| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glen Owen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Moen (fresh) PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Doss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:53 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-25 |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | Al Norris grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-25 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Edmonson | 45-25 |
| 19:06 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Juan Torres - foul #1 on Juan Torres, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| 19:06 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is hacked by Glen Owen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Owen, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Moen - foul #1 on James Moen, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 18:26 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 17:50 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on James Moen - foul #2 on James Moen, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (PG), Robert Stanberry (SG), Blake Hatcher (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Larry Heston (SG), Ricardo Luna (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), James Ingram (C) Al Norris, Glen Owen, James Moen, Clyde Richardson, Matthew Doss | |
| 17:26 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Carr | 49-31 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | James Ingram hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Charles Dison - foul #1 on Charles Dison, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | James Ingram makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Blake Hatcher can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 16:51 | Long Beach State | James Ingram snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 16:33 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna double dribbles | 49-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Blake Hatcher, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SG), Clyde Richardson (PF) Larry Heston, Richard Erikson | |
| 16:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Philip - foul #3 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), James Moen (SF) Lloyd Philip, James Ingram | |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Ricardo Luna steps in front of the Billy Phelps pass | 49-34 |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Kenneth Palmeri is called for the reach on Ricardo Luna - foul #1 on Kenneth Palmeri, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 49-34 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glen Owen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Moen (fairly fresh) PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricardo Luna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 15:45 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Ricardo Luna | 49-34 |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Al Norris misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-34 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 15:23 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps tips it back up and in | 51-34 |
| 15:03 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Kenneth Palmeri, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Larry Heston (SG), Anthony Waddell (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Al Norris, Glen Owen, James Moen, Clyde Richardson, Ricardo Luna | |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:35 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston makes the jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Doss | 53-36 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Larry Heston - foul #2 on Larry Heston, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Heston | 55-39 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Willie Edmonson | 58-39 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell banks in the layup | 58-41 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Philip steals the ball from Patrick Roe in the backcourt | 58-41 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson banks in the layup set up by Lloyd Philip | 58-43 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Willie Edmonson, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Glen Owen (SG), Ricardo Luna (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), James Ingram (C) Lloyd Philip, Larry Heston, Anthony Waddell, Richard Erikson, Matthew Doss | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:04 | Long Beach State | James Ingram misses long on a runner in the lane | 58-43 |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 12:39 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri is fouled on the floor by Glen Owen - foul #2 on Glen Owen, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) James Ingram | |
| 12:32 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Palmeri | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 12:04 | Long Beach State | Billy Phelps swats the short shot by Clyde Richardson | 61-43 |
| 12:02 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Kenneth Palmeri | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-43 |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps tips it back up and in | 63-43 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Al Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glen Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Moen (fairly fresh) PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricardo Luna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Palmeri - foul #2 on Kenneth Palmeri, team foul #4 | 63-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (PG), Robert Stanberry (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Larry Heston (SG), Anthony Waddell (PF), James Ingram (C) Al Norris, Glen Owen, James Moen, Clyde Richardson | |
| 11:10 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 11:10 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 63-45 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | Ricardo Luna is called for the reach on Willie Edmonson - foul #1 on Ricardo Luna, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Ricardo Luna, Anthony Waddell, James Ingram | |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clyde Richardson | 65-48 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-48 |
| 09:24 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Matthew Doss | 65-48 |
| 09:14 | Long Beach State | James Moen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Heston and he's fouled by Willie Edmonson - foul #1 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Blake Hatcher (SF), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Gene Carr, Willie Edmonson, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Glen Owen (SG) Lloyd Philip, Larry Heston | |
| 09:14 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres's pass is intercepted by Al Norris in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:02 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is hacked by Glen Owen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glen Owen, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell (SF), Richard Erikson (PF) James Moen, Clyde Richardson | |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell is called for traveling | 65-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF) Reginald Barr, Blake Hatcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Ingram (C) Matthew Doss | |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt's floater is knocked away by Richard Erikson | 65-53 |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri hits the follow up shot | 67-53 |
| 08:01 | Long Beach State | Al Norris drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Waddell | 67-56 |
| 07:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt misses short on an open floater from close range but the foul's on Richard Erikson - foul #3 on Richard Erikson, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (PG), Robert Stanberry (SG) Patrick Roe, Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Larry Heston (SG), James Moen (SF), Clyde Richardson (PF) Al Norris, Glen Owen, Anthony Waddell, Richard Erikson | |
| 07:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:26 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston is fouled on the floor by Robert Stanberry - foul #1 on Robert Stanberry, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Blake Hatcher (C) Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (SF) James Moen | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 8 pts. C - Blake Hatcher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Heston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricardo Luna (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Long Beach State | James Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Charles Dison (C) Patrick Roe, Robert Stanberry, Blake Hatcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss (C) James Ingram | |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | Larry Heston is called for the reach on Gene Carr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Heston, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt (PF) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:46 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 06:45 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson misses the tip | 71-56 |
| 06:44 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Merritt | 73-56 |
| 05:58 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Reginald Barr - foul #1 on Reginald Barr, team foul #7 | 73-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Robert Stanberry (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Reginald Barr, Gene Carr, Willie Edmonson, Robert Merritt, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Glen Owen (SG), James Moen (SF), Richard Erikson (PF), Anthony Waddell (C) Larry Heston, Ricardo Luna, Clyde Richardson, Matthew Doss | |
| 05:58 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Philip is called for the reach on Patrick Roe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #11 | 73-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG) Lloyd Philip | |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps gets the offensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 05:20 | Long Beach State | James Moen hits a floater from the left block set up by Glen Owen | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe loses the dribble to Anthony Waddell in the backcourt | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:04 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen can't connect on a shot from the right side | 73-61 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses the fadeaway from the left side | 73-61 |
| 04:45 | Long Beach State | Anthony Waddell snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Al Norris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Phelps - foul #2 on Billy Phelps, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Charles Dison (C) Patrick Roe, Robert Stanberry, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (SF), James Ingram (C) James Moen, Anthony Waddell | |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Al Norris misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:41 | Long Beach State | Al Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 04:31 | Long Beach State | Richard Erikson gets the rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:07 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 04:05 | Long Beach State | Al Norris can't tip it in | 73-62 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna grabs the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-62 |
| 03:50 | Long Beach State | James Ingram tips it but misses | 73-62 |
| 03:48 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Willie Edmonson and he's hacked by Richard Erikson - foul #4 on Richard Erikson, team foul #12 | 75-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG), Larry Heston (SG), Clyde Richardson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Al Norris, Glen Owen, Richard Erikson, James Ingram | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the free throw | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Reginald Barr steals it from Matthew Doss | 76-62 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Palmeri (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lloyd Philip (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Heston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricardo Luna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Doss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps is called for a backcourt violation | 76-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Robert Stanberry (SF) Reginald Barr, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Moen (SF) Ricardo Luna | |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Larry Heston comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Stanberry | 76-62 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Clyde Richardson picks off the pass by Patrick Roe in the backcourt | 76-62 |
| 02:15 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip clanks a 3 from the left wing | 76-62 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson tips it in | 76-64 |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-64 |
| 01:49 | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip snags the defensive board | 76-64 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss gets the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | James Moen knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Clyde Richardson and the foul's on Gene Carr - foul #3 on Gene Carr, team foul #9 | 76-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri (SF), Charles Dison (C) Robert Merritt, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (PF), Anthony Waddell (C) Clyde Richardson, Matthew Doss | |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | James Moen makes the free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Robert Merritt (PF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Kenneth Palmeri, Robert Stanberry, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Al Norris (PG), Glen Owen (SG), Clyde Richardson (PF), Matthew Doss (C) Lloyd Philip, Larry Heston, Ricardo Luna, Anthony Waddell | |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | James Moen picks off the pass by Robert Merritt | 76-67 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Moen | 76-69 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson is fouled in the backcourt by Al Norris - foul #2 on Al Norris, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Al Norris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Al Norris - foul #3 on Al Norris, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry (SF), Blake Hatcher (C) Willie Edmonson, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Al Norris buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Reginald Barr - foul #2 on Reginald Barr, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF), Billy Phelps (C) Robert Stanberry, Blake Hatcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Al Norris makes the free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Al Norris - foul #4 on Al Norris, team foul #15 | 79-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry (SF), Blake Hatcher (C) Willie Edmonson, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:38 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt snags the defensive board | 80-72 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Glen Owen is called for the reach on Juan Torres in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glen Owen, team foul #16 | 80-72 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Matthew Doss grabs the board | 81-72 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Glen Owen | 81-75 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry is fouled in the backcourt by Al Norris - foul #5 on Al Norris, team foul #17 | 81-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lloyd Philip (PG) Al Norris | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson snags the defensive board | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-75 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Doss | 82-75 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Glen Owen is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Glen Owen, team foul #18 | 82-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Heston (SG) Glen Owen | |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Philip is called for the reach on Robert Stanberry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lloyd Philip, team foul #19 | 82-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricardo Luna (SG) Lloyd Philip | |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF), Billy Phelps (C) Robert Stanberry, Blake Hatcher | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Clyde Richardson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Heston | 84-78 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is hacked by Larry Heston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Heston, team foul #20 | 84-78 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry (SF), Blake Hatcher (C) Willie Edmonson, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | James Moen comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 86-78 |