| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Annis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Paulson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | James Annis inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald McCants - foul #1 on Ronald McCants, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF) Malcom Peterson, James Annis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Smith | 40-30 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Walker and the foul's on Rich Roberts - foul #1 on Rich Roberts, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Christopher Bruening, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:45 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 42-33 |
| 18:25 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | William Barrett misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-35 |
| 18:05 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 17:59 | Long Beach State | William Barrett connects on the turnaround near the basket | 44-35 |
| 17:37 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants slams it home on a nice dish by Andrew Walker | 44-37 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | James Paulsen takes the ball from John Armstrong | 44-37 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Walker | 44-40 |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Shepherd - foul #3 on James Shepherd, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), Christopher Bruening (PF), John Paulson (C) Rich Roberts, William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), David Frazier (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, Andrew Walker, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:39 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF) Joe Wells | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:11 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bruening steals it from Michael Bobadilla | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Annis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - John Paulson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Frazier (fresh) C - Robin Keech (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 45-40 |
| 15:35 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus is fouled on the floor by John Armstrong - foul #3 on John Armstrong, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), James Weaver (SG) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Carl Jordan, David Frazier, Robin Keech | |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | James Weaver gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:37 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Shepherd | 45-42 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | John Paulson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Annis - foul #2 on James Annis, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG) Maurice Sabol, James Weaver | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | James Shepherd denies the turnaround by Christopher Bruening | 45-44 |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Malcom Peterson | 47-44 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to James Shepherd | 47-44 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Malcom Peterson - foul #1 on Malcom Peterson, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF) Malcom Peterson, James Annis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) Andrew Walker | |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:46 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 12:44 | Long Beach State | John Paulson gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG) Rich Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), David Frazier (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:59 | UC Irvine | David Frazier's floater is tipped away by Christopher Bruening | 47-45 |
| 11:57 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:39 | Long Beach State | John Paulson comes up short on the shot near the basket | 47-45 |
| 11:37 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Paulson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Frazier (fresh) C - Robin Keech (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), James Annis (SF), William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Joe Wells, Christopher Bruening, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF), James Shepherd (C) David Frazier, Robin Keech | |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla buries a fadeaway from the right side | 47-47 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol is called for a charge - foul #2 on Maurice Sabol, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), James Weaver (SG), Christopher Bruening (PF), John Paulson (C) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts, William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Carl Jordan | |
| 10:24 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Walker | 47-49 |
| 10:08 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Annis | 49-49 |
| 09:54 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker is fouled on the floor by James Annis - foul #3 on James Annis, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), Erik Fossett (C) James Weaver, James Annis, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is called for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), John Paulson (C) John Armstrong, Rich Roberts, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (C) James Shepherd | |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Carl Jordan | 49-49 |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bruening - foul #3 on Christopher Bruening, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), James Annis (SF), William Barrett (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Maurice Sabol, Malcom Peterson, Joe Wells, Christopher Bruening, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robin Keech (C) Andrew Walker | |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:45 | Long Beach State | William Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG), Christopher Bruening (PF), John Paulson (C) Rich Roberts, William Barrett, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:28 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Armstrong - foul #4 on John Armstrong, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Erik Fossett (PF) John Armstrong, Malcom Peterson, Christopher Bruening | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Shepherd (C) Robin Keech | |
| 08:28 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:28 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:28 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:06 | Long Beach State | John Paulson buries a floater from the right side | 51-52 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Steven Smith | 51-54 |
| 07:32 | Long Beach State | James Paulsen is called for the reach on Erik Fossett - foul #2 on James Paulsen, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), Joe Wells (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts, James Annis, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Andrew Walker (SF) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Erik Fossett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Armstrong | 53-54 |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 06:58 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Bobadilla | 53-57 |
| 06:16 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 55-57 |
| 05:50 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), James Annis (SF), William Barrett (PF), John Paulson (C) Malcom Peterson, Joe Wells, Christopher Bruening, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Carl Jordan | |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rich Roberts | 58-57 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | James Annis is called for the reach on James Shepherd - foul #4 on James Annis, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | James Annis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 04:57 | Long Beach State | John Paulson can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | John Paulson grabs the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | John Paulson is hacked by James Paulsen - foul #3 on James Paulsen, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Malcom Peterson (SG), Joe Wells (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF) John Armstrong, Rich Roberts, James Annis, William Barrett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Paulsen | 58-59 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald McCants | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Malcom Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Paulson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Maurice Sabol | 60-62 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | John Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Armstrong (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), James Annis (SF), Erik Fossett (C) Maurice Sabol, Malcom Peterson, Joe Wells, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Barrett (PF), John Paulson (C) Christopher Bruening, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen comes up short on the runner in the lane | 60-62 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | John Paulson grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 02:08 | Long Beach State | John Paulson knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Armstrong | 62-62 |
| 01:45 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald McCants | 62-65 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | William Barrett misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Shepherd - foul #4 on James Shepherd, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Malcom Peterson (SG) Rich Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | William Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | William Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the floater from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 01:00 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Malcom Peterson | 64-65 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | James Annis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-65 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Smith | 64-67 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong is hacked by Ronald McCants - foul #2 on Ronald McCants, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening (PF) William Barrett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the board | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | John Armstrong is called for the reach on James Shepherd in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Armstrong, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | James Annis misses short on a halfcourt shot | 65-69 |