| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Smythe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Allain (fresh) SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fresh) PF - Clifford Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eugene Dykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Emery (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Macrae (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Sznejkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 19:44 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Butler - foul #2 on Walter Butler, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:18 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Clifford Taylor and he's fouled by Matthew Emery - foul #1 on Matthew Emery, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:18 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Dykes | 29-33 |
| 18:51 | Long Beach State | Daniel Macrae denies the turnaround by Walter Butler | 29-33 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Brian Allain steps in front of the Jimmy Charles pass | 29-33 |
| 18:26 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain lays it up and in | 31-33 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | Michael Smythe is called for the reach on Eugene Dykes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Smythe, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon (PG), Julian Jorgenson (SG), Darrell Welch (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Kim Sieg (C) Michael Smythe, Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:48 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg is hacked by Matthew Emery - foul #2 on Matthew Emery, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Harrington (SG), Booker Smith (SF), Ronald Bergem (PF), Eric Vaillancourt (C) Jimmy Charles, Matthew Emery, Daniel Macrae, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem misses long on a shot from the left side | 31-33 |
| 17:06 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Julian Jorgenson | 31-33 |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 16:51 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Dykes | 31-36 |
| 16:18 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Roy Kinyon | 33-36 |
| 15:58 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:57 | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roy Kinyon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Welch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnny Adkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Sieg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eugene Dykes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Booker Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Bergem (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Vaillancourt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Long Beach State | Eric Vaillancourt steals the ball from Julian Jorgenson | 33-36 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Julian Jorgenson is called for the reach on David Harrington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julian Jorgenson, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier (PG), Brian Allain (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Roy Kinyon, Julian Jorgenson, Darrell Welch, Johnny Adkinson, Kim Sieg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Al Culver (PG), Jimmy Charles (SG), Matthew Emery (SF), Daniel Macrae (PF), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Eugene Dykes, David Harrington, Booker Smith, Ronald Bergem, Eric Vaillancourt | |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | Al Culver misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Pelletier - foul #4 on Joseph Pelletier, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe (PG) Joseph Pelletier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | Al Culver misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | Al Culver misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:18 | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Butler | 35-36 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is hacked by Michael Smythe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Smythe, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Jude (PG) Michael Smythe | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:57 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae hits the easy wide open finger roll | 35-38 |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Allain and he's fouled by Daniel Macrae - foul #1 on Daniel Macrae, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Harrington (SG) Jimmy Charles | |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is alone and drills a jump hook from close range set up by Al Culver | 38-40 |
| 14:17 | Long Beach State | Richard Jude throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch (SF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Randolph Daughtrey, Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 13:56 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:44 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Jude | 40-40 |
| 13:31 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae lays it in | 40-42 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darrell Welch | 42-42 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Johnny Adkinson is called for the reach on Matthew Emery - foul #2 on Johnny Adkinson, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon (PG), Julian Jorgenson (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Kim Sieg (PF), Walter Butler (C) Richard Jude, Brian Allain, Darrell Welch, Clifford Taylor, Johnny Adkinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), Jimmy Charles (SG), Booker Smith (SF), Ronald Bergem (PF), Eric Vaillancourt (C) Al Culver, David Harrington, Matthew Emery, Daniel Macrae, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes tips it in | 42-44 |
| 12:12 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randolph Daughtrey | 45-44 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey is whistled for a carry | 45-44 |
| 11:41 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith is open and lays it up and in | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roy Kinyon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Jorgenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randolph Daughtrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kim Sieg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eugene Dykes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Booker Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Bergem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Vaillancourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Julian Jorgenson | 48-46 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Randolph Daughtrey - foul #2 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG), Darrell Welch (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Johnny Adkinson (C) Julian Jorgenson, Randolph Daughtrey, Kim Sieg, Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Harrington (SG), Daniel Macrae (PF) Jimmy Charles, Eric Vaillancourt | |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Harrington - foul #1 on David Harrington, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Blain (SF), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Ronald Bergem, Booker Smith | |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | David Harrington misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 10:08 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 09:47 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Macrae - foul #2 on Daniel Macrae, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Walter Butler (C) Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Al Culver (PG), Matthew Emery (SF) Eugene Dykes, Donald Blain | |
| 09:47 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:47 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:47 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 09:35 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Allain, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Julian Jorgenson (SG), Clifford Taylor (PF) Brian Allain, Johnny Adkinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Blain (PF) Daniel Macrae | |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg (PF) Clifford Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Booker Smith (PF), Eric Vaillancourt (C) Donald Blain, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| 08:55 | Long Beach State | Julian Jorgenson's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Vaillancourt | 49-47 |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Emery, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Jude (PG), Clifford Taylor (PF) Roy Kinyon, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles (SG), Ronald Bergem (C) David Harrington, Eric Vaillancourt | |
| 08:34 | Long Beach State | Richard Jude misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Julian Jorgenson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | Booker Smith denies the turnaround by Walter Butler | 49-47 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ronald Bergem | 49-47 |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Al Culver tips it home | 49-49 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Richard Jude makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Julian Jorgenson | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Jude (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Sieg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Butler (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Al Culver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Charles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Emery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Booker Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Bergem (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Julian Jorgenson takes the ball from Jimmy Charles in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | Julian Jorgenson lays it up and in | 54-49 |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith jams it on a great pass from Jimmy Charles and the foul's on Kim Sieg - foul #1 on Kim Sieg, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier (PG), Michael Smythe (SG), Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Richard Jude, Julian Jorgenson, Kim Sieg, Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), David Harrington (SG), Daniel Macrae (PF), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Al Culver, Jimmy Charles, Matthew Emery, Ronald Bergem | |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:47 | Long Beach State | David Harrington picks off the pass by Randolph Daughtrey | 54-52 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Harrington | 54-54 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Daniel Macrae | 54-54 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | David Harrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG) Michael Smythe | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Blain (SF) Booker Smith | |
| 06:18 | Long Beach State | Joseph Pelletier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 06:17 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Joseph Pelletier - foul #5 on Joseph Pelletier, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe (PG) Joseph Pelletier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes makes the 3rd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:45 | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 05:41 | UC Irvine | David Harrington pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Harrington | 54-59 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson is denied on a layup by Jonathan Sznejkowski | 54-59 |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Randolph Daughtrey steps in front of the Eugene Dykes pass in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain is hacked by Daniel Macrae - foul #3 on Daniel Macrae, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Johnny Adkinson, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Al Culver (PG), Jimmy Charles (SG), Matthew Emery (SF), Ronald Bergem (PF), Eric Vaillancourt (C) Eugene Dykes, David Harrington, Donald Blain, Daniel Macrae, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:42 | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-59 |
| 03:41 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Al Culver is hacked by Randolph Daughtrey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randolph Daughtrey, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon (PG), Julian Jorgenson (SG), Kim Sieg (SF) Michael Smythe, Brian Allain, Randolph Daughtrey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Bustos (SG), Booker Smith (PF) Jimmy Charles, Eric Vaillancourt | |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Al Culver makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Al Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roy Kinyon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Jorgenson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Sieg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Butler (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Al Culver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Bustos (fresh) SF - Matthew Emery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Booker Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Bergem (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler's layup is rejected by Ronald Bergem | 56-61 |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | Walter Butler tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Julian Jorgenson - foul #4 on Julian Jorgenson, team foul #12 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Darrell Welch (SF), Johnny Adkinson (PF) Clifford Taylor, Walter Butler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), David Harrington (SG), Daniel Macrae (PF), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Al Culver, Adam Bustos, Matthew Emery, Ronald Bergem | |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith makes the free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe (PG) Julian Jorgenson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles (SG), Matthew Emery (SF) David Harrington, Booker Smith | |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | Michael Smythe picks off the pass by Matthew Emery | 58-64 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brian Allain (SG) Roy Kinyon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jonathan Sznejkowski - foul #1 on Jonathan Sznejkowski, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:05 | Long Beach State | Johnny Adkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:05 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Daniel Macrae | 59-64 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Kim Sieg snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randolph Daughtrey (SF), Clifford Taylor (PF), Walter Butler (C) Darrell Welch, Johnny Adkinson, Kim Sieg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Smythe knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Brian Allain | 61-64 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Smythe - foul #5 on Michael Smythe, team foul #13 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon (PG) Michael Smythe | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski grabs the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Jimmy Charles is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Dykes | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Jimmy Charles is called for the reach on Roy Kinyon - foul #1 on Jimmy Charles, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:49 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski loses the dribble to Walter Butler | 63-67 |
| 00:19 | Long Beach State | Roy Kinyon loses the ball out of bounds | 63-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Booker Smith (PF) Daniel Macrae | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith is hacked by Brian Allain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Allain, team foul #14 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae (PF) Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | Jimmy Charles steals it from Roy Kinyon | 63-69 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is hacked by Brian Allain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Allain, team foul #15 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Harrington (SG), Ronald Bergem (C) Jimmy Charles, Daniel Macrae | |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Kinyon | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Kinyon - foul #1 on Roy Kinyon, team foul #16 | 66-71 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Matthew Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Brian Allain hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-73 |