| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Fernando Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeramy Briceno (fresh) SF - George Beckman (fresh) PF - Paul Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lowell Saldana (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Hermanson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reggie Millard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garf Kisielewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | George Beckman inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Jeramy Briceno is hacked by Frank Hermanson - foul #1 on Frank Hermanson, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:25 | Long Beach State | Jeramy Briceno connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-43 |
| 19:21 | Air Force | George Beckman steps in front of the Garf Kisielewski pass in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | Paul Rogers connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by George Beckman and the foul's on Reggie Millard - foul #3 on Reggie Millard, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Davis (PF) Reggie Millard | |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | Paul Rogers makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | George Beckman steals the ball from Frank Hermanson in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose buries a floater near the basket | 37-43 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Richard Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Rogers - foul #1 on Paul Rogers, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Polak (PG), Dustin Raasch (SG), Howard Green (SF), Andrew McAteer (PF), James Hoffmann (C) Fernando Cruz, Jeramy Briceno, George Beckman, Paul Rogers, Ray Rose | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ricky Sheets (C) Garf Kisielewski | |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Richard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Richard Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:15 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Howard Green | 37-44 |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | Mark Polak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Henry Lombardo (C) Aaron Johnson | |
| 17:49 | Air Force | Richard Davis connects on the shot from the right side set up by Lowell Saldana | 37-46 |
| 17:33 | Long Beach State | Andrew McAteer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 17:10 | Air Force | Richard Davis is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 40-46 |
| 17:09 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Hermanson | 40-46 |
| 16:44 | Air Force | Lowell Saldana makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Hermanson | 40-48 |
| 16:33 | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Polak | 43-48 |
| 16:19 | Air Force | Richard Davis is fouled on the floor by Andrew McAteer - foul #2 on Andrew McAteer, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz (PG), Jeramy Briceno (SG), George Beckman (SF), Paul Rogers (PF), Ray Rose (C) Mark Polak, Dustin Raasch, Howard Green, Andrew McAteer, James Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Richardson (SG), Aaron Johnson (SF), Garf Kisielewski (C) Lowell Saldana, Frank Hermanson, Richard Davis | |
| 16:10 | Air Force | Benjamin Richardson clanks a jumper from the left side | 43-48 |
| 16:09 | Air Force | Benjamin Richardson snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Aaron Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jeramy Briceno | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Fernando Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeramy Briceno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Beckman (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Paul Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Henry Lombardo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricky Sheets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Garf Kisielewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tim Williams (SG), Reggie Millard (PF) Henry Lombardo, Ricky Sheets | |
| 15:15 | Air Force | Ray Rose takes the ball from Benjamin Richardson | 43-48 |
| 14:59 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 14:58 | Air Force | Aaron Johnson grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 14:53 | Air Force | Aaron Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | Paul Rogers snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 14:25 | Long Beach State | George Beckman buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jeramy Briceno | 45-48 |
| 14:12 | Air Force | Aaron Johnson connects on the runner from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 13:59 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 45-50 |
| 13:58 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Reggie Millard | 45-50 |
| 13:36 | Air Force | Tim Williams misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 13:35 | Air Force | Garf Kisielewski grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 13:16 | Air Force | Benjamin Richardson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Reggie Millard | 45-53 |
| 12:57 | Long Beach State | George Beckman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeramy Briceno | 48-53 |
| 12:54 | Air Force | Tim Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Polak (PG), Dustin Raasch (SG), Howard Green (SF), Andrew McAteer (PF), James Hoffmann (C) Fernando Cruz, Jeramy Briceno, George Beckman, Paul Rogers, Ray Rose | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lowell Saldana (PG), Frank Hermanson (SG), Richard Davis (SF), Ricky Sheets (PF), Henry Lombardo (C) Benjamin Richardson, Tim Williams, Aaron Johnson, Reggie Millard, Garf Kisielewski | |
| 12:43 | Long Beach State | Andrew McAteer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 12:41 | Air Force | Richard Davis gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:21 | Air Force | Frank Hermanson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Mark Polak snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by James Hoffmann | 50-53 |
| 11:49 | Air Force | Frank Hermanson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-53 |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mark Polak (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Raasch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Howard Green (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew McAteer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hoffmann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lowell Saldana (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Hermanson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ricky Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Henry Lombardo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 11:25 | Long Beach State | James Hoffmann tips it home | 52-53 |
| 11:10 | Air Force | Ricky Sheets scores on a runner from close range | 52-55 |
| 11:05 | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch is fouled on the floor by Frank Hermanson - foul #2 on Frank Hermanson, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz (PG), George Beckman (SF), Paul Rogers (PF), Ray Rose (C) Dustin Raasch, Howard Green, Andrew McAteer, James Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Air Force | Aaron Johnson (SF), Reggie Millard (PF) Richard Davis, Henry Lombardo | |
| 10:46 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 10:26 | Air Force | Fernando Cruz picks off the pass by Frank Hermanson | 55-55 |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz can't throw it down | 55-55 |
| 10:19 | Air Force | Reggie Millard snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 10:01 | Air Force | Reggie Millard banks in the layup | 55-57 |
| 09:40 | Long Beach State | Ricky Sheets steps in front of the George Beckman pass | 55-57 |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Paul Rogers picks off the pass by Aaron Johnson | 55-57 |
| 09:06 | Long Beach State | Paul Rogers misses the floater in the paint | 55-57 |
| 09:04 | Air Force | Reggie Millard pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:02 | Air Force | Frank Hermanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch (PG), Jeramy Briceno (SG), Howard Green (SF), Andrew McAteer (PF), James Hoffmann (C) Fernando Cruz, Mark Polak, George Beckman, Paul Rogers, Ray Rose | |
| Subs | Air Force | Henry Lombardo (PG), Benjamin Richardson (SG), Richard Davis (SF), Garf Kisielewski (C) Lowell Saldana, Frank Hermanson, Aaron Johnson, Ricky Sheets | |
| 08:48 | Long Beach State | Howard Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-57 |
| 08:46 | Air Force | Reggie Millard grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 08:28 | Air Force | Garf Kisielewski blows the layup | 55-57 |
| 08:27 | Air Force | Richard Davis tips it back up and in | 55-59 |
| 08:11 | Long Beach State | Andrew McAteer makes the floater from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Dustin Raasch is called for the reach on Henry Lombardo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Raasch, team foul #3 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Aaron Johnson (SF) Reggie Millard | |
| 07:53 | Air Force | Garf Kisielewski hits a wide open jumper from the left block | 57-61 |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 57-61 |
| 07:28 | Air Force | Aaron Johnson gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Dustin Raasch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jeramy Briceno (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew McAteer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hoffmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Henry Lombardo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Garf Kisielewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Air Force | Garf Kisielewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Hoffmann - foul #2 on James Hoffmann, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz (PG), Mark Polak (SG), George Beckman (SF), Ray Rose (C) Dustin Raasch, Jeramy Briceno, Andrew McAteer, James Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tim Williams (PG), Frank Hermanson (SG), Ricky Sheets (PF) Henry Lombardo, Benjamin Richardson, Richard Davis | |
| 07:02 | Air Force | Garf Kisielewski misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:02 | Air Force | Garf Kisielewski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 06:46 | Long Beach State | George Beckman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 06:44 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz tips it but misses | 57-61 |
| 06:42 | Long Beach State | Mark Polak snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Polak | 60-61 |
| 06:05 | Air Force | Frank Hermanson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | Howard Green grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 05:42 | Long Beach State | Mark Polak grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Mark Polak knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Fernando Cruz | 62-61 |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Ricky Sheets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeramy Briceno (SG), Paul Rogers (PF), Andrew McAteer (C) Mark Polak, Howard Green, Ray Rose | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lowell Saldana (PG), Henry Lombardo (SG), Benjamin Richardson (SF), Reggie Millard (PF), Richard Davis (C) Tim Williams, Frank Hermanson, Aaron Johnson, Ricky Sheets, Garf Kisielewski | |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | George Beckman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Richardson - foul #2 on Benjamin Richardson, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch (SG) Jeramy Briceno | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | George Beckman misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | George Beckman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:37 | Air Force | Reggie Millard snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:33 | Air Force | Benjamin Richardson is called for traveling | 62-61 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Paul Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 62-61 |
| 04:06 | Air Force | Benjamin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:47 | Air Force | Benjamin Richardson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:30 | Long Beach State | Lowell Saldana is called for the reach on Paul Rogers - foul #1 on Lowell Saldana, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Polak (PG), Jeramy Briceno (SG), James Hoffmann (C) Fernando Cruz, Dustin Raasch, Andrew McAteer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Hermanson (SG), Ricky Sheets (PF) Benjamin Richardson, Reggie Millard | |
| 03:21 | Long Beach State | Jeramy Briceno misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Lombardo - foul #1 on Henry Lombardo, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Reggie Millard (PF), Garf Kisielewski (C) Richard Davis, Henry Lombardo | |
| 03:21 | Long Beach State | Jeramy Briceno misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:21 | Long Beach State | Jeramy Briceno misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Reggie Millard gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mark Polak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeramy Briceno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Beckman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Paul Rogers (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hoffmann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lowell Saldana (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Hermanson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Sheets (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Reggie Millard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Garf Kisielewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Air Force | Jeramy Briceno is called for the reach on Frank Hermanson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeramy Briceno, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 02:57 | Air Force | The pull-up jumper by Frank Hermanson is blocked by George Beckman | 62-61 |
| 02:56 | Long Beach State | James Hoffmann grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:50 | Long Beach State | Paul Rogers knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Polak | 64-61 |
| 02:48 | Air Force | Frank Hermanson travels in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Green (SF) George Beckman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tim Williams (PG) Lowell Saldana | |
| 02:27 | Long Beach State | Mark Polak misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Sheets - foul #2 on Ricky Sheets, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ray Rose (C) Paul Rogers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Richardson (PG) Tim Williams | |
| 02:27 | Long Beach State | Mark Polak misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:27 | Long Beach State | Mark Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:22 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dustin Raasch (SG), Andrew McAteer (SF) Jeramy Briceno, Howard Green | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lowell Saldana (PG), Richard Davis (SF), Henry Lombardo (C) Benjamin Richardson, Reggie Millard, Garf Kisielewski | |
| 02:11 | Air Force | Ricky Sheets misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-61 |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | James Hoffmann grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 01:54 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Ricky Sheets gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:51 | Air Force | Frank Hermanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz (PG), Jeramy Briceno (SG), George Beckman (SF), Paul Rogers (PF) Mark Polak, Dustin Raasch, Andrew McAteer, James Hoffmann | |
| Subs | Air Force | Aaron Johnson (SF), Reggie Millard (PF), Garf Kisielewski (C) Richard Davis, Ricky Sheets, Henry Lombardo | |
| 01:41 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Paul Rogers tips it home | 67-61 |
| 01:29 | Air Force | Aaron Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 01:28 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Fernando Cruz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-61 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | Aaron Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lowell Saldana | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Paul Rogers is denied on a layup by Garf Kisielewski | 67-64 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Garf Kisielewski snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:06 | Air Force | Frank Hermanson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose is hacked by Lowell Saldana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lowell Saldana, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Green (PF) Paul Rogers | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Ray Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Frank Hermanson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-64 |