| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kendall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Colvin (fresh) C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Gail Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Needham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Miles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Matthew Miles - foul #1 on Matthew Miles, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:35 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 19:34 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin tips it in | 36-39 |
| 19:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-39 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Adrian Jordan | 38-39 |
| 18:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Montgomery - foul #2 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks (PF) Mark Colvin | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan (PF) Alex Rankin | |
| 18:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ernest Pagan - foul #1 on Ernest Pagan, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner (SF), Frank Borgen (C) Johnnie Stearns, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), David Taylor (C) Gail Anderson, Kenneth Needham, Eric Walker, Matthew Miles | |
| 18:11 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The short jumper by David Taylor is denied by Vincent Dirks | 39-40 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | James Kendall grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 17:45 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Summers (PG), William Amico (SG) Adrian Jordan, James Kendall | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | | |
| 17:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Michael Butler misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Summers | 42-40 |
| 16:39 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pinnix | 42-42 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks misses the easy layup | 42-42 |
| 16:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 16:01 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Spurgeon | 42-44 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | John Pinnix steps in front of the Frank Borgen pass in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Summers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Amico (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Kriner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Dirks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Frank Borgen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - John Pinnix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ernest Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Michael Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 15:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix is whistled for a carry | 42-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), James Kendall (SG), Johnnie Stearns (SF), Mark Colvin (PF), Robert Montgomery (C) Charles Summers, William Amico, Thomas Kriner, Vincent Dirks, Frank Borgen | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Alex Rankin (PF), Matthew Miles (C) John Pinnix, Michael Butler, Samuel Spurgeon, Ernest Pagan, David Taylor | |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| 14:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Johnnie Stearns is called for the reach on Alex Rankin - foul #2 on Johnnie Stearns, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 14:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Matthew Miles | 42-47 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | James Kendall is fouled in the backcourt by Gail Anderson - foul #2 on Gail Anderson, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | James Kendall is alone and drills a floater from the right block | 44-47 |
| 14:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson is called for 10 seconds | 44-47 |
| 13:50 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 13:33 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses the dunk | 44-47 |
| 13:31 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns tips it but misses | 44-47 |
| 13:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 13:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham hits a 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan is hacked by Eric Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Walker, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner (SG), Keith Edmondson (SF), Frank Borgen (PF), Anthony Walker (C) James Kendall, Johnnie Stearns, Mark Colvin, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Jackson (PG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), Terry Stallard (C) Gail Anderson, Eric Walker, Matthew Miles | |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan can't tip it in | 44-50 |
| 13:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 13:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Walker steps in front of the Terry Stallard pass | 44-50 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Summers (PG), William Amico (SG) Adrian Jordan, Keith Edmondson | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (SG), Ernest Pagan (PF) Kenneth Needham, Alex Rankin | |
| 12:20 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 12:18 | UC Irvine | William Amico gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:12 | UC Irvine | Anthony Walker misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 12:10 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terry Stallard grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 11:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Summers - foul #1 on Charles Summers, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Kendall (SG), Johnnie Stearns (SF), Vincent Dirks (PF), Robert Montgomery (C) Charles Summers, William Amico, Frank Borgen, Anthony Walker | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Eric Walker (SF), David Taylor (C) Nathaniel Jackson, Samuel Spurgeon, Terry Stallard | |
| 11:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:55 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Kriner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kendall (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vincent Dirks (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Gail Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pinnix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 11:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 11:08 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 10:44 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 10:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kriner - foul #3 on Thomas Kriner, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), Frank Borgen (SF), Mark Colvin (PF), Anthony Walker (C) Thomas Kriner, Johnnie Stearns, Vincent Dirks, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Michael Butler (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), Alex Rankin (PF), Matthew Miles (C) Gail Anderson, John Pinnix, Eric Walker, Ernest Pagan, David Taylor | |
| 10:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Anthony Walker picks off the pass by Matthew Miles | 44-54 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Kendall | 47-54 |
| 09:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | Anthony Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Borgen, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner (SG), Vincent Dirks (C) James Kendall, Anthony Walker | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Terry Stallard (PF) Michael Butler, Alex Rankin | |
| 09:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Samuel Spurgeon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 09:16 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Gail Anderson - foul #3 on Gail Anderson, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor (PF) Terry Stallard | |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns (SF), Robert Montgomery (C) Frank Borgen, Mark Colvin | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker (SF), Terry Stallard (C) Samuel Spurgeon, Matthew Miles | |
| 08:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 08:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:14 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns scores on a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 08:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker loses the dribble to Johnnie Stearns | 50-54 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner can't throw it down | 50-54 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Adrian Jordan | 50-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kriner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Dirks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Gail Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Needham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Stallard (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Adrian Jordan | 53-54 |
| 07:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-54 |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Montgomery | 53-54 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Summers (PG), James Kendall (SG), Frank Borgen (SF), Mark Colvin (PF), Anthony Walker (C) Adrian Jordan, Thomas Kriner, Johnnie Stearns, Vincent Dirks, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Ernest Pagan (SF), Alex Rankin (PF), Matthew Miles (C) Gail Anderson, Kenneth Needham, Eric Walker, David Taylor, Terry Stallard | |
| 07:16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Michael Butler misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | James Kendall snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Charles Summers is hacked by Alex Rankin - foul #3 on Alex Rankin, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Anthony Walker misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to James Kendall | 53-54 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Summers | 55-54 |
| 06:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Michael Butler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | James Kendall can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 55-54 |
| 06:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 05:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Michael Butler double dribbles | 55-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), Thomas Kriner (SG), Johnnie Stearns (SF), Robert Montgomery (C) Charles Summers, James Kendall, Mark Colvin, Anthony Walker | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Samuel Spurgeon (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Terry Stallard (C) John Pinnix, Michael Butler, Ernest Pagan, Matthew Miles | |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin (PF) Frank Borgen | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham (SG) Samuel Spurgeon | |
| 05:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin loses the dribble to Johnnie Stearns | 55-54 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner blows the wide open layup | 55-54 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin tips it home | 57-54 |
| 04:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gail Anderson | 57-56 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 04:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 03:50 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kriner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Colvin (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Gail Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Needham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Rankin (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Stallard (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 03:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terry Stallard clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Montgomery - foul #3 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Summers (PG), James Kendall (SG), Vincent Dirks (PF), Frank Borgen (C) Adrian Jordan, Johnnie Stearns, Mark Colvin, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Ernest Pagan (SF), David Taylor (C) Gail Anderson, Kenneth Needham, Eric Walker, Alex Rankin | |
| 03:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terry Stallard misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Terry Stallard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:11 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | James Kendall hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 57-56 |
| 02:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG) Charles Summers | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles (C) Terry Stallard | |
| 02:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Michael Butler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns (SF), Robert Montgomery (C) Thomas Kriner, Frank Borgen | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Eric Walker (SF) John Pinnix, Michael Butler, David Taylor | |
| 02:13 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Gail Anderson | 57-56 |
| 01:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 01:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Miles tips it home | 57-58 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Walker - foul #4 on Eric Walker, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin (PF) Vincent Dirks | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alex Rankin (PF) Ernest Pagan | |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson double dribbles | 59-58 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery blows the layup | 59-58 |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 01:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 01:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson hits a 3 from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Kendall | 62-61 |
| 00:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gail Anderson | 62-64 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery scores on a jumper in the lane | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Kendall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Colvin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Gail Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Needham (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alex Rankin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adrian Jordan | 66-64 |
| 04:16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alex Rankin and he's fouled by Robert Montgomery - foul #4 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks (PF) Mark Colvin | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ernest Pagan (PF), David Taylor (C) Alex Rankin, Matthew Miles | |
| 04:16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 04:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker misses the easy layup | 66-66 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Needham takes the ball from Adrian Jordan | 66-66 |
| 03:50 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham lays it in | 66-68 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-68 |
| 03:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 66-68 |
| 03:25 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 02:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor clanks a floater from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 02:57 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | James Kendall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Summers (PG), William Amico (SG), Thomas Kriner (SF), Frank Borgen (C) Adrian Jordan, James Kendall, Johnnie Stearns, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | John Pinnix (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Samuel Spurgeon (SF), Terry Stallard (C) Gail Anderson, Kenneth Needham, Eric Walker, David Taylor | |
| 02:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), Mark Colvin (PF) Charles Summers, William Amico | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | David Taylor (PF), Matthew Miles (C) Samuel Spurgeon, Terry Stallard | |
| 02:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Michael Butler makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Taylor | 69-70 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Kendall (SG), Johnnie Stearns (SF), Robert Montgomery (C) Thomas Kriner, Frank Borgen, Vincent Dirks | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson (PG), Kenneth Needham (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Alex Rankin (PF) John Pinnix, Michael Butler, Ernest Pagan, David Taylor | |
| 02:04 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns loses the dribble to Matthew Miles | 69-70 |
| 02:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson's pass is intercepted by Adrian Jordan in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 01:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 01:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:39 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Needham - foul #2 on Kenneth Needham, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns grabs the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-70 |
| 00:54 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham is fouled on the floor by James Kendall - foul #1 on James Kendall, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 00:54 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:54 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Kendall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Colvin (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Gail Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Needham (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alex Rankin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Miles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Needham steals the ball from James Kendall | 72-72 |
| 00:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Needham misses the easy layup | 72-72 |
| 00:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson tips it back up and in | 72-74 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | James Kendall is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Kendall, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Colvin - foul #1 on Mark Colvin, team foul #10 | 72-74 |
| 00:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Gail Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Montgomery | 72-75 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns banks in the layup on a great pass from Adrian Jordan | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Adrian Jordan is called for the reach on Eric Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adrian Jordan, team foul #11 | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Eric Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Mark Colvin | 74-75 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | James Kendall comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 74-75 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin gets the offensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 74-75 |