| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mele (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Fegan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Faison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Caruso (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ernest Cooper denies the turnaround by Gerald Fegan | 39-42 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to David Faison | 39-42 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Caruso - foul #2 on Richard Caruso, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine's floater is knocked away by Ernest Cooper | 40-42 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Cooper | 42-42 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Fontaine | 42-44 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Gerald Fegan | 42-44 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Erwin Webb takes the ball from Steven Mele | 42-44 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski can't throw it down | 42-44 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brent Shellenberger | 42-44 |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Mele takes the ball from Douglas Cabana in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Erwin Webb and he's fouled by Gerald Fegan - foul #1 on Gerald Fegan, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (PF), William Rouse (C) Erwin Webb, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger, Ernest Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), Kenneth Wade (SG), Jason Mose (SF), Roger McCabe (PF), Todd Patt (C) Robert Fontaine, Steven Mele, Gerald Fegan, David Faison, Richard Caruso | |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (PG) Swietomierz Penski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 16:28 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado tips it home | 47-46 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt misses the shot from the left block | 47-46 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Mose tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ernest Webb | 49-48 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Mojiesz Zeigler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Reade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Tostado (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Bender (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Mose (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger McCabe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Patt (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Wade | 49-51 |
| 15:24 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper (PG) Kenneth Wade | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 15:03 | UC Irvine | Todd Patt steals it from Ernest Webb in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mojiesz Zeigler is called for the reach on Timothy Schaper - foul #1 on Mojiesz Zeigler, team foul #1 | 49-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Knauer (PG), Swietomierz Penski (SG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF), Thomas Maniscalco (C) Mojiesz Zeigler, Ernest Webb, Thomas Reade, Steve Tostado, William Rouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele (SG), Gerald Fegan (SF), David Faison (PF), Richard Caruso (C) Richard Bender, Jason Mose, Roger McCabe, Todd Patt | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso hits the finger roll | 49-53 |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Steven Mele - foul #1 on Steven Mele, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper (C) Douglas Cabana | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine (SG), Kenneth Wade (SF) Steven Mele, Gerald Fegan | |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | Steven Knauer is hacked by Timothy Schaper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Schaper, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (SF) Brent Shellenberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG) Timothy Schaper | |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses the fadeaway in the lane | 50-53 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wade | 50-53 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Knauer steps in front of the Ruben Maglione pass in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Mojiesz Zeigler | 52-53 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison connects on the floater from the left block set up by Ruben Maglione and the foul's on Steven Knauer - foul #1 on Steven Knauer, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Ernest Webb (SG), Thomas Reade (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF), William Rouse (C) Steven Knauer, Swietomierz Penski, Mojiesz Zeigler, Thomas Maniscalco, Ernest Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (SG), Jason Mose (SF), Roger McCabe (C) Ruben Maglione, Kenneth Wade, Richard Caruso | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William Rouse | 52-55 |
| 12:45 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger double dribbles | 52-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado (C) William Rouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele (SG), Todd Patt (C) Richard Bender, David Faison | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 12:34 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Webb and the foul's on Todd Patt - foul #1 on Todd Patt, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana (SF) Thomas Reade | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG) Robert Fontaine | |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Rouse (C) Brent Shellenberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:46 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-55 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe grabs the board | 54-55 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ernest Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Tostado (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rouse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Bender (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Mele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Mose (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger McCabe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Patt (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Rouse swats the short shot by Jason Mose | 54-55 |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | William Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb is fouled on the floor by Richard Bender - foul #2 on Richard Bender, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (PG), Swietomierz Penski (SG), Thomas Reade (SF), Ernest Cooper (C) Erwin Webb, Ernest Webb, Douglas Cabana, Steve Tostado | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine (PG), Kenneth Wade (SF), David Faison (PF) Steven Mele, Jason Mose, Todd Patt | |
| 11:10 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper hits a runner in the paint set up by Mojiesz Zeigler | 56-55 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Swietomierz Penski steals it from Roger McCabe | 56-55 |
| 10:52 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger (PF) William Rouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Richard Caruso (C) Richard Bender, Roger McCabe | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison connects on the floater from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mojiesz Zeigler | 58-57 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 10:12 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:53 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Caruso - foul #3 on Richard Caruso, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Ernest Webb (SG), Douglas Cabana (SF), William Rouse (C) Mojiesz Zeigler, Swietomierz Penski, Thomas Reade, Ernest Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), Steven Mele (SG), Gerald Fegan (SF), Jason Mose (PF), Todd Patt (C) Ruben Maglione, Robert Fontaine, Kenneth Wade, David Faison, Richard Caruso | |
| 09:53 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:53 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Bender | 60-59 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Mele - foul #2 on Steven Mele, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado (PF) Brent Shellenberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Mose is fouled on the floor by William Rouse - foul #3 on William Rouse, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG) Ernest Webb | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Roger McCabe (C) Richard Bender, Todd Patt | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Mose misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe tips it but misses | 61-59 |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-59 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Erwin Webb steals it from Roger McCabe | 61-59 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana throws it down on a great pass from Erwin Webb | 63-59 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe is whistled for traveling | 63-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG), Thomas Reade (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF), Ernest Cooper (C) Erwin Webb, Douglas Cabana, Steve Tostado, William Rouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper (PG), Robert Fontaine (SG), Kenneth Wade (SF), David Faison (PF), Todd Patt (C) Ruben Maglione, Steven Mele, Gerald Fegan, Jason Mose, Roger McCabe | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ernest Webb (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Reade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Timothy Schaper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Faison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Patt (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Webb, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (PG) Swietomierz Penski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper misses the floater from the left side | 63-59 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison loses the dribble to Mojiesz Zeigler | 63-59 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler can't finish the layup | 63-59 |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper tips it in | 65-59 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Schaper | 65-62 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wade - foul #1 on Kenneth Wade, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG) Mojiesz Zeigler | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (SG), Richard Caruso (C) Kenneth Wade, Todd Patt | |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Brent Shellenberger - foul #2 on Brent Shellenberger, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:14 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Cooper | 70-64 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso tips it back up and in | 70-66 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger scores on a shot in the paint | 72-66 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Timothy Schaper | 72-69 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Ernest Webb and the foul's on Richard Caruso - foul #4 on Richard Caruso, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Steve Tostado (PF), William Rouse (C) Ernest Webb, Swietomierz Penski, Brent Shellenberger, Ernest Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Steven Mele (SG), Jason Mose (SF), Roger McCabe (PF), Todd Patt (C) Timothy Schaper, Richard Bender, Robert Fontaine, David Faison, Richard Caruso | |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade misses the free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-69 |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 04:06 | UC Irvine | Todd Patt steals it from Thomas Reade | 74-69 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Rouse - foul #4 on William Rouse, team foul #6 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (SG) Thomas Reade | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Erwin Webb and he's hacked by Steven Mele - foul #3 on Steven Mele, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG), Thomas Maniscalco (C) Erwin Webb, Steve Tostado | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG) Ruben Maglione | |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler makes the free throw | 77-71 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Mojiesz Zeigler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rouse (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Maniscalco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mele (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Mose (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roger McCabe (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Patt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Mose misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-71 |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 03:08 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler is hacked by Richard Bender in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Bender, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Knauer (PG), Brent Shellenberger (PF) Douglas Cabana, William Rouse | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade (SF) Todd Patt | |
| 03:08 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:08 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe pulls down the rebound | 77-71 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-71 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brent Shellenberger | 77-71 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Ernest Cooper (C) Steven Knauer, Mojiesz Zeigler, Thomas Maniscalco | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper (PG), Gerald Fegan (SF) Richard Bender, Kenneth Wade | |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Timothy Schaper takes the ball from Douglas Cabana | 77-71 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso (C) Roger McCabe | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Mose makes the floater from the left block | 77-73 |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Fegan - foul #2 on Gerald Fegan, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison (PF) Jason Mose | |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Cooper | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-76 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ernest Cooper - foul #3 on Ernest Cooper, team foul #7 | 82-76 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Schaper - foul #5 on Timothy Schaper, team foul #14 | 82-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Maniscalco (PF) Brent Shellenberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine (PG) Timothy Schaper | |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-77 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso snags the offensive board | 84-77 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Fontaine | 84-80 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Fontaine is called for the reach on Erwin Webb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #15 | 84-80 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger (PF) Thomas Maniscalco | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-80 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper pulls down the rebound | 86-80 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper is hacked by Robert Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #16 | 86-80 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb gets the offensive rebound | 87-80 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb is fouled on the floor by Robert Fontaine - foul #3 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #17 | 87-80 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Maniscalco (PF) Brent Shellenberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 89-80 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison grabs the offensive rebound | 89-80 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Faison | 89-83 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Fontaine is called for the reach on Swietomierz Penski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #18 | 89-83 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger (PF) Thomas Maniscalco | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski misses the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski misses the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison gets the rebound | 89-83 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 89-83 |