| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Squires (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Kitterman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Tidd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ruben Thiel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn loses the dribble to William Kitterman in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 19:54 | UC Irvine | William Kitterman lays it up and in | 27-39 |
| 19:34 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-39 |
| 19:32 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Carroll | 27-39 |
| 19:18 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | James Newsome lays it in set up by William Kitterman | 27-41 |
| 18:54 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Tidd picks off the pass by Richard Squires | 27-41 |
| 18:35 | UC Irvine | Michael Taylor denies the turnaround by William Kitterman | 27-41 |
| 18:33 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 18:28 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | William Kitterman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Hearn - foul #2 on John Hearn, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | William Kitterman makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | William Kitterman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 17:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Carroll | 29-43 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 29-43 |
| 17:08 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-43 |
| 17:06 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ruben Thiel | 29-43 |
| 16:45 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel banks in the layup | 29-45 |
| 16:24 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-45 |
| 16:23 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires grabs the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:10 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires clanks a jumper from the right block | 29-45 |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires tips it but misses | 29-45 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Kitterman | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Lovern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Squires (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Kitterman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Newsome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Tidd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Thiel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:39 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern's pass is intercepted by James Newsome | 29-48 |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel can't finish the layup | 29-48 |
| 15:26 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 29-48 |
| 15:16 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-48 |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | James Newsome snags the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 14:47 | UC Irvine | William Kitterman scores on a jumper from the left block | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:29 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 14:11 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:52 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor buries a jumper from the right block set up by Jerry Lovern | 34-50 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | William Kitterman's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Taylor | 34-50 |
| 13:44 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 13:37 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires lays it in on a nice dish by John Hearn | 36-50 |
| 13:23 | UC Irvine | Michael Taylor takes the ball from William Kitterman | 36-50 |
| 13:02 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-50 |
| 13:01 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Paul Carroll steals the ball from Peter Tidd | 38-50 |
| 12:22 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern is fouled on the floor by Peter Tidd - foul #2 on Peter Tidd, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), James Moore (SG), Keith Mickel (SF), Brandon Ransom (PF), James Laseter (C) John Hearn, Jerry Lovern, Michael Taylor, Richard Squires, Paul Carroll | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Russell Sharpe (PG), Leroy Weise (SG), Russell Glass (SF), Richard Clark (PF), Robert Merritt (C) William Kitterman, James Newsome, Peter Tidd, Ruben Thiel, John Wilson | |
| 12:15 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Moore | 41-50 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Russell Glass makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Russell Sharpe | 41-52 |
| 11:45 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Mickel (fresh) PF - Brandon Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Laseter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Russell Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Weise (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Glass (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Richard Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:10 | UC Irvine | Russell Sharpe comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 11:09 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:04 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Brandon Ransom - foul #3 on Brandon Ransom, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | Russell Glass is called for the reach on Keith Mickel - foul #1 on Russell Glass, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| 10:22 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 10:20 | UC Irvine | Richard Clark gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the jump hook from close range | 44-56 |
| 09:36 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Richard Clark misses short on a jumper in the lane | 46-56 |
| 09:19 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 08:56 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter travels with the ball | 46-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn (PG), Elliott Meidinger (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Paul Carroll (C) Jeffery Tores, James Moore, Keith Mickel, James Laseter | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Kitterman (PG), James Newsome (SG), Oscar Legault (SF), Ruben Thiel (PF), John Wilson (C) Russell Sharpe, Leroy Weise, Russell Glass, Richard Clark, Robert Merritt | |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | James Newsome scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Oscar Legault | 46-58 |
| 08:16 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:15 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor can't tip it in | 46-58 |
| 08:13 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll misses the tip | 46-58 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | John Wilson clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Carroll - foul #1 on Paul Carroll, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern (SG), Richard Squires (PF) Elliott Meidinger, Brandon Ransom | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd (SF) Oscar Legault | |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | John Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | James Newsome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Clark (C) John Wilson | |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Newsome - foul #1 on James Newsome, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Richard Squires (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Kitterman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Peter Tidd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Thiel (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Clark (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | William Kitterman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 07:25 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:17 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Clark | 48-58 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd is hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Keith Mickel (SF), James Laseter (PF) Michael Taylor, Richard Squires | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt (C) Ruben Thiel | |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | James Newsome clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | Richard Clark gets the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Paul Carroll - foul #2 on Paul Carroll, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom (PF) James Laseter | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:19 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Hearn | 50-60 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Paul Carroll is called for the reach on Robert Merritt - foul #3 on Paul Carroll, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor (SF) Paul Carroll | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Russell Sharpe (PG), Leroy Weise (SF), Russell Glass (PF) William Kitterman, Peter Tidd, Richard Clark | |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | Keith Mickel blocks the short jumper by Robert Merritt | 50-60 |
| 05:52 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | Keith Mickel is fouled on the floor by Robert Merritt - foul #3 on Robert Merritt, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Richard Squires (PF) John Hearn, Keith Mickel | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel (PF), John Wilson (C) Russell Glass, Robert Merritt | |
| 05:13 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires buries a turnaround from the left block | 52-60 |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Russell Sharpe | 52-62 |
| 04:34 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor's layup is rejected by Ruben Thiel | 52-62 |
| 04:33 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Russell Sharpe | 52-62 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:10 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores's pass is intercepted by Leroy Weise | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffery Tores - foul #1 on Jeffery Tores, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn (PG), James Moore (SG), Keith Mickel (SF), Paul Carroll (C) Jeffery Tores, Jerry Lovern, Michael Taylor, Brandon Ransom | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Kitterman (PG), Peter Tidd (SF), Richard Clark (C) James Newsome, Leroy Weise, John Wilson | |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Cal State Northridge | John Hearn buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Moore | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Hearn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Mickel (fresh) PF - Richard Squires (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Kitterman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Tidd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Thiel (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Clark (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Russell Sharpe | 54-69 |
| 02:48 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 54-69 |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Peter Tidd comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel misses the tip | 54-69 |
| 02:13 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Squires pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll misses the easy layup | 54-69 |
| 01:49 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Carroll tips it in | 56-69 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Russell Sharpe misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Brandon Ransom (PF), James Laseter (C) John Hearn, Richard Squires, Paul Carroll | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise (SG), Russell Glass (SF), Robert Merritt (C) William Kitterman, Peter Tidd, Ruben Thiel | |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Russell Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Russell Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Russell Glass - foul #2 on Russell Glass, team foul #5 | 56-71 |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 00:45 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Jeffery Tores | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Cal State Northridge | Keith Mickel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-71 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Russell Glass is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Russell Glass, team foul #6 | 57-71 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Ransom misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-71 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Russell Sharpe runs out the clock | 57-71 |