| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) C - Wade Madore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Luis (fresh) SG - Mark Pfeiffer (fresh) SF - Howard Green (fresh) PF - Micheal Whitaker (fresh) C - Ray Harrington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington 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) | |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Whitaker | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | UC Irvine | Howard Green is called for the reach on Dick Gottschalk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Green, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski tips it in | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk's pass is intercepted by Douglas Luis in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer clanks a runner in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington can't tip it in | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski drills a floater near the basket set up by Dick Gottschalk and he's fouled by Micheal Whitaker - foul #1 on Micheal Whitaker, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker makes the jump hook from the right block | 5-7 |
| 17:37 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Harrington | 5-7 |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from George Rodrigue | 7-7 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | Dick Gottschalk steals it from Douglas Luis in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis (PG), Bernard Roney (SG), Kerry Dewitt (SF), Nicholas Alejos (PF), Frank Minner (C) Douglas Luis, Mark Pfeiffer, Howard Green, Micheal Whitaker, Ray Harrington | |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis misses short on a runner from the right block | 7-7 |
| 16:44 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to John Clifford | 7-7 |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Kerry Dewitt grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) SG - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) PF - John Clifford (fresh) C - Tony Hannum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jordan Lewis (fresh) SG - Bernard Roney (fresh) SF - Kerry Dewitt (fresh) PF - Nicholas Alejos (fresh) C - Frank Minner (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Alejos misses short on a jumper from the right block | 7-7 |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Barry Hargrove | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, Freddy Hoadley, Barry Hargrove, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Polak (PG), Mark Pfeiffer (SG), Howard Green (SF), Micheal Whitaker (PF), Ray Harrington (C) Jordan Lewis, Bernard Roney, Kerry Dewitt, Nicholas Alejos, Frank Minner | |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ray Harrington, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire (SF) John Clifford | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Ray Harrington picks off the pass by Dick Gottschalk | 7-7 |
| 14:29 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Polak | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Howard Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:53 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington tips it in | 7-11 |
| 13:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bill Maguire | 10-11 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Czernovski - foul #1 on Robert Czernovski, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis (PG), Kerry Dewitt (SF), Nicholas Alejos (C) Mark Polak, Howard Green, Ray Harrington | |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | John Clifford blows the layup | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis (SG), Frank Minner (C) Mark Pfeiffer, Micheal Whitaker | |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:34 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jordan Lewis | 10-13 |
| 12:18 | Long Beach State | Freddy Hoadley steals it from Jordan Lewis | 10-13 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Kerry Dewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Alejos | 10-15 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) SG - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) SF - Barry Hargrove (fairly fresh) PF - John Clifford (fresh) C - Tony Hannum (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Luis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jordan Lewis (fresh) SF - Kerry Dewitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Alejos (fresh) C - Frank Minner (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UC Irvine | John Clifford hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 11:12 | Long Beach State | Frank Minner misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 12-15 |
| 11:11 | Long Beach State | Kerry Dewitt gets the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Clifford - foul #1 on John Clifford, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), Gary Shinn (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, Freddy Hoadley, Barry Hargrove, John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer (SG), Bernard Roney (SF), Ray Harrington (C) Douglas Luis, Kerry Dewitt, Frank Minner | |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Maguire | 12-16 |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Mark Pfeiffer - foul #1 on Mark Pfeiffer, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG) Gary Shinn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Green (SF), Micheal Whitaker (PF) Jordan Lewis, Nicholas Alejos | |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:13 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 15-16 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 09:52 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Pfeiffer | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 09:25 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Mark Pfeiffer | 17-19 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Czernovski takes the ball from Micheal Whitaker | 17-19 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Micheal Whitaker swats the short shot by Robert Czernovski | 17-19 |
| 08:46 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Micheal Whitaker | 17-19 |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Bill Maguire is called for the reach on Ray Harrington - foul #1 on Bill Maguire, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (PG), Christopher Johnson (SG), Freddy Hoadley (SF), John Clifford (PF), Barry Hargrove (C) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis (PG), Mark Polak (SG), Kerry Dewitt (SF), Nicholas Alejos (PF), Frank Minner (C) Bernard Roney, Mark Pfeiffer, Howard Green, Micheal Whitaker, Ray Harrington | |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | Frank Minner's pass is intercepted by John Clifford | 17-19 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Jordan Lewis picks off the pass by Gary Shinn in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Alejos comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 17-19 |
| 08:06 | UC Irvine | John Clifford gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:37 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 07:35 | Long Beach State | Frank Minner grabs the board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gary Shinn (fresh) SG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) SF - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) PF - John Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Hargrove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jordan Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mark Polak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kerry Dewitt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Alejos (fresh) C - Frank Minner (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Kerry Dewitt is fouled on the floor by Barry Hargrove - foul #1 on Barry Hargrove, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum (C) Barry Hargrove | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis (PG), Mark Pfeiffer (SG), Ray Harrington (C) Jordan Lewis, Mark Polak, Frank Minner | |
| 07:16 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ray Harrington, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker (PF) Ray Harrington | |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 06:44 | Long Beach State | Kerry Dewitt knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn travels in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), Robert Czernovski (PF) Gary Shinn, Freddy Hoadley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Green (SF) Kerry Dewitt | |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Alejos misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis misses the tip | 20-22 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Czernovski | 20-22 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | John Clifford hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dick Gottschalk and he's fouled by Nicholas Alejos - foul #1 on Nicholas Alejos, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | John Clifford makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:02 | Long Beach State | John Clifford is called for the reach on Howard Green - foul #2 on John Clifford, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove (SF), Wade Madore (C) John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Howard Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove is hacked by Howard Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Green, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley (SG), Bill Maguire (SF) George Rodrigue, Robert Czernovski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis (PG), Mark Polak (SG), Bernard Roney (SF), Frank Minner (PF) Douglas Luis, Mark Pfeiffer, Howard Green, Micheal Whitaker | |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis is hacked by Dick Gottschalk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Alejos is whistled for traveling | 25-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Michael Perryman (PF) Dick Gottschalk, Barry Hargrove | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Michael Perryman is denied by Nicholas Alejos | 25-22 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Maguire | 25-22 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Alejos grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Roney | 25-24 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson is hacked by Mark Polak - foul #1 on Mark Polak, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Freddy Hoadley, Bill Maguire, Michael Perryman, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer (SG), Kerry Dewitt (SF), Micheal Whitaker (PF) Mark Polak, Bernard Roney, Frank Minner | |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis is hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), John Clifford (C) Christopher Johnson, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington (C) Nicholas Alejos | |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue loses the ball out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis (PG), Howard Green (SF) Jordan Lewis, Micheal Whitaker | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - John Clifford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Luis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Green (fairly fresh) PF - Kerry Dewitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Kerry Dewitt buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Luis | 27-26 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | John Clifford is denied on a layup by Howard Green | 27-26 |
| 03:02 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:54 | Long Beach State | Howard Green knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk is hacked by Howard Green - foul #3 on Howard Green, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Tony Hannum (C) George Rodrigue, Barry Hargrove, Robert Czernovski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bernard Roney (SF) Howard Green | |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:14 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 02:12 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington tips it in | 29-31 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bill Maguire | 31-31 |
| 01:44 | Long Beach State | Bernard Roney buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Douglas Luis | 31-34 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) Dick Gottschalk, Christopher Johnson, John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis (PG), Mark Polak (SG), Frank Minner (PF) Douglas Luis, Mark Pfeiffer, Bernard Roney | |
| 01:05 | Long Beach State | Bill Maguire steals the ball from Frank Minner | 31-34 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire loses the dribble to Kerry Dewitt in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Minner - foul #1 on Frank Minner, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF) Gary Shinn, Freddy Hoadley, Bill Maguire | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer (SG), Nicholas Alejos (PF) Mark Polak, Frank Minner | |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Kerry Dewitt makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-37 |