| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Wix (fresh) C - Shawn Long (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs inbounds the ball | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 19:49 | UC Irvine | Randy Selby takes the ball from Paul Cohrs | 35-21 |
| 19:46 | Howard | Randy Selby lays it up and in | 35-23 |
| 19:29 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (PF) Claude Bush | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 19:00 | Howard | Randy Selby misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-23 |
| 18:58 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 18:43 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Corey Gomer, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Childress (PF) Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:17 | Howard | Billy Nelson is called for the reach on Randy Selby - foul #3 on Billy Nelson, team foul #2 | 35-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Claude Bush (PF) Billy Nelson, Robert Childress | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:52 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses the lay-in | 35-23 |
| 17:51 | Howard | Jerome Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:42 | Howard | Shawn Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-23 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs can't throw it down | 35-23 |
| 17:21 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs tips it home | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 17:15 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dustin Tenorio, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SF), Robert Childress (PF), Robert Sak (C) Paul Cohrs, Claude Bush, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Ramsey (SF), David Jackson (PF), Ron Sanders (C) Jerome Gibson, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| 16:51 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hankins | 40-23 |
| 16:24 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses the shot from just outside the lane | 40-23 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Childress | 40-23 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-23 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak tips it back up and in | 42-23 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) 2 stl. C - Robert Sak (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Ron Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 15:47 | Howard | Randy Selby scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Tenorio | 42-25 |
| 15:35 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Paul Cohrs (SF), Claude Bush (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Breslin, Alejandro Diaz, Robert Childress, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Thomas Ramsey, David Jackson, Ron Sanders | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 15:12 | Howard | Jerome Gibson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 14:55 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Josey | 44-31 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Corey Gomer | 47-31 |
| 13:58 | Howard | Jerome Gibson is hacked by Paul Cohrs - foul #1 on Paul Cohrs, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG) Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG) Paul Josey | |
| 13:41 | Howard | James Wix lays it in | 47-33 |
| 13:24 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the runner from the right block set up by Alejandro Diaz | 49-33 |
| 13:10 | Howard | Randy Selby misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-33 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Paul Cohrs | 49-33 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Billy Nelson | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 12:26 | Howard | Jerome Gibson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Billy Nelson - foul #4 on Billy Nelson, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Michael Hankins (SF), Robert Sak (C) Billy Nelson, Paul Cohrs, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Howard | Dustin Tenorio (SG), David Jackson (PF), Ron Sanders (C) Tyler Joyce, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| 12:26 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 12:08 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush is open and buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Breslin | 54-35 |
| 11:53 | Howard | Randy Selby loses the ball out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman (PG), Paul Cohrs (SF) Michael Breslin, Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (PG), Thomas Ramsey (SF) Randy Selby, Jerome Gibson | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Bradley Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Sak (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Paul Josey (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Ron Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | Paul Josey steps in front of the Robert Sak pass | 54-35 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz clanks a runner from the baseline | 54-35 |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak tips it home | 56-35 |
| 10:20 | Howard | David Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-35 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 09:59 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Michael Hankins (SF), Robert Childress (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Bradley Hoffman, Paul Cohrs, Claude Bush, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Jerome Gibson (SF), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Paul Josey, Thomas Ramsey, David Jackson, Ron Sanders | |
| 09:39 | Howard | James Wix loses the dribble to Michael Hankins | 56-35 |
| 09:35 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz lays it up and in set up by Michael Hankins | 58-35 |
| 09:18 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-35 |
| 09:17 | Howard | Shawn Long grabs the offensive board | 58-35 |
| 09:06 | Howard | Jerome Gibson slams it home set up by Dustin Tenorio | 58-37 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | James Wix is called for the reach on Michael Hankins - foul #1 on James Wix, team foul #2 | 58-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF), Claude Bush (PF) Michael Hankins, Robert Childress | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG) Dustin Tenorio | |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush misses the floater from the left wing | 58-37 |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin hits the follow up shot | 60-37 |
| 08:13 | Howard | Randy Selby comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Cohrs - foul #2 on Paul Cohrs, team foul #5 | 60-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Sak (C) Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Ramsey (SF), Ron Sanders (PF) Jerome Gibson, James Wix | |
| 08:13 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 08:13 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak snags the offensive board | 60-39 |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs loses the ball out of bounds | 60-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Robert Childress (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Breslin, Alejandro Diaz, Claude Bush, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Howard | David Jackson (PF) Shawn Long | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) 2 stl. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Ron Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Howard | Tyler Joyce misses the shot from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 07:21 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-39 |
| 06:57 | Howard | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 06:52 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Jackson | 60-42 |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs makes the runner from close range set up by Robert Childress and he's hacked by Thomas Ramsey - foul #2 on Thomas Ramsey, team foul #3 | 62-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), Claude Bush (PF), Robert Sak (C) Michael Hankins, Robert Childress, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Howard | Dustin Tenorio (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Randy Selby, Thomas Ramsey, David Jackson, Ron Sanders | |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the free throw | 62-42 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Tyler Joyce is whistled for traveling | 62-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SF) Paul Cohrs | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:50 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-42 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins tips it in | 64-42 |
| 05:28 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-42 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| 05:08 | UC Irvine | Shawn Long is called for the reach on Billy Nelson - foul #2 on Shawn Long, team foul #4 | 64-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG), Robert Childress (PF) Billy Nelson, Alejandro Diaz, Claude Bush | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (PG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), David Jackson (PF), Ron Sanders (C) Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| 04:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak dunks the ball | 66-42 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 04:29 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 04:28 | Howard | David Jackson hits the follow up shot | 66-44 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-44 |
| 03:58 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 03:54 | Howard | Paul Josey hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Joyce | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Hoffman | 68-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) 2 stl. C - Robert Sak (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Paul Josey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tyler Joyce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Howard | Tyler Joyce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-47 |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress gets the rebound | 68-47 |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Breslin | 70-47 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Paul Josey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tyler Joyce | 70-50 |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins connects on the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Ron Sanders - foul #3 on Ron Sanders, team foul #5 | 72-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Talley (PG), Frank Napieralski (SG) Michael Breslin, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins makes the free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:15 | Howard | Paul Josey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Hankins - foul #1 on Michael Hankins, team foul #6 | 73-50 |
| 02:15 | Howard | Paul Josey makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 02:15 | Howard | Paul Josey misses the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak pulls down the rebound | 73-51 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress travels with the ball | 73-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG) Justin Talley, Frank Napieralski | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:46 | Howard | Ron Sanders hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tyler Joyce | 73-54 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #6 | 73-54 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 01:00 | Howard | David Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #7 | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins's fadeaway is rejected by Ron Sanders | 75-54 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress can't tip it in | 75-54 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Ron Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Howard | Tyler Joyce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-54 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress snags the defensive board | 75-54 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin runs out the clock | 75-54 |