| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Cater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bobby Hines inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Michael Atwood can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-31 |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | George Cater grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | George Cater misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Kevin Bickford snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Bobby Hines makes the floater from the left side set up by Luis Moran | 31-33 |
| 18:58 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Kevin Bickford pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Kevin Bickford clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by George Cater - foul #1 on George Cater, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | George Cater is hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | William Knox misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Bobby Hines knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Luis Moran | 31-37 |
| 17:27 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bobby Hines - foul #1 on Bobby Hines, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 17:27 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:27 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Cater - foul #2 on George Cater, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG) George Cater | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:09 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | William Knox misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Bickford - foul #2 on Kevin Bickford, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian McColm (PF) James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | William Knox makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | William Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Kevin Bickford lays it up and in | 33-40 |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Bobby Hines double dribbles | 35-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Cater (SG), James Solinski (SF), James Paulsen (PF) Nathaniel Lim, Hal Cox, William Knox | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Steve Merlino (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Luis Moran, Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Salvador Gonzalez, Kevin Bickford | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Cater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Solinski (fresh) PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian McColm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Moose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | UC Irvine | James Solinski scores on a shot from the baseline | 37-40 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Calvin Davis hits a runner from the left block | 37-42 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | George Cater misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to James Solinski | 37-42 |
| 14:34 | UC Irvine | David Brown steals it from Brian McColm | 37-42 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Derrick Moose can't finish the layup | 37-42 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Steve Merlino hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | George Cater comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to James Paulsen | 37-44 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | George Cater misses the lay-in | 37-44 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | George Cater tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Derrick Moose hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 13:38 | Houston | David Brown tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lee Zorich | 41-46 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Steven Ruth loses the ball out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), Richard Green (SG), Hal Cox (SF), Donald Burd (PF), William Knox (C) Lee Zorich, George Cater, James Solinski, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Kevin Bickford (C) Steven Ruth, David Brown, Derrick Moose, Steve Merlino, Calvin Davis | |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Richard Green is hacked by Michael Atwood - foul #1 on Michael Atwood, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Green | 44-46 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Luis Moran connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Atwood | 44-48 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Luis Moran grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is hacked by Donald Burd - foul #1 on Donald Burd, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG) Richard Green | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:43 | Houston | Bobby Hines misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez tips it home | 44-50 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Burd (fresh) C - William Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 11:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Salvador Gonzalez | 44-50 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Hal Cox steps in front of the Michael Atwood pass | 44-50 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich connects on the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Salvador Gonzalez - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Cater (SG), James Paulsen (PF) Nathaniel Lim, Donald Burd | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Luis Moran misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 09:42 | UC Irvine | George Cater hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Hal Cox - foul #3 on Hal Cox, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), Brian McColm (C) Hal Cox, William Knox | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Steve Merlino (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Luis Moran, Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Salvador Gonzalez, Kevin Bickford | |
| 09:10 | Houston | Derrick Moose misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Ruth - foul #2 on Steven Ruth, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SF) Lee Zorich | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:33 | Houston | David Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Paulsen | 52-52 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen lays it in set up by Nathaniel Lim | 54-52 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Calvin Davis drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Ruth | 54-54 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | George Cater's pass is intercepted by Calvin Davis | 54-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Cater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Solinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian McColm (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derrick Moose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Houston | David Brown drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Ruth | 54-57 |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Calvin Davis misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian McColm - foul #1 on Brian McColm, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), Hal Cox (SF), William Knox (C) George Cater, James Solinski, James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Kevin Bickford (C) Steven Ruth, David Brown, Derrick Moose, Steve Merlino | |
| 06:55 | Houston | Calvin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Calvin Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | William Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:35 | UC Irvine | Luis Moran steals it from William Knox | 56-58 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Kevin Bickford drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Luis Moran | 56-60 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Brian McColm and he's hacked by Kevin Bickford - foul #3 on Kevin Bickford, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Green (SG), Donald Burd (PF) Nathaniel Lim, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Calvin Davis | |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Bobby Hines knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Atwood | 59-63 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Atwood - foul #2 on Michael Atwood, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Cater (SG) Richard Green | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:10 | Houston | William Knox blocks the jumper by Luis Moran | 60-63 |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | George Cater snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 05:04 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd can't tip it in | 60-63 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Kevin Bickford snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Donald Burd swats the layup by Bobby Hines | 60-63 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Michael Atwood tips it back up and in | 60-65 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | Kevin Bickford steals it from Lee Zorich | 60-65 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Michael Atwood's floater is tipped away by Donald Burd | 60-65 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Kevin Bickford snags the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 04:00 | Houston | The short jumper by Michael Atwood is denied by William Knox | 60-65 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Kevin Bickford tips it home | 60-67 |
| 03:58 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), James Paulsen (PF) Lee Zorich, Donald Burd | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim's floater is knocked away by Kevin Bickford | 60-67 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen tips it back up and in | 62-67 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Cater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - William Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the dunk | 62-67 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez loses the ball out of bounds | 62-67 |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | William Knox lays it in | 64-67 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Kevin Bickford is fouled on the floor by William Knox - foul #2 on William Knox, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 02:07 | UC Irvine | William Knox snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | George Cater drills a shot from just outside the lane | 66-67 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Nathaniel Lim is called for the reach on Michael Atwood - foul #2 on Nathaniel Lim, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim scores on a jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Kevin Bickford hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen blows the layup but he's hacked by Luis Moran - foul #2 on Luis Moran, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the board | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Kevin Bickford can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on William Knox - foul #3 on William Knox, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | George Cater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Luis Moran - foul #3 on Luis Moran, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | George Cater makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | George Cater makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | George Cater misses the 3rd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is hacked by Nathaniel Lim in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathaniel Lim, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | William Knox pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 3 from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim grabs the offensive board | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 71-73 |