| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hutcherson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luther Elsberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hiram Morin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Cueto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Wilmoth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Class (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | William Hughes inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry tips it home | 31-24 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Cueto | 31-26 |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Williams | 34-26 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Hiram Morin - foul #2 on Hiram Morin, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Eric Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Luther Elsberry | 37-28 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-28 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | UC Irvine | James Class makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Warnke | 37-30 |
| 17:31 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson makes the jumpshot from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd (PG), Lorenzo Dejesus (SF), Richard Caves (PF), Lynn Dawes (C) Eric Williams, William Hughes, Luther Elsberry, Hiram Morin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (SG), Michael Breslawski (SF) Thomas Cueto, Brian Wilmoth | |
| 17:10 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 17:10 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:10 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 16:52 | Long Beach State | William Hutcherson gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:40 | Long Beach State | Ruben Thiel is called for the reach on Lynn Dawes - foul #4 on Ruben Thiel, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto (SG) Eddie Warnke | |
| 16:25 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd misses the turnaround from close range | 40-30 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | James Class snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Boyd | 40-30 |
| 16:06 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd lays it in | 42-30 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lynn Dawes - foul #1 on Lynn Dawes, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith (PG), Eric Williams (SG), William Hughes (SF) Kenneth Boyd, William Hutcherson, Richard Caves | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke (PG), Brian Wilmoth (PF) James Class, Ruben Thiel | |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Johnny Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lorenzo Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lynn Dawes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Breslawski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Wilmoth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Cueto (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:28 | Long Beach State | William Hughes hits a turnaround near the basket | 44-32 |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth snags the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eddie Warnke | 44-35 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | William Hughes can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Bennett - foul #3 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry (PF), Hiram Morin (C) Lorenzo Dejesus, Lynn Dawes | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Class (PF), Ruben Thiel (C) Christopher Bennett, Michael Breslawski | |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | William Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | William Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | James Class grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eddie Warnke | 45-38 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 13:23 | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ruben Thiel - foul #5 on Ruben Thiel, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd (PG), William Hutcherson (SG), Richard Caves (PF) Johnny Smith, Eric Williams, Luther Elsberry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Clark (C) Ruben Thiel | |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-38 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | William Hughes grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 12:03 | Long Beach State | Brian Wilmoth steals it from William Hughes | 49-38 |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | James Class drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Eddie Warnke | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hutcherson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Caves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hiram Morin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Cueto (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wilmoth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Class (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Clark (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Hutcherson | 51-40 |
| 11:00 | UC Irvine | Richard Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 10:58 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth tips it but misses | 51-40 |
| 10:57 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 10:46 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin travels with the ball | 51-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith (PG), Lorenzo Dejesus (SF), Luther Elsberry (PF), Lynn Dawes (C) Kenneth Boyd, William Hughes, Richard Caves, Hiram Morin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (SG), Michael Breslawski (SF), Craig Jackson (C) Thomas Cueto, James Class, Richard Clark | |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett is open and buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Breslawski | 51-42 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry's pass is intercepted by Craig Jackson | 51-42 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | William Hutcherson steals the ball from Michael Breslawski in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 09:57 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Smith | 53-42 |
| 09:33 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke's pass is intercepted by William Hutcherson | 53-42 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes can't finish the layup | 53-42 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Lorenzo Dejesus drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Hutcherson | 56-42 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski travels with the ball | 56-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Williams (SG), Kenneth Boyd (SF), Richard Caves (PF), Bobbie Jensen (C) William Hutcherson, Lorenzo Dejesus, Luther Elsberry, Lynn Dawes | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto (SG), James Class (PF), Richard Clark (C) Eddie Warnke, Brian Wilmoth, Craig Jackson | |
| 08:36 | Long Beach State | Bobbie Jensen lays 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 man to man (0) | |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski grabs the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Clark | 58-44 |
| 07:52 | Long Beach State | Eric Williams is hacked by Thomas Cueto - foul #1 on Thomas Cueto, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Hughes (SF), Luther Elsberry (PF) Johnny Smith, Richard Caves | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Eric Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 07:39 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Elsberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobbie Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Cueto (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Breslawski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Class (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Long Beach State | Eric Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 07:27 | Long Beach State | Bobbie Jensen tips it back up and in | 60-44 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski buries a floater from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Bobbie Jensen misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 06:54 | UC Irvine | Richard Clark gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Luther Elsberry blocks the short jumper by Michael Breslawski | 60-46 |
| 06:43 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 62-46 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Thomas Cueto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #3 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Johnny Smith (PG), William Hutcherson (SG), Lorenzo Dejesus (SF), Richard Caves (PF), Hiram Morin (C) Kenneth Boyd, Eric Williams, William Hughes, Luther Elsberry, Bobbie Jensen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke (PG), Brian Wilmoth (SF), Craig Jackson (C) Christopher Bennett, Michael Breslawski, Richard Clark | |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Hiram Morin steals the ball from Brian Wilmoth | 62-46 |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | Hiram Morin hits the finger roll set up by William Hutcherson | 64-46 |
| 05:41 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski (SF) James Class | |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Michael Breslawski steals it from Hiram Morin | 64-46 |
| 05:12 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Wilmoth | 64-49 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Thomas Cueto takes the ball from William Hutcherson | 64-49 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Williams (SG), William Hughes (SF), Luther Elsberry (PF), Lynn Dawes (C) William Hutcherson, Lorenzo Dejesus, Richard Caves, Hiram Morin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (SG) Thomas Cueto | |
| 04:24 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bennett is called for the reach on Eric Williams - foul #4 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd (PG) Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bennett - foul #5 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto (SG), James Class (PF) Christopher Bennett, Michael Breslawski | |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Luther Elsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 03:57 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 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) | |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Williams | 68-49 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kenneth Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Elsberry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lynn Dawes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Cueto (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wilmoth (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Class (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Jackson (fairly fresh) | |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Craig Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Lynn Dawes | 68-49 |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | William Hughes grabs the board | 68-49 |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Class - foul #3 on James Class, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Penwell (PG), Lorenzo Dejesus (SF), Bobbie Jensen (PF) Kenneth Boyd, William Hughes, Luther Elsberry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski (SF), Richard Clark (C) James Class, Craig Jackson | |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Lynn Dawes makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-49 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Cueto | 70-49 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-49 |
| 02:28 | Long Beach State | William Penwell pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| 01:59 | Long Beach State | Eric Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #4 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd (PG), Richard Caves (PF) William Penwell, Bobbie Jensen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Class (PF) Brian Wilmoth | |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke's pass is intercepted by Lynn Dawes in the backcourt | 70-49 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Richard Caves hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lorenzo Dejesus and he's fouled by Thomas Cueto - foul #2 on Thomas Cueto, team foul #9 | 72-49 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Richard Caves makes the free throw | 73-49 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Lynn Dawes steals it from James Class | 73-49 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Lorenzo Dejesus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-49 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | James Class misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-49 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto gets the offensive rebound | 73-49 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-49 |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Lorenzo Dejesus grabs the defensive rebound | 73-49 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Richard Caves scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Lorenzo Dejesus | 75-49 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Dejesus - foul #3 on Lorenzo Dejesus, team foul #5 | 75-49 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by James Class is denied by Lynn Dawes | 75-49 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto grabs the offensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | James Class is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-52 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Boyd runs out the clock | 75-52 |