| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Lenny Hillman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Flaherty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Keffer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Shelton Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Job (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chauncey Pritchett (fresh) PF - John Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Hughes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Chauncey Pritchett inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Montana | Jimmie Job hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Chauncey Pritchett and the foul's on Lenny Hillman - foul #1 on Lenny Hillman, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:31 | Montana | Jimmie Job makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:19 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Chauncey Pritchett - foul #3 on Chauncey Pritchett, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum (SF) Chauncey Pritchett | |
| 19:19 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmie Job | 34-40 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Mathieu | 37-40 |
| 18:43 | Montana | Shelton Courtney double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 37-40 |
| 18:21 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:16 | Montana | Jimmie Job misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-40 |
| 18:14 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-40 |
| 17:56 | Montana | Luis Hughes snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 17:37 | Montana | Shelton Courtney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Keffer and he's hacked by John Wilkins - foul #1 on John Wilkins, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG), Adam Decamp (PF) Jamie Gildersleeve, Lawrence Flaherty | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jones (SG), Barry Greenhill (PF), Joseph Powell (C) Jimmie Job, John Wilkins, Luis Hughes | |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:03 | Montana | John Jones is fouled on the floor by Lenny Hillman - foul #2 on Lenny Hillman, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale (SG) Lenny Hillman | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:44 | Montana | John Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:43 | Montana | Joseph Powell tips it home | 40-42 |
| 16:36 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 16:35 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp tips it in | 42-42 |
| 16:11 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:42 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale loses the dribble to Shelton Courtney | 42-42 |
| 15:39 | Montana | Shelton Courtney dunks the ball | 42-44 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Matthew McKinnon (fresh) SG - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Decamp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Keffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Shelton Courtney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerrold Rosenbaum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Greenhill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 15:21 | Montana | Shelton Courtney grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 15:17 | Montana | Shelton Courtney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | John Keffer is hacked by Joseph Powell - foul #1 on Joseph Powell, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Lenny Hillman (SG), Lawrence Flaherty (PF) Matthew McKinnon, Kevin Mathieu, John Keffer | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmie Job (SG), Chauncey Pritchett (SF), John Wilkins (PF), Luis Hughes (C) Shelton Courtney, Jerrold Rosenbaum, Barry Greenhill, Joseph Powell | |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry (PG) John Jones | |
| 14:40 | Montana | John Wilkins is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Chauncey Pritchett - foul #4 on Chauncey Pritchett, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Montana | Travis Roberts (SF) Chauncey Pritchett | |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:03 | Montana | Travis Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 14:01 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Quisenberry is called for the reach on Lenny Hillman - foul #2 on Benjamin Quisenberry, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu (SF), John Keffer (C) Gerald Tisdale, Adam Decamp | |
| Subs | Montana | Shelton Courtney (PG), Jerrold Rosenbaum (SF) Benjamin Quisenberry, Travis Roberts | |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu drills a fadeaway from close range | 45-44 |
| 12:57 | Montana | Jimmie Job hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 12:55 | Montana | Jimmie Job tips it in | 45-46 |
| 12:33 | UC Irvine | Shelton Courtney takes the ball from Lawrence Flaherty | 45-46 |
| 12:25 | Montana | Luis Hughes hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmie Job | 45-48 |
| 12:02 | UC Irvine | John Keffer loses the ball out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG), Gerald Tisdale (SG), Kenneth Hayward (PF) Jamie Gildersleeve, Lenny Hillman, Lawrence Flaherty | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jones (SG), Barry Greenhill (PF), Joseph Powell (C) Jimmie Job, John Wilkins, Luis Hughes | |
| 11:51 | Montana | Matthew McKinnon is called for the reach on Shelton Courtney - foul #2 on Matthew McKinnon, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| 11:41 | Montana | Joseph Powell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 11:40 | Montana | John Jones hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Matthew McKinnon (fresh) SG - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Hayward (fresh) C - John Keffer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Shelton Courtney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerrold Rosenbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Greenhill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas (SF), Adam Decamp (PF) Kevin Mathieu, Kenneth Hayward | |
| Subs | Montana | Travis Roberts (SF) Jerrold Rosenbaum | |
| 10:53 | Montana | Shelton Courtney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Shelton Courtney, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty (PF) John Keffer | |
| Subs | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry (SG) Shelton Courtney | |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas is whistled for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG) Matthew McKinnon | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmie Job (SG), John Wilkins (PF) Benjamin Quisenberry, Joseph Powell | |
| 10:19 | Montana | Adam Decamp swats the layup by Barry Greenhill | 45-50 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Barry Greenhill snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 10:08 | Montana | John Wilkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale makes the runner near the basket set up by Jamie Gildersleeve | 47-50 |
| 09:26 | Montana | Barry Greenhill can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Barry Greenhill grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:49 | Montana | Barry Greenhill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 08:47 | Montana | Barry Greenhill pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:40 | Montana | Barry Greenhill buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Travis Roberts | 47-52 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty's fadeaway is rejected by John Wilkins | 47-52 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 08:18 | Montana | Jimmie Job grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Jimmie Job slams it home on a nice dish by Travis Roberts | 47-54 |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve is fouled on the floor by John Wilkins - foul #2 on John Wilkins, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman (SG), Kevin Mathieu (SF), Kenneth Hayward (PF), John Keffer (C) Gerald Tisdale, Nathan Thomas, Lawrence Flaherty, Adam Decamp | |
| Subs | Montana | Shelton Courtney (PG), Benjamin Quisenberry (SG), Chauncey Pritchett (SF), Jerrold Rosenbaum (PF), Luis Hughes (C) John Jones, Jimmie Job, Travis Roberts, John Wilkins, Barry Greenhill | |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:00 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 07:43 | Montana | Shelton Courtney blows the dunk | 47-54 |
| 07:41 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Lenny Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Hayward (fresh) C - John Keffer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Shelton Courtney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Benjamin Quisenberry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chauncey Pritchett (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jerrold Rosenbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Jerrold Rosenbaum denies the turnaround by John Keffer | 47-54 |
| 07:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Luis Hughes | 47-54 |
| 06:39 | Montana | Chauncey Pritchett misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Lenny Hillman - foul #3 on Lenny Hillman, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG) Jamie Gildersleeve | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:39 | Montana | Chauncey Pritchett misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:39 | Montana | Chauncey Pritchett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Jerrold Rosenbaum is called for the reach on Matthew McKinnon - foul #2 on Jerrold Rosenbaum, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmie Job (SG), John Wilkins (PF) Benjamin Quisenberry, Jerrold Rosenbaum | |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:17 | Montana | Luis Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty (PF) Kenneth Hayward | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:59 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Flaherty | 51-55 |
| 05:44 | Montana | John Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| 05:22 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Mathieu | 53-55 |
| 05:02 | Montana | Luis Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Keffer - foul #2 on John Keffer, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale (SG) Lenny Hillman | |
| Subs | Montana | Benjamin Quisenberry (SG), Barry Greenhill (PF) Jimmie Job, John Wilkins | |
| 05:02 | Montana | Luis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:02 | Montana | Luis Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | John Keffer gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 04:36 | Montana | Shelton Courtney pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Chauncey Pritchett loses the dribble to Kevin Mathieu | 53-56 |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu banks in the layup | 55-56 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Chauncey Pritchett connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Shelton Courtney | 55-58 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | John Keffer is hacked by Chauncey Pritchett - foul #5 on Chauncey Pritchett, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Lenny Hillman (SG), Adam Decamp (PF) Matthew McKinnon, Kevin Mathieu, Lawrence Flaherty | |
| Subs | Montana | John Jones (PG), Jimmie Job (SG), Jerrold Rosenbaum (SF), John Wilkins (PF) Shelton Courtney, Benjamin Quisenberry, Chauncey Pritchett, Luis Hughes | |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | John Keffer makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | John Keffer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:38 | Montana | John Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Lenny Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Adam Decamp (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - John Keffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jimmie Job (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerrold Rosenbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Greenhill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Montana | Barry Greenhill misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 03:19 | Montana | John Wilkins snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 02:59 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward (C) John Keffer | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu (SF), Lawrence Flaherty (PF) Gerald Tisdale, Kenneth Hayward | |
| Subs | Montana | Shelton Courtney (PG) John Jones | |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty misses the lay-in | 56-58 |
| 02:45 | Montana | Barry Greenhill gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:45 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Keffer (C) Adam Decamp | |
| Subs | Montana | Luis Hughes (C) Barry Greenhill | |
| 02:24 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Mathieu - foul #2 on Kevin Mathieu, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 02:24 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:24 | Montana | Jerrold Rosenbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu is hacked by Jerrold Rosenbaum - foul #3 on Jerrold Rosenbaum, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:39 | Montana | Shelton Courtney misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-59 |
| 01:37 | Montana | Luis Hughes tips it home | 58-61 |
| 01:25 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve makes the 3 from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 01:06 | Montana | Luis Hughes clanks a turnaround in the lane | 61-61 |
| 01:04 | Montana | John Wilkins can't tip it in | 61-61 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 61-61 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | John Keffer can't tip it in | 61-61 |
| 00:53 | Montana | John Wilkins grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 00:34 | Montana | John Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 61-61 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Kevin Mathieu | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Jamie Gildersleeve | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | Montana | Jimmie Job blows the layup | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |