| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Justin Bibbs (fresh) SG - Timothy Walcott (fresh) SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) PF - Brian Ansell (fresh) C - David Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) C - Reginald Arent (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | David Hartman 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 | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Justin Bibbs | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Reginald Arent loses the ball out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Long Beach State | Joseph Renwick blocks the short jumper by Brian Ansell | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Reginald Arent grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Billy McGloin | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Billy McGloin hits a shot from the left side and the foul's on David Hartman - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Billy McGloin makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Justin Bibbs is called for the reach on Billy McGloin - foul #1 on Justin Bibbs, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Robert Young (SG), David Bear (SF), Wallace Green (PF), Ronald Steeves (C) Justin Bibbs, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Brian Ansell, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Ronald Steeves | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Long Beach State | Bruce Mitchell steals the ball from Randolph York in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Renwick | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | Long Beach State | Bruce Mitchell is called for the reach on Robert Young - foul #1 on Bruce Mitchell, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Gary Goldberg (C) Billy McGloin, Bruce Mitchell, Christopher Ferry, Reginald Arent | |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Ronald Steeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Wallace Green steals it from Gary Goldberg | 3-6 |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Wallace Green, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), David Hartman (C) Randolph York, Robert Young, David Bear, Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG) Joseph Renwick | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson hits the finger roll | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Justin Bibbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walcott (fresh) SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wallace Green (fresh) C - David Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) SF - Chris Lamphere (fresh) PF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Goldberg (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Walcott - foul #1 on Timothy Walcott, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell (PF) Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Ferry (SF) James Daniel | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Ansell - foul #1 on Brian Ansell, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Steeves (C) David Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF) Chris Lamphere, Gary Goldberg | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Brian Ansell | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Walcott | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Christopher Ferry | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs hits a jumpshot from the right side | 9-11 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Justin Bibbs steals the ball from Christopher Ferry in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht hits the finger roll set up by Justin Bibbs | 11-11 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | Ronald Steeves misses long on a shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:39 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:23 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott is hacked by Bruce Mitchell - foul #2 on Bruce Mitchell, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Robert Young (SG), David Bear (SF), Wallace Green (PF), David Hartman (C) Justin Bibbs, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Brian Ansell, Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Luis Richard (SF), Gary Goldberg (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Wayne Kramer, Bruce Mitchell, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Bobby Wilson | |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | David Bear blows the dunk but the foul's on Luis Richard - foul #1 on Luis Richard, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | David Bear makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | David Bear makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Randolph York steps in front of the Billy McGloin pass in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Randolph York hits the finger roll | 15-14 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Randolph York - foul #1 on Randolph York, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Reginald Arent makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:36 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | David Bear loses the dribble to Chris Lamphere | 15-15 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Reginald Arent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:54 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green grabs the board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Randolph York (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) SF - David Bear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hartman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) SF - Luis Richard (fresh) PF - Gary Goldberg (fresh) C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Reginald Arent | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | David Hartman swats the short shot by Reginald Arent | 15-15 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | David Hartman gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | David Bear is hacked by Reginald Arent - foul #1 on Reginald Arent, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Brian Ansell (PF), Ronald Steeves (C) Randolph York, Robert Young, David Bear, Wallace Green, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Wayne Kramer (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Bobby Wilson (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Luis Richard, Gary Goldberg, Reginald Arent | |
| 10:37 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott scores on a 3 from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Wilson | 18-17 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick scores on a turnaround in the paint | 21-19 |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Kramer | 21-22 |
| 09:24 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Keith Crossland is called for the reach on Christopher Ferry - foul #1 on Keith Crossland, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs (PG), Randolph York (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), Wallace Green (C) Keith Crossland, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:07 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 21-24 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 08:43 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Randolph York hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Bibbs | 24-24 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick dunks the ball on a great pass from Wayne Kramer | 24-26 |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green jams it on a nice dish by Ralph Hewitt | 26-26 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson double dribbles | 26-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) Randolph York, Ralph Hewitt, Brian Ansell, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Luis Richard (SF), Gary Goldberg (PF), Reginald Arent (C) James Daniel, Wayne Kramer, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Bobby Wilson | |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Robert Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Luis Richard pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Justin Bibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bear (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Young (fresh) C - David Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) SF - Luis Richard (fresh) PF - Gary Goldberg (fresh) C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Billy McGloin is fouled on the floor by Justin Bibbs - foul #2 on Justin Bibbs, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland (PG) Justin Bibbs | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Hartman | 26-26 |
| 07:32 | Long Beach State | Reginald Arent denies the turnaround by Keith Crossland | 26-26 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Goldberg | 26-26 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 26-26 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Luis Richard tips it but misses | 26-26 |
| 07:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Young snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | David Hartman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Bear | 29-26 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Billy McGloin's pass is intercepted by Earl Utecht in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | David Bear hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Billy McGloin snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Reginald Arent clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-26 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Reginald Arent lays it up and in set up by Luis Richard | 29-28 |
| 05:59 | Long Beach State | Robert Young travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), Wallace Green (PF), Ronald Steeves (C) Keith Crossland, David Bear, Earl Utecht, Robert Young, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Jeffery Boone (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Bobby Wilson (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Luis Richard, Gary Goldberg, Reginald Arent | |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Wallace Green | 29-28 |
| 05:38 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Wilson | 29-31 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ferry - foul #1 on Christopher Ferry, team foul #5 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG) Jeffery Boone | |
| 04:53 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 04:52 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | The jump hook by James Daniel is blocked by Wallace Green | 31-31 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 04:30 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Randolph York hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Timothy Walcott | 33-31 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Ralph Hewitt is called for the reach on Christopher Ferry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland (PG), Earl Utecht (SF), Brian Ansell (PF), David Hartman (C) Randolph York, Ralph Hewitt, Wallace Green, Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG), Gary Goldberg (C) James Daniel, Bobby Wilson | |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | David Hartman snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Christopher Ferry steals the ball from Brian Ansell | 33-32 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer can't finish the layup | 33-32 |
| 03:59 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Brian Ansell | 33-32 |
| 03:55 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht scores on a jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Hartman - foul #2 on David Hartman, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs (PG), Randolph York (SG), Wallace Green (C) Keith Crossland, Timothy Walcott, David Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG) Wayne Kramer, Christopher Ferry | |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Justin Bibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph York (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Utecht (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Ansell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wallace Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) SG - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) SF - Chris Lamphere (fresh) PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Randolph York drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Bibbs | 37-34 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Wilson (SF), Luis Richard (PF), Reginald Arent (C) Chris Lamphere, Joseph Renwick, Gary Goldberg | |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Wallace Green and he's fouled by James Daniel - foul #1 on James Daniel, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (SF) Earl Utecht | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell is hacked by Randolph York - foul #2 on Randolph York, team foul #11 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG) James Daniel | |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | David Bear makes the runner from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy McGloin | 42-37 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | David Bear hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph York | 42-37 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs clanks a jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 01:56 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Green | 42-37 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Reginald Arent - foul #2 on Reginald Arent, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland (PG), Robert Young (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), Ronald Steeves (C) Justin Bibbs, Randolph York, David Bear, Brian Ansell | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Wayne Kramer (SG), Chris Lamphere (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) Billy McGloin, Bruce Mitchell, Bobby Wilson, Luis Richard, Reginald Arent | |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Lamphere | 43-39 |
| 01:11 | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-39 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Wayne Kramer | 43-39 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Ralph Hewitt steals it from Wayne Kramer in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Young's pass is intercepted by Wayne Kramer | 43-39 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer banks in the layup | 43-41 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Hewitt | 43-41 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt is denied on a layup by Gary Goldberg | 43-41 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |