| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Andre Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hubert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Carnegie (fresh) 2 stl. C - Guillermo Sandoval (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Hubert Brown inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Hawaii | John Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 19:18 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander loses the dribble to Charles Carnegie | 31-26 |
| 18:59 | Hawaii | John Wright makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Carnegie | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Guillermo Sandoval denies the turnaround by Dane Brown | 31-29 |
| 18:48 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Hubert Brown | 31-29 |
| 18:43 | Hawaii | Malcom Peterson steals it from Andre Russo in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 18:41 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown lays it in set up by Malcom Peterson | 33-29 |
| 18:14 | Hawaii | Hubert Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 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 | Hawaii | | |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson connects on the 3 from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:40 | Hawaii | Charles Carnegie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:34 | Long Beach State | Guillermo Sandoval denies the turnaround by Robert Johnson | 36-29 |
| 17:32 | Hawaii | Hubert Brown gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:20 | Hawaii | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 36-29 |
| 16:59 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), David Scott (PF) Russell Gupton, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Luigi Esposito (PF) Charles Carnegie | |
| 16:36 | Hawaii | Joe Pierce is called for the reach on Luigi Esposito - foul #2 on Joe Pierce, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), James Johnson (PF) James Weaver, David Scott | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kenneth Brooks (SF) Hubert Brown | |
| 16:21 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-29 |
| 16:19 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:04 | Hawaii | Andre Russo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Brooks | 36-32 |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | John Wright takes the ball from James Johnson | 36-32 |
| 15:50 | Hawaii | John Wright slams it home | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Joe Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Andre Russo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Luigi Esposito (fresh) C - Guillermo Sandoval (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Long Beach State | Joe Pierce double dribbles | 36-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (PG), Russell Gupton (SG), Dane Brown (SF), David Scott (PF) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Robert Johnson, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Gilmore (SG), Alex Gordon (SF), Charles Carnegie (PF) Andre Russo, John Wright, Guillermo Sandoval | |
| 15:16 | Hawaii | Charles Carnegie's layup is rejected by David Scott | 36-34 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | David Scott gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:50 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown's layup is rejected by Charles Carnegie | 36-34 |
| 14:49 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to James Gilmore | 36-34 |
| 14:25 | Hawaii | Kenneth Brooks is hacked by Russell Gupton - foul #2 on Russell Gupton, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Howard Alexander (C) James Weaver, Russell Gupton, Dane Brown, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andre Russo (PG), John Wright (SG), Hubert Brown (SF), Guillermo Sandoval (C) Kenneth Brooks, James Gilmore, Alex Gordon, Luigi Esposito | |
| 14:11 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 14:09 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:55 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson makes the 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 13:34 | Hawaii | John Wright drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Hubert Brown | 39-37 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dane Brown (SF), James Johnson (PF) Robert Johnson, David Scott | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Luigi Esposito (PF) Charles Carnegie | |
| 12:54 | Hawaii | Hubert Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson (SF), Joe Pierce (C) Dane Brown, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 12:37 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 12:09 | Hawaii | Luigi Esposito misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-37 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:57 | Long Beach State | James Johnson is hacked by Luigi Esposito - foul #1 on Luigi Esposito, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dane Brown (SF), David Scott (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Robert Johnson, James Johnson, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kenneth Brooks (SG), James Gilmore (PF) Andre Russo, Luigi Esposito | |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 11:46 | Hawaii | James Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - John Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hubert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gilmore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Guillermo Sandoval (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Hawaii | The short jumper by Hubert Brown is denied by Howard Alexander | 42-37 |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 11:17 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Hubert Brown - foul #2 on Hubert Brown, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (PG) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Carnegie (PF), Charles Roper (C) John Wright, Guillermo Sandoval | |
| 11:17 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:17 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:17 | Hawaii | James Gilmore snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 10:51 | Hawaii | David Scott is called for the reach on James Gilmore - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Joe Pierce (C) James Weaver, Dane Brown, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andre Russo (PG), Alex Gordon (SF) James Gilmore, Hubert Brown | |
| 10:32 | Hawaii | Kenneth Brooks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-37 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | David Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from John Armstrong | 45-37 |
| 09:54 | Hawaii | Andre Russo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 09:53 | Long Beach State | David Scott grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 09:41 | Hawaii | Charles Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:26 | Hawaii | Charles Carnegie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 09:25 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:03 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson tips it home | 47-37 |
| 08:45 | Hawaii | Andre Russo misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 08:43 | Hawaii | Alex Gordon snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 08:20 | Hawaii | Andre Russo comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (PG), Russell Gupton (SG), Dane Brown (SF), James Johnson (PF), Howard Alexander (C) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Robert Johnson, David Scott, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Wright (SG), Hubert Brown (SF), Luigi Esposito (PF), Guillermo Sandoval (C) Kenneth Brooks, Alex Gordon, Charles Carnegie, Charles Roper | |
| 08:20 | Hawaii | Andre Russo makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:20 | Hawaii | Andre Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:00 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander clanks a shot in the paint | 47-39 |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 07:39 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander banks in the layup on a great pass from Russell Gupton | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - James Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Gupton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Andre Russo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luigi Esposito (fresh) C - Guillermo Sandoval (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Hawaii | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Hubert Brown picks off the pass by Dane Brown | 49-39 |
| 06:53 | Hawaii | Andre Russo dunks the ball on a nice dish by Hubert Brown | 49-41 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown is fouled on the floor by Luigi Esposito - foul #2 on Luigi Esposito, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), David Scott (PF) James Weaver, Russell Gupton, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kenneth Brooks (SG) Andre Russo | |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Sandoval - foul #1 on Guillermo Sandoval, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Carnegie (PF) Luigi Esposito | |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | David Scott clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 06:05 | Hawaii | Kenneth Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:41 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Hubert Brown | 49-44 |
| 05:20 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is whistled for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson (SF), Joe Pierce (C) Dane Brown, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 05:03 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval misses the shot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 05:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joe Pierce | 52-44 |
| 04:36 | Hawaii | David Scott steals it from John Wright | 52-44 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Brooks - foul #1 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (PG), James Johnson (PF), Howard Alexander (C) John Armstrong, David Scott, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andre Russo (PG), Alex Gordon (SF), Luigi Esposito (PF), Charles Roper (C) John Wright, Hubert Brown, Charles Carnegie, Guillermo Sandoval | |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:15 | Hawaii | Luigi Esposito snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 03:47 | Hawaii | Andre Russo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 03:46 | Hawaii | Alex Gordon tips it in | 52-46 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | James Weaver is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Weaver, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Dane Brown (SF), David Scott (PF) James Weaver, Robert Johnson, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 03:23 | Hawaii | Andre Russo clanks a floater from the right block | 52-46 |
| 03:21 | Hawaii | Luigi Esposito misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 03:19 | Hawaii | Charles Roper tips it in | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Andre Russo (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luigi Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Roper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown misses the dunk attempt | 52-48 |
| 03:00 | Long Beach State | David Scott tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 03:00 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), James Johnson (PF) Malcom Peterson, David Scott | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Wright (SG), Hubert Brown (SF), Charles Carnegie (PF), Guillermo Sandoval (C) Kenneth Brooks, Alex Gordon, Luigi Esposito, Charles Roper | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 02:43 | Hawaii | Charles Carnegie pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 02:32 | Hawaii | Andre Russo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 02:30 | Hawaii | Hubert Brown tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 02:26 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Weaver (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), David Scott (PF), Joe Pierce (C) John Armstrong, Russell Gupton, James Johnson, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Hawaii | Andre Russo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Wright and he's hacked by James Weaver - foul #2 on James Weaver, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 02:14 | Hawaii | Andre Russo makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 02:00 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:42 | Hawaii | Andre Russo buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Wright | 54-56 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 01:30 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Andre Russo | 54-56 |
| 01:12 | Hawaii | Andre Russo makes the jump hook in the lane | 54-58 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Hubert Brown takes the ball from Dane Brown | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Hawaii | John Wright misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-58 |
| 00:22 | Hawaii | John Wright tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Dane Brown snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | James Weaver buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Pierce | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | John Wright is hacked by Malcom Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Malcom Peterson, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Howard Alexander (C) James Weaver, Joe Pierce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | John Wright misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval is fouled on the floor by Malcom Peterson - foul #3 on Malcom Peterson, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Guillermo Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | David Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |