| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roger Sandoz (fresh) SG - Jason Antunez (fresh) SF - Michael John (fresh) PF - Randall Offutt (fresh) C - Donald Finger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) SG - Denis Parker (fresh) SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) C - Willie Woods (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Donald Finger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Long Beach State | Roger Sandoz gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Michael John hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen Penn - foul #1 on Stephen Penn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Michael John misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Michael John makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Yale | Denis Parker comes up short on the shot from the left block | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez can't connect on a shot near the basket | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | Yale | Stephen Penn gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros loses the dribble to Jason Antunez | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Long Beach State | Roger Sandoz lays it up and in set up by Jason Antunez | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Denis Parker misses the floater from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Long Beach State | Michael John grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Long Beach State | Stephen Penn is called for the reach on Randall Offutt - foul #2 on Stephen Penn, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Olmstead (SF) Stephen Penn | |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Yale | Roger Sandoz is called for the reach on Matthew Hammond - foul #1 on Roger Sandoz, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron (PG), Jason McCollum (SG), Howard Fellman (SF), Arthur Raker (PF), James Williams (C) Roger Sandoz, Jason Antunez, Michael John, Randall Offutt, Donald Finger | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 17:31 | Yale | Willie Woods blows the dunk | 3-0 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | Arthur Raker grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:13 | Long Beach State | Arthur Raker makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Otto Cameron | 5-0 |
| 17:01 | Yale | James Williams swats the layup by Matthew Hammond | 5-0 |
| 16:59 | Yale | Willie Woods tips it but misses | 5-0 |
| 16:58 | Long Beach State | James Williams snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Denis Parker steals the ball from Arthur Raker | 5-0 |
| 16:34 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros lays it up and in on a great pass from Denis Parker | 5-2 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Howard Fellman misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Olmstead - foul #1 on Thomas Olmstead, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roger Sandoz (PG), Jason Antunez (SG), Randall Offutt (PF) Otto Cameron, Jason McCollum, Arthur Raker | |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Ball (C) Willie Woods | |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Howard Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Howard Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:55 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael John (SF), Donald Finger (C) Howard Fellman, James Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Craner (SG), John Bromberg (C) Denis Parker, Matthew Hammond | |
| 15:55 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:55 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roger Sandoz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Antunez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael John (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randall Offutt (fresh) C - Donald Finger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Craner (fresh) SF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) PF - Robert Ball (fresh) C - John Bromberg (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | Michael John comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:37 | Yale | Robert Ball pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:30 | Yale | Donald Finger swats the layup by John Bromberg | 7-4 |
| 15:29 | Long Beach State | Donald Finger pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:23 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez misses the fadeaway near the basket | 7-4 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez hits the follow up shot | 9-4 |
| 15:03 | Yale | Jason Antunez is called for the reach on Gerald Craner - foul #1 on Jason Antunez, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron (PG), Travis Finch (SG), Howard Fellman (SF), Arthur Raker (PF), James Williams (C) Roger Sandoz, Jason Antunez, Michael John, Randall Offutt, Donald Finger | |
| Subs | Yale | Leroy Sheehan (SG), Frank Blose (PF) Walter Ceniceros, Thomas Olmstead | |
| 14:44 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | Arthur Raker snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:36 | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-4 |
| 14:35 | Yale | Robert Ball pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:15 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 13:57 | Long Beach State | Arthur Raker hits the finger roll | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Yale | Robert Ball clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roger Sandoz (PG), Jason Antunez (SG), Michael John (SF), Randall Offutt (PF), Donald Finger (C) Otto Cameron, Travis Finch, Howard Fellman, Arthur Raker, James Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | Denis Parker (SG), Matthew Hammond (PF), Willie Woods (C) Leroy Sheehan, Frank Blose, John Bromberg | |
| 13:38 | Yale | Robert Ball makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:38 | Yale | Robert Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Sandoz and he's hacked by Denis Parker - foul #1 on Denis Parker, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Thomas Olmstead (SF) Gerald Craner, Robert Ball | |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:22 | Yale | Willie Woods gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:56 | Yale | Denis Parker drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Willie Woods | 13-11 |
| 12:40 | Long Beach State | Donald Finger misses the easy layup | 13-11 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Michael John tips it in | 15-11 |
| 12:25 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Sandoz - foul #2 on Roger Sandoz, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron (PG), Jason McCollum (SF), Arthur Raker (C) Roger Sandoz, Michael John, Donald Finger | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 12:25 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:25 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:06 | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-13 |
| 12:04 | Yale | Willie Woods pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:58 | Yale | Denis Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 11:57 | Yale | Willie Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:43 | Yale | Denis Parker is hacked by Jason Antunez - foul #2 on Jason Antunez, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Michael John (SF), Donald Finger (C) Otto Cameron, Jason Antunez, Arthur Raker | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Travis Finch (fresh) SG - Jason McCollum (fresh) SF - Michael John (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Offutt (fresh) C - Donald Finger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Denis Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) C - Willie Woods (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Yale | Denis Parker drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Walter Ceniceros | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt misses the dunk attempt | 15-15 |
| 11:10 | Long Beach State | Donald Finger hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 10:49 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead connects on the 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 10:44 | Long Beach State | Willie Woods steals it from Donald Finger | 17-18 |
| 10:32 | Yale | Denis Parker can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 17-18 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Michael John makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Willie Woods - foul #1 on Willie Woods, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron (PG), Arthur Raker (C) Travis Finch, Donald Finger | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Craner (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), Robert Ball (SF), Frank Blose (PF), John Bromberg (C) Walter Ceniceros, Denis Parker, Thomas Olmstead, Matthew Hammond, Willie Woods | |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Michael John misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:24 | Yale | John Bromberg gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:20 | Yale | Gerald Craner is hacked by Otto Cameron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Otto Cameron, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Fellman (SF), Donald Finger (C) Michael John, Randall Offutt | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:20 | Yale | Gerald Craner makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:20 | Yale | Gerald Craner misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:20 | Long Beach State | Arthur Raker snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:06 | Long Beach State | John Bromberg denies the turnaround by Howard Fellman | 19-19 |
| 10:04 | Long Beach State | Donald Finger tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 09:43 | Yale | John Bromberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (SG), Randall Offutt (PF) Jason McCollum, Donald Finger | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 09:24 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Otto Cameron | 23-19 |
| 09:16 | Yale | John Bromberg misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 09:14 | Yale | Robert Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 09:09 | Yale | Robert Ball buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 08:59 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Otto Cameron | 25-22 |
| 08:37 | Yale | Gerald Craner knocks in the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Howard Fellman - foul #1 on Howard Fellman, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum (SG), Michael John (SF), Donald Finger (C) Travis Finch, Howard Fellman, Arthur Raker | |
| Subs | Yale | Denis Parker (SG), Thomas Olmstead (SF), Matthew Hammond (PF), Willie Woods (C) Leroy Sheehan, Robert Ball, Frank Blose, John Bromberg | |
| 08:37 | Yale | Gerald Craner misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Randall Offutt | 25-24 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Denis Parker steals the ball from Otto Cameron | 25-24 |
| 08:11 | Yale | Matthew Hammond connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Randall Offutt - foul #1 on Randall Offutt, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG) Gerald Craner | |
| 08:11 | Yale | Matthew Hammond makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | Michael John misses the easy layup | 25-27 |
| 07:56 | Long Beach State | Michael John snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron is hacked by Walter Ceniceros - foul #1 on Walter Ceniceros, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Finger | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Otto Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason McCollum (fairly fresh) SF - Michael John (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Offutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Finger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denis Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Woods (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Yale | Willie Woods's floater is tipped away by Donald Finger | 27-27 |
| 07:22 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 07:10 | Long Beach State | Matthew Hammond steals the ball from Jason McCollum | 27-27 |
| 06:57 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-27 |
| 06:55 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros misses the tip | 27-27 |
| 06:54 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 06:40 | Long Beach State | Donald Finger's pass is intercepted by Walter Ceniceros | 27-27 |
| 06:25 | Yale | Matthew Hammond can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 06:23 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 06:08 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 06:07 | Yale | Matthew Hammond pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:46 | Yale | Willie Woods buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Walter Ceniceros and the foul's on Donald Finger - foul #1 on Donald Finger, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Jason Antunez (SG), Howard Fellman (SF), Arthur Raker (PF) Otto Cameron, Jason McCollum, Michael John, Randall Offutt | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Craner (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), Robert Ball (SF), Frank Blose (PF) Walter Ceniceros, Denis Parker, Thomas Olmstead, Matthew Hammond | |
| 05:46 | Yale | Willie Woods misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Donald Finger snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-29 |
| 05:32 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 05:27 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt (PF) Donald Finger | |
| Subs | Yale | John Bromberg (C) Willie Woods | |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch loses the dribble to Gerald Craner | 27-29 |
| 05:09 | Yale | Robert Ball is hacked by Howard Fellman - foul #2 on Howard Fellman, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roger Sandoz (PG), Michael John (SF) Travis Finch, Howard Fellman | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 05:09 | Yale | Robert Ball makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:09 | Yale | Robert Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:09 | Long Beach State | Michael John gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:51 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez drills a fadeaway in the paint | 29-30 |
| 04:36 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan buries a floater from the right block and the foul's on Roger Sandoz - foul #3 on Roger Sandoz, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron (PG), Donald Finger (C) Roger Sandoz, Randall Offutt | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Thomas Olmstead (SF), Matthew Hammond (PF) Gerald Craner, Frank Blose, John Bromberg | |
| 04:36 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron is hacked by Walter Ceniceros - foul #2 on Walter Ceniceros, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Craner (PG) Walter Ceniceros | |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:28 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:03 | Yale | Gerald Craner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Michael John grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Michael John comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 30-33 |
| 03:50 | Yale | The rebound goes to Matthew Hammond | 30-33 |
| 03:33 | Yale | Donald Finger denies the turnaround by Matthew Hammond | 30-33 |
| 03:31 | Yale | Matthew Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Otto Cameron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Antunez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael John (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Raker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Finger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Craner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Sheehan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 03:21 | Yale | Gerald Craner grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 03:07 | Yale | Gerald Craner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 03:05 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Thomas Olmstead steps in front of the Otto Cameron pass | 30-33 |
| 02:29 | Yale | Gerald Craner drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Olmstead | 30-35 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez is fouled on the floor by Thomas Olmstead - foul #2 on Thomas Olmstead, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Howard Fellman (SF), Randall Offutt (PF), James Williams (C) Otto Cameron, Michael John, Arthur Raker, Donald Finger | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Denis Parker (SG), Stephen Penn (SF), Frank Blose (PF), Willie Woods (C) Gerald Craner, Leroy Sheehan, Thomas Olmstead, Matthew Hammond, Robert Ball | |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:04 | Yale | Denis Parker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 02:02 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Travis Finch | 32-35 |
| 01:47 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Fellman | 34-35 |
| 01:28 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 34-35 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 01:16 | Yale | Denis Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:03 | Yale | Stephen Penn knocks in the shot in the lane | 34-37 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-37 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt misses the tip | 34-37 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | James Williams tips it in | 36-37 |
| 00:30 | Yale | Denis Parker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jason Antunez - foul #3 on Jason Antunez, team foul #13 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Otto Cameron (PG), Jason McCollum (SG) Travis Finch, Jason Antunez | |
| Subs | Yale | Matthew Hammond (PF), Thomas Olmstead (C) Frank Blose, Willie Woods | |
| 00:30 | Yale | Denis Parker makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:30 | Yale | Denis Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | James Williams gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Thomas Olmstead swats the short shot by Otto Cameron | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Matthew Hammond grabs the board | 36-38 |