| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) PF - Mark Cusumano (fresh) C - Ray Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) SF - David Carroll (fresh) PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) C - Robert Daniel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | Gary Poole snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Iowa State | Robert Daniel is called for the reach on Ray Daniels - foul #1 on Robert Daniel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels's pass is intercepted by Danny Mazzone | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Marshall and the foul's on Robert Daniel - foul #2 on Robert Daniel, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (C) Robert Daniel | |
| 18:33 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | John Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Marshall | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Iowa State | Danny Mazzone steals it from Gary Poole | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone dunks the ball | 3-6 |
| 17:51 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ray Daniels | 5-6 |
| 17:27 | UC Irvine | John Johnson scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Danny Mazzone | 5-8 |
| 17:16 | Iowa State | Gary Poole hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Marshall and the foul's on Robert Dashiell - foul #1 on Robert Dashiell, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Scott Perrine (PF), Alexander Newman (C) Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (PG), Norman Henson (SG), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Robert Dashiell, Donald Rowe | |
| 17:16 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Carroll | 7-8 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 16:55 | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:51 | Iowa State | John Colson buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jesse Brantley | 9-8 |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson is fouled on the floor by Scott Perrine - foul #1 on Scott Perrine, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Douglas Tellez (SG) Gary Poole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (PG) David Carroll | |
| 16:31 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 16:29 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to John Colson | 9-8 |
| 16:04 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the floater from the right wing set up by Jesse Brantley | 11-8 |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 15:44 | Iowa State | Alexander Newman snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Colson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Tellez (fresh) SF - Jesse Brantley (fresh) PF - Scott Perrine (fresh) C - Alexander Newman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) SG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Morman (fresh) C - Norman Henson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Morman - foul #1 on Brian Morman, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Douglas Tellez, Jesse Brantley, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Robert Dashiell (SG), David Carroll (SF), Donald Rowe (PF) Thomas Roberts, Melvin Sullivan, John Johnson, Norman Henson | |
| 15:32 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:32 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:17 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 15:16 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:03 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Rowe - foul #1 on Donald Rowe, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Mark Cusumano (PF) John Colson, Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:03 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:03 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:03 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 14:35 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Daniels | 16-11 |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 14:23 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman grabs the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Dashiell, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (PG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Scott Perrine (C) Gary Poole, Rick Taylor, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (SG), Norman Henson (C) Robert Dashiell, Brian Morman | |
| 13:51 | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Cusumano | 18-11 |
| 13:32 | UC Irvine | David Carroll can't connect on a runner near the basket | 18-11 |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 13:25 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine misses long on a runner near the basket | 18-11 |
| 13:23 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano hits the follow up shot | 20-11 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-11 |
| 13:03 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano grabs the defensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 12:42 | Iowa State | John Colson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-11 |
| 12:41 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | Mark Cusumano is called for the reach on Donald Rowe - foul #1 on Mark Cusumano, team foul #2 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Rick Taylor (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Mitchell Marshall, Jesse Brantley, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (PG), John Johnson (SF), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, David Carroll, Norman Henson | |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe blows the layup | 20-11 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | John Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-11 |
| 11:59 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| 11:42 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Ray Daniels is blocked by Brian Morman | 20-11 |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Colson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Perrine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) SG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | John Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-11 |
| 11:31 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Melvin Sullivan steals it from Gary Poole in the backcourt | 20-11 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Scott Perrine is called for the reach on Donald Rowe - foul #2 on Scott Perrine, team foul #3 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Mark Cusumano (PF) John Colson, Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Norman Henson (SG), David Carroll (SF) Thomas Roberts, Melvin Sullivan, Donald Rowe | |
| 10:54 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 10:27 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gary Poole | 22-14 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by John Johnson is denied by Ray Daniels | 22-14 |
| 09:59 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the tip | 22-14 |
| 09:58 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | Gary Poole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 09:38 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels tips it back up and in | 24-14 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson travels with the ball | 24-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (PG), Douglas Tellez (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF) Gary Poole, Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (PG), Melvin Sullivan (SG), Donald Rowe (PF) Danny Mazzone, Norman Henson, Brian Morman | |
| 09:03 | Iowa State | John Colson throws it down on a nice dish by Douglas Tellez | 26-14 |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-14 |
| 08:43 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels pulls down the rebound | 26-14 |
| 08:33 | Iowa State | John Colson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Melvin Sullivan - foul #1 on Melvin Sullivan, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Rick Taylor (SF), Alexander Newman (C) Douglas Tellez, Jesse Brantley, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:33 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 08:33 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-14 |
| 08:08 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 28-14 |
| 07:47 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano is whistled for traveling | 28-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Ray Daniels (C) John Colson, Rick Taylor, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG) Thomas Roberts | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone drills a shot from the right wing | 28-16 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Cusumano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) SF - David Carroll (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall loses the dribble to David Carroll | 28-16 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (PG), Rick Taylor (SF) Gary Poole, Jesse Brantley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Norman Henson (SG), Brian Morman (C) Melvin Sullivan, John Johnson | |
| 06:41 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Colson | 31-16 |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | John Colson steps in front of the Danny Mazzone pass in the backcourt | 31-16 |
| 06:38 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor blows the dunk | 31-16 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano grabs the offensive board | 31-16 |
| 06:25 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Colson | 33-16 |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-16 |
| 06:04 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-16 |
| 06:00 | Iowa State | The short jumper by John Colson is denied by Donald Rowe | 33-16 |
| 05:58 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the rebound | 33-16 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | Mitchell Marshall steals the ball from Norman Henson | 33-16 |
| 05:38 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-16 |
| 05:36 | UC Irvine | David Carroll grabs the board | 33-16 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | David Carroll misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 33-16 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall pulls down the rebound | 33-16 |
| 05:17 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels can't connect on a floater near the basket | 33-16 |
| 05:16 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 33-16 |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | John Colson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Henson - foul #1 on Norman Henson, team foul #8 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Alexander Newman (C) Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (PG), Melvin Sullivan (SG) Danny Mazzone, David Carroll | |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | John Colson misses the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-16 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan is hacked by Mark Cusumano - foul #2 on Mark Cusumano, team foul #4 | 34-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Scott Perrine (PF), Ray Daniels (C) John Colson, Jesse Brantley, Mark Cusumano, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Carroll (SF), John Johnson (C) Brian Morman, Norman Henson | |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Scott Perrine takes the ball from David Carroll | 34-16 |
| 04:14 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Perrine | 37-16 |
| 04:01 | UC Irvine | David Carroll misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-16 |
| 04:00 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels gets the rebound | 37-16 |
| 03:51 | Iowa State | Gary Poole scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mitchell Marshall | 39-16 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Rick Taylor steals the ball from Thomas Roberts | 39-16 |
| 03:42 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine slams it home on a great pass from Rick Taylor | 41-16 |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | David Carroll makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Johnson | 41-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Perrine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) SG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) SF - David Carroll (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Iowa State | Donald Rowe is called for the reach on Rick Taylor - foul #2 on Donald Rowe, team foul #9 | 41-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (SG), Mark Cusumano (PF) Mitchell Marshall, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Robert Dashiell (SG), Brian Morman (SF), Norman Henson (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Thomas Roberts, Melvin Sullivan, David Carroll, Donald Rowe, John Johnson | |
| 03:18 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 41-19 |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-19 |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley (SF), Alexander Newman (C) Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:42 | Iowa State | John Colson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Poole | 43-19 |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Alexander Newman denies the turnaround by Norman Henson | 43-19 |
| 02:27 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine pulls down the rebound | 43-19 |
| 02:08 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF) John Colson, Jesse Brantley, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Carroll (SF) Norman Henson | |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | David Carroll hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Mazzone | 43-21 |
| 01:40 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall is hacked by Robert Dashiell - foul #3 on Robert Dashiell, team foul #10 | 43-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (SG) Robert Dashiell | |
| 01:40 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 01:40 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | David Carroll buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Morman | 45-23 |
| 01:01 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Poole | 48-23 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-23 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | David Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-23 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Ray Daniels swats the short shot by Danny Mazzone | 48-23 |
| 00:40 | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley gets the rebound | 48-23 |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Gary Poole clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-23 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Melvin Sullivan | 48-23 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jesse Brantley - foul #1 on Jesse Brantley, team foul #5 | 48-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (PG), Douglas Tellez (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF) Gary Poole, Mitchell Marshall, Jesse Brantley, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (SF), Norman Henson (PF) David Carroll, Brian Morman | |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone misses the 1st free throw | 48-23 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-24 |
| 00:02 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #11 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG) Douglas Tellez | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (PG) Danny Mazzone | |
| 00:02 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 49-24 |
| 00:02 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 49-24 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel gets the rebound | 49-24 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 49-24 |