| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Huddleston (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Troy Lisowski (fresh) SG - Howard Brosius (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Burt Wilkin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Michael Day inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Providence | Michael Day blows the wide open dunk | 37-24 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Larry Robinson | 37-24 |
| 19:16 | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-24 |
| 19:14 | Providence | Jeffery Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 18:45 | Providence | Jeffery Guth is hacked by Kevin White - foul #3 on Kevin White, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Gray (C) Kevin White | |
| 18:34 | Providence | Jeffery Guth misses the easy layup | 37-24 |
| 18:33 | Long Beach State | Larry Robinson grabs the board | 37-24 |
| 18:16 | Long Beach State | Glen Gray makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Brosius | 37-26 |
| 17:56 | Providence | Jeffery Guth is hacked by Burt Wilkin - foul #2 on Burt Wilkin, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Providence | David Thurman (PG), David Montague (SG), Lloyd Harris (SF), Nathaniel Doman (PF), Herbert Arnone (C) Michael Huddleston, Randy Murray, Michael Day, Jeffery Guth, Arthur Reynolds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra (PG), Gerald Smith (SG), Theodore Woods (SF) Troy Lisowski, Howard Brosius, Larry Robinson | |
| 17:41 | Providence | David Montague hits the finger roll | 39-26 |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | Gerald Smith is whistled for traveling | 39-26 |
| 17:23 | Providence | David Montague misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 17:22 | Long Beach State | Burt Wilkin pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Burt Wilkin scores on a 3 from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 16:47 | Providence | David Montague buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Gerald Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Theodore Woods | 42-32 |
| 16:14 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman hits the finger roll and the foul's on Burt Wilkin - foul #3 on Burt Wilkin, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Huddleston (PG), Randy Murray (SG), Michael Day (SF), Jeffery Guth (PF) David Thurman, David Montague, Lloyd Harris, Herbert Arnone | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski (PG), Howard Brosius (SG), Terry Marceau (SF), Larry Robinson (PF) Louis Saavedra, Gerald Smith, Theodore Woods, Burt Wilkin | |
| 16:14 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 15:55 | Long Beach State | Nathaniel Doman denies the turnaround by Howard Brosius | 45-32 |
| 15:53 | Providence | The rebound goes to Michael Day | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Huddleston (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Day (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Nathaniel Doman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Troy Lisowski (fresh) SG - Howard Brosius (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Marceau (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Providence | Michael Huddleston is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-32 |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Howard Brosius grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 15:41 | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Reynolds (C) Nathaniel Doman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin White (SF), Wallace Ikeda (C) Howard Brosius, Glen Gray | |
| 15:37 | Providence | Michael Huddleston is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Lisowski - foul #3 on Troy Lisowski, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| 15:23 | Providence | Michael Huddleston buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Murray | 48-32 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-32 |
| 15:17 | Providence | Jeffery Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:01 | Providence | Randy Murray is fouled on the floor by Terry Marceau - foul #1 on Terry Marceau, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Providence | David Thurman (SG), Lloyd Harris (SF) Randy Murray, Michael Day | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gerald Smith (PG), Burt Wilkin (PF) Troy Lisowski, Larry Robinson | |
| 14:43 | Providence | Gerald Smith is called for the reach on Michael Huddleston - foul #2 on Gerald Smith, team foul #6 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Providence | David Montague (SG), Herbert Arnone (C) Michael Huddleston, Arthur Reynolds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra (PG) Terry Marceau | |
| 14:20 | Providence | Jeffery Guth is denied on a dunk by Burt Wilkin | 48-32 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | Wallace Ikeda gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 14:01 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Harris picks off the pass by Wallace Ikeda | 48-32 |
| 13:41 | Providence | David Thurman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin White - foul #4 on Kevin White, team foul #7 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Randy Murray (SG), Michael Day (SF), Nathaniel Doman (PF), Arthur Reynolds (C) David Montague, Lloyd Harris, Jeffery Guth, Herbert Arnone | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski (PG), Howard Brosius (SG), Theodore Woods (SF), Larry Robinson (PF) Louis Saavedra, Gerald Smith, Kevin White, Burt Wilkin | |
| 13:41 | Providence | David Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:41 | Providence | David Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:30 | Long Beach State | Theodore Woods drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Brosius | 50-34 |
| 13:18 | Providence | Michael Day hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 13:16 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Doman | 50-34 |
| 13:05 | Providence | Arthur Reynolds knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Randy Murray | 52-34 |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 12:53 | Providence | Michael Day gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:30 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Huddleston (PG), Jeffery Guth (PF), Herbert Arnone (C) David Thurman, Nathaniel Doman, Arthur Reynolds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Terry Marceau (SF), Glen Gray (C) Theodore Woods, Wallace Ikeda | |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Herbert Arnone takes the ball from Larry Robinson | 52-34 |
| 11:52 | Providence | A charge is called on Randy Murray - foul #3 on Randy Murray, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Providence | David Montague (SG), Lloyd Harris (SF) Randy Murray, Michael Day | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra (PG), Gerald Smith (SG), Burt Wilkin (PF) Troy Lisowski, Howard Brosius, Larry Robinson | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Michael Huddleston (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Montague (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lloyd Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Herbert Arnone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Louis Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Marceau (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Burt Wilkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Glen Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Long Beach State | Burt Wilkin scores on a shot in the paint set up by Louis Saavedra | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:18 | Providence | Lloyd Harris drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Jeffery Guth and the foul's on Louis Saavedra - foul #1 on Louis Saavedra, team foul #8 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Nathaniel Doman (C) Herbert Arnone | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wallace Ikeda (C) Glen Gray | |
| 11:18 | Providence | Lloyd Harris makes the free throw | 55-36 |
| 11:00 | Long Beach State | Gerald Smith travels with the ball | 55-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Arthur Reynolds (C) Jeffery Guth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Theodore Woods (SF) Terry Marceau | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:40 | Providence | Arthur Reynolds connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Huddleston | 57-36 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | Burt Wilkin is hacked by David Montague - foul #1 on David Montague, team foul #2 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Randy Murray (SG), David Thurman (SF), Jeffery Guth (PF) David Montague, Lloyd Harris, Nathaniel Doman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski (PG), Howard Brosius (SG), Larry Robinson (C) Louis Saavedra, Gerald Smith, Wallace Ikeda | |
| 10:17 | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | Howard Brosius grabs the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | Howard Brosius misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 10:08 | Providence | Jeffery Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 10:05 | Providence | Randy Murray is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Murray, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Day (SF) Randy Murray | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Terry Marceau (SF) Theodore Woods | |
| 09:45 | Long Beach State | Michael Huddleston is called for the reach on Troy Lisowski - foul #1 on Michael Huddleston, team foul #4 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Providence | Herbert Arnone (C) Arthur Reynolds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Burt Wilkin | 57-39 |
| 09:20 | Providence | Jeffery Guth connects on the open shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Day and he's hacked by Howard Brosius - foul #1 on Howard Brosius, team foul #9 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Nathaniel Doman (SG) Michael Huddleston | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Chaidez (PG), Glen Gray (PF) Troy Lisowski, Burt Wilkin | |
| 09:20 | Providence | Jeffery Guth makes the free throw | 60-39 |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | Timothy Chaidez misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-39 |
| 08:59 | Providence | Herbert Arnone gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 08:40 | Providence | Jeffery Guth is hacked by Glen Gray - foul #1 on Glen Gray, team foul #10 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Lloyd Harris (PG) Herbert Arnone | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra (PG), Gerald Smith (SG), Wallace Ikeda (C) Timothy Chaidez, Howard Brosius, Terry Marceau | |
| 08:40 | Providence | Jeffery Guth makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 08:40 | Providence | Jeffery Guth makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-39 |
| 08:13 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 07:51 | Providence | Louis Saavedra picks off the pass by Lloyd Harris | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Lloyd Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Thurman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Guth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Nathaniel Doman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Louis Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glen Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Ikeda (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Larry Robinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-39 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Wallace Ikeda snags the offensive board | 62-39 |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Harris - foul #1 on Lloyd Harris, team foul #5 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Michael Huddleston (PG), Randy Murray (SG), David Montague (C) Lloyd Harris, David Thurman, Nathaniel Doman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Troy Lisowski (PG), Howard Brosius (SG), Kevin White (SF), Burt Wilkin (PF), Theodore Woods (C) Louis Saavedra, Gerald Smith, Larry Robinson, Glen Gray, Wallace Ikeda | |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Jeffery Guth picks off the pass by Troy Lisowski | 62-39 |
| 07:13 | Providence | Jeffery Guth's layup is rejected by Burt Wilkin | 62-39 |
| 07:12 | Long Beach State | Theodore Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Michael Huddleston steps in front of the Howard Brosius pass | 62-39 |
| 06:39 | Providence | Michael Huddleston misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-39 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Burt Wilkin gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Kevin White's pass is intercepted by David Montague | 62-39 |
| 06:03 | Providence | Jeffery Guth's floater is tipped away by Burt Wilkin | 62-39 |
| 06:01 | Providence | Michael Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 05:32 | Providence | Randy Murray makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Day | 65-39 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Burt Wilkin hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Lisowski | 65-42 |
| 04:48 | Providence | Randy Murray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-42 |
| 04:47 | Providence | Jeffery Guth snags the offensive board | 65-42 |
| 04:33 | Providence | Jeffery Guth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 04:32 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Burt Wilkin | 65-42 |
| 04:16 | Long Beach State | Howard Brosius can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffery Guth - foul #1 on Jeffery Guth, team foul #6 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Providence | David Thurman (PG), Lloyd Harris (SF), Nathaniel Doman (PF), Herbert Arnone (C) Michael Huddleston, Randy Murray, Michael Day, Jeffery Guth | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra (PG), Terry Marceau (SF), Larry Robinson (PF), Glen Gray (C) Troy Lisowski, Kevin White, Burt Wilkin, Theodore Woods | |
| 04:16 | Long Beach State | Howard Brosius makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 04:16 | Long Beach State | Howard Brosius misses the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 04:16 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Gray | 65-43 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-43 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gerald Smith (SG) Howard Brosius | |
| 03:59 | Providence | David Montague throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-43 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Larry Robinson hits a fadeaway from close range | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Thurman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Montague (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Lloyd Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathaniel Doman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Arnone (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Louis Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Marceau (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Providence | Terry Marceau steals the ball from David Montague | 65-45 |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra buries a floater from the left side | 65-47 |
| 02:48 | Providence | David Montague's pass is intercepted by Terry Marceau | 65-47 |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | Terry Marceau clanks a jumper from the right block | 65-47 |
| 02:30 | Providence | Herbert Arnone snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| 02:04 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 65-47 |
| 02:03 | Providence | Herbert Arnone tips it back up and in | 67-47 |
| 01:49 | Long Beach State | Glen Gray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Saavedra | 67-49 |
| 01:47 | Providence | David Montague throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-49 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Theodore Woods (SF) Terry Marceau | |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra banks in the layup on a great pass from Glen Gray and he's hacked by David Thurman - foul #3 on David Thurman, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra misses the free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:39 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Theodore Woods blocks the short jumper by Nathaniel Doman | 67-51 |
| 01:23 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Larry Robinson | 67-51 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | David Thurman steps in front of the Louis Saavedra pass in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| 01:06 | Providence | Nathaniel Doman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Louis Saavedra is blocked by Lloyd Harris | 67-51 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Gray | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Long Beach State | Gerald Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Saavedra | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Providence | Larry Robinson is called for the reach on David Thurman - foul #3 on Larry Robinson, team foul #11 | 67-53 |
| 00:19 | Providence | David Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:19 | Providence | David Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Louis Saavedra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Woods | 69-53 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Glen Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Herbert Arnone - foul #2 on Herbert Arnone, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Glen Gray misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Glen Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:07 | Providence | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Doman | 69-53 |
| 00:00 | Providence | David Thurman runs out the clock | 69-53 |