| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Travis Finch (fresh) SG - Jason McCollum (fresh) SF - James Annis (fresh) PF - Frank Daugherty (fresh) C - John Paulson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) SF - Hal Cox (fresh) PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - James Shepherd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Paulsen and the foul's on Jason McCollum - foul #1 on Jason McCollum, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | James Annis is called for the reach on Steven Smith - foul #1 on James Annis, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | John Paulson pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Annis | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox hits a floater from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Long Beach State | John Paulson makes the jumper from close range set up by Travis Finch | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Paulson - foul #1 on John Paulson, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Travis Finch, Jason McCollum, James Annis, Frank Daugherty, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:48 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:24 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Rich Roberts | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is denied on a layup by Christopher Bruening | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Maurice Sabol | 8-6 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening grabs the board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Fossett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fairly fresh) C - James Shepherd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Maurice Sabol is called for the reach on Steven Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maurice Sabol, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Jason McCollum (SG), James Annis (SF), Frank Daugherty (PF), John Paulson (C) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, Christopher Bruening, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Carl Jordan (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF) James Annis, Frank Daugherty | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Burd (PF) Hal Cox | |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch is fouled on the floor by Robin Keech - foul #1 on Robin Keech, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF), Frank Daugherty (C) Joe Wells, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:06 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening buries a jumper from the left side set up by James Annis | 10-6 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Bruening - foul #1 on Christopher Bruening, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF), John Paulson (C) James Annis, Frank Daugherty | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF) Lee Zorich | |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Robin Keech - foul #2 on Robin Keech, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Paulsen (PF) Ronald McCants, Robin Keech | |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John Paulson - foul #2 on John Paulson, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF), William Barrett (PF), Frank Daugherty (C) Joe Wells, Christopher Bruening, John Paulson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Shepherd (C) Carl Jordan | |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:45 | Long Beach State | James Annis blows the dunk | 12-9 |
| 13:44 | Long Beach State | William Barrett tips it back up and in | 14-9 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd double dribbles | 14-9 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (PG), Joe Wells (SF) Travis Finch, James Annis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG) Donald Burd | |
| 13:17 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Rich Roberts | 16-9 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 12:28 | Long Beach State | William Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, William Barrett, Frank Daugherty | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Carl Jordan (PF) Steven Smith, James Paulsen | |
| 12:19 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald McCants | 16-14 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-14 |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Erik Fossett snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:54 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | James Annis snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Travis Finch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason McCollum (fresh) SF - James Annis (fresh) PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Fossett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Jordan (fresh) C - James Shepherd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | James Annis loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF), Frank Daugherty (C) Jason McCollum, James Annis, Christopher Bruening, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Donald Burd (SF), James Paulsen (PF) Ronald McCants, Hal Cox, James Shepherd | |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Zorich | 16-20 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch is hacked by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum (SG), James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF) Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, William Barrett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Finch | 19-20 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 10:00 | Long Beach State | James Annis pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:52 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Daugherty - foul #1 on Frank Daugherty, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF) Jason McCollum, James Annis, Christopher Bruening | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF) Lee Zorich | |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch travels with the ball | 19-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG) Rich Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Shepherd (C) Carl Jordan | |
| 09:05 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Smith | 19-24 |
| 08:44 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Wells | 21-24 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 08:23 | Long Beach State | William Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Shepherd - foul #1 on James Shepherd, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (PG), Jason McCollum (SG), James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF) Maurice Sabol, Travis Finch, Joe Wells, William Barrett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Lee Zorich (SG), Carl Jordan (C) Steven Smith, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:12 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Donald Burd | 22-24 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich gets the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:37 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan tips it home | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason McCollum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Annis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bruening (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Daugherty (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Burd (fresh) C - Carl Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Long Beach State | Ronald McCants is called for the reach on Rich Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald McCants, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Erik Fossett (C) Rich Roberts, Frank Daugherty | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:13 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason McCollum | 24-26 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Donald Burd - foul #1 on Donald Burd, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joe Wells (SF) James Annis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Ronald McCants, Hal Cox, Donald Burd | |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Shepherd, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Annis (SF), William Barrett (PF), Frank Daugherty (C) Joe Wells, Christopher Bruening, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SF) James Shepherd | |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Barrett | 28-29 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | James Annis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rich Roberts (PG), Joe Wells (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF), Erik Fossett (C) Travis Finch, James Annis, William Barrett, Frank Daugherty | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF) James Solinski | |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 05:24 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum loses the ball out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Frank Daugherty (C) Jason McCollum, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Burd (C) Carl Jordan | |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Travis Finch - foul #1 on Travis Finch, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum (SG), James Annis (SF), Erik Fossett (C) Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, Frank Daugherty | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum connects on the 3 from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Hal Cox | 31-33 |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox is hacked by James Annis - foul #2 on James Annis, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Maurice Sabol (PG), Rich Roberts (SG), Joe Wells (SF), William Barrett (PF), Frank Daugherty (C) Travis Finch, Jason McCollum, James Annis, Christopher Bruening, Erik Fossett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (PF) James Paulsen | |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:30 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Frank Daugherty drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Maurice Sabol | 33-34 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Burd | 33-37 |
| 03:37 | Long Beach State | James Solinski swats the short shot by Frank Daugherty | 33-37 |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd grabs the board | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Maurice Sabol (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rich Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Daugherty (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Solinski (fresh) C - Donald Burd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | William Barrett snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Joe Wells loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Travis Finch (PG), Jason McCollum (SG), James Annis (SF), Christopher Bruening (PF), John Paulson (C) Maurice Sabol, Rich Roberts, Joe Wells, William Barrett, Frank Daugherty | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Richard Barcus (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, Hal Cox, James Solinski, Donald Burd | |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald McCants | 33-39 |
| 02:14 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch's fadeaway is rejected by James Shepherd | 33-39 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | James Annis misses the tip | 33-39 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bruening steals the ball from Ronald McCants | 33-39 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Bruening and the foul's on Carl Jordan - foul #1 on Carl Jordan, team foul #8 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), Hal Cox (SF) Richard Barcus, Carl Jordan | |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 36-39 |
| 01:20 | Long Beach State | Jason McCollum grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Travis Finch can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | John Paulson pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-39 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | John Paulson grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bruening hits a runner in the paint | 38-39 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-39 |