| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Vickers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Nadolski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Sidney Dykema scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Shaw | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy tips it in | 36-35 |
| 18:41 | Samford | Billy Shaw is hacked by Joseph Abernathy - foul #3 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Cory Miller (PF) Joseph Abernathy | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:35 | Samford | Sidney Dykema makes the jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Powell | 36-37 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Sidney Dykema grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Vickers - foul #2 on William Vickers, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:47 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees is hacked by Billy Shaw - foul #1 on Billy Shaw, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 17:31 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames loses the dribble to Ronald Powell | 36-38 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Sidney Dykema comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees is hacked by Sidney Dykema in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sidney Dykema, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (SG), Charles Huggins (SF), Martin Wood (C) Sidney Dykema, Douglas Nadolski, Enlai Wang | |
| 16:52 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Vickers | 38-38 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Jim Kauffman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Charles Huggins grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Samuel Rees steps in front of the Charles Huggins pass | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames is hacked by Jim Kauffman - foul #1 on Jim Kauffman, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Morton Bernier (PG), Joseph Burchett (SG), Ivan Phillips (SF) Samuel Rees, Mario Rhames, William Vickers | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Lane (PG), Enlai Wang (C) Billy Shaw, Ronald Powell | |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Morton Bernier | 41-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Morton Bernier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Burchett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Andrew Lane (fresh) SG - Jim Kauffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Huggins (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Martin Wood (fresh) 5 pts. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Samford | Enlai Wang misses long on a runner from the right block | 41-38 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Enlai Wang tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Huggins - foul #1 on Charles Huggins, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy (PF), Robin Higbee (C) Cory Miller, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Sidney Dykema (SG), Erik Gregg (PF) Andrew Lane, Jim Kauffman, Martin Wood | |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Erik Gregg hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Enlai Wang blocks the jumper by Joseph Abernathy | 43-40 |
| 14:58 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Higbee | 43-40 |
| 14:47 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips is hacked by Charles Huggins - foul #2 on Charles Huggins, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames (SG), William Vickers (SF), Robert Nash (C) Morton Bernier, Ivan Phillips, Robin Higbee | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Nadolski (SF), Martin Wood (C) Charles Huggins, Enlai Wang | |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | William Vickers lays it up and in set up by Robert Nash | 45-40 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Martin Wood banks in the layup on a great pass from John Reader | 45-42 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Sidney Dykema steals it from Mario Rhames | 45-42 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Erik Gregg buries a driving attempt in the lane | 45-44 |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | John Reader takes the ball from Joseph Burchett | 45-44 |
| 13:12 | Samford | John Reader lays it in | 45-46 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:25 | Samford | John Reader hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Sidney Dykema misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 11:57 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Nash | 45-46 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Burchett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Vickers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Nash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sidney Dykema (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Nadolski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Gregg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Burchett | 47-46 |
| 11:21 | Samford | William Vickers steals the ball from Erik Gregg | 47-46 |
| 11:18 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames throws it down on a great pass from William Vickers | 49-46 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Sidney Dykema can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-46 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Martin Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Erik Gregg's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Nash | 49-46 |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joseph Burchett | 49-46 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | William Vickers loses the dribble to Sidney Dykema | 49-46 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Sidney Dykema lays it in | 49-48 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 10:09 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:48 | Samford | John Reader clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Abernathy - foul #4 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Curtis Summers (SG), Ivan Phillips (SF), Cory Miller (PF), Robin Higbee (C) Joseph Burchett, Mario Rhames, William Vickers, Joseph Abernathy, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (SG), Charles Huggins (SF), Ronald Powell (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Sidney Dykema, Douglas Nadolski, Erik Gregg, Martin Wood | |
| 09:48 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:48 | Samford | John Reader misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees travels with the ball | 49-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG) John Reader | |
| 09:17 | Samford | Charles Huggins misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 49-49 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Enlai Wang hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 08:55 | Samford | Billy Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Jim Kauffman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Shaw | 49-54 |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Powell - foul #3 on Ronald Powell, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Nash (C) Robin Higbee | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Charles Huggins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Curtis Summers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Kauffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Huggins (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Enlai Wang steals it from Cory Miller | 51-54 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Charles Huggins hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Jim Kauffman and he's fouled by Robert Nash - foul #3 on Robert Nash, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames (SG), William Vickers (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Curtis Summers, Ivan Phillips, Cory Miller | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Erik Gregg (PF) Billy Shaw, Ronald Powell | |
| 07:15 | Samford | Charles Huggins makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | William Vickers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 51-57 |
| 06:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Enlai Wang | 51-57 |
| 06:46 | Samford | John Reader connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Kauffman | 51-59 |
| 06:26 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 06:03 | Samford | John Reader buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Enlai Wang | 54-61 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy lays it in | 56-61 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Jim Kauffman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-61 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | William Vickers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Charles Huggins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:34 | Samford | The short jumper by Charles Huggins is denied by Robert Nash | 56-61 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Enlai Wang grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG) Samuel Rees | |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (SG), Douglas Nadolski (SF), Ronald Powell (C) Jim Kauffman, Charles Huggins, Enlai Wang | |
| 04:02 | Samford | Mario Rhames steps in front of the Erik Gregg pass | 56-61 |
| 03:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses short on a floater from the left side | 56-61 |
| 03:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ronald Powell | 56-61 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Burchett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Vickers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Nadolski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Samford | William Vickers takes the ball from Ronald Powell | 56-61 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | William Vickers grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mario Rhames | 59-61 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Sidney Dykema connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Reader | 59-63 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames loses the ball out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Ivan Phillips (SF), Cory Miller (PF) Joseph Burchett, William Vickers, Joseph Abernathy | |
| Subs | Samford | Enlai Wang (C) Erik Gregg | |
| 01:52 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 59-63 |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Vickers (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Ivan Phillips, Cory Miller | |
| Subs | Samford | Erik Gregg (PF) Ronald Powell | |
| 01:36 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy loses the dribble to John Reader | 59-63 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Reader | 59-65 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | William Vickers is fouled on the floor by Erik Gregg - foul #4 on Erik Gregg, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | William Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | William Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Erik Gregg buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Enlai Wang | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | William Vickers can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Douglas Nadolski is called for the reach on William Vickers - foul #1 on Douglas Nadolski, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | William Vickers misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Erik Gregg pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Mario Rhames is called for the reach on Erik Gregg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Rhames, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (SF) Douglas Nadolski | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Mario Rhames is called for the reach on Sidney Dykema - foul #3 on Mario Rhames, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Enlai Wang is hacked by Samuel Rees - foul #1 on Samuel Rees, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Enlai Wang makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Enlai Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | William Vickers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Ronald Powell snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Samuel Rees is called for the reach on Ronald Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Rees, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Nash | 61-69 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | William Vickers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-69 |