| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Justin Bibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Walcott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Ansell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) SF - James Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | James Craig inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:56 | UC Irvine | Timothy Walcott steals the ball from James Craig in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott is fouled on the floor by Gerard Turner - foul #3 on Gerard Turner, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (SG) Gerard Turner | |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell is fouled on the floor by Willie Ragan - foul #2 on Willie Ragan, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 19:16 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell can't connect on a floater from the left block | 39-31 |
| 19:14 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:39 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Justin Bibbs | 44-31 |
| 18:28 | UC Irvine | David Hartman swats the layup by Theodore Everett | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Brian Ansell | 44-31 |
| 18:13 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell double dribbles | 44-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Robert Young (SG), David Bear (SF), Wallace Green (PF), Ronald Steeves (C) Justin Bibbs, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Brian Ansell, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (SG), Herman Gascon (SF), Adam Nutt (C) Robert Pereyra, James Craig, Richard Yow | |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg is hacked by Ronald Steeves - foul #3 on Ronald Steeves, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland (PG) Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 17:51 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt tips it in | 44-33 |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Young is fouled on the floor by Willie Ragan - foul #3 on Willie Ragan, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), Kirk Dixon (C) Willie Ragan, Theodore Everett | |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | The refs have stopped play. Herman Gascon is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 44-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF) Keith Crossland | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), David Moffet (SF) Raymond Squire, Herman Gascon | |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on David Moffet - foul #1 on David Moffet, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG) Randolph York, David Bear | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Craig (SF) David Moffet | |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 16:40 | UC Irvine | James Craig misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht's fadeaway is rejected by Kirk Dixon | 46-33 |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | James Craig is hacked by Earl Utecht - foul #2 on Earl Utecht, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland (PG), Randolph York (SG), David Bear (SF), Brian Ansell (PF), David Hartman (C) Justin Bibbs, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Robert Young, Wallace Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), David Moffet (SF), Theodore Everett (PF), Richard Yow (C) Robert Pereyra, Gregory Ostenberg, James Craig, Adam Nutt, Kirk Dixon | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Keith Crossland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randolph York (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Bear (fresh) PF - Brian Ansell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Ragan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Moffet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Yow, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| 15:23 | Long Beach State | David Hartman blows the layup | 46-33 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 15:07 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 14:47 | Long Beach State | David Bear loses the dribble to David Moffet | 46-35 |
| 14:39 | UC Irvine | David Hartman steps in front of the David Moffet pass | 46-35 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland clanks a shot from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 14:16 | UC Irvine | David Moffet grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 13:55 | Long Beach State | David Hartman pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:39 | Long Beach State | Randolph York scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Crossland | 48-35 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Randolph York steals it from Gerard Turner in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Theodore Everett - foul #2 on Theodore Everett, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Wallace Green (C) Keith Crossland, Randolph York, David Bear, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Gregory Ostenberg (SG), James Craig (SF), Adam Nutt (PF), Herman Gascon (C) Willie Ragan, Gerard Turner, David Moffet, Theodore Everett, Richard Yow | |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | Brian Ansell steals it from Robert Pereyra | 50-35 |
| 12:56 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 12:54 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott tips it home | 52-35 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 12:39 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg tips it in | 52-37 |
| 12:18 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-37 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg is fouled on the floor by Timothy Walcott - foul #2 on Timothy Walcott, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Young (PF) Brian Ansell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG) Gregory Ostenberg | |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Craig | 52-40 |
| 11:44 | Long Beach State | Herman Gascon steps in front of the Robert Young pass | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Justin Bibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Walcott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Nutt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Gascon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Justin Bibbs takes the ball from Gerard Turner in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Adam Nutt - foul #2 on Adam Nutt, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (SG), Ronald Steeves (C) Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Theodore Everett (PF) Robert Pereyra, James Craig | |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:10 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerard Turner | 54-42 |
| 11:00 | Long Beach State | Randolph York hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Theodore Everett | 54-42 |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett is denied on a layup by Wallace Green | 54-42 |
| 10:37 | Long Beach State | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Robert Young scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-42 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Randolph York steps in front of the Gerard Turner pass in the backcourt | 56-42 |
| 09:51 | Long Beach State | Randolph York misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 09:50 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs tips it in | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:34 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Ragan | 58-45 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Randolph York | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Ronald Steeves grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs travels with the ball | 60-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Brian Ansell (PF), David Hartman (C) Justin Bibbs, Randolph York, Robert Young, Wallace Green, Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Gregory Ostenberg (SG), James Craig (SF), Kirk Dixon (PF), Richard Yow (C) Willie Ragan, Gerard Turner, Herman Gascon, Theodore Everett, Adam Nutt | |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 08:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra snags the offensive board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-45 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 07:46 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Keith Crossland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Walcott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Utecht (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Ansell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hartman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Ostenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirk Dixon (fresh) C - Richard Yow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Walcott - foul #3 on Timothy Walcott, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG) Keith Crossland | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett (PF) Kirk Dixon | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell's floater is tipped away by Richard Yow | 63-49 |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | James Craig scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Pereyra | 63-52 |
| 06:25 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell lays it in | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | James Craig drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 05:41 | Long Beach State | Brian Ansell makes the turnaround near the basket | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:39 | UC Irvine | Earl Utecht is called for the reach on Robert Pereyra in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Utecht, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland (PG), David Bear (SF), Wallace Green (PF), Ronald Steeves (C) Randolph York, Earl Utecht, Brian Ansell, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), Herman Gascon (SF), Adam Nutt (PF), Kirk Dixon (C) Robert Pereyra, Gregory Ostenberg, James Craig, Theodore Everett, Richard Yow | |
| 05:32 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Steeves - foul #4 on Ronald Steeves, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| 05:32 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:32 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Ronald Steeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon grabs the board | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:04 | UC Irvine | Wallace Green denies the turnaround by Kirk Dixon | 67-55 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Keith Crossland | 67-55 |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Gerard Turner knocks away the 3 by David Bear | 67-55 |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | Wallace Green tips it home | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:28 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner is denied on a layup by Ronald Steeves | 69-55 |
| 04:26 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Timothy Walcott | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:19 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-55 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | David Bear gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Keith Crossland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs (PG), Randolph York (SG), Ralph Hewitt (SF), Robert Young (PF), David Hartman (C) Keith Crossland, Timothy Walcott, David Bear, Wallace Green, Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett (PF), Richard Yow (C) Adam Nutt, Kirk Dixon | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Justin Bibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randolph York (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Hewitt (fresh) PF - Robert Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Ragan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herman Gascon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Yow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner is fouled on the floor by Randolph York - foul #1 on Randolph York, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (PG) Willie Ragan | |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Randolph York comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerard Turner - foul #4 on Gerard Turner, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht (SF) Ralph Hewitt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Gregory Ostenberg (SG), David Moffet (SF) Raymond Squire, Gerard Turner, Herman Gascon | |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Randolph York makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Randolph York makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Bibbs - foul #1 on Justin Bibbs, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Craig (SF) David Moffet | |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:46 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Ostenberg | 71-61 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Robert Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Pereyra | 71-63 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht is hacked by Theodore Everett - foul #3 on Theodore Everett, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott (SG), Brian Ansell (PF) Randolph York, Robert Young | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG) Gregory Ostenberg | |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Gerard Turner is called for the reach on Timothy Walcott - foul #5 on Gerard Turner, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (SG) Gerard Turner | |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:25 | Long Beach State | Timothy Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra is hacked by Justin Bibbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Bibbs, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (PG), Robert Young (SG), David Bear (SF), Wallace Green (PF), Ronald Steeves (C) Justin Bibbs, Timothy Walcott, Earl Utecht, Brian Ansell, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon (SF), Adam Nutt (PF), Kirk Dixon (C) James Craig, Theodore Everett, Richard Yow | |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs (PG), Timothy Walcott (SG), Earl Utecht (SF), Brian Ansell (PF), David Hartman (C) Randolph York, Robert Young, David Bear, Wallace Green, Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Craig (SF), Theodore Everett (PF), Richard Yow (C) Herman Gascon, Adam Nutt, Kirk Dixon | |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Justin Bibbs | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow hits a wide open turnaround near the basket | 75-67 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Willie Ragan is called for the reach on Justin Bibbs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Ragan, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph York (SG), Robert Young (PF) Timothy Walcott, Brian Ansell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Justin Bibbs is called for the reach on James Craig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Bibbs, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Bear (SF), Wallace Green (PF), Ronald Steeves (C) Justin Bibbs, Earl Utecht, David Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (SG), Adam Nutt (PF), Herman Gascon (C) Robert Pereyra, Theodore Everett, Richard Yow | |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | James Craig misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | James Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Gregory Ostenberg is called for the reach on Robert Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Ostenberg, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs (PG), Earl Utecht (SF), David Hartman (C) David Bear, Wallace Green, Ronald Steeves | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Theodore Everett (PF), Richard Yow (C) Gregory Ostenberg, Adam Nutt, Herman Gascon | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Robert Young misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | James Craig hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-71 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| 00:40 | Long Beach State | Randolph York is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Pereyra - foul #1 on Robert Pereyra, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| 00:40 | Long Beach State | Randolph York makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:40 | Long Beach State | Randolph York misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra double dribbles in the backcourt | 79-71 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Robert Young is fouled on the floor by Willie Ragan - foul #5 on Willie Ragan, team foul #14 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (SG) Willie Ragan | |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra can't finish the layup | 81-71 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Earl Utecht snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Justin Bibbs runs out the clock | 81-71 |