| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) PF - John Wells (fresh) C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) SG - Jonathan Malick (fresh) SF - William Beacham (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) C - Gerald Sweat (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | John Wells wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Micheal Dubois | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams loses the dribble to John Wells | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise's pass is intercepted by Gerald Sweat | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wilcox | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reese | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | William Beacham loses the ball out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Sweat - foul #1 on Gerald Sweat, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:35 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Malick and he's hacked by Jerome Thomas - foul #1 on Jerome Thomas, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | Fresno State | John Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Hopkins (C) Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:55 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | John Wells swats the short shot by Micheal Dubois | 5-3 |
| 16:48 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:32 | Fresno State | John Wells hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jerome Thomas | 7-3 |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois is hacked by Jeffrey Reese - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reese, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Charles Lahr (SF), Roy Barnett (PF) Jeffrey Reese, Walter Cruise, Jerome Thomas, John Wells | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey (SF), Lynn Wagner (PF), William Lott (C) William Beacham, Robert Williams, Gerald Sweat | |
| 15:55 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Avery - foul #1 on Patrick Avery, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox (C) Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:55 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:55 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - John Langham (fresh) SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) SF - Charles Lahr (fresh) PF - Roy Barnett (fresh) C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Malick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Lacey (fresh) PF - Lynn Wagner (fresh) C - William Lott (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox misses the lay-in | 7-5 |
| 15:35 | UC Irvine | William Lott pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | William Lott makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Micheal Dubois | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Wilcox | 9-7 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-10 |
| 14:42 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox clanks a shot in the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Dubois and he's fouled by Robert Wilcox - foul #1 on Robert Wilcox, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (PF), Charles Hopkins (C) John Langham, Patrick Avery, Charles Lahr, Roy Barnett, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Beacham (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Gerald Sweat (C) Micheal Dubois, Lynn Wagner, William Lott | |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:14 | Fresno State | Charles Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:02 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas is fouled on the floor by William Beacham - foul #1 on William Beacham, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn (SG) Jonathan Malick | |
| 13:55 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | Charles Hopkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:43 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Reese | 11-12 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Wells - foul #1 on John Wells, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (SG) Neil Lacey | |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:01 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reese | 14-14 |
| 12:38 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG), Robert Wilcox (C) Walter Cruise, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG), Lynn Wagner (SG) Patrick Alcorn, Jonathan Malick | |
| 12:12 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| 11:55 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Reese and he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Lott (PF) Robert Williams | |
| 11:55 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynn Wagner (fresh) SF - William Beacham (fresh) PF - William Lott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Sweat (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | William Beacham comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 17-14 |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner misses the tip | 17-14 |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | William Beacham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:24 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Robert Wilcox | 17-14 |
| 11:14 | Fresno State | Micheal Dubois is called for the reach on Jeffrey Reese - foul #1 on Micheal Dubois, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Charles Lahr (SF), Roy Barnett (PF), Charles Hopkins (C) Jeffrey Reese, Patrick Avery, Jerome Thomas, John Wells, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn (SG), Neil Lacey (SF) Lynn Wagner, William Beacham | |
| 11:07 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Langham | 19-14 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (SG) Micheal Dubois | |
| 10:28 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 10:26 | Fresno State | Charles Hopkins tips it but misses | 19-14 |
| 10:24 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick is called for traveling | 21-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (PF) John Langham, Charles Lahr, Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:56 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 21-14 |
| 09:54 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-14 |
| 09:35 | Fresno State | John Wells pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Neil Lacey - foul #1 on Neil Lacey, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG), Robert Wilcox (C) Walter Cruise, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG), William Beacham (SF), Lynn Wagner (PF) Patrick Alcorn, Neil Lacey, Gerald Sweat | |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | William Lott misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-14 |
| 09:05 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 08:53 | Fresno State | John Wells is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Wells, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roy Barnett (PF) John Wells | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat (C) William Lott | |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner jams it on a great pass from Jonathan Malick and the foul's on Jeffrey Reese - foul #2 on Jeffrey Reese, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG) Jeffrey Reese | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:24 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-17 |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:14 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois grabs the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 08:08 | Fresno State | John Langham grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 08:02 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox is whistled for traveling | 22-17 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Lahr (SF) Jerome Thomas | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn (SG) Jonathan Malick | |
| 07:54 | UC Irvine | William Beacham makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - John Langham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) SF - Charles Lahr (fresh) PF - Roy Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Alcorn (fresh) SF - William Beacham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Sweat (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William Beacham | 22-19 |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn loses the dribble to Robert Wilcox | 22-19 |
| 07:22 | Fresno State | John Langham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 07:20 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery grabs the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:05 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Micheal Dubois - foul #2 on Micheal Dubois, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG) Patrick Avery | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (SG), Neil Lacey (SF), William Lott (PF) Micheal Dubois, William Beacham, Lynn Wagner | |
| 07:05 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:05 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Wilcox steps in front of the Patrick Alcorn pass | 24-19 |
| 06:38 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox loses the dribble to Gerald Sweat | 24-19 |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat's pass is intercepted by Walter Cruise | 24-19 |
| 06:20 | Fresno State | John Langham is hacked by Patrick Alcorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Alcorn, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (PF), Charles Hopkins (C) Charles Lahr, Roy Barnett, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:20 | Fresno State | John Langham makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:20 | Fresno State | John Langham makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 06:01 | Fresno State | John Wells gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:55 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Jerome Thomas steps in front of the William Lott pass | 26-19 |
| 05:28 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas's pass is intercepted by Neil Lacey | 26-19 |
| 05:07 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | William Lott grabs the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 04:59 | Fresno State | John Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:45 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Hopkins | 28-19 |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 04:08 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jerome Thomas | 31-22 |
| 03:48 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey blows the dunk | 31-22 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - John Langham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jerome Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Alcorn (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Malick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Lacey (fairly fresh) PF - William Lott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Sweat (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-22 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Charles Lahr (SF), Roy Barnett (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) John Langham, Walter Cruise, Jerome Thomas, John Wells, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG), Lynn Wagner (SG), William Beacham (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Patrick Alcorn, Jonathan Malick, Neil Lacey, Gerald Sweat | |
| 03:26 | Fresno State | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Roy Barnett - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (SG) Robert Williams | |
| 03:26 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:26 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese is fouled on the floor by William Beacham - foul #2 on William Beacham, team foul #10 | 33-22 |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Patrick Avery is called for the reach on Lynn Wagner - foul #2 on Patrick Avery, team foul #8 | 35-22 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:23 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox makes the turnaround near the basket | 37-24 |
| 01:58 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick is hacked by Patrick Avery - foul #3 on Patrick Avery, team foul #9 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (PF), Anthony Zimmerebner (C) Patrick Avery, Roy Barnett, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat (C) William Lott | |
| 01:58 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 01:58 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:37 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 37-26 |
| 01:36 | Fresno State | John Wells tips it home | 39-26 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 01:00 | Fresno State | Anthony Zimmerebner banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Wells | 41-29 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | William Beacham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Malick | 41-29 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Reese - foul #3 on Jeffrey Reese, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Charles Hopkins (C) Jeffrey Reese, Charles Lahr, Anthony Zimmerebner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn (SG), Neil Lacey (SF), William Lott (PF) Jonathan Malick, William Beacham, Lynn Wagner | |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | John Wells can't finish the layup | 41-30 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | William Lott grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | William Lott can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-30 |