| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bryant Carter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Klimek (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hansen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek misses the runner from close range | 33-28 |
| 19:30 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Paul Hansen is called for the reach on Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Paul Hansen, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Timothy Cate (C) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Ricky Klimek - foul #3 on Ricky Klimek, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG) Johnny Dickerson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Erickson (PF) Ricky Klimek | |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryant Carter - foul #2 on Bryant Carter, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF) Aaron Charity | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (SF) Joseph Woll | |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Crofoot - foul #2 on Samuel Crofoot, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG) Terence Gregory | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Nicholas Baltz (C) Paul Sherrard, Paul Hansen | |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Samuel Crofoot is blocked by Bryant Carter | 37-31 |
| 17:54 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bryant Carter | 37-31 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Crofoot - foul #3 on Samuel Crofoot, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Brian Sowards (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan, Bryant Carter, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll (SF) Samuel Crofoot | |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith drills a floater from the baseline set up by Terence Gregory and he's hacked by Nicholas Baltz - foul #2 on Nicholas Baltz, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG) Steven Riley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG) Michael Jones | |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:42 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to John Erickson | 39-31 |
| 17:26 | Long Beach State | Aaron Charity steps in front of the John Chmura pass | 39-31 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Bracco and the foul's on John Chmura - foul #2 on John Chmura, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Bryant Carter (PF), Timothy Cate (C) Manuel Bracco, Brian Sowards, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen (C) John Erickson | |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:59 | Long Beach State | John Chmura can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Cate - foul #1 on Timothy Cate, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Dennis Smith (C) Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard (PF) Nicholas Baltz | |
| 16:59 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:59 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter connects on the open jump hook in the lane | 44-33 |
| 16:39 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Hansard | 44-35 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Hansard - foul #2 on Dennis Hansard, team foul #7 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Timothy Cate (C) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG) John Chmura | |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 15:58 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Cate (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Woll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Hansard (fresh) C - Paul Hansen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Sherrard - foul #2 on Paul Sherrard, team foul #8 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Brian Sowards (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Terence Gregory, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (PG), Barry Read (SF), Ricky Klimek (PF) Paul Sherrard, Joseph Woll, Dennis Hansard | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:10 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek drills a 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 14:45 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:22 | Long Beach State | Manuel Bracco steals it from Michael Jones | 47-38 |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Bracco | 49-38 |
| 14:05 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Jones | 49-41 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Crofoot - foul #4 on Samuel Crofoot, team foul #9 | 49-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Timothy Cate (C) Manuel Bracco, Aaron Charity, Brian Sowards, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), John Chmura (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), John Erickson (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) Samuel Crofoot, Michael Jones, Barry Read, Ricky Klimek, Paul Hansen | |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-41 |
| 13:33 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | The jumper by John Chmura is denied by Bryant Carter | 51-41 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Steven Riley | 51-41 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Riley | 53-41 |
| 13:00 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard is fouled on the floor by Timothy Cate - foul #2 on Timothy Cate, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Dennis Smith (C) Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SF) Joseph Woll | |
| 12:45 | Long Beach State | Barry Read comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate (C) Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Ricky Klimek (PF) Paul Sherrard, Nicholas Baltz | |
| 12:45 | Long Beach State | Barry Read makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:45 | Long Beach State | Barry Read makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 53-43 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:43 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones is hacked by Aaron Charity - foul #2 on Aaron Charity, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Dennis Smith (C) Steven Riley, Aaron Charity, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), Dennis Hansard (C) John Chmura, John Erickson | |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 12:04 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 11:55 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Read (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Klimek (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Hansard (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory blows the layup | 54-43 |
| 11:18 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 10:51 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard tips it home | 57-45 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 10:35 | Long Beach State | Barry Read pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | Barry Read misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-45 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Barry Read tips it home | 57-47 |
| 10:03 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith's layup is rejected by Dennis Hansard | 57-47 |
| 10:02 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory is hacked by Barry Read - foul #4 on Barry Read, team foul #11 | 57-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Aaron Charity (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Manuel Bracco, Thurman Horgan, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Erickson (PG), John Chmura (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), Nicholas Baltz (PF), Paul Hansen (C) Paul Sherrard, Michael Jones, Barry Read, Ricky Klimek, Dennis Hansard | |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Joseph Woll swats the layup by Steven Riley | 59-50 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley travels with the ball | 59-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG) Terence Gregory | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:29 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-50 |
| 08:15 | UC Irvine | Nicholas Baltz denies the turnaround by Timothy Cate | 59-50 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 08:08 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Erickson and the foul's on Timothy Cate - foul #3 on Timothy Cate, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG) John Erickson | |
| 08:08 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:54 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate misses the dunk attempt | 59-53 |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Brian Sowards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Cate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Chmura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Woll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Baltz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hansen (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity hits a runner near the basket | 61-53 |
| 07:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Chmura | 61-55 |
| 06:54 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Johnny Dickerson | 63-55 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Sowards - foul #2 on Brian Sowards, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson, Brian Sowards, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), Samuel Crofoot (SF), John Erickson (C) Michael Jones, Joseph Woll, Paul Hansen | |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:32 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek (PF) Nicholas Baltz | |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | John Erickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SF), Dennis Hansard (C) John Chmura, Ricky Klimek | |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Barry Read is called for the reach on Aaron Charity in the backcourt - foul #5 on Barry Read, team foul #12 | 63-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG) Barry Read | |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | John Erickson knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Samuel Crofoot | 65-58 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Manuel Bracco | 67-58 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Aaron Charity is called for the reach on John Erickson - foul #3 on Aaron Charity, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Brian Sowards (C) Manuel Bracco, Aaron Charity, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (SG), Ricky Klimek (PF) Michael Jones, Dennis Hansard | |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | John Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | John Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:12 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bryant Carter | 67-59 |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan loses the ball out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Dennis Smith (C) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Brian Sowards | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll (SF), Paul Hansen (C) Samuel Crofoot, John Erickson | |
| 04:39 | Long Beach State | John Chmura clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ricky Klimek - foul #4 on Ricky Klimek, team foul #13 | 67-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Timothy Cate (C) Sean McClenny, Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:59 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll connects on the shot near the basket | 68-61 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by John Chmura - foul #3 on John Chmura, team foul #14 | 68-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Brian Sowards (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Steven Riley, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Timothy Cate | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Samuel Crofoot (SF), Dennis Hansard (PF) John Chmura, Joseph Woll, Ricky Klimek | |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:56 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Dennis Hansard | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard is whistled for a carry | 69-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny (SG), Aaron Charity (SF) Terence Gregory, Thurman Horgan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean McClenny (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Charity (tiring) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brian Sowards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Crofoot (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Hansard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG) Sean McClenny | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:33 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 69-61 |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian Sowards | 69-61 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Manuel Bracco | 71-61 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot can't connect on a runner in the paint | 71-61 |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Paul Sherrard is called for the reach on Manuel Bracco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Sherrard, team foul #15 | 71-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Timothy Cate (C) Johnny Dickerson, Aaron Charity, Brian Sowards, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Joseph Woll (SF), Ricky Klimek (PF), John Erickson (C) Paul Sherrard, Samuel Crofoot, Dennis Hansard, Paul Hansen | |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | John Erickson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate knocks in the jumper from the left side | 74-61 |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | John Chmura hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Thurman Horgan - foul #2 on Thurman Horgan, team foul #9 | 74-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Brian Sowards (C) Terence Gregory, Bryant Carter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (SF), Nicholas Baltz (PF), Dennis Hansard (C) Michael Jones, Joseph Woll, Ricky Klimek | |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 74-63 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 01:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Manuel Bracco | 74-63 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Nicholas Baltz swats the shot by Johnny Dickerson | 74-63 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards gets the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | John Erickson loses the dribble to Johnny Dickerson in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco loses the dribble to John Erickson | 76-63 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Chmura and he's hacked by Thurman Horgan - foul #3 on Thurman Horgan, team foul #10 | 76-65 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot misses the free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards pulls down the rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco runs out the clock | 76-65 |