| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Sesco (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Simon Quinonez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Litchford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald McConn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Lafortune (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 19:38 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Lafortune grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 19:21 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Lafortune comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 36-36 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Simon Quinonez - foul #2 on Simon Quinonez, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Carroll clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:38 | UC Irvine | David Sesco gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:33 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 18:32 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Carroll pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:12 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Quinonez misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:03 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:02 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald McConn grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Duane Wong - foul #1 on Duane Wong, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 17:40 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink can't tip it in | 38-38 |
| 17:39 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Carroll gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:24 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 17:02 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 40-40 |
| 16:52 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald McConn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:50 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick is fouled on the floor by Frank Litchford - foul #1 on Frank Litchford, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Ray Moore (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz (PG), Moses Dennis (PF), Danny Asencio (C) Simon Quinonez, Michael Carroll, Frank Lafortune | |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Ronald McConn knocks away the 3 by Martin Prince | 40-40 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Moses Dennis snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:48 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Martin Prince (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Dicus (fresh) PF - John Forrest (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Heintz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Litchford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald McConn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Moses Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Asencio (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 40-40 |
| 15:25 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Asencio pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:01 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Asencio is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Simon Quinonez (PG), Kevin Stone (SG) Frank Litchford, Ronald McConn | |
| 14:49 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Asencio's layup is rejected by Duane Wong | 40-40 |
| 14:48 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:26 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Quinonez travels with the ball | 40-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe (PF) John Forrest | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Carroll (PF), Frank Lafortune (C) Kevin Stone, Moses Dennis | |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Danny Asencio takes the ball from Donald Rowe | 40-40 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mike Frink - foul #2 on Mike Frink, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford (SG), Ronald McConn (SF) Simon Quinonez, Danny Asencio | |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Sesco | 40-41 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits a floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Litchford | 42-43 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Frank Lafortune blocks the jumper by Donald Rowe | 42-43 |
| 12:46 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:29 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz is hacked by Donald Rowe - foul #2 on Donald Rowe, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (SG) Clyde Merrick | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Simon Quinonez (PG), Moses Dennis (PF) Robert Heintz, Michael Carroll | |
| 12:13 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 12:12 | Cal State Northridge | Moses Dennis tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Simon Quinonez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Litchford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald McConn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Moses Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Lafortune (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald McConn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Stone (SG), Robert Heintz (SF), Danny Asencio (C) Frank Litchford, Ronald McConn, Frank Lafortune | |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | John Forrest's pass is intercepted by Simon Quinonez | 45-45 |
| 10:40 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz makes the floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 10:16 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Quinonez gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:58 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Mike Frink (SF), David Sesco (C) Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford (SG), Ronald McConn (SF), Michael Carroll (PF) Simon Quinonez, Kevin Stone, Danny Asencio | |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Forrest | 47-47 |
| 09:37 | Cal State Northridge | Moses Dennis misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Sesco - foul #1 on David Sesco, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe (PF) John Forrest | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 09:37 | Cal State Northridge | Moses Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:37 | Cal State Northridge | Moses Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Clyde Merrick | 49-49 |
| 08:55 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Heintz | 49-52 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 08:13 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Ray Moore (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Simon Quinonez (PG), Frank Lafortune (C) Robert Heintz, Moses Dennis | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Martin Prince (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Dicus (fresh) PF - John Forrest (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Simon Quinonez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Litchford (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald McConn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Lafortune (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Quinonez connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Litchford | 51-55 |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | John Forrest misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 06:58 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 06:43 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 06:41 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Lafortune tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | John Johnson loses the dribble to Michael Carroll | 51-57 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | John Forrest steals it from Frank Lafortune | 51-57 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Simon Quinonez picks off the pass by Matthew Dicus | 51-57 |
| 05:51 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Carroll jams it set up by Simon Quinonez | 51-59 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, John Forrest, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-59 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 05:06 | UC Irvine | Ronald McConn blocks the short jumper by Donald Rowe | 51-59 |
| 05:04 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Lafortune pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:45 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Carroll knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Simon Quinonez and the foul's on Donald Rowe - foul #3 on Donald Rowe, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| 04:45 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Carroll makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-62 |
| 04:04 | Cal State Northridge | The pull-up jumper by Simon Quinonez is blocked by Mike Frink | 54-62 |
| 04:03 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford tips it home | 54-64 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Carroll - foul #1 on Michael Carroll, team foul #3 | 54-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Heintz (SG), Moses Dennis (PF) Frank Litchford, Michael Carroll | |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:52 | Cal State Northridge | Moses Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald McConn buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-67 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sesco (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Simon Quinonez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Heintz (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald McConn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Moses Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Lafortune (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Donald Rowe is denied by Ronald McConn | 55-67 |
| 03:16 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Lafortune grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:55 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald McConn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | Moses Dennis tips it in | 55-69 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 57-69 |
| 02:50 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Frank Litchford (SG) Robert Heintz | |
| 02:23 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Quinonez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 02:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald McConn pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 01:53 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald McConn makes the 3 from straight away | 57-72 |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 01:38 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Moses Dennis | 57-72 |
| 01:17 | Cal State Northridge | Mike Frink picks off the pass by Ronald McConn | 57-72 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Lafortune - foul #1 on Frank Lafortune, team foul #4 | 57-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll (PG), Kevin Stone (SG), Robert Heintz (SF), Danny Asencio (C) Simon Quinonez, Frank Litchford, Ronald McConn, Frank Lafortune | |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG) Clyde Merrick | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | John Johnson scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Martin Prince | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll runs out the clock | 61-74 |