| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Kuhl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Eddy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Ahmad (fresh) 12 pts. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Derrick Ivey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Murray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Bosque (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Simon Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Carson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Williams | 36-35 |
| 19:32 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 19:26 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl misses the easy layup | 36-35 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy is fouled on the floor by Nathan Murray - foul #1 on Nathan Murray, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Newborn, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:53 | UNC Wilmington | Simon Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-35 |
| 18:52 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Bosque | 36-35 |
| 18:38 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson loses the dribble to Richard Williams | 36-35 |
| 18:35 | UC Irvine | Richard Williams banks in the layup | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Kuhl picks off the pass by Mark Bosque | 38-35 |
| 18:18 | UC Irvine | Richard Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:17 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn tips it in | 40-35 |
| 17:59 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:48 | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad clanks a turnaround in the paint | 40-38 |
| 17:46 | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad tips it in | 42-38 |
| 17:24 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Eddy is called for the reach on Simon Baker - foul #2 on Michael Eddy, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson (C) Ernest Carson | |
| 17:06 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Simon Baker is called for the reach on Chris Ahmad - foul #3 on Simon Baker, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey (PF), Eugene Burkart (C) Chris Ahmad, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page (PG), Marshall Amezcua (SF), Ernest Carson (C) Derrick Ivey, Mark Bosque, Simon Baker | |
| 16:39 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Richard Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frank Kuhl | 45-38 |
| 15:59 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:58 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua misses the tip | 45-38 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Kuhl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Eddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bryan Harkey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Burkart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Toney Page (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan Murray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marshall Amezcua (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Richardson (fresh) C - Ernest Carson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Toney Page takes the ball from Michael Eddy | 45-38 |
| 15:48 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page lays it up and in | 45-40 |
| 15:33 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 15:31 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:09 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua is fouled on the floor by Michael Eddy - foul #3 on Michael Eddy, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski (PG), Eddie Moak (SG), Chris Ahmad (PF), Larry Newborn (C) Richard Williams, Frank Kuhl, Michael Eddy, Eugene Burkart | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Derrick Ivey (PG), Mark Bosque (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Simon Baker (C) Toney Page, Nathan Murray, Russell Richardson, Ernest Carson | |
| 14:52 | UNC Wilmington | Derrick Ivey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 14:42 | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak connects on the floater from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 14:27 | UNC Wilmington | The short jumper by Marshall Amezcua is denied by Chris Ahmad | 47-42 |
| 14:26 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Larry Newborn | 47-42 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 14:08 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Simon Baker | 47-42 |
| 14:03 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 13:42 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Mark Bosque | 47-42 |
| 13:38 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 13:37 | UNC Wilmington | Derrick Ivey tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey misses badly on a shot from close range | 47-44 |
| 13:14 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:54 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque blows the dunk | 47-44 |
| 12:52 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Derrick Ivey - foul #2 on Derrick Ivey, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl (SG), Michael Eddy (SF), Eugene Burkart (PF) Willie Kowalewski, Bryan Harkey, Chris Ahmad | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray (SG), Russell Richardson (SF), Ernest Carson (C) Marshall Amezcua, Mark Bosque, Simon Baker | |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:10 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Newborn - foul #2 on Larry Newborn, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Williams (PG) Eddie Moak | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 12:10 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:10 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 11:52 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Kuhl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Eddy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Burkart (fresh) C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Derrick Ivey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Murray (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell Richardson (fresh) PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith hits the finger roll set up by Derrick Ivey | 48-48 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Richard Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Jones (C) Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page (PG), Simon Baker (PF) Derrick Ivey, Charles Smith | |
| 11:23 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray misses the easy layup | 48-48 |
| 11:22 | UNC Wilmington | Simon Baker tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | Richard Williams's pass is intercepted by Nathan Murray | 48-50 |
| 10:32 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 50-53 |
| 09:54 | UNC Wilmington | Simon Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Richard Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 09:21 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 09:19 | UNC Wilmington | Simon Baker tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Michael Eddy | 52-53 |
| 09:13 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Jones | 55-53 |
| 08:52 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson's layup is rejected by Eugene Burkart | 55-53 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | George Jones banks in the layup | 57-53 |
| 08:09 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 57-53 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Ernest Carson is called for the reach on George Jones - foul #1 on Ernest Carson, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski (PG), Eddie Moak (SG), Bryan Harkey (SF), Chris Ahmad (PF), Larry Newborn (C) Richard Williams, Frank Kuhl, Michael Eddy, Eugene Burkart, George Jones | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Derrick Ivey (PG), Marshall Amezcua (SG), Mark Bosque (SF), Charles Smith (PF) Toney Page, Nathan Murray, Russell Richardson, Simon Baker | |
| 07:50 | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eddie Moak | 59-53 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Kowalewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Moak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Harkey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Ahmad (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Newborn (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Derrick Ivey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marshall Amezcua (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Bosque (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | Eddie Moak knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Ahmad | 62-53 |
| 06:56 | UNC Wilmington | Derrick Ivey clanks a jumper from the left side | 62-53 |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Derrick Ivey steals the ball from Chris Ahmad | 62-53 |
| 06:29 | UNC Wilmington | Derrick Ivey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-53 |
| 06:28 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 06:07 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Chris Ahmad - foul #1 on Chris Ahmad, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Williams (PG), Frank Kuhl (SG), Michael Eddy (SF) Willie Kowalewski, Eddie Moak, Bryan Harkey | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray (SG), Simon Baker (C) Marshall Amezcua, Ernest Carson | |
| 06:07 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:07 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:49 | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 05:44 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Derrick Ivey | 65-57 |
| 05:18 | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-57 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl hits the follow up shot | 67-57 |
| 05:13 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Newborn blocks the short jumper by Derrick Ivey | 67-57 |
| 05:11 | UNC Wilmington | Derrick Ivey grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 04:56 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque is fouled on the floor by Chris Ahmad - foul #2 on Chris Ahmad, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey (PF), Eugene Burkart (C) Chris Ahmad, Larry Newborn | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page (PG), Marshall Amezcua (SF) Derrick Ivey, Mark Bosque | |
| 04:48 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Kuhl takes the ball from Simon Baker | 67-57 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl travels with the ball | 67-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson (C) Charles Smith | |
| 03:57 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 67-59 |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Eugene Burkart grabs the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Kuhl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Eddy (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Harkey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Burkart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Toney Page (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nathan Murray (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Marshall Amezcua (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Simon Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Richardson (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | UC Irvine | Russell Richardson picks off the pass by Richard Williams | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Marshall Amezcua | 67-62 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad (PF), Larry Newborn (C) Bryan Harkey, Eugene Burkart | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Derrick Ivey (PG), Mark Bosque (SF), Charles Smith (PF) Toney Page, Marshall Amezcua, Russell Richardson | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn's layup is rejected by Simon Baker | 67-62 |
| 02:31 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:07 | UNC Wilmington | Simon Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Eddy | 67-62 |
| 02:05 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Smith | 67-62 |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith is hacked by Larry Newborn - foul #3 on Larry Newborn, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson (C) Simon Baker | |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Chris Ahmad misses the easy layup | 67-64 |
| 01:30 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:24 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Derrick Ivey | 67-66 |
| 01:08 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn can't finish the layup | 67-66 |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Larry Newborn misses the tip | 67-66 |
| 01:05 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:46 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 00:44 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque gets the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:37 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Kuhl steals it from Nathan Murray | 67-66 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl banks in the layup | 69-66 |
| 00:18 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Michael Eddy snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Derrick Ivey is called for the reach on Michael Eddy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick Ivey, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey (SF) Michael Eddy | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl is hacked by Nathan Murray - foul #2 on Nathan Murray, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl is hacked by Nathan Murray - foul #3 on Nathan Murray, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Frank Kuhl makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bryan Harkey | 71-66 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Ivey - foul #4 on Derrick Ivey, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Kowalewski (PG) Richard Williams | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Bryan Harkey gets the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 71-66 |