| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mile Zirk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Cotten (fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Frank Rhodes | 31-36 |
| 19:39 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten's floater is tipped away by Jim Rumph | 31-36 |
| 19:38 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell blows the layup but he's hacked by Floyd Chartier - foul #1 on Floyd Chartier, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Brian Wright takes the ball from Henry Cotten | 31-37 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 18:35 | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Earl Edwards and he's hacked by Brian Wright - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts (SF), Ron Bacher (PF), Ira Hasse (C) Earl Edwards, Henry Cotten, Floyd Chartier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (PG), Clark Jett (PF) Brian Wright, Jim Rumph | |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-37 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell banks in the wide open layup set up by Frank Rhodes | 34-39 |
| 17:25 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 37-39 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Rhodes | 37-41 |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by Edward Caldwell - foul #2 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Mile Zirk, Kenneth Roberts, Ron Bacher, Ira Hasse | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (PG), Paul Moore (SF), Jim Rumph (PF) Frank Rhodes, Charles Stevenson, Clark Jett | |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph comes up short on the runner from the right block | 39-41 |
| 16:29 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Henry Cotten | 39-41 |
| 16:10 | Long Beach State | Kris Dean picks off the pass by Earl Edwards | 39-41 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean is hacked by Piao Chu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Piao Chu, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Thomas (SG) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder (SF) Kris Dean | |
| 15:54 | UC Irvine | Henry Cotten is called for the reach on Jim Rumph - foul #3 on Henry Cotten, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG) Jim Rumph | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Piao Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Cotten (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Chartier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Swopes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Hyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | James Swopes misses the easy layup | 39-41 |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Floyd Chartier | 39-41 |
| 15:34 | Long Beach State | Paul Moore steals it from Earl Edwards | 39-41 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Floyd Chartier picks off the pass by Edward Caldwell in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Edward Caldwell steps in front of the Piao Chu pass | 39-41 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | James Swopes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:43 | Long Beach State | John Thomas gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Piao Chu and he's hacked by Sean Hyder - foul #1 on Sean Hyder, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Ron Bacher (C) Piao Chu, John Thomas, Earl Edwards, Floyd Chartier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF), Clark Jett (C) James Swopes, Paul Moore, Sean Hyder, Edward Caldwell | |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:10 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 13:52 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 13:34 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Roberts | 44-41 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph is open and scores on a shot from close range set up by Frank Rhodes | 44-43 |
| 13:02 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten knocks in the runner near the basket | 46-43 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), William Shiffer (SF), Ira Hasse (PF), Floyd Chartier (C) Samuel Baker, Kenneth Roberts, Henry Cotten, Ron Bacher | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (PG), Paul Moore (SF), Sean Hyder (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Brian Wright, Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph, Clark Jett | |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer misses the dunk attempt | 46-43 |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:45 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is hacked by Mile Zirk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mile Zirk, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (SG), John Thomas (SF) Mile Zirk, William Shiffer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (PG) Edward Caldwell | |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 12:13 | Long Beach State | John Thomas loses the dribble to James Swopes | 46-45 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore is denied on a layup by John Thomas | 46-45 |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | James Swopes tips it in | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Piao Chu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ira Hasse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Swopes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Kris Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sean Hyder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Piao Chu | 48-47 |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 48-47 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 10:51 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 10:50 | Long Beach State | John Thomas grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder makes the shot in the paint set up by Paul Moore and the foul's on Piao Chu - foul #3 on Piao Chu, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Ron Bacher (PF), Kenneth Roberts (C) Charles Williams, Piao Chu, John Thomas, Ira Hasse, Floyd Chartier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Edward Caldwell (C) James Swopes, Kris Dean, Paul Moore | |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:08 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ron Bacher | 51-50 |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 09:50 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Ron Bacher | 51-50 |
| 09:45 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts is hacked by Edward Caldwell - foul #3 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph (PF) Sean Hyder | |
| 09:32 | Long Beach State | Edward Caldwell blocks the short jumper by Ron Bacher | 51-50 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:16 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Roberts | 51-50 |
| 08:57 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), William Shiffer (SF), Henry Cotten (PF) Samuel Baker, Earl Edwards, Kenneth Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Tutt (PG), Kris Dean (SG) Brian Wright, Frank Rhodes | |
| 08:36 | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten is called for a charge - foul #4 on Henry Cotten, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Henry Cotten | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Tutt is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Jett (PF) Jim Rumph | |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Tutt makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Tutt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Charles Stevenson | 53-52 |
| 07:29 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Kris Dean | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mile Zirk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Shiffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ron Bacher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Chartier (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremy Tutt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kris Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stevenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Jett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Williams | 56-54 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Jeremy Tutt - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Piao Chu (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Henry Cotten (PF), Ira Hasse (C) Charles Williams, Mile Zirk, William Shiffer, Ron Bacher, Floyd Chartier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (SG), Paul Moore (SF), Jim Rumph (PF) Kris Dean, Charles Stevenson, Edward Caldwell | |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Tutt makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Tutt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards dunks the ball | 58-56 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Roberts steals the ball from Jim Rumph | 58-56 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts banks in the layup | 60-56 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Tutt and the foul's on Ira Hasse - foul #1 on Ira Hasse, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), John Thomas (SF) Earl Edwards, Ira Hasse | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Sean Hyder (PF) Jeremy Tutt, Jim Rumph | |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Cotten | 63-59 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore misses long on a floater from close range | 63-59 |
| 05:24 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 04:58 | Long Beach State | Charles Williams is hacked by Clark Jett - foul #2 on Clark Jett, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Mile Zirk (SG), Earl Edwards (SF), Floyd Chartier (C) Charles Williams, Piao Chu, John Thomas, Kenneth Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) James Swopes, Paul Moore, Sean Hyder, Clark Jett | |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mile Zirk | 65-59 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse (C) Floyd Chartier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (PG) Brian Wright | |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Mile Zirk and he's hacked by Charles Stevenson - foul #2 on Charles Stevenson, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:03 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Shiffer (SF) Earl Edwards | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:48 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer double dribbles | 68-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Williams (PG), Ron Bacher (C) Samuel Baker, Henry Cotten | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Tutt (PG) Charles Stevenson | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell can't finish the uncontested layup | 68-59 |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Tutt pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mile Zirk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Shiffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ira Hasse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Bacher (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremy Tutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Kris Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jim Rumph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 68-59 |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Ira Hasse snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | William Shiffer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Edwards (SF) William Shiffer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Sean Hyder (PF) Jeremy Tutt, Kris Dean, Jim Rumph | |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes banks in the layup set up by Sean Hyder and the foul's on Ira Hasse - foul #2 on Ira Hasse, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes misses the free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Frank Rhodes | 68-63 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Henry Cotten (PF) Ira Hasse | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Jett (PF) Sean Hyder | |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk is fouled on the floor by Frank Rhodes - foul #3 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 02:15 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:15 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett hits the finger roll set up by Brian Wright | 70-65 |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Williams | 73-65 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 73-65 |
| 01:13 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Floyd Chartier (C) Ron Bacher | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph (PF) Clark Jett | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk is hacked by Frank Rhodes - foul #4 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts (SF) Earl Edwards | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Mile Zirk makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright is called for traveling | 75-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Baker (PG), Piao Chu (SG), William Shiffer (SF), Ron Bacher (C) Charles Williams, Mile Zirk, Henry Cotten, Floyd Chartier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (PG), Kris Dean (SG), Paul Moore (SF), Sean Hyder (PF), Clark Jett (C) Brian Wright, Frank Rhodes, Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph, Edward Caldwell | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Moore - foul #1 on Paul Moore, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Thomas (SG), Ira Hasse (C) Samuel Baker, William Shiffer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | John Thomas is called for the reach on Kris Dean in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #11 | 77-65 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Ron Bacher grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Piao Chu runs out the clock | 77-66 |