| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Rana (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Cotten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ridley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 36-31 |
| 19:29 | Long Beach State | John Thomas is hacked by Heath Cordell - foul #1 on Heath Cordell, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:07 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Rana | 39-31 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Heath Cordell | 39-34 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 18:18 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:03 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson connects on the runner near the basket set up by Heath Cordell | 39-36 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | John Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Williams | 42-36 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jim Rumph | 42-38 |
| 16:41 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Earl Edwards (PF), Paul Willard (C) Charles Williams, John Thomas, Paul Rana, Henry Cotten, James Ridley | |
| 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 | |
| 16:28 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett clanks a jump hook from the left block | 42-38 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Clark Jett | 42-38 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | James Swopes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Justin Hinojosa | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Piao Chu (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mile Zirk (fresh) SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Earl Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Willard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kris Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Swopes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Hyder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clark Jett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 15:11 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts tips it in | 44-40 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Swopes | 44-43 |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), John Thomas (SG), Paul Rana (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), James Ridley (C) Piao Chu, Mile Zirk, Kenneth Roberts, Earl Edwards, Paul Willard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Paul Moore (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Kris Dean, James Swopes, Sean Hyder, Clark Jett | |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG) Justin Hinojosa | |
| 13:58 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | James Ridley hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | John Thomas steps in front of the Frank Rhodes pass in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 13:18 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 46-43 |
| 13:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Paul Rana | 46-43 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 13:12 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell buries a floater from the left wing set up by Frank Rhodes | 46-45 |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Thomas and the foul's on Edward Caldwell - foul #1 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (SG), Mile Zirk (SF) John Thomas, Paul Rana | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Kris Dean (SF), Jim Rumph (PF) Heath Cordell, Charles Stevenson, Paul Moore | |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:44 | UC Irvine | Charles Williams picks off the pass by Justin Hinojosa in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 12:32 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu is fouled on the floor by Frank Rhodes - foul #2 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Kenneth Roberts (C) Charles Williams, James Ridley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (SF) Edward Caldwell | |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Hinojosa - foul #2 on Justin Hinojosa, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards (PF), Paul Willard (C) Mile Zirk, Henry Cotten | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG) Frank Rhodes | |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:48 | UC Irvine | James Swopes hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Hinojosa | 51-47 |
| 11:20 | Long Beach State | James Swopes takes the ball from Kenneth Roberts | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Samuel Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Piao Chu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Willard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swopes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Rumph (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kris Dean (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:00 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Wright | 51-50 |
| 10:43 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), Paul Rana (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), James Ridley (C) Samuel Baker, Piao Chu, Kenneth Roberts, Earl Edwards, Paul Willard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Frank Rhodes (SG), Paul Moore (SF), Clark Jett (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Brian Wright, Justin Hinojosa, James Swopes, Jim Rumph, Kris Dean | |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Paul Rana takes the ball from Heath Cordell | 51-50 |
| 10:08 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Frank Rhodes | 54-52 |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Edward Caldwell swats the layup by James Ridley | 54-52 |
| 09:34 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | Paul Rana is called for the reach on Paul Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Rana, team foul #1 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson (SF), Sean Hyder (PF) Paul Moore, Clark Jett | |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell's pass is intercepted by Charles Williams | 54-52 |
| 09:07 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams can't finish the layup | 54-52 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Ridley - foul #1 on James Ridley, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), John Thomas (SG), Earl Edwards (PF), Paul Willard (C) Charles Williams, Mile Zirk, Henry Cotten, James Ridley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), James Swopes (SG) Heath Cordell, Frank Rhodes | |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | Paul Willard pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:40 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Rana | 56-53 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Paul Willard hits the follow up shot | 58-53 |
| 08:15 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa is hacked by Paul Willard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Willard, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF) John Thomas, Paul Rana | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (C) Edward Caldwell | |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | James Swopes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Willard - foul #3 on Paul Willard, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG) Samuel Baker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Jim Rumph (PF), Clark Jett (C) Charles Stevenson, Sean Hyder, Kris Dean | |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | James Swopes misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | James Swopes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:42 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts scores on a jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Piao Chu picks off the pass by Clark Jett in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Clark Jett | 60-54 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clark Jett | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Piao Chu (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Willard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Swopes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clark Jett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | James Swopes snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Earl Edwards takes the ball from Justin Hinojosa | 60-56 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Jim Rumph swats the dunk try by Charles Williams | 60-56 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | James Swopes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | Paul Willard snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 05:42 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards misses long on a floater from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 05:40 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Justin Hinojosa | 60-56 |
| 05:40 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk (PG), John Thomas (SG), Paul Rana (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), James Ridley (C) Charles Williams, Piao Chu, Kenneth Roberts, Earl Edwards, Paul Willard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Sean Hyder (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Justin Hinojosa, James Swopes, Jim Rumph, Clark Jett | |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is hacked by Mile Zirk - foul #3 on Mile Zirk, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell scores on a jumper in the lane | 60-58 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | James Ridley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 04:33 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell tips it in | 60-60 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Heath Cordell - foul #2 on Heath Cordell, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), Piao Chu (SG) Mile Zirk, John Thomas | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (SG) Frank Rhodes | |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:03 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder is hacked by Henry Cotten - foul #2 on Henry Cotten, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Moore (PF) Sean Hyder | |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Cotten - foul #3 on Henry Cotten, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts (SF) Paul Rana | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SG), James Swopes (SF) Heath Cordell, Charles Stevenson | |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 03:25 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Charles Williams steps in front of the Justin Hinojosa pass in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Piao Chu (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Cotten (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ridley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kris Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Swopes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Moore (fresh) C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses badly on a runner near the basket | 65-62 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | James Ridley gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Thomas (SG), Paul Rana (SF), Paul Willard (PF) Piao Chu, Henry Cotten, James Ridley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Frank Rhodes (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF) Justin Hinojosa, Kris Dean, James Swopes, Paul Moore | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Jim Rumph swats the shot by Charles Williams | 65-62 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Paul Rana - foul #2 on Paul Rana, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards (PF) Kenneth Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Paul Rana can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-62 |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Heath Cordell | 65-64 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 01:44 | Long Beach State | John Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Rana | 67-64 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten (PF), James Ridley (C) Earl Edwards, Paul Willard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:33 | Long Beach State | James Ridley clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Heath Cordell - foul #3 on Heath Cordell, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| 01:33 | Long Beach State | James Ridley misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:33 | Long Beach State | James Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jim Rumph | 68-66 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | John Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-66 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Heath Cordell | 68-66 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Rana | 68-66 |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Henry Cotten | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Heath Cordell picks off the pass by John Thomas | 68-66 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell hits the finger roll | 68-68 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Frank Rhodes is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #3 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | John Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-68 |