| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clifford Simmons (fresh) SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Epp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dick Gottschalk - foul #2 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-29 |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb grabs the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 18:37 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk loses the dribble to Andy O'Rorke | 24-29 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andy O'Rorke | 26-29 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bill Maguire | 26-32 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Korhonen | 28-32 |
| 17:47 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk loses the dribble to Eric Korhonen | 28-32 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Scott Epp's floater is tipped away by Wade Madore | 28-32 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb's pass is intercepted by Bradford Hsieh | 28-32 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 16:18 | UC Irvine | Eric Korhonen takes the ball from Dick Gottschalk in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Epp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradford Hsieh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Madore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Scott Epp denies the turnaround by Gary Webb | 31-32 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore tips it home | 31-34 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Bill Maguire - foul #2 on Bill Maguire, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven (SG), Robert Winters (PF), Shaun Francisco (C) Clifford Simmons, Scott Epp, Bradford Hsieh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Gary Shinn (SG), Freddy Hoadley (SF), Tony Hannum (PF), Michael Perryman (C) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Gary Webb, Wade Madore | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman is fouled on the floor by Shaun Francisco - foul #1 on Shaun Francisco, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG), Bret Butler (SF) Eric Korhonen, Andy O'Rorke | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Winters - foul #1 on Robert Winters, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Terrence Stiefel | 36-36 |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-39 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:59 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Perryman | 36-42 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bret Butler | 39-42 |
| 13:45 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Clifford Simmons (SG), Bradford Hsieh (C) Terrence Stiefel, Henry Dehaven, Shaun Francisco | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, Gary Shinn, Freddy Hoadley, Michael Perryman | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Robert Winters is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Winters, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Bret Butler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | Bradford Hsieh swats the short shot by Wade Madore | 39-42 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Tony Hannum grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:33 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tony Hannum | 39-45 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 39-45 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons tips it home | 41-45 |
| 12:09 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 41-45 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Robert Winters gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Bret Butler buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eric Korhonen | 44-45 |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by George Rodrigue | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bret Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Winters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Hannum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Wade Madore picks off the pass by Robert Winters | 44-47 |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bradford Hsieh - foul #3 on Bradford Hsieh, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke (SF), Scott Epp (PF), Shaun Francisco (C) Bret Butler, Robert Winters, Bradford Hsieh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley (SF), Gary Webb (PF) Bill Maguire, Tony Hannum | |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Shaun Francisco scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Shaun Francisco - foul #2 on Shaun Francisco, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (SG), Michael Perryman (C) George Rodrigue, Wade Madore | |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 10:27 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 10:09 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Dick Gottschalk steps in front of the Eric Korhonen pass in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Shaun Francisco grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Epp | 50-51 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dick Gottschalk | 50-54 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-54 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-57 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Scott Epp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG), Henry Dehaven (SG), Bret Butler (SF), Robert Winters (PF), Bradford Hsieh (C) Eric Korhonen, Clifford Simmons, Andy O'Rorke, Scott Epp, Shaun Francisco | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Tony Hannum (PF), Wade Madore (C) Dick Gottschalk, Freddy Hoadley, Gary Webb, Michael Perryman | |
| 08:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Winters is called for the reach on George Rodrigue - foul #3 on Robert Winters, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson is fouled on the floor by Bradford Hsieh - foul #4 on Bradford Hsieh, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Dehaven (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bret Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-59 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bill Maguire | 53-59 |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-61 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Robert Winters misses the easy layup | 53-61 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Henry Dehaven is called for the reach on George Rodrigue - foul #1 on Henry Dehaven, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Andy O'Rorke (SF), Scott Epp (PF) Terrence Stiefel, Bret Butler, Robert Winters | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), Gary Webb (PF) Christopher Johnson, Tony Hannum | |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Scott Epp | 53-61 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven is whistled for a carry | 53-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons (SG) Henry Dehaven | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dick Gottschalk | 53-64 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh lays it in | 55-64 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses short on a runner in the lane | 55-64 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke double dribbles | 55-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Winters (C) Bradford Hsieh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley (SF), Tony Hannum (C) Bill Maguire, Wade Madore | |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb can't finish the layup | 55-64 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Winters | 55-64 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-64 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-64 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Scott Epp snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Andy O'Rorke | 55-64 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen knocks in the runner in the lane | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Epp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Rodrigue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freddy Hoadley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Robert Winters banks in the layup | 59-66 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh (C) Scott Epp | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire (SF), Wade Madore (C) Freddy Hoadley, Tony Hannum | |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-66 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-66 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dick Gottschalk | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses long on a shot near the basket | 59-68 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Andy O'Rorke | 59-68 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue grabs the board | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Bill Maguire picks off the pass by Andy O'Rorke | 59-68 |
| 01:57 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Robert Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 (+1) | |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Gary Webb connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from George Rodrigue | 62-70 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Robert Winters clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-70 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk is hacked by Bradford Hsieh - foul #5 on Bradford Hsieh, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Epp (PF) Bradford Hsieh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley (SF), Michael Perryman (PF) Bill Maguire, Gary Webb | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Winters | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Michael Perryman grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley is hacked by Eric Korhonen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Korhonen, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Wade Madore picks off the pass by Clifford Simmons | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 62-72 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Freddy Hoadley - foul #2 on Freddy Hoadley, team foul #4 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG), Henry Dehaven (SG), Shaun Francisco (C) Eric Korhonen, Clifford Simmons, Scott Epp | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Gary Shinn (SG), Tony Hannum (PF) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, Wade Madore | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson runs out the clock | 64-72 |