| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Walter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Abron (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Lanigan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Stodola (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Cali (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Schalk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | John Walter inbounds the ball | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Howard | James St. Jean knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 19:21 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edwin Jones | 39-50 |
| 19:00 | Howard | James St. Jean hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Edwin Jones - foul #1 on Edwin Jones, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| 19:00 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 18:43 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Cali and he's hacked by James Abron - foul #2 on James Abron, team foul #1 | 42-52 |
| 18:43 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 18:43 | Howard | James Abron grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 18:26 | Howard | John Walter can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Stodola - foul #2 on John Stodola, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| 18:26 | Howard | John Walter makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 18:26 | Howard | John Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 18:26 | Howard | James Abron gets the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 18:07 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-52 |
| 17:45 | UC Irvine | John Stodola scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Cali | 43-55 |
| 17:31 | Howard | John Walter scores on a shot from close range set up by John Knapp | 45-55 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk makes the 3 from the left wing set up by John Stodola | 45-58 |
| 17:03 | Howard | John Knapp misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 17:01 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan tips it home | 47-58 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk loses the dribble to Jeff Lanigan | 47-58 |
| 16:49 | Howard | James Abron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG), James Ashby (SF), John Fox (C) James St. Jean, John Walter, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Jonathan Askew (SG), Jessie Wiggins (SF), Jeffrey Speidel (PF), Eric Storey (C) John Stodola, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones, Edward Scaggs, Rodney Schalk | |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey misses the tip | 47-58 |
| 16:26 | Howard | James Abron snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 16:09 | Howard | James Abron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-58 |
| 16:07 | Howard | James Ashby gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 15:48 | Howard | James Ashby misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-58 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) SF - James Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Abron (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - John Fox (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anton Parra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Speidel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Storey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey drills a floater from the left block set up by Jessie Wiggins | 47-60 |
| 15:18 | Howard | John Fox clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathan Askew - foul #1 on Jonathan Askew, team foul #3 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), John Walter (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), James Egger (C) John Knapp, Darrell Schwede, James Ashby, James Abron | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG), Gregory Cali (SG), Edwin Jones (SF), Rodney Schalk (C) Anton Parra, Jonathan Askew, Jeffrey Speidel, Eric Storey | |
| 15:18 | Howard | John Fox makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 15:18 | Howard | John Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 14:55 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins loses the dribble to Joseph Baker | 49-60 |
| 14:51 | Howard | James St. Jean knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Baker | 51-60 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Stodola | 51-62 |
| 14:28 | Howard | John Walter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 14:10 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Stodola | 54-64 |
| 13:48 | Howard | Joseph Baker comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 54-64 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 13:19 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-64 |
| 13:17 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk gets the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 13:03 | Howard | John Walter gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 12:55 | Howard | James St. Jean misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Cali - foul #1 on Gregory Cali, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James Ashby (SF) John Fox, John Walter | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew (SG), Anton Parra (SF), Edward Scaggs (PF), Jeffrey Speidel (C) Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones, Jessie Wiggins, Rodney Schalk | |
| 12:55 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 12:55 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | John Stodola clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-64 |
| 12:46 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joseph Baker | 56-64 |
| 12:35 | Howard | John Knapp is fouled on the floor by John Stodola - foul #3 on John Stodola, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Howard | James Abron (PF), Jeff Lanigan (C) Joseph Baker, James Egger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Taylor (SF) John Stodola | |
| 12:25 | Howard | Donald Taylor is called for the reach on James Ashby - foul #1 on Donald Taylor, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG) James St. Jean | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:17 | Howard | Jeffrey Speidel steals the ball from John Knapp | 56-64 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | Jeff Lanigan is called for the reach on Jonathan Askew - foul #1 on Jeff Lanigan, team foul #2 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (SF) James Ashby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-64 |
| 11:31 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) SF - John Walter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jeff Lanigan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anton Parra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Speidel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), James Egger (C) Darrell Schwede, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG), Gregory Cali (SG), Edwin Jones (SF) Anton Parra, Jonathan Askew, Donald Taylor | |
| 10:53 | Howard | John Knapp hits a floater from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs is whistled for traveling | 58-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Baker (PF) James Abron | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins (PF), Rodney Schalk (C) Edward Scaggs, Jeffrey Speidel | |
| 10:34 | Howard | James Egger misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 58-64 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | John Stodola scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jessie Wiggins | 58-66 |
| 09:53 | Howard | John Knapp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-66 |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 09:44 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali is called for traveling | 58-66 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF), Jeff Lanigan (C) John Walter, James Egger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:28 | Howard | James St. Jean scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Baker | 60-66 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali is fouled on the floor by James St. Jean - foul #1 on James St. Jean, team foul #3 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), James Abron (PF) James St. Jean, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Jonathan Askew (SG), Edward Scaggs (PF) John Stodola, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones | |
| 08:57 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anton Parra | 60-68 |
| 08:35 | Howard | Anton Parra picks off the pass by Joseph Baker | 60-68 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anton Parra | 60-70 |
| 08:10 | Howard | John Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins is hacked by James Ashby - foul #2 on James Ashby, team foul #4 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), John Walter (SF), James Egger (C) John Knapp, James Ashby, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG), Edwin Jones (SF), Jeffrey Speidel (C) Anton Parra, Jessie Wiggins, Rodney Schalk | |
| 07:47 | UC Irvine | John Stodola drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Scaggs | 60-73 |
| 07:31 | Howard | John Fox buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James St. Jean | 63-73 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Walter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Stodola (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Speidel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | James St. Jean is called for the reach on Edward Scaggs - foul #2 on James St. Jean, team foul #5 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James Ashby (PF) John Fox, James Abron | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali (SG), Eric Storey (C) Jonathan Askew, Edward Scaggs | |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey misses the lay-in | 63-73 |
| 06:54 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones tips it back up and in | 63-75 |
| 06:31 | Howard | John Knapp knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James St. Jean | 65-75 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | John Stodola knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-77 |
| 05:46 | Howard | James Egger clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-77 |
| 05:45 | Howard | James St. Jean can't tip it in | 65-77 |
| 05:43 | Howard | John Walter can't tip it in | 65-77 |
| 05:41 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey pulls down the rebound | 65-77 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:06 | Howard | John Walter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-80 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Speidel gets the rebound | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:44 | UC Irvine | John Stodola is whistled for traveling | 65-80 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), James Abron (PF), Joseph Baker (C) James St. Jean, John Walter, James Egger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Jonathan Askew (SG), Jessie Wiggins (SF), Edward Scaggs (PF), Rodney Schalk (C) John Stodola, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones, Jeffrey Speidel, Eric Storey | |
| 04:35 | Howard | John Fox misses long on a shot from the left wing | 65-80 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk snags the defensive board | 65-80 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-80 |
| 04:15 | Howard | Joseph Baker snags the defensive board | 65-80 |
| 04:01 | Howard | John Fox misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-80 |
| 03:59 | Howard | John Fox grabs the offensive board | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Howard | John Fox misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 65-80 |
| 03:44 | Howard | James Abron hits the follow up shot | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins double dribbles | 67-80 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG), John Walter (SF) John Knapp, James Ashby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali (SG) Jonathan Askew | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) SF - John Walter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anton Parra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Cali (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Schalk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Howard | Joseph Baker buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrell Schwede | 69-80 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra is called for traveling | 69-80 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG) Darrell Schwede | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG) Anton Parra | |
| 02:51 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-80 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James Egger (C) John Fox, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones (SF) Jessie Wiggins | |
| 02:42 | Howard | John Knapp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-80 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 69-80 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 69-80 |
| 02:35 | Howard | James Egger snags the defensive board | 69-80 |
| 02:23 | Howard | James St. Jean misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-80 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs grabs the board | 69-80 |
| 02:18 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali is hacked by John Knapp - foul #2 on John Knapp, team foul #6 | 69-80 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 69-80 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali hits the follow up shot | 69-82 |
| 01:50 | Howard | John Walter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-82 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs pulls down the rebound | 69-82 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Scaggs | 69-84 |
| 01:09 | Howard | John Walter connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by James St. Jean | 71-84 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | James Abron is called for the reach on Edwin Jones - foul #3 on James Abron, team foul #7 | 71-84 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), James Ashby (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Jeff Lanigan (C) John Knapp, James St. Jean, John Walter, James Abron, James Egger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Jonathan Askew (SG), Jessie Wiggins (PF), Jeffrey Speidel (C) John Stodola, Gregory Cali, Edward Scaggs, Rodney Schalk | |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 71-84 |
| 00:47 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan pulls down the rebound | 71-84 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Howard | Joseph Baker misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jonathan Askew - foul #2 on Jonathan Askew, team foul #7 | 71-84 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Storey (C) Edwin Jones | |
| 00:39 | Howard | Joseph Baker misses the 1st free throw | 71-84 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Joseph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Fox - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #8 | 72-84 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:11 | Howard | John Fox connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Ashby | 75-86 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra runs out the clock | 75-86 |