| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fresh) SG - George Clausen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Raymond Lepage (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Conrad Charbonneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers travels with the ball | 29-35 |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | George Wallace steals it from Duane Wong in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Wallace | 31-35 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | Sacramento State | George Clausen knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by George Wallace | 33-35 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 18:36 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau can't throw it down | 33-35 |
| 18:35 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | Ed Rogers takes the ball from Clyde Merrick | 35-35 |
| 18:02 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Mike Frink - foul #3 on Mike Frink, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), Gregory Rosado (SG), Sam Dinh (SF), Aaron Kilgore (C) George Wallace, George Clausen, Ed Rogers, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), John Johnson (C) Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, David Sesco | |
| 18:02 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:02 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:02 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage makes the 3rd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | John Forrest's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Kilgore | 38-35 |
| 17:42 | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:15 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh's pass is intercepted by Duane Wong | 38-35 |
| 17:13 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett (C) Raymond Lepage | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), David Sesco (C) Duane Wong, John Johnson | |
| 17:01 | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 17:00 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh misses the tip | 38-35 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:32 | UC Irvine | Aaron Kilgore steals the ball from Ray Moore | 38-35 |
| 16:18 | Sacramento State | Matthew Dicus swats the dunk try by Russell Kivett | 38-35 |
| 16:17 | UC Irvine | John Forrest snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Callahan - foul #2 on Robert Callahan, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), George Clausen (SG), Ed Rogers (SF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) Robert Callahan, Gregory Rosado, Sam Dinh, Aaron Kilgore | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), John Johnson (SF), Donald Rowe (PF) Martin Prince, Matthew Dicus, John Forrest | |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | John Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Ed Rogers - foul #1 on Ed Rogers, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sean Smith (SG) George Clausen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF) David Sesco | |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:00 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Russell Kivett (fresh) C - Conrad Charbonneau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-37 |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Johnson | 38-40 |
| 14:57 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Mike Frink | 38-40 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 14:36 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:21 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-40 |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Mike Frink | 38-40 |
| 14:03 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick is fouled on the floor by Ed Rogers - foul #2 on Ed Rogers, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Clausen (SG), Sam Dinh (SF), Raymond Lepage (PF), Aaron Kilgore (C) George Wallace, Sean Smith, Ed Rogers, Russell Kivett, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Martin Prince (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), David Sesco (C) Ray Moore, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, John Johnson | |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 13:50 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Sesco - foul #2 on David Sesco, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 12:56 | UC Irvine | David Sesco hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 12:40 | Sacramento State | George Clausen's fadeaway is rejected by John Forrest | 40-42 |
| 12:39 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:33 | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:27 | Sacramento State | George Clausen is hacked by Matthew Dicus - foul #1 on Matthew Dicus, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sean Smith (SG), Ed Rogers (SF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) Robert Callahan, Sam Dinh, Aaron Kilgore | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF) Martin Prince | |
| 12:17 | Sacramento State | George Clausen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 12:15 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 11:57 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus is fouled on the floor by Raymond Lepage - foul #2 on Raymond Lepage, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG) George Clausen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Donald Rowe (PF), Brian Morman (C) Duane Wong, Matthew Dicus, John Forrest, David Sesco | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ed Rogers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Raymond Lepage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Conrad Charbonneau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clyde Merrick | 40-45 |
| 11:23 | Sacramento State | George Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (SF), Aaron Kilgore (C) Ed Rogers, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (C) Brian Morman | |
| 11:21 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick is hacked by Robert Callahan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Callahan, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| 11:01 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick buries a jumper from the left side set up by John Johnson | 40-47 |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan is denied on a layup by Donald Rowe | 40-47 |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | John Johnson gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 10:36 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 10:17 | Sacramento State | Aaron Kilgore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 10:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 40-47 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Sean Smith steals it from Donald Rowe | 40-47 |
| 09:34 | Sacramento State | George Wallace drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Lepage | 43-47 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 09:09 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:58 | Sacramento State | George Wallace makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Callahan | 46-47 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 08:19 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan lays it in and he's hacked by Mike Frink - foul #4 on Mike Frink, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Clausen (SG), Sam Dinh (SF), Russell Kivett (PF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) George Wallace, Sean Smith, Raymond Lepage, Aaron Kilgore | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Martin Prince (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), David Sesco (C) Ray Moore, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, John Johnson | |
| 08:19 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong loses the dribble to Russell Kivett | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Callahan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Clausen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Dinh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Kivett (fresh) C - Conrad Charbonneau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Prince (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sesco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Sacramento State | Conrad Charbonneau drills a shot from the right side | 51-50 |
| 07:25 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | John Forrest pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Robert Callahan - foul #4 on Robert Callahan, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado (PG), Ed Rogers (SF) Robert Callahan, Sam Dinh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 3rd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:42 | Sacramento State | George Clausen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 06:20 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Russell Kivett | 51-53 |
| 05:58 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 05:41 | Sacramento State | George Clausen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett banks in the layup | 55-53 |
| 05:22 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Sam Dinh (SF), Raymond Lepage (PF) Gregory Rosado, George Clausen, Ed Rogers, Russell Kivett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Brian Morman (PF) Duane Wong, Martin Prince, Matthew Dicus, John Forrest | |
| 05:08 | Sacramento State | George Wallace misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 05:07 | UC Irvine | David Sesco pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses the floater from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 04:29 | Sacramento State | George Wallace misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:28 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Conrad Charbonneau | 55-55 |
| 04:08 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Clyde Merrick - foul #1 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado (PG), Aaron Kilgore (C) George Wallace, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Louis Morrell (SF), John Johnson (PF) Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, David Sesco | |
| 04:08 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:08 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 03:48 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Sam Dinh | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Gregory Rosado (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sean Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Dinh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Lepage (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Morrell (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh connects on the jumper near the basket | 58-55 |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Rosado - foul #1 on Gregory Rosado, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Clausen (SG), Ed Rogers (SF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) Sean Smith, Sam Dinh, Raymond Lepage | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SG), Donald Rowe (PF) Ray Moore, Brian Morman | |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:06 | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 03:05 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 02:35 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Aaron Kilgore | 58-57 |
| 02:35 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Russell Kivett (C) Gregory Rosado, George Clausen, Conrad Charbonneau | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, Louis Morrell, John Johnson | |
| 02:16 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 02:14 | Sacramento State | Russell Kivett pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:56 | Sacramento State | George Wallace misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-57 |
| 01:55 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith tips it home | 60-57 |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Rowe | 60-59 |
| 01:16 | Sacramento State | David Sesco takes the ball from Russell Kivett | 60-59 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 60-59 |
| 00:58 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Russell Kivett | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ed Rogers | 62-59 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Sean Smith steps in front of the Clyde Merrick pass in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith dunks the ball | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 64-62 |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Lepage (PF), Conrad Charbonneau (C) Aaron Kilgore, Russell Kivett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith is hacked by Clyde Merrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| 00:17 | Sacramento State | Mike Frink is called for the reach on George Wallace - foul #5 on Mike Frink, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus (SF) Mike Frink | |
| 00:17 | Sacramento State | George Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:17 | Sacramento State | George Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Wong - foul #3 on Duane Wong, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Ed Rogers - foul #3 on Ed Rogers, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:04 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | George Wallace comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 66-68 |