| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) PF - Ricky Klimek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryant Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-40 |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Charity and the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Timothy Cate (PF) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Bryant Carter | |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Johnny Dickerson steals it from Paul Sherrard | 35-43 |
| 18:53 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Woll - foul #3 on Joseph Woll, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (SF) Joseph Woll | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity banks in the wide open layup | 35-45 |
| 18:17 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 35-45 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Michael Jones steals it from Sean McClenny | 35-45 |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Crofoot | 38-45 |
| 17:40 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (PG), Barry Read (SF), John Erickson (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) Paul Sherrard, Michael Jones, Ricky Klimek, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:40 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:40 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:33 | Long Beach State | Barry Read misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-46 |
| 17:32 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 17:21 | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Dickerson | 40-49 |
| 17:05 | Long Beach State | John Chmura makes the 3 from straight away set up by John Erickson | 43-49 |
| 17:00 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate is hacked by Samuel Crofoot in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Crofoot, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG) Samuel Crofoot | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 16:41 | Long Beach State | John Erickson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 16:24 | Long Beach State | Timothy Cate steals it from Nicholas Baltz | 43-49 |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Sherrard - foul #2 on Paul Sherrard, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen (C) Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | John Chmura clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 15:49 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity grabs the board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Chmura (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Read (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Erickson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Sean McClenny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Charity (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Cate (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Dickerson | 43-53 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 43-53 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Hansen | 43-53 |
| 15:01 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hansen | 46-53 |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity blows the layup | 46-53 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | John Erickson misses the shot from the left side | 46-53 |
| 14:19 | Long Beach State | Barry Read tips it but misses | 46-53 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-53 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 13:55 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Chmura - foul #3 on John Chmura, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (PG), Michael Jones (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), Ricky Klimek (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) Paul Sherrard, John Chmura, Barry Read, John Erickson, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Terence Gregory (SG) Sean McClenny, Aaron Charity | |
| 13:55 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:55 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 13:41 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Crofoot | 48-55 |
| 13:30 | UC Irvine | Ricky Klimek blocks the jumper by Timothy Cate | 48-55 |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Terence Gregory - foul #1 on Terence Gregory, team foul #1 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Johnny Dickerson, Timothy Cate | |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:59 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the wide open shot from the baseline set up by Manuel Bracco | 49-57 |
| 12:37 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 12:36 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Baltz - foul #1 on Nicholas Baltz, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), Dennis Hansard (C) Samuel Crofoot, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF), Timothy Cate (PF) Thurman Horgan, Bryant Carter | |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:12 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll travels with the ball | 51-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen (C) Ricky Klimek | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF), Bryant Carter (PF) Aaron Charity, Timothy Cate | |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (SG) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Aaron Charity (SF), Timothy Cate (PF) Manuel Bracco, Thurman Horgan, Bryant Carter | |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Chmura (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Woll (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dennis Hansard (fresh) C - Paul Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Gregory (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Cate (tiring) C - Dennis Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 11:13 | UC Irvine | Dennis Hansard steals it from Terence Gregory | 51-60 |
| 11:03 | Long Beach State | Timothy Cate blocks the short jumper by John Chmura | 51-60 |
| 11:02 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | John Chmura takes the ball from Steven Riley in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | John Chmura blows the layup but he's hacked by Aaron Charity - foul #1 on Aaron Charity, team foul #2 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (SG), Barry Read (SF), Ricky Klimek (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) Paul Sherrard, Joseph Woll, Dennis Hansard, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Steven Riley, Aaron Charity, Timothy Cate, Dennis Smith | |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | John Chmura misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | John Chmura misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 10:24 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 51-60 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards tips it but misses | 51-60 |
| 10:20 | Long Beach State | John Chmura pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 51-60 |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory drills a 3 from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 09:27 | Long Beach State | Barry Read throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Erickson (PG), Joseph Woll (SF), Paul Hansen (C) John Chmura, Samuel Crofoot, Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Sean McClenny (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Terence Gregory, Thurman Horgan, Brian Sowards | |
| 09:24 | UC Irvine | John Erickson steps in front of the Sean McClenny pass in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| 09:09 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll misses badly on a shot from the right side | 51-63 |
| 09:08 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses the jumpshot from the left side | 51-63 |
| 08:53 | Long Beach State | John Erickson grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 08:49 | Long Beach State | John Erickson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 51-63 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean McClenny and the foul's on Barry Read - foul #2 on Barry Read, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), John Chmura (SG), Dennis Hansard (PF) John Erickson, Barry Read, Ricky Klimek | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Manuel Bracco (SF), Timothy Cate (PF) Sean McClenny, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter | |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Timothy Cate | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith is hacked by Joseph Woll - foul #4 on Joseph Woll, team foul #10 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jones (SG), Samuel Crofoot (SF), Nicholas Baltz (PF) John Chmura, Joseph Woll, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF) Steven Riley, Johnny Dickerson | |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 07:56 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot is whistled for traveling | 51-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate, Dennis Smith | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Crofoot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Baltz (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hansard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Gregory (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Charity (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryant Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Sowards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory loses the dribble to Nicholas Baltz in the backcourt | 51-66 |
| 07:23 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard is hacked by Aaron Charity - foul #2 on Aaron Charity, team foul #3 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF) Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter | |
| 07:18 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 07:17 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 06:58 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Baltz | 51-66 |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Baltz gets the offensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Baltz | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:25 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Sowards | 54-66 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Samuel Crofoot is called for the reach on Thurman Horgan - foul #3 on Samuel Crofoot, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Erickson (PG), Barry Read (SF), Ricky Klimek (PF), Paul Hansen (C) Paul Sherrard, Samuel Crofoot, Nicholas Baltz, Dennis Hansard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Manuel Bracco, Johnny Dickerson, Timothy Cate, Brian Sowards | |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:58 | Long Beach State | Thurman Horgan steals it from Michael Jones | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Jones, team foul #12 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Chmura (SG) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity (SF) Thurman Horgan | |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | Steven Riley swats the shot by Paul Hansen | 54-68 |
| 05:34 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek tips it in | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Ricky Klimek | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:08 | Long Beach State | John Chmura misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 05:07 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | John Chmura steps in front of the Terence Gregory pass | 56-68 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | John Chmura hits the finger roll | 58-68 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | Barry Read steals it from Steven Riley in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Erickson | 61-68 |
| 04:07 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Riley | 61-70 |
| 03:54 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on John Erickson - foul #1 on John Erickson, team foul #13 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), Joseph Woll (SF), Dennis Hansard (PF) John Erickson, Barry Read, Ricky Klimek | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco (PG), Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Timothy Cate (PF), Brian Sowards (C) Steven Riley, Terence Gregory, Aaron Charity, Bryant Carter, Dennis Smith | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Manuel Bracco is denied by Paul Hansen | 61-70 |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Brian Sowards tips it but misses | 61-70 |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Dennis Hansard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Sherrard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Chmura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Dennis Hansard (fresh) C - Paul Hansen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Manuel Bracco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Cate (tiring) 4 reb. C - Brian Sowards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:19 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard's 3 pointer is rejected by Brian Sowards | 61-70 |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cate grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 02:56 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (PG), Barry Read (SG), Ricky Klimek (PF), Nicholas Baltz (C) Paul Sherrard, John Chmura, Dennis Hansard, Paul Hansen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG), Aaron Charity (SF), Bryant Carter (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan, Timothy Cate, Brian Sowards | |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Barry Read drills a jumper from the right wing | 63-72 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Erickson (C) Nicholas Baltz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Barry Read's layup is rejected by Bryant Carter | 63-72 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Klimek | 63-72 |
| 02:21 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard (PG), John Chmura (SG), Paul Hansen (C) Samuel Crofoot, Barry Read, John Erickson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean McClenny (SG), Brian Sowards (C) Terence Gregory, Dennis Smith | |
| 02:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Brian Sowards - foul #3 on Brian Sowards, team foul #4 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Timothy Cate (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Sean McClenny, Bryant Carter, Brian Sowards | |
| 02:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:02 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | Manuel Bracco misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:31 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | John Chmura is called for the reach on Johnny Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Chmura, team foul #14 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Riley (PG), Bryant Carter (PF) Manuel Bracco, Timothy Cate | |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Aaron Charity steals it from John Chmura | 68-73 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Ricky Klimek is called for the reach on Bryant Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Klimek, team foul #15 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG) Johnny Dickerson | |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-75 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Paul Hansen grabs the offensive board | 68-75 |
| 00:54 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-75 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Ricky Klimek grabs the offensive rebound | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | John Chmura knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Paul Sherrard | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Bryant Carter buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Terence Gregory | 70-77 |
| 00:22 | Long Beach State | Bryant Carter steals it from Paul Sherrard | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity is hacked by Paul Sherrard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Sherrard, team foul #16 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Dickerson (SG), Thurman Horgan (PF) Terence Gregory, Bryant Carter | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Aaron Charity makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Chmura | 73-79 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Sherrard - foul #4 on Paul Sherrard, team foul #17 | 73-79 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Paul Sherrard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Klimek | 76-81 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Paul Sherrard is called for the reach on Thurman Horgan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Sherrard, team foul #18 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Crofoot (SG) Paul Sherrard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-83 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG), Bryant Carter (PF) Johnny Dickerson, Thurman Horgan | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-83 |