| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Donald Meriwether (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Flood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Roundy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Melvin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charles Striplin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Bartelt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Tsang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Greenhalgh (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Perryman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Tsang inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Cal State Northridge | James Perryman's pass is intercepted by Richard Walker | 36-27 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Ray Roundy loses the dribble to Bernard Tsang | 36-27 |
| 19:07 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Striplin lays it in on a nice dish by Bernard Tsang | 36-29 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | Bernard Tsang steps in front of the Martin Flood pass | 36-29 |
| 18:45 | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Tsang banks in the layup | 36-31 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | Charles Striplin steals the ball from Richard Walker | 36-31 |
| 18:26 | Cal State Northridge | Ryan Greenhalgh can't finish the layup | 36-31 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | Richard Walker pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Ray Roundy is blocked by Ryan Greenhalgh | 36-31 |
| 18:03 | UC Irvine | Ray Roundy grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:47 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 17:46 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Bernard Tsang | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Northridge | James Perryman is hacked by Richard Walker - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 17:12 | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Tsang makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Striplin | 36-34 |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin hits a floater from close range set up by Ray Roundy | 38-34 |
| 16:41 | Cal State Northridge | Derrick Melvin steals it from Gary Bartelt | 38-34 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 16:23 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bartelt is hacked by Ray Roundy - foul #1 on Ray Roundy, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Bisbee (PG), Vernon Bell (SF), Stewart Peterson (PF), William Wolf (C) Donald Meriwether, Ray Roundy, Derrick Melvin, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Danny Schmeltzer (SF) Charles Striplin | |
| 16:18 | Cal State Northridge | Ryan Greenhalgh misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by William Wolf - foul #1 on William Wolf, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| 16:18 | Cal State Northridge | Ryan Greenhalgh makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:18 | Cal State Northridge | Ryan Greenhalgh makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Martin Flood is fouled on the floor by Ryan Greenhalgh - foul #3 on Ryan Greenhalgh, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron (PG) Martin Flood | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Randy Davenport (PG), Raymond Alcock (SG), Gregory Wilson (PF) Bernard Tsang, Gary Bartelt, Ryan Greenhalgh | |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Vernon Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Clingerman (SF) Gregory Wilson | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brandon Caron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Bisbee (fresh) SF - Vernon Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stewart Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Randy Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Alcock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Clingerman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Schmeltzer (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Perryman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Schmeltzer is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Roundy (SF) Brandon Caron | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson (C) James Perryman | |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | Ray Roundy drills a turnaround from the right block | 42-36 |
| 14:45 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Alcock loses the ball out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether (PG), Martin Flood (SG), Derrick Melvin (PF), Richard Walker (C) Brian Bisbee, Vernon Bell, Stewart Peterson, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Striplin (PG), Gary Bartelt (SG), Ryan Greenhalgh (PF) Randy Davenport, Raymond Alcock, Danny Schmeltzer | |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ryan Greenhalgh - foul #4 on Ryan Greenhalgh, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Danny Schmeltzer (PF), James Perryman (C) Ryan Greenhalgh, Gregory Wilson | |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:11 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bartelt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-36 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Derrick Melvin | 44-36 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | Martin Flood misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 13:51 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Striplin snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:34 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Schmeltzer clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Derrick Melvin - foul #2 on Derrick Melvin, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| 13:34 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Schmeltzer misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:34 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Schmeltzer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-36 |
| 13:10 | Cal State Northridge | James Perryman gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:57 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Clingerman misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 44-36 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Richard Walker gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:39 | UC Irvine | Martin Flood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 12:37 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Clingerman pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:19 | Cal State Northridge | James Perryman scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Bartelt | 44-38 |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Ray Roundy misses the floater from the left block | 44-38 |
| 11:49 | Cal State Northridge | James Perryman gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Donald Meriwether (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Flood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Roundy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Melvin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charles Striplin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Bartelt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Clingerman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Schmeltzer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Perryman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bartelt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Richard Walker gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Gary Bartelt is called for the reach on Ray Roundy - foul #1 on Gary Bartelt, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron (PG), Brian Bisbee (SG), Vernon Bell (SF), Stewart Peterson (PF), William Wolf (C) Donald Meriwether, Martin Flood, Ray Roundy, Derrick Melvin, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Tsang (PG), Randy Davenport (SG), Raymond Alcock (SF), Gregory Wilson (PF), Edward Sullivan (C) Charles Striplin, Gary Bartelt, Edwin Clingerman, Danny Schmeltzer, James Perryman | |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Brian Bisbee tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 10:35 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Alcock pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:13 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Alcock knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Davenport | 46-41 |
| 09:59 | UC Irvine | Brian Bisbee slams it home set up by Brandon Caron | 48-41 |
| 09:41 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 09:39 | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Tsang tips it in | 48-43 |
| 09:22 | UC Irvine | Brian Bisbee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brandon Caron | 51-43 |
| 09:10 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson travels with the ball | 51-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether (PG), Martin Flood (SG), Ray Roundy (SF), Derrick Melvin (PF) Brandon Caron, Brian Bisbee, Vernon Bell, Stewart Peterson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Striplin (PG), Gary Bartelt (SG), Edwin Clingerman (SF), Danny Schmeltzer (PF), James Perryman (C) Bernard Tsang, Randy Davenport, Raymond Alcock, Gregory Wilson, Edward Sullivan | |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Flood | 54-43 |
| 08:26 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bartelt can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:14 | UC Irvine | Martin Flood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 08:13 | Cal State Northridge | James Perryman gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:01 | Cal State Northridge | James Perryman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Striplin | 54-46 |
| 07:44 | UC Irvine | William Wolf misses the easy layup | 54-46 |
| 07:42 | UC Irvine | Derrick Melvin grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Donald Meriwether (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Flood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Roundy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Melvin (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charles Striplin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Bartelt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Clingerman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Schmeltzer (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Perryman (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 07:19 | Cal State Northridge | William Wolf steps in front of the Gary Bartelt pass | 56-46 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | Ray Roundy hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Flood | 58-46 |
| 06:42 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Clingerman knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Danny Schmeltzer and the foul's on Ray Roundy - foul #2 on Ray Roundy, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vernon Bell (SF), Stewart Peterson (PF), Richard Walker (C) Ray Roundy, Derrick Melvin, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ryan Greenhalgh (PF) Danny Schmeltzer | |
| 06:42 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Clingerman makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Meriwether | 61-49 |
| 06:11 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Clingerman buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Ryan Greenhalgh | 61-52 |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Charles Striplin is called for the reach on Donald Meriwether - foul #1 on Charles Striplin, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Bisbee (PG), Ray Roundy (SF) Donald Meriwether, Vernon Bell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Tsang (PG) Charles Striplin | |
| 05:19 | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Tsang misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Richard Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | Brian Bisbee makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Walker | 64-52 |
| 04:46 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Walker takes the ball from Edwin Clingerman | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Brian Bisbee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-52 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Ray Roundy tips it but misses | 64-52 |
| 04:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ryan Greenhalgh grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Cal State Northridge | Ryan Greenhalgh clanks a shot near the basket | 64-52 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Ray Roundy grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether (PG), Derrick Melvin (PF) Brian Bisbee, Stewart Peterson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Striplin (PG) Bernard Tsang | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 03:39 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Clingerman snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Donald Meriwether (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Flood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Roundy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Derrick Melvin (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charles Striplin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Bartelt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Clingerman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Greenhalgh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Perryman (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Walker steals the ball from Charles Striplin | 64-52 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | Richard Walker misses the lay-in | 64-52 |
| 03:17 | Cal State Northridge | Edwin Clingerman gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 03:08 | Cal State Northridge | Ryan Greenhalgh lays it in set up by James Perryman | 64-54 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Perryman - foul #2 on James Perryman, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Meriwether makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:38 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Meriwether is called for the reach on Charles Striplin - foul #2 on Donald Meriwether, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron (PG), Brian Bisbee (SG), Vernon Bell (SF), Stewart Peterson (PF), William Wolf (C) Donald Meriwether, Martin Flood, Ray Roundy, Derrick Melvin, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Tsang (PG), Randy Davenport (SG), Raymond Alcock (SF), Danny Schmeltzer (PF), Gregory Wilson (C) Charles Striplin, Gary Bartelt, Edwin Clingerman, Ryan Greenhalgh, James Perryman | |
| 02:25 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Bisbee steps in front of the Bernard Tsang pass | 66-54 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Vernon Bell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Caron | 68-54 |
| 02:00 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson banks in the layup set up by Bernard Tsang | 68-56 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Vernon Bell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 01:29 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Alcock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 01:28 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Schmeltzer snags the offensive board | 71-56 |
| 01:17 | Cal State Northridge | Randy Davenport knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Alcock | 71-59 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stewart Peterson | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson is whistled for a carry | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Raymond Alcock is called for the reach on Vernon Bell - foul #1 on Raymond Alcock, team foul #6 | 74-59 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron runs out the clock | 74-59 |