| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) SG - Buddy Harrell (fresh) SF - Terrence Acker (fresh) PF - John Burnside (fresh) C - Bob Karcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Hall (fresh) SG - Solomon Carr (fresh) SF - Coy Smith (fresh) PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) C - Robert Hein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado's layup is rejected by Robert Hein | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Buddy Harrell misses the jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Coy Smith gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr makes the 3 from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Burnside - foul #1 on John Burnside, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner (SG), Robert Stewart (C) Buddy Harrell, Bob Karcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas (PG), Anthony Furr (SG), George Graham (SF), Earl Boatwright (C) William Hall, Solomon Carr, Coy Smith, Robert Hein | |
| 17:37 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:17 | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 2-6 |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas is called for traveling | 2-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (PG), Nelson Brown (SF), Nicholas Elson (PF) Kevin Coronado, Terrence Acker, John Burnside | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Dickison (PF) Daniel Jones | |
| 16:59 | Western Illinois | Nelson Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 2-8 |
| 16:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Corey Thomas | 2-8 |
| 16:02 | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Meldrum (fresh) SG - Wallace Warner (fresh) SF - Nelson Brown (fresh) PF - Nicholas Elson (fresh) C - Robert Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Corey Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Furr (fresh) SF - George Graham (fresh) PF - Ronald Dickison (fresh) C - Earl Boatwright (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Wallace Warner is blocked by Ronald Dickison | 2-8 |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr tips it but misses | 4-8 |
| 15:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Joseph Meldrum | 6-8 |
| 14:48 | Long Beach State | George Graham banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Furr and he's fouled by Nelson Brown - foul #1 on Nelson Brown, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Buddy Harrell (SG), Terrence Acker (SF), John Burnside (PF), Bob Karcher (C) Joseph Meldrum, Wallace Warner, Nelson Brown, Nicholas Elson, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Hall (PG), Solomon Carr (SG), Daniel Jones (PF), Robert Hein (C) Corey Thomas, Anthony Furr, Ronald Dickison, Earl Boatwright | |
| 14:48 | Long Beach State | George Graham makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 14:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein is hacked by Bob Karcher - foul #1 on Bob Karcher, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Coy Smith (SF) George Graham | |
| 14:07 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein blows the layup | 8-11 |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:00 | Western Illinois | Buddy Harrell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | John Burnside is open and scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Kevin Coronado | 10-11 |
| 13:20 | Long Beach State | Coy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:19 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:55 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (PG), Nelson Brown (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) Kevin Coronado, John Burnside, Bob Karcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), Robert Hysell (SG), Anthony Furr (SF), Ronald Dickison (PF) William Hall, Solomon Carr, Coy Smith, Daniel Jones | |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Furr | 10-14 |
| 12:39 | Western Illinois | Robert Hysell steps in front of the Joseph Meldrum pass in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 12:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell lays it up and in | 10-16 |
| 12:30 | Western Illinois | Nelson Brown clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein is called for traveling | 10-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson (PF) Terrence Acker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 11:57 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson makes the floater near the basket | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Meldrum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Buddy Harrell (fairly fresh) SF - Nelson Brown (fresh) PF - Nicholas Elson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hysell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Furr (fresh) PF - Ronald Dickison (fresh) C - Robert Hein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hysell | 12-19 |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Nelson Brown is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Elson | 14-19 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein is hacked by Nicholas Elson - foul #1 on Nicholas Elson, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Wallace Warner (SG), Terrence Acker (SF), John Burnside (PF), Bob Karcher (C) Joseph Meldrum, Buddy Harrell, Nelson Brown, Nicholas Elson, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Hall (PG), Solomon Carr (SG), Coy Smith (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), Earl Boatwright (C) Larry Mitchell, Robert Hysell, Anthony Furr, Ronald Dickison, Robert Hein | |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones loses the dribble to Terrence Acker | 14-19 |
| 10:48 | Western Illinois | Coy Smith is called for the reach on Wallace Warner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Coy Smith, team foul #1 | 14-19 |
| 10:29 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 14-19 |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Coy Smith grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 10:06 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado is fouled in the backcourt by William Hall - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #2 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart (C) Bob Karcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr (SG), George Graham (SF), Ronald Dickison (PF), Robert Hein (C) Solomon Carr, Coy Smith, Daniel Jones, Earl Boatwright | |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Hall - foul #2 on William Hall, team foul #3 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas (PG) William Hall | |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | George Graham snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 09:38 | Long Beach State | Ronald Dickison double dribbles | 14-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (SG), Nicholas Elson (PF) Wallace Warner, John Burnside | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-22 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Buddy Harrell (SG) Kevin Coronado | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell (SG) Robert Hein | |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Dickison - foul #1 on Ronald Dickison, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nelson Brown (PF) Terrence Acker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Boatwright (C) Ronald Dickison | |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | Earl Boatwright grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:50 | Long Beach State | George Graham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Earl Boatwright and he's hacked by Nicholas Elson - foul #2 on Nicholas Elson, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker (SF) Nicholas Elson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr (SG), Daniel Jones (PF) Robert Hysell, Anthony Furr | |
| 08:50 | Long Beach State | George Graham makes the free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-25 |
| 08:35 | Long Beach State | Earl Boatwright snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Wallace Warner (SG), Bob Karcher (C) Joseph Meldrum, Buddy Harrell, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Coy Smith (SF), Ronald Dickison (PF), Robert Hein (C) George Graham, Daniel Jones, Earl Boatwright | |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Coy Smith picks off the pass by Kevin Coronado | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Warner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terrence Acker (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nelson Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bob Karcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Corey Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Solomon Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Coy Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Dickison (fresh) C - Robert Hein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Long Beach State | Robert Hein is hacked by Terrence Acker - foul #1 on Terrence Acker, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Buddy Harrell (SG), John Burnside (PF) Terrence Acker, Nelson Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell (PG), Anthony Furr (SG) Corey Thomas, Solomon Carr | |
| 07:19 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Buddy Harrell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 07:05 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner tips it but misses | 15-25 |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Coy Smith tips it in | 15-27 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Wallace Warner is blocked by Robert Hein | 15-27 |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | Coy Smith gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Coy Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-27 |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Ronald Dickison grabs the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr loses the dribble to John Burnside | 15-27 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Buddy Harrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Don Smith (PG), Joseph Meldrum (SG), Terrence Acker (SF), Nelson Brown (PF), Robert Stewart (C) Kevin Coronado, Buddy Harrell, Wallace Warner, John Burnside, Bob Karcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), Solomon Carr (SG), George Graham (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), Earl Boatwright (C) Robert Hysell, Anthony Furr, Coy Smith, Ronald Dickison, Robert Hein | |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Mitchell | 15-29 |
| 05:23 | Western Illinois | George Graham is called for the reach on Terrence Acker in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Graham, team foul #5 | 15-29 |
| 05:14 | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-29 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Don Smith - foul #1 on Don Smith, team foul #7 | 15-29 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrence Acker | 15-30 |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Larry Mitchell is called for the reach on Joseph Meldrum - foul #1 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #6 | 15-30 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Don Smith is hacked by Larry Mitchell - foul #2 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #7 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell (C) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas (PG) Larry Mitchell | |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Don Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Don Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones tips it back up and in | 17-32 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Corey Thomas steps in front of the Don Smith pass in the backcourt | 17-32 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-32 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Nelson Brown grabs the board | 17-32 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Nelson Brown connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terrence Acker | 19-32 |
| 03:39 | Long Beach State | George Graham's pass is intercepted by Terrence Acker | 19-32 |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terrence Acker | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Don Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Meldrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Acker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nelson Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Corey Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Solomon Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Boatwright (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | Daniel Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Don Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-32 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker grabs the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on George Graham - foul #2 on George Graham, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Buddy Harrell (SG), John Burnside (PF), Robert Stewart (C) Don Smith, Joseph Meldrum, Nelson Brown, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Hall (PG), Robert Hysell (SG), Anthony Furr (SF), Ronald Dickison (PF), Robert Hein (C) Corey Thomas, Solomon Carr, George Graham, Daniel Jones, Earl Boatwright | |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Terrence Acker misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:46 | Long Beach State | Ronald Dickison pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | William Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrence Acker | 22-32 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 22-32 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart hits the follow up shot | 24-32 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr is hacked by Kevin Coronado - foul #1 on Kevin Coronado, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson (SF), Bob Karcher (C) Terrence Acker, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Coy Smith (SF) Robert Hysell | |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Anthony Furr makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson's floater is tipped away by Ronald Dickison | 24-34 |
| 01:49 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher grabs the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | John Burnside is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Buddy Harrell | 27-34 |
| 01:19 | Long Beach State | William Hall buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Dickison | 27-37 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | John Burnside drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Buddy Harrell | 29-37 |
| 00:41 | Long Beach State | William Hall misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bob Karcher | 29-37 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | William Hall gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Ronald Dickison clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Coy Smith tips it in | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Elson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-39 |