| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Julian Cole (fresh) SG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) SF - Russ Vicini (fresh) PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) C - Gerald Banes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fresh) SG - David Settles (fresh) SF - Derek Parke (fresh) PF - Edward Guy (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Lucero steals it from David Settles | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Mark Williams is called for the reach on Jeremy Conn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones (C) Mark Williams | |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Julian Cole is called for the reach on Grant Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Julian Cole, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:51 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Grant Ward | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole is hacked by Ronald Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Jones, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn loses the ball out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Grant Ward | 1-4 |
| 18:11 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini is called for traveling in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| 18:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Settles | 1-7 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini is fouled in the backcourt by David Settles - foul #1 on David Settles, team foul #4 | 1-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul (C) Edward Guy | |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn misses the easy layup | 1-7 |
| 17:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul grabs the board | 1-7 |
| 17:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 1-7 |
| 17:20 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jeremy Conn | 1-7 |
| 17:09 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero is whistled for traveling | 1-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Mayer (C) Gerald Banes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Robert Deitz (SF), Jan Stewart (PF) Grant Ward, David Settles, Derek Parke, Ronald Jones | |
| 16:53 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks connects on the runner from close range set up by Clayton Robinson and he's fouled by Russ Vicini - foul #1 on Russ Vicini, team foul #2 | 1-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Keith Langan (SF), Philip Gibson (C) Russ Vicini, Gary Lucero | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy (PF) Jan Stewart | |
| 16:53 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks makes the free throw | 1-10 |
| 16:45 | UC Irvine | David Mayer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 1-10 |
| 16:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul pulls down the rebound | 1-10 |
| 16:25 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-10 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Mayer | 1-10 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Paul - foul #1 on Michael Paul, team foul #5 | 1-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (SG), Daniel White (PF) Julian Cole, Jeremy Conn | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Edward Guy, Michael Paul | |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz buries a 3 from the left corner | 3-13 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Keith Langan (fresh) SG - Leland Alligood (fresh) SF - David Mayer (fresh) PF - Daniel White (fresh) C - Philip Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clayton Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Deitz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Stewart (fresh) C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leland Alligood, team foul #3 | 3-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini (SF), Gerald Banes (C) Daniel White, Philip Gibson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles (SG) Clayton Robinson | |
| 15:28 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks is fouled on the floor by David Mayer - foul #1 on David Mayer, team foul #4 | 3-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero (PF) David Mayer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Derek Parke (SF) John Meeks, Robert Deitz | |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Grant Ward | 3-16 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-16 |
| 14:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart snags the defensive board | 3-16 |
| 14:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Grant Ward | 3-18 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Ronald Jones - foul #2 on Ronald Jones, team foul #6 | 5-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Julian Cole (PG), Jeremy Conn (SG), David Mayer (SF), Daniel White (PF) Keith Langan, Leland Alligood, Russ Vicini, Gary Lucero | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Robert Deitz (SF), Edward Guy (PF), Michael Paul (C) Grant Ward, David Settles, Derek Parke, Jan Stewart, Ronald Jones | |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the free throw | 6-18 |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Julian Cole takes the ball from John Meeks | 6-18 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole banks in the layup | 8-18 |
| 13:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz is fouled on the floor by David Mayer - foul #2 on David Mayer, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini (SF), Philip Gibson (C) David Mayer, Gerald Banes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 13:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson scores on a floater from the left side | 8-20 |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 8-20 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson snags the offensive board | 8-20 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Meeks - foul #1 on John Meeks, team foul #7 | 8-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero (PF) Russ Vicini | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), David Settles (SG), Derek Parke (SF) John Meeks, Clayton Robinson, Robert Deitz | |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn misses the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 12:28 | UC Irvine | Daniel White double dribbles | 9-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (SG) Jeremy Conn | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Paul | 9-23 |
| 11:56 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole travels with the ball | 9-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson (PG), Keith Langan (SF) Julian Cole, Daniel White | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart (PF) Edward Guy | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Blake Fergerson (fresh) SG - Leland Alligood (fresh) SF - Keith Langan (fresh) PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) C - Philip Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Settles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Parke (fresh) PF - Jan Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Paul (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-23 |
| 11:35 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Stewart | 9-23 |
| 11:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Grant Ward | 9-26 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-26 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero tips it in | 11-26 |
| 10:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-28 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Paul - foul #2 on Michael Paul, team foul #8 | 11-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (SG), Russ Vicini (SF), Daniel White (PF), Gerald Banes (C) Blake Fergerson, Leland Alligood, Gary Lucero, Philip Gibson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Edward Guy (PF), Robert Deitz (C) Grant Ward, David Settles, Jan Stewart, Michael Paul | |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan misses the 1st free throw | 11-28 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-28 |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Banes - foul #1 on Gerald Banes, team foul #6 | 12-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Julian Cole (PG) Keith Langan | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke makes the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke makes the 2nd free throw | 12-30 |
| 09:19 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn scores on a shot from the left block set up by Julian Cole | 14-30 |
| 08:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeremy Conn steps in front of the Clayton Robinson pass | 14-30 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 14-30 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn hits the follow up shot | 16-30 |
| 08:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses badly on a floater from the right side | 16-30 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 08:06 | UC Irvine | John Meeks picks off the pass by Julian Cole in the backcourt | 16-30 |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke throws it down set up by John Meeks | 16-32 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Deitz - foul #1 on Robert Deitz, team foul #9 | 16-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vic Hall (PF) Daniel White | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), David Settles (SG), Jan Stewart (PF) John Meeks, Clayton Robinson, Edward Guy | |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn misses the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 07:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Julian Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russ Vicini (fairly fresh) PF - Vic Hall (fresh) C - Gerald Banes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Settles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Parke (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jan Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Deitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Conn | 17-32 |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (SG), Gary Lucero (PF), Philip Gibson (C) Jeremy Conn, Vic Hall, Gerald Banes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 07:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-32 |
| 07:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz tips it but misses | 17-32 |
| 07:08 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Parke | 17-32 |
| 06:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Grant Ward | 17-34 |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson hits the finger roll | 19-34 |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-34 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Philip Gibson | 19-34 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole is fouled in the backcourt by David Settles - foul #2 on David Settles, team foul #10 | 19-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (SG), Keith Langan (SF), Daniel White (PF), Gerald Banes (C) Leland Alligood, Russ Vicini, Gary Lucero, Philip Gibson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (SG), Edward Guy (PF) David Settles, Jan Stewart | |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 06:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 05:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Gerald Banes takes the ball from Edward Guy | 20-34 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Grant Ward is called for the reach on Julian Cole - foul #1 on Grant Ward, team foul #11 | 20-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG) Grant Ward | |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Derek Parke | 22-37 |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-37 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Cole | 22-37 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 04:40 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn grabs the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 04:21 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 03:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses long on a floater from the left side | 22-37 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan misses the dunk | 22-37 |
| 03:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Julian Cole (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Conn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Langan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Banes (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Parke (tired) 9 pts. PF - Edward Guy (tiring) C - Robert Deitz (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-37 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Daniel White grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan's layup is rejected by Derek Parke | 22-37 |
| 03:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 02:58 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (PG), Philip Gibson (SG), Russ Vicini (SF), Gary Lucero (PF), David Mayer (C) Julian Cole, Jeremy Conn, Keith Langan, Daniel White, Gerald Banes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), David Settles (SG), Ronald Jones (SF), Michael Paul (PF), Mark Williams (C) John Meeks, Clayton Robinson, Derek Parke, Edward Guy, Robert Deitz | |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leland Alligood and the foul's on Grant Ward - foul #2 on Grant Ward, team foul #12 | 24-37 |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Russ Vicini steps in front of the David Settles pass | 25-37 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leland Alligood | 27-37 |
| 01:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 01:35 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero is fouled on the floor by Michael Paul - foul #3 on Michael Paul, team foul #13 | 27-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart (PF) Michael Paul | |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:11 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-37 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | David Mayer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 00:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams is called for a charge - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #14 | 28-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson (PG), Jeremy Conn (SG), Daniel White (PF), Gerald Banes (C) Leland Alligood, Philip Gibson, Gary Lucero, David Mayer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Matthew Morehouse (SG), Robert Deitz (SF) Grant Ward, David Settles, Mark Williams | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini comes up short on the floater from the left block | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-37 |