| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Scott Bowens inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont 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) | |
| 19:50 | Belmont | Daniel Gray is called for traveling | 32-29 |
| 19:32 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Joe Coletti loses the dribble to George Rodrigue | 32-29 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | The jumper by George Rodrigue is denied by Daniel Gray | 32-29 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Maguire | 32-29 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:52 | Belmont | Daniel Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Robert Evans misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-29 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Joe Coletti scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Grimm | 35-29 |
| 17:56 | UC Irvine | Darryl Grimm steps in front of the Dick Gottschalk pass | 35-29 |
| 17:33 | Belmont | Daniel Gray double dribbles | 35-29 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk is fouled on the floor by Scott Bowens - foul #1 on Scott Bowens, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire is hacked by Scott Bowens - foul #2 on Scott Bowens, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Shane (PG) Robert Evans | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 35-29 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Daniel Gray gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Richard Shane's floater is tipped away by Bill Maguire | 35-29 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Daniel Gray grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to George Rodrigue | 35-29 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Scott Bowens steals it from Wade Madore | 35-29 |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Gary Webb denies the turnaround by Scott Bowens | 35-29 |
| 15:39 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Richard Shane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bowens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Grimm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Maguire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wade Madore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Shane - foul #1 on Richard Shane, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Evans (PG), Michael Lerch (PF), Marcus Hodges (C) Scott Bowens, Darryl Grimm, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (SG), Freddy Hoadley (SF), Tony Hannum (PF), Michael Perryman (C) George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Gary Webb, Wade Madore | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Robert Evans misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 15:17 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 15:12 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Perryman | 35-34 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Marcus Hodges loses the ball out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Henry (SG) Joe Coletti | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (SG) Dick Gottschalk | |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddy Hoadley | 35-37 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Robert Evans can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-37 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Robert Evans tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:33 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson | 35-39 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Richard Shane scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 37-39 |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Hollis Figueredo (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Scott Bowens (SF), Darryl Grimm (PF), Daniel Gray (C) Robert Evans, Robert Henry, Richard Shane, Michael Lerch, Marcus Hodges | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Gary Webb (PF), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, Gary Shinn, Freddy Hoadley, Tony Hannum, Michael Perryman | |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm is fouled on the floor by Gary Webb - foul #2 on Gary Webb, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Daniel Gray can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Wade Madore - foul #3 on Wade Madore, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Daniel Gray makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Daniel Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Joe Coletti - foul #2 on Joe Coletti, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Gray | 39-41 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Scott Bowens misses the easy layup | 39-41 |
| 12:02 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bill Maguire | 39-41 |
| 11:55 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Scott Bowens gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:46 | Belmont | Daniel Gray can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 11:45 | Belmont | Hollis Figueredo grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Daniel Gray banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Bowens | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Hollis Figueredo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | Daniel Gray steals the ball from George Rodrigue | 41-41 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | Daniel Gray makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Coletti | 43-41 |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Daniel Gray snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Evans (PG), Michael Lerch (PF), Marcus Hodges (C) Hollis Figueredo, Darryl Grimm, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum (PF) Gary Webb | |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk is fouled on the floor by Michael Lerch - foul #1 on Michael Lerch, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SF) Dick Gottschalk, Bill Maguire | |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum is hacked by Michael Lerch - foul #2 on Michael Lerch, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Shane (SF) Scott Bowens | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman (C) Wade Madore | |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Freddy Hoadley | 43-44 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Shane - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (SG) George Rodrigue | |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Joe Coletti misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Michael Lerch steals the ball from Freddy Hoadley | 43-44 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Richard Shane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 08:32 | Belmont | Michael Lerch tips it home | 45-44 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Lerch | 45-44 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Michael Lerch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Bowens (SF), Darryl Grimm (PF), Daniel Gray (C) Joe Coletti, Michael Lerch, Marcus Hodges | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Gary Webb (PF), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, Gary Shinn, Freddy Hoadley, Tony Hannum, Michael Perryman | |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 07:37 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Shane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 07:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Wade Madore | 45-44 |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Webb | 45-46 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | Scott Bowens knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 47-46 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses the lay-in but the foul's on Scott Bowens - foul #3 on Scott Bowens, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Hollis Figueredo (PG), Joe Coletti (SG) Robert Evans, Richard Shane | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Scott Bowens is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| 05:39 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from George Rodrigue | 47-50 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Darryl Grimm scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Coletti | 50-50 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Daniel Gray steals the ball from Gary Webb | 50-50 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Daniel Gray is whistled for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Shane (PG), Michael Lerch (PF), Marcus Hodges (C) Hollis Figueredo, Darryl Grimm, Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (SG), Freddy Hoadley (SF), Tony Hannum (PF) George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Gary Webb | |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Joe Coletti gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Joe Coletti misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Joe Coletti pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Richard Shane connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Coletti | 53-50 |
| 04:03 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum is fouled on the floor by Michael Lerch - foul #3 on Michael Lerch, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Evans (PG) Scott Bowens | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (SG), Michael Perryman (C) Dick Gottschalk, Wade Madore | |
| 04:03 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Lerch | 53-50 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Joe Coletti is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Grimm (PF), Daniel Gray (C) Michael Lerch, Marcus Hodges | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Gary Webb (PF) Gary Shinn, Freddy Hoadley, Michael Perryman | |
| 03:25 | Belmont | Richard Shane can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Shane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darryl Grimm (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Webb | 53-52 |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Robert Evans hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Coletti | 56-52 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Bowens (SF) Richard Shane | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, Tony Hannum | |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:10 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Rodrigue | 56-55 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Scott Bowens hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Bill Maguire - foul #2 on Bill Maguire, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Scott Bowens makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Scott Bowens misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:50 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Coletti - foul #3 on Joe Coletti, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Scott Bowens is fouled on the floor by Gary Webb - foul #3 on Gary Webb, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Daniel Gray clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Joe Coletti misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Dick Gottschalk | 57-58 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Gary Webb denies the turnaround by Joe Coletti | 57-58 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore grabs the board | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore is hacked by Joe Coletti in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Coletti, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Scott Bowens dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue drills a floater from close range | 59-61 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Robert Evans comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-61 |