| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick Puga (fresh) SG - Jack Howell (fresh) SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) PF - Robert Payne (fresh) C - David Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) SG - Kevin Walter (fresh) SF - Vincent Farrier (fresh) PF - Martin Morton (fresh) C - Marvin Snyder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Delaware | Marvin Snyder 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 | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Delaware | Kevin Walter is open and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Vincent Farrier | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga loses the dribble to Martin Morton | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht is hacked by Vincent Farrier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Farrier, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne scores on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Delaware | Martin Morton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Long Beach State | David Hartman snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht knocks in the runner near the basket | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Delaware | Kevin Walter is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Delaware | Vincent Farrier pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Delaware | Vincent Farrier banks in the layup | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Long Beach State | David Hartman gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | David Hartman buries a fadeaway from the right side | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:44 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:25 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:24 | Delaware | Marvin Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:00 | Delaware | Marvin Snyder blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Payne - foul #1 on Robert Payne, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gregory Medved (PG), Eddy Abrams (SG), David Purdie (SF), Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) Derrick Puga, Jack Howell, Earl Utecht, Robert Payne, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Watkins (PG), Robert Scriven (SG), Shawn Schneider (SF), Ted Quick (PF) Dikembe Alhambra, Kevin Walter, Vincent Farrier, Martin Morton | |
| 16:00 | Delaware | Marvin Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:00 | Delaware | Marvin Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Gregory Medved (fresh) SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) SF - David Purdie (fresh) PF - Robert Young (fresh) C - Wallace Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - John Watkins (fresh) SG - Robert Scriven (fresh) SF - Shawn Schneider (fresh) PF - Ted Quick (fresh) C - Marvin Snyder (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Long Beach State | Marvin Snyder swats the shot by Gregory Medved | 7-5 |
| 15:44 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Ted Quick | 7-5 |
| 15:32 | Delaware | Ted Quick throws it down | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | Long Beach State | Robert Young clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | David Purdie tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 14:54 | Delaware | Robert Young steals the ball from John Watkins | 9-7 |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Shawn Schneider is called for the reach on David Purdie - foul #1 on Shawn Schneider, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Jack Howell (SG), Robert Payne (PF), David Hartman (C) Gregory Medved, Eddy Abrams, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joseph Westover (PG), William Clark (C) John Watkins, Marvin Snyder | |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | David Hartman loses the dribble to William Clark | 9-7 |
| 14:14 | Delaware | Joseph Westover is fouled in the backcourt by John Spears - foul #1 on John Spears, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF) David Purdie | |
| Subs | Delaware | Kevin Walter (SG) Shawn Schneider | |
| 13:52 | Delaware | Ted Quick connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Westover | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | Long Beach State | Jack Howell is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-9 |
| 13:08 | Delaware | William Clark's layup is rejected by David Hartman | 12-9 |
| 13:07 | Delaware | William Clark snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:50 | Delaware | Robert Scriven misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 12:49 | Delaware | William Clark tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:27 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Payne | 12-11 |
| 12:27 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Eddy Abrams (SG), Gregory Medved (SF), Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) John Spears, Jack Howell, Earl Utecht, Robert Payne, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Watkins (PG), Shawn Schneider (SF), Martin Morton (PF) Robert Scriven, Joseph Westover, William Clark | |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga blows the layup but the foul's on John Watkins - foul #1 on John Watkins, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | Delaware | Kevin Walter hits the finger roll | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick Puga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) SF - Gregory Medved (fresh) PF - Robert Young (fresh) C - Wallace Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - John Watkins (fresh) SG - Kevin Walter (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Schneider (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Morton (fairly fresh) C - Ted Quick (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Robert Young knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddy Abrams | 16-13 |
| 11:28 | Delaware | Kevin Walter misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-13 |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:25 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams's pass is intercepted by Shawn Schneider in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 11:16 | Delaware | Shawn Schneider makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Walter | 16-16 |
| 11:02 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 16-16 |
| 11:00 | Delaware | Martin Morton grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 10:54 | Delaware | Derrick Puga is called for the reach on Kevin Walter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Puga, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jack Howell (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Robert Payne (PF), David Purdie (C) Eddy Abrams, Gregory Medved, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Joseph Westover (SG), Vincent Farrier (SF), Marvin Snyder (C) John Watkins, Kevin Walter, Shawn Schneider, Ted Quick | |
| 10:42 | Delaware | David Purdie is called for the reach on Marvin Snyder - foul #1 on David Purdie, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| 10:29 | Delaware | Vincent Farrier misses badly on a shot from the left block | 16-16 |
| 10:27 | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:12 | Delaware | Joseph Westover hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 10:11 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 10:04 | Long Beach State | David Purdie misses the easy layup | 16-16 |
| 10:03 | Long Beach State | David Purdie tips it in | 18-16 |
| 09:53 | Delaware | Marvin Snyder can't finish the layup | 18-16 |
| 09:51 | Delaware | Vincent Farrier tips it home | 18-18 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (PG), John Spears (SG), Gregory Medved (SF), David Hartman (C) Derrick Puga, Jack Howell, Earl Utecht, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Scriven (SG), William Clark (C) Joseph Westover, Marvin Snyder | |
| 09:29 | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra is called for traveling | 18-18 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | David Purdie misses the lay-in | 18-18 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | David Hartman misses the tip | 18-18 |
| 09:10 | Delaware | William Clark pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:48 | Delaware | Martin Morton misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-18 |
| 08:47 | Delaware | Vincent Farrier grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:20 | Delaware | William Clark comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 18-18 |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Gregory Medved pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | John Spears scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Medved and he's hacked by Dikembe Alhambra - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhambra, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jack Howell (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) Eddy Abrams, Gregory Medved, David Purdie, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Watkins (PG), Kevin Walter (SG), Shawn Schneider (SF), Ted Quick (PF), Marvin Snyder (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Robert Scriven, Vincent Farrier, Martin Morton, William Clark | |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | John Spears makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:04 | Delaware | John Spears steals the ball from John Watkins in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Robert Young misses the dunk attempt | 21-18 |
| 08:01 | Delaware | Kevin Walter pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:54 | Delaware | John Spears picks off the pass by Shawn Schneider in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jack Howell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Utecht (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - John Watkins (fresh) SG - Kevin Walter (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ted Quick (tiring) 4 pts. C - Marvin Snyder (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 21-18 |
| 07:39 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht hits the follow up shot | 23-18 |
| 07:16 | Delaware | Kevin Walter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Gregory Medved (SF), Robert Payne (PF) John Spears, Earl Utecht, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joseph Westover (SG) Kevin Walter | |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Shawn Schneider steals the ball from Gregory Medved in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 06:57 | Delaware | John Watkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Jack Howell grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Gregory Medved is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Puga | 25-18 |
| 06:34 | Delaware | John Watkins comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-18 |
| 06:33 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:22 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 25-18 |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne grabs the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 06:05 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green is fouled on the floor by Marvin Snyder - foul #1 on Marvin Snyder, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (SG), David Purdie (SF), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) Jack Howell, Gregory Medved, Robert Payne, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Scriven (PG), Kevin Walter (SG), Vincent Farrier (SF), Martin Morton (PF), William Clark (C) John Watkins, Joseph Westover, Shawn Schneider, Ted Quick, Marvin Snyder | |
| 05:52 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-18 |
| 05:50 | Delaware | The rebound goes to William Clark | 25-18 |
| 05:27 | Delaware | Vincent Farrier double dribbles | 25-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF) David Hartman | |
| Subs | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra (PG) Robert Scriven | |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga is fouled in the backcourt by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gregory Medved (SG), Robert Payne (PF) Derrick Puga, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 05:19 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from David Purdie | 27-18 |
| 04:55 | Delaware | Martin Morton misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | David Purdie pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Vincent Farrier - foul #2 on Vincent Farrier, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jack Howell (SG), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) Eddy Abrams, Robert Payne, David Purdie | |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Scriven (SG), Shawn Schneider (SF), Ted Quick (PF), Marvin Snyder (C) Kevin Walter, Vincent Farrier, Martin Morton, William Clark | |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 04:43 | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG) Gregory Medved | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 28-18 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Robert Young hits the follow up shot | 30-18 |
| 04:34 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (PG) Derrick Puga | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joseph Westover (PG) Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 04:13 | Delaware | Marvin Snyder jams it | 30-20 |
| 03:57 | Long Beach State | Robert Young lays it in on a great pass from Eddy Abrams and he's hacked by Ted Quick - foul #1 on Ted Quick, team foul #8 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Gregory Medved (SF), Wallace Green (C) Jack Howell, Earl Utecht, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Watkins (PG), Kevin Walter (SG), Martin Morton (PF) Robert Scriven, Shawn Schneider, Ted Quick | |
| 03:57 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the free throw | 33-20 |
| 03:38 | Delaware | Martin Morton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick Puga (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddy Abrams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Medved (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Green (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - John Watkins (fresh) SG - Kevin Walter (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Westover (fresh) PF - Martin Morton (tired) 3 pts. C - Marvin Snyder (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Long Beach State | John Watkins takes the ball from Derrick Puga in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 03:34 | Delaware | John Watkins hits the finger roll | 33-25 |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Derrick Puga and he's fouled by Kevin Walter - foul #1 on Kevin Walter, team foul #9 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jack Howell (SG), Robert Payne (PF) Derrick Puga, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Vincent Farrier (SF), William Clark (C) John Watkins, Joseph Westover, Marvin Snyder | |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams makes the free throw | 36-25 |
| 03:08 | Delaware | Martin Morton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Payne - foul #2 on Robert Payne, team foul #5 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), David Purdie (SF) Eddy Abrams, Gregory Medved | |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Scriven (SG) Kevin Walter | |
| 03:08 | Delaware | Martin Morton makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:08 | Delaware | Martin Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Scriven takes the ball from John Spears in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 02:46 | Delaware | Dikembe Alhambra misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-27 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 02:30 | Long Beach State | David Purdie banks in the wide open layup | 38-27 |
| 02:28 | Delaware | Jack Howell steals it from Vincent Farrier in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | John Spears is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 38-27 |
| 02:21 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Vincent Farrier | 38-27 |
| 02:07 | Delaware | Vincent Farrier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-27 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Jack Howell is hacked by Robert Scriven in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Scriven, team foul #10 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Earl Utecht (SF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, David Purdie, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Watkins (PG), Kevin Walter (SG), Shawn Schneider (SF), Ted Quick (PF), Marvin Snyder (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Robert Scriven, Vincent Farrier, Martin Morton, William Clark | |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Jack Howell makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Jack Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 02:01 | Delaware | Ted Quick snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 01:32 | Delaware | Kevin Walter can't throw it down but he's hacked by David Hartman - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #6 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (SG), Gregory Medved (SF), Robert Young (PF) Jack Howell, Earl Utecht, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joseph Westover (SF) Shawn Schneider | |
| 01:32 | Delaware | Kevin Walter makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:32 | Delaware | Kevin Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | David Hartman gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Ted Quick swats the shot by Eddy Abrams | 39-28 |
| 01:19 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Ted Quick | 39-28 |
| 01:11 | Delaware | Derrick Puga is called for the reach on Kevin Walter - foul #2 on Derrick Puga, team foul #7 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF) Derrick Puga | |
| Subs | Delaware | William Clark (C) Marvin Snyder | |
| 01:11 | Delaware | Kevin Walter makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:11 | Delaware | Kevin Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Robert Young snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams is fouled on the floor by John Watkins - foul #2 on John Watkins, team foul #11 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Scriven (PG), Shawn Schneider (SF) John Watkins, Joseph Westover | |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 00:53 | Delaware | The rebound goes to William Clark | 40-29 |
| 00:47 | Delaware | William Clark drills a floater from close range and the foul's on David Hartman - foul #2 on David Hartman, team foul #8 | 40-31 |
| 00:47 | Delaware | William Clark misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Eddy Abrams | 40-31 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 40-31 |
| 00:32 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Shawn Schneider | 40-31 |
| 00:10 | Delaware | Shawn Schneider misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), David Purdie (SF), Robert Payne (PF), Wallace Green (C) Eddy Abrams, Earl Utecht, Robert Young, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Watkins (PG), Martin Morton (PF), Marvin Snyder (C) Kevin Walter, Ted Quick, William Clark | |
| 00:00 | Delaware | John Watkins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |