| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | David Frausto inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Caprio | 33-34 |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:08 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Aaron Hensel | 35-34 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | John Caprio is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Haywood - foul #2 on Michael Haywood, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | John Caprio misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-34 |
| 18:48 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:23 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson is fouled on the floor by Gary Willis - foul #3 on Gary Willis, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG) Gary Willis | |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor tips it in | 37-34 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | John Caprio is hacked by Charles Goodwill - foul #2 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy (PF) Jeremy Perry | |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski makes the floater from the free throw line set up by John Caprio | 37-36 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Goodwill | 40-36 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski makes the runner from close range and the foul's on Allen Garofalo - foul #1 on Allen Garofalo, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Charles Goodwill, Donald Reynolds, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), Eric Horne (SF) John Caprio, David Frausto | |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Haywood and he's fouled by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Jim McDermott, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Nash (C) Jonathon Samborski | |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:35 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Haywood - foul #3 on Michael Haywood, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG) Michael Haywood | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF) David Hill, Robert Nash | |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:05 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 16:04 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Aaron Hensel - foul #1 on Aaron Hensel, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG) Charles Goodwill, Shawn Anderson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), Gary Willis (SG) Robert Dahmen, Eric Horne | |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Frausto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:12 | UC Irvine | David Frausto clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry grabs the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:55 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry can't throw it down | 44-43 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:41 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-43 |
| 14:23 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:05 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel is fouled on the floor by Joseph Abernathy - foul #2 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Shawn Anderson (SG), Jim McDermott (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Donald Reynolds, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), David Hill (SF), Eric Horne (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) John Caprio, David Frausto, Jeremy Perry, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 13:50 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 44-43 |
| 13:48 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Dahmen | 44-46 |
| 13:14 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Cory Miller (PF) Gary Willis | |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG) Robert Dahmen | |
| 12:44 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Goodwill | 47-46 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jim McDermott - foul #2 on Jim McDermott, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg (PF), David Gum (C) Cody Knudsen, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:25 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Gum | 47-46 |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Bragg | 50-46 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Cory Miller, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Donald Reynolds (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Paul Taylor (C) Charles Goodwill, Shawn Anderson, Jim McDermott, David Gum | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF), Joseph Abernathy (C) David Hill, Cory Miller, Jonathon Samborski | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hensel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 50-46 |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | David Frausto grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Aaron Hensel steps in front of the Eric Horne pass in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel banks in the layup | 52-46 |
| 10:57 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Reynolds - foul #3 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen (PF) Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), Gary Willis (SG) John Caprio, Eric Horne | |
| 10:57 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:57 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:48 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Abernathy - foul #3 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski (C) Joseph Abernathy | |
| 10:48 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:48 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Donald Reynolds is called for the reach on Gary Willis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG) Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson is hacked by Gary Willis - foul #4 on Gary Willis, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Jim McDermott (SF) Michael Haywood, Aaron Hensel | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG), Cory Miller (PF) Gary Willis, Jeremy Perry | |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG), Allen Garofalo (C) Donald Walls, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Cody Knudsen steals it from Cory Miller | 54-50 |
| 09:51 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson double dribbles | 54-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF) Shawn Anderson, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), Eric Horne (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Robert Dahmen, David Frausto, Cory Miller | |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 09:31 | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill is fouled on the floor by John Caprio - foul #2 on John Caprio, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Paul Taylor (C) Jim McDermott, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (SG), Jeremy Perry (PF) David Hill, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jeremy Perry | 54-50 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | John Caprio hits a shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 08:45 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Goodwill | 57-52 |
| 08:28 | UC Irvine | Aaron Hensel takes the ball from Jeremy Perry | 57-52 |
| 08:24 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Cody Knudsen (PF) Charles Goodwill, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Robert Nash (C) Robert Dahmen, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | John Caprio buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 07:39 | Long Beach State | Jeremy Perry denies the turnaround by Aaron Hensel | 57-54 |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hensel (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cody Knudsen (fresh) C - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UC Irvine | John Caprio hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 57-54 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:15 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Aaron Hensel and he's fouled by Jeremy Perry - foul #2 on Jeremy Perry, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Donald Reynolds (SF), Steven Bragg (PF) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (PG), Gary Willis (SG), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) John Caprio, Eric Horne, Jeremy Perry, Robert Nash | |
| 07:15 | Long Beach State | Cody Knudsen makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Cody Knudsen steals it from David Hill | 60-54 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds is whistled for a carry | 60-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Allen Garofalo (C) Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG) David Frausto | |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-54 |
| 06:10 | Long Beach State | Donald Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:08 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Walls, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (PG) Donald Walls | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), Eric Horne (PF) Robert Dahmen, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | John Caprio misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Reynolds - foul #5 on Donald Reynolds, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), David Gum (PF) Donald Reynolds, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | John Caprio makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | John Caprio makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:29 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Goodwill | 62-56 |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne misses the jumper from the left block | 62-56 |
| 05:08 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson buries a shot near the basket set up by Charles Goodwill | 64-56 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis is fouled on the floor by David Gum - foul #1 on David Gum, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Aaron Hensel (SF), Steven Bragg (PF), Paul Taylor (C) Charles Goodwill, Jim McDermott, David Gum, Allen Garofalo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), David Frausto (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF), Joseph Abernathy (C) John Caprio, David Hill, Eric Horne, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson is hacked by Gary Willis - foul #5 on Gary Willis, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG) Gary Willis | |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Shawn Anderson is called for the reach on Robert Dahmen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:16 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Paul Taylor | 65-59 |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-59 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jeremy Perry | 65-59 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Perry | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Haywood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hensel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Bragg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Burchett (fresh) SG - Robert Dahmen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. C - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Abernathy - foul #4 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Jim McDermott (SG), Charles Goodwill (SF), Cody Knudsen (PF) Michael Haywood, Shawn Anderson, Aaron Hensel, Steven Bragg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), David Hill (SG), Eric Horne (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) Joseph Burchett, Robert Dahmen, Jeremy Perry, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | Charles Goodwill steals it from David Frausto in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 02:49 | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor tips it back up and in | 69-62 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood (PG), Steven Bragg (PF) Donald Walls, Cody Knudsen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry (PF) Eric Horne | |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | John Caprio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-62 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Jonathon Samborski steps in front of the Michael Haywood pass | 69-62 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski can't connect on a shot from the left block | 69-62 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| 02:07 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 02:05 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | John Caprio is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Shawn Anderson (SG), Aaron Hensel (SF) Jim McDermott, Charles Goodwill | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses the lay-in | 69-62 |
| 01:24 | Long Beach State | Paul Taylor hits the follow up shot | 71-62 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry is hacked by Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Aaron Hensel connects on the shot from the left block | 73-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | David Frausto gets the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | David Hill makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jonathon Samborski | 73-67 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | John Caprio is called for the reach on Steven Bragg in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Caprio, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott (SF), David Gum (C) Aaron Hensel, Paul Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Frausto | 75-70 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg is hacked by John Caprio in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Caprio, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | David Frausto is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Frausto, team foul #14 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Goodwill (SF) Shawn Anderson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #15 | 77-70 |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Steven Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | David Frausto double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-70 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | David Frausto is called for the reach on Jim McDermott - foul #2 on David Frausto, team foul #16 | 78-70 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-70 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott is fouled on the floor by David Frausto - foul #3 on David Frausto, team foul #17 | 78-70 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Jim McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jonathon Samborski | 79-70 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | David Hill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #4 on David Hill, team foul #18 | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Michael Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Charles Goodwill is called for the reach on David Frausto - foul #3 on Charles Goodwill, team foul #14 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Walls (PG), Cody Knudsen (PF), Allen Garofalo (C) Michael Haywood, Steven Bragg, David Gum | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Horne (SG), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Robert Nash (C) John Caprio, Jeremy Perry, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Donald Walls runs out the clock | 81-72 |