| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) SF - Hal Cox (fresh) PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - Brian McColm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) SG - Eric Swinney (fresh) SF - Harold Carr (fresh) PF - Bryan Arnett (fresh) C - Jonathan Angel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Cal State Northridge | Bryan Arnett grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Arnett | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | James Paulsen steals the ball from William Chesson | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm jams it on a great pass from James Paulsen | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Northridge | Bryan Arnett lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Carr and the foul's on Hal Cox - foul #1 on Hal Cox, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Northridge | Bryan Arnett makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lee Zorich | 8-6 |
| 17:58 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Paulsen | 8-6 |
| 17:30 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Brian McColm | 8-6 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen is hacked by Bryan Arnett - foul #1 on Bryan Arnett, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bryan Arnett - foul #2 on Bryan Arnett, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan (PF) Bryan Arnett | |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:47 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith drills a jump hook in the paint | 12-6 |
| 16:22 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Swinney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Zabala (SF) Harold Carr | |
| 15:58 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian McColm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Swinney (fresh) SF - Christopher Zabala (fresh) PF - Jason Dugan (fresh) C - Jonathan Angel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 15:37 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan double dribbles | 12-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), James Solinski (SF), Donald Burd (PF), Carl Jordan (C) Steven Smith, Hal Cox, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick (SG), Kenneth Knauer (C) Eric Swinney, Jonathan Angel | |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Zorich | 15-6 |
| 15:01 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Zabala loses the dribble to James Solinski | 15-6 |
| 14:58 | UC Irvine | James Solinski can't finish the layup | 15-6 |
| 14:56 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 14:43 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer clanks a floater near the basket | 15-6 |
| 14:42 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan gets the rebound | 15-6 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Joseph Vick is called for the reach on Lee Zorich - foul #1 on Joseph Vick, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Hal Cox (SF) Ronald McCants, Lee Zorich | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr (SF) William Chesson | |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 14:07 | UC Irvine | James Solinski misses the tip | 15-6 |
| 14:06 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 13:43 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Zabala blows the dunk | 15-6 |
| 13:41 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan grabs the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 13:29 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Donald Burd - foul #1 on Donald Burd, team foul #2 | 15-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) Donald Burd, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson (PG), Eric Swinney (SG), Jonathan Angel (C) Joseph Vick, Christopher Zabala, Kenneth Knauer | |
| 13:29 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:29 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | James Solinski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harold Carr - foul #1 on Harold Carr, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton (PF) Jason Dugan | |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | James Solinski makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | James Solinski misses the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:09 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton grabs the defensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:46 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Smith steps in front of the Harold Carr pass | 16-7 |
| 12:32 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox's pass is intercepted by Eric Swinney | 16-7 |
| 12:27 | Cal State Northridge | James Solinski is called for the reach on William Chesson - foul #1 on James Solinski, team foul #3 | 16-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Lee Zorich (SG) Steven Smith, James Solinski | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer (PF) Dwayne Scranton | |
| 12:04 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Swinney drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Chesson | 16-9 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Harold Carr takes the ball from Brian McColm | 16-9 |
| 11:36 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Carr | 16-11 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian McColm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Knauer (fresh) C - Jonathan Angel (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich loses the dribble to Eric Swinney | 16-11 |
| 11:12 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Swinney | 16-13 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Solinski (SF) Ronald McCants, Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick (PG), Christopher Zabala (SF), Jason Dugan (PF) William Chesson, Harold Carr, Jonathan Angel | |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Swinney is hacked by James Solinski - foul #2 on James Solinski, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF), Donald Burd (PF), James Shepherd (C) James Solinski, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton (PF) Eric Swinney | |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer drills a shot from the right side set up by Joseph Vick | 16-15 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd knocks in the shot from the left side | 18-15 |
| 09:43 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan makes the jumper from the right block | 18-17 |
| 09:22 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan grabs the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:59 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 08:58 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:43 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan tips it back up and in | 18-19 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-19 |
| 08:30 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:14 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Donald Burd | 18-19 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:36 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Richard Barcus (SG), Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, Carl Jordan, Donald Burd, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson (PG), Eric Swinney (SG), Harold Carr (SF), Jonathan Angel (C) Joseph Vick, Christopher Zabala, Kenneth Knauer, Jason Dugan | |
| 07:36 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:36 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:36 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Angel snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) SG - Richard Barcus (fresh) SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian McColm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Scranton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Angel (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr clanks a jumper from the right side | 18-20 |
| 07:16 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Swinney tips it but misses | 18-20 |
| 07:14 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Angel pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:59 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 06:58 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton grabs the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 06:48 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Barcus picks off the pass by Eric Swinney | 18-20 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Barcus | 20-20 |
| 06:37 | Cal State Northridge | Brian McColm is called for the reach on Jonathan Angel - foul #1 on Brian McColm, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG) Richard Barcus | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan (PF) Dwayne Scranton | |
| 06:16 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Swinney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 06:14 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian McColm | 20-20 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen tips it in | 22-20 |
| 05:54 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr is fouled on the floor by Brian McColm - foul #2 on Brian McColm, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Carl Jordan (C) Ronald McCants, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:54 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Smith | 25-20 |
| 05:34 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 05:33 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:26 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Swinney lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Angel | 25-22 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:12 | Cal State Northridge | Hal Cox picks off the pass by Harold Carr | 25-22 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-22 |
| 04:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 04:26 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Harold Carr and the foul's on James Paulsen - foul #1 on James Paulsen, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (SG), Donald Burd (PF) Lee Zorich, James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick (SG), Christopher Zabala (SF), Dwayne Scranton (PF), Kenneth Knauer (C) Eric Swinney, Harold Carr, Jason Dugan, Jonathan Angel | |
| 04:26 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:06 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 25-25 |
| 04:05 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd hits the follow up shot | 27-25 |
| 03:48 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Zabala misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Ronald McCants - foul #1 on Ronald McCants, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Solinski (SG), Brian McColm (C) Ronald McCants, Richard Barcus, Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bryan Arnett (PF) Dwayne Scranton | |
| 03:48 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Zabala misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:48 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Zabala makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Knauer is called for the reach on James Solinski - foul #1 on Kenneth Knauer, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG) Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 03:12 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Solinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Burd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian McColm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Zabala (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Arnett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Knauer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Cal State Northridge | Brian McColm denies the turnaround by William Chesson | 27-26 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:36 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Zabala | 27-28 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Solinski and he's hacked by William Chesson - foul #1 on William Chesson, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF) James Solinski, Donald Burd | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Swinney (SG), Harold Carr (SF), Jonathan Angel (C) William Chesson, Christopher Zabala, Kenneth Knauer | |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:06 | Cal State Northridge | Bryan Arnett misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 02:04 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lee Zorich | 33-28 |
| 01:51 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick clanks a jump hook from the left block | 33-28 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Vick - foul #2 on Joseph Vick, team foul #7 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SG) Lee Zorich | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson (PG) Joseph Vick | |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:47 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-28 |
| 00:45 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Arnett | 34-28 |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Swinney makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Chesson | 34-31 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Smith | 36-31 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Bryan Arnett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-33 |