| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Rome (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Flack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Presson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | James Flack scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Rome | 27-28 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| 19:00 | Howard | Charles Hermanson misses short on a shot in the lane | 27-28 |
| 18:58 | Howard | Anthony Presson can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | William West comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 18:38 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell tips it in | 29-28 |
| 18:23 | Howard | James Flack drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Presson | 29-30 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 17:45 | Howard | Robert Czernovski is called for the reach on Charles Hermanson - foul #3 on Robert Czernovski, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Clifford (PF), Clifford Walters (C) Robert Czernovski, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:28 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Anthony Presson snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 17:01 | Howard | Anthony Presson knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dwight McMonigle | 32-32 |
| 16:46 | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson | 34-32 |
| 16:21 | Howard | James Flack misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG), Albert Moore (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), Paul Brown (C) Christopher Johnson, Beau Fell, William West, Clifford Walters | |
| Subs | Howard | Bernard Warfel (SF), Luis Johnson (C) Dwight McMonigle, Anthony Presson | |
| 16:21 | Howard | James Flack misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:21 | Howard | James Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:55 | UC Irvine | Albert Moore drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Gregory Jones | 37-33 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Clifford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Rome (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Warfel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Howard | Luis Johnson jams it set up by Charles Hermanson | 37-35 |
| 15:14 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses the dunk | 37-35 |
| 15:13 | Howard | The rebound goes to Charles Hermanson | 37-35 |
| 14:45 | Howard | Luis Johnson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 14:43 | Howard | Timothy Rome snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:27 | Howard | Bernard Warfel connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Hermanson | 37-37 |
| 14:05 | UC Irvine | Bernard Warfel blocks the short jumper by Barry Hargrove | 37-37 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 13:48 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 13:47 | Howard | The rebound goes to Charles Hermanson | 37-37 |
| 13:26 | Howard | John Clifford swats the layup by Charles Hermanson | 37-37 |
| 13:25 | UC Irvine | John Clifford gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown scores on a jumper in the paint | 39-37 |
| 12:56 | Howard | James Flack makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Rome | 39-40 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove drills a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Bernard Warfel - foul #1 on Bernard Warfel, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Beau Fell (SG), Robert Czernovski (PF), Dana Dickinson (C) Gregory Jones, Albert Moore, John Clifford, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Walters (PG), Murray Carpino (SG), Dwight McMonigle (SF), Robert Goldman (PF), Anthony Presson (C) Timothy Rome, James Flack, Bernard Warfel, Charles Hermanson, Luis Johnson | |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Murray Carpino misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Barry Hargrove - foul #1 on Barry Hargrove, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William West (SF) Barry Hargrove | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:26 | Howard | Murray Carpino makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Murray Carpino makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | William West scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 11:45 | Howard | Henry Walters drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William West (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Murray Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) C - Anthony Presson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | William West makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 11:18 | Howard | Anthony Presson misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:13 | UC Irvine | William West misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-45 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Anthony Presson snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Murray Carpino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Hermanson (PF) Robert Goldman | |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski lays it in on a nice dish by Beau Fell and he's fouled by Charles Hermanson - foul #1 on Charles Hermanson, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Rome (PG) Murray Carpino | |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:38 | Howard | Charles Hermanson grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:18 | Howard | Timothy Rome connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Presson | 49-47 |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson is whistled for traveling | 49-47 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle buries a shot from the left side set up by Timothy Rome | 49-49 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | William West is fouled on the floor by Dwight McMonigle - foul #2 on Dwight McMonigle, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG), Albert Moore (SG), John Clifford (PF) Christopher Johnson, Beau Fell, Robert Czernovski | |
| Subs | Howard | Murray Carpino (SG), Bernard Warfel (SF), Luis Johnson (C) Henry Walters, Dwight McMonigle, Anthony Presson | |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones is whistled for traveling | 49-49 |
| 08:44 | Howard | William West steals it from Bernard Warfel | 49-49 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Jones | 51-49 |
| 08:07 | Howard | Luis Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 08:05 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Luis Johnson is called for the reach on William West - foul #1 on Luis Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Beau Fell (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Paul Brown (C) Gregory Jones, Albert Moore, William West, John Clifford, Dana Dickinson | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Walters (PG), Dwight McMonigle (SF), Anthony Presson (C) Timothy Rome, Bernard Warfel, Charles Hermanson | |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Henry Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Murray Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Presson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Luis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:00 | Howard | Murray Carpino scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dwight McMonigle | 51-52 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove loses the dribble to Dwight McMonigle | 51-52 |
| 06:29 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dwight McMonigle, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William West (SF), Dana Dickinson (C) Barry Hargrove, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Rome (PG), James Flack (SG), Charles Hermanson (PF) Henry Walters, Murray Carpino, Luis Johnson | |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-52 |
| 06:08 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson is hacked by James Flack - foul #1 on James Flack, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Bernard Warfel (SF) Dwight McMonigle | |
| 05:41 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson's pass is intercepted by Charles Hermanson | 51-52 |
| 05:21 | Howard | Charles Hermanson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Rome | 51-55 |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dana Dickinson | 53-55 |
| 04:55 | Howard | Timothy Rome scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Hermanson | 53-58 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | William West misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bernard Warfel - foul #2 on Bernard Warfel, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Albert Moore (SG), John Clifford (PF) Beau Fell, Robert Czernovski | |
| Subs | Howard | Luis Johnson (C) Anthony Presson | |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | William West makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | William West makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:15 | Howard | Dana Dickinson blocks the jumper by James Flack | 55-58 |
| 04:14 | Howard | Bernard Warfel can't tip it in | 55-58 |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Albert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Charles Hermanson - foul #2 on Charles Hermanson, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Barry Hargrove (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF) Albert Moore, William West, John Clifford | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Walters (SG), Dwight McMonigle (SF) James Flack, Bernard Warfel | |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:43 | Howard | Charles Hermanson snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 03:25 | Howard | Henry Walters misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-58 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove grabs the board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Rome (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Hermanson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Luis Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Czernovski | 58-58 |
| 02:51 | Howard | Timothy Rome drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Walters and he's fouled by Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Beau Fell (SG), Paul Brown (C) Gregory Jones, Dana Dickinson | |
| Subs | Howard | Anthony Presson (C) Charles Hermanson | |
| 02:51 | Howard | Timothy Rome makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William West (SF), Dana Dickinson (C) Barry Hargrove, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | James Flack (SG), Charles Hermanson (PF) Henry Walters, Luis Johnson | |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 02:32 | Howard | Charles Hermanson gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:16 | Howard | James Flack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-61 |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | William West is whistled for traveling | 58-61 |
| 01:52 | Howard | Charles Hermanson misses the floater from the right side | 58-61 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Timothy Rome hits the follow up shot | 58-63 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-63 |
| 01:16 | Howard | James Flack clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Timothy Rome is called for the reach on Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Timothy Rome, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson snags the offensive board | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson lays it up and in set up by William West and he's hacked by Charles Hermanson - foul #3 on Charles Hermanson, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses the free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Charles Hermanson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Howard | Charles Hermanson is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Johnson - foul #4 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Walters (PG) Timothy Rome | |
| 00:33 | Howard | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on James Flack - foul #5 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Charles Hermanson is hacked by Beau Fell - foul #1 on Beau Fell, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Charles Hermanson makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Charles Hermanson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Jones | 63-65 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Charles Hermanson is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Jones - foul #1 on Gregory Jones, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Rome (PG) Henry Walters | |
| 00:19 | Howard | Charles Hermanson misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Anthony Presson blocks the jumper by Gregory Jones | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Flack | 63-65 |
| 00:04 | Howard | James Flack is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Jones - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 00:04 | Howard | James Flack makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Howard | James Flack makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | William West misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 63-67 |