| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) SF - Hal Cox (fresh) PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - Brian McColm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Harmon (fresh) SG - Terry Dunklin (fresh) SF - Edward Eury (fresh) PF - Steven Vine (fresh) C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Hal Cox - foul #1 on Hal Cox, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brian McColm | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Eury | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm is open and scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Steven Smith | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Illinois | Brian McColm picks off the pass by Terry Dunklin | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled on the floor by David Harmon - foul #1 on David Harmon, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Donald Burd (PF), Carl Jordan (C) Steven Smith, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (SG), George Andrews (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Terry Dunklin, Edward Eury, Steven Vine, Kirk Tooley | |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Logan Wilson - foul #1 on Logan Wilson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SF) Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Andrews | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | James Solinski blows the wide open layup | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Logan Wilson | 5-9 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Rogers | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lee Zorich (fairly fresh) SF - James Solinski (fresh) PF - Donald Burd (fresh) C - Carl Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Logan Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ethan Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Carl Jordan | 5-9 |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich is fouled in the backcourt by David Harmon - foul #2 on David Harmon, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Richard Barcus (SG), Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) Ronald McCants, Lee Zorich, James Solinski, Donald Burd, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Gary Tillman (C) David Harmon, George Andrews, Ethan Harris, Walter Rogers | |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm is fouled on the floor by Gary Tillman - foul #1 on Gary Tillman, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| 14:42 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman hits the follow up shot | 10-11 |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith travels with the ball | 10-11 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin is fouled on the floor by James Paulsen - foul #1 on James Paulsen, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine loses the ball out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SG) Richard Barcus | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | James Solinski connects on the shot from the right block set up by Hal Cox and he's hacked by Logan Wilson - foul #2 on Logan Wilson, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PG), Edward Eury (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) Logan Wilson, Charles Morris, Gary Tillman | |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | James Solinski makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Edward Eury | 13-13 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (C) Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PG) George Andrews | |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Eury, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Lee Zorich (SG), Donald Burd (PF) Steven Smith, James Solinski, James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-13 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Kirk Tooley - foul #1 on Kirk Tooley, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Shepherd (C) Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Steven Vine, Kirk Tooley | |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris is fouled on the floor by Ronald McCants - foul #1 on Ronald McCants, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Solinski (SF) Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), Steven Vine (PF) Ethan Harris, Edward Eury | |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd is hacked by Charles Morris - foul #1 on Charles Morris, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) Ronald McCants, Lee Zorich, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PF) Steven Vine | |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Solinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Burd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) C - Brian McColm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Dunklin (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) PF - Gary Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Rogers (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Terry Dunklin, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF) Charles Morris | |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 17-16 |
| 11:23 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm hits the follow up shot | 19-16 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers tips it in | 19-18 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Burd picks off the pass by George Andrews | 19-18 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd buries a jumper from the right block set up by Steven Smith | 21-18 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Tillman | 21-21 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is hacked by George Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Andrews, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), Hal Cox (SF), Carl Jordan (C) James Solinski, Donald Burd, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PG), Charles Morris (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Terry Dunklin, Edward Eury, Gary Tillman, Walter Rogers | |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine is hacked by James Paulsen - foul #2 on James Paulsen, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley hits the follow up shot | 23-23 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Steven Vine - foul #1 on Steven Vine, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG) George Andrews | |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Dunklin | 24-25 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ethan Harris | 24-28 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ethan Harris (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Terry Dunklin (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Vine (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kirk Tooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses the 3 from straight away | 24-28 |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Charles Morris is called for the reach on Lee Zorich in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Morris, team foul #12 | 24-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Donald Burd (PF), Brian McColm (C) Ronald McCants, Carl Jordan, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Brian Taylor (C) Terry Dunklin, Charles Morris, Kirk Tooley | |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury's fadeaway is rejected by Brian McColm | 25-28 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lee Zorich - foul #1 on Lee Zorich, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG) Lee Zorich | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Taylor | 25-29 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Taylor - foul #1 on Brian Taylor, team foul #13 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (SG) Richard Barcus | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 05:59 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants is fouled in the backcourt by George Andrews - foul #2 on George Andrews, team foul #14 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), James Solinski (PF), Carl Jordan (C) Steven Smith, Donald Burd, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Gary Tillman (PF), Walter Rogers (C) George Andrews, Steven Vine, Brian Taylor | |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 05:28 | UC Irvine | Gary Tillman steals the ball from James Solinski in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-32 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Edward Eury is called for the reach on Lee Zorich - foul #2 on Edward Eury, team foul #15 | 28-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Donald Burd (PF), James Shepherd (C) Ronald McCants, Hal Cox, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Steven Vine (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Edward Eury, Gary Tillman, Walter Rogers | |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Donald Burd - foul #1 on Donald Burd, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (SG), Hal Cox (SF) Lee Zorich, James Solinski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd hits a wide open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Barcus | 32-33 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Burd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - James Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Dunklin (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ethan Harris (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Vine (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Kirk Tooley swats the shot by Steven Smith | 32-33 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 32-33 |
| 03:05 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Barcus | 32-33 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled on the floor by David Harmon - foul #3 on David Harmon, team foul #16 | 32-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), James Solinski (SF), James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) Richard Barcus, Hal Cox, Donald Burd, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (PG), George Andrews (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Walter Rogers (C) David Harmon, Terry Dunklin, Ethan Harris, Steven Vine, Kirk Tooley | |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson is fouled on the floor by Lee Zorich - foul #2 on Lee Zorich, team foul #7 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on George Andrews - foul #3 on George Andrews, team foul #17 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG) George Andrews | |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Walter Rogers | 35-37 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich is called for 10 seconds | 35-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) James Solinski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Brian Taylor (C) Terry Dunklin, Charles Morris, Gary Tillman, Walter Rogers | |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Logan Wilson | 35-40 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Lee Zorich, team foul #8 | 35-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (SG), Hal Cox (SF) Lee Zorich, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla (PG) Ronald McCants | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-40 |