| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Fredrick Nelson (fresh) SG - Micah Pelt (fresh) SF - Clyde Bass (fresh) PF - Phillip Reed (fresh) C - Melvin Broadus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (fresh) SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) SF - Greg Nelson (fresh) PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) C - Victor Heaton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus 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 | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus's pass is intercepted by Victor Heaton | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | VMI | Chad Sheehy banks in the layup set up by Charles Tiedemann | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | VMI | Noel Tyler scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Sheehy | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | VMI | Victor Heaton snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | VMI | Chad Sheehy is fouled in the backcourt by Micah Pelt - foul #1 on Micah Pelt, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | VMI | Noel Tyler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Long Beach State | Phillip Reed pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Victor Heaton - foul #1 on Victor Heaton, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | VMI | Victor Heaton grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | VMI | Noel Tyler is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Reed - foul #1 on Phillip Reed, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilson Sepe (PG), James Vidaurri (SG), Mark Morris (SF), William Kamienski (PF), Billy Pappalardo (C) Fredrick Nelson, Micah Pelt, Clyde Bass, Phillip Reed, Melvin Broadus | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 17:34 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Mark Morris - foul #1 on Mark Morris, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Lord (C) Victor Heaton | |
| 17:34 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:21 | Long Beach State | Mark Morris knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | VMI | Russell Lord can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Billy Pappalardo - foul #1 on Billy Pappalardo, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Anthony Peterson (SG), Terry McKean (SF), Kurt Betts (PF) Noel Tyler, Chad Sheehy, Greg Nelson, Charles Tiedemann | |
| 16:59 | VMI | Russell Lord misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | VMI | Russell Lord misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | Wilson Sepe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | VMI | The rebound goes to Russell Lord | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | VMI | Terry McKean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt (SG), Maurice Baumgartner (C) James Vidaurri, Billy Pappalardo | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | Mark Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rickey Ross (PG), Clyde Bass (SF), Phillip Reed (PF) Wilson Sepe, Mark Morris, William Kamienski | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 15:53 | VMI | Terry McKean misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | VMI | Kurt Betts gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Rickey Ross (fresh) SG - Micah Pelt (fairly fresh) SF - Clyde Bass (fresh) PF - Phillip Reed (fairly fresh) C - Maurice Baumgartner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Carlos Adams (fresh) SG - Anthony Peterson (fresh) SF - Terry McKean (fresh) PF - Kurt Betts (fresh) C - Russell Lord (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | VMI | Terry McKean knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Russell Lord | 5-9 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | Rickey Ross misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:15 | VMI | The rebound goes to Russell Lord | 5-9 |
| 15:12 | VMI | Rickey Ross takes the ball from Carlos Adams in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 15:10 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt lays it in set up by Rickey Ross | 7-9 |
| 14:58 | VMI | Russell Lord scores on a floater near the basket | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | Clyde Bass misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Carlos Adams - foul #1 on Carlos Adams, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson (PG), Wilson Sepe (SG), Mark Morris (PF), Melvin Broadus (C) Rickey Ross, Micah Pelt, Phillip Reed, Maurice Baumgartner | |
| Subs | VMI | Noel Tyler (PG), Chad Sheehy (SG), Greg Nelson (SF), Charles Tiedemann (PF), Victor Heaton (C) Carlos Adams, Anthony Peterson, Terry McKean, Kurt Betts, Russell Lord | |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | Clyde Bass makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | Clyde Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:25 | VMI | Wilson Sepe steals the ball from Chad Sheehy | 9-11 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | Mark Morris makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Bass | 12-11 |
| 14:15 | VMI | Wilson Sepe steps in front of the Noel Tyler pass in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 14:14 | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Wilson Sepe | 14-11 |
| 14:00 | VMI | Chad Sheehy's floater is tipped away by Mark Morris | 14-11 |
| 13:59 | Long Beach State | Wilson Sepe snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 13:43 | Long Beach State | Clyde Bass misses the shot from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 13:42 | Long Beach State | Mark Morris tips it in | 16-11 |
| 13:23 | VMI | Victor Heaton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Tiedemann | 16-14 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 13:06 | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 13:00 | Long Beach State | Mark Morris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mark Morris, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Vidaurri (PG), Rickey Ross (SG), William Kamienski (SF), Phillip Reed (PF), Billy Pappalardo (C) Fredrick Nelson, Wilson Sepe, Clyde Bass, Mark Morris, Melvin Broadus | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Cortes (PG), Anthony Peterson (SG), Carlos Adams (SF), Kurt Betts (C) Noel Tyler, Chad Sheehy, Greg Nelson, Victor Heaton | |
| 12:35 | VMI | Anthony Peterson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Rickey Ross - foul #1 on Rickey Ross, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Heaton (C) Charles Tiedemann | |
| 12:35 | VMI | Anthony Peterson makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:23 | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo can't connect on a floater in the lane | 16-17 |
| 12:21 | VMI | Kurt Betts pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:52 | VMI | William Kamienski swats the short shot by Carlos Adams | 16-17 |
| 11:50 | VMI | Kurt Betts tips it home | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - James Vidaurri (fairly fresh) SG - Rickey Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Kamienski (fresh) PF - Phillip Reed (tiring) C - Billy Pappalardo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Cortes (fresh) SG - Anthony Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlos Adams (fresh) PF - Kurt Betts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Heaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | James Vidaurri connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rickey Ross | 19-19 |
| 11:10 | VMI | Kurt Betts misses long on a shot from the left side | 19-19 |
| 11:09 | Long Beach State | Phillip Reed pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Phillip Reed makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Rickey Ross | 22-19 |
| 10:40 | VMI | Timothy Cortes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | Rickey Ross snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | William Kamienski scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Vidaurri | 24-19 |
| 09:55 | VMI | Carlos Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 09:53 | VMI | Timothy Cortes gets the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 09:42 | VMI | Timothy Cortes hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Reed - foul #2 on Phillip Reed, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson (PG), Micah Pelt (SG), Wilson Sepe (SF), Maurice Baumgartner (C) James Vidaurri, Rickey Ross, Phillip Reed, Billy Pappalardo | |
| Subs | VMI | Chad Sheehy (SG), Greg Nelson (SF), Charles Tiedemann (PF), Russell Lord (C) Anthony Peterson, Carlos Adams, Kurt Betts, Victor Heaton | |
| 09:42 | VMI | Timothy Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:42 | VMI | Timothy Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | William Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 09:32 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Fredrick Nelson | 24-21 |
| 09:18 | Long Beach State | Wilson Sepe can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 09:17 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 09:03 | VMI | Greg Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 09:02 | VMI | Greg Nelson tips it home | 24-23 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | Maurice Baumgartner lays it in | 26-23 |
| 08:33 | VMI | Chad Sheehy loses the dribble to Micah Pelt in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Micah Pelt | 28-23 |
| 08:17 | VMI | Wilson Sepe steals it from Timothy Cortes | 28-23 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt travels with the ball | 28-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clyde Bass (SF), Melvin Broadus (C) Wilson Sepe, Maurice Baumgartner | |
| Subs | VMI | Noel Tyler (PG), Frank Davis (SG), Terry McKean (SF) Timothy Cortes, Chad Sheehy, Greg Nelson | |
| 07:43 | VMI | Terry McKean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Fredrick Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Micah Pelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Kamienski (tiring) 2 pts. C - Melvin Broadus (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) SF - Terry McKean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Russell Lord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Long Beach State | William Kamienski is whistled for a carry | 28-23 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo (PF) William Kamienski | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 07:12 | VMI | Frank Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 06:44 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus misses the easy layup | 28-26 |
| 06:42 | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo tips it home | 30-26 |
| 06:40 | VMI | Terry McKean is hacked by Clyde Bass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clyde Bass, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Kamienski (PF) Billy Pappalardo | |
| Subs | VMI | Chad Sheehy (SG), Greg Nelson (SF), Kurt Betts (PF) Frank Davis, Charles Tiedemann, Russell Lord | |
| 06:40 | VMI | Terry McKean misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:40 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Micah Pelt | 30-26 |
| 06:25 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus makes the 3 from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 06:23 | VMI | Fredrick Nelson is called for the reach on Noel Tyler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fredrick Nelson, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilson Sepe (PG) Fredrick Nelson | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (C) Terry McKean | |
| 06:23 | VMI | Noel Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 06:23 | VMI | Noel Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | Carlos Adams is called for the reach on Clyde Bass - foul #2 on Carlos Adams, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Heaton (C) Carlos Adams | |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt misses short on a floater from the right side | 33-28 |
| 06:05 | VMI | Victor Heaton snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 06:03 | VMI | Noel Tyler loses the dribble to Melvin Broadus in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 05:52 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Wilson Sepe | 35-28 |
| 05:33 | VMI | Greg Nelson hits a shot from the left wing set up by Kurt Betts | 35-30 |
| 05:18 | Long Beach State | William Kamienski clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kurt Betts - foul #1 on Kurt Betts, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson (PG) Micah Pelt | |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Peterson (SG), Charles Tiedemann (PF) Chad Sheehy, Kurt Betts | |
| 05:18 | Long Beach State | William Kamienski makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 05:18 | Long Beach State | William Kamienski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 05:06 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann blows the layup but the foul's on William Kamienski - foul #1 on William Kamienski, team foul #10 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo (PF) William Kamienski | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:06 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 05:06 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 05:06 | Long Beach State | Melvin Broadus gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 04:48 | Long Beach State | Victor Heaton is called for the reach on Melvin Broadus - foul #2 on Victor Heaton, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rickey Ross (SG) Wilson Sepe | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Lord (C) Victor Heaton | |
| 04:31 | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Peterson - foul #1 on Anthony Peterson, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Baumgartner (C) Melvin Broadus | |
| Subs | VMI | Terry McKean (SF) Greg Nelson | |
| 04:31 | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:31 | Long Beach State | Billy Pappalardo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:31 | VMI | Russell Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 04:14 | VMI | Noel Tyler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 04:13 | Long Beach State | Clyde Bass pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 03:58 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 03:55 | VMI | Rickey Ross takes the ball from Terry McKean in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Rickey Ross can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 03:30 | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson misses the tip | 37-30 |
| 03:29 | Long Beach State | Fredrick Nelson hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Fredrick Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Rickey Ross (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Bass (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Billy Pappalardo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry McKean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Lord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | VMI | Russell Lord hits a wide open runner near the basket set up by Charles Tiedemann | 39-32 |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Russell Lord picks off the pass by Rickey Ross | 39-32 |
| 02:44 | VMI | Terry McKean misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Clyde Bass - foul #2 on Clyde Bass, team foul #11 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Vidaurri (PG), Micah Pelt (SG), Mark Morris (SF), Phillip Reed (PF), Melvin Broadus (C) Fredrick Nelson, Rickey Ross, Clyde Bass, Billy Pappalardo, Maurice Baumgartner | |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Chad Sheehy (SG), Timothy Cortes (PF), Kurt Betts (C) Noel Tyler, Anthony Peterson, Charles Tiedemann, Russell Lord | |
| 02:44 | VMI | Terry McKean makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:44 | VMI | Terry McKean makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kurt Betts - foul #2 on Kurt Betts, team foul #7 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Heaton (C) Terry McKean | |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:25 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:07 | VMI | Victor Heaton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-34 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Phillip Reed | 40-34 |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Victor Heaton - foul #3 on Victor Heaton, team foul #8 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clyde Bass (SF) Melvin Broadus | |
| Subs | VMI | Greg Nelson (SF) Victor Heaton | |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:31 | VMI | Greg Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Clyde Bass - foul #3 on Clyde Bass, team foul #12 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilson Sepe (PG), Melvin Broadus (C) James Vidaurri, Clyde Bass | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Tiedemann (PF) Timothy Cortes | |
| 01:31 | VMI | Greg Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:31 | VMI | Greg Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:09 | Long Beach State | Phillip Reed banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wilson Sepe | 43-36 |
| 00:54 | VMI | Chad Sheehy misses the wide open floater near the basket but he's fouled by Melvin Broadus - foul #1 on Melvin Broadus, team foul #13 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Noel Tyler (PG), Russell Lord (C) Carlos Adams, Kurt Betts | |
| 00:54 | VMI | Chad Sheehy makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 00:54 | VMI | Chad Sheehy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Wilson Sepe | 45-38 |
| 00:21 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 00:19 | Long Beach State | Mark Morris pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Chad Sheehy is called for the reach on Micah Pelt - foul #1 on Chad Sheehy, team foul #9 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Vidaurri (PG), William Kamienski (PF) Wilson Sepe, Phillip Reed | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Cortes (PG), Anthony Peterson (SG) Noel Tyler, Chad Sheehy | |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Micah Pelt misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:03 | VMI | Russell Lord pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Russell Lord misses short on a halfcourt shot | 45-38 |