| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Tsan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Bracco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Krause (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Sowards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Woll | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Manuel Bracco - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Simpson (SG) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Clayton (SG), Thurman Horgan (PF), Douglas Brooks (C) Manuel Bracco, John Krause, Brian Sowards | |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 18:52 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses the tip | 36-28 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 18:50 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Woll - foul #3 on Joseph Woll, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SF) Joseph Woll | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Manuel Bracco (SG) Anthony Bailey, Robert Clayton | |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:08 | Long Beach State | James Simpson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Chmura | 38-30 |
| 17:49 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Manuel Bracco | 38-32 |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | James Tsan clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | John Chmura gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:21 | Long Beach State | John Chmura comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:20 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | Barry Read picks off the pass by Kenneth Furlow in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 17:10 | Long Beach State | James Tsan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:02 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Baltz | 38-32 |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | James Simpson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Nicholas Baltz | 41-32 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks connects on the open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Furlow | 41-34 |
| 16:01 | Long Beach State | Aaron Charity steps in front of the Barry Read pass | 41-34 |
| 15:58 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Charity | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Read (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Tsan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Baltz (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kenneth Furlow (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Manuel Bracco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thurman Horgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | John Chmura is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Chmura, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), Paul Hansen (PF), John Erickson (C) John Chmura, James Simpson, Barry Read, James Tsan, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), William White (SG), John Krause (PF), Timothy Cate (C) Kenneth Furlow, Manuel Bracco, Aaron Charity, Douglas Brooks | |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Paul Hansen steals the ball from Timothy Cate in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:20 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan drills a 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | John Erickson loses the dribble to John Krause | 41-39 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | William White misses long on a floater in the lane | 41-39 |
| 14:11 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jerry Cunningham | 43-39 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cunningham - foul #3 on Jerry Cunningham, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), Dennis Hansard (C) Jerry Cunningham, John Erickson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF) Thurman Horgan | |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey is whistled for a carry | 43-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), James Simpson (SF), James Tsan (PF) Edward Kokocinski, Joseph Woll, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards (PF) John Krause | |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | James Tsan steals it from William White | 43-39 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | James Tsan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | James Tsan grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 11:58 | Long Beach State | Brian Sowards denies the turnaround by Dennis Hansard | 43-39 |
| 11:56 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate grabs the board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Read (fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Tsan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hansard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Sowards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Cate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-39 |
| 11:25 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | James Simpson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by John Chmura | 45-39 |
| 10:53 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Barry Read - foul #3 on Barry Read, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), Paul Hansen (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) John Chmura, James Simpson, Barry Read, James Tsan, Dennis Hansard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Manuel Bracco (SG), John Krause (PF) Anthony Bailey, William White, Brian Sowards | |
| 10:53 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:53 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-40 |
| 10:12 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jerry Cunningham - foul #4 on Jerry Cunningham, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG) Jerry Cunningham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF) Aaron Charity | |
| 10:12 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:12 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll is fouled on the floor by Timothy Cate - foul #4 on Timothy Cate, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (PG), Brian Sowards (C) Kenneth Furlow, Timothy Cate | |
| 09:37 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Manuel Bracco in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SG), John Erickson (C) Michael Jones, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:31 | Long Beach State | John Erickson pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen is denied on a dunk by Brian Sowards | 51-42 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | John Krause pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | John Krause clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Barry Read grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen lays it up and in set up by Joseph Woll and he's fouled by William White - foul #4 on William White, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), James Simpson (SG) Edward Kokocinski, Joseph Woll | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG) William White | |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach 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 (+3) | |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by John Erickson - foul #1 on John Erickson, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz (C) Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz is fouled on the floor by Manuel Bracco - foul #2 on Manuel Bracco, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG) Anthony Bailey | |
| 07:50 | Long Beach State | John Chmura is hacked by Manuel Bracco - foul #3 on Manuel Bracco, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Dennis Hansard (PF) Barry Read, John Erickson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), William White (SG), Timothy Cate (C) Kenneth Furlow, Manuel Bracco, John Krause | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Hansard (fresh) C - Nicholas Baltz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thurman Horgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Sowards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy Cate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Long Beach State | John Chmura is denied on a layup by Timothy Cate | 54-45 |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William White | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Michael Jones picks off the pass by William White in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 07:09 | Long Beach State | Timothy Cate swats the short shot by Nicholas Baltz | 54-45 |
| 07:08 | Long Beach State | John Chmura tips it home | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach 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 (+3) | |
| 06:54 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Timothy Cate | 56-47 |
| 06:40 | Long Beach State | James Simpson is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Simpson, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll (SF), James Tsan (PF), Paul Hansen (C) James Simpson, Dennis Hansard, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Aaron Charity (SF), John Krause (PF) Anthony Bailey, Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 06:11 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Tsan - foul #1 on James Tsan, team foul #10 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (PG) John Chmura | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (SG) William White | |
| 06:11 | UC Irvine | John Krause makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:11 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:11 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:48 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 05:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen tips it in | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach 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 (+3) | |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate can't finish the layup | 58-48 |
| 05:18 | UC Irvine | John Krause snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Furlow | 58-50 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll misses the runner from the left block | 58-50 |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 04:32 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-50 |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:06 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | A charge is called on Kenneth Furlow - foul #2 on Kenneth Furlow, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), James Simpson (SG), Barry Read (SF), John Erickson (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) Jerry Cunningham, Michael Jones, Joseph Woll, James Tsan, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), William White (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Brian Sowards (PF) Kenneth Furlow, Manuel Bracco, Aaron Charity, John Krause | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Read (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Baltz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Sowards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy Cate (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:06 | Long Beach State | James Simpson is fouled on the floor by Brian Sowards - foul #1 on Brian Sowards, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | William White picks off the pass by John Chmura | 58-50 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan hits the finger roll on a great pass from William White | 58-52 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), Paul Hansen (PF) James Simpson, Barry Read, John Erickson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | John Chmura steals the ball from Anthony Bailey in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 02:04 | Long Beach State | John Chmura knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Jones | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey travels with the ball | 60-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Tsan (PF) Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), John Krause (PF) William White, Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Tsan | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 01:17 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones buries a jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Baltz | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Krause | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | John Chmura connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 67-54 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | John Krause can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | John Chmura runs out the clock | 67-54 |