| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Ferreri (fresh) SG - James Young (fresh) SF - Rodney Hobdy (fresh) PF - Troy Hauck (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Reid Floyd (fresh) SG - James Shew (fresh) SF - Donald Carter (fresh) PF - Lewis Hammons (fresh) C - Jarrod Lade (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy 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 | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Long Beach State | James Young hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Hobdy | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Charlotte | Lewis Hammons lays it in set up by Reid Floyd | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Long Beach State | James Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Charlotte | James Shew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Long Beach State | Troy Hauck gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Long Beach State | Lewis Hammons is called for the reach on Shawn Ferreri - foul #1 on Lewis Hammons, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri makes the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Donald Carter - foul #1 on Donald Carter, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:59 | Charlotte | James Shew is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Lewis Hammons | 6-4 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 17:43 | Charlotte | Reid Floyd is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Ferreri - foul #1 on Shawn Ferreri, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Jiron (PG), Alfred Brown (SG), Jack Newsome (SF), Francis Smith (PF), Millard Lachowski (C) Shawn Ferreri, James Young, Rodney Hobdy, Troy Hauck, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 17:26 | Charlotte | Donald Carter connects on the open jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Shew | 9-6 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Jiron and he's fouled by James Shew - foul #1 on James Shew, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Cedric Mikels (PG), Alex Henderson (SG), Edmond Talty (SF), Dale Young (PF), Stan Manis (C) Reid Floyd, James Shew, Donald Carter, Lewis Hammons, Jarrod Lade | |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 17:12 | Charlotte | Jack Newsome takes the ball from Cedric Mikels in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 16:59 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Edmond Talty | 12-6 |
| 16:53 | Charlotte | Millard Lachowski denies the turnaround by Alex Henderson | 12-6 |
| 16:51 | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:34 | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Edmond Talty - foul #1 on Edmond Talty, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), James Young (SG), John Grant (C) Melvin Jiron, Alfred Brown, Millard Lachowski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 16:34 | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 16:34 | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 16:34 | Charlotte | Dale Young gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 16:07 | Charlotte | Edmond Talty loses the dribble to Jack Newsome | 13-6 |
| 16:03 | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome hits the finger roll | 15-6 |
| 16:01 | Charlotte | Alex Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy (SF), Troy Hauck (PF) Jack Newsome, Francis Smith | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Reid Floyd (PG), James Shew (SG), Donald Carter (SF), Lewis Hammons (PF), Jarrod Lade (C) Cedric Mikels, Alex Henderson, Edmond Talty, Dale Young, Stan Manis | |
| 15:48 | Long Beach State | John Grant banks in the layup set up by James Young | 17-6 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Ferreri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hobdy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Hauck (fresh) C - John Grant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Reid Floyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Shew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jarrod Lade (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Charlotte | James Shew drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Carter | 17-9 |
| 15:02 | Long Beach State | Troy Hauck connects on the floater from the right side set up by James Young | 19-9 |
| 14:56 | Charlotte | Donald Carter loses the dribble to James Young in the backcourt | 19-9 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 14:37 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Jarrod Lade | 19-9 |
| 14:32 | Charlotte | John Grant is called for the reach on Jarrod Lade - foul #1 on John Grant, team foul #2 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Jiron (PG), Alfred Brown (SG), Millard Lachowski (PF), Robert Brown (C) Shawn Ferreri, James Young, Troy Hauck, John Grant | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Cedric Mikels (PG), Alex Henderson (SG), Edmond Talty (SF), Dale Young (PF), Stan Manis (C) Reid Floyd, James Shew, Donald Carter, Lewis Hammons, Jarrod Lade | |
| 14:18 | Charlotte | Alex Henderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown grabs the board | 19-9 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Edmond Talty is called for the reach on Rodney Hobdy - foul #2 on Edmond Talty, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Smith (SF) Rodney Hobdy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jarrod Lade (C) Edmond Talty | |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | Robert Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 19-9 |
| 13:48 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski tips it back up and in | 21-9 |
| 13:42 | Charlotte | Jarrod Lade hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Dale Young | 21-11 |
| 13:29 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski loses the ball out of bounds | 21-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), James Young (SG) Melvin Jiron, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Bricker (PG), James Shew (SG), Lewis Hammons (PF) Cedric Mikels, Stan Manis, Jarrod Lade | |
| 13:08 | Charlotte | James Shew is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Shew, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome (SF), Troy Hauck (PF), David Shaffer (C) Alfred Brown, Francis Smith, Millard Lachowski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Carter (SF), Jarrod Lade (C) James Shew, Dale Young | |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Daniel Bricker takes the ball from Jack Newsome | 21-11 |
| 12:42 | Charlotte | Daniel Bricker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Bricker, team foul #7 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Reid Floyd (PG) Daniel Bricker | |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | James Young is fouled on the floor by Alex Henderson - foul #1 on Alex Henderson, team foul #8 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Jiron (PG), Rodney Hobdy (SF) Shawn Ferreri, Jack Newsome | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Cedric Mikels (SG) Alex Henderson | |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 11:59 | Charlotte | Donald Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 11:57 | Long Beach State | Troy Hauck snags the defensive board | 23-11 |
| 11:51 | Long Beach State | Lewis Hammons picks off the pass by Rodney Hobdy | 23-11 |
| 11:47 | Charlotte | Donald Carter is fouled in the backcourt by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #3 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Smith (SG), Alfred Brown (PF), John Grant (C) James Young, Troy Hauck, David Shaffer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Bricker (PG), Dale Young (PF), Stan Manis (C) Reid Floyd, Lewis Hammons, Jarrod Lade | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Melvin Jiron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Smith (fresh) SF - Rodney Hobdy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Grant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Daniel Bricker (fresh) SG - Cedric Mikels (fresh) SF - Donald Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Young (fresh) C - Stan Manis (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Charlotte | Dale Young loses the dribble to Francis Smith | 23-11 |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy lays it in on a great pass from Francis Smith | 25-11 |
| 11:09 | Charlotte | Donald Carter misses long on a floater from the right side | 25-11 |
| 11:07 | Charlotte | Stan Manis misses the tip | 25-11 |
| 11:06 | Charlotte | Cedric Mikels hits the follow up shot | 25-13 |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Francis Smith | 27-13 |
| 10:21 | Charlotte | Cedric Mikels misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-13 |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-13 |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | Donald Carter is called for the reach on Rodney Hobdy - foul #2 on Donald Carter, team foul #9 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), James Young (SG), Millard Lachowski (PF), Robert Brown (C) Melvin Jiron, Francis Smith, Alfred Brown, John Grant | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Reid Floyd (PG), Alex Henderson (SG), Lewis Hammons (PF), Jarrod Lade (C) Daniel Bricker, Cedric Mikels, Donald Carter, Dale Young | |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy makes the 1st free throw | 28-13 |
| 10:07 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-13 |
| 09:50 | Charlotte | Reid Floyd misses the lay-in | 29-13 |
| 09:49 | Long Beach State | James Young gets the rebound | 29-13 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Stan Manis - foul #1 on Stan Manis, team foul #10 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome (SF) Rodney Hobdy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-13 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-13 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski grabs the offensive board | 30-13 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jack Newsome | 32-13 |
| 09:16 | Charlotte | Jarrod Lade drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Stan Manis | 32-15 |
| 08:58 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-15 |
| 08:56 | Charlotte | Lewis Hammons snags the defensive board | 32-15 |
| 08:27 | Charlotte | Robert Brown steals it from Reid Floyd | 32-15 |
| 08:17 | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome blows the layup | 32-15 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski tips it back up and in | 34-15 |
| 07:56 | Charlotte | Robert Brown picks off the pass by Stan Manis | 34-15 |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Jack Newsome misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-15 |
| 07:42 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Stan Manis | 34-15 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Ferreri (tiring) 5 pts. SG - James Young (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Newsome (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Millard Lachowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Reid Floyd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Stan Manis (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Lewis Hammons (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jarrod Lade (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Charlotte | Lewis Hammons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Smith (SG), Rodney Hobdy (SF), Troy Hauck (PF), John Grant (C) James Young, Jack Newsome, Millard Lachowski, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Bricker (PG), Cedric Mikels (SG), Dale Young (C) Reid Floyd, Stan Manis, Jarrod Lade | |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy is fouled on the floor by Cedric Mikels - foul #1 on Cedric Mikels, team foul #11 | 34-15 |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy makes the 1st free throw | 35-15 |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy misses the 2nd free throw | 35-15 |
| 07:23 | Charlotte | Lewis Hammons grabs the board | 35-15 |
| 07:07 | Charlotte | Dale Young misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Francis Smith - foul #1 on Francis Smith, team foul #4 | 35-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Jiron (PG), Alfred Brown (SG) Shawn Ferreri, Rodney Hobdy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jarrod Lade (C) Lewis Hammons | |
| 07:07 | Charlotte | Dale Young makes the 1st free throw | 35-16 |
| 07:07 | Charlotte | Dale Young makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Troy Hauck blows the layup but the foul's on Dale Young - foul #1 on Dale Young, team foul #12 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy (SF), David Shaffer (C) Francis Smith, John Grant | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Troy Hauck makes the 1st free throw | 36-17 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Troy Hauck makes the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 06:33 | Charlotte | Daniel Bricker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-17 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | David Shaffer grabs the board | 37-17 |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy is whistled for a carry | 37-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG) Melvin Jiron | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Reid Floyd (PG) Daniel Bricker | |
| 06:05 | Charlotte | Jarrod Lade is whistled for traveling | 37-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lewis Hammons (PF) Jarrod Lade | |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-17 |
| 05:49 | Charlotte | Reid Floyd pulls down the rebound | 37-17 |
| 05:44 | Charlotte | Cedric Mikels misses the jumper from the right wing | 37-17 |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-17 |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-17 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Troy Hauck grabs the offensive rebound | 37-17 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown is fouled on the floor by Reid Floyd - foul #1 on Reid Floyd, team foul #13 | 37-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Jiron (PG), James Young (SG), Francis Smith (PF), John Grant (C) Shawn Ferreri, Rodney Hobdy, Troy Hauck, David Shaffer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stan Manis (SF) Cedric Mikels | |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-17 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 38-17 |
| 05:16 | Charlotte | Lewis Hammons pulls down the rebound | 38-17 |
| 04:49 | Charlotte | Stan Manis misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-17 |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | John Grant pulls down the rebound | 38-17 |
| 04:29 | Long Beach State | Alfred Brown can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-17 |
| 04:28 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Alex Henderson | 38-17 |
| 04:23 | Charlotte | Reid Floyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-17 |
| 04:22 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Reid Floyd | 38-17 |
| 04:06 | Charlotte | Stan Manis clanks a turnaround from close range | 38-17 |
| 04:04 | Charlotte | Alex Henderson misses the tip | 38-17 |
| 04:03 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Young | 38-17 |
| 03:50 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Melvin Jiron | 41-17 |
| 03:22 | Charlotte | Stan Manis scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Reid Floyd | 41-19 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Melvin Jiron (tiring) 2 ast. SG - James Young (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Reid Floyd (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Alex Henderson (tiring) SF - Stan Manis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Hammons (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Young (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Long Beach State | Melvin Jiron misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-19 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | John Grant tips it home | 43-19 |
| 03:10 | Charlotte | Reid Floyd is hacked by Melvin Jiron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Jiron, team foul #5 | 43-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri (PG), Jack Newsome (SF), Troy Hauck (PF), Millard Lachowski (C) Melvin Jiron, Alfred Brown, Francis Smith, John Grant | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Bricker (PG), James Shew (SG), Donald Carter (SF), Jarrod Lade (C) Reid Floyd, Alex Henderson, Stan Manis, Dale Young | |
| 02:49 | Charlotte | Daniel Bricker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-19 |
| 02:48 | Charlotte | Lewis Hammons grabs the offensive board | 43-19 |
| 02:33 | Charlotte | Donald Carter knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 43-21 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | James Young drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Ferreri | 46-21 |
| 02:07 | Charlotte | Troy Hauck steals the ball from Donald Carter | 46-21 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Millard Lachowski knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Ferreri | 48-21 |
| 01:42 | Charlotte | Donald Carter is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Carter, team foul #14 | 48-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Smith (SG), Rodney Hobdy (SF), Robert Brown (C) James Young, Jack Newsome, Millard Lachowski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Reid Floyd (PG), Edmond Talty (SF), Dale Young (PF) Daniel Bricker, Donald Carter, Lewis Hammons | |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Reid Floyd steals it from Shawn Ferreri | 48-21 |
| 01:22 | Charlotte | Reid Floyd is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reid Floyd, team foul #15 | 48-21 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Reid Floyd - foul #3 on Reid Floyd, team foul #16 | 48-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Cedric Mikels (PG) Reid Floyd | |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy misses the 1st free throw | 48-21 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy misses the 2nd free throw | 48-21 |
| 01:04 | Charlotte | James Shew snags the defensive board | 48-21 |
| 00:47 | Charlotte | Edmond Talty buries a shot from the right wing set up by James Shew | 48-23 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Ferreri | 51-23 |
| 00:35 | Charlotte | Francis Smith steps in front of the James Shew pass in the backcourt | 51-23 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Francis Smith can't finish the layup | 51-23 |
| 00:31 | Charlotte | Jarrod Lade grabs the defensive rebound | 51-23 |
| 00:10 | Charlotte | James Shew comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-23 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 51-23 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Rodney Hobdy buries a floater from the left side set up by Francis Smith | 53-23 |
| 00:02 | Charlotte | Cedric Mikels loses the dribble to Rodney Hobdy in the backcourt | 53-23 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Shawn Ferreri misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-23 |