| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Payne (fresh) SF - Michael Jewell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Trotter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Jewell inbounds the ball | 29-15 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Larry Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-15 |
| 19:32 | NC State | Michael Jewell is called for the reach on Joseph Crow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Jewell, team foul #1 | 29-15 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-15 |
| 19:19 | Long Beach State | Larry Payne snags the defensive board | 29-15 |
| 19:13 | Long Beach State | Richard Wilbert blocks the short jumper by Clarence Turner | 29-15 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | Bryan Trotter snags the offensive board | 29-15 |
| 18:57 | Long Beach State | Michael Jewell drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence Turner and he's fouled by Samuel Anderson - foul #1 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #1 | 29-17 |
| 18:57 | Long Beach State | Michael Jewell makes the free throw | 29-18 |
| 18:43 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the offensive board | 29-18 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Samuel Anderson connects on the jumper in the lane | 31-18 |
| 18:05 | Long Beach State | Clarence Turner is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crow - foul #1 on Joseph Crow, team foul #2 | 31-18 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Prahl (SG), Robert Keeble (SF), Franklin Mattox (PF), Michael Denniston (C) Larry Payne, Michael Jewell, Richard Shields, Bryan Trotter | |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (PF) Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:31 | NC State | Richard Wilbert comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-18 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Lester Gibbons grabs the offensive board | 31-18 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Richard Wilbert lays it in uncontested set up by Dennis Walker | 33-18 |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Lofgren - foul #1 on Mark Lofgren, team foul #3 | 33-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG), Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Joseph Crow, Richard Wilbert, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins (SF) Clarence Turner | |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 16:38 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-20 |
| 16:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joseph Watkins | 33-20 |
| 16:33 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Clyde Bunch - foul #2 on Clyde Bunch, team foul #4 | 33-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Payne (SG), Richard Shields (PF), Bryan Trotter (C) Robert Keeble, Franklin Mattox, Michael Denniston | |
| 16:33 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Patrick Garner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-23 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the follow up shot | 35-23 |
| 15:48 | Long Beach State | Bryan Trotter clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Donald Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Prahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Payne (fresh) SF - Joseph Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Trotter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | NC State | Patrick Garner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Samuel Anderson | 38-23 |
| 14:50 | Long Beach State | Bryan Trotter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clyde Bunch - foul #3 on Clyde Bunch, team foul #5 | 38-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Richard Wilbert (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), John Saunders (C) Clyde Bunch, Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Mark Lofgren, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Turner (PG), Robert Keeble (SG), Michael Jewell (SF), Franklin Mattox (PF) Al Prahl, Larry Payne, Joseph Watkins, Richard Shields | |
| 14:50 | Long Beach State | Bryan Trotter makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 14:50 | Long Beach State | Bryan Trotter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Richard Wilbert loses the dribble to Franklin Mattox in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble is hacked by Joseph Crow - foul #2 on Joseph Crow, team foul #6 | 38-25 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Denniston (C) Bryan Trotter | |
| 14:19 | Long Beach State | Clarence Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Michael Denniston tips it in | 38-27 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Joseph Crow knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Walker | 41-27 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crow - foul #3 on Joseph Crow, team foul #7 | 41-27 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble misses the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Joseph Crow connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lester Gibbons | 44-27 |
| 12:54 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox double dribbles | 44-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Anderson (C) John Saunders | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lanny Baker (SG), Joseph Watkins (SF), Richard Shields (PF), Bryan Trotter (C) Robert Keeble, Michael Jewell, Franklin Mattox, Michael Denniston | |
| 12:25 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 12:24 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Bryan Trotter | 44-27 |
| 12:13 | Long Beach State | Lanny Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Mark Lofgren (PF) Joseph Crow, Richard Wilbert, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frederick Wallace (PG), Larry Payne (SG) Clarence Turner, Lanny Baker | |
| 12:10 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is hacked by Richard Shields in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Shields, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Prahl (PG) Frederick Wallace | |
| 12:02 | NC State | Patrick Garner is fouled on the floor by Al Prahl - foul #1 on Al Prahl, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jewell (SF) Bryan Trotter | |
| 11:40 | NC State | Samuel Anderson clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Watkins - foul #2 on Joseph Watkins, team foul #4 | 44-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble (SF), Franklin Mattox (PF), Michael Denniston (C) Michael Jewell, Richard Shields, Joseph Watkins | |
| 11:40 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 11:40 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | Michael Denniston pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Clyde Bunch (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Prahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Payne (fresh) SF - Robert Keeble (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Franklin Mattox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Denniston (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:25 | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Keeble, team foul #5 | 45-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), John Saunders (C) Clyde Bunch, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 11:06 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Patrick Garner snags the offensive board | 45-27 |
| 10:42 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the 3 from the right wing | 48-27 |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Patrick Garner - foul #1 on Patrick Garner, team foul #8 | 48-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Richard Wilbert (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Mark Lofgren, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Turner (PG), Lanny Baker (SG), Michael Jewell (SF), Bryan Trotter (C) Al Prahl, Larry Payne, Robert Keeble, Michael Denniston | |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Michael Jewell is called for the reach on Joseph Crow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Jewell, team foul #6 | 48-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Shields (PF) Franklin Mattox | |
| 09:51 | NC State | Richard Wilbert hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 50-29 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | Bryan Trotter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-29 |
| 09:42 | Long Beach State | Michael Jewell tips it in | 50-31 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Richard Shields picks off the pass by Samuel Anderson | 50-31 |
| 09:14 | Long Beach State | Dennis Walker swats the layup by Bryan Trotter | 50-31 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Richard Wilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 52-31 |
| 08:30 | Long Beach State | Richard Shields hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Jewell and he's fouled by Dennis Walker - foul #1 on Dennis Walker, team foul #9 | 52-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (PG), Mark Lofgren (PF) Lester Gibbons, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble (SG), Franklin Mattox (SF), Michael Denniston (C) Lanny Baker, Michael Jewell, Bryan Trotter | |
| 08:30 | Long Beach State | Richard Shields makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 08:09 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 08:08 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Holt | 52-34 |
| 07:57 | NC State | Richard Wilbert is fouled on the floor by Franklin Mattox - foul #2 on Franklin Mattox, team foul #7 | 52-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Prahl (PG), Larry Payne (SG) Clarence Turner, Richard Shields | |
| 07:57 | NC State | Richard Wilbert misses the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 07:57 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to John Saunders | 52-34 |
| 07:33 | NC State | Richard Wilbert lays it in set up by Patrick Garner | 54-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Donald Holt (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Wilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) C - John Saunders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Prahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Payne (fresh) SF - Robert Keeble (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Mattox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Denniston (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Long Beach State | Larry Payne knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 54-36 |
| 06:57 | NC State | Patrick Garner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | Richard Wilbert is called for the reach on Robert Keeble - foul #2 on Richard Wilbert, team foul #10 | 57-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Joseph Crow (SG), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Patrick Garner, Richard Wilbert, Mark Lofgren, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Turner (PG), Michael Jewell (SF), Joseph Watkins (PF), Bryan Trotter (C) Al Prahl, Larry Payne, Franklin Mattox, Michael Denniston | |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Dennis Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (SF) Donald Holt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lanny Baker (SG) Robert Keeble | |
| 06:08 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 06:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 57-37 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Joseph Crow is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lester Gibbons | 59-37 |
| 05:24 | Long Beach State | Clarence Turner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-37 |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 05:11 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins's layup is rejected by Samuel Anderson | 59-37 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Joseph Crow is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Bryan Trotter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 04:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 59-37 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Clyde Bunch's pass is intercepted by Joseph Watkins | 59-37 |
| 03:33 | Long Beach State | Lanny Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 03:32 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins tips it back up and in | 59-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Bunch (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dennis Walker (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lanny Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Jewell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Trotter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Turner - foul #3 on Clarence Turner, team foul #8 | 59-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Mark Lofgren (PF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Clyde Bunch, Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frederick Wallace (PG), Al Prahl (SG), Robert Keeble (SF), Franklin Mattox (PF), Michael Denniston (C) Clarence Turner, Lanny Baker, Michael Jewell, Joseph Watkins, Bryan Trotter | |
| 03:30 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 03:30 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 03:30 | NC State | John Saunders grabs the offensive board | 60-39 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Lester Gibbons knocks in the shot from close range | 62-39 |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Al Prahl | 62-41 |
| 02:40 | NC State | Robert Keeble picks off the pass by Patrick Garner | 62-41 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Keeble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Ayers (PF) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:55 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-41 |
| 01:53 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Ayers | 62-41 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Donald Holt is fouled on the floor by Michael Denniston - foul #2 on Michael Denniston, team foul #9 | 62-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Clyde Bunch (PG) Adam Ayers | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins (SF) Frederick Wallace | |
| 01:43 | NC State | Donald Holt misses the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Donald Holt steals the ball from Michael Denniston | 62-41 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Patrick Garner lays it up and in set up by Donald Holt | 64-41 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Mark Lofgren swats the layup by Franklin Mattox | 64-41 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Michael Denniston tips it but misses | 64-41 |
| 01:00 | NC State | John Saunders pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | NC State | Clyde Bunch is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clyde Bunch, team foul #11 | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins is fouled on the floor by Mark Lofgren - foul #2 on Mark Lofgren, team foul #12 | 64-41 |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Joseph Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Patrick Garner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-42 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Franklin Mattox grabs the board | 64-42 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Denniston scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Al Prahl | 64-44 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Clyde Bunch runs out the clock | 64-44 |