach on Henry Cotten - foul #2 on William McElhinny, team foul #7 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (PG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Mark Louis (PF) Ivan Ciskowski, Jason Gordon, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt (PG), Earl Edwards (SF), Ron Bacher (C) Samuel Baker, Julian Corchado, Floyd Chartier | |
| 16:52 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 16:52 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold is hacked by Mario Whitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Whitt, team foul #2 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse (C) Henry Cotten | |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Dale Gardner (C) Michael Savory, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:31 | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman (C) Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 16:05 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Gardner | 61-42 |
| 16:03 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Hasse | 61-42 |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Young | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Arnold (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Norman (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mario Whitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Young (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ron Bacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Hasse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 15:31 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 15:27 | Long Beach State | Dale Gardner blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Young | 61-45 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 15:05 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher is fouled on the floor by Dale Gardner - foul #2 on Dale Gardner, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Michael Savory (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Jon Goodman (PF), Mark Louis (C) Israel Shrader, Robert Arnold, Harry McConaughy, Dale Gardner, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Heist (PG), William Shiffer (SG), David Shaffer (SF), Henry Cotten (PF) Mario Whitt, James Young, Earl Edwards, Ira Hasse | |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Savory | 64-47 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer blows the layup | 64-47 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | James Carlile grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 14:12 | Notre Dame | Ron Bacher is called for the reach on James Carlile in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Bacher, team foul #3 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), William McElhinny (C) Michael Savory, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Ron Bacher | |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | James Carlile drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Gordon | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Jon Goodman swats the layup by Henry Cotten | 66-47 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | William Shiffer takes the ball from Ivan Ciskowski in the backcourt | 66-47 |
| 13:42 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Floyd Chartier | 66-49 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | James Carlile is fouled on the floor by David Shaffer - foul #3 on David Shaffer, team foul #4 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (SG) Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Earl Edwards (SF) David Heist, David Shaffer | |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Savory | 68-49 |
| 12:51 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 68-49 |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten grabs the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker is fouled on the floor by Jon Goodman - foul #4 on Jon Goodman, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF), Mark Louis (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Jason Gordon, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Julian Corchado (SF) Earl Edwards | |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Floyd Chartier denies the turnaround by Gregory Norman | 68-51 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:20 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer is hacked by Harry McConaughy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry McConaughy, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Heist (PG), Ron Bacher (PF) Samuel Baker, Henry Cotten | |
| 12:20 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 12:20 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Ron Bacher picks off the pass by James Carlile in the backcourt | 68-53 |
| 12:06 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | James Carlile grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory is hacked by William Shiffer in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Shiffer, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG) Michael Savory | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Young (SG), Earl Edwards (SF) William Shiffer, Julian Corchado | |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis's pass is intercepted by Ron Bacher | 68-53 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | James Carlile picks off the pass by James Young in the backcourt | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Carlile (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Harry McConaughy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Louis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Norman (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Heist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Young (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Ron Bacher (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Chartier (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 68-53 |
| 11:41 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 11:34 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher snags the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 11:14 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-53 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Floyd Chartier - foul #1 on Floyd Chartier, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon (SF), William McElhinny (PF) Ivan Ciskowski, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), David Shaffer (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), Ira Hasse (C) David Heist, Earl Edwards, Ron Bacher, Floyd Chartier | |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 11:03 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | Ira Hasse swats the dunk try by Jason Gordon | 69-53 |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 10:27 | Long Beach State | James Young clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 10:26 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 10:26 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Michael Savory (SG), Dale Gardner (PF) James Carlile, Harry McConaughy, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt (SG), Julian Corchado (SF) James Young, Henry Cotten | |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Baker | 69-55 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Baker - foul #3 on Samuel Baker, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | Julian Corchado buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Gordon | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:31 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker's pass is intercepted by William McElhinny | 73-58 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Ira Hasse swats the layup by Dale Gardner | 73-58 |
| 09:09 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 09:07 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Mark Louis (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Israel Shrader, Michael Savory, Jason Gordon, Dale Gardner, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Heist (PG), James Young (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), Ron Bacher (C) Samuel Baker, Mario Whitt, Julian Corchado, Ira Hasse, David Shaffer | |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-58 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis tips it home | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards is hacked by Ivan Ciskowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #11 | 75-58 |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | James Carlile can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 75-59 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski can't tip it in | 75-59 |
| 08:34 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 08:30 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten misses the lay-in | 75-59 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | James Carlile misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis grabs the offensive board | 75-59 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Ivan Ciskowski | 77-59 |
| 07:56 | Long Beach State | David Heist knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-62 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Carlile (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Louis (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Norman (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Heist (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Young (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Henry Cotten (tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Ron Bacher (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | David Heist is called for the reach on James Carlile - foul #4 on David Heist, team foul #8 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Ivan Ciskowski, Mark Louis, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Shiffer (SG), Floyd Chartier (C) James Young, Ron Bacher | |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | David Heist buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Shiffer | 79-64 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | James Carlile's pass is intercepted by Floyd Chartier | 79-64 |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten is hacked by Jon Goodman - foul #5 on Jon Goodman, team foul #12 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Dale Gardner (PF) James Carlile, Harry McConaughy, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt (PG) David Heist | |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten misses the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Arnold | 81-65 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-65 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jason Gordon | 81-65 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Harry McConaughy (SG), Mark Louis (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Robert Arnold, Michael Savory, Dale Gardner, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Young (PG), David Shaffer (SF), Ira Hasse (PF) Mario Whitt, Earl Edwards, Henry Cotten | |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman blows the wide open layup | 81-65 |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | James Young snags the defensive board | 81-65 |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Dale Gardner (SF) Harry McConaughy, Jason Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher (C) Floyd Chartier | |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG) Israel Shrader | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG) James Young | |
| 05:47 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse comes up short on the floater in the paint | 81-65 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dale Gardner | 81-65 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), William McElhinny (PF) Ivan Ciskowski, Dale Gardner, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Young (PG), Julian Corchado (SF) Samuel Baker, David Shaffer | |
| 05:09 | Long Beach State | Julian Corchado is open and scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from William Shiffer and the foul's on James Carlile - foul #4 on James Carlile, team foul #13 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Ron Bacher | |
| 05:09 | Long Beach State | Julian Corchado misses the free throw | 81-67 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gregory Norman | 81-67 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny hits the finger roll | 83-67 |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | James Young loses the dribble to James Carlile in the backcourt | 83-67 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory misses the easy layup | 83-67 |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse pulls down the rebound | 83-67 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier dunks the ball | 83-69 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman is hacked by Ira Hasse - foul #1 on Ira Hasse, team foul #9 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Dale Gardner (PF) James Carlile, Michael Savory, Harry McConaughy, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt (PG), David Heist (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), David Shaffer (C) James Young, William Shiffer, Julian Corchado, Ira Hasse, Floyd Chartier | |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| 04:06 | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 85-69 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold snags the defensive board | 85-69 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman's floater is tipped away by Henry Cotten | 85-69 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | David Heist pulls down the rebound | 85-69 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Arnold (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gordon (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Gardner (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Gregory Norman (very tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mario Whitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Heist (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Earl Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Henry Cotten (tired) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Shaffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Long Beach State | David Heist is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 85-69 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 85-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Mark Louis (PF), William McElhinny (C) Israel Shrader, Robert Arnold, Dale Gardner, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), William Shiffer (SG), Ron Bacher (C) Mario Whitt, David Heist, David Shaffer | |
| 03:23 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Carlile - foul #5 on James Carlile, team foul #14 | 85-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Harry McConaughy (SF) James Carlile, Jason Gordon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Henry Cotten | |
| 03:23 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-69 |
| 03:23 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 85-70 |
| 03:23 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 85-70 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis pulls down the rebound | 85-70 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny is whistled for traveling | 85-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Young (SG) William Shiffer | |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Harry McConaughy steps in front of the James Young pass | 85-70 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Baker - foul #4 on Samuel Baker, team foul #10 | 85-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Heist (SG), Ira Hasse (C) Samuel Baker, Floyd Chartier | |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader misses the 1st free throw | 85-70 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 2nd free throw | 86-70 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | David Heist misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 86-70 |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse grabs the offensive board | 86-70 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 86-70 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher gets the offensive rebound | 86-70 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | James Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (PG), Dale Gardner (PF) Israel Shrader, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mario Whitt (PG), David Shaffer (SF) David Heist, Earl Edwards | |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy hits the finger roll | 88-70 |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Mario Whitt | 88-72 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Ciskowski | 90-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Louis - foul #1 on Mark Louis, team foul #15 | 90-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William McElhinny (PF) Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Heist (SG) Mario Whitt | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher misses the 1st free throw | 90-72 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 90-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy misses badly on a floater in the lane | 90-73 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | James Young snags the defensive board | 90-73 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | David Heist is fouled on the floor by Harry McConaughy - foul #2 on Harry McConaughy, team foul #16 | 90-73 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | David Heist misses the 1st free throw | 90-73 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | David Heist makes the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold runs out the clock | 90-74 |