| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) PF - Joel Bury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Link (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury hits a fadeaway from the right side | 27-37 |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon is hacked by Aaron Hensel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF) Martin Link | |
| 19:23 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Eric Fiedler is denied by Joseph Woods | 30-37 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:22 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill misses the dunk attempt | 30-37 |
| 18:20 | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway tips it in | 30-39 |
| 17:57 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gary Hardaway - foul #4 on Gary Hardaway, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate (PG), Nicolas Evans (SG), Steven Bragg (SF), Paul Taylor (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel, Joseph Woods | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Jacob Cuddy (SG), Martin Link (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Dikembe Abdon, Alexander Haines, Gary Hardaway, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| 17:57 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:57 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:33 | Central Florida | Martin Link lays it up and in set up by John Bingham | 31-41 |
| 17:15 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Tate | 33-41 |
| 16:58 | Central Florida | John Bingham can't finish the layup | 33-41 |
| 16:56 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Cuddy | 33-41 |
| 16:40 | Central Florida | Joel Bury is called for the reach on Martin Link - foul #2 on Joel Bury, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Joseph Woods (C) Andrew Tate, Nicolas Evans, Joel Bury, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Joseph Chisholm (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Bobby Thompson, Jacob Cuddy, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| 16:27 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Woods | 33-41 |
| 16:25 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:15 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods's pass is intercepted by Marcus Hill | 33-41 |
| 15:58 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses short on a shot from close range | 33-41 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joseph Woods | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Claudio (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dikembe Abdon (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Link (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Chisholm (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Claudio | 35-41 |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | Jim McDermott takes the ball from Alexander Haines in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 15:18 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods tips it in | 37-41 |
| 15:04 | Central Florida | Martin Link hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 14:45 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jim McDermott | 40-43 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate (PG), Nicolas Evans (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Joel Bury (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, Gary Claudio, Jim McDermott, Steven Bragg, Joseph Woods | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Jacob Cuddy (SG), Eric Fiedler (PF), John Bingham (C) Dikembe Abdon, Alexander Haines, Joseph Chisholm, Marcus Hill | |
| 14:14 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Tate | 43-43 |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy travels in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG) Aaron Hensel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Higbee (PF) Eric Fiedler | |
| 13:59 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joel Bury | 45-43 |
| 13:36 | Central Florida | Martin Link clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:32 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Joseph Woods (C) Michael Haywood, Andrew Tate, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF) Mark Higbee | |
| 13:15 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the floater from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG) Nicolas Evans | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF) Martin Link | |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-45 |
| 12:53 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 12:32 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Eric Fiedler - foul #2 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate (PG) Michael Haywood | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Alexander Haines (SG) Bobby Thompson, Jacob Cuddy | |
| 12:32 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:32 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:15 | Central Florida | Shawn Anderson takes the ball from John Bingham | 47-47 |
| 11:59 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson scores on a 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 11:57 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon is hacked by Andrew Tate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Tate, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Andrew Tate, Shawn Anderson, Joel Bury, Joseph Woods | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Higbee (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Eric Fiedler, John Bingham | |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:37 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nicolas Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Claudio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hensel (tiring) PF - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dikembe Abdon (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Gary Hardaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Higbee (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Claudio | 52-47 |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway drills a turnaround from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 11:13 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg's pass is intercepted by Marcus Hill in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill banks in the layup and he's fouled by Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Andrew Tate (SF), Jim McDermott (PF), Joseph Woods (C) Nicolas Evans, Gary Claudio, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Jacob Cuddy (SG), Eric Fiedler (PF) Dikembe Abdon, Alexander Haines, Mark Higbee | |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 10:34 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Hill | 52-51 |
| 10:32 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jacob Cuddy | 52-51 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-51 |
| 10:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joseph Woods | 52-51 |
| 10:12 | Long Beach State | Bobby Thompson is called for the reach on Andrew Tate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Steven Bragg (PF) Donald Walls, Jim McDermott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Martin Link (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF), John Bingham (C) Gary Hardaway, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| 10:02 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 10:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:43 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 09:42 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 09:40 | Long Beach State | John Bingham steals it from Shawn Anderson in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 09:20 | Central Florida | Martin Link can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Andrew Tate - foul #3 on Andrew Tate, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Joel Bury (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Andrew Tate, Joseph Woods | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Mark Higbee (PF) Bobby Thompson, Joseph Chisholm | |
| 09:20 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:20 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:20 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the 3rd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:18 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg's pass is intercepted by John Bingham in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Cuddy | 52-55 |
| 08:46 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 52-55 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 08:04 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Joel Bury | 54-58 |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-60 |
| 07:35 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-60 |
| 07:34 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio snags the offensive board | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nicolas Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Claudio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Bragg (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Bury (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dikembe Abdon (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cuddy (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Link (very tired) 11 pts. PF - Mark Higbee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bingham (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Martin Link - foul #2 on Martin Link, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Andrew Tate (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Jim McDermott (C) Nicolas Evans, Gary Claudio, Joel Bury, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Dikembe Abdon, Jacob Cuddy, Martin Link, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:07 | Central Florida | Steven Bragg is called for the reach on Eric Fiedler - foul #1 on Steven Bragg, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Joseph Woods (C) Donald Walls, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Aaron Hensel - foul #2 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG) Andrew Tate | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:46 | Long Beach State | Eric Fiedler is called for the reach on Jim McDermott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm (PF) Eric Fiedler | |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | Marcus Hill is called for the reach on Joseph Woods - foul #1 on Marcus Hill, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG) Michael Haywood | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 56-61 |
| 06:12 | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 56-61 |
| 05:56 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Hill | 56-61 |
| 05:56 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Andrew Tate (SF), Joel Bury (PF) Donald Walls, Aaron Hensel, Jim McDermott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), John Bingham (C) Bobby Thompson, Marcus Hill | |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | John Bingham makes the jumper from the baseline | 56-63 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Haywood | 58-63 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-63 |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm grabs the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:01 | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Tate | 60-63 |
| 04:29 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:20 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Steven Bragg (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Andrew Tate, Joel Bury, Joseph Woods | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Jacob Cuddy (SG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Dikembe Abdon, Alexander Haines, Gary Hardaway, Joseph Chisholm, John Bingham | |
| 04:06 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Link - foul #3 on Martin Link, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 04:06 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:06 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | Martin Link's pass is intercepted by Jim McDermott in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jim McDermott | 64-63 |
| 03:42 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Taylor | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nicolas Evans (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Claudio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Cuddy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Link (tired) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marcus Hill (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-63 |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler tips it but misses | 67-63 |
| 03:10 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Link | 67-63 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill can't connect on a runner in the lane | 67-63 |
| 02:50 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:39 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor misses long on an open runner from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Fiedler - foul #4 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Andrew Tate (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Joseph Woods (C) Nicolas Evans, Gary Claudio, Jim McDermott, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Bobby Thompson, Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| 02:39 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:39 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 02:19 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Hardaway | 68-65 |
| 02:02 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Aaron Hensel | 71-65 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Donald Walls - foul #1 on Donald Walls, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Joel Bury (PF) Donald Walls, Andrew Tate, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Jacob Cuddy, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-65 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon makes the 3rd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:24 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 71-68 |
| 01:23 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Aaron Hensel - foul #3 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Martin Link loses the dribble to Michael Haywood | 71-68 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood blows the layup | 71-68 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Anderson and he's hacked by Martin Link - foul #4 on Martin Link, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate (PG), Steven Bragg (SF) Michael Haywood, Aaron Hensel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate grabs the board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Dikembe Abdon is called for the reach on Andrew Tate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Gary Claudio (SG) Shawn Anderson, Joseph Woods | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines connects on the 3 from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Dikembe Abdon is called for the reach on Steven Bragg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Joseph Woods (C) Michael Haywood, Gary Claudio | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon misses long on a halfcourt shot | 76-71 |