| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink's floater is knocked away by David Faust | 34-32 |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:34 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Gruenberg | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Gruenberg - foul #1 on John Gruenberg, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | David Faust misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 36-34 |
| 19:12 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore is fouled on the floor by Freddy Grenz - foul #3 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (C) Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses long on a shot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Fabre | 36-34 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Eric Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses the dunk attempt | 36-34 |
| 18:05 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Daniel | 36-34 |
| 17:45 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore knocks in the floater from close range | 36-36 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses the easy layup | 36-36 |
| 17:21 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Daniel | 36-39 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | John Gruenberg clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Mike Frink - foul #3 on Mike Frink, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Tim Shepard (PF) William Fabre, Eric Robinson, David Faust | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Martin Prince (SG), John Johnson (SF), Louis Morrell (PF), Brian Morman (C) Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| 16:56 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:56 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:37 | UC Irvine | John Johnson drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Martin Prince | 38-41 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Branton | 38-41 |
| 16:19 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Tim Shepard tips it in | 40-41 |
| 16:03 | UC Irvine | John Gruenberg is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Gruenberg, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), David Faust (PF) Christopher Hilley, John Gruenberg, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG) Danny Mazzone | |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Faust - foul #1 on David Faust, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Freddy Grenz (C) Tim Shepard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF) Brian Morman | |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Martin Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Morrell (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Auburn | William Fabre is hacked by Ray Moore - foul #2 on Ray Moore, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Morman (C) Louis Morrell | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:26 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz tips it but misses | 40-42 |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | William Fabre buries a shot in the paint set up by Paul Pace and he's hacked by Mike Frink - foul #4 on Mike Frink, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Tim Shepard (PF) Paul Pace, David Faust | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus (SG), Donald Rowe (PF) Martin Prince, Mike Frink | |
| 15:06 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian Morman | 42-42 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | William Fabre steps in front of the Brian Morman pass | 42-42 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | William Fabre throws it down | 44-42 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Morman | 44-44 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | William Fabre is hacked by Donald Rowe - foul #2 on Donald Rowe, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), John Gruenberg (SF) William Fabre, Kenneth Wysocki | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SF), Robert Daniel (C) John Johnson, Brian Morman | |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Eric Robinson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Shepard | 46-44 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe banks in the layup | 46-46 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses the dunk attempt | 46-46 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, John Gruenberg, Tim Shepard, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), John Johnson (SF), Louis Morrell (PF) Ray Moore, Matthew Dicus, Donald Rowe | |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Paul Pace's pass is intercepted by Louis Morrell | 46-46 |
| 12:05 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell loses the dribble to William Fabre | 46-46 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki misses the lay-in | 46-46 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | William Fabre gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:42 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Daniel Branton tips it home | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Prince (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Morrell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Daniel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Wysocki steals it from Louis Morrell | 48-46 |
| 10:57 | Auburn | William Fabre comes up short on the shot from close range | 48-46 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Daniel | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Louis Morrell steals it from Paul Pace | 48-46 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell hits a floater from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Paul Pace comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Martin Prince - foul #2 on Martin Prince, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Kenneth Wysocki, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Donald Rowe (PF), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Martin Prince, Louis Morrell, Robert Daniel | |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Freddy Grenz blocks the short jumper by Donald Rowe | 50-48 |
| 09:29 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Freddy Grenz | 50-48 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | William Fabre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG) William Fabre, Paul Pace | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:14 | UC Irvine | John Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Freddy Grenz | 52-48 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | John Johnson is whistled for a carry | 52-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF) Tim Shepard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Morman - foul #2 on Brian Morman, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG) Christopher Hilley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman is fouled on the floor by Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell (SF) John Johnson | |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Fabre - foul #1 on William Fabre, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SF) Louis Morrell | |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | William Fabre connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Gruenberg | 54-49 |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman is fouled on the floor by David Faust - foul #2 on David Faust, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (C) Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (SF), Louis Morrell (PF) Matthew Dicus, Donald Rowe | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:26 | Auburn | David Faust pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Martin Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Louis Morrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Brian Morman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | William Fabre lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Robinson and the foul's on Ray Moore - foul #3 on Ray Moore, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF) John Gruenberg, David Faust | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel (C) Brian Morman | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Daniel | 56-52 |
| 06:51 | Auburn | William Fabre hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Robinson | 59-52 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Tim Shepard is called for the reach on Ray Moore - foul #1 on Tim Shepard, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Paul Pace (SG) William Fabre, Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Daniel Branton pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 06:31 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Tim Shepard - foul #2 on Tim Shepard, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Kenneth Wysocki, Tim Shepard, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus (SG) Martin Prince | |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | John Gruenberg can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Daniel - foul #1 on Robert Daniel, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Donald Rowe (PF), Brian Morman (C) Ray Moore, Louis Morrell, Robert Daniel | |
| 05:52 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:40 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG) Christopher Hilley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Paul Pace drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Gruenberg | 64-54 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Paul Pace steals the ball from Danny Mazzone | 64-54 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | David Faust misses long on a shot from the left block | 64-54 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Paul Pace connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Freddy Grenz | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Paul Pace takes the ball from Mike Frink | 67-54 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | John Gruenberg lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Pace | 69-54 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Danny Mazzone | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | John Gruenberg tips it in | 71-56 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Paul Pace snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Auburn | Paul Pace scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Gruenberg | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 stl. SG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Gruenberg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Dicus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Frink (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Morman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe comes up short on the shot from close range | 74-56 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman gets the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:36 | Auburn | William Fabre misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 74-56 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian Morman | 74-56 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Mike Frink | 74-58 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Donald Rowe steals the ball from Freddy Grenz | 74-58 |
| 01:50 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-58 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | William Fabre connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddy Grenz | 76-58 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus misses short on a 3 from straight away | 76-58 |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe grabs the offensive board | 76-58 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Auburn | John Gruenberg buries a shot from the right block set up by Paul Pace | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | William Fabre picks off the pass by Matthew Dicus | 78-58 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | John Gruenberg throws it down set up by William Fabre | 80-58 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Mazzone | 80-61 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Danny Mazzone - foul #3 on Danny Mazzone, team foul #9 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Daniel Branton (C) John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SG), John Johnson (SF), Louis Morrell (PF) Matthew Dicus, Mike Frink, Donald Rowe | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Wysocki - foul #2 on Kenneth Wysocki, team foul #10 | 82-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG) William Fabre | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Tim Shepard gets the rebound | 82-62 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley runs out the clock | 82-62 |