| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Chad Garces (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Shawver (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alfred Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Muller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Madrid (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Allain (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fresh) PF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey inbounds the ball | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 19:34 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 19:15 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 19:14 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 19:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Madrid - foul #1 on Edward Madrid, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky (SG), Paul Hartwell (SF), Benton Craddock (PF) Shaun Shawver, Alfred Pagan, Daniel Muller | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (SG), Kenny Knox (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| 19:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 19:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 18:58 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky is hacked by Thomas Hamner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Hamner, team foul #1 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo (SF) Edward Madrid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG) Thomas Hamner | |
| 18:40 | Fairfield | Benton Craddock can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Brian Allain - foul #2 on Brian Allain, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| 18:40 | Fairfield | Benton Craddock makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 18:40 | Fairfield | Benton Craddock misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 18:40 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 18:21 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Benton Craddock - foul #1 on Benton Craddock, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver (SG) Chad Garces | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:21 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 18:21 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 18:11 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver buries a 3 from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 17:59 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch tips it home | 36-53 |
| 17:43 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 17:42 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain's pass is intercepted by Timothy Ternasky in the backcourt | 36-53 |
| 17:26 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 38-53 |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch loses the dribble to Andre Rizzo | 38-53 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Paul Hartwell misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 38-53 |
| 16:41 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 16:20 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 16:16 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Garces (PG), Alfred Pagan (SF), Daniel Muller (PF), Edward Madrid (C) Timothy Ternasky, Andre Rizzo, Paul Hartwell, Benton Craddock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Kenny Knox, Johnny Adkinson, Darrell Welch | |
| 16:01 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor is open but misses the lay-in | 38-53 |
| 16:00 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Chad Garces (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Shawver (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Alfred Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Muller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Madrid (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Allain (tired) 8 pts. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fresh) PF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Fairfield | Randolph Daughtrey is called for the reach on Chad Garces - foul #2 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Tau Abdel (SF) Shaun Shawver | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG) Robert Malizia, Brian Allain | |
| 15:44 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 15:38 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey misses long on a shot in the paint | 40-53 |
| 15:36 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Daniel Muller | 40-53 |
| 15:14 | Fairfield | 3 seconds is called on Edward Madrid | 40-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Martin Colburn (C) Edward Madrid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg (SF) Randolph Daughtrey | |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler misses the easy open layup | 40-53 |
| 14:54 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull tips it home | 40-55 |
| 14:38 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel travels with the ball | 40-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver (SG) Alfred Pagan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF) Clifford Taylor | |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Chad Garces is called for the reach on Thomas Hamner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Garces, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Madrid (C) Martin Colburn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Butler | 40-58 |
| 14:08 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Garces | 43-58 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Clifford Taylor (PF) Thomas Hamner, Kim Sieg | |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Madrid | 46-58 |
| 13:44 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia loses the dribble to Chad Garces | 46-58 |
| 13:21 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Garces | 48-58 |
| 13:16 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Trumbull | 48-61 |
| 12:51 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel misses the floater from the right side | 48-61 |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 12:30 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 12:29 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 12:04 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller's floater is tipped away by Walter Butler | 48-61 |
| 12:03 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 12:03 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky (SG), Alfred Pagan (SF), Paul Hartwell (PF), Martin Colburn (C) Shaun Shawver, Tau Abdel, Daniel Muller, Edward Madrid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG), Kim Sieg (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Robert Malizia, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Martin Colburn - foul #1 on Martin Colburn, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Benton Craddock (PF) Chad Garces | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch misses the free throw | 48-63 |
| 11:43 | Fairfield | Martin Colburn grabs the board | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Alfred Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Ternasky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hartwell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Benton Craddock (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Colburn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenny Knox (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Trumbull (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Sieg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Adkinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Fairfield | Paul Hartwell is hacked by Kim Sieg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kim Sieg, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| 11:26 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan misses long on a jumper from the right block | 48-63 |
| 11:25 | Fairfield | Paul Hartwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 11:05 | Fairfield | Martin Colburn misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 11:03 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-63 |
| 10:38 | Fairfield | Martin Colburn pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 10:22 | Fairfield | Paul Hartwell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Benton Craddock | 50-63 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Colburn - foul #2 on Martin Colburn, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Garces (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Edward Madrid (C) Timothy Ternasky, Benton Craddock, Martin Colburn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Clifford Taylor (PF) Eric Trumbull, Kim Sieg, Darrell Welch | |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 09:55 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 09:53 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver (SG), Tau Abdel (SF) Alfred Pagan, Paul Hartwell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF) Kenny Knox | |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnny Adkinson - foul #3 on Johnny Adkinson, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel Muller (PF) Andre Rizzo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey is fouled on the floor by Shaun Shawver - foul #3 on Shaun Shawver, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG) Thomas Hamner | |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey makes the shot from the left block set up by Robert Malizia | 54-67 |
| 09:03 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Hartwell (PF) Daniel Muller | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SF), Walter Butler (C) Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor | |
| 08:36 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Malizia | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion 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) | |
| 08:28 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-69 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Edward Madrid | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:44 | Fairfield | Paul Hartwell hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Chad Garces | 58-69 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Shaun Shawver is called for the reach on Robert Malizia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shaun Shawver, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Alfred Pagan (SF), Daniel Muller (PF) Chad Garces, Shaun Shawver, Tau Abdel, Paul Hartwell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Brian Allain, Kenny Knox, Johnny Adkinson, Walter Butler | |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Ternasky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Muller (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Madrid (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hamner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. C - Darrell Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 07:28 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 60-71 |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Andre Rizzo - foul #2 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SG) Robert Malizia | |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky is hacked by Randolph Daughtrey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Benton Craddock (C) Edward Madrid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 07:15 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch grabs the board | 61-73 |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-73 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Garces (PG) Andre Rizzo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:52 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller's pass is intercepted by Darrell Welch | 61-73 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Garces - foul #4 on Chad Garces, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 06:48 | Fairfield | Benton Craddock gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 06:32 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Randolph Daughtrey - foul #4 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Madrid (C) Benton Craddock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SF), Kim Sieg (PF) Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor | |
| 06:32 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 06:32 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 06:19 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Trumbull | 62-75 |
| 05:54 | Fairfield | Thomas Hamner takes the ball from Timothy Ternasky | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 05:26 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 05:26 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-75 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo (PG), Shaun Shawver (SG), Tau Abdel (SF), Benton Craddock (PF), Martin Colburn (C) Chad Garces, Timothy Ternasky, Alfred Pagan, Daniel Muller, Edward Madrid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Thomas Hamner, Eric Trumbull, Kenny Knox, Kim Sieg, Darrell Welch | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Benton Craddock scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion 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) | |
| 04:58 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Shaun Shawver - foul #5 on Shaun Shawver, team foul #10 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Garces (PG), Paul Hartwell (PF) Shaun Shawver, Martin Colburn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:58 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler makes the free throw | 64-78 |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | Benton Craddock hits the finger roll | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain's pass is intercepted by Benton Craddock | 66-78 |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Benton Craddock is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 66-78 |
| 04:04 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo tips it but misses | 66-78 |
| 04:02 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel tips it home | 68-78 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-78 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky (SG), Alfred Pagan (SF), Martin Colburn (C) Andre Rizzo, Tau Abdel, Benton Craddock | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SG), Kim Sieg (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF) Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Walter Butler | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion 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) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-78 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson gets the offensive rebound | 68-78 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Chad Garces (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Ternasky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hartwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Colburn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Trumbull (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Sieg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. C - Johnny Adkinson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-78 |
| 03:23 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-78 |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Malizia | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Fairfield | Martin Colburn's pass is intercepted by Eric Trumbull in the backcourt | 68-80 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kim Sieg | 68-82 |
| 02:47 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-82 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo (SG), Benton Craddock (PF), Edward Madrid (C) Chad Garces, Paul Hartwell, Martin Colburn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Kenny Knox (SF), Darrell Welch (C) Robert Malizia, Kim Sieg, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Trumbull - foul #4 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #9 | 68-82 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 69-82 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 69-82 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox is open but can't throw it down | 69-82 |
| 02:18 | Fairfield | Benton Craddock gets the rebound | 69-82 |
| 02:03 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid misses the lay-in | 69-82 |
| 02:02 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo snags the offensive board | 69-82 |
| 01:49 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid buries a fadeaway from close range | 71-82 |
| 01:35 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 71-84 |
| 01:26 | Fairfield | Eric Trumbull picks off the pass by Andre Rizzo | 71-84 |
| 01:23 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Trumbull | 71-86 |
| 01:02 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Andre Rizzo and the foul's on Kenny Knox - foul #2 on Kenny Knox, team foul #10 | 73-86 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Hartwell (PF) Edward Madrid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Johnny Adkinson (PF) Eric Trumbull, Clifford Taylor | |
| 01:02 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan makes the free throw | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch drills a driving attempt from the left block | 74-88 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Pagan | 76-88 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Rizzo - foul #3 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #11 | 76-88 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox makes the 1st free throw | 76-89 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 76-90 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Pagan, team foul #12 | 76-90 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner runs out the clock | 76-90 |