| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) SF - William Vickers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Greene (fresh) SG - Craig Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | William Vickers inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Greene - foul #1 on Robert Greene, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:32 | Howard | Robert Greene is fouled on the floor by Samuel Rees - foul #3 on Samuel Rees, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG) Samuel Rees | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 19:14 | Howard | Robert Greene makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Lawson | 33-40 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Vickers | 36-40 |
| 18:45 | Howard | Joseph Abernathy picks off the pass by Robert Greene | 36-40 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 18:24 | Howard | Joshua Brumit pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:08 | Howard | Robert Greene is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Greene, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 17:45 | UC Irvine | William Vickers hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Burchett | 39-40 |
| 17:16 | Howard | Joshua Brumit hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:58 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 39-40 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Joshua Brumit grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | Howard | The jumper by Dean Grieve is denied by Robert Nash | 39-40 |
| 16:39 | Howard | Joshua Brumit hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 16:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joshua Brumit | 39-42 |
| 16:07 | Howard | Joshua Brumit's layup is rejected by Robert Nash | 39-42 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mario Rhames | 42-42 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Burchett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Vickers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Craig Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dean Grieve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Koenig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Howard | Joshua Brumit scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Greene | 42-44 |
| 14:59 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by William Vickers is denied by Joshua Brumit | 42-44 |
| 14:57 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 14:41 | Howard | Joshua Brumit gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:21 | Howard | Joseph Burchett knocks away the 3 by Charles Koenig | 42-44 |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 14:03 | UC Irvine | Dean Grieve takes the ball from Mario Rhames | 42-44 |
| 13:46 | Howard | Charles Koenig drills a 3 from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Burchett | 44-47 |
| 13:21 | Howard | Joseph Abernathy swats the layup by Joshua Brumit | 44-47 |
| 13:19 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | William Vickers scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Burchett and he's fouled by Robert Greene - foul #3 on Robert Greene, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Ivan Phillips (SG), Cory Miller (PF), Robin Higbee (C) Joseph Burchett, Mario Rhames, Joseph Abernathy, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Vallery (PG), Raymond Shattuck (SG), Stanley Hodgdon (SF), William Wheeler (PF), Kris Laborde (C) Robert Greene, Craig Lawson, Joshua Brumit, Dean Grieve, Charles Koenig | |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | William Vickers makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:39 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:38 | Howard | Kris Laborde grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:22 | Howard | Robin Higbee blocks the short jumper by Stanley Hodgdon | 47-47 |
| 12:21 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Kris Laborde is called for the reach on Ivan Phillips - foul #1 on Kris Laborde, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers (SG) William Vickers | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Raymond Shattuck is called for the reach on Curtis Summers - foul #2 on Raymond Shattuck, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee lays it in set up by Samuel Rees | 49-49 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Summers (fresh) SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cory Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Andrew Vallery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Shattuck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Hodgdon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kris Laborde (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 11:01 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 10:21 | Howard | Kris Laborde hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Wheeler | 51-51 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips is denied on a layup by Kris Laborde | 51-51 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:47 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Robin Higbee | 53-51 |
| 09:26 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon misses short on a runner in the paint | 53-51 |
| 09:25 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Hodgdon | 53-51 |
| 09:17 | Howard | Andrew Vallery loses the dribble to Cory Miller | 53-51 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Kris Laborde steals the ball from Robin Higbee | 53-51 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon double dribbles | 53-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG), Mario Rhames (SG), William Vickers (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Robert Nash (C) Samuel Rees, Curtis Summers, Ivan Phillips, Cory Miller, Robin Higbee | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Clark (PG), Craig Lawson (SG), Joshua Brumit (SF), Dean Grieve (PF), Charles Koenig (C) Andrew Vallery, Raymond Shattuck, Stanley Hodgdon, William Wheeler, Kris Laborde | |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy can't finish the layup | 53-51 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | William Vickers tips it in | 55-51 |
| 08:06 | Howard | Craig Lawson makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Grieve | 55-53 |
| 07:47 | UC Irvine | Joshua Brumit swats the dunk try by William Vickers | 55-53 |
| 07:45 | Howard | Charles Koenig gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:28 | Howard | Charles Koenig is denied on a layup by Robert Nash | 55-53 |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Burchett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Vickers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Clark (fresh) SG - Craig Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Craig Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 06:43 | Howard | Charles Koenig pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:27 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Dean Grieve tips it in | 55-55 |
| 06:16 | UC Irvine | Charles Koenig steals the ball from William Vickers | 55-55 |
| 05:52 | Howard | Mario Rhames is called for the reach on Craig Lawson - foul #1 on Mario Rhames, team foul #2 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG) Joseph Burchett | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Vallery (PG), Stanley Hodgdon (SF), William Wheeler (PF) Daniel Clark, Joshua Brumit, Dean Grieve | |
| 05:46 | Howard | Mario Rhames takes the ball from William Wheeler | 55-55 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Stanley Hodgdon - foul #2 on Stanley Hodgdon, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames misses the free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:12 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 05:11 | Howard | Charles Koenig snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 05:01 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Lawson | 57-58 |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash is fouled on the floor by Charles Koenig - foul #1 on Charles Koenig, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (SG), Ivan Phillips (SF), Cory Miller (PF) Mario Rhames, William Vickers, Joseph Abernathy | |
| Subs | Howard | Raymond Shattuck (SG), Kris Laborde (C) Craig Lawson, Charles Koenig | |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:43 | Howard | William Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:30 | Howard | Andrew Vallery clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 03:55 | Howard | Kris Laborde can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ivan Phillips | 59-58 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Rees | 61-58 |
| 03:30 | Howard | William Wheeler loses the dribble to Robert Nash | 61-58 |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Shattuck - foul #3 on Raymond Shattuck, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames (SG), William Vickers (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Samuel Rees, Ivan Phillips, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Greene (PG), Craig Lawson (SG), Joshua Brumit (SF), Dean Grieve (PF), Charles Koenig (C) Andrew Vallery, Raymond Shattuck, Stanley Hodgdon, William Wheeler, Kris Laborde | |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Burchett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Vickers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Burchett - foul #2 on Joseph Burchett, team foul #3 | 63-58 |
| 02:56 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:56 | Howard | Joshua Brumit makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Robert Nash (C) Joseph Burchett, Cory Miller | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Vallery (PG) Robert Greene | |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | William Vickers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy tips it but misses | 63-59 |
| 02:36 | Howard | Charles Koenig pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:18 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 02:17 | Howard | Andrew Vallery tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 01:58 | UC Irvine | William Vickers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Dean Grieve gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Dean Grieve is hacked by Joseph Abernathy - foul #3 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| 01:31 | Howard | Craig Lawson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Nash - foul #2 on Robert Nash, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| 01:31 | Howard | Craig Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:31 | Howard | Craig Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 01:09 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joshua Brumit | 63-62 |
| 00:56 | Howard | William Vickers takes the ball from Joshua Brumit | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames connects on the shot from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Charles Koenig's pass is intercepted by Mario Rhames | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Vallery - foul #4 on Andrew Vallery, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG) Samuel Rees | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Howard | Andrew Vallery scores on a 3 from straight away | 67-65 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | William Vickers is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Vallery - foul #5 on Andrew Vallery, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG) Joseph Burchett | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Greene (PG) Andrew Vallery | |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | William Vickers misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | William Vickers misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Dean Grieve is called for the reach on Joseph Abernathy - foul #2 on Dean Grieve, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Craig Lawson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Greene | 69-68 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Craig Lawson is called for the reach on William Vickers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Lawson, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | William Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | William Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Howard | Charles Koenig scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-71 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames misses short on a halfcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Vickers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-71 |
| 04:18 | Howard | Joshua Brumit is fouled on the floor by William Vickers - foul #2 on William Vickers, team foul #6 | 71-71 |
| 03:59 | Howard | Charles Koenig misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 03:57 | Howard | Joshua Brumit gets the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 03:35 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses the lay-in | 71-71 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Samuel Rees | 71-71 |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Koenig - foul #2 on Charles Koenig, team foul #13 | 71-71 |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:30 | Howard | The rebound goes to Dean Grieve | 72-71 |
| 03:13 | Howard | Craig Lawson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-71 |
| 03:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | William Vickers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees grabs the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy hits a floater from the baseline set up by Samuel Rees | 74-71 |
| 02:27 | Howard | Charles Koenig misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Mario Rhames | 74-71 |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees is fouled on the floor by Joshua Brumit - foul #1 on Joshua Brumit, team foul #14 | 74-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Clark (PG), William Wheeler (PF) Robert Greene, Dean Grieve | |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:13 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Greene (PG), Dean Grieve (PF) Daniel Clark, William Wheeler | |
| 01:47 | Howard | Charles Koenig misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 76-71 |
| 01:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses long on a floater from the left side | 76-71 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Dean Grieve - foul #3 on Dean Grieve, team foul #15 | 76-71 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Charles Koenig hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Greene | 78-73 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Vickers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Greene - foul #4 on Robert Greene, team foul #16 | 78-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips (PF), Cory Miller (C) Joseph Abernathy, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Howard | Craig Lawson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 00:34 | Howard | Dean Grieve snags the offensive board | 80-73 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Craig Lawson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (SG), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Robert Nash (C) Mario Rhames, Ivan Phillips, Cory Miller | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Greene - foul #5 on Robert Greene, team foul #17 | 80-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Clark (PG) Robert Greene | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:23 | Howard | Craig Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-76 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | William Vickers gets the rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Daniel Clark is called for the reach on William Vickers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #18 | 82-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames (SG), Cory Miller (C) Joseph Burchett, Robert Nash | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | William Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | William Vickers misses the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:18 | Howard | Charles Koenig pulls down the rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Craig Lawson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Brumit | 83-79 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Daniel Clark is called for the reach on Cory Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Clark, team foul #19 | 83-79 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (SG) Mario Rhames | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Craig Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-79 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Joshua Brumit snags the offensive board | 85-79 |
| 00:00 | Howard | The clock runs out | 85-79 |