| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Stodola (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Kahn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Venne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins connects on the floater from the right wing set up by David Curtis | 27-32 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 19:01 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao is hacked by Gerard Kahn - foul #2 on Gerard Kahn, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 18:44 | Long Beach State | Ryan Venne swats the shot by Warren Patao | 27-34 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ryan Venne | 27-34 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Edwin Jones | 27-36 |
| 18:09 | Long Beach State | Ryan Venne steps in front of the Warren Patao pass | 27-36 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn misses long on a jumper from the right side | 27-36 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones tips it in | 27-38 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | David Curtis blows the layup but the foul's on John Stodola - foul #2 on John Stodola, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:25 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney double dribbles | 28-38 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 17:02 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to George Sweeney | 28-38 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | John Stodola clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 16:56 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 16:42 | Long Beach State | David Curtis throws it down set up by Warren Patao | 30-38 |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney loses the dribble to Warren Patao | 30-38 |
| 16:17 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Warren Patao | 32-38 |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Warren Patao is called for the reach on Edwin Jones - foul #1 on Warren Patao, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (SG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Warren Patao, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Gravely (PG), Jonathan Askew (SG), Jessie Wiggins (SF), James Hooks (PF), Marcus Allen (C) John Stodola, Gerard Kahn, Edwin Jones, George Sweeney, Ryan Venne | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Gravely (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) SF - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) PF - James Hooks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | UC Irvine | James Gravely knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Marcus Allen | 32-40 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-40 |
| 15:10 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:41 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Jeffrey Collins | 34-40 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | James Gravely drills a 3 from straight away | 34-43 |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Gravely - foul #3 on James Gravely, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), Michael Rogers (PF) Milton Cleveland, Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG), Gerard Kahn (SG), Edwin Jones (SF), George Sweeney (PF), Ryan Venne (C) James Gravely, Jonathan Askew, Jessie Wiggins, James Hooks, Marcus Allen | |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:45 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney misses short on a runner in the lane | 36-43 |
| 13:43 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 13:23 | Long Beach State | David Curtis connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:59 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers can't finish the layup | 38-43 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Edwin Jones | 38-43 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Douglas Yarbrough is called for the reach on George Sweeney - foul #2 on Douglas Yarbrough, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Yarbrough - foul #3 on Douglas Yarbrough, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (SG) Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:18 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 11:59 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | John Stodola knocks in the floater from the right side | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Warren Patao (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Stodola (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Kahn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Venne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | David Curtis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Venne - foul #3 on Ryan Venne, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (PG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Jeffrey Collins, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Gravely (SF) Edwin Jones | |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:23 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Guthrie | 43-46 |
| 11:22 | Long Beach State | David Curtis grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 11:08 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Guthrie | 45-46 |
| 10:54 | UC Irvine | John Stodola makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gerard Kahn | 45-48 |
| 10:45 | Long Beach State | Gerard Kahn steals the ball from Wendell Boudreaux | 45-48 |
| 10:25 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wendell Boudreaux, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG), Douglas Yarbrough (SF), Ronald Boldt (C) Wendell Boudreaux, Warren Patao, David Curtis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones (SF), James Hooks (PF), Marcus Allen (C) John Stodola, George Sweeney, Ryan Venne | |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | James Gravely hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gerard Kahn and the foul's on Milton Cleveland - foul #1 on Milton Cleveland, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers (PF) Joseph Guthrie | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew (SG) Gerard Kahn | |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | James Gravely misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:00 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough double dribbles | 45-50 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | James Gravely comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | James Gravely tips it but misses | 45-50 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Michael Rogers denies the turnaround by James Hooks | 45-50 |
| 08:50 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Michael Rogers | 45-50 |
| 08:26 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Milton Cleveland is blocked by Marcus Allen | 45-50 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Milton Cleveland - foul #2 on Milton Cleveland, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), David Curtis (C) Milton Cleveland, Ronald Boldt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn (SG), George Sweeney (PF), Ryan Venne (C) Edwin Jones, James Hooks, Marcus Allen | |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:48 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao comes up short on the runner near the basket | 45-52 |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Patao (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Curtis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerard Kahn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gravely (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Venne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Warren Patao is called for the reach on Jonathan Askew - foul #2 on Warren Patao, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (PG), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Jeffrey Collins, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins (SF) James Gravely | |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:28 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough blows the layup | 45-53 |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jessie Wiggins | 47-55 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Jessie Wiggins picks off the pass by David Curtis | 47-55 |
| 06:25 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Warren Patao - foul #3 on Warren Patao, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (PG), Milton Cleveland (SG) Wendell Boudreaux, Douglas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG) Jonathan Askew | |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:13 | Long Beach State | David Curtis gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:55 | Long Beach State | David Curtis lays it in | 49-55 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney's layup is rejected by Joseph Guthrie | 49-55 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | David Curtis snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Milton Cleveland picks off the pass by Ryan Venne out of a doubleteam | 49-55 |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | David Curtis blows the layup | 49-55 |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Stodola | 49-58 |
| 04:22 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Stodola - foul #3 on John Stodola, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Ronald Boldt (C) Warren Patao, Joseph Guthrie, David Curtis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Gravely (SG), Edwin Jones (SF), James Hooks (PF), Marcus Allen (C) Gerard Kahn, Jessie Wiggins, George Sweeney, Ryan Venne | |
| 04:22 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:22 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-58 |
| 04:03 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Ronald Boldt | 50-58 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-58 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers can't tip it in | 50-58 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | James Gravely grabs the board | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jeffrey Collins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Boldt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Stodola (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Gravely (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hooks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Allen (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | James Gravely misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SG), David Curtis (C) Milton Cleveland, Ronald Boldt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn (SG), George Sweeney (PF), Ryan Venne (C) James Gravely, James Hooks, Marcus Allen | |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Stodola | 50-61 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough is hacked by Ryan Venne - foul #4 on Ryan Venne, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux (PG), Milton Cleveland (SG), James Patrick (SF), Joseph Guthrie (PF), Ronald Boldt (C) Jeffrey Collins, Warren Patao, Douglas Yarbrough, Michael Rogers, David Curtis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Gravely (PG), Jonathan Askew (SG), Jessie Wiggins (SF), James Hooks (PF), Marcus Allen (C) John Stodola, Gerard Kahn, Edwin Jones, George Sweeney, Ryan Venne | |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux is whistled for a carry | 50-61 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Ronald Boldt is called for the reach on Jessie Wiggins - foul #1 on Ronald Boldt, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:23 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses the jumper near the basket | 50-63 |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses the tip | 50-63 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | James Gravely clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | James Patrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | James Hooks gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew misses the easy layup | 50-63 |
| 00:22 | Long Beach State | Wendell Boudreaux pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | James Patrick is hacked by James Hooks - foul #2 on James Hooks, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | James Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | James Gravely runs out the clock | 52-63 |