| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Alexander Hambly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) PF - James Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Howard Eisner picks off the pass by David Sesco | 35-36 |
| 19:25 | Northeastern | James Woodward misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Sesco - foul #3 on David Sesco, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Forrest (C) David Sesco | |
| 19:25 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:25 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | John Forrest hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Duane Wong | 37-38 |
| 18:47 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson is hacked by Duane Wong - foul #2 on Duane Wong, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 18:36 | Northeastern | James Woodward buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Alexander Hambly and the foul's on Donald Rowe - foul #1 on Donald Rowe, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 18:36 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 40-38 |
| 18:14 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:59 | Northeastern | James Woodward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-38 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 17:40 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 17:18 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls is fouled on the floor by John Forrest - foul #2 on John Forrest, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson (PF) James Woodward | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (SG), John Johnson (C) Clyde Merrick, Donald Rowe | |
| 17:04 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 17:03 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 16:42 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner misses badly on a floater from the right block | 40-40 |
| 16:40 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink buries a shot from the right side set up by Duane Wong | 42-42 |
| 16:16 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner is whistled for a carry | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Steve Diamond (SF), Royal Williams (C) Alexander Hambly, Kenneth Pauls, Steven Dickson, Howard Eisner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Matthew Dicus (SF), Brian Morman (C) Duane Wong, Mike Frink, John Forrest | |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Michael Peterson is called for the reach on Martin Prince - foul #1 on Michael Peterson, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northeastern | James Woodward (PF) Royal Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Donald Rowe (PF), David Sesco (C) Martin Prince, John Johnson, Brian Morman | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Andrew Able (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Diamond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Sorenson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | David Sesco is whistled for traveling | 42-42 |
| 15:21 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond misses the lay-in | 42-42 |
| 15:20 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:05 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson drills a shot in the lane | 44-42 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 14:44 | Northeastern | James Woodward pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:25 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Woodward | 46-42 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:06 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:55 | Northeastern | Andrew Able's layup is rejected by Donald Rowe | 46-42 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | David Sesco gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by David Sesco | 46-44 |
| 13:29 | Northeastern | Andrew Able hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Clyde Merrick - foul #2 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls (SG), Steven Dickson (SF), Royal Williams (PF), Howard Eisner (C) Michael Peterson, Steve Diamond, James Woodward, Bruce Sorenson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Martin Prince (SG), Mike Frink (SF), John Forrest (PF) Ray Moore, Clyde Merrick, Matthew Dicus, Donald Rowe | |
| 13:29 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:29 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | David Sesco clanks a jump hook from close range | 48-44 |
| 13:11 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:53 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls is hacked by Mike Frink - foul #1 on Mike Frink, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly (PG) Andrew Able | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (C) David Sesco | |
| 12:43 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Mike Frink - foul #2 on Mike Frink, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 12:43 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:43 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | John Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (SG) Martin Prince | |
| 12:18 | Northeastern | John Forrest steps in front of the Steven Dickson pass | 49-44 |
| 12:08 | UC Irvine | John Forrest is hacked by Royal Williams - foul #2 on Royal Williams, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Steve Diamond (PF) Royal Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG) Ray Moore | |
| 11:57 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 11:55 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Frink | 49-44 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Alexander Hambly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steve Diamond (fresh) 4 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 11:24 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 11:01 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink's floater is tipped away by Steve Diamond | 51-47 |
| 10:59 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:42 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 10:41 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:29 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (SF), James Woodward (PF), Bruce Sorenson (C) Steven Dickson, Steve Diamond, Howard Eisner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Ray Moore (SG), Matthew Dicus (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), David Sesco (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Mike Frink, John Forrest, John Johnson | |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Martin Prince | 51-50 |
| 09:56 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Martin Prince - foul #1 on Martin Prince, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (SG) Kenneth Pauls | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:56 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:56 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Martin Prince | 53-52 |
| 09:14 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the shot from the right block set up by Alexander Hambly | 55-52 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince connects on the jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 08:44 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson's floater is tipped away by David Sesco | 55-54 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | David Sesco grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 08:30 | Northeastern | Andrew Able grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 08:22 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls (SG), Steven Dickson (SF), Howard Eisner (C) Alexander Hambly, Michael Peterson, Bruce Sorenson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Mike Frink (SF) Martin Prince, Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus | |
| 08:03 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong hits a floater near the basket set up by Clyde Merrick | 55-56 |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Andrew Able is hacked by Mike Frink - foul #3 on Mike Frink, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson (PF) James Woodward | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Forrest (PF) Donald Rowe | |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 07:30 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Steven Dickson | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Andrew Able (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bruce Sorenson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sesco (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 59-56 |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 07:03 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:58 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls drills a jumper near the basket | 61-56 |
| 06:49 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Forrest | 61-59 |
| 06:28 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Forrest - foul #3 on John Forrest, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly (PG) Andrew Able | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe (PF) David Sesco | |
| 06:28 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:28 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 06:04 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:41 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Pauls | 64-59 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink loses the dribble to Steven Dickson | 64-59 |
| 05:28 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Dickson | 66-59 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Steven Dickson - foul #3 on Steven Dickson, team foul #3 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Steve Diamond (SF), James Woodward (PF), Royal Williams (C) Steven Dickson, Bruce Sorenson, Howard Eisner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), John Johnson (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, John Forrest | |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:56 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (PG), Michael Peterson (SG) Alexander Hambly, Kenneth Pauls | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), David Sesco (C) Mike Frink, Donald Rowe | |
| 04:14 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 04:12 | Northeastern | Royal Williams misses the tip | 66-61 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | James Woodward can't tip it in | 66-61 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Sesco | 66-61 |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus is hacked by Michael Peterson - foul #2 on Michael Peterson, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Steven Dickson (SF), Howard Eisner (C) Steve Diamond, Royal Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), John Forrest (PF) Martin Prince, John Johnson | |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong hits a runner from close range and he's hacked by Steven Dickson - foul #4 on Steven Dickson, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls (SG) Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG) Ray Moore | |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:22 | Northeastern | James Woodward hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Pauls | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Andrew Able (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sesco (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus travels with the ball | 69-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly (PG) Andrew Able | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF), Donald Rowe (PF) Matthew Dicus, John Forrest | |
| 02:37 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson (PF) James Woodward | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (C) David Sesco | |
| 02:17 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 02:16 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 02:00 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Sesco (C) John Johnson | |
| 02:00 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:00 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:36 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 71-64 |
| 01:35 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the offensive board | 71-64 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | David Sesco gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Howard Eisner swats the shot by Mike Frink | 71-64 |
| 00:55 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Northeastern | Clyde Merrick is called for the reach on Bruce Sorenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #13 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (SF), Steve Diamond (C) Steven Dickson, Howard Eisner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:54 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:54 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Andrew Able picks off the pass by Mike Frink | 73-64 |
| 00:47 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northeastern | Andrew Able is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Merrick - foul #4 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #14 | 73-64 |
| 00:45 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:45 | Northeastern | Andrew Able makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong clanks a shot from the right block | 75-64 |
| 00:37 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Northeastern | Alexander Hambly hits a floater from the right side | 77-64 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 77-64 |