| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Adams (fresh) SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Angulo and the foul's on Charles Stevenson - foul #2 on Charles Stevenson, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel is called for a charge - foul #3 on Don Schimmel, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (C) Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cales is called for the reach on Edward Caldwell - foul #2 on Thomas Cales, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Robert Angulo - foul #1 on Robert Angulo, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales tips it home | 43-36 |
| 17:49 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Rumph | 43-39 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 17:27 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph is fouled on the floor by Jay Edwards - foul #2 on Jay Edwards, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Richard Cottrill (C) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman (PG), Paul Moore (SG), Sean Hyder (SF), Clark Jett (PF) Brian Wright, Antonio Adams, Charles Stevenson, Jim Rumph | |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Shelton | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Cales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Cottrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ahmed Schulman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Hyder (fresh) PF - Clark Jett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 14:52 | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Kevin Orbison, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Antonio Adams (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF) Ahmed Schulman, Sean Hyder, Edward Caldwell | |
| 14:16 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright is hacked by Ray Hudak - foul #1 on Ray Hudak, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph (PF) Paul Moore | |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 48-43 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-43 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:21 | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 13:19 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Thomas Cales (PF) Ray Hudak, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Moore (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Jim Rumph, Clark Jett | |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:28 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman (PG), Sean Hyder (PF) Brian Wright, Antonio Adams | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is called for 3 seconds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph (PF) Sean Hyder | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - George Inabinet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ahmed Schulman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet loses the dribble to Paul Moore | 48-43 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Kevin Orbison steals it from Edward Caldwell | 48-43 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Jay Edwards (SF), Don Schimmel (C) George Inabinet, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Antonio Adams (SG) Ahmed Schulman, Charles Stevenson | |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore is fouled on the floor by Don Schimmel - foul #4 on Don Schimmel, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (C) Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Jett (PF) Jim Rumph | |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Edward Caldwell - foul #2 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill (C) Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Brian Wright | 49-47 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 09:05 | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Arthur Shelton blocks the short jumper by Clark Jett | 49-47 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kevin Orbison | 49-47 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright misses badly on a shot in the paint | 49-47 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-47 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), George Inabinet (SG), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Angulo, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF) Antonio Adams, Paul Moore, Edward Caldwell | |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak is fouled on the floor by Brian Wright - foul #2 on Brian Wright, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ahmed Schulman (PG), Edward Caldwell (C) Brian Wright, Clark Jett | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Inabinet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cottrill (fresh) PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ahmed Schulman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Hyder (fresh) SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak is hacked by Ahmed Schulman - foul #1 on Ahmed Schulman, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel lays it in on a nice dish by Ray Hudak | 51-47 |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell buries a floater from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak loses the dribble to Ahmed Schulman | 51-49 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph misses the jumper from the right block | 51-49 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jim Rumph | 51-49 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell hits the finger roll | 51-51 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF) Ray Hudak, George Inabinet, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Antonio Adams (SG) Ahmed Schulman, Sean Hyder | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Angulo | 53-51 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Wright | 53-53 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is whistled for a carry | 53-53 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams is called for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Jett (C) Edward Caldwell | |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Schimmel and he's hacked by Brian Wright - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Don Schimmel blocks the short jumper by Jim Rumph | 55-53 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider loses the ball out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (PF) Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell (C) Jim Rumph | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Adams (fresh) SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clark Jett (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Caldwell and he's fouled by Robert Angulo - foul #2 on Robert Angulo, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | Antonio Adams buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Wright | 57-59 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Antonio Adams takes the ball from Jay Edwards | 57-59 |
| 01:46 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett drills a runner from the baseline set up by Antonio Adams | 57-61 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales is fouled on the floor by Antonio Adams - foul #3 on Antonio Adams, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph (PF) Clark Jett | |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards comes up short on the shot in the paint | 57-61 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Edward Caldwell is denied by Don Schimmel | 57-61 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-61 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell is hacked by Robert Angulo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Angulo, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is hacked by Edward Caldwell - foul #3 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph runs out the clock | 58-61 |