| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Frederick Ford (fresh) SG - Eric Edmonds (fresh) SF - George Russell (fresh) PF - Walter Wilson (fresh) C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (fresh) SG - Terrance Mathes (fresh) SF - Rafael Belcher (fresh) PF - Randall Offutt (fresh) C - Eugene Manning (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes drills a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Johnson's pass is intercepted by Robert Polley in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Oklahoma State | Frederick Ford makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Edmonds | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Long Beach State | 3 seconds is called on Terrance Mathes | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson buries a floater from the right wing set up by Frederick Ford | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Frederick Ford | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley is fouled on the floor by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Long Beach State | Eric Edmonds picks off the pass by Randall Offutt | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Oklahoma State | George Russell is hacked by Randall Offutt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Offutt, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker (PG), Lester Schoenstein (SF), David Duncan (PF), Cecil Thomas (C) Frederick Ford, George Russell, Walter Wilson, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Smith (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Martin Causby (SF), Samuel Ohagan (PF), Michael John (C) Robert Polley, Terrance Mathes, Rafael Belcher, Randall Offutt, Eugene Manning | |
| 17:24 | Oklahoma State | Lester Schoenstein clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:05 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | Oklahoma State | Lester Schoenstein is hacked by Martin Causby - foul #1 on Martin Causby, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | George Russell (SF) Eric Edmonds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez (SF) Samuel Ohagan | |
| 16:27 | Oklahoma State | David Duncan buries a shot from close range | 7-2 |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | Lester Schoenstein is called for the reach on Raymond Wheatley - foul #1 on Lester Schoenstein, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Frederick Ford (PG), Walter Wilson (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Lester Schoenstein, David Duncan, Cecil Thomas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG), Randall Offutt (PF), Eugene Manning (C) Paul Smith, Raymond Wheatley, Martin Causby, Michael John | |
| 15:59 | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon misses long on a floater from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt tips it but misses | 7-2 |
| 15:57 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Walter Wilson | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Frederick Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Walker (fresh) SF - George Russell (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Micheal Koon (fresh) SG - Terrance Mathes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Antunez (fresh) PF - Randall Offutt (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Manning (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 7-2 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Randall Offutt | 7-2 |
| 15:25 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Wilson - foul #1 on Walter Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds (SG) Ricky Walker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher (SF), Samuel Ohagan (C) Jason Antunez, Eugene Manning | |
| 15:25 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:25 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Oklahoma State | Terrance Mathes steps in front of the Eric Edmonds pass | 7-4 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 14:50 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Eric Edmonds | 7-4 |
| 14:39 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Johnson makes the turnaround from close range | 9-4 |
| 14:27 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Wilson | 9-4 |
| 14:26 | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 14:12 | Oklahoma State | Micheal Koon steals it from Eric Edmonds | 9-4 |
| 13:55 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-4 |
| 13:53 | Oklahoma State | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:30 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Frederick Ford and he's fouled by Randall Offutt - foul #2 on Randall Offutt, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker (PG), Lester Schoenstein (SG), David Duncan (SF), Cecil Thomas (C) Frederick Ford, Eric Edmonds, George Russell, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Jason Antunez (SF), Martin Causby (PF), Michael John (C) Micheal Koon, Terrance Mathes, Rafael Belcher, Randall Offutt, Samuel Ohagan | |
| 13:30 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson makes the free throw | 12-4 |
| 13:17 | Long Beach State | Walter Wilson steps in front of the Michael John pass | 12-4 |
| 13:04 | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Duncan | 14-4 |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Cecil Thomas - foul #1 on Cecil Thomas, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds (SG) Walter Wilson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning (C) Jason Antunez | |
| 12:25 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Polley | 14-7 |
| 12:15 | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 14-7 |
| 12:13 | Oklahoma State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Edmonds | 14-7 |
| 11:59 | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 11:57 | Long Beach State | Michael John gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ricky Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Edmonds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Schoenstein (fairly fresh) PF - David Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Causby (fresh) PF - Michael John (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Manning (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Manning | 14-10 |
| 11:46 | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) David Duncan, Cecil Thomas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley (SG), Jason Antunez (SF), Samuel Ohagan (PF) Paul Smith, Martin Causby, Michael John | |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan clanks a shot from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Antunez | 14-10 |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan loses the dribble to Walter Wilson | 14-10 |
| 10:59 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 16-10 |
| 10:44 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Wheatley | 16-13 |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 10:27 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:08 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez is hacked by Lester Schoenstein - foul #2 on Lester Schoenstein, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Frederick Ford (PG), George Russell (SF), Cecil Thomas (PF), David Duncan (C) Ricky Walker, Lester Schoenstein, Walter Wilson, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Smith (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG), Rafael Belcher (SF), Martin Causby (PF), Michael John (C) Robert Polley, Raymond Wheatley, Jason Antunez, Samuel Ohagan, Eugene Manning | |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 09:52 | Oklahoma State | Cecil Thomas grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:37 | Oklahoma State | George Russell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 09:36 | Oklahoma State | Cecil Thomas tips it back up and in | 18-13 |
| 09:13 | Long Beach State | Michael John hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 18-13 |
| 09:12 | Oklahoma State | David Duncan gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma State | Michael John blocks the jumper by Eric Edmonds | 18-13 |
| 08:49 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Mathes | 18-13 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 18-16 |
| 08:02 | Oklahoma State | Frederick Ford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 08:01 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:46 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith is hacked by David Duncan - foul #1 on David Duncan, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker (SG), Walter Wilson (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Eric Edmonds, Cecil Thomas, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Jason Antunez (SF), Samuel Ohagan (PF), Eugene Manning (C) Paul Smith, Terrance Mathes, Rafael Belcher, Martin Causby, Michael John | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Frederick Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Russell (tiring) PF - Walter Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Micheal Koon (fresh) SG - Raymond Wheatley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Antunez (fresh) PF - Samuel Ohagan (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Manning (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 18-16 |
| 07:29 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Walter Wilson | 18-16 |
| 07:07 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Walker | 20-16 |
| 06:45 | Long Beach State | Daniel Johnson takes the ball from Eugene Manning | 20-16 |
| 06:30 | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Wheatley - foul #1 on Raymond Wheatley, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Lester Schoenstein (SF) George Russell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Rafael Belcher (SF), Martin Causby (PF) Micheal Koon, Jason Antunez, Samuel Ohagan | |
| 06:30 | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:30 | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-16 |
| 06:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley tips it in | 21-18 |
| 05:52 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds (SG) Ricky Walker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes (SG) Raymond Wheatley | |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Walter Wilson swats the layup by Rafael Belcher | 21-18 |
| 05:30 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 05:10 | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Ford | 24-18 |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Eric Edmonds - foul #1 on Eric Edmonds, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker (PG), David Duncan (C) Frederick Ford, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Jason Antunez (SF) Robert Polley, Rafael Belcher | |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:34 | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Duncan | 27-21 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Cecil Thomas (PF) Walter Wilson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Smith (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Samuel Ohagan (PF), Michael John (C) Micheal Koon, Terrance Mathes, Martin Causby, Eugene Manning | |
| 04:16 | Oklahoma State | Paul Smith steps in front of the Lester Schoenstein pass in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley throws it down on a great pass from Paul Smith | 27-23 |
| 04:11 | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds is fouled in the backcourt by Michael John - foul #1 on Michael John, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | George Russell (SF) Eric Edmonds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:54 | Oklahoma State | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Ricky Walker - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher (SF), Randall Offutt (PF) Jason Antunez, Samuel Ohagan | |
| 03:40 | Oklahoma State | Cecil Thomas misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Rafael Belcher - foul #1 on Rafael Belcher, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds (SG) Lester Schoenstein | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:40 | Oklahoma State | Cecil Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:40 | Oklahoma State | Cecil Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Randall Offutt | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Ricky Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Edmonds (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Russell (tiring) PF - Cecil Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Wheatley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Belcher (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Offutt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael John (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Wheatley and the foul's on George Russell - foul #1 on George Russell, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Frederick Ford (PG), Walter Wilson (PF) Ricky Walker, Cecil Thomas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG) Raymond Wheatley | |
| 03:30 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:28 | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds's pass is intercepted by Rafael Belcher in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Lester Schoenstein (SF), Daniel Johnson (C) George Russell, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG), Eugene Manning (C) Micheal Koon, Paul Smith, Michael John | |
| 02:38 | Oklahoma State | Frederick Ford misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:14 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Walter Wilson - foul #2 on Walter Wilson, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ricky Walker (SG), Cecil Thomas (C) Eric Edmonds, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Jason Antunez (SF) Robert Polley, Terrance Mathes, Rafael Belcher | |
| 02:14 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:14 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:53 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 01:52 | Oklahoma State | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Schoenstein | 28-28 |
| 01:47 | Oklahoma State | Cecil Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ricky Walker | 30-28 |
| 01:33 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley's pass is intercepted by Cecil Thomas | 30-28 |
| 01:21 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Randall Offutt - foul #3 on Randall Offutt, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Eric Edmonds (SG), George Russell (SF), David Duncan (C) Frederick Ford, Lester Schoenstein, Cecil Thomas | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Martin Causby (PF), Michael John (C) Micheal Koon, Raymond Wheatley, Randall Offutt, Eugene Manning | |
| 01:21 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:21 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Michael John hits a turnaround in the lane | 32-30 |
| 00:37 | Oklahoma State | Walter Wilson connects on the open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ricky Walker | 34-30 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 00:23 | Oklahoma State | David Duncan snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma State | David Duncan misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 34-30 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jason Antunez | 34-30 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | George Russell takes the ball from Martin Causby | 34-30 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | George Russell clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-30 |