| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Christen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Tipton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cory Neal | 41-38 |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 19:31 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Adam Christen is called for the reach on Matthew Dicus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Christen, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms (SF) Adam Christen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 19:07 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink's pass is intercepted by Matthew Mackey in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 18:44 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Rowe - foul #3 on Donald Rowe, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (PF) Donald Rowe | |
| 18:44 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:44 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:37 | UC Irvine | Samuel Tipton is called for the reach on Ray Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Tipton, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | Clarence Sullivan picks off the pass by Matthew Dicus | 43-38 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Sullivan | 45-38 |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Cory Neal - foul #1 on Cory Neal, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Friberg (SG), Oscar Jackson (SF), Donald Beck (PF), Fred Ware (C) Matthew Mackey, Jesse Storms, Samuel Tipton, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SG), Brian Morman (C) Matthew Dicus, Robert Daniel | |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware misses the floater from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | John Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Prince | 45-41 |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan makes the 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 16:46 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore is hacked by Clarence Sullivan - foul #3 on Clarence Sullivan, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms (PG), Matthew Mackey (SG), Clarence Rhodes (SF) Clarence Sullivan, John Friberg, Oscar Jackson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Louis Morrell (PF) Ray Moore, Mike Frink, John Johnson | |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell's floater is tipped away by Fred Ware | 48-41 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Dicus | 48-44 |
| 15:50 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), John Friberg (SG), Adam Christen (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF), Cory Neal (C) Jesse Storms, Matthew Mackey, Clarence Rhodes, Donald Beck, Fred Ware | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Matthew Dicus, Martin Prince, Brian Morman | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Friberg (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Adam Christen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Tipton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Morrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Morrell | 48-46 |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Sullivan | 51-46 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | John Friberg is called for the reach on Louis Morrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Friberg, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson (PG) Clarence Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Thomas Roberts (SG) Danny Mazzone, Louis Morrell | |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore hits a wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Mike Frink | 51-48 |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Roberts | 51-51 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal's pass is intercepted by Donald Rowe | 51-51 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Cory Neal steps in front of the Thomas Roberts pass | 51-51 |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | Mike Frink steals the ball from John Friberg | 51-51 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Samuel Tipton takes the ball from Robert Daniel | 51-51 |
| 13:14 | Long Beach State | John Friberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Matthew Mackey (SG), Jesse Storms (SF), Donald Beck (PF), Fred Ware (C) Oscar Jackson, John Friberg, Adam Christen, Samuel Tipton, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), John Johnson (SF), Louis Morrell (PF), Brian Morman (C) Ray Moore, Thomas Roberts, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Beck - foul #2 on Donald Beck, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:43 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Matthew Mackey, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Mackey - foul #3 on Matthew Mackey, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 12:10 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Clarence Sullivan | 53-55 |
| 12:06 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes (SF) Clarence Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG) Martin Prince | |
| 11:59 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey drills a shot from the left side set up by Clarence Rhodes | 55-55 |
| 11:45 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jesse Storms (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Beck (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Ware (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Morrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-55 |
| 11:28 | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 11:11 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Storms | 58-55 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Morman | 58-57 |
| 10:42 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 10:41 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey tips it but misses | 58-57 |
| 10:39 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Jesse Storms takes the ball from Ray Moore in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | Louis Morrell is called for the reach on Matthew Mackey - foul #1 on Louis Morrell, team foul #2 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Adam Christen (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF), Cory Neal (C) Jesse Storms, Clarence Rhodes, Donald Beck, Fred Ware | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Martin Prince (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, John Johnson, Louis Morrell, Brian Morman | |
| 10:06 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Clarence Sullivan is called for the reach on Danny Mazzone - foul #4 on Clarence Sullivan, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms (PG), John Friberg (SG) Clarence Sullivan, Matthew Mackey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:23 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Samuel Tipton | 61-59 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson (PG) Jesse Storms | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG) Danny Mazzone | |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Donald Rowe | 61-59 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink is hacked by Adam Christen - foul #4 on Adam Christen, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms (PG), Clarence Rhodes (SF) Oscar Jackson, Adam Christen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Daniel | 61-61 |
| 08:04 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe blows the layup but he's hacked by Clarence Rhodes - foul #2 on Clarence Rhodes, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG), Fred Ware (PF) John Friberg, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Brian Morman (C) Ray Moore, Martin Prince, Robert Daniel | |
| 08:04 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:04 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Rowe - foul #4 on Donald Rowe, team foul #3 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Donald Beck (C) Jesse Storms, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Fred Ware denies the turnaround by Donald Rowe | 62-63 |
| 07:26 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Mackey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Beck (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 07:04 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 06:47 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Rhodes | 62-63 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 06:32 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Danny Mazzone | 62-65 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Fred Ware, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Oscar Jackson (PG), John Friberg (SG), Adam Christen (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF), Cory Neal (C) Clarence Sullivan, Matthew Mackey, Clarence Rhodes, Fred Ware, Donald Beck | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Martin Prince (SG), John Johnson (SF), Louis Morrell (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Danny Mazzone, Matthew Dicus, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, Brian Morman | |
| 05:32 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 05:30 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell tips it but misses | 62-65 |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | John Friberg grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 05:11 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:52 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | John Friberg tips it back up and in | 64-65 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | Oscar Jackson steals the ball from John Johnson in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel hits a wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Martin Prince | 67-67 |
| 04:08 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton is whistled for traveling | 67-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Sullivan (PG), Jesse Storms (SG) Oscar Jackson, John Friberg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (SG), Donald Rowe (PF) John Johnson, Louis Morrell | |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Thomas Roberts is denied by Cory Neal | 67-67 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Donald Rowe is called for the reach on Samuel Tipton - foul #5 on Donald Rowe, team foul #4 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Rhodes (SF), Donald Beck (PF), Fred Ware (C) Adam Christen, Samuel Tipton, Cory Neal | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Mike Frink (SF), John Johnson (PF), Brian Morman (C) Ray Moore, Thomas Roberts, Martin Prince, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jesse Storms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Beck (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Johnson | 67-69 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG) Clarence Rhodes | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Louis Morrell (PF) Danny Mazzone, Mike Frink | |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Adam Christen (SF) Jesse Storms | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton (PF) Fred Ware | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF) Louis Morrell | |
| 02:19 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Tipton - foul #2 on Samuel Tipton, team foul #13 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Cory Neal (C) Donald Beck | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:19 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:19 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:03 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 69-71 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel (C) Brian Morman | |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 00:54 | Long Beach State | Robert Daniel denies the turnaround by Matthew Mackey | 69-71 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal tips it back up and in | 71-71 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Cory Neal denies the turnaround by Ray Moore | 71-71 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton lays it in set up by Clarence Sullivan | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-71 |