| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick Puga (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Kowalewski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | George Jones inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | George Jones is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Willie Kowalewski | 36-41 |
| 19:18 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht is hacked by Paul Reed - foul #2 on Paul Reed, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 19:01 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | George Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Eddy Abrams steps in front of the Paul Reed pass | 36-41 |
| 18:42 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne lays it in set up by Eddy Abrams | 38-41 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn's fadeaway is rejected by David Hartman | 38-41 |
| 18:24 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:10 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 18:08 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Payne steps in front of the Paul Reed pass | 38-41 |
| 17:35 | Long Beach State | Willie Kowalewski steals it from Robert Payne | 38-41 |
| 17:12 | UC Irvine | George Jones misses long on a runner in the paint | 38-41 |
| 17:10 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eddy Abrams | 40-41 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Payne denies the turnaround by Lee Scott | 40-41 |
| 16:45 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | George Jones misses the lay-in | 40-41 |
| 16:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 16:15 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht misses the shot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | The pull-up jumper by Lee Scott is blocked by Robert Payne | 40-41 |
| 15:57 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Payne | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick Puga (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Eddy Abrams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Utecht (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Robert Payne (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hartman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Kowalewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 40-41 |
| 15:42 | Long Beach State | David Hartman can't tip it in | 40-41 |
| 15:41 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 40-41 |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | George Jones snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski is fouled on the floor by Derrick Puga - foul #3 on Derrick Puga, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), David Purdie (SF), Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) Derrick Puga, Eddy Abrams, Earl Utecht, Robert Payne, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), Theodore Everett (SF), Eugene Burkart (PF), Adam Nutt (C) Willie Kowalewski, Paul Reed, George Jones, Lee Scott, Larry Newborn | |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 40-41 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:35 | Long Beach State | John Spears is hacked by Adam Nutt - foul #1 on Adam Nutt, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | Robert Young lays it in on a great pass from John Spears | 42-41 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Wallace Green denies the turnaround by Eugene Burkart | 42-41 |
| 13:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Young gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Young is hacked by Adam Nutt - foul #2 on Adam Nutt, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF) Timothy Walcott, David Purdie | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:21 | Long Beach State | David Bear is fouled on the floor by Gerard Turner - foul #1 on Gerard Turner, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (SG), Robert Payne (PF), David Purdie (C) John Spears, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Wildenthaler (SF) Adam Nutt | |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | David Purdie hits a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Theodore Everett - foul #1 on Theodore Everett, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Reed (SG), Larry Newborn (C) Gerard Turner, Theodore Everett | |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | David Purdie misses the free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed is hacked by Ralph Hewitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Scott (PF) Eugene Burkart | |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Reed | 44-43 |
| 12:29 | Long Beach State | David Purdie hits the finger roll | 46-43 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn is hacked by Eddy Abrams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddy Abrams, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), David Hartman (C) David Bear, Eddy Abrams, David Purdie | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski (PG) Eddie Moak | |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF), Wallace Green (C) Ralph Hewitt, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett (PF), Adam Nutt (C) Lee Scott, Larry Newborn | |
| 12:12 | Long Beach State | John Spears is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG) Paul Reed | |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett tips it home | 46-45 |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on John Spears - foul #2 on John Spears, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Young (PF) Robert Payne | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart (PF) Willie Kowalewski | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walcott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Utecht (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Green (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Wildenthaler (fresh) SF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Burkart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Nutt (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett knocks in the shot from close range set up by Jason Wildenthaler | 46-47 |
| 10:59 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the shot in the paint | 48-47 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 48-47 |
| 10:42 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 10:32 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-47 |
| 10:31 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Adam Nutt | 48-47 |
| 10:24 | UC Irvine | John Spears is called for the reach on Jason Wildenthaler - foul #3 on John Spears, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Eddy Abrams (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), David Purdie (PF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski (PG), Paul Reed (SG), George Jones (SF), Lee Scott (PF), Larry Newborn (C) Gerard Turner, Jason Wildenthaler, Theodore Everett, Eugene Burkart, Adam Nutt | |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | George Jones can't finish the layup | 48-47 |
| 10:13 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski tips it home | 48-49 |
| 09:49 | Long Beach State | David Hartman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 09:47 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to George Jones | 48-49 |
| 09:44 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Payne (PF) David Purdie | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:32 | Long Beach State | Lee Scott picks off the pass by Eddy Abrams | 48-49 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:58 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | David Hartman is called for the reach on Larry Newborn - foul #2 on David Hartman, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (PG), Earl Utecht (SF), Robert Young (PF) Derrick Puga, Ralph Hewitt, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak (PG), Eugene Burkart (PF), Theodore Everett (C) Willie Kowalewski, Lee Scott, Larry Newborn | |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by David Hartman - foul #3 on David Hartman, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wallace Green (C) David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt (C) George Jones | |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:06 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Earl Utecht, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG) Eddy Abrams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG) Paul Reed | |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart clanks a runner from the left block | 51-50 |
| 07:58 | Long Beach State | David Bear gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG), David Purdie (SF) David Bear, Earl Utecht | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Spears (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Walcott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Purdie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Green (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Moak (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Burkart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Nutt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams (SG), Robert Payne (PF), David Hartman (C) Timothy Walcott, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski (PG), Paul Reed (SG), George Jones (SF), Larry Newborn (C) Eddie Moak, Gerard Turner, Theodore Everett, Adam Nutt | |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Burkart - foul #1 on Eugene Burkart, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (PG) John Spears | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Scott (PF) Eugene Burkart | |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Kowalewski | 52-52 |
| 06:31 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams is fouled on the floor by Paul Reed - foul #3 on Paul Reed, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Earl Utecht (SF) David Bear, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:31 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:31 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:31 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by George Jones | 53-54 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lee Scott - foul #1 on Lee Scott, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Young (SF), Wallace Green (C) Earl Utecht, David Purdie | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak (SG), Theodore Everett (SF), Eugene Burkart (PF), Adam Nutt (C) Paul Reed, George Jones, Lee Scott, Larry Newborn | |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett loses the dribble to Eddy Abrams in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams lays it in | 56-54 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski is fouled on the floor by Derrick Puga - foul #4 on Derrick Puga, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF) Eddy Abrams, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Ralph Hewitt is called for the reach on Theodore Everett - foul #2 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG) Derrick Puga | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG) Willie Kowalewski | |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:01 | Long Beach State | John Spears makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Young | 58-56 |
| 04:36 | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak is open and buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Gerard Turner | 58-58 |
| 04:13 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 04:12 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green tips it but misses | 58-58 |
| 04:11 | Long Beach State | John Spears hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner is hacked by Ralph Hewitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga (PG), Eddy Abrams (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Robert Payne (PF), David Hartman (C) John Spears, Timothy Walcott, Ralph Hewitt, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Reed (SG), George Jones (SF), Lee Scott (PF), Larry Newborn (C) Eddie Moak, Theodore Everett, Eugene Burkart, Adam Nutt | |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:08 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | David Hartman is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski (PG) Gerard Turner | |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Willie Kowalewski | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick Puga (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eddy Abrams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl Utecht (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Payne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Kowalewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | Derrick Puga steps in front of the Paul Reed pass in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga hits the finger roll | 62-61 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Kowalewski | 62-63 |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Eddy Abrams knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Earl Utecht | 64-63 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed's pass is intercepted by Derrick Puga in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 02:33 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga banks in the layup | 66-63 |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed can't finish the layup | 66-63 |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 66-63 |
| 01:49 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:44 | Long Beach State | Derrick Puga misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-63 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | George Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Puga - foul #5 on Derrick Puga, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG) Derrick Puga | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | George Jones misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | George Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:14 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Jones - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 01:14 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:14 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by David Hartman - foul #4 on David Hartman, team foul #13 | 68-65 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn misses the free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne grabs the board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Robert Payne connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Hartman | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | David Hartman is called for the reach on Willie Kowalewski in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Hartman, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Purdie (C) David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Paul Reed is called for the reach on John Spears in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Reed, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Young (PF), Wallace Green (C) Earl Utecht, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | John Spears makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | John Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Wallace Green | 72-66 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Robert Young grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Young is hacked by Willie Kowalewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Kowalewski, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hewitt (SF) Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Lee Scott grabs the offensive board | 74-66 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-69 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Willie Kowalewski is called for the reach on John Spears in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Kowalewski, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | John Spears misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | John Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | George Jones is hacked by Ralph Hewitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Hewitt, team foul #15 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF), Robert Payne (PF) Ralph Hewitt, Robert Young | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | George Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Willie Kowalewski is called for the reach on David Purdie in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Kowalewski, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (PG), Robert Young (PF) John Spears, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak (PG) Willie Kowalewski | |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | David Purdie makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | David Purdie misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Paul Reed misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Young | 76-71 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Robert Young is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Reed - foul #5 on Paul Reed, team foul #14 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Spears (PG), Ralph Hewitt (SF) Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG) Paul Reed | |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner misses short on a halfcourt shot | 78-71 |