| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Wester (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Kriner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Borgen (fresh) C - Vincent Dirks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee misses the tip | 37-30 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | James Kendall grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | James Kendall is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hauer - foul #1 on Kevin Hauer, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 37-30 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:47 | Nicholls State | George Callahan hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wester | 40-30 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-30 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Kriner | 40-30 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner is hacked by George Callahan - foul #1 on George Callahan, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Kendall and the foul's on Joseph Lee - foul #2 on Joseph Lee, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:54 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Joseph Lee steps in front of the Johnnie Stearns pass | 40-33 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | George Callahan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-33 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:24 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses the lay-in | 40-33 |
| 17:22 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 17:20 | Nicholls State | George Callahan snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:02 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood blows the layup but the foul's on Johnnie Stearns - foul #2 on Johnnie Stearns, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Henry Marez (SG), Ralph Strub (PF), Peter Miller (C) Kevin Hauer, George Callahan, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Amico (PG), Keith Edmondson (SF), Robert Montgomery (C) James Kendall, Johnnie Stearns, Vincent Dirks | |
| 17:02 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:02 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:44 | UC Irvine | William Amico's pass is intercepted by James Wester | 42-33 |
| 16:23 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wester | 44-33 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner snags the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner misses the 3 from straight away | 44-33 |
| 15:56 | Nicholls State | James Wester grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Wester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Marez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Amico (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kriner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Edmondson (fresh) PF - Frank Borgen (fairly fresh) C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood slams it home on a great pass from Henry Marez | 46-33 |
| 15:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 15:14 | Nicholls State | Henry Marez makes the jump hook from close range set up by Ernest Wood and he's fouled by Keith Edmondson - foul #1 on Keith Edmondson, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate (PG), George Callahan (PF), Joseph Lee (C) James Wester, Ernest Wood, Peter Miller | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), James Kendall (SG), Johnnie Stearns (SF), Vincent Dirks (C) William Amico, Thomas Kriner, Keith Edmondson, Frank Borgen | |
| 15:14 | Nicholls State | Henry Marez makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns is fouled on the floor by Henry Marez - foul #1 on Henry Marez, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (SG) Henry Marez | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns banks in the layup on a great pass from Vincent Dirks | 49-37 |
| 14:37 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 14:35 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | James Kendall hits a runner from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Adrian Jordan - foul #4 on Adrian Jordan, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clay Brewer (SF) Ralph Strub | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner (PG), Mark Colvin (PF) Adrian Jordan, Robert Montgomery | |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks misses the lay-in | 50-39 |
| 13:34 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:18 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer tips it home | 52-39 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Stearns | 52-39 |
| 12:52 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns double dribbles | 52-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Wester (PG), Henry Marez (SG), Peter Miller (C) Dennis Tate, Kevin Hauer, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Amico (PG), Keith Edmondson (SF), Frank Borgen (PF) James Kendall, Johnnie Stearns, Vincent Dirks | |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from George Callahan | 54-39 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Henry Marez steals it from Thomas Kriner | 54-39 |
| 12:12 | Nicholls State | Henry Marez lays it in | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin drills a jump hook in the lane | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Wester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Marez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clay Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Callahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Miller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Amico (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kriner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Edmondson (fresh) PF - Frank Borgen (fresh) C - Mark Colvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Nicholls State | George Callahan buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Wester | 58-41 |
| 11:18 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Amico | 58-44 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | George Callahan drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Wester | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | William Amico is fouled on the floor by George Callahan - foul #2 on George Callahan, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Ralph Strub (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Henry Marez, Clay Brewer, George Callahan, Peter Miller | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Kendall (SG), Johnnie Stearns (SF), Vincent Dirks (C) Thomas Kriner, Keith Edmondson, Mark Colvin | |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen connects on the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Ralph Strub - foul #1 on Ralph Strub, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Summers (PG) William Amico | |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:05 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub scores on a runner from the baseline set up by James Wester and he's fouled by Frank Borgen - foul #2 on Frank Borgen, team foul #4 | 62-47 |
| 10:05 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Dirks | 63-49 |
| 09:36 | Nicholls State | James Wester's pass is intercepted by Vincent Dirks | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Kendall | 63-51 |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | James Wester misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Johnnie Stearns - foul #3 on Johnnie Stearns, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Henry Marez (SG) Kevin Hauer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery (PF) Frank Borgen | |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | James Wester makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | James Wester makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Charles Summers misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-51 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns hits the follow up shot | 65-53 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood loses the dribble to Charles Summers | 65-53 |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery misses the lay-in | 65-53 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Henry Marez grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 07:59 | Nicholls State | Henry Marez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Montgomery | 65-53 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 07:49 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ralph Strub | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Wester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Marez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Strub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Summers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Kendall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Dirks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Charles Summers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Clay Brewer (SF), George Callahan (PF), Peter Miller (C) James Wester, Henry Marez, Ernest Wood, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), Thomas Kriner (SG), Keith Edmondson (SF), Frank Borgen (PF) Charles Summers, James Kendall, Johnnie Stearns, Vincent Dirks | |
| 06:58 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Montgomery | 68-55 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate connects on the shot from the left side set up by George Callahan | 70-55 |
| 06:14 | UC Irvine | Dennis Tate steps in front of the Adrian Jordan pass | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:45 | Nicholls State | Clay Brewer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Peter Miller is called for the reach on Keith Edmondson - foul #2 on Peter Miller, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Wester (PG), Ernest Wood (SF), Joseph Lee (C) Dennis Tate, Clay Brewer, Peter Miller | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns (SF), Mark Colvin (C) Thomas Kriner, Robert Montgomery | |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:08 | Nicholls State | James Wester throws it down on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 72-57 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin misses the easy layup | 72-57 |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | James Wester pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | James Wester drills a floater in the lane set up by Ernest Wood | 74-57 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Kendall (SG), Vincent Dirks (C) Keith Edmondson, Mark Colvin | |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks travels with the ball | 74-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Henry Marez (SG) Kevin Hauer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Henry Marez drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 76-57 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Wester (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Marez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Callahan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) 4 pf. SG - James Kendall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Borgen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Dirks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | George Callahan blocks the short jumper by Frank Borgen | 76-57 |
| 03:25 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| 03:01 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-57 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns is hacked by Joseph Lee - foul #3 on Joseph Lee, team foul #8 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate (PG), Clay Brewer (SF), Ralph Strub (PF), Peter Miller (C) James Wester, Ernest Wood, George Callahan, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner (PG), Keith Edmondson (SG), Robert Montgomery (PF), Mark Colvin (C) Adrian Jordan, James Kendall, Frank Borgen, Vincent Dirks | |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 02:38 | Nicholls State | Henry Marez's pass is intercepted by Keith Edmondson | 76-59 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson lays it in | 76-61 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Montgomery - foul #2 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #6 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Amico (PG) Johnnie Stearns | |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-61 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-61 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Dennis Tate steps in front of the Keith Edmondson pass | 77-61 |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate is hacked by Keith Edmondson - foul #2 on Keith Edmondson, team foul #7 | 77-61 |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ralph Strub - foul #2 on Ralph Strub, team foul #9 | 79-61 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | Clay Brewer comes up short on the floater from the right side | 79-62 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery snags the defensive board | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 79-62 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin is whistled for traveling | 79-62 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Dennis Tate runs out the clock | 79-62 |