| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer's pass is intercepted by David Stillwell | 30-29 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Harvey King lays it in on a nice dish by David Stillwell | 30-31 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush makes the jumper near the basket set up by Alejandro Diaz | 32-31 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Harvey King is fouled on the floor by Alejandro Diaz - foul #1 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG), Robert Sak (C) Billy Nelson, Alejandro Diaz, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Donald Rew lays it in set up by Jason Love | 32-33 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Donald Rew steps in front of the Robert Sak pass | 32-33 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SG) Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:53 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman (SG) Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Stillwell | 32-35 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Breslin, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Sak (C) Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Donald Rew scores on a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Sak - foul #2 on Robert Sak, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on David Stillwell - foul #1 on David Stillwell, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF), John Milan (C) David Stillwell, Reginald Vavra | |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the fadeaway from the right side | 32-38 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Jason Love pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Sak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Milan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Jason Love can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Love | 32-38 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Sak - foul #3 on Robert Sak, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Breslin, Claude Bush, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), David Stillwell (SF) Jason Love, Harvey King, Luis Zamora | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Childress (PF), Robert Sak (C) Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Donald Rew, John Milan | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is hacked by Robert Childress - foul #2 on Robert Childress, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SG), Claude Bush (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Bradley Hoffman, Robert Childress, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Phillips | 32-43 |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer connects on the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Reginald Vavra - foul #2 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Robert Childress (PF) Billy Nelson, Michael Hankins, Claude Bush | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, David Stillwell, Jerry Morgan | |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Donald Rew lays it in | 35-45 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Rew | 35-45 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Jason Love drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Vavra | 35-48 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Cohrs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Donald Rew steps in front of the Paul Cohrs pass | 35-48 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Alejandro Diaz - foul #2 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman (PG), Robert Sak (C) Michael Breslin, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Cohrs | 37-51 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-51 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Jason Love grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | John Milan buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Zamora | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Donald Rew drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Love | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Childress | 42-55 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Robert Sak - foul #4 on Robert Sak, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Claude Bush (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Bradley Hoffman, Alejandro Diaz, Robert Childress, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), David Stillwell (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, Donald Rew, John Milan | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Jerry Morgan is called for the reach on Michael Hankins - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG) Luis Zamora | |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | David Stillwell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Sullivan | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins loses the dribble to Reginald Vavra | 42-59 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Cohrs (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 4 pts. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra blows the layup | 42-59 |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Jerry Morgan swats the dunk try by Michael Hankins | 42-59 |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs gets the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-59 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Sullivan | 42-61 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Paul Cohrs is blocked by Reginald Vavra | 42-61 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 42-61 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Claude Bush - foul #2 on Claude Bush, team foul #8 | 42-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG), Robert Sak (C) Billy Nelson, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak buries a turnaround from the baseline | 44-61 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 44-61 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Bradley Hoffman | 44-61 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-61 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses short on a shot from close range | 46-61 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak grabs the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush is fouled on the floor by Harvey King - foul #1 on Harvey King, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Robert Childress (PF) Michael Breslin, Bradley Hoffman, Claude Bush | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF), John Milan (C) David Stillwell, Jerry Morgan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 04:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress grabs the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 04:01 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Childress | 46-61 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs loses the dribble to Donald Rew | 46-61 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Cohrs (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sak (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - John Milan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 46-61 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Jason Love is hacked by Paul Cohrs - foul #3 on Paul Cohrs, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG), Michael Hankins (SF) Billy Nelson, Alejandro Diaz, Paul Cohrs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Luis Zamora, John Milan | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress grabs the offensive board | 46-63 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak loses the dribble to Jason Love | 46-63 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love snags the offensive board | 46-63 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Harvey King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak's layup is rejected by Donald Rew | 49-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Jason Love comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jason Love runs out the clock | 49-63 |