| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Casey - foul #3 on Robert Casey, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Helwig (C) Robert Casey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:51 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Heath Cordell is called for the reach on Joseph Meredith - foul #1 on Heath Cordell, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| 19:24 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Robert McGurn is blocked by Edward Caldwell | 31-44 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Frank Rhodes | 31-44 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Stevenson and he's hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #2 on Charles Helwig, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes misses the free throw | 31-46 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Larry Nelson pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 18:55 | Samford | Robert McGurn scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 18:28 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell is denied on a layup by Larry Nelson | 34-46 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Heath Cordell | 34-49 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-49 |
| 17:27 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Rhodes | 37-51 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Larry Nelson is hacked by Jim Rumph - foul #2 on Jim Rumph, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (PF), James Willoughby (C) Larry Nelson, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Kris Dean (SF), Sean Hyder (PF), Clark Jett (C) Heath Cordell, Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph, Edward Caldwell | |
| 16:35 | Samford | James Willoughby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Frank Rhodes | 37-53 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Joseph Meredith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 15:54 | Samford | James Willoughby grabs the offensive board | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Preston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Willoughby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Frank Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kris Dean (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Sean Hyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Jett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Samford | James Willoughby's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Hyder | 37-53 |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kris Dean | 37-55 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Paul Preston is fouled on the floor by Frank Rhodes - foul #1 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Casey (C) Joseph Meredith, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, James Willoughby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Frank Rhodes, Kris Dean, Sean Hyder, Clark Jett | |
| 14:45 | Samford | Robert Riegel misses the shot from the right side | 37-55 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 14:32 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph misses long on a shot in the paint | 37-55 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson gets the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 14:15 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is fouled on the floor by Robert Riegel - foul #1 on Robert Riegel, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Justin Hinojosa | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:46 | Samford | Larry Nelson knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Jim Rumph - foul #3 on Jim Rumph, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Parks (SF) Patrick Spencer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:46 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the free throw | 40-58 |
| 13:31 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph hits the follow up shot | 40-60 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Thomas Parks misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-60 |
| 12:52 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-60 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Robert Riegel hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Parks | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is hacked by Thomas Parks - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Paul Preston (SF) Robert Riegel, Kevin Chudzinski, Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Kris Dean (SF), Clark Jett (PF) Justin Hinojosa, Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph | |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is hacked by Robert McGurn - foul #2 on Robert McGurn, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Helwig (C) Robert Casey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (SF) Heath Cordell | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kris Dean (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Swopes (fresh) PF - Clark Jett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Paul Preston denies the turnaround by Frank Rhodes | 43-60 |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett grabs the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-60 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Larry Nelson gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Robert McGurn hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Meredith | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kris Dean | 45-63 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Larry Nelson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Meredith | 48-63 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | James Swopes's pass is intercepted by Robert McGurn | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:55 | Samford | Larry Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Clark Jett - foul #1 on Clark Jett, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Casey (C) Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF) James Swopes, Clark Jett, Edward Caldwell | |
| 09:55 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses the 3rd free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 09:43 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 09:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Casey | 50-63 |
| 09:25 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-63 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Robert Casey tips it home | 52-63 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kris Dean | 52-65 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Joseph Meredith buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-65 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Joseph Meredith snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Frank Rhodes picks off the pass by Larry Nelson | 54-65 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph can't finish the layup | 54-65 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Joseph Meredith gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 3 from the left corner | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Preston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Rhodes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Rumph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kris Dean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. | |
| 07:45 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Robert Casey pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 07:39 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Joseph Meredith grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Jim Rumph picks off the pass by Joseph Meredith | 57-65 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell can't tip it in | 57-65 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Joseph Meredith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 06:31 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Preston - foul #1 on Paul Preston, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), James Willoughby (C) Joseph Meredith, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson, Robert Casey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), James Swopes (SG), Clark Jett (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Heath Cordell, Frank Rhodes, Jim Rumph, Kris Dean | |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Robert Riegel clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 06:00 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell lays it in | 57-67 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Patrick Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson's pass is intercepted by Charles Helwig | 57-67 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Robert Riegel drills a 3 from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Patrick Spencer gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Spencer | 63-67 |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | James Swopes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Swopes, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Robert Casey (C) Robert Riegel, Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer, James Willoughby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Frank Rhodes (SG), Sean Hyder (PF) Justin Hinojosa, Charles Stevenson, Clark Jett | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Swopes (fresh) PF - Sean Hyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Samford | Charles Helwig can't finish the layup | 63-67 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | James Swopes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses the floater from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell tips it back up and in | 63-69 |
| 03:06 | Samford | Joseph Meredith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (PF) Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Moore (SF), Jim Rumph (PF), Justin Hinojosa (C) James Swopes, Sean Hyder, Edward Caldwell | |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Joseph Meredith gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Paul Preston is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Preston, team foul #7 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SF) Paul Moore | |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Nelson (PF) Patrick Spencer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell (C) Justin Hinojosa | |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Robert McGurn - foul #3 on Robert McGurn, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Samford | Paul Preston is denied on a layup by Jim Rumph | 63-71 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Robert Casey snags the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 02:10 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Casey | 63-71 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Larry Nelson hits the finger roll | 65-71 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Heath Cordell | 65-74 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Larry Nelson knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul Preston | 67-74 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kris Dean | 67-77 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses short on a floater from the left wing | 67-77 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Robert Casey can't tip it in | 67-77 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is hacked by Joseph Meredith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), James Willoughby (C) Joseph Meredith, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson, Robert Casey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Sean Hyder (PF), Clark Jett (C) Heath Cordell, Jim Rumph, Edward Caldwell | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-79 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder snags the defensive board | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-79 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa tips it in | 67-81 |
| 00:17 | Samford | James Willoughby misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-81 |
| 00:16 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Chudzinski | 67-81 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Patrick Spencer is hacked by Sean Hyder - foul #3 on Sean Hyder, team foul #7 | 67-81 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (SF) Frank Rhodes | |
| 00:12 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean gets the rebound | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa runs out the clock | 67-81 |