| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Willard Archie (fresh) SG - Douglas Glaser (fresh) SF - Juan Lorenzo (fresh) PF - Terrance Millner (fresh) C - Shawn Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) SG - Scott Deans (fresh) SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) C - Jack Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gerard Deal | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Washington State | Gerard Deal swats the short shot by Juan Lorenzo | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Juan Lorenzo - foul #1 on Juan Lorenzo, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-7 |
| 18:15 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses the tip | 0-7 |
| 18:05 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 18:00 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser travels with the ball | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Gardner - foul #1 on Shawn Gardner, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:32 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:13 | Washington State | Willard Archie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Owens (PF) Gerard Deal | |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith tips it but misses | 0-8 |
| 17:03 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Willard Archie buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Gardner | 3-8 |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman is hacked by Juan Lorenzo - foul #2 on Juan Lorenzo, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stanley Freitag (PG), Anthony Keck (SG), Paul Simpson (SF), Jimmy Cormier (PF), Elvis Zuberbuhler (C) Willard Archie, Douglas Glaser, Juan Lorenzo, Terrance Millner, Shawn Gardner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG), Albert Jones (SF), Randall Adams (C) Brian Barkley, Stephen Brackman, Jack Smith | |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Cormier - foul #1 on Jimmy Cormier, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:46 | Washington State | The short jumper by Jimmy Cormier is denied by David Owens | 3-10 |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stanley Freitag (fresh) SG - Anthony Keck (fresh) SF - Paul Simpson (fresh) PF - Jimmy Cormier (fresh) C - Elvis Zuberbuhler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Mike Woodside (fresh) SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Jones (fresh) PF - Randall Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Owens (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones misses the fadeaway near the basket | 3-10 |
| 15:39 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:20 | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier scores on a runner near the basket | 5-10 |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | David Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Glaser (SG), Terrance Millner (PF) Anthony Keck, Jimmy Cormier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Boris Zeisler (SG), Gerard Deal (PF) Scott Deans, Randall Adams | |
| 14:48 | Washington State | Stanley Freitag misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 14:46 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:20 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Freitag | 7-10 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | David Owens misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Stanley Freitag - foul #1 on Stanley Freitag, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willard Archie (PG), Shawn Gardner (C) Stanley Freitag, Elvis Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG), Scott Deans (SG), Stephen Brackman (SF), Jack Smith (C) Mike Woodside, Boris Zeisler, Albert Jones, Gerard Deal | |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | David Owens makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | David Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:52 | Washington State | Terrance Millner pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Terrance Millner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-11 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Owens | 7-11 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 13:11 | Washington State | Paul Simpson snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:45 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Millner | 10-11 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn Gardner - foul #2 on Shawn Gardner, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Anthony Keck (SG), Wilson Henriquez (SF), Jimmy Cormier (PF), Elvis Zuberbuhler (C) Douglas Glaser, Paul Simpson, Terrance Millner, Shawn Gardner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal (PF) David Owens | |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:01 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler loses the dribble to Brian Barkley | 10-13 |
| 11:41 | UC Irvine | Willard Archie is called for the reach on Scott Deans - foul #1 on Willard Archie, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| 11:41 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:41 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:41 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Willard Archie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Keck (fresh) SF - Wilson Henriquez (fresh) PF - Jimmy Cormier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elvis Zuberbuhler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Washington State | Anthony Keck connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willard Archie | 13-14 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Deans | 13-17 |
| 10:40 | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Gerard Deal - foul #1 on Gerard Deal, team foul #1 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stanley Freitag (PG), Douglas Glaser (SG) Willard Archie, Anthony Keck | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG), Albert Jones (SF) Brian Barkley, Stephen Brackman | |
| 10:40 | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:40 | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 10:20 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:01 | Washington State | Stanley Freitag knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-17 |
| 09:49 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith tips it in | 17-19 |
| 09:33 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Glaser | 20-19 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Wilson Henriquez is called for the reach on Albert Jones - foul #1 on Wilson Henriquez, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willard Archie (PG), Paul Simpson (SF), Terrance Millner (PF) Stanley Freitag, Wilson Henriquez, Jimmy Cormier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG), Stephen Brackman (SF), Randall Adams (PF) Scott Deans, Gerard Deal, Jack Smith | |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:17 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Terrance Millner | 20-19 |
| 08:57 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Brackman - foul #1 on Stephen Brackman, team foul #2 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Owens (PF) Albert Jones | |
| 08:57 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:57 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams misses the driving attempt in the paint | 22-19 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley grabs the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mike Woodside, team foul #3 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Anthony Keck (SG) Douglas Glaser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Deans (SG) Mike Woodside | |
| 07:54 | Washington State | David Owens blocks the short jumper by Paul Simpson | 22-19 |
| 07:52 | Washington State | Terrance Millner gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Paul Simpson dunks the ball on a great pass from Anthony Keck | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Willard Archie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Keck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Millner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Elvis Zuberbuhler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) PF - David Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Randall Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley hits a 3 from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 06:59 | Washington State | Willard Archie hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Terrance Millner | 26-22 |
| 06:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 06:25 | Washington State | Terrance Millner clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Brackman - foul #2 on Stephen Brackman, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stanley Freitag (PG), Douglas Glaser (SG), Wilson Henriquez (SF), Jimmy Cormier (C) Willard Archie, Anthony Keck, Paul Simpson, Elvis Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG), Albert Jones (SF), Gerard Deal (PF), Jack Smith (C) Brian Barkley, Stephen Brackman, David Owens, Randall Adams | |
| 06:25 | Washington State | Terrance Millner misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:25 | Washington State | Terrance Millner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Douglas Glaser steals it from Mike Woodside | 27-25 |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Deans - foul #1 on Scott Deans, team foul #5 | 27-25 |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:46 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:28 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG) Mike Woodside | |
| 05:02 | Washington State | Terrance Millner misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:54 | Washington State | Terrance Millner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Simpson (SF) Wilson Henriquez | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:33 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones is whistled for traveling | 29-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willard Archie (PG) Stanley Freitag | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (SG) Scott Deans | |
| 04:12 | Washington State | Terrance Millner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 04:06 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 04:04 | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 03:42 | Washington State | Willard Archie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 03:14 | Washington State | Douglas Glaser is fouled on the floor by Mike Woodside - foul #2 on Mike Woodside, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Anthony Keck (SG), Juan Lorenzo (SF), Shawn Gardner (C) Douglas Glaser, Paul Simpson, Jimmy Cormier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Deans (SG), Stephen Brackman (SF), David Owens (PF) Brian Barkley, Albert Jones, Gerard Deal | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Willard Archie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Keck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Lorenzo (fresh) PF - Terrance Millner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Mike Woodside (fresh) SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) PF - David Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Washington State | The short jumper by Willard Archie is denied by Jack Smith | 29-25 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Stephen Brackman | 29-25 |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside is whistled for traveling | 29-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stanley Freitag (PG), Elvis Zuberbuhler (PF) Willard Archie, Terrance Millner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Randall Adams (C) Jack Smith | |
| 02:12 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans slams it home on a great pass from David Owens and he's hacked by Elvis Zuberbuhler - foul #1 on Elvis Zuberbuhler, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Glaser (SG), Jimmy Cormier (PF) Anthony Keck, Elvis Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG), Gerard Deal (PF) Mike Woodside, Randall Adams | |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner is whistled for a carry | 32-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jack Smith (C) David Owens | |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Douglas Glaser is called for the reach on Scott Deans - foul #1 on Douglas Glaser, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willard Archie (PG) Stanley Freitag | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:52 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard Archie | 35-30 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-30 |
| 00:40 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Juan Lorenzo | 35-30 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Willard Archie misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Brian Barkley - foul #1 on Brian Barkley, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler (C) Shawn Gardner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Owens (PF) Gerard Deal | |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Willard Archie misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Willard Archie makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman misses the dunk attempt | 36-30 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Willard Archie snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Willard Archie comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-30 |