| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Stuart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Shanks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Coates (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dennis Rickards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Arneson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Brainerd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Condon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson loses the dribble to James Allen | 32-36 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks hits a jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart makes the turnaround in the lane | 36-36 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | Corey Condon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee State | David Parrish grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee State | James Allen misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Rickards - foul #2 on Dennis Rickards, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee State | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee State | James Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Corey Condon gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks clanks a jump hook from the left block | 37-36 |
| 17:20 | UC Irvine | Corey Condon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | Douglas Evans tips it in | 37-38 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Corey Condon - foul #1 on Corey Condon, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (SG), Douglas Hawkins (C) Jason Stuart, David Parrish | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Kramer (PG), Robert Edwards (SF), George Hughes (PF) Dennis Rickards, Robert Brainerd, Corey Condon | |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Kramer and he's fouled by James Newkirk - foul #1 on James Newkirk, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Ridinger (C) Russell Coates | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Charles Ridinger can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | George Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson is fouled on the floor by James Newkirk - foul #2 on James Newkirk, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mathew Chapman (SG), Kareem Strain (SF) James Allen, Kenneth Shanks | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards (PG), Chris Bryant (C) Danny Arneson, Douglas Evans | |
| 15:55 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Kramer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Edwards hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Newkirk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Chapman (fresh) SF - Kareem Strain (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Ridinger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dennis Rickards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 15 pts. PF - George Hughes (fresh) C - Chris Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee State | Charles Ridinger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Newkirk | 42-43 |
| 15:19 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Kramer buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-46 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | Charles Ridinger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee State | Douglas Hawkins tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee State | Kareem Strain tips it in | 44-46 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Chris Bryant is hacked by Charles Ridinger - foul #2 on Charles Ridinger, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Allen (PG), Jason Stuart (SG), Kenneth Shanks (SF), Russell Coates (PF), David Parrish (C) James Newkirk, Mathew Chapman, Kareem Strain, Douglas Hawkins, Charles Ridinger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremiah Mundy (PG), Robert Brainerd (SF), Corey Condon (PF), Douglas Evans (C) Jeremy Kramer, Robert Edwards, George Hughes, Chris Bryant | |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards drills a floater from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee State | Corey Condon steals it from Kenneth Shanks | 44-48 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Corey Condon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Rickards | 44-50 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee State | James Allen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Corey Condon pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | David Parrish is called for the reach on Jeremiah Mundy - foul #2 on David Parrish, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson (SG) Dennis Rickards | |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | Douglas Evans hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-50 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart dunks the ball on a great pass from Russell Coates | 46-50 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 12:41 | UC Irvine | Jeremiah Mundy snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | Russell Coates picks off the pass by Robert Brainerd | 46-50 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Russell Coates is blocked by Douglas Evans | 46-50 |
| 11:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Stuart (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Shanks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Coates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Parrish (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremiah Mundy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Arneson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Brainerd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Corey Condon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Douglas Evans comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Mundy is called for the reach on James Allen - foul #4 on Jeremiah Mundy, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (PG), Mathew Chapman (SG), Kareem Strain (SF), Douglas Hawkins (C) James Allen, Jason Stuart, Kenneth Shanks, David Parrish | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards (PG), Robert Edwards (SF), George Hughes (PF), Chris Bryant (C) Jeremiah Mundy, Robert Brainerd, Corey Condon, Douglas Evans | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee State | Mathew Chapman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 11:18 | UC Irvine | Chris Bryant pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Chris Bryant comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Russell Coates - foul #2 on Russell Coates, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Ridinger (C) Russell Coates | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Chris Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Chris Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee State | Douglas Hawkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | James Newkirk tips it in | 48-52 |
| 10:32 | UC Irvine | George Hughes drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Dennis Rickards | 48-54 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee State | James Newkirk clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee State | Charles Ridinger gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee State | Charles Ridinger connects on the floater from the right wing set up by James Newkirk | 50-54 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Mathew Chapman picks off the pass by Chris Bryant | 50-54 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee State | Mathew Chapman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Ridinger | 53-54 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mathew Chapman - foul #1 on Mathew Chapman, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Allen (PG), Jason Stuart (SG), Kenneth Shanks (SF), Russell Coates (PF), David Parrish (C) James Newkirk, Mathew Chapman, Kareem Strain, Douglas Hawkins, Charles Ridinger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Kramer (SG), Robert Brainerd (SF), Corey Condon (PF), Douglas Evans (C) Danny Arneson, Robert Edwards, Chris Bryant, George Hughes | |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates buries a turnaround from the left block set up by James Allen | 55-55 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Brainerd | 55-58 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Edwards (SG) Dennis Rickards | |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Corey Condon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 07:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Brainerd | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Stuart (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Shanks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Coates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremy Kramer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Edwards (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Brainerd (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Corey Condon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Robert Edwards is denied by Kenneth Shanks | 55-58 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee State | Douglas Evans is called for the reach on Jason Stuart - foul #2 on Douglas Evans, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremiah Mundy (PG), Danny Arneson (SG) Jeremy Kramer, Robert Brainerd | |
| 06:47 | Tennessee State | James Allen knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Russell Coates | 57-58 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | James Allen is called for the reach on Jeremiah Mundy - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | Jeremiah Mundy makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | Jeremiah Mundy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by David Parrish is denied by Corey Condon | 57-60 |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Douglas Evans gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Jeremiah Mundy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (SG), Douglas Hawkins (C) Jason Stuart, David Parrish | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards (SF), George Hughes (PF) Robert Edwards, Corey Condon | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | James Allen's pass is intercepted by Dennis Rickards | 57-60 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson lays it in set up by Dennis Rickards | 57-62 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee State | James Newkirk hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Allen | 60-62 |
| 05:12 | UC Irvine | Russell Coates steps in front of the Douglas Evans pass | 60-62 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | James Allen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Newkirk | 63-62 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by George Hughes is blocked by Douglas Hawkins | 63-62 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee State | Douglas Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee State | James Allen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Newkirk | 66-62 |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart (SG), David Parrish (C) James Newkirk, Douglas Hawkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd (SF), Corey Condon (PF) Dennis Rickards, George Hughes | |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Russell Coates steals it from Douglas Evans | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Stuart (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Shanks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Coates (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - David Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremiah Mundy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Danny Arneson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Brainerd (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Corey Condon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee State | David Parrish tips it but misses | 66-62 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks hits the follow up shot | 68-62 |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | James Allen steals the ball from Jeremiah Mundy in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee State | Russell Coates is hacked by Corey Condon - foul #2 on Corey Condon, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kareem Strain (SF), Douglas Hawkins (PF) Kenneth Shanks, Russell Coates | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Douglas Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Douglas Evans can't throw it down but he's hacked by Douglas Hawkins - foul #1 on Douglas Hawkins, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (PG) James Allen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Douglas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Douglas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Allen (PG), Kenneth Shanks (SF), Russell Coates (PF) James Newkirk, Kareem Strain, Douglas Hawkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee State | David Parrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-64 |
| 01:50 | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Mundy | 68-66 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee State | Danny Arneson picks off the pass by Jason Stuart | 68-66 |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | Danny Arneson can't finish the layup | 68-66 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-66 |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Corey Condon snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Shanks steps in front of the Jeremiah Mundy pass | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Allen | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Shanks - foul #2 on Kenneth Shanks, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Brainerd makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | Jeremiah Mundy is called for the reach on Kenneth Shanks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeremiah Mundy, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Newkirk (SG) Jason Stuart | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards (PG) Jeremiah Mundy | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks is fouled on the floor by Douglas Evans - foul #3 on Douglas Evans, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Arneson | 72-70 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | Dennis Rickards is called for the reach on Kenneth Shanks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Rickards, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jason Stuart (SG) James Newkirk | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Corey Condon grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Jason Stuart steals the ball from Robert Brainerd | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Shanks lays it up and in set up by Jason Stuart | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Dennis Rickards buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | James Allen runs out the clock | 74-73 |