| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Rod Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Turk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Cothern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Antonio Passarelli (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Willie Cothern inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Idaho | John Hunt misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Shepherd - foul #2 on James Shepherd, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 19:44 | Idaho | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:44 | Idaho | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:52 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Walker | 38-42 |
| 18:37 | Idaho | James Paulsen denies the turnaround by Rod Anthony | 38-42 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith blows the layup but the foul's on John Hunt - foul #3 on John Hunt, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Idaho | Cecil Burson (C) John Hunt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:47 | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Cothern and he's hacked by James Paulsen - foul #2 on James Paulsen, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| 17:47 | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants loses the ball out of bounds | 41-44 |
| 17:24 | Idaho | Rod Anthony misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 17:22 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 17:12 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 16:51 | Idaho | Rod Anthony is hacked by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Idaho | Sean Kennedy (SF) Willie Cothern | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla (PG), Robert Leet (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), David Frazier (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, Andrew Walker, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 16:43 | Idaho | Darrell Turk clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 16:22 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Darrell Turk | 41-47 |
| 16:12 | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli knocks in the shot from the right block | 43-47 |
| 15:58 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is hacked by Cecil Burson - foul #2 on Cecil Burson, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ehlert (PG), Jesse Kleiman (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), John Hunt (PF), Stephen Pettus (C) Rod Anthony, Darrell Turk, Sean Kennedy, Antonio Passarelli, Cecil Burson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG) Robert Leet | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Ehlert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse Kleiman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Pettus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Keech (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Robin Keech is denied by John Hunt | 43-47 |
| 15:43 | Idaho | Robert Brooks pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 15:33 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | Idaho | Willie Cothern (SF) Robert Brooks | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, David Frazier, Robin Keech | |
| 15:23 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Paulsen | 43-49 |
| 15:17 | Idaho | John Hunt hits the finger roll | 45-49 |
| 14:48 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants is hacked by Willie Cothern - foul #1 on Willie Cothern, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Idaho | Rod Anthony (PG), Darrell Turk (SG) Robert Ehlert, Jesse Kleiman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF) Carl Jordan | |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 14:29 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Rod Anthony | 45-49 |
| 14:17 | Idaho | Willie Cothern hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Rod Anthony | 48-49 |
| 14:03 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 14:01 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to James Shepherd | 48-49 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli (SF) Willie Cothern | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (PF) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen | |
| 13:30 | Idaho | Rod Anthony misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Carl Jordan | 48-49 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:59 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Barcus | 48-51 |
| 12:36 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus can't finish the layup | 48-51 |
| 12:34 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 12:18 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ehlert (PG), Jesse Kleiman (SG), Willie Cothern (SF), Cecil Burson (C) Rod Anthony, Darrell Turk, John Hunt, Stephen Pettus | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF), Robin Keech (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Andrew Walker, James Shepherd | |
| 12:03 | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Paulsen - foul #3 on James Paulsen, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| 12:03 | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:03 | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:46 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech hits the finger roll | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Ehlert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse Kleiman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Cothern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Passarelli (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Burson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robin Keech (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Idaho | Robert Ehlert makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Ehlert is called for the reach on Steven Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Ehlert, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Brooks (PF) Antonio Passarelli | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled on the floor by Willie Cothern - foul #2 on Willie Cothern, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Ronald McCants | 52-55 |
| 10:52 | Idaho | Robert Ehlert hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse Kleiman | 54-55 |
| 10:32 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald McCants | 54-57 |
| 10:22 | Idaho | Willie Cothern's floater is knocked away by Ronald McCants | 54-57 |
| 10:20 | Idaho | Robert Brooks tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Ehlert - foul #3 on Robert Ehlert, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Idaho | Rod Anthony (PG), Darrell Turk (SG), Antonio Passarelli (SF), John Hunt (PF), Stephen Pettus (C) Robert Ehlert, Jesse Kleiman, Willie Cothern, Robert Brooks, Cecil Burson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), James Shepherd (C) Ronald McCants, Carl Jordan, James Paulsen | |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:38 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 56-59 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech double dribbles | 56-59 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla (SG), David Frazier (PF) Steven Smith, Robin Keech | |
| 08:55 | Idaho | James Shepherd is called for the reach on Stephen Pettus - foul #3 on James Shepherd, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF) Michael Bobadilla, David Frazier | |
| 08:38 | Idaho | Darrell Turk is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Darrell Turk, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Idaho | Willie Cothern (SF) Antonio Passarelli | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 08:19 | Idaho | John Hunt gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:00 | Idaho | Rod Anthony misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 07:58 | Idaho | Darrell Turk gets the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:53 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 07:51 | Idaho | John Hunt gets the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:34 | Idaho | John Hunt clanks a jump hook from the right block | 56-59 |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Rod Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrell Turk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Cothern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Pettus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Andrew Walker | 56-61 |
| 06:48 | Idaho | James Shepherd takes the ball from Darrell Turk | 56-61 |
| 06:31 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald McCants and he's hacked by Stephen Pettus - foul #4 on Stephen Pettus, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ehlert (PG), Jesse Kleiman (SG), Antonio Passarelli (SF), Robert Brooks (PF), Cecil Burson (C) Rod Anthony, Darrell Turk, Willie Cothern, John Hunt, Stephen Pettus | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), Robin Keech (PF) Richard Barcus, Ronald McCants, Andrew Walker, James Paulsen | |
| 06:31 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the free throw | 56-64 |
| 06:17 | Idaho | Cecil Burson can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by James Shepherd - foul #4 on James Shepherd, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frazier (PF) James Shepherd | |
| 06:17 | Idaho | Cecil Burson makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:17 | Idaho | Cecil Burson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 05:58 | Idaho | Cecil Burson pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:44 | Idaho | Jesse Kleiman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 05:42 | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:24 | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli banks in the layup set up by Robert Ehlert | 60-64 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled on the floor by Antonio Passarelli - foul #1 on Antonio Passarelli, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Idaho | Rod Anthony (PG), Darrell Turk (SG), Willie Cothern (SF), John Hunt (PF), Stephen Pettus (C) Robert Ehlert, Jesse Kleiman, Antonio Passarelli, Robert Brooks, Cecil Burson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF) Michael Bobadilla, David Frazier | |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:52 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus is fouled on the floor by James Paulsen - foul #4 on James Paulsen, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| 04:52 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:52 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Stephen Pettus takes the ball from Robin Keech | 61-66 |
| 04:22 | Idaho | John Hunt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Cothern | 63-66 |
| 04:07 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Jordan | 63-68 |
| 03:46 | Idaho | Darrell Turk is fouled on the floor by Ronald McCants - foul #2 on Ronald McCants, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF), James Shepherd (C) Carl Jordan, Robin Keech | |
| 03:46 | Idaho | Darrell Turk makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:46 | Idaho | Darrell Turk misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:24 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Paulsen | 64-70 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Rod Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrell Turk (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Cothern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hunt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Pettus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Idaho | Darrell Turk misses short on a floater from the right block | 64-70 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Steven Smith | 64-70 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Idaho | Antonio Passarelli (SF), Robert Brooks (PF) Willie Cothern, John Hunt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (PF) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen | |
| 02:51 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Hunt (PF) Robert Brooks | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (SG) Michael Bobadilla | |
| 02:32 | Idaho | Rod Anthony scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Barcus - foul #4 on Richard Barcus, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Idaho | Willie Cothern (SF) Antonio Passarelli | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Paulsen (PF) Richard Barcus, Carl Jordan | |
| 02:32 | Idaho | Rod Anthony makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 02:19 | Idaho | The rebound goes to John Hunt | 67-70 |
| 02:02 | Idaho | Willie Cothern hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rod Anthony and he's fouled by James Shepherd - foul #5 on James Shepherd, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (C) James Shepherd | |
| 02:02 | Idaho | Willie Cothern makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Smith | 70-73 |
| 01:24 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus scores on a jumper in the lane | 72-73 |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | John Hunt swats the shot by Andrew Walker | 72-73 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith grabs the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-73 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan hits the follow up shot | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | Idaho | James Paulsen swats the shot by Stephen Pettus | 72-75 |
| 00:20 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Cothern | 72-75 |
| 00:16 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus is hacked by Ronald McCants - foul #3 on Ronald McCants, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| 00:16 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:16 | Idaho | Stephen Pettus misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen is hacked by Rod Anthony in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rod Anthony, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Idaho | Willie Cothern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-77 |
| 00:06 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Cothern | 72-77 |
| 00:02 | Idaho | Willie Cothern is hacked by Ronald McCants - foul #4 on Ronald McCants, team foul #12 | 72-77 |
| 00:02 | Idaho | Willie Cothern makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:02 | Idaho | Willie Cothern makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith runs out the clock | 74-77 |