| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Booth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Tomlinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary McGlothern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clinton Drinnon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Howard Debellis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Bury (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Shane Tomlinson - foul #3 on Shane Tomlinson, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Levis (C) Shane Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 19:19 | South Alabama | Charles Gates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 19:18 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 19:01 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis is open but misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 18:59 | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 18:50 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 18:48 | South Alabama | Daniel Levis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 18:38 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Joel Bury - foul #3 on Joel Bury, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG), Ted Law (SF), Joseph Austin (PF) Christopher Wheeler, Charles Gates, John Booth, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Andre Downard (SF), Steven Bragg (PF) Clinton Drinnon, Andrew Tate, Howard Debellis, Joel Bury | |
| 18:38 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 18:38 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 18:21 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt throws it down and the foul's on Gary McGlothern - foul #3 on Gary McGlothern, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Levis (C) Gary McGlothern | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:21 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 18:19 | South Alabama | Andre Downard takes the ball from Ted Law in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 18:10 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 18:08 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 17:50 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg clanks a jump hook in the lane | 48-42 |
| 17:48 | South Alabama | Ted Law pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:41 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joseph Woods | 48-42 |
| 17:31 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 17:30 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 48-42 |
| 17:25 | South Alabama | Ted Law's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Charles Gates (SG), John Booth (SF) Richard Chism, Ted Law, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Andrew Tate (SG), Howard Debellis (SF) Jonathan Milbrandt, Shawn Anderson, Andre Downard | |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans misses the shot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 17:00 | South Alabama | Daniel Levis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:36 | South Alabama | John Booth comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 16:35 | South Alabama | John Booth pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:21 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Gates | 50-42 |
| 16:04 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 16:03 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis is hacked by Charles Gates - foul #1 on Charles Gates, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Austin (SF), Shane Tomlinson (PF), Michael Kessler (C) Charles Gates, John Booth, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon (PG), Jonathan Milbrandt (SG), Joel Bury (PF) Nicolas Evans, Andrew Tate, Steven Bragg | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Tomlinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clinton Drinnon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Milbrandt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Howard Debellis (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Joel Bury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Woods (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 15:23 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 15:16 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-42 |
| 15:15 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin tips it in | 52-42 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Christopher Wheeler is called for the reach on Clinton Drinnon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Wheeler, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), Ted Law (SG), John Booth (SF) Christopher Wheeler, Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andre Downard (SF) Howard Debellis | |
| 15:00 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jonathan Milbrandt | 52-44 |
| 14:40 | South Alabama | John Booth is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Milbrandt - foul #2 on Jonathan Milbrandt, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Gates (SG), Gary McGlothern (C) Ted Law, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg (C) Joseph Woods | |
| 14:18 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary McGlothern - foul #4 on Gary McGlothern, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG), Joseph Austin (SF), Michael Kessler (C) Richard Chism, Charles Gates, John Booth, Gary McGlothern | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG) Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:03 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 14:01 | South Alabama | Shawn Anderson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis (SF) Andre Downard | |
| 13:44 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 13:42 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:25 | South Alabama | Steven Bragg blocks the jumper by Shane Tomlinson | 52-45 |
| 13:23 | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:06 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg lays it in | 52-47 |
| 12:46 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is hacked by Steven Bragg - foul #2 on Steven Bragg, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Gates (SG), Ted Law (SF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Andrew Tate (SG), Andre Downard (SF), Jonathan Milbrandt (C) Clinton Drinnon, Shawn Anderson, Howard Debellis, Steven Bragg | |
| 12:27 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 12:09 | Long Beach State | Ted Law is called for the reach on Andre Downard - foul #2 on Ted Law, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), John Booth (SF) Christopher Wheeler, Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods (C) Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans misses the jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 12:01 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 11:59 | South Alabama | Ted Law is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Tate - foul #2 on Andrew Tate, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| 11:40 | South Alabama | Ted Law is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury grabs the board | 54-47 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Chism (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Law (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Booth (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Tomlinson (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kessler (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nicolas Evans (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Tate (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Andre Downard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joel Bury (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Woods (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG) Richard Chism, Ted Law | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt (PG), Howard Debellis (SF) Nicolas Evans, Andre Downard | |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler scores on a shot near the basket set up by Christopher Wheeler | 56-47 |
| 11:18 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt scores on a 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 11:15 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Milbrandt - foul #3 on Jonathan Milbrandt, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 11:15 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG) Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Steven Bragg (PF) Andrew Tate, Joel Bury | |
| 10:55 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans is hacked by Shane Tomlinson - foul #4 on Shane Tomlinson, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ted Law (SF), Joseph Austin (PF), Daniel Levis (C) John Booth, Shane Tomlinson, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon (PG), Andrew Tate (SG) Howard Debellis, Joseph Woods | |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Bragg - foul #3 on Steven Bragg, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG) Richard Chism | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andre Downard (SF) Nicolas Evans | |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:34 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Steven Bragg | 56-52 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Tate | 56-54 |
| 10:17 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Levis | 58-54 |
| 10:02 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 10:00 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Ted Law steps in front of the Andre Downard pass | 58-54 |
| 09:23 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 09:21 | South Alabama | Daniel Levis pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:04 | South Alabama | Steven Bragg is called for the reach on Joseph Austin - foul #4 on Steven Bragg, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), Charles Gates (SG), John Booth (SF), Michael Kessler (C) Christopher Wheeler, Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Ted Law, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Howard Debellis (SF), Joel Bury (PF), Joseph Woods (C) Clinton Drinnon, Andrew Tate, Andre Downard, Steven Bragg, Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 09:04 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:04 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:50 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 60-56 |
| 08:33 | South Alabama | Richard Chism is hacked by Shawn Anderson - foul #3 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Levis (PF) Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:33 | South Alabama | Richard Chism misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joseph Woods | 60-56 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Daniel Levis steps in front of the Joel Bury pass | 60-56 |
| 08:07 | South Alabama | John Booth can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-56 |
| 08:06 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:51 | South Alabama | John Booth misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 07:49 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler tips it in | 62-56 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Chism - foul #2 on Richard Chism, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG), Shane Tomlinson (PF), Gary McGlothern (C) Richard Chism, Charles Gates, Daniel Levis, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon (PG), Jonathan Milbrandt (SG) Shawn Anderson, Howard Debellis | |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:40 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 07:39 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern tips it in | 64-58 |
| 07:35 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt's pass is intercepted by Christopher Wheeler in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Wheeler (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Booth (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Tomlinson (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary McGlothern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clinton Drinnon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Milbrandt (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicolas Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joel Bury (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Woods (very tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:20 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson lays it in uncontested set up by Christopher Wheeler | 66-58 |
| 07:09 | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon's pass is intercepted by Shane Tomlinson | 66-58 |
| 07:04 | South Alabama | Joel Bury picks off the pass by John Booth in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 66-58 |
| 06:46 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Shane Tomlinson | 66-58 |
| 06:41 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is called for traveling | 66-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Gates (SG), Joseph Austin (SF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, John Booth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate (SG), Andre Downard (SF), Steven Bragg (PF) Nicolas Evans, Joel Bury, Joseph Woods | |
| 06:27 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 66-58 |
| 06:26 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:22 | South Alabama | Charles Gates misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Andre Downard | 66-60 |
| 06:02 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler misses the wide open shot from the right side | 66-60 |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Austin - foul #1 on Joseph Austin, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG), Ted Law (SF), Michael Kessler (C) Christopher Wheeler, Charles Gates, Joseph Austin, Shane Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Howard Debellis (SF), Joel Bury (PF) Clinton Drinnon, Andrew Tate, Andre Downard | |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:30 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern buries a floater from the right block set up by Ted Law | 68-62 |
| 05:10 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-65 |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Anderson - foul #4 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), John Booth (SF), Daniel Levis (C) Richard Chism, Ted Law, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Andrew Tate (SG), Andre Downard (PF), Joseph Woods (C) Jonathan Milbrandt, Shawn Anderson, Joel Bury, Steven Bragg | |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:46 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the 3rd free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Gary McGlothern steps in front of the Andrew Tate pass in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 04:34 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 74-65 |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods's layup is rejected by Gary McGlothern | 74-65 |
| 04:13 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 04:08 | South Alabama | John Booth comes up short on the floater from the left side | 74-65 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), Ted Law (SF), Shane Tomlinson (PF) Christopher Wheeler, John Booth, Gary McGlothern | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon (PG), Steven Bragg (PF) Nicolas Evans, Howard Debellis | |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim steals the ball from Joseph Woods in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| 04:03 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson slams it home on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 76-65 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #10 | 76-65 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 03:58 | South Alabama | Andrew Tate steals the ball from Richard Chism in the backcourt | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 76-67 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Tate | 76-67 |
| 03:30 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 03:29 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Chism (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ted Law (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Shane Tomlinson (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Levis (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clinton Drinnon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Tate (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Andre Downard (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Bragg (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Joseph Woods (very tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | South Alabama | Richard Chism clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 76-67 |
| 03:23 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson tips it in | 78-67 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Andre Downard makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 03:12 | South Alabama | Ted Law is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Downard - foul #1 on Andre Downard, team foul #11 | 78-69 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Charles Gates (SG), Michael Kessler (C) Richard Chism, Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Howard Debellis (SF), Joel Bury (PF), Jonathan Milbrandt (C) Clinton Drinnon, Andrew Tate, Andre Downard, Steven Bragg, Joseph Woods | |
| 03:12 | South Alabama | Ted Law makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:12 | South Alabama | Ted Law makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Jonathan Milbrandt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shawn Anderson | 80-72 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler's pass is intercepted by Nicolas Evans in the backcourt | 80-72 |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Ted Law is called for the reach on Joel Bury - foul #3 on Ted Law, team foul #11 | 80-72 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Austin (SF), Gary McGlothern (PF) Ted Law, Shane Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:37 | South Alabama | Charles Gates drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Wheeler | 82-74 |
| 02:33 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans loses the dribble to Christopher Wheeler in the backcourt | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:21 | South Alabama | Charles Gates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Booth (SF) Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andre Downard (SF), Joseph Woods (C) Howard Debellis, Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 02:04 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods's pass is intercepted by Joseph Austin | 82-74 |
| 02:01 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler banks in the layup set up by Joseph Austin | 84-74 |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wheeler - foul #4 on Christopher Wheeler, team foul #12 | 84-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG), Daniel Levis (C) Christopher Wheeler, John Booth, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg (PF), Jonathan Milbrandt (C) Joel Bury, Joseph Woods | |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Evans - foul #1 on Nicolas Evans, team foul #12 | 84-76 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Charles Gates (SG), Shane Tomlinson (PF), Michael Kessler (C) Richard Chism, Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Gary McGlothern, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon (PG), Andrew Tate (SG), Howard Debellis (SF), Joel Bury (PF), Joseph Woods (C) Nicolas Evans, Shawn Anderson, Andre Downard, Steven Bragg, Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-76 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 01:28 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 86-76 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon tips it in | 86-78 |
| 01:11 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler misses the lay-in | 86-78 |
| 01:10 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler snags the offensive board | 86-78 |
| 00:55 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin is fouled on the floor by Howard Debellis - foul #3 on Howard Debellis, team foul #13 | 86-78 |
| 00:55 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| 00:55 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:55 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Charles Gates is called for the reach on Andrew Tate - foul #2 on Charles Gates, team foul #13 | 88-78 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG), Gary McGlothern (PF), Daniel Levis (C) Christopher Wheeler, Charles Gates, Shane Tomlinson, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Andre Downard (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Jonathan Milbrandt (C) Clinton Drinnon, Howard Debellis, Joel Bury, Joseph Woods | |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:50 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Gary McGlothern | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern is hacked by Andrew Tate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Tate, team foul #14 | 88-79 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Shane Tomlinson (PF) Joseph Austin, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clinton Drinnon (PG), Howard Debellis (SF), Joel Bury (PF), Joseph Woods (C) Nicolas Evans, Andre Downard, Steven Bragg, Jonathan Milbrandt | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-79 |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern misses the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury pulls down the rebound | 89-79 |
| 00:40 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 89-79 |
| 00:39 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Shane Tomlinson | 89-79 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses the floater from the left block | 89-79 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury grabs the defensive rebound | 89-79 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Howard Debellis misses the floater from the left side | 89-79 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson pulls down the rebound | 89-79 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler runs out the clock | 89-79 |