| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) PF - Bryant Carter (fresh) C - Dennis Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Carl Hicks (fresh) SG - George Stansfield (fresh) SF - James Mattis (fresh) PF - Albert Colosimo (fresh) C - Joseph Osterman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Fresno State | George Stansfield hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Mattis | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-3 |
| 18:55 | Fresno State | James Mattis misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Bryant Carter - foul #1 on Bryant Carter, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:55 | Fresno State | James Mattis makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:55 | Fresno State | James Mattis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity scores on a jump hook in the lane | 7-5 |
| 18:23 | Fresno State | George Stansfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 18:21 | Fresno State | James Mattis gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 18:01 | Fresno State | James Mattis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 7-5 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | James Mattis steps in front of the Steven Riley pass | 7-5 |
| 17:23 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo double dribbles | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate (PF) Bryant Carter | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by Carl Hicks - foul #1 on Carl Hicks, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF) Aaron Charity | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:46 | Fresno State | James Mattis connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Albert Colosimo | 10-7 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is hacked by Carl Hicks - foul #2 on Carl Hicks, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Brian Sowards (C) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), Tracy Reid (SG) Carl Hicks, George Stansfield | |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards hits a jumper from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 15:53 | Fresno State | James Mattis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 15:51 | Fresno State | James Mattis snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fresh) SG - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) PF - Timothy Cate (fresh) C - Brian Sowards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Whitlock (fresh) SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) SF - James Mattis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Colosimo (fresh) C - Joseph Osterman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Fresno State | Tracy Reid is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tracy Reid, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon (SF), Boris Zisser (C) Albert Colosimo, Joseph Osterman | |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:20 | Fresno State | James Mattis gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 15:10 | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon buries a shot near the basket set up by Boris Zisser | 12-9 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Seamon | 12-9 |
| 14:49 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 14:34 | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Aaron Charity - foul #1 on Aaron Charity, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Johnny Dickerson, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Stansfield (SG), Albert Colosimo (PF) Tracy Reid, James Mattis | |
| 14:34 | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:34 | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Riley | 14-10 |
| 13:49 | Fresno State | Bryant Carter steals the ball from Thomas Seamon | 14-10 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Boris Zisser - foul #1 on Boris Zisser, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman (C) Boris Zisser | |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:15 | Fresno State | George Stansfield is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Stansfield, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF) Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Evan Gault (PG), James Mattis (SF) Johnny Whitlock, Thomas Seamon | |
| 12:59 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-10 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate can't tip it in | 16-10 |
| 12:55 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to James Mattis | 16-10 |
| 12:29 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Evan Gault | 16-12 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Terence Gregory | 18-12 |
| 11:54 | Fresno State | Terence Gregory is called for the reach on George Stansfield - foul #1 on Terence Gregory, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), Tracy Reid (SG), Thomas Seamon (SF) Evan Gault, George Stansfield, Albert Colosimo | |
| 11:39 | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-12 |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the board | 18-12 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Whitlock (fresh) SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) SF - Thomas Seamon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Mattis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Osterman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terence Gregory and the foul's on James Mattis - foul #1 on James Mattis, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Brian Sowards (C) Terence Gregory, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Boris Zisser (C) Joseph Osterman | |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter misses the free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:24 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 11:02 | Fresno State | James Mattis misses long on a jumper in the lane | 20-12 |
| 11:01 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 10:55 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to James Mattis | 20-12 |
| 10:46 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-15 |
| 10:19 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 10:18 | Fresno State | James Mattis hits the follow up shot | 22-17 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Seamon - foul #1 on Thomas Seamon, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Timothy Cate (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson, Bryant Carter, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Evan Gault (PG), George Stansfield (SG), Albert Colosimo (PF), Joseph Osterman (C) Johnny Whitlock, Tracy Reid, James Mattis, Boris Zisser | |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:36 | Fresno State | The short jumper by Thomas Seamon is denied by Timothy Cate | 24-17 |
| 09:34 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 09:20 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Colosimo - foul #1 on Albert Colosimo, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF) Aaron Charity | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tracy Reid (SF) Thomas Seamon | |
| 09:20 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:20 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:20 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Terence Gregory - foul #2 on Terence Gregory, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG) Terence Gregory | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith is whistled for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), James Mattis (SF) Evan Gault, Tracy Reid | |
| 08:25 | Fresno State | James Mattis buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Whitlock | 25-21 |
| 08:04 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Bryant Carter (PF) Manuel Bracco, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tracy Reid (SG) George Stansfield | |
| 07:43 | Fresno State | James Mattis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 07:42 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo grabs the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 07:25 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryant Carter - foul #2 on Bryant Carter, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Thurman Horgan, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon (SF) Albert Colosimo | |
| 07:25 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:25 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:25 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards grabs the board | 25-21 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Cate (fresh) C - Brian Sowards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Whitlock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) SF - Thomas Seamon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Mattis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Osterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is denied on a layup by James Mattis | 25-21 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards misses the tip | 25-21 |
| 07:10 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to James Mattis | 25-21 |
| 06:50 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman is whistled for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Evan Gault (PG), Albert Colosimo (PF), Boris Zisser (C) Johnny Whitlock, James Mattis, Joseph Osterman | |
| 06:32 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson buries a floater from the left side | 27-21 |
| 06:10 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith (C) Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Stansfield (SG) Tracy Reid | |
| 05:59 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Steven Riley | 29-21 |
| 05:53 | Fresno State | George Stansfield misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 29-21 |
| 05:41 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 29-21 |
| 05:40 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity tips it back up and in | 31-21 |
| 05:18 | Fresno State | George Stansfield scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Evan Gault | 31-24 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity is hacked by Thomas Seamon - foul #2 on Thomas Seamon, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Sean McClenny (SG), Brian Sowards (PF) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), James Mattis (SF), Joseph Osterman (PF) Evan Gault, Thomas Seamon, Albert Colosimo | |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:34 | Fresno State | George Stansfield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 04:33 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 04:24 | Fresno State | James Mattis's floater is tipped away by Brian Sowards | 33-24 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Johnny Whitlock takes the ball from Brian Sowards | 33-24 |
| 03:56 | Fresno State | James Mattis jams it on a nice dish by Johnny Whitlock | 33-26 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco is fouled on the floor by Johnny Whitlock - foul #1 on Johnny Whitlock, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Sean McClenny, Aaron Charity, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Carl Hicks (PG), Tracy Reid (SG), Albert Colosimo (PF) Johnny Whitlock, George Stansfield, Boris Zisser | |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:34 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Joseph Osterman | 34-26 |
| 03:14 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Sowards | 34-26 |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) PF - Bryant Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Sowards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Carl Hicks (fresh) SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) SF - James Mattis (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Albert Colosimo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Osterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 34-26 |
| 02:52 | Fresno State | James Mattis grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 02:33 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman comes up short on the shot from the left side | 34-26 |
| 02:32 | Fresno State | Tracy Reid tips it in | 34-28 |
| 02:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards is fouled on the floor by Joseph Osterman - foul #1 on Joseph Osterman, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Bryant Carter | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon (SF), Boris Zisser (C) Albert Colosimo, Joseph Osterman | |
| 02:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:01 | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Sowards | 35-28 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Boris Zisser steps in front of the Terence Gregory pass | 35-28 |
| 01:20 | Fresno State | James Mattis knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Tracy Reid and the foul's on Brian Sowards - foul #1 on Brian Sowards, team foul #6 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Stansfield (SG) Tracy Reid | |
| 01:20 | Fresno State | James Mattis misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 01:02 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:49 | Fresno State | George Stansfield drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 00:24 | Fresno State | James Mattis is denied on a layup by Dennis Smith | 37-33 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | James Mattis pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | James Mattis misses long on a fullcourt shot | 37-33 |