| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Young (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Orlando (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Daniels (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Ratliff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Leib (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Samuel Meigs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Rana (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Osmond (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Ratliff | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Coppin State | Mark Orlando clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 19:15 | Coppin State | Daniel Young tips it in | 35-34 |
| 18:56 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond is fouled on the floor by Paul Daniels - foul #2 on Paul Daniels, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:44 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Rana | 35-37 |
| 18:28 | Coppin State | Paul Rana is called for the reach on Daniel Young - foul #1 on Paul Rana, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts (SF) Samuel Meigs | |
| 18:13 | Coppin State | John Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 18:12 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:58 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts scores on a runner in the paint set up by Paul Rana | 35-39 |
| 17:39 | Coppin State | Paul Rana picks off the pass by Mark Orlando | 35-39 |
| 17:15 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 17:04 | Coppin State | Richard Ratliff is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #2 on Richard Ratliff, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Arno (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG), Garth Johnson (SF), Donald Vanhorn (PF), John Baker (C) John Williams, Daniel Young, Paul Rollins, Mark Orlando, Paul Daniels | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (PG), Piao Chu (SG), Samuel Meigs (PF), Charles Williams (C) Richard Ratliff, Lowell Leib, Paul Rana, Wilfred Osmond | |
| 16:47 | Coppin State | Roy Arno clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Mile Zirk - foul #2 on Mile Zirk, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Thomas (SF) Kenneth Roberts | |
| 16:47 | Coppin State | Roy Arno makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:47 | Coppin State | Roy Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 16:25 | Coppin State | Dikembe Akre pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:10 | Coppin State | Dikembe Akre is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Roy Arno | 39-42 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Meigs | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Roy Arno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garth Johnson (fresh) PF - Donald Vanhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mile Zirk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Piao Chu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Meigs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:20 | Coppin State | Garth Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roy Arno | 41-44 |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Samuel Meigs - foul #4 on Samuel Meigs, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Williams (PG), Daniel Young (SG), Paul Rollins (SF), Melvin Thompson (PF), Paul Daniels (C) Roy Arno, Dikembe Akre, Garth Johnson, Donald Vanhorn, John Baker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Lowell Leib (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Paul Rana (PF), Wilfred Osmond (C) Mile Zirk, Piao Chu, John Thomas, Samuel Meigs, Charles Williams | |
| 14:27 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 14:26 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond is hacked by Melvin Thompson - foul #1 on Melvin Thompson, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Mark Orlando (PF) Paul Daniels | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-44 |
| 13:33 | Coppin State | Melvin Thompson snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:31 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Vanhorn (C) Melvin Thompson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (C) Wilfred Osmond | |
| 13:14 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-44 |
| 13:13 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:07 | Coppin State | John Williams drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Orlando | 43-44 |
| 12:44 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 43-46 |
| 12:16 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Roberts - foul #2 on Kenneth Roberts, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Arno (PG), Paul Daniels (C) John Williams, Mark Orlando | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (PG), Piao Chu (SG), John Thomas (SF), Samuel Meigs (PF), Wilfred Osmond (C) Richard Ratliff, Lowell Leib, Kenneth Roberts, Paul Rana, Charles Williams | |
| 12:16 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:16 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:55 | Long Beach State | John Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 11:53 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 11:46 | Coppin State | Paul Daniels hits a shot from the right block | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Roy Arno (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Rollins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Vanhorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mile Zirk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Piao Chu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Meigs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Wilfred Osmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk's layup is rejected by Paul Daniels | 47-48 |
| 11:18 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 11:02 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 47-50 |
| 11:00 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Mile Zirk | 47-52 |
| 10:36 | Coppin State | Samuel Meigs picks off the pass by Donald Vanhorn in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 10:12 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | John Thomas tips it home | 47-54 |
| 09:59 | Coppin State | Donald Vanhorn misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Williams (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG), Mark Orlando (PF), John Baker (C) Roy Arno, Daniel Young, Paul Rollins, Paul Daniels | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Lowell Leib (SG), Paul Rana (PF), Charles Williams (C) Mile Zirk, Piao Chu, John Thomas, Wilfred Osmond | |
| 09:59 | Coppin State | Donald Vanhorn makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:59 | Coppin State | Donald Vanhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Garth Johnson (SF) Donald Vanhorn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:19 | Coppin State | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 48-56 |
| 08:55 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akre | 48-56 |
| 08:51 | Coppin State | Dikembe Akre misses the wide open turnaround near the basket | 48-56 |
| 08:50 | Coppin State | John Baker grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 08:39 | Coppin State | John Williams misses long on an open floater from the left side | 48-56 |
| 08:38 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs can't connect on a jumper from close range | 48-56 |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs tips it in | 48-58 |
| 08:11 | Coppin State | John Baker's pass is intercepted by Lowell Leib in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff misses the dunk attempt | 48-58 |
| 08:08 | Coppin State | Garth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:04 | Coppin State | Dikembe Akre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Arno (PG), Daniel Young (SG), Melvin Thompson (PF), Paul Daniels (C) John Williams, Garth Johnson, Mark Orlando, John Baker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Wilfred Osmond (C) Lowell Leib, Samuel Meigs, Charles Williams | |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Akre | 48-58 |
| 07:36 | Coppin State | Dikembe Akre blows the layup | 48-58 |
| 07:34 | Coppin State | Paul Daniels hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Roy Arno (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Ratliff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Piao Chu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Rana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Wilfred Osmond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Ratliff | 50-61 |
| 06:58 | Coppin State | Paul Daniels drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Melvin Thompson | 52-61 |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Daniel Young is called for the reach on Piao Chu - foul #2 on Daniel Young, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Williams (PG), Garth Johnson (SF), John Baker (PF) Roy Arno, Dikembe Akre, Melvin Thompson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (PG), Lowell Leib (SG), John Thomas (SF), Charles Williams (C) Richard Ratliff, Piao Chu, Kenneth Roberts, Wilfred Osmond | |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 06:06 | Coppin State | Paul Daniels pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 06:00 | Coppin State | John Baker comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-61 |
| 05:58 | Coppin State | Paul Daniels tips it but misses | 52-61 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 52-61 |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana hits the finger roll set up by Lowell Leib and he's hacked by John Baker - foul #2 on John Baker, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Arno (SG), Paul Rollins (SF), Mark Orlando (PF), Donald Vanhorn (C) Daniel Young, Garth Johnson, John Baker, Paul Daniels | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SF) Mile Zirk, Lowell Leib | |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:01 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 04:59 | Coppin State | Donald Vanhorn tips it in | 54-64 |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | Donald Vanhorn steals it from Charles Williams | 54-64 |
| 04:20 | Coppin State | Charles Williams steals it from Mark Orlando | 54-64 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | John Thomas misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 03:49 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Coppin State | Donald Vanhorn is hacked by Paul Rana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Rana, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Dikembe Akre (PG), Daniel Young (SG), John Baker (C) John Williams, Roy Arno, Mark Orlando | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (PG), Lowell Leib (SG), Samuel Meigs (SF), Wilfred Osmond (C) Richard Ratliff, John Thomas, Kenneth Roberts, Charles Williams | |
| 03:46 | Coppin State | Donald Vanhorn misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs slams it home set up by Wilfred Osmond | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Rollins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Vanhorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mile Zirk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lowell Leib (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Meigs (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Rana (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Wilfred Osmond (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Coppin State | John Baker banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Dikembe Akre | 56-66 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 02:53 | Coppin State | Daniel Young grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 02:53 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Williams (PG), Mark Orlando (PF), Paul Daniels (C) Dikembe Akre, Donald Vanhorn, John Baker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SF) Mile Zirk, Paul Rana | |
| 02:50 | Coppin State | Richard Ratliff is called for the reach on Daniel Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Ratliff, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| 02:50 | Coppin State | Daniel Young makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:50 | Coppin State | Daniel Young makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:28 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts's pass is intercepted by John Williams | 58-66 |
| 02:22 | Coppin State | Mark Orlando comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-66 |
| 02:21 | Coppin State | Paul Daniels tips it in | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Meigs | 60-68 |
| 01:46 | Coppin State | Mark Orlando buries a shot from the left wing set up by Paul Rollins and he's hacked by Lowell Leib - foul #1 on Lowell Leib, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Rana (PF) Kenneth Roberts | |
| 01:46 | Coppin State | Mark Orlando misses the free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Wilfred Osmond | 62-68 |
| 01:28 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Ratliff | 62-71 |
| 01:21 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins hits a fadeaway in the paint | 64-71 |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Meigs | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Coppin State | Paul Rollins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Paul Rollins, team foul #6 | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Young - foul #3 on Daniel Young, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:46 | Coppin State | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-75 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roy Arno (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG), Garth Johnson (SF), Donald Vanhorn (PF), John Baker (C) John Williams, Daniel Young, Paul Rollins, Mark Orlando, Paul Daniels | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Roy Arno - foul #1 on Roy Arno, team foul #8 | 64-77 |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff makes the free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:14 | Coppin State | Dikembe Akre hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 64-78 |
| 00:13 | Coppin State | Garth Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-78 |
| 00:11 | Coppin State | John Baker clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-78 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Samuel Meigs grabs the board | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff runs out the clock | 64-78 |