| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Issac Stillwell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elden Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Butler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Randolph Daughtrey | 33-42 |
| 19:25 | Lehigh | Elden Turner hits the finger roll and the foul's on Walter Butler - foul #1 on Walter Butler, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 19:25 | Lehigh | Elden Turner makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:13 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia is hacked by Tibor Gonsiewski - foul #3 on Tibor Gonsiewski, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (PG) Tibor Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Malizia | 36-45 |
| 18:39 | Lehigh | Charles Alexander clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Randolph Daughtrey - foul #2 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Walter Hanley (C) Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Kenny Knox (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Eric Trumbull, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| 18:39 | Lehigh | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:39 | Lehigh | Charles Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:39 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia clanks a jumper from the left block | 37-45 |
| 18:19 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:17 | Lehigh | Kenny Knox steals the ball from Charles Alexander in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| 18:16 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the lay-in | 37-45 |
| 18:14 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 18:12 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Roy Bona (SG), Michael Anchondo (SF), Lloyd Christensen (C) Issac Stillwell, Charles Alexander, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG) Robert Malizia | |
| 17:41 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Hamner - foul #1 on Thomas Hamner, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SG) Brian Allain | |
| 17:41 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:41 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 17:16 | Lehigh | Roy Bona gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:11 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell (SG), Elden Turner (C) Dikembe Diop, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Kenny Knox, Johnny Adkinson, Darrell Welch | |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 16:57 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Walter Hanley | 38-45 |
| 16:55 | Lehigh | Michael Anchondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen (PF) Walter Hanley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF) Kim Sieg | |
| 16:42 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 16:40 | Lehigh | Elden Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:12 | Lehigh | Roy Bona is hacked by Randolph Daughtrey - foul #3 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (PG), Fletcher Lovett (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Roy Bona, Michael Anchondo, Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Kim Sieg (SF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Thomas Hamner, Eric Trumbull, Randolph Daughtrey, Walter Butler | |
| 16:01 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dikembe Diop | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Dikembe Diop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Stillwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Fletcher Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Christensen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Allain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Sieg (fresh) PF - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Adkinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), Walter Hanley (C) Dikembe Diop, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SF), Darrell Welch (C) Kim Sieg, Clifford Taylor | |
| 15:25 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Adkinson - foul #1 on Johnny Adkinson, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Alexander (SF) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg (PF) Johnny Adkinson | |
| 15:25 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:25 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Tibor Gonsiewski steals the ball from Brian Allain | 42-45 |
| 15:05 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 15:04 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 14:59 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kim Sieg | 44-48 |
| 14:57 | Lehigh | Kenny Knox picks off the pass by Issac Stillwell in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenny Knox | 44-50 |
| 14:28 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 14:26 | Lehigh | Charles Alexander tips it in | 46-50 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 14:05 | Lehigh | Fletcher Lovett gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:43 | Lehigh | Darrell Welch denies the turnaround by Issac Stillwell | 46-50 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Kim Sieg | 46-50 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Malizia | 46-53 |
| 13:31 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Fletcher Lovett | 49-53 |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain's pass is intercepted by Fletcher Lovett | 49-53 |
| 13:22 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Allain - foul #2 on Brian Allain, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (PG), Roy Bona (SG), Michael Anchondo (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Elden Turner (C) Tibor Gonsiewski, Issac Stillwell, Charles Alexander, Fletcher Lovett, Walter Hanley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Eric Trumbull (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Walter Butler (C) Robert Malizia, Brian Allain, Kenny Knox, Kim Sieg, Darrell Welch | |
| 13:02 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 51-53 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Michael Anchondo denies the turnaround by Eric Trumbull | 51-53 |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 12:37 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Roy Bona and he's hacked by Eric Trumbull - foul #3 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Clifford Taylor (PF) Thomas Hamner, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 12:37 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:23 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Eric Trumbull | 54-57 |
| 12:07 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Bona | 56-57 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull is hacked by Roy Bona - foul #1 on Roy Bona, team foul #2 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), Charles Alexander (SF), Lloyd Christensen (C) Roy Bona, Michael Anchondo, Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson (C) Walter Butler | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Diop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Christensen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Adkinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Malizia | 56-59 |
| 11:05 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tibor Gonsiewski | 58-59 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Anchondo (SG), Fletcher Lovett (SF), Walter Hanley (PF) Dikembe Diop, Charles Alexander, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Kenny Knox (SF), Walter Butler (C) Robert Malizia, Eric Trumbull, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor | |
| 10:33 | Lehigh | Kenny Knox is called for the reach on Fletcher Lovett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Knox, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 10:33 | Lehigh | Fletcher Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:33 | Lehigh | Fletcher Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-59 |
| 10:17 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Walter Hanley | 60-59 |
| 10:12 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 10:11 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 09:51 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 60-59 |
| 09:49 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 09:30 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 09:29 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 09:21 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | Walter Hanley is called for the reach on Johnny Adkinson - foul #2 on Walter Hanley, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell (SG), Roy Bona (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Elden Turner (C) Michael Anchondo, Fletcher Lovett, Walter Hanley, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Kim Sieg (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Thomas Hamner, Kenny Knox, Johnny Adkinson, Walter Butler | |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg snags the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 08:04 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Roy Bona - foul #2 on Roy Bona, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Trumbull (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Walter Butler (C) Brian Allain, Kim Sieg, Darrell Welch | |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Issac Stillwell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Roy Bona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Elden Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Trumbull (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Lehigh | Eric Trumbull is called for the reach on Issac Stillwell - foul #5 on Eric Trumbull, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Alexander (SF) Roy Bona | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (SG) Eric Trumbull | |
| 07:29 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:29 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:07 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 07:06 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey can't tip it in | 64-61 |
| 07:04 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 06:44 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson blows the dunk but the foul's on Randolph Daughtrey - foul #4 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (PG), Michael Anchondo (SG), Fletcher Lovett (SF), Walter Hanley (C) Tibor Gonsiewski, Issac Stillwell, Charles Alexander, Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson (PF) Clifford Taylor | |
| 06:44 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:44 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:25 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson blows the layup | 66-61 |
| 06:24 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 06:10 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the fadeaway from the left side | 66-63 |
| 06:03 | Lehigh | Michael Anchondo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 06:01 | Lehigh | Fletcher Lovett tips it but misses | 66-63 |
| 05:59 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hanley | 66-63 |
| 05:52 | Lehigh | Michael Anchondo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson hits a shot from the left block and the foul's on Michael Anchondo - foul #3 on Michael Anchondo, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), Roy Bona (SG), Lloyd Christensen (C) Dikembe Diop, Michael Anchondo, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Kim Sieg (SF), Darrell Welch (C) Robert Malizia, Thomas Hamner, Randolph Daughtrey, Walter Butler | |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:23 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:08 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenny Knox | 66-69 |
| 04:54 | Lehigh | Fletcher Lovett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-69 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell (SG), Elden Turner (C) Fletcher Lovett, Walter Hanley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG) Johnny Adkinson | |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg gets the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia loses the ball out of bounds | 66-69 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Anchondo (PG), Charles Alexander (SF) Tibor Gonsiewski, Roy Bona | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor (PF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Kim Sieg, Darrell Welch | |
| 03:45 | Lehigh | Michael Anchondo is called for traveling | 66-69 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (PG), Walter Hanley (PF) Issac Stillwell, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF) Robert Malizia, Kenny Knox | |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson can't finish the layup | 66-69 |
| 03:20 | Lehigh | Elden Turner gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Anchondo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Elden Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Hamner (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Allain (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Adkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Elden Turner | 69-69 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 02:34 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Elden Turner | 69-69 |
| 02:34 | Lehigh | Lehigh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), Roy Bona (SF), Lloyd Christensen (C) Michael Anchondo, Charles Alexander, Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Kenny Knox (SG), Kim Sieg (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), Walter Butler (C) Thomas Hamner, Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Johnny Adkinson | |
| 02:31 | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 02:10 | Lehigh | Walter Hanley pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:07 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski is hacked by Robert Malizia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Malizia, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| 02:07 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:07 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-72 |
| 01:50 | Lehigh | Lehigh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell (SG), Charles Alexander (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Elden Turner (C) Dikembe Diop, Roy Bona, Walter Hanley, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF) Kenny Knox, Kim Sieg, Darrell Welch | |
| 01:38 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Clifford Taylor | 71-72 |
| 01:33 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Malizia | 71-74 |
| 01:10 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski is hacked by Randolph Daughtrey - foul #5 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #13 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox (SF) Randolph Daughtrey | |
| 01:10 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 01:10 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Clifford Taylor and he's hacked by Elden Turner - foul #1 on Elden Turner, team foul #6 | 73-76 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler misses the free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:01 | Lehigh | Elden Turner gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| 00:58 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Issac Stillwell is called for the reach on Brian Allain - foul #2 on Issac Stillwell, team foul #7 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG) Robert Malizia | |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:30 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 73-76 |
| 00:03 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-76 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG) Thomas Hamner | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain clanks a halfcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Issac Stillwell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Elden Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Allain (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Knox (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Lehigh | Elden Turner wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Walter Hanley (C) Elden Turner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (SG), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Brian Allain, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-79 |
| 04:22 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell clanks a shot in the lane | 76-79 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson snags the defensive board | 76-79 |
| 04:13 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia slams it home set up by Kenny Knox and the foul's on Tibor Gonsiewski - foul #4 on Tibor Gonsiewski, team foul #8 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Roy Bona (SF) Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg (SF) Thomas Hamner | |
| 04:13 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the free throw | 76-82 |
| 03:51 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson lays it in | 78-82 |
| 03:36 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #9 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (SG), Walter Butler (C) Johnny Adkinson, Darrell Welch | |
| 03:36 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 03:36 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 03:30 | Lehigh | Roy Bona is hacked by Kenny Knox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Knox, team foul #14 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Diop (SG), Lloyd Christensen (C) Issac Stillwell, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor (PF) Kenny Knox | |
| 03:30 | Lehigh | Roy Bona makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 03:30 | Lehigh | Roy Bona makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Malizia | 80-87 |
| 02:49 | Lehigh | Lloyd Christensen banks in the layup | 82-87 |
| 02:49 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-87 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell (SG), Charles Alexander (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Elden Turner (C) Dikembe Diop, Roy Bona, Walter Hanley, Lloyd Christensen | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Kenny Knox (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Thomas Hamner, Kim Sieg, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 82-87 |
| 02:34 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 82-87 |
| 02:20 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elden Turner | 84-87 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-87 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Hamner (PG) Robert Malizia | |
| 02:04 | Long Beach State | Kenny Knox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-87 |
| 02:02 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 84-87 |
| 02:00 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson is hacked by Brian Allain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Allain, team foul #15 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia (PG), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Thomas Hamner, Johnny Adkinson, Darrell Welch | |
| 02:00 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 02:00 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 02:00 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Elden Turner | 85-87 |
| 01:41 | Lehigh | Elden Turner is fouled on the floor by Clifford Taylor - foul #1 on Clifford Taylor, team foul #16 | 85-87 |
| 01:41 | Lehigh | Elden Turner makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:41 | Lehigh | Elden Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Clifford Taylor | 86-87 |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-87 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Elden Turner - foul #2 on Elden Turner, team foul #10 | 86-87 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia misses the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Malizia makes the 2nd free throw | 86-88 |
| 01:05 | Lehigh | Issac Stillwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-88 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor gets the rebound | 86-88 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 86-88 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain is whistled for a carry | 86-88 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Issac Stillwell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Elden Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Malizia (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Allain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenny Knox (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:29 | Lehigh | Elden Turner banks in the wide open layup | 88-88 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-88 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler is fouled on the floor by Charles Alexander - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #11 | 88-88 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler makes the 1st free throw | 88-89 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 88-89 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 88-89 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Lehigh calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-89 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | Clifford Taylor blocks the jumper by Issac Stillwell | 88-89 |