| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vince Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lenny Hillman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fresh) PF - Lawrence Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Keffer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | James McCarthy inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Brad Arcand misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Ridley | 29-33 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | James McCarthy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James McCarthy, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | John Keffer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Flaherty | 29-35 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Robert Butler is fouled on the floor by John Keffer - foul #1 on John Keffer, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Keffer - foul #2 on John Keffer, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | James McCarthy comes up short on the shot from the left side | 30-35 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley tips it but misses | 30-35 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lenny Hillman | 30-37 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 18:08 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Robert Butler steals it from Lenny Hillman | 30-37 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Brad Arcand pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | James McCarthy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | John Keffer gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve comes up short on the runner from the right block | 30-37 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Robert Butler pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Vince Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 16:36 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jamie Gildersleeve | 32-39 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Brad Arcand is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brad Arcand, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), James Suggs (SG), Donald Barrientes (PF) Brad Arcand, Robert Butler, James McCarthy | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG), Gerald Tisdale (SG), Adam Decamp (PF) Jamie Gildersleeve, Lenny Hillman, Lawrence Flaherty | |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arnold Brown (SF), Henry Norris (C) Vince Brown, Edmund Ridley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas (SF) Kevin Mathieu | |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Henry Norris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | John Keffer grabs the board | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Suggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Brown (fresh) PF - Donald Barrientes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Norris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Matthew McKinnon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) SF - Nathan Thomas (fresh) PF - Adam Decamp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Keffer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Nathan Thomas is fouled on the floor by Arnold Brown - foul #1 on Arnold Brown, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jon Page (PF) Arnold Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward (C) John Keffer | |
| 15:33 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale is fouled on the floor by James Suggs - foul #1 on James Suggs, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Butler (SG), Edmund Ridley (C) James Suggs, Henry Norris | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu (SF) Nathan Thomas | |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-39 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Jon Page grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Terry London knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward hits a shot from the right side | 35-41 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Donald Barrientes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 14:27 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Butler - foul #2 on Robert Butler, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF) Terry London, Donald Barrientes | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Lenny Hillman (SG), Lawrence Flaherty (PF), John Keffer (C) Matthew McKinnon, Gerald Tisdale, Adam Decamp, Kenneth Hayward | |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 35-43 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Jon Page swats the short shot by Kevin Mathieu | 35-43 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James McCarthy | 35-43 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty buries a runner from the right block set up by Kevin Mathieu | 35-45 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Robert Butler knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brad Arcand | 37-45 |
| 12:38 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lenny Hillman | 37-48 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Brad Arcand knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 12:09 | UC Irvine | John Keffer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lenny Hillman | 40-50 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | The jumper by Jon Page is denied by John Keffer | 40-50 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Robert Butler tips it in | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Ridley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lenny Hillman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Flaherty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Keffer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu is whistled for a carry | 42-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (SG), Vince Brown (PF), Henry Norris (C) Robert Butler, Jon Page, Edmund Ridley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale (SF) Kevin Mathieu | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Brad Arcand misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 11:18 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 10:58 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Vince Brown grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Gerald Tisdale steals it from Henry Norris | 42-50 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve slams it home on a nice dish by Gerald Tisdale | 42-52 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | James McCarthy knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | Vince Brown steps in front of the Lawrence Flaherty pass | 45-52 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Brad Arcand is hacked by John Keffer - foul #3 on John Keffer, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Butler (SG), Jon Page (PF), Edmund Ridley (C) Brad Arcand, James McCarthy, Henry Norris | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG), Kevin Mathieu (SF), Adam Decamp (PF), Kenneth Hayward (C) Jamie Gildersleeve, Lenny Hillman, Lawrence Flaherty, John Keffer | |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Terry London steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-52 |
| 09:08 | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-52 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:02 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Gerald Tisdale | 45-55 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Vince Brown misses the lay-in | 45-55 |
| 08:41 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (PG) Terry London | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley misses the dunk | 45-55 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Jon Page snags the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Vince Brown buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edmund Ridley | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Suggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vince Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Ridley (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Matthew McKinnon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Tisdale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Decamp (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Hayward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Mathieu | 48-57 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Adam Decamp swats the layup by Edmund Ridley | 48-57 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Jon Page gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Robert Butler comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Vince Brown grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | James Suggs loses the dribble to Gerald Tisdale | 48-57 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp's floater is tipped away by Edmund Ridley | 48-57 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jon Page | 48-57 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Vince Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley hits the follow up shot | 50-57 |
| 06:00 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF) James Suggs, Vince Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Lenny Hillman (SG), Lawrence Flaherty (PF), John Keffer (C) Matthew McKinnon, Gerald Tisdale, Adam Decamp, Kenneth Hayward | |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Lawrence Flaherty is denied by Edmund Ridley | 50-57 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Brad Arcand grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Robert Butler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | John Keffer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:06 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty loses the ball out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (SG) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Terry London throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edmund Ridley | 50-57 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brad Arcand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry London (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Page (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Ridley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jamie Gildersleeve (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lenny Hillman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Mathieu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Flaherty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Keffer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-57 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edmund Ridley | 52-57 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Keffer - foul #4 on John Keffer, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Butler (SG), Vince Brown (SF) Brad Arcand, James McCarthy | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew McKinnon (PG), Gerald Tisdale (SG), Nathan Thomas (SF) Jamie Gildersleeve, Lenny Hillman, Kevin Mathieu | |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brad Arcand (PG), James McCarthy (SF) Terry London, Vince Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve (PG), Lenny Hillman (SG) Matthew McKinnon, Nathan Thomas | |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Jon Page is called for the reach on Lenny Hillman - foul #4 on Jon Page, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu (SF) Gerald Tisdale | |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | James McCarthy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Mathieu - foul #3 on Kevin Mathieu, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | James McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | James McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Flaherty | 56-63 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Edmund Ridley swats the layup by Lawrence Flaherty | 56-63 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Robert Butler grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Brad Arcand misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Brad Arcand is called for the reach on Lenny Hillman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Arcand, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Decamp (PF), Kenneth Hayward (C) Lawrence Flaherty, John Keffer | |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Lenny Hillman misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Jon Page snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Robert Butler scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty (PF), John Keffer (C) Adam Decamp, Kenneth Hayward | |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Arcand - foul #3 on Brad Arcand, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Brad Arcand comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Arcand - foul #4 on Brad Arcand, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Tisdale (SG), Adam Decamp (C) Lenny Hillman, John Keffer | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Edmund Ridley grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Brad Arcand comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Kevin Mathieu snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward (PF) Lawrence Flaherty | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Arcand - foul #5 on Brad Arcand, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG) Brad Arcand | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Terry London misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Butler is called for the reach on Kenneth Hayward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Butler, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Gerald Tisdale steals it from Terry London in the backcourt | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jamie Gildersleeve runs out the clock | 59-69 |