| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Iacovelli (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Arden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Dotson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Berardi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Forrest Hocker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Auxier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Fretwell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Albert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Morris Auxier inbounds the ball | 48-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-25 |
| 19:47 | UC Irvine | William Arden grabs the board | 48-25 |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-25 |
| 19:40 | UC Irvine | William Arden gets the offensive rebound | 48-25 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | James Daniels knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Arden | 50-25 |
| 19:15 | Fairfield | David Fretwell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-25 |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | Charles Berardi pulls down the rebound | 50-25 |
| 18:44 | UC Irvine | Morris Auxier swats the layup by Charles Berardi | 50-25 |
| 18:42 | Fairfield | Troy Albert gets the rebound | 50-25 |
| 18:38 | Fairfield | David Fretwell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-25 |
| 18:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Daniels | 50-25 |
| 18:35 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks (C) Charles Berardi | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Steve Chamberland (C) Daniel Boucher, Morris Auxier, Troy Albert | |
| 18:30 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-28 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | William Arden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerome Ahn (PG), Forrest Woods (SG), James Kendall (SF) Anthony Iacovelli, William Arden, James Daniels | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Len Dimmick (PG) Forrest Hocker | |
| 18:00 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge is fouled on the floor by Vincent Dirks - foul #1 on Vincent Dirks, team foul #1 | 50-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns (PF) David Dotson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Albert (C) David Fretwell | |
| 17:45 | Fairfield | Steve Chamberland misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-28 |
| 17:43 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge tips it back up and in | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | James Kendall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-30 |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Len Dimmick | 50-32 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Zachary Labarge steals the ball from Forrest Woods in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| 17:30 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge blows the dunk | 50-32 |
| 17:28 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge tips it back up and in | 50-34 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 50-34 |
| 17:10 | Fairfield | Troy Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:59 | Fairfield | Larry Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 16:57 | Fairfield | Troy Albert tips it back up and in | 50-36 |
| 16:35 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks is whistled for traveling | 50-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli (PG), William Arden (SG), James Daniels (SF), David Dotson (PF), Charles Berardi (C) Jerome Ahn, Forrest Woods, James Kendall, Johnnie Stearns, Vincent Dirks | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker (PG), Daniel Boucher (SG), Morris Auxier (SF), David Fretwell (PF) Len Dimmick, Zachary Labarge, Larry Williams, Steve Chamberland | |
| 16:20 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Charles Berardi | 50-36 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Forrest Hocker - foul #2 on Forrest Hocker, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 15:47 | Fairfield | Troy Albert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-36 |
| 15:46 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker tips it home | 52-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Iacovelli (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Arden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dotson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Berardi (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Forrest Hocker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Auxier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Fretwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Albert (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Morris Auxier steals it from James Daniels | 52-38 |
| 15:16 | Fairfield | Daniel Boucher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Forrest Hocker | 52-41 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | David Dotson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Troy Albert - foul #1 on Troy Albert, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerome Ahn (PG), Forrest Woods (SG), Thomas Kriner (SF), Johnnie Stearns (C) Anthony Iacovelli, William Arden, James Daniels, Charles Berardi | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Kimbrell (PF), Steve Chamberland (C) David Fretwell, Troy Albert | |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | David Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | David Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:48 | Fairfield | Steve Chamberland connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Forrest Hocker | 54-44 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Stearns | 57-44 |
| 14:15 | Fairfield | Morris Auxier misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-44 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Jerome Ahn grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Steve Chamberland gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 13:43 | Fairfield | Morris Auxier misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Kriner - foul #1 on Thomas Kriner, team foul #2 | 57-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli (PG), William Arden (SG), James Kendall (SF), Vincent Dirks (PF), Charles Berardi (C) Jerome Ahn, Forrest Woods, Thomas Kriner, David Dotson, Johnnie Stearns | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge (PG), Larry Williams (SG) Forrest Hocker, Daniel Boucher | |
| 13:43 | Fairfield | Morris Auxier makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 13:43 | Fairfield | Morris Auxier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | James Kendall is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Kendall, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Len Dimmick (PG), Troy Albert (C) Morris Auxier, Steve Chamberland | |
| 13:07 | Fairfield | Len Dimmick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 13:06 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 13:01 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by William Arden | 59-46 |
| 12:35 | Fairfield | Len Dimmick is denied on a layup by Charles Berardi | 59-46 |
| 12:34 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William Arden | 59-46 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Len Dimmick steals it from Charles Berardi | 59-46 |
| 12:12 | Fairfield | Troy Albert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Berardi - foul #2 on Charles Berardi, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerome Ahn (PG), Forrest Woods (SG), James Daniels (SF), David Dotson (PF) Anthony Iacovelli, William Arden, James Kendall, Vincent Dirks | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Leib (PG), David Fretwell (SF) Zachary Labarge, Larry Williams | |
| 12:12 | Fairfield | Troy Albert makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 12:12 | Fairfield | Troy Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 11:57 | UC Irvine | David Dotson connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Berardi | 61-48 |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | David Fretwell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Leib | 61-50 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerome Ahn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Forrest Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dotson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Berardi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Leib (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Len Dimmick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Fretwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Kimbrell (tiring) 3 pf. C - Troy Albert (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Forrest Woods double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns (C) Charles Berardi | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker (PG), Daniel Boucher (SG), Steve Chamberland (C) David Leib, Len Dimmick, Troy Albert | |
| 11:17 | Fairfield | Michael Kimbrell knocks in the runner from close range set up by Forrest Hocker | 61-52 |
| 11:02 | UC Irvine | Forrest Woods is fouled on the floor by Michael Kimbrell - foul #4 on Michael Kimbrell, team foul #3 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli (PG), Vincent Dirks (C) Forrest Woods, David Dotson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morris Auxier (SF) Michael Kimbrell | |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks is whistled for a carry | 61-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Arden (SG), Thomas Kriner (SF) James Daniels, Johnnie Stearns | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge (SG) Daniel Boucher | |
| 10:26 | Fairfield | Steve Chamberland is called for a backcourt violation | 61-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Kendall (SF), Keith Edmondson (PF) Thomas Kriner, Jerome Ahn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-52 |
| 10:13 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Morris Auxier | 61-52 |
| 09:53 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Zachary Labarge | 61-55 |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Morris Auxier picks off the pass by William Arden in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Morris Auxier | 61-58 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson connects on the open fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Iacovelli | 63-58 |
| 09:01 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 09:00 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 08:32 | UC Irvine | William Arden is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Edmondson | 66-58 |
| 08:09 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Arden - foul #1 on William Arden, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerome Ahn (PG), Forrest Woods (SG), James Daniels (SF), David Dotson (PF), Charles Berardi (C) Anthony Iacovelli, William Arden, James Kendall, Keith Edmondson, Vincent Dirks | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Len Dimmick (PG), Larry Williams (SF), Troy Albert (C) Forrest Hocker, Morris Auxier, Steve Chamberland | |
| 08:09 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:09 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | David Dotson pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Charles Berardi hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 66-59 |
| 07:46 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Zachary Labarge | 66-59 |
| 07:24 | Fairfield | Larry Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | Jerome Ahn grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerome Ahn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Forrest Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dotson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Berardi (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Len Dimmick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Labarge (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Fretwell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Albert (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | Charles Berardi buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Forrest Woods | 68-59 |
| 06:49 | Fairfield | Zachary Labarge misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-59 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | James Daniels grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | Forrest Woods is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 06:35 | UC Irvine | Charles Berardi gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 06:16 | UC Irvine | James Daniels buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by David Dotson and he's fouled by David Fretwell - foul #1 on David Fretwell, team foul #4 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli (PG), Thomas Kriner (SG), Johnnie Stearns (C) Jerome Ahn, Forrest Woods, Charles Berardi | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Leib (PG), Daniel Boucher (SG), Morris Auxier (SF), Michael Kimbrell (PF), Steve Chamberland (C) Len Dimmick, Zachary Labarge, Larry Williams, David Fretwell, Troy Albert | |
| 06:16 | UC Irvine | James Daniels makes the free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:01 | Fairfield | Daniel Boucher lays it in | 71-61 |
| 05:39 | UC Irvine | David Dotson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Kimbrell - foul #5 on Michael Kimbrell, team foul #5 | 71-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Arden (SG) James Daniels | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker (PG), Troy Albert (C) David Leib, Michael Kimbrell | |
| 05:39 | UC Irvine | David Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 05:39 | UC Irvine | David Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 05:39 | Fairfield | Troy Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 05:18 | Fairfield | Steve Chamberland knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Boucher | 72-63 |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Forrest Woods (PG), Charles Berardi (C) Anthony Iacovelli, David Dotson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Williams (SF), David Fretwell (PF) Morris Auxier, Steve Chamberland | |
| 04:57 | Fairfield | Charles Berardi is called for the reach on Troy Albert - foul #3 on Charles Berardi, team foul #6 | 72-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerome Ahn (C) Charles Berardi | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:42 | Fairfield | Johnnie Stearns denies the turnaround by Troy Albert | 72-63 |
| 04:41 | Fairfield | Troy Albert pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 04:29 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Williams | 72-66 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Forrest Woods travels with the ball | 72-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Kendall (SF), Keith Edmondson (PF), Vincent Dirks (C) Forrest Woods, Thomas Kriner, Johnnie Stearns | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Leib (PG), Morris Auxier (SF), Steve Chamberland (C) Forrest Hocker, Larry Williams, Troy Albert | |
| 04:01 | Fairfield | Morris Auxier comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-66 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Kendall | 72-66 |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | William Arden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | James Kendall snags the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Jerome Ahn is fouled on the floor by David Leib - foul #1 on David Leib, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli (PG), David Dotson (PF) Jerome Ahn, Keith Edmondson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Len Dimmick (SF) Morris Auxier | |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Len Dimmick takes the ball from Vincent Dirks | 72-66 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Iacovelli (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Arden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Kendall (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Dotson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Dirks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Leib (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Boucher (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Len Dimmick (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Fretwell (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Chamberland (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Fairfield | David Leib is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Iacovelli - foul #1 on Anthony Iacovelli, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Forrest Woods (SG), James Daniels (SF), Charles Berardi (C) William Arden, James Kendall, Vincent Dirks | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker (PG) David Fretwell | |
| 03:15 | Fairfield | David Leib makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:15 | Fairfield | David Leib makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | David Dotson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 02:37 | Fairfield | James Daniels picks off the pass by Daniel Boucher | 75-68 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | David Dotson clanks a floater from the right block | 75-68 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker gets the rebound | 75-68 |
| 02:00 | Fairfield | Len Dimmick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Arden (SG) Forrest Woods | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morris Auxier (SF), David Fretwell (PF), Troy Albert (C) Len Dimmick, David Leib, Steve Chamberland | |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | Morris Auxier is called for the reach on James Daniels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Morris Auxier, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | James Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:44 | Fairfield | Daniel Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | James Daniels snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | David Dotson is open and scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Iacovelli | 79-68 |
| 00:59 | Fairfield | David Fretwell's fadeaway is rejected by James Daniels | 79-68 |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Troy Albert gets the offensive rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Troy Albert is blocked by Charles Berardi | 79-68 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Charles Berardi grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | David Dotson is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Iacovelli | 81-68 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Forrest Hocker drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Morris Auxier | 81-70 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Anthony Iacovelli runs out the clock | 81-70 |