| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Odom (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kyle Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russ Vicini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Terrell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gerald Banes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 19:26 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael McClaine | 37-36 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | Henry Taylor is called for the reach on Russ Vicini - foul #2 on Henry Taylor, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-36 |
| 18:56 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:48 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine's pass is intercepted by Joshua Carroll | 37-36 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 18:29 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:15 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong clanks a runner in the lane | 37-36 |
| 18:14 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Kyle Gordon | 37-36 |
| 17:56 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes comes up short on the runner in the lane | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:41 | Texas Southern | Kyle Gordon is called for the reach on Michael McClaine - foul #3 on Kyle Gordon, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin White (PG) Kyle Gordon | |
| 17:18 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine misses badly on a floater from the left side | 37-36 |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 17:15 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs tips it home | 39-36 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Glenn Stubbs swats the shot by Gerald Banes | 39-36 |
| 16:54 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:34 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:16 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Carroll and he's hacked by Glenn Stubbs - foul #1 on Glenn Stubbs, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), Allen Kennett (SG), John Smith (SF), Steven Hazelton (PF), Richard Rook (C) Michael McClaine, Henry Taylor, Peter Odom, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon (PG), Christopher Bleich (SG), Daniel White (PF) Benjamin White, Joshua Carroll, John Terrell | |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dane Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Hazelton (fresh) C - Richard Rook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kyle Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Bleich (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Russ Vicini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Banes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:39 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Black (C) Gerald Banes | |
| 15:05 | Texas Southern | John Smith clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Troy Black grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Daniel White misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 14:48 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon tips it home | 39-41 |
| 14:43 | Texas Southern | Russ Vicini takes the ball from Dane Freeman | 39-41 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-41 |
| 14:26 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Steven Hazelton is hacked by Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Henry Taylor (SG), Peter Odom (SF), Glenn Stubbs (PF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Dane Freeman, Allen Kennett, John Smith, Steven Hazelton, Richard Rook | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll (SG), Gerald Banes (C) Christopher Bleich, Russ Vicini | |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the easy layup | 39-41 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Cecil Birdsong - foul #1 on Cecil Birdsong, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Terrell (PF) Troy Black | |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon makes the 3rd free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:35 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Henry Taylor | 41-44 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Glenn Stubbs - foul #2 on Glenn Stubbs, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:05 | Texas Southern | Gerald Banes steals it from Henry Taylor | 41-46 |
| 12:45 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-46 |
| 12:44 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Peter Odom | 41-46 |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs's pass is intercepted by John Terrell | 41-46 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Glenn Stubbs - foul #3 on Glenn Stubbs, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (SG) Henry Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin White (PG), Russ Vicini (SF) Kyle Gordon, Daniel White | |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin White - foul #2 on Benjamin White, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Smith (SF) Peter Odom | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Black (PF), Ryan Walsh (C) John Terrell, Gerald Banes | |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Stubbs | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Benjamin White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russ Vicini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Troy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Walsh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Kennett | 43-48 |
| 11:23 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joshua Carroll, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Rook (C) Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich (SG), Daniel White (PF) Joshua Carroll, Ryan Walsh | |
| 11:03 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett is hacked by Russ Vicini - foul #1 on Russ Vicini, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor (SG) Allen Kennett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon (PG) Benjamin White | |
| 10:43 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel White | 43-48 |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | John Smith tips it home | 45-48 |
| 10:29 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), Peter Odom (SF), Steven Hazelton (PF) Michael McClaine, John Smith, Glenn Stubbs | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Terrell (PF), Gerald Banes (C) Daniel White, Troy Black | |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle Gordon | 45-50 |
| 09:55 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 09:54 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs (PF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Steven Hazelton, Richard Rook | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll (SG) Christopher Bleich | |
| 09:12 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Allen Kennett (SG) Dane Freeman, Henry Taylor | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon tips it but misses | 45-50 |
| 08:46 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Terrell - foul #2 on John Terrell, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin White (PG), Daniel White (PF) Kyle Gordon, John Terrell | |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes jams it on a great pass from Benjamin White | 47-54 |
| 07:43 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 07:42 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Odom (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Benjamin White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russ Vicini (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Daniel White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Banes (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs scores on a shot in the paint set up by Michael McClaine | 49-54 |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Odom - foul #1 on Peter Odom, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor (SG), John Smith (SF), Steven Hazelton (PF) Allen Kennett, Peter Odom, Glenn Stubbs | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon (PG), John Terrell (PF), Troy Black (C) Benjamin White, Daniel White, Gerald Banes | |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | John Smith loses the dribble to John Terrell | 49-56 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Troy Black hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Carroll | 49-58 |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 06:08 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Terrell | 49-58 |
| 06:01 | UC Irvine | Troy Black misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Cecil Birdsong - foul #2 on Cecil Birdsong, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), Glenn Stubbs (PF), Richard Rook (C) Michael McClaine, Steven Hazelton, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich (SG), Daniel White (SF) Joshua Carroll, Russ Vicini | |
| 06:01 | UC Irvine | Troy Black makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:01 | UC Irvine | Troy Black misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:01 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 05:46 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs is denied on a layup by John Terrell | 49-59 |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rook | 49-59 |
| 05:23 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor drills a jumper from the right side | 51-59 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | John Terrell loses the dribble to Richard Rook | 51-59 |
| 04:51 | Texas Southern | Troy Black blocks the short jumper by Richard Rook | 51-59 |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 04:28 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-59 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Daniel White snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Peter Odom (SF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Dane Freeman, John Smith, Richard Rook | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll (SG), Russ Vicini (SF), Gerald Banes (C) Christopher Bleich, Daniel White, Troy Black | |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Russ Vicini | 51-62 |
| 03:28 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the jump hook from the right block | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Odom (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kyle Gordon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Russ Vicini (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Terrell (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Banes (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Banes | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | John Terrell is called for the reach on Peter Odom - foul #3 on John Terrell, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel White (PF) John Terrell | |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Henry Taylor is called for the reach on Joshua Carroll - foul #3 on Henry Taylor, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 02:29 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 53-64 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Stubbs | 53-64 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Daniel White tips it back up and in | 53-66 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs buries a floater from the right block | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Russ Vicini | 55-69 |
| 01:25 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes is hacked by Cecil Birdsong - foul #3 on Cecil Birdsong, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin White (PG), Christopher Bleich (SG), Troy Black (PF) Kyle Gordon, Joshua Carroll, Russ Vicini | |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Daniel White grabs the offensive board | 57-70 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Daniel White connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin White | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Troy Black | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Benjamin White runs out the clock | 57-72 |