| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses the driving attempt near the basket | 29-31 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 18:33 | UC Irvine | David Sesco gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Nicholas Check is called for the reach on Duane Wong - foul #1 on Nicholas Check, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-31 |
| 18:14 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check misses short on a floater from the right block | 29-31 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Martin Dvorsky is denied by Mike Frink | 29-31 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Luis Lockwood | 29-33 |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | Richard Meyer is called for the reach on Clyde Merrick - foul #1 on Richard Meyer, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 17:09 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses the jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 29-33 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Luis Lockwood | 31-36 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 33-36 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luis Lockwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Ray Moore (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Ronald Reed (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Ronald Burton (PF), Lee Hall (C) Nicholas Check, Richard Meyer, Luis Lockwood, Martin Dvorsky, James Blanchard | |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | John Forrest snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Prince | 35-36 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Johnson | 38-36 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allen Harris - foul #1 on Allen Harris, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, Matthew Dicus, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Luis Lockwood (SF), James Blanchard (C) Johnny Downey, Ronald Reed, Ronald Burton, Lee Hall | |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee State | Clyde Merrick steals it from James Blanchard | 39-39 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | John Forrest is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Donald Rowe (PF) Ray Moore, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky (PF) Allen Harris | |
| 13:01 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Sesco - foul #1 on David Sesco, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 12:45 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink snags the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Nicholas Check - foul #2 on Nicholas Check, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer clanks a floater from the right side | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 12:09 | UC Irvine | David Sesco snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Check | 42-41 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Meyer | 42-43 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | David Sesco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee State | Mike Frink steals the ball from James Blanchard | 42-43 |
| 10:53 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink buries a floater from the right side | 44-43 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-43 |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | David Sesco hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Duane Wong | 46-43 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Sesco - foul #2 on David Sesco, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Forrest (PF), John Johnson (C) Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Ronald Burton (PF) Richard Meyer, Luis Lockwood, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 10:00 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | John Johnson grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:47 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Blanchard | 46-47 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | John Forrest misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Burton - foul #1 on Ronald Burton, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG) Duane Wong | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Lee Hall (C) Nicholas Check, James Blanchard | |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | John Forrest misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | John Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris banks in the layup set up by Johnny Downey and the foul's on John Forrest - foul #2 on John Forrest, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Sesco (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood (SF) Lee Hall | |
| 08:55 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Prince | 50-50 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 50-50 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Moore | 52-52 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Martin Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Forrest (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Johnny Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Luis Lockwood - foul #3 on Luis Lockwood, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Donald Rowe (PF) Martin Prince, Ray Moore, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Martin Dvorsky (PF), James Blanchard (C) Johnny Downey, Ronald Reed, Allen Harris, Ronald Burton | |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood is fouled on the floor by David Sesco - foul #3 on David Sesco, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF) Matthew Dicus | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Clyde Merrick | 57-55 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Luis Lockwood | 57-57 |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | James Blanchard is called for the reach on David Sesco - foul #3 on James Blanchard, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Harris (SF), Ronald Burton (PF) Luis Lockwood, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | David Sesco gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Frink and he's fouled by Richard Meyer - foul #2 on Richard Meyer, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Forrest (C) David Sesco | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | John Forrest gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-57 |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Ronald Burton blocks the jumper by Duane Wong | 60-57 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Forrest (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Burton (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 11 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee State | A charge is called on Allen Harris - foul #2 on Allen Harris, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Ray Moore (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Luis Lockwood (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Nicholas Check, Richard Meyer, James Blanchard | |
| 03:11 | UC Irvine | John Johnson buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Martin Prince | 62-57 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood is whistled for a carry | 62-57 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, John Forrest, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), James Blanchard (C) Ronald Reed, Allen Harris, Ronald Burton | |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Sesco | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Check | 65-59 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink scores on a 3 from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Check | 68-61 |
| 01:45 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mike Frink | 71-61 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Blanchard | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink double dribbles | 71-63 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-63 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Richard Meyer is called for the reach on David Sesco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Meyer, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Forrest (PF) Donald Rowe | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | David Sesco makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-63 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Nicholas Check is called for the reach on John Forrest in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Check, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | John Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | John Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-63 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Sesco | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | James Blanchard blocks the jumper by Clyde Merrick | 73-63 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood can't connect on a floater from the right side | 73-63 |