| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) SG - George Cater (fresh) SF - Hal Cox (fresh) PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - William Knox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) C - Scott Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Carr | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jacob Jesse | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | William Knox loses the ball out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Hal Cox | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | UC Irvine | Jacob Jesse denies the turnaround by Hal Cox | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Morgan | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Lim | 2-6 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan is hacked by George Cater - foul #1 on George Cater, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Glenn Darosa (PF), Bradley Avery (C) Steven Carr, Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 17:12 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 2-6 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | George Cater hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Hal Cox | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ricky Taylor | 5-8 |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gordon Mitchell - foul #1 on Gordon Mitchell, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), Brian McColm (PF), Carl Jordan (C) George Cater, James Paulsen, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Jacob Jesse (SF) Ricky Taylor, Roy Olivier | |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:55 | Gardner-Webb | Hal Cox blocks the short jumper by Bradley Avery | 7-8 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) SF - Hal Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian McColm (fresh) C - Carl Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Darosa (fresh) C - Bradley Avery (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses long on a floater from the left block | 7-8 |
| 15:22 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse blows the layup | 7-8 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:41 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich is hacked by Bradley Avery - foul #1 on Bradley Avery, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Cater (SG), James Solinski (SF), James Paulsen (PF), William Knox (C) Nathaniel Lim, Hal Cox, Brian McColm, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Gordon Mitchell, Jacob Jesse, Glenn Darosa, Bradley Avery | |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:23 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen tips it home | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 9-10 |
| 13:59 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen travels with the ball | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 9-10 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | James Solinski pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich clanks a floater near the basket | 9-10 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 9-10 |
| 12:52 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #1 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), Hal Cox (SF) George Cater, James Solinski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Glenn Darosa (PF) Ricky Taylor, Roy Olivier, Kenneth Jones | |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:16 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa connects on the floater near the basket set up by Jacob Jesse | 10-15 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 12:09 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steven Carr | 10-18 |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 10-18 |
| 11:48 | UC Irvine | William Knox tips it in | 12-18 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fairly fresh) SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Knox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Darosa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens snags the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Cater (SG), Brian McColm (PF), Carl Jordan (C) Lee Zorich, James Paulsen, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Jones (PF) Robert Morgan, Scott Stevens | |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Lim | 14-18 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | George Cater misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse is fouled on the floor by Hal Cox - foul #1 on Hal Cox, team foul #2 | 14-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SF) Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | James Solinski is called for the reach on Glenn Darosa - foul #1 on James Solinski, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| 09:47 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 14-20 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Jesse | 14-20 |
| 09:41 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Darosa is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Glenn Darosa, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (PG) Nathaniel Lim | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Roy Olivier (SF), Bradley Avery (C) Steven Carr, Jacob Jesse, Kenneth Jones | |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm misses the jump hook from close range | 14-20 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan grabs the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 09:20 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Cater | 17-20 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier's pass is intercepted by Brian McColm | 17-20 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Roy Olivier steals the ball from Brian McColm | 17-20 |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 08:28 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | George Cater misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ricky Taylor - foul #1 on Ricky Taylor, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF), William Knox (C) Lee Zorich, James Solinski, Brian McColm, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Ricky Taylor, Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier, Glenn Darosa, Bradley Avery | |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | George Cater makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | George Cater makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse's layup is rejected by William Knox | 19-20 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 07:54 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG) George Cater | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery (PF) Kenneth Jones | |
| 07:54 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:54 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | William Knox snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | William Knox loses the dribble to Scott Stevens | 20-20 |
| 06:57 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan tips it back up and in | 20-22 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | William Knox hits a floater from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 06:19 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 05:58 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Green (SG) Nathaniel Lim | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Roy Olivier (SF), William Vidal (PF), Glenn Darosa (C) Steven Carr, Jacob Jesse, Bradley Avery, Scott Stevens | |
| 05:42 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier double dribbles | 22-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Cater (SG), James Solinski (SF) Lee Zorich, Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG) Robert Morgan | |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the lay-in | 22-25 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Glenn Darosa | 22-25 |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Knox - foul #1 on William Knox, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), Brian McColm (PF), Carl Jordan (C) Richard Green, James Paulsen, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:03 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Taylor - foul #2 on Ricky Taylor, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG) Ricky Taylor | |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:44 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier hits the finger roll | 22-29 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 04:25 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:20 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF) James Solinski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, William Vidal | |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 03:52 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan is called for traveling | 22-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), James Paulsen (PF), William Knox (C) George Cater, Brian McColm, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Taylor (PG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Kenneth Jones (PF) Roy Olivier, Gordon Mitchell, Glenn Darosa | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen banks in the layup | 24-29 |
| 03:09 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses the easy layup | 24-29 |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Jones | 24-32 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Jones steals the ball from William Knox | 24-32 |
| 02:17 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Cater (SG), James Solinski (SF) Nathaniel Lim, Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Glenn Darosa (PF), Bradley Avery (C) Ricky Taylor, Robert Morgan, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | George Cater grabs the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Solinski and he's fouled by Jacob Jesse - foul #1 on Jacob Jesse, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian McColm (PF) James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (C) William Knox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich loses the dribble to Jacob Jesse | 27-32 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse hits a floater from the right side set up by Gordon Mitchell | 27-34 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | George Cater clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Jordan takes the ball from Gordon Mitchell | 27-34 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF) George Cater, James Solinski, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Scott Stevens (C) Gordon Mitchell, Jacob Jesse, Bradley Avery | |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens is whistled for a carry | 27-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Green (SG), William Knox (C) Lee Zorich, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the lay-in | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 27-34 |