| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Tipton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cory Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Flowers | 34-38 |
| 19:29 | UC Irvine | Samuel Tipton swats the short shot by Darren Howard | 34-38 |
| 19:27 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 19:17 | Long Beach State | David Sesco denies the turnaround by Samuel Tipton | 34-38 |
| 19:16 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 18:50 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick is hacked by Joseph Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Kennedy, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor (SF) Joseph Kennedy | |
| 18:37 | UC Irvine | David Sesco can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-38 |
| 18:35 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt tips it home | 36-38 |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton is hacked by Alan Feldt - foul #2 on Alan Feldt, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SG), Carroll Poteete (PF) Clyde Merrick, Alan Feldt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG), Jesse Storms (SF), Peter Moorman (PF), Donald Beck (C) Richard Flowers, Matthew Mackey, Samuel Tipton, Cory Neal | |
| 17:51 | Long Beach State | Carroll Poteete swats the layup by Eldon Trainor | 36-38 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Duane Wong | 36-38 |
| 17:27 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses the shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:25 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Darren Howard, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG) Eldon Trainor | |
| 16:45 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink's pass is intercepted by Richard Flowers | 38-38 |
| 16:42 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers banks in the layup | 38-40 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | John Forrest can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-40 |
| 16:21 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:02 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Poteete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clarence Powell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jesse Storms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Moorman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Moore | 40-40 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Clyde Merrick - foul #2 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Louis Morrell (SF), Alan Feldt (PF), David Sesco (C) Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Carroll Poteete, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG), Joseph Kennedy (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF), Cory Neal (C) Richard Flowers, Jesse Storms, Peter Moorman, Donald Beck | |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | David Sesco gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darren Howard (SF) Louis Morrell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Adam Christen (PG) Clarence Powell | |
| 15:00 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 14:27 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Feldt | 42-42 |
| 13:48 | Long Beach State | Adam Christen hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Tipton | 42-45 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Adam Christen is called for the reach on Duane Wong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Christen, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Ray Moore, Darren Howard, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG), Clarence Powell (SG), Eldon Trainor (PF), Fred Ware (C) Adam Christen, Matthew Mackey, Samuel Tipton, Cory Neal | |
| 13:30 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 13:29 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 13:05 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware is fouled on the floor by John Forrest - foul #1 on John Forrest, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete (PF) Alan Feldt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton (PF) Joseph Kennedy | |
| 12:53 | Long Beach State | John Forrest is called for the reach on Richard Flowers - foul #2 on John Forrest, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman (SF) Clarence Powell | |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Flowers | 42-47 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick misses the shot from the right side | 42-47 |
| 12:20 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:06 | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor is hacked by John Forrest - foul #3 on John Forrest, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Ray Moore (SG), Darren Howard (SF), Alan Feldt (PF), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Carroll Poteete, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG), Matthew Mackey (SG), Donald Beck (C) Richard Flowers, Samuel Tipton, Fred Ware | |
| 11:46 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms (SF), Cory Neal (C) Eldon Trainor, Peter Moorman | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Clarence Powell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Storms (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard travels with the ball | 42-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy (SF) Jesse Storms | |
| 11:12 | Long Beach State | Darren Howard steals it from Clarence Powell | 42-47 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Darren Howard | 44-47 |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | Darren Howard takes the ball from Donald Beck | 44-47 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard misses short on a jumper from close range | 44-47 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Feldt | 44-47 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Beck - foul #1 on Donald Beck, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Carroll Poteete (PF), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Darren Howard, Alan Feldt, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG), Eldon Trainor (SG), Samuel Tipton (PF), Fred Ware (C) Clarence Powell, Matthew Mackey, Donald Beck, Cory Neal | |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Fred Ware gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | Clyde Merrick takes the ball from Samuel Tipton | 45-47 |
| 09:35 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:19 | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Kennedy | 45-49 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Carroll Poteete is denied by Richard Flowers | 45-49 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Eldon Trainor | 45-49 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Mike Frink - foul #2 on Mike Frink, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Darren Howard (SF), Alan Feldt (PF), David Sesco (C) Ray Moore, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Carroll Poteete, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG), Jesse Storms (SG), Peter Moorman (PF) Richard Flowers, Eldon Trainor, Samuel Tipton | |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:57 | UC Irvine | David Sesco pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 08:08 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 08:07 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman tips it home | 47-52 |
| 08:03 | UC Irvine | Jesse Storms is called for the reach on Darren Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Storms, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG), Matthew Mackey (SG), Donald Beck (PF), Cory Neal (C) Clarence Powell, Jesse Storms, Joseph Kennedy, Fred Ware | |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 47-52 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong is fouled on the floor by Cory Neal - foul #3 on Cory Neal, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Carroll Poteete (PF) Matthew Dicus, Alan Feldt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF) Peter Moorman, Donald Beck | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carroll Poteete (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eldon Trainor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Tipton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete is whistled for traveling | 47-52 |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on David Sesco - foul #1 on David Sesco, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Mike Frink (SF), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Darren Howard, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG) Richard Flowers | |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:56 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Eldon Trainor - foul #1 on Eldon Trainor, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman (SF), Donald Beck (C) Matthew Mackey, Cory Neal | |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 06:11 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete is open and scores on a floater from close range | 51-53 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | John Forrest steals the ball from Peter Moorman | 51-53 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 54-53 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:58 | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 04:57 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:47 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Carroll Poteete | 54-53 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Darren Howard (SF), Alan Feldt (PF), David Sesco (C) Ray Moore, Clyde Merrick, Carroll Poteete, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG), Matthew Mackey (SG), Joseph Kennedy (SF), Cory Neal (C) Clarence Powell, Eldon Trainor, Samuel Tipton, Donald Beck | |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-53 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Sesco - foul #2 on David Sesco, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Peter Moorman is called for the reach on Mike Frink in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Moorman, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton (PF) Peter Moorman | |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:38 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG) Mike Frink | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 03:26 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Matthew Mackey | 56-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Tipton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy jams it set up by Cory Neal | 56-56 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Feldt | 56-56 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Richard Flowers takes the ball from David Sesco | 56-56 |
| 02:17 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-56 |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Duane Wong - foul #3 on Duane Wong, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard lays it in uncontested set up by Clyde Merrick and he's hacked by Cory Neal - foul #4 on Cory Neal, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Cory Neal | 61-58 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Flowers | 61-61 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 61-61 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Merrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Howard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Feldt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Mackey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Tipton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | David Sesco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Duane Wong | 63-61 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 03:41 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton lays it up and in | 63-63 |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong is hacked by Matthew Mackey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Mackey, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Carroll Poteete (PF), John Forrest (C) Clyde Merrick, Darren Howard, Alan Feldt, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (PG), Eldon Trainor (SG), Jesse Storms (SF), Peter Moorman (PF), Donald Beck (C) Richard Flowers, Matthew Mackey, Joseph Kennedy, Samuel Tipton, Cory Neal | |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:29 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | Eldon Trainor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Mike Frink | 64-63 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell (SF) Duane Wong | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 02:49 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms grabs the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eldon Trainor | 64-65 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell's pass is intercepted by Clarence Powell in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 02:28 | Long Beach State | Jesse Storms banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Powell | 64-67 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete loses the ball out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Darren Howard (SF), David Sesco (C) Mike Frink, Louis Morrell, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers (PG) Jesse Storms | |
| 02:08 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 64-67 |
| 01:51 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Eldon Trainor | 64-67 |
| 01:51 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Alan Feldt (PF) Ray Moore, Carroll Poteete | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG), Joseph Kennedy (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF), Cory Neal (C) Clarence Powell, Eldon Trainor, Peter Moorman, Donald Beck | |
| 01:24 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Matthew Mackey takes the ball from David Sesco | 64-70 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers can't finish the layup | 64-70 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Mackey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Tipton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt connects on the floater in the paint set up by Duane Wong and he's fouled by Samuel Tipton - foul #2 on Samuel Tipton, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt misses the free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey grabs the board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Clyde Merrick is called for the reach on Matthew Mackey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | David Sesco is called for the reach on Cory Neal - foul #3 on David Sesco, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Matthew Mackey steps in front of the Clyde Merrick pass in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy is hacked by David Sesco - foul #4 on David Sesco, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (SG), Eldon Trainor (PF), Donald Beck (C) Matthew Mackey, Samuel Tipton, Cory Neal | |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Alan Feldt | 66-72 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Feldt | 69-72 |
| 00:31 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG), Peter Moorman (PF), Cory Neal (C) Clarence Powell, Eldon Trainor, Donald Beck | |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman is hacked by Duane Wong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Duane Wong, team foul #13 | 69-72 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Darren Howard | 71-72 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Wong - foul #5 on Duane Wong, team foul #14 | 71-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG) Duane Wong | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton (PF) Peter Moorman | |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ray Moore | 73-73 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard misses long on a fullcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Tipton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Cory Neal is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Cory Neal, team foul #11 | 73-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Beck (C) Cory Neal | |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Mackey - foul #2 on Matthew Mackey, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | David Sesco blocks the jumper by Matthew Mackey | 75-73 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers grabs the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 03:50 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy misses long on a floater from the left side | 75-73 |
| 03:48 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the runner in the lane set up by Darren Howard | 77-73 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Clyde Merrick is called for the reach on Richard Flowers - foul #4 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #15 | 77-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SG), Carroll Poteete (PF) Clyde Merrick, Alan Feldt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (SG), Eldon Trainor (SF), Peter Moorman (PF), Fred Ware (C) Matthew Mackey, Joseph Kennedy, Samuel Tipton, Donald Beck | |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-75 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard tips it in | 79-75 |
| 02:51 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Alan Feldt (PF) Mike Frink, Carroll Poteete | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF), Donald Beck (C) Clarence Powell, Peter Moorman, Fred Ware | |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Donald Beck gets the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 02:17 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Kennedy and he's fouled by Alan Feldt - foul #3 on Alan Feldt, team foul #16 | 79-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey (SG) Eldon Trainor | |
| 02:17 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton misses the free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the defensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | Richard Flowers picks off the pass by David Sesco | 79-77 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-77 |
| 01:45 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 79-77 |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Samuel Tipton hits the follow up shot | 79-79 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ray Moore | 81-79 |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | Joseph Kennedy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Flowers | 81-82 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | David Sesco's layup is rejected by Donald Beck | 81-82 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers grabs the board | 81-82 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Darren Howard (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Feldt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Flowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Mackey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Tipton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | David Sesco is called for the reach on Matthew Mackey - foul #5 on David Sesco, team foul #17 | 81-82 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete (C) David Sesco | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Matthew Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-84 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers snags the defensive board | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Clyde Merrick is called for the reach on Richard Flowers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #18 | 81-84 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SG) Clyde Merrick | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Peter Moorman (PF) Samuel Tipton | |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Richard Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-86 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell (SG), Eldon Trainor (PF) Matthew Mackey, Peter Moorman | |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Mike Frink is called for the reach on Clarence Powell - foul #3 on Mike Frink, team foul #19 | 81-86 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Clarence Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 81-88 |