| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wilbur Muff (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Carmean (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (PG) Wilbur Muff | |
| 19:49 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Fallin - foul #1 on Peter Fallin, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:49 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:49 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey is fouled on the floor by Stephen Statler - foul #3 on Stephen Statler, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (PG) Stephen Statler | |
| 19:12 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn's pass is intercepted by Sanford Schmitt | 34-38 |
| 19:03 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 19:02 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts tips it in | 34-40 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin is hacked by Dennis Carmean - foul #2 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 18:35 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Wilbur Muff | 34-40 |
| 18:29 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Fallin | 34-40 |
| 18:27 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Peter Fallin | 34-40 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn is fouled on the floor by Sanford Schmitt - foul #2 on Sanford Schmitt, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines (PG), John Longwell (PF), David Mayer (C) Jeremy Conn, Gary Lucero, Peter Fallin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Dennis Carmean takes the ball from Ernest Haines | 34-40 |
| 17:51 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush throws it down on a great pass from Dennis Carmean | 34-42 |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | John Longwell knocks in the shot from close range | 36-42 |
| 17:23 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 17:21 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese is hacked by Wilbur Muff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (PG), William Saldivar (SF) Hunter Briese, Eugene Harvey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leland Alligood | 38-42 |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wilbur Muff | 38-44 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar can't connect on a floater in the paint | 38-44 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:01 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Rush | 38-46 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Leland Alligood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Haines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Saldivar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Mayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wilbur Muff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Carmean (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Rush (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines is whistled for a carry | 38-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), Hunter Briese (SG), Eugene Harvey (SF), Gary Lucero (PF), Peter Fallin (C) Leland Alligood, Ernest Haines, William Saldivar, John Longwell, David Mayer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Stephen Statler (SF) Joseph Rush, Curtis Roberts | |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | Hunter Briese takes the ball from Stephen Statler | 38-46 |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Stephen Statler takes the ball from Eugene Harvey | 38-46 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Lucero - foul #1 on Gary Lucero, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts (PF) Dennis Carmean | |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Sanford Schmitt - foul #3 on Sanford Schmitt, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean (SG) Wilbur Muff | |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Dennis Carmean is denied by Peter Fallin | 40-48 |
| 14:41 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Peter Fallin - foul #2 on Peter Fallin, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Saldivar (SF) Eugene Harvey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | Dennis Carmean picks off the pass by Freeman Roberts in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 14:25 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 14:24 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Sanford Schmitt | 40-48 |
| 14:19 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Britt | 40-50 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Hunter Briese | 42-50 |
| 13:58 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Fallin | 42-50 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gary Lucero | 42-50 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Stephen Statler picks off the pass by William Saldivar in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 13:42 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean loses the ball out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), Ernest Haines (SG), Eugene Harvey (SF) Freeman Roberts, Hunter Briese, Gary Lucero | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (PF) Curtis Roberts | |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar drills a jump hook from close range | 44-50 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses badly on a shot near the basket | 44-50 |
| 13:18 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 44-50 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey is hacked by Stephen Statler - foul #4 on Stephen Statler, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Longwell (PF), David Mayer (C) William Saldivar, Peter Fallin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF) Dennis Carmean, Stephen Statler | |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Britt - foul #4 on Douglas Britt, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese (SG) Jeremy Conn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG) Douglas Britt | |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | John Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Hunter Briese is denied by Curtis Roberts | 46-50 |
| 12:09 | UC Irvine | John Longwell tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 11:46 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from David Cowden | 48-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ernest Haines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Mayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilbur Muff (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Sanford Schmitt (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | Joseph Rush steals it from Ernest Haines in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 11:20 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Cowden | 48-55 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | David Mayer knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff's floater is knocked away by John Longwell | 50-55 |
| 10:53 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Mayer | 50-55 |
| 10:31 | UC Irvine | John Longwell is open and buries a 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 10:18 | Long Beach State | Ernest Haines is called for the reach on Joseph Rush - foul #2 on Ernest Haines, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), William Saldivar (SG), Jeremy Conn (SF), Gary Lucero (PF), Peter Fallin (C) Ernest Haines, Hunter Briese, Eugene Harvey, John Longwell, David Mayer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean (SG) Wilbur Muff | |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | David Cowden is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Cowden, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (PG) David Cowden | |
| 09:49 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-55 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero tips it in | 55-55 |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 55-55 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 55-55 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese (SG) Jeremy Conn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:03 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean hits a turnaround in the lane | 55-57 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 08:46 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin tips it home | 57-57 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses long on a jumper in the paint | 57-57 |
| 08:32 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gary Lucero | 57-57 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Dennis Carmean is called for the reach on Hunter Briese in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey (SF) Gary Lucero | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG) Curtis Roberts | |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 08:19 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses the tip | 58-57 |
| 08:17 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey can't throw it down but the foul's on Dennis Carmean - foul #4 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF) Dennis Carmean, Joseph Rush | |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey is fouled on the floor by Stephen Statler - foul #5 on Stephen Statler, team foul #11 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Longwell (PF), David Mayer (C) William Saldivar, Peter Fallin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean (SG), Joseph Rush (SF) Wilbur Muff, Stephen Statler | |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Mayer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Carmean (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Rush (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Sanford Schmitt (very tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt's layup is rejected by Eugene Harvey | 62-60 |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 07:22 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), Gary Lucero (PF) Freeman Roberts, David Mayer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG) Sanford Schmitt | |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Eugene Harvey | 64-63 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Longwell - foul #3 on John Longwell, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines (SG), William Saldivar (SF), David Mayer (PF), Peter Fallin (C) Hunter Briese, Eugene Harvey, Gary Lucero, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (C) Curtis Roberts | |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 64-65 |
| 06:01 | UC Irvine | David Mayer snags the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Ernest Haines is denied by Joseph Rush | 64-65 |
| 05:45 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wilbur Muff | 64-68 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Saldivar and he's fouled by Joseph Rush - foul #1 on Joseph Rush, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG) Jeremy Conn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts (PF) Wilbur Muff | |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:11 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean scores on a jump hook from the right block | 67-70 |
| 05:04 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar comes up short on the floater near the basket | 67-70 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin tips it back up and in | 69-70 |
| 04:55 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean throws it down on a nice dish by Douglas Britt | 69-72 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin is hacked by Curtis Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Roberts, team foul #13 | 69-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese (SG), Eugene Harvey (SF), Gary Lucero (PF) Ernest Haines, William Saldivar, David Mayer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero snags the offensive board | 70-72 |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Eugene Harvey | 73-72 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG) Joseph Rush | |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero misses the tip | 73-72 |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt snags the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Britt | 73-74 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Harvey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Lucero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wilbur Muff (tired) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sanford Schmitt (very tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Roberts (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Carmean (tired) 23 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Sanford Schmitt steals it from Gary Lucero | 73-74 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-74 |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Muff - foul #3 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #14 | 73-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), Ernest Haines (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Mayer (C) Freeman Roberts, Eugene Harvey, Gary Lucero, Peter Fallin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SF) Wilbur Muff | |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | David Mayer grabs the offensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines blows the layup | 74-74 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines tips it back up and in | 76-74 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), Eugene Harvey (SF) Jeremy Conn, Ernest Haines | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG) Sanford Schmitt | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean knocks in the floater from the right block and he's hacked by David Mayer - foul #1 on David Mayer, team foul #6 | 76-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (C) Curtis Roberts | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses the free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Longwell | 76-76 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | John Longwell loses the dribble to Dennis Carmean in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff drills a 3 from straight away | 76-79 |
| 02:19 | UC Irvine | Sanford Schmitt picks off the pass by Hunter Briese in the backcourt | 76-79 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-79 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero (PF), Peter Fallin (C) John Longwell, David Mayer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts (PF) Wilbur Muff | |
| 01:55 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-81 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Lucero | 79-81 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | Eugene Harvey blocks the jumper by Dennis Carmean | 79-81 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Joseph Rush picks off the pass by Eugene Harvey | 79-81 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-81 |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 79-81 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Hunter Briese | 79-81 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-81 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts misses the tip | 79-81 |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Sanford Schmitt | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-81 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt grabs the offensive rebound | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Peter Fallin is called for the reach on Douglas Britt - foul #3 on Peter Fallin, team foul #7 | 79-81 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero grabs the board | 79-81 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-81 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Freeman Roberts is called for the reach on Curtis Roberts - foul #4 on Freeman Roberts, team foul #8 | 79-81 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts's layup is rejected by Sanford Schmitt | 79-81 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean is hacked by Hunter Briese in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hunter Briese, team foul #9 | 79-81 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 79-83 |