| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spencer (fresh) SG - Russell Hunter (fresh) SF - Robert Lockhart (fresh) PF - Stanley Roach (fresh) C - Anthony Orear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Vidrio (fresh) SG - Cole Allison (fresh) SF - Oleg Cichowski (fresh) PF - Fred Barreiro (fresh) C - James Zenger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear 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 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Orear | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Barreiro - foul #1 on Fred Barreiro, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Texas Tech | James Zenger grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Texas Tech | James Zenger is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-3 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Spencer | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Texas Tech | James Zenger misses the jumpshot from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Texas Tech | William Vidrio grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Texas Tech | Cole Allison is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cole Allison, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Benny Sullivan (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Allen Perry (C) John Spencer, Russell Hunter, Robert Lockhart, Stanley Roach, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:15 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Zenger | 4-3 |
| 16:51 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 16:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Wrzesinski, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 16:11 | Texas Tech | Sean Najar steals the ball from William Vidrio | 4-3 |
| 15:55 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry misses short on a runner from the left block | 4-3 |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Wrzesinski (fresh) SG - Raymond Donaldson (fresh) SF - Benny Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Najar (fresh) C - Allen Perry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Vidrio (fairly fresh) SG - Cole Allison (fairly fresh) SF - Oleg Cichowski (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Barreiro (fairly fresh) C - James Zenger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Texas Tech | William Vidrio is fouled in the backcourt by Benny Sullivan - foul #1 on Benny Sullivan, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Stanley Roach (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Robert Wrzesinski, Benny Sullivan, Sean Najar, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 15:38 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro clanks a floater from the left side | 6-3 |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:16 | Long Beach State | Cole Allison is called for the reach on Russell Hunter - foul #2 on Cole Allison, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG) Raymond Donaldson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon (SG) Cole Allison | |
| 14:52 | Long Beach State | William Vidrio steals the ball from John Spencer | 6-3 |
| 14:41 | Texas Tech | Oleg Cichowski is fouled on the floor by Russell Hunter - foul #1 on Russell Hunter, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner (SF), Sean Najar (C) Robert Lockhart, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:26 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 14:24 | Texas Tech | Oleg Cichowski tips it home | 6-5 |
| 14:08 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar is called for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Benny Sullivan (SF) John Spencer, Russell Hunter, John Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:56 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by Fred Barreiro is blocked by Benny Sullivan | 6-5 |
| 13:55 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Gary Ammon - foul #1 on Gary Ammon, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), Anthony Orear (C) Benny Sullivan, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:20 | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon travels in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Allen Perry (PF) Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Gary Ammon takes the ball from Anthony Orear | 7-5 |
| 12:54 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Donaldson - foul #1 on Raymond Donaldson, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Russell Hunter (SG) Robert Wrzesinski, Raymond Donaldson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:54 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 12:54 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:33 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sean Najar (PF) Allen Perry | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:08 | Texas Tech | Oleg Cichowski knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Gary Ammon | 7-9 |
| 11:49 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear lays it in on a great pass from John Spencer | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Hunter (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Lockhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Najar (fresh) C - Anthony Orear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Vidrio (tiring) SG - Gary Ammon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oleg Cichowski (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Fred Barreiro (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Zenger (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Benny Sullivan (SF), Allen Perry (C) John Spencer, Russell Hunter, Robert Lockhart, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 11:39 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan is whistled for a carry | 9-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach (PF) Sean Najar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 11:22 | Texas Tech | Oleg Cichowski's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Perry | 9-9 |
| 11:21 | Texas Tech | James Zenger grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:05 | Texas Tech | William Vidrio clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-9 |
| 11:03 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 10:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Zenger - foul #1 on James Zenger, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner (SF), Anthony Orear (C) Benny Sullivan, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 10:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:22 | Texas Tech | William Vidrio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stanley Roach | 10-9 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Donaldson and the foul's on Oleg Cichowski - foul #1 on Oleg Cichowski, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Sean Najar (PF) Robert Wrzesinski, Raymond Donaldson, Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 10:15 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-9 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by Oleg Cichowski is blocked by Anthony Orear | 13-9 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 09:49 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner is fouled on the floor by William Vidrio - foul #1 on William Vidrio, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach (PF) Sean Najar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:49 | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 09:49 | Texas Tech | Oleg Cichowski gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:29 | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Baumgartner - foul #1 on John Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Sean Najar (C) John Baumgartner, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:29 | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 09:29 | Texas Tech | Gary Ammon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Spencer and he's fouled by James Zenger - foul #2 on James Zenger, team foul #8 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jerome King (C) James Zenger | |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar makes the free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:46 | Texas Tech | John Spencer steals the ball from Oleg Cichowski | 16-10 |
| 08:30 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 08:29 | Texas Tech | Jerome King grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 08:27 | Texas Tech | William Vidrio's pass is intercepted by Sean Najar in the backcourt | 16-10 |
| 08:15 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart tips it back up and in | 18-10 |
| 07:51 | Texas Tech | Jerome King loses the dribble to Sean Najar | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Russell Hunter (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Lockhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Roach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Najar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Vidrio (tired) SG - Gary Ammon (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Cichowski (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Barreiro (tired) 2 pts. C - Jerome King (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach knocks in the floater from the left block | 20-10 |
| 07:10 | Texas Tech | William Vidrio buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Ammon | 20-13 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 20-13 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach is hacked by Fred Barreiro - foul #2 on Fred Barreiro, team foul #9 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Benny Sullivan (SF), Anthony Orear (C) John Spencer, Russell Hunter, Robert Lockhart, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Viktor Klemanski (PF) Fred Barreiro | |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 06:39 | Texas Tech | Viktor Klemanski gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 06:30 | Texas Tech | Viktor Klemanski misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 21-13 |
| 06:29 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear's pass is intercepted by Viktor Klemanski | 21-13 |
| 06:08 | Texas Tech | William Vidrio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Allen Perry (PF) Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape (PG) William Vidrio | |
| 05:52 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Donaldson | 23-13 |
| 05:40 | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-13 |
| 05:38 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan is hacked by Oleg Cichowski - foul #2 on Oleg Cichowski, team foul #10 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout (SF) Oleg Cichowski | |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Benny Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 05:25 | Texas Tech | Jerome King snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 05:20 | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape grabs the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 05:04 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Ammon | 23-15 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-15 |
| 04:58 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear tips it in | 25-15 |
| 04:39 | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Ammon | 25-17 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 25-17 |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson tips it back up and in | 27-17 |
| 04:20 | Texas Tech | Jerome King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Baumgartner (PG), Russell Hunter (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Stanley Roach (PF) Robert Wrzesinski, Raymond Donaldson, Benny Sullivan, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Vidrio (PG), Richard Pitts (PF) Carlos Slape, Viktor Klemanski | |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerome King - foul #1 on Jerome King, team foul #11 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sean Najar (C) Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:05 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout grabs the defensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 03:45 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Ammon | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Baumgartner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Hunter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Lockhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Roach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Najar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Vidrio (tired) 3 pts. SG - Gary Ammon (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Osterhout (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Pitts (fresh) C - Jerome King (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Long Beach State | Russell Hunter makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Baumgartner | 31-20 |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Lockhart - foul #1 on Robert Lockhart, team foul #6 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Anthony Orear (C) Russell Hunter, Robert Lockhart, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape (PG), Cole Allison (SG), Fred Barreiro (PF), James Zenger (C) William Vidrio, Gary Ammon, Richard Pitts, Jerome King | |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout makes the free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | John Spencer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 02:49 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Zenger | 31-23 |
| 02:28 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Cole Allison tips it home | 31-25 |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-25 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Carlos Slape gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:52 | Texas Tech | James Zenger is called for traveling | 31-25 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski (PG), Russell Hunter (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Sean Najar (PF) John Spencer, Raymond Donaldson, John Baumgartner, Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Vidrio (PG), Oleg Cichowski (SF) Carlos Slape, Ronald Osterhout | |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-25 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Oleg Cichowski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-25 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Allen Perry (C) Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:11 | Texas Tech | Oleg Cichowski's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Najar | 31-25 |
| 01:09 | Texas Tech | Cole Allison grabs the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:54 | Texas Tech | Allen Perry steals it from Cole Allison | 31-25 |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | Allen Perry misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 31-25 |
| 00:40 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 00:38 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar tips it back up and in | 33-25 |
| 00:35 | Texas Tech | Cole Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Hunter - foul #2 on Russell Hunter, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spencer (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SF), Benny Sullivan (C) Russell Hunter, Robert Lockhart, Allen Perry | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:35 | Texas Tech | Cole Allison makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:35 | Texas Tech | Cole Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:35 | Texas Tech | Cole Allison grabs the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Cole Allison misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 00:26 | Texas Tech | Fred Barreiro can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski is fouled on the floor by Oleg Cichowski - foul #3 on Oleg Cichowski, team foul #12 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout (SF) Oleg Cichowski | |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Wrzesinski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | Ronald Osterhout misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar gets the rebound | 35-26 |