| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore loses the ball out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 18:53 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:47 | UC Irvine | Jesse Remick steps in front of the Dick Gottschalk pass | 43-32 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses the easy layup | 43-32 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire can't connect on a floater in the lane | 43-32 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne loses the ball out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk is whistled for traveling | 43-32 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young is hacked by Dick Gottschalk - foul #2 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Hayes and the foul's on Wade Madore - foul #2 on Wade Madore, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF) George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire | |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-32 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Czernovski | 46-32 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dick Gottschalk | 46-34 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Young | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Simek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hearne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wade Madore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Johnson and he's fouled by Thomas Simek - foul #2 on Thomas Simek, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Michael Murphy (SG), Francis Cobb (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Thomas Young, Jesse Remick, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, David Hearne | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG), Bill Maguire (SF) Dick Gottschalk, Wade Madore | |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill makes the shot near the basket set up by Francis Cobb and he's fouled by Robert Czernovski - foul #1 on Robert Czernovski, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Clifford (PF) Robert Czernovski | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill makes the free throw | 51-36 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | John Clifford drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from George Rodrigue | 51-38 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Murphy | 54-38 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Pettengill is called for the reach on Bill Maguire - foul #1 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum (C) Barry Hargrove | |
| 14:37 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson's floater is tipped away by Robert Pettengill | 54-38 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill banks in the layup on a great pass from Jesse Remick | 56-38 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson's pass is intercepted by Jesse Remick in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Rodrigue | 56-41 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-41 |
| 13:30 | UC Irvine | John Clifford snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb throws it down set up by Jesse Remick | 58-44 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | John Clifford connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Johnson | 58-47 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-47 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Francis Cobb is called for the reach on Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Francis Cobb, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Michael Murphy (SG), Michael Hayes (SF), Thomas Simek (PF), David Hearne (C) William Shaw, Jesse Remick, Francis Cobb, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| 11:48 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes can't connect on a floater from the right side | 60-47 |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Freddy Hoadley | 60-50 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Wade Madore steals the ball from Michael Murphy | 60-50 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-50 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young travels with the ball | 60-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Thomas Young steals it from Barry Hargrove | 60-52 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 09:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses badly on a floater from the right side | 60-52 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | David Hearne swats the short shot by Barry Hargrove | 60-52 |
| 08:59 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Young | 63-54 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Wade Madore | 63-57 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young is called for traveling | 63-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Francis Cobb (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Thomas Young, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, David Hearne | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Dick Gottschalk, Freddy Hoadley, Barry Hargrove, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| 07:44 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Rodrigue | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Francis Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Clifford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hannum (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw is hacked by Bill Maguire - foul #3 on Bill Maguire, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dwyer | 66-59 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Tony Hannum blocks the short jumper by Michael Dwyer | 66-59 |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by John Clifford is blocked by Robert Pettengill | 66-59 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Michael Hayes (SF), Thomas Simek (PF), David Hearne (C) William Shaw, Francis Cobb, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore drills a shot from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 04:44 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Young | 68-64 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 68-64 |
| 03:41 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk grabs the offensive board | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UC Irvine | David Hearne swats the short shot by George Rodrigue | 68-64 |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue tips it in | 68-66 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Simek | 71-66 |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Robert Czernovski is denied by David Hearne | 71-66 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes buries a shot from the right side | 73-66 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue is fouled on the floor by Jesse Remick - foul #2 on Jesse Remick, team foul #4 | 73-66 |
| 01:26 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-66 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 73-66 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hearne | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young is hacked by Dick Gottschalk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #5 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Mark Hidalgo (SG) Thomas Young, Jesse Remick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Bill Maguire is called for the reach on Michael Hayes - foul #4 on Bill Maguire, team foul #6 | 75-66 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo is hacked by Robert Czernovski - foul #2 on Robert Czernovski, team foul #7 | 75-66 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski banks in the layup and he's hacked by Thomas Simek - foul #3 on Thomas Simek, team foul #5 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Jesse Remick (SG) Mark Hidalgo, William Shaw | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne is hacked by George Rodrigue in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Rodrigue, team foul #8 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Mark Hidalgo (SG) Thomas Young, Jesse Remick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | William Shaw steps in front of the Dick Gottschalk pass in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Shaw | 81-69 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, David Hearne | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw runs out the clock | 81-69 |