| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Kerry (fresh) SG - Juan Torres (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Malcolm Brault (fresh) C - Richard Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Gary Carter (fresh) SG - Horace Gerling (fresh) SF - Angel Marino (fresh) PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) C - Max Hemphill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Angel Marino | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry's floater is knocked away by Richard Erikson | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Angel Marino | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Malcolm Brault | 3-5 |
| 17:48 | Long Beach State | Michael Kerry is called for the reach on Horace Gerling - foul #1 on Michael Kerry, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:28 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Reid - foul #1 on Richard Reid, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), James Ingram (PF), Steven Brown (C) Gary Carter, Richard Erikson, Max Hemphill | |
| 17:28 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:28 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Juan Torres | 6-7 |
| 16:56 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling loses the dribble to Michael Kerry | 6-7 |
| 16:51 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry lays it up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Angel Marino - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher (PG), Roger Brinkley (SG), Charles Dison (PF), Phillip Whitson (C) Michael Kerry, Juan Torres, Malcolm Brault, Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG), Larry Heston (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Max Hemphill (C) Horace Gerling, Angel Marino, James Ingram, Steven Brown | |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:55 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Blake Hatcher (fresh) SG - Roger Brinkley (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Dison (fresh) C - Phillip Whitson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Gary Carter (fresh) SG - Glen Owen (fresh) SF - Larry Heston (fresh) PF - Richard Erikson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Hemphill (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 9-9 |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Richard Erikson | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Carter | 9-12 |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Roger Brinkley is hacked by Glen Owen - foul #1 on Glen Owen, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Brown (PG), Frank Barnes (SF), James Ingram (PF) Gary Carter, Glen Owen, Richard Erikson | |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson drills a shot from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 14:36 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill loses the dribble to Vincent Taylor | 11-12 |
| 14:34 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Heston - foul #1 on Larry Heston, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Malcolm Brault (PF), Richard Reid (C) Vincent Taylor, Roger Brinkley, Charles Dison, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG) Max Hemphill | |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault tips it back up and in | 13-12 |
| 13:55 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes loses the dribble to Malcolm Brault | 13-12 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Heston - foul #2 on Larry Heston, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Roger Brinkley (SF) Blake Hatcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG), Angel Marino (SF) Larry Heston, Frank Barnes | |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres slams it home | 15-12 |
| 13:17 | Long Beach State | Malcolm Brault steals it from James Ingram | 15-12 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Charles Dison (C) Michael Kerry, Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson (PF), Max Hemphill (C) James Ingram, Steven Brown | |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Juan Torres - foul #1 on Juan Torres, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson (C) Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG) Gary Carter | |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres buries a 3 from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 12:20 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Max Hemphill | 18-15 |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Max Hemphill - foul #1 on Max Hemphill, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry (PG), Blake Hatcher (SF), Richard Reid (C) Vincent Taylor, Roger Brinkley, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG), Frank Barnes (SF), James Ingram (PF), Steven Brown (C) Horace Gerling, Angel Marino, Richard Erikson, Max Hemphill | |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is fouled on the floor by Juan Torres - foul #2 on Juan Torres, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF) Juan Torres, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Kerry (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Blake Hatcher (fresh) SF - Lindsay Thompson (fresh) PF - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Reid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Gary Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Owen (fresh) SF - Frank Barnes (fresh) PF - James Ingram (fresh) C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | James Ingram can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown tips it back up and in | 20-17 |
| 11:08 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 10:46 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Malcolm Brault | 23-17 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Charles Dison (C) Michael Kerry, Lindsay Thompson, Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), Angel Marino (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Max Hemphill (C) Glen Owen, Frank Barnes, James Ingram, Steven Brown | |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Gary Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith misses short on a turnaround from close range | 23-17 |
| 10:00 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 09:16 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Vincent Taylor | 25-19 |
| 08:58 | Long Beach State | Charles Dison swats the layup by Gary Carter | 25-19 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:38 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson buries a jump hook from the baseline | 25-21 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-21 |
| 08:08 | Long Beach State | Max Hemphill hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Horace Gerling | 27-23 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison's fadeaway is rejected by Max Hemphill | 27-23 |
| 07:50 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Vincent Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Hatcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Malcolm Brault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Dison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Gary Carter (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Horace Gerling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Erikson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Max Hemphill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 07:42 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Richard Erikson steals the ball from Blake Hatcher | 27-23 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Charles Dison steals it from Gary Carter | 27-23 |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Richard Erikson picks off the pass by Robert Smith | 27-23 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-23 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Erikson | 27-23 |
| 06:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 06:29 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino misses the lay-in | 27-23 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison blows the layup but the foul's on Max Hemphill - foul #2 on Max Hemphill, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry (PG), Roger Brinkley (SG), Lindsay Thompson (SF), Richard Reid (C) Vincent Taylor, Blake Hatcher, Robert Smith, Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Brown (PG), Glen Owen (SG), Frank Barnes (SF), James Ingram (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Gary Carter, Horace Gerling, Angel Marino, Richard Erikson, Max Hemphill | |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | James Ingram's pass is intercepted by Lindsay Thompson | 29-25 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Roger Brinkley is hacked by Frank Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Barnes, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson (PF) Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Roger Brinkley makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Roger Brinkley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:47 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to James Ingram | 30-25 |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Phillip Whitson | 30-25 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Roger Brinkley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Reid | 33-25 |
| 05:06 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes blows the layup | 33-25 |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Philip Hartman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is hacked by Roger Brinkley - foul #1 on Roger Brinkley, team foul #5 | 33-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG) Philip Hartman | |
| 04:36 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | James Ingram can't tip it in | 33-25 |
| 04:33 | Long Beach State | James Ingram tips it home | 33-27 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Roger Brinkley's pass is intercepted by Frank Barnes in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 04:19 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Roger Brinkley | 33-27 |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Glen Owen - foul #2 on Glen Owen, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Roger Brinkley, Lindsay Thompson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG), Angel Marino (SF), Richard Erikson (PF) Glen Owen, Frank Barnes, Steven Brown | |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Phillip Whitson - foul #1 on Phillip Whitson, team foul #6 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Malcolm Brault (PF) Blake Hatcher, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (PG), Philip Hartman (C) Gary Carter, James Ingram | |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Kerry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Malcolm Brault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Reid (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Heston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Horace Gerling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Erikson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Philip Hartman (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Larry Heston steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 35-27 |
| 03:33 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston lays it up and in | 35-29 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 35-29 |
| 03:13 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Roger Brinkley (SF), Lindsay Thompson (PF) Michael Kerry, Robert Smith, Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (PG), Frank Barnes (SF), Steven Brown (PF) Horace Gerling, Angel Marino, Richard Erikson | |
| 02:27 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Roger Brinkley grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Philip Hartman - foul #1 on Philip Hartman, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson (PF) Lindsay Thompson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Ingram (PF) Philip Hartman | |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:12 | Long Beach State | Steven Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:53 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | Steven Brown steals the ball from Richard Reid | 35-32 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Roger Brinkley - foul #2 on Roger Brinkley, team foul #7 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher (SF), Lindsay Thompson (PF) Roger Brinkley, Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Horace Gerling (SG), Max Hemphill (C) Larry Heston, Steven Brown | |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Frank Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Barnes - foul #2 on Frank Barnes, team foul #10 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Angel Marino (SF) Frank Barnes | |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | James Ingram grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 01:00 | Long Beach State | James Ingram misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Vincent Taylor | 36-34 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 00:41 | Long Beach State | James Ingram gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Angel Marino misses the floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Horace Gerling picks off the pass by Vincent Taylor in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry (PG), Roger Brinkley (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF), Charles Dison (C) Vincent Taylor, Blake Hatcher, Lindsay Thompson, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gary Carter (PG), Larry Heston (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Philip Hartman (C) Glen Owen, Angel Marino, James Ingram, Max Hemphill | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Brinkley | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston misses short on a halfcourt shot | 38-34 |