| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Demars (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Cali (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Schalk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Roush (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Fuller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Schalk | 42-43 |
| 18:57 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller is called for traveling | 42-43 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | Alfred Fuller swats the dunk try by Edward Scaggs | 42-43 |
| 18:45 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 18:31 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Straw | 42-46 |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 18:11 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:47 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk is whistled for traveling | 42-46 |
| 17:33 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller is fouled on the floor by Rodney Schalk - foul #1 on Rodney Schalk, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins (PF) Edward Scaggs | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia (C) Alfred Fuller | |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-46 |
| 17:24 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:12 | UC Irvine | Charles Hughes knocks away the 3 by James Demars | 42-46 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | James Demars grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | James Demars drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jessie Wiggins | 45-46 |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Straw and he's hacked by James Demars - foul #2 on James Demars, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Donald Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Speidel (PF), Eric Storey (C) James Demars, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones, Rodney Schalk | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Endicott (SF) Larry Roush | |
| 16:35 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Michael Straw is called for the reach on Anton Parra - foul #3 on Michael Straw, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs (PF) Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (PG), Alfred Fuller (C) Michael Straw, Josiah Mancia | |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Speidel hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Eric Storey | 47-49 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anton Parra (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Speidel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Storey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Luis Junior (fresh) SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Endicott (fresh) PF - Charles Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Fuller (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Speidel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Speidel | 49-49 |
| 15:06 | Long Beach State | Edward Scaggs steals it from Luis Junior | 49-49 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 14:50 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:45 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | Edward Endicott grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior scores on a jump hook from the left block | 49-51 |
| 14:16 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Anton Parra | 51-51 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Storey - foul #3 on Eric Storey, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (PG), Gregory Cali (SG), Edwin Jones (SF), Rodney Schalk (C) Anton Parra, Jessie Wiggins, Edward Scaggs, Eric Storey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Devin Dority (SF), Ronald Boldt (C) Edward Endicott, Alfred Fuller | |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 13:48 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali's floater is knocked away by Devin Dority | 51-53 |
| 13:46 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Rodney Schalk | 51-53 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Speidel | 54-53 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 12:52 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk misses the lay-in | 54-53 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Schalk | 54-53 |
| 12:32 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Storey (PF) Jeffrey Speidel | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Straw (PG) Luis Junior | |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes loses the dribble to James Demars | 54-53 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Demars (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Cali (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Storey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Schalk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Devin Dority (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Hughes (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Boldt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Storey - foul #4 on Eric Storey, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs (PF) Eric Storey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:30 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Demars | 57-55 |
| 11:23 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | James Demars throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Jessie Wiggins (SG), Donald Taylor (SF) James Demars, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Roush (SG), Alfred Fuller (PF) Wendell Boudreaux, Charles Hughes | |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Donald Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Anton Parra | 60-55 |
| 10:04 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 09:23 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald Boldt | 60-58 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Donald Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right side | 60-58 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Schalk | 60-58 |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Ronald Boldt blocks the short jumper by Rodney Schalk | 60-58 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 08:53 | Long Beach State | Donald Taylor picks off the pass by Michael Straw | 60-58 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Taylor | 62-58 |
| 08:21 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 07:54 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Taylor | 64-60 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anton Parra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Wiggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Scaggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Schalk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Roush (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Devin Dority (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Boldt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Roush | 64-62 |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra is whistled for a carry | 64-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (PG), Gregory Cali (SG), Edwin Jones (SF), Jeffrey Speidel (PF), Eric Storey (C) Anton Parra, Jessie Wiggins, Donald Taylor, Edward Scaggs, Rodney Schalk | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (SG), Charles Hughes (PF) Larry Roush, Alfred Fuller | |
| 07:17 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 07:15 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | James Demars misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones tips it home | 66-64 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 66-64 |
| 06:54 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 06:49 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Straw | 66-66 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-66 |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 06:03 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 06:02 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority hits the follow up shot | 66-68 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edwin Jones | 69-68 |
| 05:35 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Hughes | 69-71 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Speidel makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Demars | 71-71 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Speidel takes the ball from Wendell Boudreaux | 71-71 |
| 04:33 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 04:32 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edwin Jones - foul #1 on Edwin Jones, team foul #5 | 71-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Jessie Wiggins (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Edward Scaggs (PF), Rodney Schalk (C) James Demars, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones, Jeffrey Speidel, Eric Storey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Roush (SF), Alfred Fuller (C) Devin Dority, Ronald Boldt | |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:14 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra is hacked by Michael Straw - foul #4 on Michael Straw, team foul #2 | 71-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (PG) Michael Straw | |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 71-73 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins tips it but misses | 71-73 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Donald Taylor tips it back up and in | 73-73 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anton Parra (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Schalk (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Luis Junior (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wendell Boudreaux (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Roush (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Hughes (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - Alfred Fuller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Long Beach State | Edward Scaggs swats the layup by Alfred Fuller | 73-73 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Alfred Fuller denies the turnaround by Donald Taylor | 73-73 |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-73 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:18 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Junior | 73-76 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-76 |
| 02:50 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:50 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (PG), Gregory Cali (SG), Edwin Jones (SF) Anton Parra, Jessie Wiggins, Donald Taylor | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Straw (PG), Devin Dority (SF), Ronald Boldt (C) Luis Junior, Larry Roush, Alfred Fuller | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 73-76 |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Wendell Boudreaux - foul #1 on Wendell Boudreaux, team foul #3 | 73-76 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-76 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-76 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt snags the defensive board | 75-76 |
| 01:56 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Devin Dority | 75-79 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | James Demars misses the jumpshot from the left side | 75-79 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 75-79 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-79 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs hits the follow up shot | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Straw | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs misses the floater from the right wing | 77-81 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt snags the defensive board | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | James Demars is called for the reach on Ronald Boldt in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Demars, team foul #6 | 77-81 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Roush (SF), Alfred Fuller (C) Devin Dority, Charles Hughes | |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw is fouled on the floor by James Demars - foul #4 on James Demars, team foul #7 | 77-81 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gregory Cali | 77-82 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-82 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Ronald Boldt gets the rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-82 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Devin Dority (SF), Charles Hughes (PF) Larry Roush, Alfred Fuller | |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Gregory Cali is called for the reach on Wendell Boudreaux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Cali, team foul #8 | 77-82 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali is hacked by Ronald Boldt - foul #4 on Ronald Boldt, team foul #4 | 77-84 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 77-84 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes grabs the board | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw runs out the clock | 77-84 |