| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Nokes (fresh) SG - Russell Gupton (fresh) SF - Victor Yates (fresh) PF - Lynwood Mills (fresh) C - Howard Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) SF - Raymond Brixey (fresh) PF - Jerry Fye (fresh) C - Henry Bolton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Lynwood Mills | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Bolton - foul #1 on Henry Bolton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Estes | 1-3 |
| 18:26 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes is hacked by Anthony Estes - foul #1 on Anthony Estes, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:15 | Long Beach State | Christopher Ranson steps in front of the Thomas Nokes pass | 1-3 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 1-3 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye misses the tip | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:54 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 1-3 |
| 17:53 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 17:42 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Nokes | 4-3 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (PG), Raymond Donaldson (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Thomas Nokes, Russell Gupton, Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Karsten | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:36 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Henry Bolton, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager (C) Henry Bolton | |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:17 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | Long Beach State | Sean Najar snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-3 |
| 15:58 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten snags the offensive board | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joseph Karsten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Donaldson (fresh) SF - Robert Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Najar (fresh) C - Anthony Orear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ranson (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Brixey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Fye (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Prager (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten's floater is knocked away by Ryan Prager | 6-3 |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Sean Najar steps in front of the Christopher Ranson pass | 6-3 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Anthony Orear is hacked by Ryan Prager - foul #1 on Ryan Prager, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG), Russell Gupton (SG), Lynwood Mills (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Joseph Karsten, Raymond Donaldson, Sean Najar, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (PG), Shawn Adams (SG), Robert Kogan (SF), Jerry Tibbits (PF) Anthony Estes, Christopher Ranson, Raymond Brixey, Jerry Fye | |
| 14:58 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton loses the dribble to Ryan Prager | 6-3 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Tibbits is blocked by Lynwood Mills | 6-3 |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills is fouled on the floor by Jerry Tibbits - foul #1 on Jerry Tibbits, team foul #5 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (SG), Victor Yates (SF), Stanley Roach (PF) Russell Gupton, Robert Lockhart, Lynwood Mills | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG) Robert Kogan | |
| 13:57 | Long Beach State | Jerry Tibbits denies the turnaround by Howard Alexander | 6-3 |
| 13:55 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | John Solari clanks a shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 13:35 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Prager | 6-3 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits lays it up and in | 6-5 |
| 13:00 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander is called for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF) Joseph Karsten, Victor Yates, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson (SG), Raymond Brixey (SF), Jerry Fye (PF), George Denson (C) John Solari, Shawn Adams, Jerry Tibbits, Ryan Prager | |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Russell Gupton - foul #1 on Russell Gupton, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander (C) Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 12:30 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Nokes | 8-7 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye loses the ball out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (PG), Victor Yates (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Thomas Nokes, Robert Lockhart, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates clanks a jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 11:46 | UC Irvine | George Denson pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Joseph Karsten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Gupton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) PF - Sean Najar (fresh) C - Anthony Orear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) SF - Raymond Brixey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Fye (fresh) C - George Denson (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Gupton - foul #2 on Russell Gupton, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Russell Gupton, Victor Yates, Sean Najar, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (PG), Ryan Prager (C) Anthony Estes, George Denson | |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Fye | 8-10 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Nokes | 11-10 |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 10:53 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 10:37 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-10 |
| 10:35 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart hits the follow up shot | 13-10 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG), Victor Yates (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Joseph Karsten, Robert Lockhart, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG), Shawn Adams (SG), Jerry Tibbits (PF) John Solari, Christopher Ranson, Jerry Fye | |
| 10:11 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jerry Tibbits | 13-10 |
| 09:59 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 09:50 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates is fouled on the floor by Raymond Brixey - foul #1 on Raymond Brixey, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Sean Najar, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (SG) Raymond Brixey | |
| 09:39 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 09:22 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Estes | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Donaldson | 16-14 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 08:46 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits tips it home | 16-16 |
| 08:34 | Long Beach State | Stanley Roach loses the dribble to Anthony Estes | 16-16 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | John Solari knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Thomas Nokes - foul #1 on Thomas Nokes, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Raymond Donaldson, Victor Yates, Stanley Roach, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson (SG), Raymond Brixey (SF), Jerry Fye (PF), George Denson (C) Anthony Estes, Shawn Adams, Jerry Tibbits, Ryan Prager | |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | John Solari makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is whistled for traveling | 16-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG) John Solari | |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye travels with the ball | 16-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Howard Alexander (C) Robert Lockhart, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Nokes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Karsten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) PF - Lynwood Mills (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Brixey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Fye (fresh) C - George Denson (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates loses the ball out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), Stanley Roach (C) Victor Yates, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher Ranson | 16-22 |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Nokes and the foul's on Christopher Ranson - foul #1 on Christopher Ranson, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Howard Alexander (C) Robert Lockhart, Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey makes the floater from the left side | 19-24 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lynwood Mills and he's hacked by George Denson - foul #1 on George Denson, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Anthony Orear (C) Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager (C) George Denson | |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Lockhart - foul #1 on Robert Lockhart, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Howard Alexander (C) Robert Lockhart, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson makes the 3rd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Karsten | 24-26 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager is whistled for a carry | 24-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Donaldson (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF) Joseph Karsten, Victor Yates, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (PG), Shawn Adams (SG), Jerry Tibbits (SF) Anthony Estes, Christopher Ranson, Raymond Brixey | |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes loses the dribble to Ryan Prager | 24-26 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Lockhart - foul #2 on Robert Lockhart, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (SG), Victor Yates (SF), Anthony Orear (C) Raymond Donaldson, Robert Lockhart, Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Kogan (SF) Jerry Fye | |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Orear | 27-28 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Kogan loses the dribble to Lynwood Mills | 27-28 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Yates | 27-28 |
| 04:03 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Victor Yates snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 03:39 | Long Beach State | Ryan Prager steps in front of the Thomas Nokes pass | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Thomas Nokes (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Karsten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Yates (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lynwood Mills (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Orear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Solari (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Kogan (fresh) PF - Jerry Tibbits (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Prager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits is fouled on the floor by Victor Yates - foul #1 on Victor Yates, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton (SG), Robert Lockhart (SF), Sean Najar (PF), Howard Alexander (C) Joseph Karsten, Victor Yates, Lynwood Mills, Anthony Orear | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG), Christopher Ranson (SG), Raymond Brixey (SF), Jerry Fye (PF), Henry Bolton (C) John Solari, Shawn Adams, Robert Kogan, Jerry Tibbits, Ryan Prager | |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 03:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Lockhart snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 03:06 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye misses the tip | 27-28 |
| 02:54 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Thomas Nokes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Gupton | 30-28 |
| 02:18 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Estes | 30-30 |
| 02:07 | Long Beach State | Russell Gupton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Alexander | 33-30 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 33-30 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Russell Gupton and the foul's on Anthony Estes - foul #2 on Anthony Estes, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Lynwood Mills (PF), Stanley Roach (C) Thomas Nokes, Robert Lockhart, Sean Najar | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Lynwood Mills takes the ball from Anthony Estes | 36-30 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Fye - foul #1 on Jerry Fye, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten (PG), Robert Lockhart (SF) Victor Yates, Stanley Roach | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:06 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Alexander | 37-30 |
| 00:59 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander misses the fadeaway from the right side | 37-30 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander tips it home | 39-30 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 39-30 |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Lynwood Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander blows the layup | 39-30 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Howard Alexander grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten is hacked by Anthony Estes - foul #3 on Anthony Estes, team foul #11 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Victor Yates (SF), Sean Najar (PF) Robert Lockhart, Lynwood Mills | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (PG), Shawn Adams (SG), Jerry Tibbits (SF), Ryan Prager (PF) Anthony Estes, Christopher Ranson, Raymond Brixey, Jerry Fye | |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Joseph Karsten makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-30 |