| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Jerald McNamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Neth (fresh) SF - Kevin McGee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Morison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | UC Irvine | Kevin McGee picks off the pass by Carl Jordan | 28-39 |
| 19:34 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin McGee | 28-41 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen connects on the shot from close range set up by Steven Smith and the foul's on Howard Boyce - foul #2 on Howard Boyce, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:01 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | Raymond Neth steps in front of the Lee Zorich pass | 31-41 |
| 18:37 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth hits the finger roll | 31-43 |
| 18:22 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen banks in the layup set up by Lee Zorich | 33-43 |
| 18:04 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Neth - foul #3 on Raymond Neth, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (SG) Raymond Neth | |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:28 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-48 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox is hacked by Andrew Morison - foul #1 on Andrew Morison, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Donald Burd (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, James Paulsen, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd (SG), Michael Bennett (SF), John Saunders (PF), Ralph Price (C) Jerald McNamar, Kevin McGee, Howard Boyce, Andrew Morison | |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 16:58 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:34 | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 16:32 | Northern Arizona | Ralph Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:13 | Northern Arizona | Ralph Price misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:12 | Northern Arizona | Ralph Price grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 15:50 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders's pass is intercepted by Hal Cox | 34-48 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Burd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robin Keech (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Bryan Prine (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Daniel Dodd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Price (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Michael Bennett takes the ball from Hal Cox | 34-48 |
| 15:16 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd clanks a floater from the right side | 34-48 |
| 15:14 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald McCants | 37-48 |
| 14:22 | Northern Arizona | Robin Keech blocks the jumper by John Saunders | 37-48 |
| 14:20 | Northern Arizona | John Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:13 | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Bennett | 37-51 |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd blows the layup but he's hacked by Bryan Prine - foul #1 on Bryan Prine, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Carl Jordan (SF), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Ronald McCants, Lee Zorich, Hal Cox, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar (PG), Raymond Neth (SG), Kevin McGee (SF), Howard Boyce (PF), Andrew Morison (C) Bryan Prine, Daniel Dodd, Michael Bennett, John Saunders, Ralph Price | |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:06 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:59 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (SG) Donald Burd | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 13:59 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 13:59 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 13:32 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 13:15 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-52 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Barcus and he's hacked by Andrew Morison - foul #2 on Andrew Morison, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Burd (SG) Richard Barcus | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:39 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-55 |
| 12:20 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 12:16 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 12:15 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 11:47 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Burd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Jerald McNamar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Neth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin McGee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Morison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen is denied on a layup by Howard Boyce | 41-55 |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:28 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses short on a jumper from close range | 41-55 |
| 11:26 | Northern Arizona | Kevin McGee pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:24 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Lee Zorich (SG), Hal Cox (SF), James Solinski (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Donald Burd, Carl Jordan, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (PG), Daniel Dodd (SG), Michael Bennett (SF), John Saunders (PF), Ralph Price (C) Jerald McNamar, Raymond Neth, Kevin McGee, Howard Boyce, Andrew Morison | |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Solinski | 43-55 |
| 11:02 | Northern Arizona | Robin Keech takes the ball from Michael Bennett | 43-55 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Solinski | 46-55 |
| 10:33 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bryan Prine | 46-57 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 10:17 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:11 | Northern Arizona | Robin Keech steals it from Ralph Price | 46-57 |
| 09:43 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Zorich and he's hacked by John Saunders - foul #1 on John Saunders, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Ronald McCants, James Solinski, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar (PG), Raymond Neth (SG), Kevin McGee (SF), Howard Boyce (PF), Andrew Morison (C) Bryan Prine, Daniel Dodd, Michael Bennett, John Saunders, Ralph Price | |
| 09:43 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 09:28 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-57 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd is denied on a layup by Howard Boyce | 49-57 |
| 09:07 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 08:42 | Northern Arizona | Hal Cox swats the layup by Raymond Neth | 49-57 |
| 08:41 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Paulsen | 49-57 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Zorich | 51-57 |
| 08:03 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 07:37 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Andrew Morison - foul #3 on Andrew Morison, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd (SG), Bryan Prine (SF), John Saunders (PF), Michael Bennett (C) Raymond Neth, Kevin McGee, Howard Boyce, Andrew Morison | |
| 07:37 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:37 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shepherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Jerald McNamar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Dodd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Prine (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-60 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 07:08 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steven Smith | 56-60 |
| 06:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by James Shepherd - foul #4 on James Shepherd, team foul #2 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Donald Burd (SG), James Solinski (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ralph Price (C) Jerald McNamar | |
| 06:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF) James Solinski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce (PF) Ralph Price | |
| 06:15 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Dodd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Donald Burd | 56-63 |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants loses the dribble to Bryan Prine | 56-63 |
| 05:27 | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine can't throw it down | 56-63 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox is fouled on the floor by Howard Boyce - foul #3 on Howard Boyce, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Lee Zorich (SG), James Paulsen (PF) Ronald McCants, Donald Burd, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar (PG), Raymond Neth (SG), Kevin McGee (SF), Andrew Morison (C) Bryan Prine, Daniel Dodd, Michael Bennett, John Saunders | |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:14 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Kevin McGee | 57-63 |
| 04:58 | Northern Arizona | Hal Cox steals the ball from Howard Boyce | 57-63 |
| 04:44 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Smith | 59-63 |
| 04:40 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Neth | 59-65 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Lee Zorich | 61-65 |
| 04:07 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 04:05 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-65 |
| 03:18 | Northern Arizona | Howard Boyce hits a floater from the left block | 64-67 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robin Keech (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Jerald McNamar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Neth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin McGee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Howard Boyce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Morison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Smith | 66-67 |
| 02:40 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Morison drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin McGee | 66-69 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Hal Cox and he's hacked by Andrew Morison - foul #4 on Andrew Morison, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Carl Jordan (SF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Hal Cox, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (PG), Daniel Dodd (SG), Michael Bennett (SF), John Saunders (PF), Ralph Price (C) Jerald McNamar, Raymond Neth, Kevin McGee, Howard Boyce, Andrew Morison | |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:24 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 02:11 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Shepherd - foul #5 on James Shepherd, team foul #3 | 69-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Hal Cox (SF) Ronald McCants, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth (SG), Kevin McGee (SF), Andrew Morison (C) Daniel Dodd, John Saunders, Ralph Price | |
| 02:11 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:11 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:11 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Morison | 69-70 |
| 01:54 | Northern Arizona | Michael Bennett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-70 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen can't tip it in | 69-70 |
| 01:32 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Bennett | 69-70 |
| 01:32 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar (PG), Howard Boyce (PF) Bryan Prine, Michael Bennett | |
| 01:12 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-70 |
| 00:53 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hal Cox | 72-70 |
| 00:46 | Northern Arizona | Lee Zorich is called for the reach on Raymond Neth - foul #1 on Lee Zorich, team foul #4 | 72-70 |
| 00:35 | Northern Arizona | Kevin McGee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-70 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen is fouled in the backcourt by Jerald McNamar - foul #3 on Jerald McNamar, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 00:23 | Northern Arizona | Jerald McNamar pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:19 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth clanks a 3 from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is hacked by Jerald McNamar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerald McNamar, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-70 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen snags the defensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Jerald McNamar is called for the reach on Ronald McCants in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerald McNamar, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryan Prine (PG) Jerald McNamar | |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Raymond Neth misses long on a halfcourt shot | 76-70 |