| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Tracey Reynolds (fresh) SG - Daniel Long (fresh) SF - William Rollins (fresh) PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) C - Matthew Doss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Lloyd Behler (fresh) SG - Robert Crick (fresh) SF - Alphonse Lombardi (fresh) PF - Orunjan Adhami (fresh) C - James Crabtree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Long Beach State | Alphonse Lombardi steals the ball from Matthew Doss | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | E. Central | James Crabtree hits the easy wide open finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | E. Central | Robert Crick grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | E. Central | Matthew Doss picks off the pass by Orunjan Adhami | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Long Beach State | Tracey Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | E. Central | James Crabtree comes up short on the floater near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | William Rollins grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Long Beach State | William Rollins can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | E. Central | James Crabtree grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:18 | E. Central | James Crabtree comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by William Rollins - foul #1 on William Rollins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford (PG), Steve Gagnon (SG), James Moen (SF), Ricardo Luna (PF), Anthony Waddell (C) Tracey Reynolds, Daniel Long, William Rollins, Clyde Richardson, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 17:18 | E. Central | James Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:18 | E. Central | James Crabtree misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:15 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Behler steps in front of the Wesley Alford pass in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 17:01 | E. Central | James Crabtree knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Lloyd Behler | 0-5 |
| 16:52 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:31 | E. Central | Wesley Alford steps in front of the Alphonse Lombardi pass | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Alphonse Lombardi - foul #1 on Alphonse Lombardi, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Behler | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wesley Alford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Gagnon (fresh) SF - James Moen (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Waddell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricardo Luna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Lloyd Behler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Crick (fairly fresh) SF - Alphonse Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orunjan Adhami (fairly fresh) C - James Crabtree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | Steve Gagnon can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Crick - foul #1 on Robert Crick, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tracey Reynolds (PG), Daniel Long (SG), William Rollins (SF), Matthew Doss (C) Wesley Alford, James Moen, Anthony Waddell, Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | Steve Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | Steve Gagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | E. Central | James Crabtree pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:41 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler is hacked by Tracey Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracey Reynolds, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson (PF) Steve Gagnon | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 15:32 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:23 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:22 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Crick - foul #2 on Robert Crick, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Richard Bucci (SG), James Long (SF), Stephen Myers (PF) Robert Crick, Alphonse Lombardi, Orunjan Adhami | |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:06 | E. Central | Clyde Richardson steps in front of the Stephen Myers pass in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Long | 8-7 |
| 14:35 | E. Central | James Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford (PG), Al Norris (SG), Steve Gagnon (PF), Ricardo Luna (C) Tracey Reynolds, Daniel Long, Clyde Richardson, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | E. Central | James Hansen (SF), Michael Rapp (C) Lloyd Behler, James Crabtree | |
| 14:14 | Long Beach State | Al Norris is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | E. Central | Michael Rapp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Rollins - foul #2 on William Rollins, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tracey Reynolds (PG), Anthony Waddell (C) Al Norris, William Rollins | |
| Subs | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi (SF) James Hansen | |
| 13:45 | E. Central | Michael Rapp makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:45 | E. Central | Michael Rapp makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Tracey Reynolds clanks a 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 13:26 | E. Central | Stephen Myers pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:00 | E. Central | James Long clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Tracey Reynolds - foul #2 on Tracey Reynolds, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Daniel Long (SG), James Moen (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF) Tracey Reynolds, Wesley Alford, Steve Gagnon, Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami (PF), James Crabtree (C) Stephen Myers, Michael Rapp | |
| 13:00 | E. Central | James Long makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:00 | E. Central | James Long makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | James Crabtree steals the ball from Anthony Waddell | 8-11 |
| 12:20 | E. Central | Richard Bucci misses the shot from the left side | 8-11 |
| 12:18 | E. Central | James Crabtree tips it home | 8-13 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Richard Bucci steals it from Al Norris in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 12:13 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi misses the easy layup | 8-13 |
| 12:11 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi tips it but misses | 8-13 |
| 12:09 | Long Beach State | Al Norris snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:03 | Long Beach State | James Moen knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Long | 10-13 |
| 11:58 | E. Central | Al Norris is called for the reach on James Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Al Norris, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford (PG), Matthew Doss (C) Al Norris, Anthony Waddell | |
| Subs | E. Central | Lloyd Behler (PG), Stephen Myers (PF), Michael Rapp (C) Alphonse Lombardi, Orunjan Adhami, James Crabtree | |
| 11:41 | E. Central | The jump hook by Lloyd Behler is blocked by Clyde Richardson | 10-13 |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wesley Alford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Long (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Richardson (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Doss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Lloyd Behler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Bucci (fairly fresh) SF - James Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Myers (fairly fresh) C - Michael Rapp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 11:15 | E. Central | James Long grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:13 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler double dribbles in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (SG), Steve Gagnon (SF), Ricardo Luna (C) Daniel Long, James Moen, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | E. Central | James Hansen (SF) James Long | |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 10-13 |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:48 | Long Beach State | Steve Gagnon hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Alford | 13-13 |
| 10:28 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Bucci | 13-15 |
| 10:11 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna makes the shot from the left side | 15-15 |
| 09:55 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steve Gagnon | 18-15 |
| 09:27 | E. Central | Al Norris takes the ball from Richard Bucci in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-15 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | Richard Bucci is called for the reach on Steve Gagnon - foul #1 on Richard Bucci, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Daniel Long (SG), Anthony Waddell (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Wesley Alford, Al Norris, Clyde Richardson, Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | E. Central | James Long (SG), Alphonse Lombardi (SF), Orunjan Adhami (PF), James Crabtree (C) Richard Bucci, James Hansen, Stephen Myers, Michael Rapp | |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long loses the ball out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) Steve Gagnon | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 08:26 | E. Central | James Crabtree knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Long and he's hacked by Lloyd Philip - foul #1 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| 08:26 | E. Central | James Crabtree misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:26 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Matthew Doss | 18-17 |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Crabtree - foul #1 on James Crabtree, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steve Gagnon (PF) Anthony Waddell | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:18 | E. Central | James Moen is called for the reach on Alphonse Lombardi in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Moen, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| 08:18 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:57 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:56 | E. Central | Orunjan Adhami gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:35 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Moen - foul #2 on James Moen, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford (PG), Clyde Richardson (PF), Ricardo Luna (C) Lloyd Philip, James Moen, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | E. Central | James Hansen (PF) Orunjan Adhami | |
| 07:35 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:35 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wesley Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Gagnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clyde Richardson (tiring) C - Ricardo Luna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Lloyd Behler (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alphonse Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hansen (fresh) C - James Crabtree (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford tips it but misses | 20-19 |
| 07:20 | E. Central | James Long snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 06:52 | E. Central | Daniel Long steps in front of the James Long pass | 20-19 |
| 06:40 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Richardson | 23-19 |
| 06:38 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler loses the dribble to Daniel Long in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 06:27 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-19 |
| 06:26 | E. Central | The rebound goes to James Crabtree | 23-19 |
| 05:57 | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi lays it in | 23-21 |
| 05:39 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clyde Richardson | 25-21 |
| 05:37 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler is hacked by Wesley Alford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Alford, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Anthony Waddell (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Wesley Alford, Clyde Richardson, Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | E. Central | Richard Bucci (SG), Orunjan Adhami (PF), Michael Rapp (C) James Long, Alphonse Lombardi, James Crabtree | |
| 05:37 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:37 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Al Norris drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Waddell | 28-23 |
| 05:01 | E. Central | Michael Rapp double dribbles | 28-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG) Daniel Long | |
| Subs | E. Central | James Long (PG) Lloyd Behler | |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Al Norris misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 28-23 |
| 04:43 | E. Central | The rebound goes to Michael Rapp | 28-23 |
| 04:19 | E. Central | Michael Rapp buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Lloyd Philip - foul #2 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford (PG), Daniel Long (SG), Ricardo Luna (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF) Lloyd Philip, Al Norris, Steve Gagnon, Anthony Waddell | |
| Subs | E. Central | Alphonse Lombardi (SF), Stephen Myers (PF) James Hansen, Orunjan Adhami | |
| 04:19 | E. Central | Michael Rapp makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:06 | Long Beach State | Daniel Long knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 03:46 | E. Central | Michael Rapp double dribbles | 30-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tracey Reynolds (PG), William Rollins (SF) Wesley Alford, Matthew Doss | |
| Subs | E. Central | Robert Crick (SG) Richard Bucci | |
| 03:28 | Long Beach State | William Rollins scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Long and he's hacked by Stephen Myers - foul #1 on Stephen Myers, team foul #6 | 32-26 |
| 03:28 | Long Beach State | William Rollins makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Tracey Reynolds (fresh) SG - Daniel Long (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Rollins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clyde Richardson (tiring) C - Ricardo Luna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - James Long (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Crick (fresh) SF - Alphonse Lombardi (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Myers (fairly fresh) C - Michael Rapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:26 | E. Central | Daniel Long picks off the pass by James Long in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | James Long is called for the reach on Tracey Reynolds - foul #1 on James Long, team foul #7 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (SG) Daniel Long | |
| Subs | E. Central | Lloyd Behler (PG) James Long | |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Tracey Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Tracey Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:54 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-26 |
| 02:52 | E. Central | Stephen Myers tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Richardson | 35-28 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Crick takes the ball from Ricardo Luna | 35-28 |
| 02:13 | E. Central | Lloyd Behler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford (SG), James Moen (SF), Steve Gagnon (PF), Anthony Waddell (C) Al Norris, William Rollins, Clyde Richardson, Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | E. Central | Richard Bucci (PG), James Hansen (SF), Orunjan Adhami (PF), James Crabtree (C) Lloyd Behler, Alphonse Lombardi, Stephen Myers, Michael Rapp | |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Bucci - foul #2 on Richard Bucci, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG) Tracey Reynolds | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:41 | E. Central | James Crabtree misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-28 |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 01:16 | E. Central | James Crabtree grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:11 | E. Central | Richard Bucci knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | James Moen buries a floater in the lane | 39-30 |
| 00:38 | E. Central | James Crabtree scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-32 |
| 00:22 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-32 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Wesley Alford gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 00:01 | E. Central | James Crabtree pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | E. Central | James Crabtree misses long on a fullcourt shot | 39-32 |