| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Keith Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Lucas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Jamison (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Kadlec (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Bradshaw (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joel Bury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Woods (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | DePaul | Scott Lucas is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 19:51 | DePaul | Keith Taylor tips it in | 34-25 |
| 19:34 | Long Beach State | Randall Bradshaw blocks the short jumper by Michael Haywood | 34-25 |
| 19:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:21 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:20 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:17 | DePaul | Aaron Hensel is called for the reach on Phillip Jamison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate (SF) Aaron Hensel | |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline | 36-25 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Tate | 36-27 |
| 18:34 | DePaul | Keith Taylor misses the lay-in | 36-27 |
| 18:33 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Woods | 36-27 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Phillip Jamison steals the ball from Shawn Anderson | 36-27 |
| 17:48 | DePaul | Scott Lucas misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 17:46 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:41 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 36-27 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Paul Classen (SG), Dustin West (SF), Charles Goff (PF), John O'Brion (C) Keith Taylor, Scott Lucas, Phillip Jamison, Eric Kadlec, Randall Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Jim McDermott (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Andrew Tate, Joel Bury, Joseph Woods | |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Dustin West misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 17:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 16:57 | Long Beach State | John O'Brion swats the dunk try by Paul Taylor | 36-27 |
| 16:55 | DePaul | John O'Brion pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 16:50 | DePaul | Dustin West connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Classen | 39-27 |
| 16:34 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 16:33 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Claudio | 39-29 |
| 16:17 | DePaul | Dustin West is hacked by Gary Claudio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Claudio, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Keith Taylor (PG), Scott Lucas (SG), Phillip Jamison (SF), Michael Childs (PF), Randall Bradshaw (C) Stephen Cannella, Paul Classen, Dustin West, Charles Goff, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Andrew Tate (SG), Joel Bury (PF), Joseph Woods (C) Nicolas Evans, Gary Claudio, Paul Taylor, Jim McDermott | |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Scott Lucas's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Hensel | 39-29 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Keith Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Lucas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Jamison (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Michael Childs (fresh) C - Randall Bradshaw (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Donald Walls (fresh) SG - Andrew Tate (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Hensel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joel Bury (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Woods (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods connects on the jumper in the paint | 39-31 |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Scott Lucas is hacked by Aaron Hensel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG) Keith Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Steven Bragg (PF) Andrew Tate, Joel Bury | |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis hits a 3 from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg is hacked by Phillip Jamison - foul #2 on Phillip Jamison, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (SG), Dustin West (SF), Charles Goff (PF), John O'Brion (C) Scott Lucas, Phillip Jamison, Michael Childs, Randall Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Joel Bury (PF) Donald Walls, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel | |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 14:41 | DePaul | Dustin West grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 14:27 | DePaul | Dustin West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 14:26 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 14:24 | Long Beach State | Stephen Cannella is called for the reach on Gary Claudio in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Cannella, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Classen (SG), Eric Kadlec (PF) Stephen Cannella, Charles Goff | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Andrew Tate (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Paul Taylor (PF) Nicolas Evans, Gary Claudio, Joel Bury, Joseph Woods | |
| 14:19 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Paul Taylor, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| 13:57 | DePaul | Dustin West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-31 |
| 13:55 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 13:51 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Mathis - foul #4 on Daniel Mathis, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Keith Taylor (PG), Phillip Jamison (SF), Randall Bradshaw (C) Daniel Mathis, Dustin West, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Andrew Tate, Paul Taylor | |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 42-31 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Keith Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 13:18 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec tips it back up and in | 44-31 |
| 13:02 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 13:01 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:52 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec is fouled on the floor by Shawn Anderson - foul #2 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Scott Lucas (SG), Dustin West (SF), Charles Goff (PF), Michael Childs (C) Keith Taylor, Paul Classen, Phillip Jamison, Eric Kadlec, Randall Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Joel Bury (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel, Jim McDermott | |
| 12:35 | DePaul | Dustin West is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dustin West, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Joel Bury | 44-34 |
| 12:01 | DePaul | Charles Goff's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Bury | 44-34 |
| 11:59 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Lucas (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Goff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Childs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nicolas Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Claudio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bragg (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Bury (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Steven Bragg, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Keith Taylor (PG), Phillip Jamison (SF), John O'Brion (C) Stephen Cannella, Dustin West, Michael Childs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Andrew Tate (SF), Joseph Woods (C) Gary Claudio, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| 11:31 | DePaul | John O'Brion scores on a jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 11:12 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-36 |
| 10:58 | DePaul | John O'Brion misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicolas Evans - foul #3 on Nicolas Evans, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Classen (SG), Dustin West (SF), Eric Kadlec (PF) Scott Lucas, Phillip Jamison, Charles Goff | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Paul Taylor (PF) Donald Walls, Nicolas Evans, Andrew Tate, Joel Bury | |
| 10:58 | DePaul | John O'Brion misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:58 | DePaul | John O'Brion makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods is alone and drills a shot from the right block set up by Aaron Hensel | 47-38 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | Michael Haywood steals the ball from John O'Brion in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 10:26 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | John O'Brion steals the ball from Aaron Hensel | 47-38 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Joseph Woods takes the ball from Paul Classen in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Classen - foul #2 on Paul Classen, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Scott Lucas (SG), Phillip Jamison (SF), Charles Goff (PF), Randall Bradshaw (C) Keith Taylor, Paul Classen, Dustin West, Eric Kadlec, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Andrew Tate (SF), Jim McDermott (PF) Gary Claudio, Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Charles Goff knocks in the runner near the basket | 49-40 |
| 09:18 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is hacked by Charles Goff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Goff, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Childs (PF) Charles Goff | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Joel Bury (PF) Michael Haywood, Joseph Woods | |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Phillip Jamison - foul #3 on Phillip Jamison, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods (C) Jim McDermott | |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:53 | DePaul | Scott Lucas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 08:43 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury is hacked by Randall Bradshaw - foul #2 on Randall Bradshaw, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dustin West (SF), Charles Goff (PF) Phillip Jamison, Michael Childs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Shawn Anderson, Andrew Tate | |
| 08:43 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:43 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Scott Lucas blows the dunk | 49-42 |
| 08:24 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 08:24 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Childs (C) Randall Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio (SG), Jim McDermott (SF) Donald Walls, Aaron Hensel | |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 08:05 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Stephen Cannella | 49-42 |
| 07:41 | DePaul | Dustin West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 07:39 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Scott Lucas (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin West (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Charles Goff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Childs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nicolas Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Claudio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Bury (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Woods (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans is hacked by Stephen Cannella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Cannella, team foul #9 | 49-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Paul Classen (SG), Phillip Jamison (SF), Eric Kadlec (PF), John O'Brion (C) Stephen Cannella, Scott Lucas, Dustin West, Charles Goff, Michael Childs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Jim McDermott, Joel Bury, Joseph Woods | |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:22 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 49-44 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Gary Claudio | 49-44 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicolas Evans | 49-44 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate banks in the layup and he's hacked by Paul Classen - foul #3 on Paul Classen, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Nicolas Evans, Gary Claudio | |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:24 | DePaul | The jumper by Phillip Jamison is denied by Steven Bragg | 49-47 |
| 06:22 | DePaul | John O'Brion gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | John O'Brion lays it up and in set up by Paul Classen | 51-47 |
| 05:57 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate loses the dribble to Daniel Mathis in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison throws it down on a nice dish by Daniel Mathis | 53-47 |
| 05:54 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Keith Taylor (PG), Stephen Cannella (SG), Dustin West (SF), Michael Childs (PF), Randall Bradshaw (C) Daniel Mathis, Paul Classen, Phillip Jamison, Eric Kadlec, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Joseph Woods (C) Donald Walls, Andrew Tate, Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Keith Taylor clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Haywood - foul #2 on Michael Haywood, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Keith Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Keith Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Keith Taylor is called for the reach on Jim McDermott - foul #2 on Keith Taylor, team foul #11 | 55-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Scott Lucas (SG) Dustin West | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Scott Lucas misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jim McDermott - foul #2 on Jim McDermott, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Goff (PF) Michael Childs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Joel Bury (PF) Michael Haywood, Joseph Woods | |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Scott Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Scott Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:11 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury lays it in on a great pass from Jim McDermott and he's hacked by Randall Bradshaw - foul #3 on Randall Bradshaw, team foul #12 | 55-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Dustin West (SF) Keith Taylor, Stephen Cannella | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Shawn Anderson, Jim McDermott | |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Steven Bragg is called for the reach on Scott Lucas - foul #5 on Steven Bragg, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods (C) Steven Bragg | |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Scott Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Scott Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Scott Lucas knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dustin West | 58-52 |
| 04:22 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (SG), John O'Brion (C) Scott Lucas, Randall Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Andrew Tate (SF) Nicolas Evans, Gary Claudio, Aaron Hensel | |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Dustin West is whistled for traveling | 58-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Keith Taylor (PG) Daniel Mathis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (C) Joseph Woods | |
| 03:37 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott loses the ball out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Scott Lucas (SG), Michael Childs (C) Dustin West, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Paul Taylor (C) Donald Walls, Joel Bury | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Keith Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Lucas (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Cannella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Goff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Childs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Tate (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jim McDermott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:17 | DePaul | Scott Lucas hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Taylor | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Andrew Tate knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:56 | DePaul | Scott Lucas is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor grabs the board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Lucas - foul #1 on Scott Lucas, team foul #13 | 60-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Paul Classen (SG), Phillip Jamison (SF), Eric Kadlec (PF), John O'Brion (C) Keith Taylor, Scott Lucas, Stephen Cannella, Charles Goff, Michael Childs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicolas Evans (PG), Gary Claudio (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Joseph Woods (C) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Andrew Tate, Jim McDermott | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec grabs the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-57 |
| 01:47 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Nicolas Evans is blocked by Eric Kadlec | 60-57 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Gary Claudio misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 01:28 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel tips it but misses | 60-57 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Eric Kadlec snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis is hacked by Aaron Hensel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #11 | 60-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | Scott Lucas (SG), Randall Bradshaw (C) Paul Classen, John O'Brion | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Joel Bury (PF) Nicolas Evans, Gary Claudio, Paul Taylor | |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woods scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis buries a floater from the right block | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Daniel Mathis steals it from Joel Bury in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis banks in the layup | 66-59 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Scott Lucas grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Scott Lucas is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Haywood - foul #3 on Michael Haywood, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Scott Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Scott Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Joel Bury is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Haywood | 68-62 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Michael Haywood is called for the reach on Daniel Mathis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Haywood, team foul #13 | 68-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dustin West (SF) Phillip Jamison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Daniel Mathis steals it from Michael Haywood | 70-62 |