| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Timothy Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Kendall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Nale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | Francis Kendall connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Schultz | 38-41 |
| 19:27 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets buries a floater from the right side | 40-41 |
| 19:06 | Long Beach State | Patrick Felder is called for the reach on Francis Kendall - foul #2 on Patrick Felder, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 18:39 | Long Beach State | John Messer steps in front of the Francis Kendall pass | 40-41 |
| 18:33 | UC Irvine | James Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brad Norman (PF), Ronald Silver (C) Francis Kendall, Donald Nale | |
| 18:14 | Long Beach State | Jefferson Eckenrode takes the ball from Brad Norman | 40-41 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | John Messer is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Lynn - foul #3 on Timothy Lynn, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John South (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Patrick Felder, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mike Troy (PG), Stefan Degree (SG), James Shaw (SF) Timothy Lynn, Andrew Schultz, Ronald Garrett | |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | John Messer connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 17:31 | Long Beach State | James Adams picks off the pass by Stefan Degree | 43-41 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | James Adams blows the dunk | 43-41 |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | John South blocks the short jumper by Mike Troy | 43-41 |
| 17:16 | Long Beach State | James Shaw grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 17:02 | Long Beach State | John South steals the ball from Ronald Silver | 43-41 |
| 16:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-41 |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 16:17 | UC Irvine | James Adams gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | John Messer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to John South | 43-41 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 15:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks tips it in | 45-41 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Zets (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John South (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mike Troy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stefan Degree (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brad Norman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Silver (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on John South - foul #2 on John South, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Patrick Stock (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) John Messer, James Adams, Christopher Zets, John South, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn (PG), Andrew Schultz (SG), Ronald Garrett (SF), Donald Nale (C) Mike Troy, Stefan Degree, James Shaw, Ronald Silver | |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Johnson | 48-42 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | Peter Singleton is called for the reach on Timothy Lynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Singleton, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Francis Kendall (PF) Brad Norman | |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | Francis Kendall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock is hacked by Andrew Schultz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Schultz, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock can't tip it in | 48-42 |
| 14:26 | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale is denied on a layup by Jefferson Eckenrode | 48-42 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | Francis Kendall steps in front of the Peter Singleton pass | 48-42 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale's pass is intercepted by Scott Johnson | 48-42 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Garrett | 48-42 |
| 13:32 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Peter Singleton - foul #2 on Peter Singleton, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), James Adams (SG), Joseph Messner (SF), John South (PF) Peter Singleton, Patrick Stock, Scott Johnson, Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stefan Degree (PG), Ronald Silver (SG), James Shaw (SF) Timothy Lynn, Andrew Schultz, Ronald Garrett | |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | James Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz (SG) Donald Nale | |
| 12:56 | Long Beach State | Stefan Degree is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mike Troy (PG) Andrew Schultz | |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 12:39 | UC Irvine | John Messer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets (SF), Thomas Burks (C) James Adams, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:25 | Long Beach State | James Shaw misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | James Shaw misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-47 |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John South (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Mike Troy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stefan Degree (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Kendall (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Silver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | John South grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Mike Troy takes the ball from John Messer | 51-49 |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | John Messer steals it from Ronald Silver | 51-49 |
| 10:53 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets lays it in set up by John Messer | 53-49 |
| 10:41 | Long Beach State | Stefan Degree can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Messner - foul #1 on Joseph Messner, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) John Messer, Joseph Messner, Christopher Zets, John South, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz (SG), Ronald Garrett (SF), Brad Norman (PF), Donald Nale (C) Mike Troy, James Shaw, Francis Kendall, Ronald Silver | |
| 10:41 | Long Beach State | Stefan Degree makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:41 | Long Beach State | Stefan Degree misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 10:23 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder tips it home | 55-50 |
| 09:55 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-50 |
| 09:53 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | James Adams clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Nale - foul #3 on Donald Nale, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), John South (SF) Peter Singleton, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn (PG) Stefan Degree | |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale buries a jump hook in the lane | 57-52 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock (SG), Christopher Zets (SF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) James Adams, Patrick Felder, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Shaw (SF), Francis Kendall (PF), Ronald Silver (C) Ronald Garrett, Brad Norman, Donald Nale | |
| 08:25 | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-52 |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets buries a shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | John Messer steps in front of the Andrew Schultz pass | 59-52 |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | John South blows the layup | 59-52 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | James Shaw gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:35 | Long Beach State | Francis Kendall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-52 |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | John South grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Stock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - John South (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Timothy Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Schultz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Kendall (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Silver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | John Messer is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn clanks a runner from the right block | 62-52 |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Patrick Felder (PF), Thomas Burks (C) John Messer, Patrick Stock, John South, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mike Troy (PG), Stefan Degree (SG), Ronald Garrett (SF), Brad Norman (PF) Timothy Lynn, Andrew Schultz, Francis Kendall, Ronald Silver | |
| 06:43 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (SF) Christopher Zets | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Nale (C) James Shaw | |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder's pass is intercepted by Brad Norman in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 06:22 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 06:21 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Donald Nale - foul #4 on Donald Nale, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG) Peter Singleton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn (PG) Mike Troy | |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | Stefan Degree misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-52 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | John Messer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Adams | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 05:14 | Long Beach State | Stefan Degree misses the tip | 67-52 |
| 05:12 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Burks | 70-52 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 03:57 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett double dribbles | 70-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Patrick Stock (SG), Joseph Messner (SF), John South (PF) John Messer, James Adams, Scott Johnson, Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mike Troy (PG), James Shaw (SF), Ronald Silver (C) Timothy Lynn, Ronald Garrett, Donald Nale | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-52 |
| 03:40 | Long Beach State | James Shaw gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 03:35 | Long Beach State | Stefan Degree makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mike Troy | 70-55 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), James Adams (SG), Christopher Zets (SF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) Peter Singleton, Patrick Stock, Joseph Messner, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn (PG), Andrew Schultz (SG), Francis Kendall (PF) Mike Troy, Stefan Degree, Brad Norman | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - John South (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Timothy Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Silver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | John South makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jefferson Eckenrode | 73-55 |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Timothy Lynn buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Francis Kendall | 73-58 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | John Messer is called for 10 seconds | 73-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Patrick Stock (SG), Joseph Messner (SF), Scott Johnson (C) John Messer, James Adams, Christopher Zets, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mike Troy (PG), Stefan Degree (SG), Brad Norman (PF) Timothy Lynn, Andrew Schultz, Francis Kendall | |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Johnson - foul #4 on Scott Johnson, team foul #7 | 73-58 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Stefan Degree is called for the reach on Peter Singleton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stefan Degree, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Stefan Degree - foul #4 on Stefan Degree, team foul #6 | 73-60 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | John South takes the ball from Brad Norman | 75-60 |
| 01:44 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson is called for traveling | 75-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks (C) Joseph Messner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | James Shaw makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Silver | 75-63 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | John South hits a floater from close range set up by Peter Singleton | 77-63 |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stefan Degree | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock is fouled in the backcourt by Stefan Degree - foul #5 on Stefan Degree, team foul #7 | 77-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Nale (C) Stefan Degree | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John South - foul #3 on John South, team foul #8 | 79-66 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Mike Troy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks can't finish the uncontested layup | 79-68 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Shaw | 79-68 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | John South steals it from Mike Troy | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton runs out the clock | 79-68 |