| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Weise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Barr and he's hacked by Larry Pinder - foul #2 on Larry Pinder, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | John Hearn steals it from Reginald Barr | 33-35 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-35 |
| 18:38 | UC Irvine | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Weise | 33-37 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Lovern | 36-37 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is whistled for a carry | 36-37 |
| 17:29 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Laseter | 38-37 |
| 17:12 | UC Irvine | Jerry Lovern is called for the reach on Willie Edmonson - foul #1 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Newsome (SF) Willie Edmonson | |
| 17:00 | UC Irvine | James Newsome drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Reginald Barr | 38-40 |
| 16:42 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 16:40 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder tips it home | 40-40 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Newsome | 40-43 |
| 16:06 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter double dribbles | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (SG), Elliott Meidinger (SF), Charles Peterson (PF), Charles Golanski (C) Jerry Lovern, James Laseter, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Oscar Legault (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Billy Phelps (PF), Kenneth Palmeri (C) Reginald Barr, Leroy Weise, Robert Merritt, John Wilson | |
| 15:54 | UC Irvine | James Newsome misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 15:53 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elliott Meidinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Golanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Legault (fresh) SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) PF - Billy Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (SG) John Hearn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) Robert Stanberry | |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Oscar Legault hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps buries a driving attempt from close range | 40-45 |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Moore | 43-45 |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | 3 seconds is called on Billy Phelps | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn (PG), Jerry Lovern (SG), James Laseter (SF), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) Jeffery Tores, James Moore, Elliott Meidinger, Charles Peterson, Charles Golanski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Leroy Weise (SG), Robert Merritt (PF), John Wilson (C) James Newsome, Oscar Legault, Billy Phelps, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| 14:01 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 13:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is fouled on the floor by Larry Pinder - foul #3 on Larry Pinder, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Newsome (SF) Willie Edmonson | |
| 13:23 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 13:21 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:01 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hearn | 46-45 |
| 12:39 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Reginald Barr | 46-48 |
| 12:25 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Lovern and he's hacked by Reginald Barr - foul #1 on Reginald Barr, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| 12:25 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn misses the free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 48-48 |
| 12:13 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 12:12 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:53 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | John Wilson gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Pinder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Weise (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | UC Irvine | Earl Greco is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #2 on Earl Greco, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson (PF) Larry Pinder | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF), Billy Phelps (PF), Kenneth Palmeri (C) Reginald Barr, Robert Merritt, John Wilson | |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Newsome | 48-50 |
| 11:14 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on James Laseter - foul #2 on James Laseter, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Elliott Meidinger (SF), Charles Golanski (C) John Hearn, James Laseter, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:59 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:57 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores's pass is intercepted by James Newsome in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Charles Golanski | 51-50 |
| 10:19 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern loses the dribble to Leroy Weise | 51-50 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise banks in the layup | 51-52 |
| 09:51 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski is hacked by Billy Phelps - foul #1 on Billy Phelps, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn (PG), James Laseter (SF), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) Jerry Lovern, Elliott Meidinger, Charles Peterson, Charles Golanski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Oscar Legault (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Robert Merritt (PF), John Wilson (C) James Newsome, Leroy Weise, Willie Edmonson, Kenneth Palmeri, Billy Phelps | |
| 09:34 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter connects on the floater from the right block set up by Jeffery Tores | 53-52 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr travels with the ball | 53-52 |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Earl Greco | 55-52 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry is fouled on the floor by James Laseter - foul #3 on James Laseter, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern (SG) Jeffery Tores | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF) Oscar Legault, Robert Stanberry | |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Merritt | 55-54 |
| 07:51 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-54 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Weise (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger (SF), Charles Peterson (C) James Laseter, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:22 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:21 | UC Irvine | John Wilson grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 07:04 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-54 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr tips it in | 55-56 |
| 06:41 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn hits a 3 from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 06:35 | UC Irvine | Larry Pinder steals the ball from Reginald Barr | 58-56 |
| 06:33 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn loses the dribble to Reginald Barr in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 06:32 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr lays it in | 58-58 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Weise steals it from Elliott Meidinger | 58-58 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Merritt | 58-61 |
| 05:41 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson is hacked by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #3 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), James Moore (SG), James Laseter (SF), Earl Greco (C) John Hearn, Jerry Lovern, Elliott Meidinger, Larry Pinder | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Newsome (PG), Oscar Legault (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Billy Phelps (PF), Kenneth Palmeri (C) Reginald Barr, Leroy Weise, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, John Wilson | |
| 05:20 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores is fouled on the floor by Billy Phelps - foul #2 on Billy Phelps, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Moore | 60-61 |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Newsome | 60-63 |
| 04:37 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Peterson, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn (PG), Jerry Lovern (SG), Charles Golanski (PF) Jeffery Tores, James Moore, Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:19 | UC Irvine | James Newsome misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri tips it back up and in | 60-65 |
| 03:58 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern misses short on a shot in the paint | 60-65 |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-65 |
| 03:42 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps grabs the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Golanski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Legault (fresh) SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Phelps (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | James Newsome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps tips it in | 60-67 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hearn | 62-67 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder (PF) Charles Golanski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Leroy Weise (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Robert Merritt (PF), John Wilson (C) James Newsome, Oscar Legault, Robert Stanberry, Billy Phelps, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 02:20 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 02:18 | UC Irvine | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Reginald Barr | 62-69 |
| 01:56 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Lovern | 65-69 |
| 01:45 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-69 |
| 01:43 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Willie Edmonson - foul #3 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #5 | 65-69 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | John Hearn is called for the reach on Reginald Barr - foul #1 on John Hearn, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Lovern - foul #2 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-73 |
| 00:37 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco grabs the offensive board | 67-73 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-73 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by John Hearn - foul #2 on John Hearn, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Newsome (SF) Willie Edmonson | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:25 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Hearn | 70-74 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by John Hearn - foul #3 on John Hearn, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:17 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-76 |
| 00:15 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn gets the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-76 |
| 00:09 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:06 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn clanks a 3 from straight away | 70-76 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder snags the offensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Leroy Weise | 70-76 |