| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Sesco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Swider (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Ferreri | 39-37 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | David Sesco is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Sesco, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward lays it up and in | 39-39 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to John Ferreri | 39-39 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Rowe swats the shot by Roy Sipos | 39-39 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | David Sesco gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mike Frink | 42-39 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 18:03 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 17:51 | UC Irvine | Roy Sipos steals the ball from Clyde Merrick | 42-39 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | Mike Frink is called for the reach on Cecil Swider - foul #1 on Mike Frink, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee Tech | Mike Frink steps in front of the Cecil Swider pass | 42-39 |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | David Sesco can't connect on a floater in the paint | 42-39 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Shane Coward | 42-39 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Roy Sipos | 42-41 |
| 16:36 | UC Irvine | Shane Coward takes the ball from Mike Frink | 42-41 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 16:28 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Sesco | 45-41 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Ferreri | 45-43 |
| 15:49 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe lays it in on a great pass from Duane Wong | 47-43 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Merrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ferreri (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Swider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Coward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | David Sesco pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe is fouled on the floor by Roy Sipos - foul #3 on Roy Sipos, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| 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 Tech | Everett Burgess (PG), Thomas Alberty (SG), Victor Lewis (SF), Samuel McConahy (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Roy Sipos, John Ferreri, Cecil Swider, Shane Coward, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | John Forrest makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Martin Prince | 50-43 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee Tech | Martin Prince takes the ball from Everett Burgess | 50-43 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Prince | 52-43 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Martin Prince - foul #1 on Martin Prince, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 14:41 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | John Forrest tips it back up and in | 54-44 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | John Johnson knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Moore | 56-44 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-47 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Dicus - foul #2 on Matthew Dicus, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| 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 Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), John Ferreri (SG), Shane Coward (PF), Travis Harshman (C) Everett Burgess, Thomas Alberty, Samuel McConahy, Timothy Cordova | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe tips it back up and in | 58-48 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Sesco - foul #3 on David Sesco, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider (SF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Victor Lewis, Travis Harshman | |
| 12:34 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 12:34 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 12:18 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | Roy Sipos steals it from David Sesco | 58-49 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos misses the lay-in | 58-49 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sesco (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Swider (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Coward (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Cunningham - foul #2 on Daniel Cunningham, team foul #2 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Forrest (PF) Donald Rowe | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis (PF), Timothy Cordova (C) Shane Coward, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | David Sesco makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Lewis | 62-52 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-52 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee Tech | Duane Wong is called for the reach on Roy Sipos - foul #2 on Duane Wong, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (SG) Clyde Merrick | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 10:19 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova hits a turnaround from the baseline | 62-54 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore loses the dribble to Victor Lewis | 62-54 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 09:33 | UC Irvine | Timothy Cordova denies the turnaround by David Sesco | 62-54 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Roy Sipos | 62-54 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis is denied on a layup by David Sesco | 62-54 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova tips it back up and in | 62-56 |
| 09:19 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | David Sesco banks in the layup | 64-56 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos's pass is intercepted by David Sesco | 64-56 |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | John Forrest's floater is tipped away by Victor Lewis | 64-56 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri tips it back up and in | 64-58 |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | John Forrest is whistled for traveling | 64-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Mike Frink, John Forrest, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Burgess (PG), Thomas Alberty (SG), Samuel McConahy (SF), Shane Coward (PF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Roy Sipos, John Ferreri, Cecil Swider, Victor Lewis, Timothy Cordova | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Everett Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Alberty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel McConahy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Coward (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | John Johnson blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Cunningham - foul #3 on Daniel Cunningham, team foul #3 | 64-61 |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 06:43 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-63 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Alberty | 64-63 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Clyde Merrick - foul #1 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG) Ray Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:26 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-65 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 05:50 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clyde Merrick and the foul's on Samuel McConahy - foul #1 on Samuel McConahy, team foul #4 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), John Ferreri (SG), Victor Lewis (SF) Everett Burgess, Thomas Alberty, Samuel McConahy | |
| 05:50 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward knocks in the shot in the lane | 68-67 |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick is hacked by Roy Sipos - foul #4 on Roy Sipos, team foul #5 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF), John Forrest (PF) Matthew Dicus, Donald Rowe | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider (SF), Travis Harshman (C) Shane Coward, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-67 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | David Sesco tips it but misses | 68-67 |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink tips it but misses | 68-67 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis misses the easy layup | 68-67 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | John Forrest banks in the layup | 70-67 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Sipos | 70-69 |
| 03:24 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Harshman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Merrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Forrest (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - David Sesco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Roy Sipos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Ferreri (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Swider (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Victor Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Harshman (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee Tech | Victor Lewis tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Travis Harshman is called for the reach on Duane Wong - foul #1 on Travis Harshman, team foul #6 | 70-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Ray Moore (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, John Forrest, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Alberty (PG), Samuel McConahy (SF), Shane Coward (PF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Roy Sipos, Cecil Swider, Victor Lewis, Travis Harshman | |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | John Ferreri takes the ball from Donald Rowe | 70-71 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri banks in the layup | 70-73 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Mike Frink (SF), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, Matthew Dicus, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sipos (PG), Cecil Swider (SF) Thomas Alberty, Samuel McConahy | |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 01:58 | UC Irvine | David Sesco tips it back up and in | 72-73 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee Tech | Cecil Swider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG) Ray Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Roy Sipos steps in front of the Duane Wong pass | 72-73 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roy Sipos | 72-75 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe slams it home set up by Clyde Merrick | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee Tech | David Sesco denies the turnaround by Daniel Cunningham | 74-75 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Sesco | 74-75 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Duane Wong | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Shane Coward blows the layup | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | John Ferreri grabs the offensive board | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Rowe swats the short shot by Daniel Cunningham | 76-75 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Sesco | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | David Sesco runs out the clock | 76-75 |