| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Brunson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Yohe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Grady Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Bryant Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brunson inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe is called for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Timothy Cate (PF) Steven Riley, Bryant Carter | |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 29-34 |
| 18:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-34 |
| 18:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:22 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brunson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Cate - foul #3 on Timothy Cate, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Timothy Cate, Dennis Smith | |
| 18:22 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brunson makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:22 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brunson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter misses short on a shot from the left block | 31-34 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:38 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Hall - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Simms (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Bryant Carter | |
| 17:38 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:38 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 17:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan's pass is intercepted by John Brown | 33-36 |
| 16:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Simms can't finish the layup | 33-36 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Smith | 33-38 |
| 16:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Simms misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 15:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 15:48 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Simms (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brunson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Yohe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Grady Harmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Sowards (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown hits the finger roll | 35-40 |
| 15:14 | UC Irvine | John Brown steps in front of the Steven Riley pass | 35-40 |
| 15:05 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Riley - foul #2 on Steven Riley, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall (SG), Greg Smith (SF), Boris Sosinski (PF), Russell Petersen (C) Kenneth Simms, John Brunson, Albert Yohe, Grady Harmon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Timothy Cate (C) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards, Dennis Smith | |
| 15:05 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:05 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 14:48 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:22 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Smith | 40-40 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | John Brown steps in front of the Aaron Charity pass | 40-40 |
| 14:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall lays it up and in set up by John Brown | 42-40 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Boris Sosinski is called for the reach on Bryant Carter - foul #1 on Boris Sosinski, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Carlton Mettler (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-40 |
| 13:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Carlton Mettler gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Manuel Bracco picks off the pass by Russell Petersen | 42-40 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Russell Petersen pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Carlton Mettler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:32 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:12 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Manuel Bracco | 42-42 |
| 12:05 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Manuel Bracco | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Carlton Mettler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Boris Sosinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Russell Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryant Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Cate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Boris Sosinski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Hall | 44-44 |
| 11:23 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory is hacked by Carlton Mettler - foul #4 on Carlton Mettler, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Simms (PG), Simon Williams (SG), John Brunson (SF), Albert Yohe (PF), Grady Harmon (C) Carlton Mettler, John Hall, Greg Smith, Boris Sosinski, Russell Petersen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Sean McClenny (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Brian Sowards (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Timothy Cate | |
| 11:03 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley scores on a runner from the right block | 44-46 |
| 10:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 10:45 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to John Brunson | 44-46 |
| 10:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Simon Williams buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kenneth Simms | 46-46 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 10:13 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards tips it home | 46-48 |
| 10:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Thurman Horgan takes the ball from John Brunson | 46-48 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny banks in the layup on a great pass from Thurman Horgan | 46-50 |
| 09:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Simon Williams is hacked by Thurman Horgan - foul #1 on Thurman Horgan, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown (PG), John Hall (SG), Russell Petersen (C) Kenneth Simms, Simon Williams, Grady Harmon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Steven Riley, Sean McClenny, Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| 09:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Russell Petersen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 09:36 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to John Brunson | 46-50 |
| 09:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Smith denies the turnaround by John Brown | 46-50 |
| 09:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter is called for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon (SF) John Brunson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Timothy Cate (C) Manuel Bracco, Terence Gregory, Dennis Smith | |
| 08:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Grady Harmon | 50-50 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Aaron Charity is denied by Grady Harmon | 50-50 |
| 08:10 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Johnny Dickerson picks off the pass by Albert Yohe | 50-50 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity is hacked by Grady Harmon - foul #1 on Grady Harmon, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Carlton Mettler (PG), John Brunson (SF) John Brown, Albert Yohe | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Manuel Bracco (SF), Brian Sowards (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Sean McClenny, Johnny Dickerson, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Timothy Cate | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Carlton Mettler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Brunson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Grady Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Bracco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Sowards (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Hall - foul #4 on John Hall, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF) Steven Riley, Brian Sowards | |
| 07:24 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Carlton Mettler buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hall | 53-53 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory scores on a 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 06:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Hall | 55-56 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory blows the dunk but he's hacked by Grady Harmon - foul #2 on Grady Harmon, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown (SG), Albert Yohe (PF) John Hall, Russell Petersen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Manuel Bracco, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate | |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:07 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brunson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity drills a runner from close range | 55-60 |
| 05:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-60 |
| 05:28 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 05:18 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to John Brunson | 55-60 |
| 05:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Carlton Mettler misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 05:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon misses the tip | 55-60 |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bryant Carter | 55-60 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter double dribbles | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall (SG), Greg Smith (SF), Russell Petersen (C) John Brown, John Brunson, Grady Harmon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Brian Sowards (PF), Timothy Cate (C) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Greg Smith buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Hall | 58-60 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Russell Petersen steals the ball from Manuel Bracco | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Cal Poly SLO | The jump hook by Russell Petersen is blocked by Timothy Cate | 58-60 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown (PG), Boris Sosinski (PF) Carlton Mettler, Albert Yohe | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards, Timothy Cate | |
| 03:30 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Brown | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boris Sosinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Russell Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryant Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter banks in the layup | 61-62 |
| 02:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Russell Petersen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 02:32 | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Carlton Mettler (PG), John Brunson (SF), Albert Yohe (PF) John Brown, Greg Smith, Boris Sosinski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Brian Sowards (C) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson, Dennis Smith | |
| 02:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Russell Petersen is hacked by Terence Gregory - foul #1 on Terence Gregory, team foul #4 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF), Dennis Smith (C) Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter | |
| 01:58 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall buries a shot from the left side set up by Carlton Mettler | 63-62 |
| 01:46 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Manuel Bracco | 63-65 |
| 01:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe lays it in on a nice dish by John Hall | 65-65 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 01:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Carlton Mettler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 65-65 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | John Hall is called for the reach on Terence Gregory - foul #5 on John Hall, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Brown (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Manuel Bracco, Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryant Carter is called for the reach on Russell Petersen - foul #2 on Bryant Carter, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-67 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith is hacked by Carlton Mettler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carlton Mettler, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Simms (SG) Carlton Mettler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Albert Yohe grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Russell Petersen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Simms grabs the offensive board | 65-68 |