| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) SG - William White (fresh) SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) PF - John Krause (fresh) C - Corey Gomer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Paul Finn (fresh) SG - Keith Petitt (fresh) SF - Richard Poole (fresh) PF - Sean Jones (fresh) C - Dale Sauter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt is called for 5 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UC Irvine | William White misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Sean Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UC Irvine | John Krause gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Hankins | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Fresno State | Paul Finn can't throw it down | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | UC Irvine | John Krause drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Corey Gomer | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Fresno State | Corey Gomer denies the turnaround by Richard Poole | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Finn | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Fresno State | Paul Finn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | William White grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by William White is denied by Sean Jones | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Fresno State | Richard Poole pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | Fresno State | Richard Poole comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:03 | Fresno State | Sean Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Alejandro Diaz (SF), Douglas Brooks (C) William White, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Lewis Thomas (SG), Jon Tourville (SF), John Stafford (PF), Terry Fiore (C) Paul Finn, Keith Petitt, Richard Poole, Sean Jones, Dale Sauter | |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks is fouled on the floor by Scott Abernathy - foul #1 on Scott Abernathy, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SF) Anthony Bailey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | John Krause clanks a floater from the right block | 4-0 |
| 16:23 | Fresno State | John Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:17 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Lewis Thomas steps in front of the Alejandro Diaz pass | 4-0 |
| 15:46 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas hits the finger roll | 4-2 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Scott Abernathy (fresh) SG - Lewis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Tourville (fresh) PF - John Stafford (fresh) C - Terry Fiore (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Hankins | 6-2 |
| 15:05 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 15:03 | Fresno State | John Stafford misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on John Stafford - foul #1 on John Stafford, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), William White (SG), Corey Gomer (C) Alejandro Diaz, Michael Hankins, John Krause | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG), Keith Petitt (SG), Richard Poole (SF), Sean Jones (PF), Dale Sauter (C) Scott Abernathy, Lewis Thomas, Jon Tourville, John Stafford, Terry Fiore | |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:25 | Fresno State | Sean Jones travels with the ball | 8-2 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SF) Kenneth Furlow | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Dale Sauter takes the ball from William White | 8-2 |
| 13:53 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 13:52 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Poole | 8-2 |
| 13:42 | Fresno State | Richard Poole is hacked by William White - foul #1 on William White, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SF) Alejandro Diaz | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 13:21 | Fresno State | Paul Finn hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Sauter | 8-5 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | William White hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Bailey | 10-5 |
| 13:08 | Fresno State | Sean Jones misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-5 |
| 13:06 | Fresno State | Sean Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:59 | Fresno State | Richard Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks tips it in | 12-5 |
| 12:38 | Fresno State | Richard Poole loses the dribble to Anthony Bailey | 12-5 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 12:15 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey tips it in | 14-5 |
| 12:04 | Fresno State | Paul Finn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-5 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Michael Hankins | 14-5 |
| 11:48 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Corey Gomer | 16-5 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hankins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Gomer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Paul Finn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Petitt (fresh) SF - Richard Poole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Sauter (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Fresno State | Sean Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Corey Gomer - foul #1 on Corey Gomer, team foul #2 | 16-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Alejandro Diaz (SF), John Krause (PF) William White, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Lewis Thomas (SG), Jon Tourville (SF), John Stafford (C) Paul Finn, Keith Petitt, Richard Poole, Dale Sauter | |
| 11:19 | Fresno State | Sean Jones misses the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 11:19 | Fresno State | Sean Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses the dunk but he's fouled by Scott Abernathy - foul #2 on Scott Abernathy, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dale Scarborough (PG), Terry Fiore (C) Scott Abernathy, Sean Jones | |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | John Krause makes the 1st free throw | 17-6 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Dale Scarborough is called for the reach on Kenneth Furlow - foul #1 on Dale Scarborough, team foul #4 | 17-6 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | John Krause comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Fiore - foul #1 on Terry Fiore, team foul #5 | 17-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG) Anthony Bailey | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | John Krause makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 18-6 |
| 10:33 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to John Stafford | 18-6 |
| 10:22 | Fresno State | William White steals the ball from Dale Scarborough | 18-6 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | William White banks in the layup | 20-6 |
| 09:58 | Fresno State | 3 seconds is called on Terry Fiore | 20-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Michael Hankins (SF) William White, Alejandro Diaz | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Petitt (SG), Sean Jones (PF) Lewis Thomas, Terry Fiore | |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Furlow | 23-6 |
| 09:39 | Fresno State | John Krause steals it from John Stafford | 23-6 |
| 09:35 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-6 |
| 09:34 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hankins | 23-6 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Bailey | 26-6 |
| 09:09 | Fresno State | Dale Scarborough is hacked by Anthony Bailey - foul #1 on Anthony Bailey, team foul #3 | 26-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Douglas Brooks | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG), Richard Poole (SF), Dale Sauter (C) Dale Scarborough, Jon Tourville, John Stafford | |
| 08:50 | Fresno State | Sean Jones scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Keith Petitt | 26-8 |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses short on a shot from the right wing | 26-8 |
| 08:21 | Fresno State | Richard Poole gets the rebound | 26-8 |
| 08:14 | Fresno State | Sean Jones hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Dale Sauter | 26-10 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Sean Jones takes the ball from Michael Hankins | 26-10 |
| 07:34 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter is called for traveling | 26-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SF), Douglas Brooks (C) Anthony Bailey, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas (SG), Jon Tourville (SF), John Stafford (PF), Terry Fiore (C) Keith Petitt, Richard Poole, Sean Jones, Dale Sauter | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Paul Finn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lewis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Tourville (fresh) PF - John Stafford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Fiore (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow's pass is intercepted by Paul Finn in the backcourt | 26-10 |
| 07:07 | Fresno State | Paul Finn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Michael Hankins (SF) William White, Alejandro Diaz | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dale Scarborough (PG) Paul Finn | |
| 06:54 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses long on a shot from the left side | 26-10 |
| 06:53 | Fresno State | John Stafford grabs the board | 26-10 |
| 06:47 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas's floater is tipped away by Douglas Brooks | 26-10 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Douglas Brooks | 26-10 |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey is hacked by Dale Scarborough - foul #2 on Dale Scarborough, team foul #6 | 26-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, John Krause | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG), Sean Jones (PF) Dale Scarborough, Terry Fiore | |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-10 |
| 06:27 | Fresno State | John Stafford pulls down the rebound | 26-10 |
| 06:21 | Fresno State | Michael Hankins picks off the pass by John Stafford | 26-10 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks's pass is intercepted by Lewis Thomas | 26-10 |
| 05:55 | Fresno State | Paul Finn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-10 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | William White grabs the defensive rebound | 26-10 |
| 05:50 | UC Irvine | Sean Jones steals the ball from Corey Gomer | 26-10 |
| 05:24 | Fresno State | John Stafford misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-10 |
| 05:22 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 26-10 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses the easy layup | 26-10 |
| 05:10 | UC Irvine | William White snags the offensive board | 26-10 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | William White misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Paul Finn - foul #1 on Paul Finn, team foul #7 | 26-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), John Krause (PF) Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Keith Petitt (SG), Richard Poole (SF), Dale Sauter (C) Lewis Thomas, Sean Jones, John Stafford | |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | William White makes the 1st free throw | 27-10 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | William White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-10 |
| 04:34 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Poole | 28-13 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Finn - foul #2 on Paul Finn, team foul #8 | 28-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG) William White | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas (PG), Terry Fiore (PF) Paul Finn, Jon Tourville | |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-13 |
| 04:08 | Fresno State | Terry Fiore connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-16 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-16 |
| 03:41 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 03:35 | Fresno State | Anthony Bailey is called for the reach on Richard Poole - foul #2 on Anthony Bailey, team foul #4 | 30-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Anthony Bailey, Douglas Brooks | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy (PG), Sean Jones (PF) Lewis Thomas, Terry Fiore | |
| 03:21 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter lays it up and in set up by Keith Petitt | 30-18 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) SG - William White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Hankins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Scott Abernathy (fresh) SG - Keith Petitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Poole (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Sauter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | William White misses the runner from the baseline | 30-18 |
| 03:06 | Fresno State | Dale Sauter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 03:01 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Scott Abernathy | 30-21 |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Dale Sauter denies the turnaround by Michael Hankins | 30-21 |
| 02:32 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:10 | Fresno State | Scott Abernathy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 02:09 | Fresno State | Sean Jones hits the follow up shot | 30-23 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | John Krause tips it back up and in | 32-23 |
| 01:43 | Fresno State | Keith Petitt is fouled on the floor by Michael Hankins - foul #1 on Michael Hankins, team foul #5 | 32-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Kenneth Furlow (SG), Douglas Brooks (C) Alejandro Diaz, William White, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Finn (PG), Lewis Thomas (SG), Jon Tourville (SF), John Stafford (C) Scott Abernathy, Keith Petitt, Richard Poole, Dale Sauter | |
| 01:25 | Fresno State | Sean Jones connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Thomas | 32-26 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey is whistled for traveling | 32-26 |
| 00:56 | Fresno State | Paul Finn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | John Krause connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Bailey | 34-26 |
| 00:22 | Fresno State | John Krause steps in front of the Paul Finn pass | 34-26 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Lewis Thomas gets the rebound | 34-26 |