| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) SG - William White (fresh) SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) PF - John Krause (fresh) C - Jeffrey McClelland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clyde Oja (fresh) SG - Charles Segura (fresh) SF - Henry Howell (fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) C - Ronald Elliott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jeffrey McClelland - foul #1 on Jeffrey McClelland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | John Krause clanks a shot near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by William White | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | John Krause pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William White | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja connects on the 3 from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:39 | UC Irvine | John Krause jams it | 7-5 |
| 17:18 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Segura | 7-8 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Bailey | 10-8 |
| 16:54 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | John Krause snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 10-8 |
| 16:31 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland can't tip it in | 10-8 |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 16:15 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 16:00 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:58 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Krause (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey McClelland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clyde Oja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Segura (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Howell (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Elliott (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Bourque - foul #1 on Charles Bourque, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Douglas Brooks (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Anthony Bailey, William White, Michael Hankins, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker (PG), Johnny Fitzgerald (SG), Steve Batista (SF), James Torre (PF), Frank Sheets (C) Clyde Oja, Charles Segura, Henry Howell, Charles Bourque, Ronald Elliott | |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | John Krause makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:51 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 15:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Alejandro Diaz - foul #1 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Claude Bush (SF) John Krause | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:30 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses the dunk but he's hacked by Frank Sheets - foul #1 on Frank Sheets, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:50 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets's floater is tipped away by Corey Gomer | 13-8 |
| 14:49 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:26 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 14:25 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:02 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Furlow | 15-8 |
| 13:33 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 13:31 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-8 |
| 13:07 | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:52 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-8 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-8 |
| 12:19 | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker is whistled for a carry | 17-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), William White (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Jeffrey McClelland (C) Kenneth Furlow, Alejandro Diaz, Claude Bush, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), Charles Segura (SG), Henry Howell (SF), Charles Bourque (PF), Ronald Elliott (C) Colton Barker, Johnny Fitzgerald, Steve Batista, James Torre, Frank Sheets | |
| 12:06 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey loses the dribble to Clyde Oja | 17-8 |
| 11:38 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja is hacked by Michael Hankins - foul #1 on Michael Hankins, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), John Krause (PF), Robert Sak (C) William White, Michael Hankins, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Krause (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clyde Oja (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Segura (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Howell (fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Elliott (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Brooks - foul #1 on Douglas Brooks, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow is hacked by Ronald Elliott - foul #1 on Ronald Elliott, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Jeffrey McClelland (C) Kenneth Furlow, John Krause, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:02 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 17-9 |
| 11:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Bourque | 17-12 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | William White's pass is intercepted by Ronald Elliott | 17-12 |
| 10:17 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott double dribbles | 17-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Robert Napier (SF), John Krause (PF), Robert Sak (C) William White, Michael Hankins, Douglas Brooks, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:13 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 10:00 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja is hacked by Robert Sak - foul #1 on Robert Sak, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks (SF) Robert Napier | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 09:43 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-15 |
| 09:24 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey loses the dribble to Ronald Elliott | 17-15 |
| 09:10 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell is hacked by Douglas Brooks - foul #2 on Douglas Brooks, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Jeffrey McClelland (C) Anthony Bailey, Douglas Brooks, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald (SG), James Torre (C) Charles Segura, Ronald Elliott | |
| 09:00 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:41 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow buries a shot from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 08:24 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey McClelland - foul #2 on Jeffrey McClelland, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Claude Bush (SF), Robert Sak (C) William White, Michael Hankins, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista (SF), Frank Sheets (C) Henry Howell, Charles Bourque | |
| 08:24 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:24 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Sheets - foul #2 on Frank Sheets, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SF), Corey Gomer (PF) Claude Bush, John Krause | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura (SG), Ronald Elliott (C) Clyde Oja, Frank Sheets | |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Hankins, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Claude Bush (SF), John Krause (PF) Kenneth Furlow, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 07:33 | Cal State Northridge | Claude Bush is called for the reach on Charles Segura - foul #1 on Claude Bush, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), Robert Napier (SF), Corey Gomer (PF) William White, Claude Bush, John Krause | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 07:33 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:33 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) SF - Robert Napier (fresh) PF - Corey Gomer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Johnny Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Charles Segura (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Batista (fresh) PF - James Torre (fresh) C - Ronald Elliott (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer hits a floater from the baseline set up by Alejandro Diaz | 22-22 |
| 07:12 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz loses the dribble to Charles Segura | 22-22 |
| 06:59 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura banks in the layup | 22-24 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Sak | 25-24 |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Corey Gomer - foul #1 on Corey Gomer, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), William White (SG), Claude Bush (SF), John Krause (PF) Anthony Bailey, Alejandro Diaz, Robert Napier, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), Henry Howell (SF), Charles Bourque (PF) Johnny Fitzgerald, Steve Batista, Ronald Elliott | |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | William White's pass is intercepted by Henry Howell | 25-25 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Sak - foul #2 on Robert Sak, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Robert Napier (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Claude Bush, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista (C) James Torre | |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | John Krause snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 05:49 | UC Irvine | William White misses the jumper from close range | 25-26 |
| 05:48 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:42 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Napier - foul #1 on Robert Napier, team foul #12 | 25-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG) Anthony Bailey | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald (SG) Charles Segura | |
| 05:42 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:42 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Napier connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Krause | 27-28 |
| 05:03 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista loses the dribble to William White | 27-28 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | William White misses the easy layup | 27-28 |
| 04:56 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:41 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 04:39 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | John Krause lays it in | 29-28 |
| 04:10 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-28 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | William White grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Napier scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from William White | 31-28 |
| 03:35 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell's fadeaway is rejected by Corey Gomer | 31-28 |
| 03:34 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Napier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Gomer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clyde Oja (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Johnny Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Howell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Batista (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Johnny Fitzgerald is called for the reach on William White - foul #1 on Johnny Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 31-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Douglas Brooks (PF), Jeffrey McClelland (C) Kenneth Furlow, William White, Robert Napier, John Krause, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker (PG), Charles Segura (SG), Ronald Elliott (C) Clyde Oja, Johnny Fitzgerald, Steve Batista | |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Henry Howell - foul #1 on Henry Howell, team foul #6 | 31-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Torre (SF) Henry Howell | |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:16 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:59 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG) Alejandro Diaz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets (PF) Charles Bourque | |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey double dribbles | 32-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG) Kenneth Furlow | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 02:20 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey McClelland is called for the reach on Frank Sheets - foul #3 on Jeffrey McClelland, team foul #13 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Robert Sak (C) Alejandro Diaz, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF) James Torre | |
| 02:20 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:20 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 01:51 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Anthony Bailey | 32-32 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 01:13 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:55 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura blows the layup | 32-32 |
| 00:53 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Douglas Brooks | 32-32 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow drills a shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Bailey | 34-32 |
| 00:24 | Cal State Northridge | Colton Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins buries a jumper from close range | 36-32 |