| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) SF - Dane Brown (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Howard Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Wayne McNeill (fresh) SG - Mike Custard (fresh) SF - Daniel Thorpe (fresh) PF - Nathan Prince (fresh) C - Anton Barrington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Texas | Nathan Prince grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Texas | Nathan Prince hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Anton Barrington | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Long Beach State | David Scott makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Malcom Peterson | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathan Prince and he's fouled by Malcom Peterson - foul #1 on Malcom Peterson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne McNeill - foul #1 on Wayne McNeill, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | Texas | Anton Barrington can't throw it down but he's fouled by Howard Alexander - foul #1 on Howard Alexander, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | Texas | Anton Barrington misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | Texas | Anton Barrington makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:46 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 17:45 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | Texas | Mike Custard drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Anton Barrington | 3-9 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | Anton Barrington steals it from Malcom Peterson | 3-9 |
| 16:47 | Texas | Mike Custard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wayne McNeill | 3-12 |
| 16:31 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dane Brown | 6-12 |
| 16:12 | Texas | Anton Barrington hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 6-12 |
| 16:10 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 15:52 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 6-12 |
| 15:50 | Texas | Nathan Prince grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Malcom Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dane Brown (fairly fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Wayne McNeill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Custard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Thorpe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anton Barrington (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Texas | Wayne McNeill misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (PG), Russell Gupton (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), James Johnson (PF), Joe Pierce (C) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Dane Brown, David Scott, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas | Travis Heckman (SG), Ivan Brewer (SF), Richard Gilliland (C) Mike Custard, Daniel Thorpe, Anton Barrington | |
| 15:41 | Texas | Wayne McNeill misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:41 | Texas | Wayne McNeill makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Pierce | 9-13 |
| 15:01 | Texas | Nathan Prince misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Prindle (PG) Wayne McNeill | |
| 15:01 | Texas | Nathan Prince makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:01 | Texas | Nathan Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Weaver | 11-15 |
| 14:29 | Texas | Gary Prindle misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Joe Pierce gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 14:07 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson is called for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG) Russell Gupton | |
| Subs | Texas | Mike Custard (SG), Wilbur Fuchs (PF), Anton Barrington (C) Travis Heckman, Nathan Prince, Richard Gilliland | |
| 13:48 | Texas | Malcom Peterson is called for the reach on Mike Custard - foul #2 on Malcom Peterson, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), George Kreps (PF) Malcom Peterson, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 13:29 | Texas | The pull-up jumper by Anton Barrington is blocked by Robert Johnson | 11-15 |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joe Pierce | 11-15 |
| 13:06 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 13:05 | Texas | Anton Barrington snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:47 | Texas | Mike Custard is fouled on the floor by James Weaver - foul #1 on James Weaver, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), David Scott (PF) James Weaver, George Kreps | |
| Subs | Texas | Wayne McNeill (PG), Daniel Thorpe (SF) Gary Prindle, Ivan Brewer | |
| 12:28 | Texas | Anton Barrington loses the ball out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Kreps (C) Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Texas | Nathan Prince (PF) Wilbur Fuchs | |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 11-15 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | David Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:54 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is called for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (SG), Dane Brown (SF), Howard Alexander (C) Russell Gupton, Robert Johnson, George Kreps | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Gilliland (C) Anton Barrington | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Weaver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Wayne McNeill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Custard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Thorpe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gilliland (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson (SF), Joe Pierce (C) Dane Brown, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | David Scott misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Prince - foul #1 on Nathan Prince, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dane Brown (SF), James Johnson (PF), Howard Alexander (C) James Weaver, Robert Johnson, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:07 | Texas | Mike Custard is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (PG), Russell Gupton (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Joe Pierce (C) John Armstrong, David Scott, Dane Brown, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 11:07 | Texas | Mike Custard makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:07 | Texas | Mike Custard makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:49 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Gupton | 15-17 |
| 10:26 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Dane Brown (SF), David Scott (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Russell Gupton, Robert Johnson, James Johnson, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Prindle (PG), Travis Heckman (SG), Anton Barrington (C) Wayne McNeill, Mike Custard, Richard Gilliland | |
| 10:26 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:26 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:26 | Long Beach State | David Scott gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Weaver | 17-17 |
| 09:52 | Texas | Nathan Prince misses the jump hook near the basket | 17-17 |
| 09:51 | Texas | Travis Heckman tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 09:35 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Gary Prindle - foul #1 on Gary Prindle, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Joe Pierce (C) James Weaver, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas | Ivan Brewer (SF), Wilbur Fuchs (PF) Daniel Thorpe, Nathan Prince | |
| 09:35 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:20 | Texas | Travis Heckman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anton Barrington | 20-21 |
| 09:09 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Fuchs denies the turnaround by John Armstrong | 20-21 |
| 09:08 | Texas | Wilbur Fuchs pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:56 | Texas | Wilbur Fuchs loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), James Johnson (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Russell Gupton, David Scott, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Texas | Wayne McNeill (PG), Mike Custard (SG) Gary Prindle, Travis Heckman | |
| 08:44 | Long Beach State | Anton Barrington steps in front of the John Armstrong pass | 20-21 |
| 08:35 | Texas | Anton Barrington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Alexander - foul #2 on Howard Alexander, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (SG), David Scott (PF), Joe Pierce (C) Malcom Peterson, James Johnson, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas | Nathan Prince (PF) Wilbur Fuchs | |
| 08:35 | Texas | Anton Barrington misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:35 | Texas | Anton Barrington makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:23 | Long Beach State | David Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), George Kreps (C) James Weaver, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Gilliland (C) Anton Barrington | |
| 08:11 | Texas | Richard Gilliland misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Dane Brown - foul #1 on Dane Brown, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (SG), James Johnson (PF) Russell Gupton, David Scott | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 08:11 | Texas | Richard Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:11 | Texas | Richard Gilliland misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | George Kreps pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown misses badly on a runner in the paint | 20-23 |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown can't tip it in | 20-23 |
| 07:55 | Texas | The rebound goes to Richard Gilliland | 20-23 |
| 07:41 | Texas | Richard Gilliland drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne McNeill | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Weaver (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - George Kreps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Wayne McNeill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Custard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ivan Brewer (fresh) PF - Nathan Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gilliland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong's floater is tipped away by Richard Gilliland | 20-25 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 22-25 |
| 06:59 | Texas | Richard Gilliland misses the lay-in | 22-25 |
| 06:57 | Texas | Wayne McNeill gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:43 | Texas | Nathan Prince connects on the shot from the right side | 22-27 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 06:36 | Texas | Mike Custard snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 06:25 | Texas | Mike Custard's pass is intercepted by Dane Brown | 22-27 |
| 06:10 | Long Beach State | George Kreps misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-27 |
| 06:09 | Texas | Nathan Prince grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 05:50 | Texas | George Kreps is called for the reach on Wayne McNeill - foul #1 on George Kreps, team foul #11 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), David Scott (PF), Joe Pierce (C) James Weaver, James Johnson, George Kreps | |
| Subs | Texas | Travis Heckman (SG), Daniel Thorpe (SF), Wilbur Fuchs (PF), Anton Barrington (C) Mike Custard, Ivan Brewer, Nathan Prince, Richard Gilliland | |
| 05:50 | Texas | Wayne McNeill makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:50 | Texas | Wayne McNeill makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Anton Barrington - foul #1 on Anton Barrington, team foul #4 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Prindle (PG) Wayne McNeill | |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:18 | Texas | Anton Barrington misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 24-29 |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Joe Pierce snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG) Russell Gupton | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 04:53 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Prindle | 24-31 |
| 04:40 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 04:39 | Long Beach State | Joe Pierce can't tip it in | 24-31 |
| 04:37 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:25 | Texas | Anton Barrington drills a turnaround from close range | 24-33 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Armstrong | 27-33 |
| 03:45 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe misses long on a shot near the basket | 27-33 |
| 03:44 | Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Anton Barrington | 27-33 |
| 03:38 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Prindle | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Pierce (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Gary Prindle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Heckman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Fuchs (fresh) C - Anton Barrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Long Beach State | Joe Pierce drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Malcom Peterson | 29-35 |
| 03:02 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 03:01 | Texas | Anton Barrington gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:41 | Texas | Anton Barrington misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 02:39 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:17 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Fuchs is called for the reach on Malcom Peterson - foul #1 on Wilbur Fuchs, team foul #5 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Howard Alexander (C) John Armstrong, Dane Brown, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Texas | Wayne McNeill (PG), Mike Custard (SG), Ivan Brewer (SF), Nathan Prince (PF), Richard Gilliland (C) Gary Prindle, Travis Heckman, Daniel Thorpe, Wilbur Fuchs, Anton Barrington | |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander is hacked by Ivan Brewer - foul #1 on Ivan Brewer, team foul #6 | 29-35 |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | David Scott hits the finger roll | 31-35 |
| 01:38 | Texas | Wayne McNeill scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Richard Gilliland | 31-37 |
| 01:17 | Long Beach State | James Weaver's pass is intercepted by Mike Custard | 31-37 |
| 01:02 | Texas | Howard Alexander is called for the reach on Mike Custard - foul #3 on Howard Alexander, team foul #12 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), George Kreps (C) James Weaver, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 01:02 | Texas | Mike Custard misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:02 | Texas | Mike Custard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 00:34 | Texas | Mike Custard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas | Anton Barrington (C) Richard Gilliland | |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Armstrong | 33-38 |
| 00:02 | Texas | John Armstrong is called for the reach on Anton Barrington - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #13 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Johnson (PF) David Scott | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 00:02 | Texas | Anton Barrington makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:02 | Texas | Anton Barrington misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to George Kreps | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | George Kreps clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-39 |