| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 19:37 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 19:18 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Juan Torres | 38-37 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffery Tores | 38-40 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| 18:06 | Cal State Northridge | Reginald Barr steps in front of the Larry Pinder pass | 38-40 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Reginald Barr | 40-40 |
| 17:33 | Cal State Northridge | Billy Phelps denies the turnaround by Earl Greco | 40-40 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Tores | 40-40 |
| 17:09 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern lays it up and in set up by Jeffery Tores | 40-42 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 16:52 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 16:40 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Earl Greco - foul #2 on Earl Greco, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (PG), Elliott Meidinger (SF), Charles Peterson (PF), Charles Golanski (C) Jeffery Tores, James Laseter, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:48 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 15:47 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 10 pts. C - Billy Phelps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Lovern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elliott Meidinger (fresh) PF - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Golanski (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern is hacked by Kenneth Palmeri - foul #2 on Kenneth Palmeri, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Dison (C) Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood (C) Jerry Lovern | |
| 15:07 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Dison - foul #1 on Charles Dison, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter (SF) Christopher Wood | |
| 15:07 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:07 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | James Laseter is called for the reach on Kenneth Palmeri - foul #3 on James Laseter, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Robert Merritt (PF) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) James Moore, Charles Peterson, Charles Golanski | |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Juan Torres | 47-44 |
| 14:05 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt's dunk attempt is rejected by James Laseter | 47-44 |
| 13:47 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 13:30 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 12:58 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:39 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Elliott Meidinger | 47-47 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Jeffery Tores picks off the pass by Robert Merritt | 47-47 |
| 12:05 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:03 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 11:45 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Elliott Meidinger | 47-50 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Palmeri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Dison (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Elliott Meidinger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Laseter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Pinder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Greco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Earl Greco is called for the reach on Robert Merritt - foul #3 on Earl Greco, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Kenneth Palmeri, Robert Merritt, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern (SG), Charles Golanski (SF), Charles Peterson (PF), Christopher Wood (C) Elliott Meidinger, James Laseter, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-50 |
| 10:57 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:55 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Tores | 49-50 |
| 10:47 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski knocks in the jumper from the left side | 49-52 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 10:02 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri (PF) Patrick Roe | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (PG), Earl Greco (C) Jeffery Tores, Christopher Wood | |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson is fouled on the floor by Earl Greco - foul #4 on Earl Greco, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Robert Merritt (PF) Robert Stanberry, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter (SF), Larry Pinder (PF) Charles Golanski, Earl Greco | |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG) Gene Carr | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 3rd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:04 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Lovern and he's fouled by Willie Edmonson - foul #2 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| 09:04 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 08:36 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps buries a floater in the lane set up by Reginald Barr | 56-54 |
| 08:20 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Moore | 56-57 |
| 08:06 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 56-57 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 56-57 |
| 07:46 | Cal State Northridge | Juan Torres steals the ball from James Moore | 56-57 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Edmonson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Pinder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | James Moore is called for the reach on Juan Torres - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (PG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Charles Golanski (PF), Earl Greco (C) James Moore, Larry Pinder, Charles Peterson | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:14 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco travels with the ball | 58-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG) Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (SG), Elliott Meidinger (SF) Jerry Lovern, James Laseter | |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 58-57 |
| 06:55 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Moore | 58-60 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Jeffery Tores picks off the pass by Gene Carr | 58-60 |
| 06:25 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffery Tores | 58-62 |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Charles Golanski swats the short shot by Charles Dison | 58-62 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Elliott Meidinger | 58-62 |
| 05:53 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Dison is called for the reach on Elliott Meidinger - foul #2 on Charles Dison, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern (SG), James Laseter (SF), Larry Pinder (PF) James Moore, Elliott Meidinger, Charles Golanski | |
| 05:44 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-62 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses the fadeaway from the right block | 58-62 |
| 05:33 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:07 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 04:26 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 04:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores hits the follow up shot | 58-64 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | James Laseter steals it from Willie Edmonson | 58-64 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Lovern | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Greco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 58-66 |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt hits the follow up shot | 60-66 |
| 03:06 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder is whistled for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (C) Juan Torres, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (PG), Charles Peterson (PF), Charles Golanski (C) Jeffery Tores, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Carr | 63-66 |
| 02:56 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Billy Phelps (C) Gene Carr, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) James Moore, Charles Peterson, Charles Golanski | |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Barr - foul #2 on Reginald Barr, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| 02:33 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-66 |
| 02:32 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:20 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 63-66 |
| 01:49 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 01:23 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reginald Barr - foul #3 on Reginald Barr, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| 01:23 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:23 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Jerry Lovern - foul #2 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 3rd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:42 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Pinder | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Juan Torres | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Barr - foul #4 on Reginald Barr, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-70 |
| 00:08 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-70 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres runs out the clock | 71-70 |