| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fresh) SG - Patrick Culp (fresh) SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) PF - Frank Rank (fresh) C - Yong Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Gary Carter (fresh) SG - Horace Gerling (fresh) SF - Angel Marino (fresh) PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) C - Max Hemphill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Utah State | Patrick Culp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Horace Gerling | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | Utah State | Yong Chin misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Max Hemphill - foul #1 on Max Hemphill, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | Utah State | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:05 | Utah State | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter is fouled on the floor by Frank Rank - foul #1 on Frank Rank, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter misses short on a floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Utah State | Yong Chin is fouled on the floor by Max Hemphill - foul #2 on Max Hemphill, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Larry Heston (SG), Frank Barnes (SF), James Ingram (PF), Steven Brown (C) Gary Carter, Horace Gerling, Angel Marino, Richard Erikson, Max Hemphill | |
| 17:33 | Utah State | Patrick Culp clanks a floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Utah State | Patrick Culp can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Utah State | Patrick Culp is fouled on the floor by Larry Heston - foul #1 on Larry Heston, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Patrick Culp, Frank Rank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:47 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Rodney Smith | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Long Beach State | Christopher Armstrong steps in front of the Frank Barnes pass | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Yong Chin | 6-4 |
| 15:42 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:41 | Utah State | Yong Chin gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) C - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Glen Owen (fresh) SG - Larry Heston (fresh) SF - Frank Barnes (fresh) PF - James Ingram (fresh) C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Steven Brown is called for the reach on Christopher Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (SG), William Richardson (C) Christopher Armstrong, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG), Horace Gerling (SG), Angel Marino (SF), Richard Erikson (PF) Glen Owen, Larry Heston, Frank Barnes, Steven Brown | |
| 15:20 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Chris Reinhard and he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Rank (SF) Rodney Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman (C) James Ingram | |
| 15:20 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:18 | Long Beach State | Calvin Pugh steps in front of the Gary Carter pass in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 15:17 | Utah State | Patrick Culp hits the finger roll set up by Calvin Pugh | 10-4 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 15:07 | Utah State | Patrick Culp snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:41 | Utah State | Patrick Culp is whistled for traveling | 10-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Brown (PF) Richard Erikson | |
| 14:23 | Long Beach State | William Richardson swats the short shot by Philip Hartman | 10-4 |
| 14:22 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Chris Reinhard | 10-4 |
| 14:16 | Utah State | Patrick Culp knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown is called for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #6 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Utah State | Rodney Smith (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Yong Chin (PF) Calvin Pugh, Frank Rank, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), James Ingram (PF) Gary Carter, Steven Brown | |
| 13:33 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | James Ingram grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | James Ingram banks in the layup | 13-6 |
| 13:09 | Utah State | Glen Owen picks off the pass by Rodney Smith in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen lays it up and in | 13-8 |
| 12:52 | Utah State | William Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Hartman - foul #1 on Philip Hartman, team foul #7 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG) Patrick Culp | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), Frank Barnes (SF), Richard Erikson (PF) Horace Gerling, Angel Marino, Philip Hartman | |
| 12:52 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:52 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:52 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Armstrong | 13-8 |
| 12:28 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Richardson | 16-8 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Yong Chin - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF) William Richardson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG) Frank Barnes | |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | James Ingram snags the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:06 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston is hacked by Chris Reinhard - foul #1 on Chris Reinhard, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes (SF) Glen Owen | |
| 11:41 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 11:39 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) C - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Gary Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Heston (fresh) SF - Frank Barnes (fresh) PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (SG), Frank Rank (SF) Calvin Pugh, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG) Frank Barnes | |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Yong Chin - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SF), Philip Hartman (C) Larry Heston, James Ingram | |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman grabs the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Patrick Culp is called for the reach on Horace Gerling - foul #1 on Patrick Culp, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), William Richardson (C) Patrick Culp, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Angel Marino (SF) Gary Carter | |
| 10:27 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-10 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Owen | 16-10 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino clanks a shot from the free throw line | 16-10 |
| 10:00 | Utah State | Frank Rank grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 09:40 | Utah State | William Richardson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Calvin Pugh | 18-10 |
| 09:35 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling blows the layup but he's hacked by William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #6 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF) Frank Rank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG) Glen Owen | |
| 09:35 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:35 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:35 | Utah State | William Richardson grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 09:10 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard is hacked by Richard Erikson - foul #1 on Richard Erikson, team foul #8 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (SG) Calvin Pugh | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG), Frank Barnes (SF), James Ingram (C) Horace Gerling, Angel Marino, Philip Hartman | |
| 09:10 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:10 | Long Beach State | James Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 08:50 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes makes the runner from the baseline set up by Richard Erikson | 18-13 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Patrick Culp is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Heston - foul #2 on Larry Heston, team foul #9 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Rank (PF) William Richardson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Angel Marino (SF) Larry Heston | |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Patrick Culp misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Frank Rank pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:24 | Utah State | Patrick Culp is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Armstrong | 21-13 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 07:51 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard is fouled on the floor by James Ingram - foul #1 on James Ingram, team foul #10 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), William Richardson (C) Rodney Smith, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Horace Gerling (SG), Philip Hartman (PF) Gary Carter, Angel Marino, Richard Erikson | |
| 07:51 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:51 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Calvin Pugh picks off the pass by Glen Owen in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| 07:29 | Utah State | William Richardson connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Chris Reinhard | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Patrick Culp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Calvin Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Reinhard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Rank (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Glen Owen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Gerling (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Hartman (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-17 |
| 06:34 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-17 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Patrick Culp takes the ball from Horace Gerling | 25-17 |
| 06:23 | Utah State | Frank Rank lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Culp | 27-17 |
| 06:02 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen knocks in the floater from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 05:39 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard knocks in the jump hook from close range | 29-19 |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 05:21 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Calvin Pugh | 29-19 |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Glen Owen takes the ball from Calvin Pugh | 29-19 |
| 04:57 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glen Owen | 29-21 |
| 04:55 | Utah State | Glen Owen steps in front of the Frank Rank pass in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | James Ingram misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chris Reinhard - foul #2 on Chris Reinhard, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Utah State | Rodney Smith (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) Calvin Pugh, Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG), Angel Marino (SF), Richard Erikson (PF) Glen Owen, Frank Barnes, Philip Hartman | |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | James Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | James Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:30 | Utah State | William Richardson can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Angel Marino - foul #2 on Angel Marino, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SF) Angel Marino | |
| 04:30 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:30 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:30 | Long Beach State | James Ingram gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:12 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen's pass is intercepted by Patrick Culp | 30-23 |
| 04:08 | Utah State | Patrick Culp jams it | 32-23 |
| 04:03 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | James Ingram grabs the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen lays it in | 32-25 |
| 03:23 | Utah State | William Richardson clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-25 |
| 03:21 | Long Beach State | James Ingram snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Rodney Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Culp (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Armstrong (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Rank (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Richardson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Gary Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Horace Gerling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Owen (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Richard Erikson (tiring) 1 pts. C - James Ingram (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 03:15 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong travels in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin Pugh (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF), Yong Chin (C) Patrick Culp, Frank Rank, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), Angel Marino (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Max Hemphill (C) Horace Gerling, Glen Owen, Richard Erikson, James Ingram | |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | Christopher Armstrong is called for the reach on Gary Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Armstrong, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 02:19 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Yong Chin | 35-30 |
| 01:59 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 01:58 | Utah State | Yong Chin gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:30 | Utah State | Calvin Pugh clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston is called for traveling | 35-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Culp (SG) Calvin Pugh | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), Frank Barnes (SF), Philip Hartman (PF) Larry Heston, Angel Marino, Steven Brown | |
| 00:49 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Smith | 37-30 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill's pass is intercepted by Yong Chin | 37-30 |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Rank (PF) Chris Reinhard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Richard Erikson (PF) Gary Carter, Max Hemphill | |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Rodney Smith is called for the reach on Glen Owen - foul #1 on Rodney Smith, team foul #9 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG), Angel Marino (SF) Horace Gerling, Frank Barnes | |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Rodney Smith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 37-32 |