| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Kenney (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Vice (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Park (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Webster (fresh) 7 pts. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-27 |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 19:22 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis throws it down and he's fouled by Kyle Kenney - foul #3 on Kyle Kenney, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (SG) Kyle Kenney | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 19:22 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:13 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Robert Mose is denied by Michael Webster | 39-30 |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 18:52 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Meunier - foul #3 on Kevin Meunier, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SF) Kevin Meunier | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 18:52 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:52 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:52 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis makes the 3rd free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:32 | Long Beach State | Martin Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Vice - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:09 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Lance Park hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 17:54 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson lays it up and in | 41-35 |
| 17:40 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 17:38 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:17 | Miami (OH) | Vance Robinson is called for the reach on Hans Zbell - foul #1 on Vance Robinson, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers (C) Lance Park | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:06 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 16:56 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 16:54 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Curtis (C) Robert Mose | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell loses the dribble to Warren Patao | 41-38 |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | Walter Ellis steals it from Robert Vice | 41-38 |
| 16:00 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Vice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Warren Patao (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Miami (OH) | David Curtis takes the ball from Michael Webster | 41-38 |
| 15:36 | Long Beach State | Martin Johnson swats the shot by Michael Rogers | 41-38 |
| 15:34 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:14 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins's layup is rejected by Michael Rogers | 41-38 |
| 15:12 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:51 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins is fouled on the floor by Warren Patao - foul #1 on Warren Patao, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (PG), Kyle Kenney (SG), Robert Mose (PF), Lance Park (C) Vance Robinson, Warren Patao, Michael Rogers, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | Lance Park snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:25 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 14:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 14:22 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 41-38 |
| 14:02 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 14:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 13:39 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 13:37 | Long Beach State | Lance Park gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kyle Kenney and he's fouled by Michael Webster - foul #1 on Michael Webster, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (SG), Howard Thresher (SF), Gary Harmon (C) Elmer Watkins, Walter Ellis, Michael Webster | |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:22 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Thresher | 45-41 |
| 12:50 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson (PG) Kevin Meunier | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | George Hart (PF) Martin Johnson | |
| 12:27 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon lays it up and in set up by Paul Brooks | 45-43 |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Howard Thresher - foul #1 on Howard Thresher, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers (PF) Robert Mose | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG) Hans Zbell | |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 46-43 |
| 12:00 | Miami (OH) | George Hart snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Kenney (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Vice (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Park (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Paul Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Howard Thresher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hart (fresh) C - Gary Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lance Park - foul #2 on Lance Park, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SF), David Curtis (C) Robert Vice, Lance Park | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis (SF), Michael Webster (PF) Howard Thresher, George Hart | |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:39 | Long Beach State | Paul Brooks is called for the reach on Vance Robinson - foul #1 on Paul Brooks, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson (C) Gary Harmon | |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 11:25 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster buries a floater from the left side set up by Martin Johnson out of the doubleteam | 46-47 |
| 10:48 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao travels with the ball | 46-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (PG), Robert Mose (PF), Lance Park (C) Vance Robinson, Michael Rogers, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG) Paul Brooks | |
| 10:29 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 10:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:05 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier buries a 3 from straight away set up by Lance Park | 49-47 |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Patao | 52-50 |
| 09:21 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson (PG), Robert Vice (SF) Kevin Meunier, Warren Patao | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (SG), Howard Thresher (SF), George Hart (PF), Gary Harmon (C) Elmer Watkins, Walter Ellis, Michael Webster, Martin Johnson | |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 09:02 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:44 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Brooks | 52-53 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Vice | 55-53 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-53 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vance Robinson | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Kenney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Vice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Lance Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Brooks (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Howard Thresher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hart (fresh) C - Gary Harmon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Miami (OH) | George Hart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 07:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lance Park | 60-53 |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks is hacked by Lance Park - foul #3 on Lance Park, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (PG), Michael Rogers (PF), David Curtis (C) Vance Robinson, Robert Mose, Lance Park | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG), Walter Ellis (SF), Michael Webster (PF), Martin Johnson (C) Paul Brooks, Howard Thresher, George Hart, Gary Harmon | |
| 06:52 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster loses the dribble to Kevin Meunier | 60-53 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney lays it up and in set up by Kevin Meunier | 62-53 |
| 06:31 | Miami (OH) | Kyle Kenney steals the ball from Michael Webster | 62-53 |
| 06:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice can't finish the layup | 62-53 |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney tips it in | 64-53 |
| 06:00 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins banks in the layup set up by Martin Johnson | 64-55 |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Hans Zbell - foul #1 on Hans Zbell, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson (PG) Kevin Meunier | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:36 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | David Curtis gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Long Beach State | Walter Ellis steals the ball from David Curtis | 67-55 |
| 05:01 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Martin Johnson | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney hits a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Elmer Watkins - foul #2 on Elmer Watkins, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SF), Robert Mose (PF) Robert Vice, David Curtis | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), Howard Thresher (SF), Gary Harmon (C) Hans Zbell, Walter Ellis, Michael Webster | |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Kyle Kenney makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Howard Thresher is called for the reach on Vance Robinson - foul #2 on Howard Thresher, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (SG), Lance Park (C) Kyle Kenney, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 04:06 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Meunier - foul #4 on Kevin Meunier, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| 04:06 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:06 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | Lance Park drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Meunier | 73-60 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Warren Patao (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Mose (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Lance Park (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Paul Brooks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Howard Thresher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Harmon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Miami (OH) | Lance Park blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Elmer Watkins | 73-60 |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-60 |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose tips it in | 75-60 |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Vance Robinson - foul #2 on Vance Robinson, team foul #8 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Vice (SG) Vance Robinson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis (SF), Michael Webster (PF) Howard Thresher, Martin Johnson | |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Lance Park gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| 02:49 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Meunier | 77-60 |
| 02:33 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 77-60 |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Meunier | 80-60 |
| 02:12 | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks loses the dribble to Robert Mose | 80-60 |
| 01:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Vice misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 80-60 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier snags the offensive board | 80-60 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose is fouled on the floor by Michael Webster - foul #2 on Michael Webster, team foul #8 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers (SF), David Curtis (C) Robert Vice, Lance Park | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher (SG), George Hart (PF) Elmer Watkins, Michael Webster | |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 01:16 | Miami (OH) | George Hart double dribbles | 82-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (PF) Robert Mose | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:00 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier makes the fadeaway from the right side | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | George Hart is called for the reach on David Curtis - foul #1 on George Hart, team foul #9 | 84-60 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 85-60 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 86-60 |
| 00:22 | Miami (OH) | George Hart hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 86-60 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | George Hart tips it back up and in | 86-62 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier runs out the clock | 86-62 |