| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Curtis Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Hsu (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Wiener (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Eichelberger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Caffey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Nebel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Amico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hollingsworth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Chester Hsu inbounds the ball | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Long Beach State | Rudolph Caffey is called for the reach on Curtis Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rudolph Caffey, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 19:46 | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 19:44 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 19:30 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Wiener - foul #3 on Clarence Wiener, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Marion Mick (PF) Clarence Wiener | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 19:30 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 19:30 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 19:30 | Long Beach State | Joe Norton snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 19:27 | Long Beach State | Rudolph Caffey steals it from Richard Flowers in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 19:17 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joe Norton - foul #2 on Joe Norton, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle (SF) Chester Hsu | |
| Subs | Utah State | Duane Lareau (SG) Rudolph Caffey | |
| 19:17 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 19:17 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 18:56 | Long Beach State | Joe Norton can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block | 44-46 |
| 18:54 | Utah State | Joseph Nebel pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 18:36 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Eichelberger | 44-48 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Joe Norton connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ronald Lyle | 46-48 |
| 18:01 | Utah State | Joseph Nebel is hacked by Ronald Lyle - foul #1 on Ronald Lyle, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Pinter (PG), Joseph Kennedy (SG), Chester Hsu (SF), Peter Moorman (PF), Eldon Trainor (C) Richard Flowers, Curtis Baker, Ronald Lyle, Marion Mick, Joe Norton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (PG), Rudolph Caffey (SG), Edgar Vogelsang (SF), Calvin McInerney (PF), Earl Hoskins (C) Paul Eichelberger, Duane Lareau, Joseph Nebel, Sylvester Amico, William Hollingsworth | |
| 17:56 | Utah State | Chester Hsu denies the turnaround by Edgar Vogelsang | 46-48 |
| 17:54 | Long Beach State | Chester Hsu grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 17:43 | Long Beach State | John Pinter misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 17:42 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 17:36 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 17:34 | Utah State | Mark Mix can't tip it in | 46-48 |
| 17:33 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 17:24 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG) Chester Hsu | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:20 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Hollingsworth (C) Earl Hoskins | |
| 17:08 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Mark Mix | 46-50 |
| 16:44 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgar Vogelsang - foul #1 on Edgar Vogelsang, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Chester Hsu (SF), Marion Mick (PF), Joe Norton (C) John Pinter, Peter Moorman, Eldon Trainor | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger (PG), Joseph Nebel (SF), Sylvester Amico (PF) Mark Mix, Edgar Vogelsang, Calvin McInerney | |
| 16:44 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:44 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:44 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 16:29 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Chester Hsu - foul #1 on Chester Hsu, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker (SG) Joseph Kennedy | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:29 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:29 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:25 | Long Beach State | Chester Hsu is fouled in the backcourt by Rudolph Caffey - foul #2 on Rudolph Caffey, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Duane Lareau (SG) Rudolph Caffey | |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marion Mick | 49-51 |
| 16:00 | Utah State | Curtis Baker steps in front of the Sylvester Amico pass | 49-51 |
| 15:57 | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker lays it up and in | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chester Hsu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marion Mick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Norton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Eichelberger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Lareau (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Nebel (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Amico (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hollingsworth (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Utah State | Joseph Nebel is hacked by Chester Hsu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chester Hsu, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG), Ronald Lyle (SF), Clarence Wiener (PF) Clarence Powell, Chester Hsu, Marion Mick | |
| Subs | Utah State | Shelby Bryan (SF), James Lanigan (PF), Earl Hoskins (C) Joseph Nebel, Sylvester Amico, William Hollingsworth | |
| 15:36 | Utah State | James Lanigan is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Pinter (SG) Curtis Baker | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey (SG) Duane Lareau | |
| 15:34 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle is fouled in the backcourt by Rudolph Caffey - foul #3 on Rudolph Caffey, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| 15:18 | Long Beach State | John Pinter loses the dribble to Paul Eichelberger | 51-51 |
| 15:04 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 15:03 | Long Beach State | Clarence Wiener pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 14:52 | Long Beach State | John Pinter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Earl Hoskins | 51-51 |
| 14:31 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey buries a fadeaway from the right side | 51-53 |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Shelby Bryan - foul #4 on Shelby Bryan, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker (SG), Chester Hsu (SF), Peter Moorman (PF), Eldon Trainor (C) John Pinter, Ronald Lyle, Clarence Wiener, Joe Norton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (PG), Duane Lareau (SG), Joseph Nebel (SF), William Hollingsworth (C) Paul Eichelberger, Rudolph Caffey, Shelby Bryan, Earl Hoskins | |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 13:59 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Duane Lareau and he's hacked by Chester Hsu - foul #3 on Chester Hsu, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG), Joseph Kennedy (SG) Richard Flowers, Curtis Baker | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang (SF) Joseph Nebel | |
| 13:59 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | Chester Hsu misses the easy layup | 53-56 |
| 13:39 | Long Beach State | Chester Hsu tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 13:37 | Utah State | Mark Mix is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Hsu - foul #4 on Chester Hsu, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker (SG), Clarence Wiener (PF), Marion Mick (C) Chester Hsu, Peter Moorman, Eldon Trainor | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joseph Nebel (SF), Calvin McInerney (C) Duane Lareau, William Hollingsworth | |
| 13:37 | Utah State | Mark Mix misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:37 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Mix - foul #1 on Mark Mix, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 13:09 | Long Beach State | Clarence Wiener gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Calvin McInerney steps in front of the Clarence Wiener pass | 55-56 |
| 12:39 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 12:37 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Baker and he's fouled by Mark Mix - foul #2 on Mark Mix, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Pinter (SG), Ronald Lyle (SF), Joe Norton (C) Curtis Baker, Joseph Kennedy, Marion Mick | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger (PG), Duane Lareau (SG), Sylvester Amico (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Mark Mix, Edgar Vogelsang, James Lanigan, Calvin McInerney | |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 11:58 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 11:57 | Long Beach State | Clarence Wiener pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pinter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Lyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clarence Wiener (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Norton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Eichelberger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Lareau (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Joseph Nebel (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Amico (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hollingsworth (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | Paul Eichelberger takes the ball from Ronald Lyle | 58-56 |
| 11:37 | Utah State | Duane Lareau banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Eichelberger | 58-58 |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joe Norton | 61-58 |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Joseph Nebel misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Joe Norton gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Joseph Nebel picks off the pass by Ronald Lyle in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 10:53 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Nebel | 61-60 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG), Curtis Baker (SG), Peter Moorman (PF), Eldon Trainor (C) Clarence Powell, John Pinter, Clarence Wiener, Joe Norton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey (SG), James Lanigan (PF), Calvin McInerney (C) Duane Lareau, Joseph Nebel, William Hollingsworth | |
| 10:15 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Pinter (SF), Marion Mick (C) Ronald Lyle, Eldon Trainor | |
| Subs | Utah State | Earl Hoskins (C) Calvin McInerney | |
| 09:21 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger is hacked by Marion Mick - foul #1 on Marion Mick, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy (SF), Joe Norton (C) Curtis Baker, Peter Moorman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Duane Lareau (SG), Joseph Nebel (SF) Rudolph Caffey, Sylvester Amico | |
| 09:21 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | James Lanigan is called for the reach on Marion Mick - foul #4 on James Lanigan, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (PG), Calvin McInerney (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Paul Eichelberger, James Lanigan, Earl Hoskins | |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 08:34 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth's layup is rejected by Marion Mick | 63-60 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Calvin McInerney is called for the reach on Joseph Kennedy - foul #2 on Calvin McInerney, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker (SG), Eldon Trainor (C) John Pinter, Joe Norton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey (SG), Edgar Vogelsang (SF), Sylvester Amico (PF), Earl Hoskins (C) Duane Lareau, Joseph Nebel, Calvin McInerney, William Hollingsworth | |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Mark Mix misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 07:56 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins tips it back up and in | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Curtis Baker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Kennedy (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marion Mick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Eldon Trainor (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Mix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Caffey (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edgar Vogelsang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sylvester Amico (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Baker | 67-62 |
| 07:29 | Utah State | Mark Mix buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sylvester Amico | 67-65 |
| 07:27 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Pinter (SG), Chester Hsu (SF), Clarence Wiener (PF) Curtis Baker, Joseph Kennedy, Eldon Trainor | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger (PG), Joseph Nebel (SF), Shelby Bryan (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Mark Mix, Edgar Vogelsang, Sylvester Amico, Earl Hoskins | |
| 07:10 | Utah State | Marion Mick steps in front of the Rudolph Caffey pass | 67-65 |
| 06:43 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick comes up short on the runner in the paint | 67-65 |
| 06:42 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 06:42 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG), Peter Moorman (PF), Eldon Trainor (C) Richard Flowers, Clarence Wiener, Marion Mick | |
| Subs | Utah State | Duane Lareau (SG), Sylvester Amico (SF), James Lanigan (PF) Rudolph Caffey, Joseph Nebel, William Hollingsworth | |
| 06:36 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger loses the dribble to Chester Hsu in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman's pass is intercepted by Paul Eichelberger | 67-65 |
| 06:09 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger banks in the layup | 67-67 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell is hacked by Paul Eichelberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Eichelberger, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker (SG), Joe Norton (C) John Pinter, Eldon Trainor | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (PG), Edgar Vogelsang (SF), Calvin McInerney (C) Paul Eichelberger, Sylvester Amico, James Lanigan | |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:49 | Utah State | Shelby Bryan double dribbles | 69-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Wiener (PF) Peter Moorman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger (PG) Duane Lareau | |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | Chester Hsu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 05:34 | Utah State | Mark Mix gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:16 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Norton - foul #3 on Joe Norton, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG), Ronald Lyle (SG) Clarence Powell, Curtis Baker | |
| Subs | Utah State | Duane Lareau (SG), Earl Hoskins (C) Mark Mix, Edgar Vogelsang | |
| 05:16 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 05:16 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 69-69 |
| 05:03 | Utah State | Shelby Bryan gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:51 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins double dribbles | 69-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Pinter (SG), Eldon Trainor (C) Ronald Lyle, Joe Norton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joseph Nebel (SF), William Hollingsworth (C) Calvin McInerney, Earl Hoskins | |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Marion Mick (C) Clarence Wiener | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey (SG) Paul Eichelberger | |
| 04:32 | Utah State | John Pinter steps in front of the Joseph Nebel pass in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 04:30 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers can't finish the layup | 69-69 |
| 04:28 | Utah State | Duane Lareau grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:24 | Utah State | Duane Lareau is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker (SG), Ronald Lyle (SF), Peter Moorman (PF) Richard Flowers, Chester Hsu, Eldon Trainor | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (PG), James Lanigan (PF) Duane Lareau, William Hollingsworth | |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Shelby Bryan - foul #5 on Shelby Bryan, team foul #11 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy (SG) Curtis Baker | |
| Subs | Utah State | Sylvester Amico (SF), Earl Hoskins (C) Joseph Nebel, Shelby Bryan | |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Marion Mick makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:43 | Utah State | James Lanigan is denied on a layup by Marion Mick | 71-69 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joseph Kennedy | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Pinter (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Lyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Moorman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marion Mick (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Mix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolph Caffey (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sylvester Amico (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lanigan (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Earl Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Amico - foul #2 on Sylvester Amico, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG), Curtis Baker (SG), Clarence Wiener (PF), Joe Norton (C) John Pinter, Joseph Kennedy, Peter Moorman, Marion Mick | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger (PG), Duane Lareau (SG), William Hollingsworth (C) Mark Mix, Rudolph Caffey, Earl Hoskins | |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 03:37 | Utah State | Ronald Lyle steps in front of the Paul Eichelberger pass in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell hits a 3 from straight away set up by Curtis Baker | 75-69 |
| 03:12 | Utah State | James Lanigan banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Eichelberger | 75-71 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Joe Norton connects on the open jumper near the basket | 77-71 |
| 02:47 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy (SG), Chester Hsu (SF), Peter Moorman (PF), Eldon Trainor (C) Curtis Baker, Ronald Lyle, Clarence Wiener, Joe Norton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (SG), Edgar Vogelsang (SF), Earl Hoskins (C) Duane Lareau, Sylvester Amico, William Hollingsworth | |
| 02:45 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Hsu - foul #5 on Chester Hsu, team foul #10 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Pinter (SG) Chester Hsu | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:45 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 02:45 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from John Pinter | 79-73 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Mark Mix connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Hoskins | 79-76 |
| 01:51 | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Clarence Powell | 81-76 |
| 01:42 | Utah State | Mark Mix clanks a 3 from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 01:40 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:28 | Utah State | Mark Mix comes up short on the floater from the left block | 81-76 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell snags the defensive board | 81-76 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | John Pinter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eldon Trainor | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 84-76 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | John Pinter pulls down the rebound | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Eichelberger - foul #4 on Paul Eichelberger, team foul #13 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Baker (SG), Ronald Lyle (SF), Clarence Wiener (PF), Joe Norton (C) John Pinter, Joseph Kennedy, Peter Moorman, Eldon Trainor | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey (SG), Joseph Nebel (SF), William Hollingsworth (C) Mark Mix, Edgar Vogelsang, Earl Hoskins | |
| 01:03 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:03 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Utah State | Clarence Wiener swats the layup by James Lanigan | 86-76 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle gets the rebound | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle is hacked by Paul Eichelberger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Eichelberger, team foul #14 | 86-76 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Pinter (SG), Peter Moorman (PF), Eldon Trainor (C) Curtis Baker, Clarence Wiener, Joe Norton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Duane Lareau (PG), Mark Mix (SG), Sylvester Amico (SF), Calvin McInerney (PF), Earl Hoskins (C) Paul Eichelberger, Rudolph Caffey, Joseph Nebel, James Lanigan, William Hollingsworth | |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle makes the 2nd free throw | 88-76 |
| 00:53 | Utah State | Clarence Powell steps in front of the Duane Lareau pass in the backcourt | 88-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Ronald Lyle misses the floater from the left side | 88-76 |
| 00:27 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins snags the defensive board | 88-76 |
| 00:20 | Utah State | Duane Lareau hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Sylvester Amico | 88-78 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell runs out the clock | 88-78 |