| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Cholewinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Sharkey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 19:29 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lenny Astorga | 26-36 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:51 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Scott Patterson | 26-38 |
| 18:37 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Rhodes | 28-38 |
| 18:23 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson is denied on a layup by Jim Rumph | 28-38 |
| 18:21 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga tips it home | 28-40 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Bryant Cholewinski steps in front of the Edward Caldwell pass | 28-40 |
| 17:53 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski banks in the layup | 28-42 |
| 17:35 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 17:33 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 17:16 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-42 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 16:55 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Heath Cordell | 31-42 |
| 16:29 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Sharkey, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Kris Dean (SF), Clark Jett (PF) Heath Cordell, Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin (SG), Josh Keller (SF), Albert Goggins (PF), Henry Dove (C) Bryant Cholewinski, Scott Patterson, Clarence Rupert, Gary Sharkey | |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clark Jett | 34-42 |
| 15:49 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Goggins | 34-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kris Dean (fresh) PF - Clark Jett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Rubin (fresh) SF - Josh Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Goggins (fresh) C - Henry Dove (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Justin Hinojosa | 36-45 |
| 15:22 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove tips it in | 36-47 |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 14:49 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin's floater is knocked away by Clark Jett | 38-47 |
| 14:48 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Dove | 38-47 |
| 14:32 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin lays it up and in | 38-49 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett connects on the floater near the basket set up by Justin Hinojosa | 40-49 |
| 13:57 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga is hacked by Frank Rhodes - foul #2 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF) Frank Rhodes, Clark Jett, Edward Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski (SG), Scott Patterson (SF), Clarence Rupert (PF), Gary Bone (C) Lenny Astorga, Adam Rubin, Albert Goggins, Henry Dove | |
| 13:43 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryant Cholewinski | 40-52 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa misses the tip | 40-52 |
| 13:25 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bone snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 13:08 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski dunks the ball | 40-54 |
| 12:45 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kris Dean | 42-54 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bone is whistled for traveling | 42-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (SG), Clark Jett (C) Justin Hinojosa, Kris Dean | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin (PG) Josh Keller | |
| 12:02 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell tips it home | 44-54 |
| 11:37 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 11:36 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Swopes (fresh) SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Clark Jett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Adam Rubin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryant Cholewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Bone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-54 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | James Swopes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bryant Cholewinski - foul #2 on Bryant Cholewinski, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Edward Caldwell (C) Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga (PG) Adam Rubin | |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | James Swopes makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | James Swopes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:45 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Patterson | 46-57 |
| 10:25 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett is hacked by Gary Bone - foul #4 on Gary Bone, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Sean Hyder (PF) Heath Cordell, Clark Jett | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller (SG), Gary Sharkey (SF), Albert Goggins (PF), Henry Dove (C) Bryant Cholewinski, Scott Patterson, Clarence Rupert, Gary Bone | |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | James Swopes drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Hinojosa | 48-57 |
| 09:57 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove loses the dribble to James Swopes | 48-57 |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | Albert Goggins steps in front of the Justin Hinojosa pass | 48-57 |
| 09:12 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Dove | 48-60 |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 08:52 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Rhodes and the foul's on Albert Goggins - foul #1 on Albert Goggins, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF) Justin Hinojosa, James Swopes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski (SG), Scott Patterson (SF), Clarence Rupert (PF) Josh Keller, Albert Goggins, Henry Dove | |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:35 | Cal State Northridge | Heath Cordell is called for the reach on Lenny Astorga - foul #2 on Heath Cordell, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph (PF) Sean Hyder | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 08:24 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryant Cholewinski | 51-63 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 08:19 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Bryant Cholewinski | 51-63 |
| 08:01 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lenny Astorga | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:44 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Rupert and he's hacked by Edward Caldwell - foul #3 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #4 | 51-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bone (C) Gary Sharkey | |
| 07:44 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson makes the free throw | 51-69 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is hacked by Bryant Cholewinski - foul #3 on Bryant Cholewinski, team foul #5 | 51-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Jett (C) Edward Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Clark Jett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryant Cholewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Bone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-69 |
| 07:13 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 06:49 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-69 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is hacked by Bryant Cholewinski - foul #4 on Bryant Cholewinski, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (SG) Frank Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller (PG), Adam Rubin (SG) Lenny Astorga, Bryant Cholewinski | |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is whistled for traveling | 51-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell (C) Clark Jett | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 06:00 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Josh Keller | 51-72 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Justin Hinojosa | 53-72 |
| 05:13 | Cal State Northridge | Heath Cordell steals it from Clarence Rupert | 53-72 |
| 05:10 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph banks in the layup set up by Heath Cordell | 55-72 |
| 04:41 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-72 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jim Rumph | 55-72 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on Scott Patterson - foul #1 on Scott Patterson, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Clark Jett (PF) Heath Cordell, Jim Rumph | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga (PG), Bryant Cholewinski (SG), Gary Sharkey (PF), Henry Dove (C) Adam Rubin, Scott Patterson, Clarence Rupert, Gary Bone | |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:19 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Stevenson picks off the pass by Henry Dove | 58-72 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Hinojosa | 60-72 |
| 03:49 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Caldwell is called for the reach on Bryant Cholewinski - foul #4 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #5 | 60-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SF), Sean Hyder (PF) Charles Stevenson, Edward Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:22 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Rhodes is called for the reach on Josh Keller - foul #3 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #6 | 60-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert (PF), Gary Bone (C) Josh Keller, Henry Dove | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kris Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Hyder (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clark Jett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryant Cholewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gary Sharkey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Bone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Bone | 60-75 |
| 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) | |
| 02:57 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-75 |
| 02:55 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert pulls down the rebound | 60-75 |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bone comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Clark Jett - foul #1 on Clark Jett, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), James Swopes (SF) Justin Hinojosa, Frank Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller (PG), Adam Rubin (SG), Henry Dove (PF) Lenny Astorga, Bryant Cholewinski, Clarence Rupert | |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bone misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bone misses the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Clark Jett | 60-75 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett is fouled on the floor by Gary Bone - foul #5 on Gary Bone, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins (PF) Gary Bone | |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:51 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller's pass is intercepted by Brian Wright | 62-75 |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett is hacked by Henry Dove - foul #1 on Henry Dove, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG) Brian Wright | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Swopes - foul #1 on James Swopes, team foul #8 | 64-75 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove misses the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Hinojosa | 66-75 |
| 01:11 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Frank Rhodes (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Justin Hinojosa, Kris Dean, James Swopes, Sean Hyder, Clark Jett | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga (PG), Bryant Cholewinski (SG), Scott Patterson (SF), Clarence Rupert (PF) Josh Keller, Adam Rubin, Albert Goggins, Henry Dove | |
| 00:48 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jim Rumph - foul #1 on Jim Rumph, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| 00:48 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:48 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-77 |
| 00:41 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Caldwell - foul #5 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #10 | 66-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Kris Dean (SG), James Swopes (SF), Sean Hyder (PF), Clark Jett (C) Heath Cordell, Frank Rhodes, Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph, Edward Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller (PG), Adam Rubin (SG), Henry Dove (C) Lenny Astorga, Bryant Cholewinski, Scott Patterson | |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Swopes | 68-78 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller runs out the clock | 68-78 |