| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger can't tip it in | 33-41 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | William West grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Beau Fell | 33-43 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Homer Ellenberger | 36-43 |
| 18:43 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Beau Fell | 36-46 |
| 18:22 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | William West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott is fouled on the floor by Dana Dickinson - foul #2 on Dana Dickinson, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims's layup is rejected by Dana Dickinson | 39-48 |
| 17:46 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Sinnott - foul #2 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Palmer Sims | 42-49 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 42-49 |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 16:36 | UC Irvine | Thurman Gourdine is called for the reach on Gregory Jones - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (SF), Gary Koo (PF) Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Albert Moore (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF) Beau Fell, William West, Robert Czernovski | |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gary Koo - foul #2 on Gary Koo, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) William Scheidt, Gary Koo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Paul Brown (C) Albert Moore, Dana Dickinson | |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Seeley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) PF - John Clifford (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thurman Gourdine - foul #2 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (C) Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Barry Hargrove steps in front of the Thurman Gourdine pass | 47-52 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | Homer Ellenberger steps in front of the Paul Brown pass | 47-52 |
| 15:04 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger lays it in | 49-52 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Clifford | 49-54 |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast is hacked by John Clifford - foul #3 on John Clifford, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (PF) Homer Ellenberger, Thurman Gourdine, Wayne Prendergast | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters (PG), Beau Fell (SG), William West (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Dana Dickinson (C) Christopher Johnson, Gregory Jones, Barry Hargrove, John Clifford, Paul Brown | |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-54 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | William West gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski is fouled on the floor by Carl Sinnott - foul #3 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (PG), Gary Koo (PF) Daryl Seeley, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:40 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dana Dickinson | 49-56 |
| 13:16 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Dana Dickinson | 49-56 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jesus Sosa - foul #4 on Jesus Sosa, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Jesus Sosa, Gary Koo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw buries a shot from close range set up by Wayne Prendergast | 51-58 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski buries a fadeaway from the left side | 51-60 |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Homer Ellenberger | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Clifford Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Beau Fell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - William West (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 11:55 | UC Irvine | Palmer Sims takes the ball from Beau Fell | 54-60 |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is fouled on the floor by Robert Czernovski - foul #1 on Robert Czernovski, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley (SG), Thurman Gourdine (SF), Carl Sinnott (C) Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Gregory Jones (SG), John Clifford (PF) Clifford Walters, Beau Fell, Robert Czernovski | |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Prendergast | 56-60 |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | John Clifford hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Jones and the foul's on Thurman Gourdine - foul #3 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove (SF) William West | |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | John Clifford makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-63 |
| 10:54 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Dana Dickinson | 56-63 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | Thurman Gourdine steals the ball from Dana Dickinson | 56-63 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger buries a 3 from straight away | 59-63 |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Johnson | 59-65 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Jones | 59-65 |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger grabs the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Homer Ellenberger | 62-65 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | John Clifford drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Jones | 62-67 |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thurman Gourdine - foul #4 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Daryl Seeley, Thurman Gourdine, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters (PG), Beau Fell (SG), Robert Czernovski (PF), Paul Brown (C) Christopher Johnson, Gregory Jones, John Clifford, Dana Dickinson | |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Homer Ellenberger | 65-68 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 65-68 |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Clifford Walters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Barry Hargrove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Beau Fell - foul #2 on Beau Fell, team foul #4 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (PF) Homer Ellenberger, Gary Koo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG), William West (SF) Clifford Walters, Barry Hargrove | |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 07:08 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Beau Fell | 67-70 |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-70 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dale Grimshaw - foul #1 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (C) Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG) Gregory Jones | |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 06:23 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Beau Fell | 70-71 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Thurman Gourdine picks off the pass by Christopher Johnson in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley travels with the ball | 70-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson (C) Paul Brown | |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine's floater is tipped away by Dana Dickinson | 70-71 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott tips it home | 72-71 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell loses the dribble to Dale Grimshaw | 72-71 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw lays it up and in | 74-71 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Dale Grimshaw steals the ball from Robert Czernovski | 74-71 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Beau Fell steals it from Thurman Gourdine | 74-71 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell lays it up and in | 74-73 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott loses the ball out of bounds | 74-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Jesus Sosa (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Thurman Gourdine, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Daryl Seeley, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters (PG), Gregory Jones (SG), Albert Moore (SF), John Clifford (PF) Christopher Johnson, Beau Fell, William West, Robert Czernovski | |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 74-73 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Scheidt | 74-73 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Clifford Walters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Moore (fresh) PF - John Clifford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Homer Ellenberger | 74-73 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-73 |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | John Clifford can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 74-73 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the board | 74-73 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Carl Sinnott (C) Jesus Sosa, William Scheidt, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Beau Fell (SG), William West (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF) Clifford Walters, Gregory Jones, Albert Moore, John Clifford | |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott travels with the ball | 74-73 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-73 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson tips it back up and in | 74-75 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Homer Ellenberger and he's fouled by William West - foul #2 on William West, team foul #5 | 76-75 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:36 | UC Irvine | Dale Grimshaw takes the ball from William West | 77-75 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 77-75 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Wayne Prendergast - foul #1 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #10 | 77-75 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carl Sinnott | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 77-76 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Czernovski | 77-76 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson hits a jumper in the paint set up by Christopher Johnson | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell is hacked by Homer Ellenberger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #11 | 77-78 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 77-79 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw grabs the offensive board | 77-79 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The clock runs out | 77-79 |