| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Muff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Gutenberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Freeman Roberts and the foul's on Wilbur Muff - foul #3 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols (C) Wilbur Muff | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:21 | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Sanford Schmitt is called for the reach on Hunter Briese - foul #3 on Sanford Schmitt, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean (SG) Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Freeman Roberts | 45-46 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Stephen Statler is denied by Peter Fallin | 45-46 |
| 18:44 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 18:27 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dennis Carmean - foul #4 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Wilbur Muff (SG), Joseph Rush (SF) Douglas Britt, Dennis Carmean, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), John Longwell (PF), David Mayer (C) Freeman Roberts, Gary Lucero, Peter Fallin | |
| 18:27 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 18:27 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| 18:18 | UC Irvine | David Mayer is hacked by Joshua Nichols in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger (PF) Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | John Longwell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Cowden | 45-47 |
| 17:41 | Long Beach State | John Longwell is called for the reach on Curtis Gutenberger - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines (SG), William Saldivar (SF) Hunter Briese, Eugene Harvey | |
| 17:26 | Long Beach State | David Cowden connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Rush | 48-47 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn jams it | 48-49 |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Ernest Haines steals the ball from Joseph Rush | 48-49 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Saldivar and the foul's on David Cowden - foul #2 on David Cowden, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Dennis Carmean (SG) David Cowden, Wilbur Muff | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese (SG), Gary Lucero (PF), Peter Fallin (C) William Saldivar, John Longwell, David Mayer | |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 16:15 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt is denied on a layup by Peter Fallin | 48-52 |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean tips it in | 50-52 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin is fouled on the floor by Joseph Rush - foul #1 on Joseph Rush, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), Eugene Harvey (SF) Jeremy Conn, Ernest Haines | |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Freeman Roberts is denied by Curtis Gutenberger | 50-52 |
| 15:44 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Carmean (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Rush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Curtis Gutenberger (tiring) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Stephen Statler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Fallin | 50-54 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Lucero - foul #2 on Gary Lucero, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG), Sanford Schmitt (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) Dennis Carmean, Joseph Rush, Curtis Gutenberger, Stephen Statler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Saldivar (PF) Gary Lucero | |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 15:19 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Sanford Schmitt swats the short shot by Freeman Roberts | 51-54 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Joshua Nichols steals it from William Saldivar | 51-54 |
| 14:27 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Muff | 54-54 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Stephen Statler (SF) Douglas Britt, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (PG), Ernest Haines (SG), John Longwell (PF), David Mayer (C) Freeman Roberts, Hunter Briese, Eugene Harvey, Peter Fallin | |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-54 |
| 14:00 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:53 | Long Beach State | David Cowden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Statler - foul #3 on Stephen Statler, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols (C) Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | David Cowden can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 13:34 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols tips it in | 56-56 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | Joshua Nichols swats the short shot by John Longwell | 56-56 |
| 13:09 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 12:45 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William Saldivar | 56-56 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood is fouled in the backcourt by David Cowden - foul #3 on David Cowden, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Sanford Schmitt (C) David Cowden, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese (SG), Eugene Harvey (SF), Gary Lucero (PF), Peter Fallin (C) Ernest Haines, William Saldivar, John Longwell, David Mayer | |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses long on a jumper from the left side | 56-58 |
| 12:14 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler tips it in | 58-58 |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero can't throw it down but he's hacked by Douglas Britt - foul #2 on Douglas Britt, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SF) Stephen Statler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG) Leland Alligood | |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:42 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff loses the dribble to Eugene Harvey | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Muff (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Rush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Curtis Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Sanford Schmitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Wilbur Muff - foul #4 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joshua Nichols (C) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines (C) Peter Fallin | |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 10:59 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush can't connect on a floater from close range | 58-60 |
| 10:58 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Hunter Briese | 58-60 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Hunter Briese | 58-62 |
| 10:44 | Long Beach State | David Cowden is fouled in the backcourt by Freeman Roberts - foul #2 on Freeman Roberts, team foul #3 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Saldivar (PF), Peter Fallin (C) Eugene Harvey, Gary Lucero | |
| 10:29 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Saldivar - foul #2 on William Saldivar, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (C) Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero (PF) Hunter Briese | |
| 10:29 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 10:29 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines is whistled for a carry | 60-62 |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler throws it down | 62-62 |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-62 |
| 10:03 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Curtis Roberts steals it from William Saldivar | 62-62 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 62-62 |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar is hacked by Stephen Statler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Statler, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Stephen Statler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), Hunter Briese (SG), Eugene Harvey (SF), John Longwell (C) Freeman Roberts, Ernest Haines, Gary Lucero, Peter Fallin | |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 09:18 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts tips it home | 64-63 |
| 09:00 | UC Irvine | John Longwell makes the jump hook in the paint | 64-65 |
| 08:54 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-65 |
| 08:52 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush tips it but misses | 64-65 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | John Longwell hits the follow up shot | 64-67 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush lays it up and in on a great pass from Sanford Schmitt and the foul's on John Longwell - foul #2 on John Longwell, team foul #5 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger (PF) Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Mayer (PF), Peter Fallin (C) William Saldivar, John Longwell | |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Douglas Britt is called for the reach on Jeremy Conn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Britt, team foul #12 | 67-67 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 08:25 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Sanford Schmitt is blocked by Peter Fallin | 67-67 |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 08:04 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Curtis Gutenberger - foul #1 on Curtis Gutenberger, team foul #13 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines (SG) Hunter Briese | |
| 08:04 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 08:04 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 07:54 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Britt | 69-69 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Wilbur Muff (SG), Stephen Statler (SF), Dennis Carmean (C) Douglas Britt, Curtis Roberts, Joseph Rush, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (PG) Jeremy Conn | |
| 07:41 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean buries a jumper in the lane | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wilbur Muff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Statler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Gutenberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Carmean (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Leland Alligood (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ernest Haines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Mayer (fresh) C - Peter Fallin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:22 | UC Irvine | David Mayer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 71-69 |
| 07:21 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the offensive board | 71-69 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey buries a jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 06:51 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Cowden and he's hacked by Eugene Harvey - foul #3 on Eugene Harvey, team foul #6 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Sanford Schmitt (C) David Cowden, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), Hunter Briese (SG), Gary Lucero (PF), John Longwell (C) Leland Alligood, Ernest Haines, David Mayer, Peter Fallin | |
| 06:51 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the free throw | 74-71 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey's pass is intercepted by Douglas Britt | 74-71 |
| 06:21 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Douglas Britt | 76-71 |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts banks in the layup set up by Eugene Harvey and he's fouled by Wilbur Muff - foul #5 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Curtis Roberts (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Saldivar (SF) Eugene Harvey | |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts makes the free throw | 76-74 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | David Cowden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar grabs the board | 76-74 |
| 05:41 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines (SF), Peter Fallin (C) Gary Lucero, John Longwell | |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Ernest Haines takes the ball from David Cowden | 76-74 |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Hunter Briese | 76-76 |
| 05:05 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Cowden and the foul's on Peter Fallin - foul #1 on Peter Fallin, team foul #7 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG) David Cowden | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), David Mayer (C) Freeman Roberts, Peter Fallin | |
| 05:05 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the free throw | 79-76 |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Douglas Britt is called for the reach on Hunter Briese - foul #4 on Douglas Britt, team foul #15 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (C) Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero (PF) William Saldivar | |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 04:32 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-77 |
| 04:30 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts grabs the offensive board | 79-77 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean is fouled on the floor by Hunter Briese - foul #3 on Hunter Briese, team foul #8 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SF) Stephen Statler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey (SF), John Longwell (PF) Ernest Haines, Gary Lucero | |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn misses the easy layup | 81-77 |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Curtis Gutenberger (PF) Douglas Britt, Curtis Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), William Saldivar (SG), Gary Lucero (PF), Peter Fallin (C) Jeremy Conn, Hunter Briese, John Longwell, David Mayer | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Carmean (tiring) 17 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Rush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Curtis Gutenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Sanford Schmitt (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Saldivar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Eugene Harvey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Lucero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts is hacked by David Cowden in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Cowden, team foul #16 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (SF) Joseph Rush | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 03:09 | Long Beach State | Eugene Harvey steps in front of the Dennis Carmean pass | 81-79 |
| 03:05 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts misses the easy layup | 81-79 |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stephen Statler | 81-79 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 81-79 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey pulls down the rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero comes up short on the floater from the left side | 81-79 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Sanford Schmitt | 81-79 |
| 01:54 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses long on a turnaround from close range | 81-79 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin pulls down the rebound | 81-79 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Curtis Gutenberger is called for the reach on Peter Fallin - foul #2 on Curtis Gutenberger, team foul #17 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Curtis Roberts (PF) David Cowden, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese (SG) William Saldivar | |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | Gary Lucero picks off the pass by Stephen Statler | 81-81 |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Hunter Briese | 81-83 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses short on a floater from the left block | 81-83 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese grabs the board | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Dennis Carmean takes the ball from Hunter Briese in the backcourt | 81-83 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean knocks in the floater in the lane | 83-83 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 83-83 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt grabs the board | 83-83 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Eugene Harvey swats the dunk try by Sanford Schmitt | 83-83 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Carmean (tiring) 19 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Statler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Sanford Schmitt (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Harvey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Lucero (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Fallin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin wins the tip | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Douglas Britt is called for the reach on Freeman Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Britt, team foul #18 | 83-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SF), Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) Douglas Britt, Stephen Statler, Curtis Roberts, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Mayer (C) Eugene Harvey, Gary Lucero, Peter Fallin | |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 04:54 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean gets the rebound | 83-83 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | David Cowden is fouled on the floor by Freeman Roberts - foul #3 on Freeman Roberts, team foul #9 | 83-83 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | David Cowden misses the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Longwell | 83-83 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | David Cowden is called for the reach on Freeman Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Cowden, team foul #19 | 83-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (SF) David Cowden | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler is hacked by Ernest Haines - foul #1 on Ernest Haines, team foul #10 | 83-85 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler makes the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | John Longwell blows the dunk but the foul's on Curtis Gutenberger - foul #3 on Curtis Gutenberger, team foul #20 | 85-85 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG) Freeman Roberts | |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | John Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | John Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 03:39 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 87-87 |
| 03:11 | UC Irvine | John Longwell misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 87-87 |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 87-87 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush is hacked by Jeremy Conn - foul #1 on Jeremy Conn, team foul #11 | 87-87 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) Curtis Gutenberger, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Saldivar (SG), Eugene Harvey (SF), Gary Lucero (PF), Peter Fallin (C) Hunter Briese, Ernest Haines, John Longwell, David Mayer | |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 1st free throw | 88-87 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 89-87 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), Hunter Briese (SG) Jeremy Conn, Gary Lucero | |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 89-87 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Stephen Statler | 89-87 |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Dennis Carmean is denied by Peter Fallin | 89-87 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey pulls down the rebound | 89-87 |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 89-87 |
| 02:09 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 91-87 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint | 91-89 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 91-89 |
| 01:46 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the defensive rebound | 91-89 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Hunter Briese | 91-91 |
| 01:19 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 91-91 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin gets the rebound | 91-91 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Freeman Roberts and the foul's on Sanford Schmitt - foul #4 on Sanford Schmitt, team foul #21 | 91-93 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero (PF) William Saldivar | |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin makes the free throw | 91-94 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joseph Rush (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Carmean (tired) 21 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Statler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Sanford Schmitt (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Harvey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Fallin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt travels with the ball | 91-94 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Dennis Carmean is called for the reach on Hunter Briese in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #22 | 91-94 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols (C) Dennis Carmean | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 1st free throw | 91-95 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 2nd free throw | 91-95 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Curtis Roberts | 91-95 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Rush and the foul's on Peter Fallin - foul #2 on Peter Fallin, team foul #12 | 93-95 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts makes the free throw | 94-95 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Rush - foul #2 on Joseph Rush, team foul #23 | 94-95 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 1st free throw | 94-95 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 2nd free throw | 94-96 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush misses the lay-in | 94-96 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero pulls down the rebound | 94-96 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero is fouled in the backcourt by Sanford Schmitt - foul #5 on Sanford Schmitt, team foul #24 | 94-96 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger (PF) Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero misses the 1st free throw | 94-96 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 94-97 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 94-97 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese snags the defensive board | 94-97 |