| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wayne Worm (fresh) SG - Michael Ranieri (fresh) SF - Brad Norman (fresh) PF - Michael Neumann (fresh) C - Donald Nale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) SG - Nicholas Stevenson (fresh) SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) PF - Todd Keim (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Long Beach State | Thomas Burks blocks the short jumper by Brad Norman | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes loses the dribble to Michael Ranieri | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Nale | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Worm | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Thomas Burks is blocked by Michael Neumann | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Ranieri, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ranieri - foul #2 on Michael Ranieri, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Green (PG), Everett Briggs (SG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Cornell Socha (C) Wayne Worm, Michael Ranieri, Brad Norman, Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Cornell Socha | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Long Beach State | Cornell Socha misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Nicholas Stevenson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:11 | UC Irvine | Michael Neumann takes the ball from Todd Keim | 4-2 |
| 16:04 | Long Beach State | Cornell Socha makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Green | 7-2 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Joseph Carlton (SG), Brad Norman (SF), Michael Jonas (C) Jerry Green, Everett Briggs, Taiwo Abdelaziz, Cornell Socha | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Baker (PG), Jean Johnson (SG), Floyd Fagundes (SF), Richard Doody (PF), Wayne Knight (C) Darrel Cespedes, Nicholas Stevenson, Timothy Hughes, Todd Keim, Thomas Burks | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wayne Worm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Carlton (fresh) SF - Brad Norman (fresh) PF - Michael Neumann (fairly fresh) C - Michael Jonas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Baker (fresh) SG - Jean Johnson (fresh) SF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) PF - Richard Doody (fresh) C - Wayne Knight (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas misses badly on a shot from close range | 7-2 |
| 15:45 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:31 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:30 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson is hacked by Joseph Carlton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Carlton, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Nale (C) Michael Neumann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Carlton - foul #2 on Joseph Carlton, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Green (SG) Joseph Carlton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes clanks a shot in the lane | 7-2 |
| 14:45 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Jean Johnson steps in front of the Michael Jonas pass | 7-2 |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 14:23 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 14:04 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale is fouled on the floor by Richard Doody - foul #1 on Richard Doody, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant (PG), Everett Briggs (SF), Michael Neumann (PF) Wayne Worm, Brad Norman, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller (SF), Todd Keim (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Floyd Fagundes, Richard Doody, Wayne Knight | |
| 13:49 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brad Norman (SF), Cornell Socha (C) Jerry Green, Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF) John Baker, Jean Johnson | |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 13:25 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Timothy Hughes | 7-2 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 7-2 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 12:24 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant misses the runner near the basket | 7-2 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the jumper from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 11:51 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-4 |
| 11:49 | Long Beach State | Cornell Socha snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Pete Bryant (fairly fresh) SG - Everett Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Norman (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Neumann (fairly fresh) C - Cornell Socha (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrel Cespedes (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Fuller (fresh) SF - Timothy Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Keim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Burks (tiring) | |
| 11:35 | Long Beach State | Cornell Socha misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes is fouled on the floor by Pete Bryant - foul #1 on Pete Bryant, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Jerry Green (SG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Michael Jonas (PF), Donald Nale (C) Pete Bryant, Everett Briggs, Brad Norman, Michael Neumann, Cornell Socha | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Nicholas Stevenson (SG), Floyd Fagundes (SF), Richard Doody (PF), Wayne Knight (C) Darrel Cespedes, Robert Fuller, Timothy Hughes, Todd Keim, Thomas Burks | |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Wayne Knight comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody tips it in | 7-6 |
| 10:50 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Wayne Worm, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Donald Nale denies the turnaround by Wayne Knight | 7-6 |
| 10:27 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 10:22 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Worm and he's fouled by Jean Johnson - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann (PF) Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:22 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 10:05 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson makes the shot from the right block | 10-8 |
| 09:50 | Long Beach State | Jean Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Neumann - foul #2 on Jean Johnson, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brad Norman (SF), Donald Nale (C) Taiwo Abdelaziz, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Baker (PG) Jean Johnson | |
| 09:38 | Long Beach State | John Baker steals it from Brad Norman | 10-8 |
| 09:33 | UC Irvine | John Baker banks in the layup | 10-10 |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Worm | 12-10 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant (PG), Everett Briggs (SF) Wayne Worm, Brad Norman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Todd Keim (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Nicholas Stevenson, Floyd Fagundes, Richard Doody, Wayne Knight | |
| 09:10 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 09:08 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 08:52 | UC Irvine | John Baker misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Everett Briggs - foul #1 on Everett Briggs, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brad Norman (SF), Taiwo Abdelaziz (PF) Jerry Green, Michael Neumann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG) John Baker | |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Keim - foul #1 on Todd Keim, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:37 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller misses short on a floater from the right side | 14-12 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 08:02 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale misses the easy layup | 14-12 |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Timothy Hughes | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Pete Bryant (fresh) SG - Everett Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Norman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Nale (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) SG - Robert Fuller (fresh) SF - Timothy Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Keim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Burks (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Taiwo Abdelaziz and he's hacked by Robert Fuller - foul #1 on Robert Fuller, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Jerry Green (SG), Cornell Socha (PF), Michael Jonas (C) Pete Bryant, Brad Norman, Taiwo Abdelaziz, Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nicholas Stevenson (SG), Floyd Fagundes (SF), Richard Doody (C) Robert Fuller, Timothy Hughes, Thomas Burks | |
| 07:34 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | Nicholas Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Michael Jonas steals it from Darrel Cespedes | 16-14 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green loses the dribble to Richard Doody | 16-14 |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 16-14 |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Nicholas Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 06:25 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim blows the wide open layup | 16-14 |
| 06:11 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 05:52 | Long Beach State | Darrel Cespedes is called for the reach on Wayne Worm - foul #1 on Darrel Cespedes, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant (PG), Brad Norman (SF), Michael Neumann (PF), Donald Nale (C) Wayne Worm, Everett Briggs, Cornell Socha, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Baker (PG), Robert Fuller (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Wayne Knight (C) Darrel Cespedes, Nicholas Stevenson, Floyd Fagundes, Todd Keim | |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Doody - foul #2 on Richard Doody, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Todd Keim (PF) Richard Doody | |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 05:19 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 05:01 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 18-14 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant grabs the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann hits the finger roll | 20-14 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | John Baker hits a jumper from the right side | 20-16 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 20-16 |
| 03:59 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale hits the follow up shot | 22-16 |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller is hacked by Pete Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pete Bryant, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Michael Ranieri (SG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Cornell Socha (C) Pete Bryant, Jerry Green, Brad Norman, Donald Nale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Nicholas Stevenson (SG), Floyd Fagundes (PF), Thomas Burks (C) John Baker, Timothy Hughes, Todd Keim, Wayne Knight | |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:57 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm misses the lay-in | 22-17 |
| 03:41 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wayne Worm (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Ranieri (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Neumann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cornell Socha (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Stevenson (fresh) SF - Robert Fuller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Wayne Worm steals it from Robert Fuller | 22-17 |
| 02:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Fuller steals it from Cornell Socha | 22-17 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 22-17 |
| 02:29 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 02:10 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 02:09 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann grabs the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm comes up short on the floater from the right block | 22-17 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Thomas Burks | 22-17 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ranieri - foul #3 on Michael Ranieri, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton (PG), Everett Briggs (SG), Brad Norman (SF), Michael Jonas (C) Wayne Worm, Michael Ranieri, Taiwo Abdelaziz, Cornell Socha | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Richard Doody (PF), Wayne Knight (C) Jean Johnson, Nicholas Stevenson, Floyd Fagundes, Thomas Burks | |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Wayne Knight makes the floater in the lane | 25-21 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Carlton | 28-21 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody misses badly on a shot from the right block | 28-21 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Wayne Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG), Jerry Green (SG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (PF), Donald Nale (C) Joseph Carlton, Everett Briggs, Michael Neumann, Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (SG), Floyd Fagundes (PF) Robert Fuller, Wayne Knight | |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 30-21 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-21 |