| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin White (fresh) PF - Elijah Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leon Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Alcock (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Zhu (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Larry Allgood inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | UTEP | Shawn Robinson is called for the reach on Larry Allgood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Robinson, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Elijah Harrison blocks the short jumper by Michael Zhu | 28-36 |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Benjamin White | 28-36 |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | Robert Stephens is hacked by James Strock in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Strock, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | Robert Stephens knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Elijah Harrison | 31-36 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | James Strock is fouled on the floor by Shawn Robinson - foul #2 on Shawn Robinson, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harold Rogers (SG), Michael Thomas (SF), Michael Heffner (PF), Brian Myers (C) Robert Stephens, Benjamin White, Elijah Harrison, Leon Underwood | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (SG), Steven Kacynski (SF), George Baltz (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, Alan Alcock, Michael Zhu | |
| 18:50 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | James Strock pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | George Baltz lays it up and in set up by James Strock and he's fouled by Brian Myers - foul #1 on Brian Myers, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Cory Carter (PG) Shawn Robinson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG) James Strock | |
| 18:38 | UTEP | George Baltz makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Harold Rogers | 33-39 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Thomas Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | George Baltz can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-39 |
| 17:50 | Long Beach State | Cory Carter pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | Cory Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Fredric Gibbon - foul #1 on Fredric Gibbon, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Stephens (SG), Benjamin White (SF), Elijah Harrison (PF), Leon Underwood (C) Harold Rogers, Michael Thomas, Michael Heffner, Brian Myers | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), Joshua Turner (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Thomas Brown, Fredric Gibbon, Steven Kacynski, George Baltz, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | Cory Carter misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 17:35 | UTEP | Joshua Turner gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | James Strock misses the floater from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | Cory Carter pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Elijah Harrison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cory Carter | 35-39 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Benjamin White swats the layup by Joshua Turner | 35-39 |
| 16:37 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Larry Allgood picks off the pass by Benjamin White in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Larry Allgood lays it in | 35-41 |
| 16:23 | Long Beach State | Elijah Harrison can't finish the layup | 35-41 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | James Strock grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | Walter Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin White - foul #3 on Benjamin White, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson (PG), Harold Rogers (SG), Michael Heffner (SF) Cory Carter, Robert Stephens, Benjamin White | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Alan Alcock (PF) James Strock, Joshua Turner | |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Thomas Brown is open and scores on a shot in the paint | 35-43 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Zhu is called for the reach on Harold Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Zhu, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas (SF) Elijah Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca (C) Michael Zhu | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Heffner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Allgood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Alcock (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Apodaca (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Leon Underwood is denied by Timothy Apodaca | 35-43 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Walter Willis gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Walter Willis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-43 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | Harold Rogers snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 15:03 | Long Beach State | Harold Rogers scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Shawn Robinson and he's hacked by Timothy Apodaca - foul #3 on Timothy Apodaca, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla (PG), Benjamin White (SF), Brian Myers (PF) Shawn Robinson, Michael Heffner, Leon Underwood | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Fredric Gibbon (SG), Steven Kacynski (SF), George Baltz (C) Thomas Brown, Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 15:03 | Long Beach State | Harold Rogers misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | George Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | George Baltz is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:48 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla loses the dribble to Fredric Gibbon in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | James Strock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Thomas - foul #3 on Michael Thomas, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Stephens (SG), Elijah Harrison (PF), Leon Underwood (C) Harold Rogers, Brian Myers, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zhu (C) George Baltz | |
| 14:33 | UTEP | James Strock misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | James Strock makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Avilla | 39-44 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Robert Stephens is called for the reach on Fredric Gibbon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Stephens, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG) James Strock | |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Alan Alcock lays it in | 39-46 |
| 14:05 | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla is hacked by Thomas Laskowski - foul #1 on Thomas Laskowski, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Allgood (SF), George Baltz (PF) Steven Kacynski, Alan Alcock | |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 13:29 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Elijah Harrison | 42-46 |
| 13:12 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski is hacked by Leon Underwood - foul #2 on Leon Underwood, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson (PG), Cory Carter (SG), Michael Heffner (SF), Brian Myers (PF), Michael Thomas (C) Frank Avilla, Robert Stephens, Benjamin White, Elijah Harrison, Leon Underwood | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Joshua Turner (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Fredric Gibbon, Larry Allgood, George Baltz, Michael Zhu | |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:34 | Long Beach State | Joshua Turner picks off the pass by Michael Heffner | 44-48 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Walter Willis hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Joshua Turner | 44-50 |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers misses badly on a runner from the right block | 44-50 |
| 12:04 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 11:46 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Stephens (SG), Harold Rogers (SF) Cory Carter, Brian Myers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (SF), Alan Alcock (PF) Thomas Laskowski, Joshua Turner | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Shawn Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Heffner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Willis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Alcock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Timothy Apodaca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Thomas Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Heffner - foul #2 on Michael Heffner, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Borges (PG), Elijah Harrison (PF) Shawn Robinson, Michael Heffner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SF) Walter Willis | |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:09 | Long Beach State | Timothy Apodaca is called for the reach on Robert Stephens - foul #4 on Timothy Apodaca, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood (C) Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zhu (C) Timothy Apodaca | |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | Eric Borges misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood tips it home | 46-51 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Benjamin White (SF) Elijah Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG) Thomas Brown | |
| 10:35 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood double dribbles | 46-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Myers (PF) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Allgood (SF), George Baltz (C) Steven Kacynski, Michael Zhu | |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Alan Alcock blows the layup | 46-51 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | Long Beach State | Eric Borges's pass is intercepted by George Baltz | 46-51 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Benjamin White takes the ball from Alan Alcock | 46-51 |
| 09:51 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-51 |
| 09:50 | UTEP | James Strock grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Walter Willis scores on a floater near the basket set up by James Strock | 46-53 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | The refs have stopped play. Larry Allgood is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 46-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson (PG), Cory Carter (SG), Michael Heffner (SF), Elijah Harrison (PF), Michael Thomas (C) Eric Borges, Harold Rogers, Benjamin White, Brian Myers, Leon Underwood | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Fredric Gibbon (SG), Steven Kacynski (SF), Michael Zhu (C) James Strock, Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, George Baltz | |
| 09:18 | Long Beach State | Cory Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-53 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Thomas Brown gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 46-55 |
| 08:43 | Long Beach State | Cory Carter can't finish the layup | 46-55 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Michael Zhu is denied on a dunk by Michael Heffner | 46-55 |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | Elijah Harrison gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson is called for 10 seconds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla (PG), Robert Stephens (SG), Harold Rogers (SF), Leon Underwood (C) Shawn Robinson, Cory Carter, Michael Heffner, Elijah Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Joshua Turner (PF), George Baltz (C) Thomas Brown, Fredric Gibbon, Alan Alcock, Michael Zhu | |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski is fouled on the floor by Frank Avilla - foul #2 on Frank Avilla, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Myers (PF) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Turner - foul #1 on Joshua Turner, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (SF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Steven Kacynski, George Baltz | |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Walter Willis | 47-56 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Joshua Turner blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Myers - foul #2 on Brian Myers, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner (PF), Michael Thomas (C) Brian Myers, Leon Underwood | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (SG) Walter Willis | |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Joshua Turner misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Joshua Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Frank Avilla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Heffner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Laskowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fredric Gibbon (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Apodaca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Heffner | 49-57 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Joshua Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Thomas Brown gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Thomas Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Laskowski | 49-59 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Frank Avilla clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 05:45 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner is hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson (PG), Cory Carter (SG), Benjamin White (SF), Leon Underwood (C) Frank Avilla, Robert Stephens, Harold Rogers, Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), George Baltz (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Thomas Laskowski, Fredric Gibbon, Thomas Brown, Joshua Turner, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Michael Zhu pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Walter Willis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Cory Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:08 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Leon Underwood | 52-59 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Shawn Robinson steps in front of the Walter Willis pass in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 04:52 | Long Beach State | Cory Carter misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | Michael Heffner hits the follow up shot | 54-59 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Larry Allgood misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-59 |
| 04:30 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | Benjamin White knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Cory Carter | 56-59 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Walter Willis buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Larry Allgood is called for the reach on Shawn Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Allgood, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Stephens (SG), Elijah Harrison (PF), Brian Myers (C) Cory Carter, Michael Heffner, Leon Underwood | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Alcock (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) George Baltz, Michael Zhu | |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Walter Willis grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Walter Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Borges (PG) Shawn Robinson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Apodaca - foul #5 on Timothy Apodaca, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harold Rogers (SF) Benjamin White | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (SG), Steven Kacynski (C) Walter Willis, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Brian Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eric Borges (fresh) SG - Robert Stephens (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Harold Rogers (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elijah Harrison (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fredric Gibbon (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Larry Allgood (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Alcock (tiring) 7 pts. C - Steven Kacynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon is hacked by Elijah Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elijah Harrison, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:00 | Long Beach State | Eric Borges knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon is hacked by Robert Stephens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Stephens, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas (SF) Harold Rogers | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Robert Stephens buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Borges | 63-66 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Larry Allgood is hacked by Eric Borges in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Borges, team foul #13 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson (PG), Cory Carter (SG) Eric Borges, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Walter Willis (SG) James Strock, Fredric Gibbon | |
| 02:33 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Larry Allgood makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Larry Allgood misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:33 | Long Beach State | Elijah Harrison gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Elijah Harrison is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Robinson | 65-67 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Larry Allgood's floater is tipped away by Elijah Harrison | 65-67 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson can't finish the layup | 65-67 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Alan Alcock snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Stephens (SG), Benjamin White (SF), Leon Underwood (C) Cory Carter, Michael Thomas, Brian Myers | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Michael Zhu (C) Thomas Laskowski, Steven Kacynski | |
| 01:13 | UTEP | James Strock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Walter Willis tips it home | 65-69 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Benjamin White is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Alan Alcock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | James Strock gets the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Alan Alcock makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Leon Underwood - foul #3 on Leon Underwood, team foul #14 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SF) Larry Allgood | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 65-71 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Alan Alcock makes the free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-72 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Robinson - foul #3 on Shawn Robinson, team foul #15 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Baltz (PF) Alan Alcock | |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by James Strock - foul #2 on James Strock, team foul #11 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Allgood (SF), Alan Alcock (PF) Steven Kacynski, George Baltz | |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Larry Allgood gets the rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Larry Allgood is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Stephens - foul #4 on Robert Stephens, team foul #16 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Baltz (PF) Alan Alcock | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Larry Allgood makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Larry Allgood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Walter Willis picks off the pass by Shawn Robinson in the backcourt | 66-75 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Walter Willis blows the dunk | 66-75 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Leon Underwood grabs the board | 66-75 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 69-75 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | James Strock is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Robinson - foul #4 on Shawn Robinson, team foul #17 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (SG), Thomas Brown (SF) Walter Willis, Larry Allgood | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | James Strock misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | James Strock makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Shawn Robinson drills a 3 from the left wing | 72-76 |