| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Carbajal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Soderlund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Malick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Beacham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Sweat (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Cal State Northridge | William Beacham swats the short shot by Ricky Sweeney | 37-32 |
| 19:40 | UC Irvine | William Beacham grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat's pass is intercepted by Joshua Anderson | 37-32 |
| 19:08 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 37-32 |
| 18:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams drills a fadeaway from the left block | 37-34 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal is hacked by Gerald Sweat - foul #3 on Gerald Sweat, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Lott (C) Gerald Sweat | |
| 18:31 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund's fadeaway is rejected by William Beacham | 37-34 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:14 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 17:52 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Beacham | 37-39 |
| 17:10 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund clanks a jump hook from the left block | 37-39 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 37-39 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jonathan Malick | 37-41 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund makes the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG), Arthur Burke (SG), Roderick Hudson (PF), Kenneth Cheever (C) Joshua Anderson, Jeff Carbajal, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner (SG), Neil Lacey (SF) Jonathan Malick, William Beacham | |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Richard Soderlund is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Richard Soderlund, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox (PF) Richard Soderlund | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn (PG) Micheal Dubois | |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 15:54 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lowell Zaman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Cox (fresh) C - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Alcorn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynn Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neil Lacey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Lott (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Alcorn - foul #1 on Patrick Alcorn, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman (PF) Kenneth Cheever | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (SG), Gerald Sweat (C) Patrick Alcorn, Robert Williams | |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | William Lott pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:17 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 41-41 |
| 15:15 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:55 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox is fouled on the floor by William Lott - foul #1 on William Lott, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Jeff Carbajal (SG), Richard Soderlund (SF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Lowell Zaman, Arthur Burke, Todd Cox, Roderick Hudson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG), William Beacham (SF) Neil Lacey, William Lott | |
| 14:43 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal is whistled for traveling | 41-41 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 13:53 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Erdman | 44-43 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Lynn Wagner is denied by Ricky Sweeney | 44-43 |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:23 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund's dunk attempt is rejected by William Beacham | 44-43 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 13:06 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:50 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat buries a turnaround from the left block | 44-45 |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman loses the dribble to Lynn Wagner | 44-45 |
| 11:56 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 11:54 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Ricky Sweeney | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeff Carbajal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Soderlund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Malick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Beacham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Lynn Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Sweat (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:29 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 11:00 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Sweat blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Erdman | 46-48 |
| 10:59 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gerald Sweat | 46-48 |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Jeff Carbajal is called for the reach on Micheal Dubois - foul #1 on Jeff Carbajal, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG), Arthur Burke (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF), Todd Cox (PF), Roderick Hudson (C) Joshua Anderson, Jeff Carbajal, Richard Soderlund, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn (PG), Neil Lacey (SF), Robert Williams (PF), William Lott (C) Micheal Dubois, William Beacham, Lynn Wagner, Gerald Sweat | |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roderick Hudson - foul #1 on Roderick Hudson, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Burke | 48-50 |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-50 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey tips it home | 48-52 |
| 09:12 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Cox | 51-52 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Todd Cox - foul #2 on Todd Cox, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Jeff Carbajal (SG), Richard Soderlund (SF) Lowell Zaman, Arthur Burke, Todd Cox | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG) Jonathan Malick | |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:16 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Carbajal | 54-54 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Patrick Alcorn, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Roderick Hudson, Kenneth Cheever | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat (C) William Lott | |
| 07:33 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 07:32 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal tips it but misses | 54-54 |
| 07:30 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeff Carbajal (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Soderlund (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Alcorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Lacey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Sweat (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Sweeney | 57-54 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (SG), William Beacham (SF), William Lott (PF) Patrick Alcorn, Neil Lacey, Robert Williams | |
| 06:47 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-54 |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | William Lott pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | William Lott is whistled for a carry | 57-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG) Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:21 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lowell Zaman | 60-54 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 06:08 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | William Beacham knocks in the floater in the lane set up by William Lott | 60-56 |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund comes up short on the runner near the basket | 60-56 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:22 | UC Irvine | William Beacham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 05:21 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 05:10 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman travels with the ball | 60-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Kenneth Cheever (SF), Roderick Hudson (PF), Arthur Burke (C) Jeff Carbajal, Richard Soderlund, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner (SG), Robert Williams (PF) Jonathan Malick, Gerald Sweat | |
| 04:44 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Williams | 60-59 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey (PG) Micheal Dubois | |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | William Beacham can't finish the layup | 60-59 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | Lowell Zaman steals it from William Lott | 60-59 |
| 03:50 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever is whistled for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Carbajal (SG), Richard Soderlund (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Lowell Zaman, Kenneth Cheever, Roderick Hudson, Arthur Burke | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn (PG), Gerald Sweat (C) William Beacham, William Lott | |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Erdman swats the short shot by Patrick Alcorn | 60-59 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeff Carbajal (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Soderlund (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Alcorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Neil Lacey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerald Sweat (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses long on a floater near the basket | 60-59 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 02:57 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG), Jonathan Malick (SG), William Beacham (SF) Patrick Alcorn, Lynn Wagner, Neil Lacey | |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | William Beacham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 02:42 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Ricky Sweeney | 60-59 |
| 02:14 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | William Beacham buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 62-62 |
| 01:39 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Sweeney and he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| 01:39 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Micheal Dubois | 65-65 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 01:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:48 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 00:47 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | William Beacham grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex 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 (-1) | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | William Beacham makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Micheal Dubois | 65-68 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund misses the halfcourt shot | 65-68 |