| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) SF - William Turner (fresh) PF - John Banker (fresh) C - Thomas Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | George Nelson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Banker | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UC Irvine | John Banker double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Thomas Cox steals the ball from Curt Borrego | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | UC Irvine | John Banker is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Marvin Brown scores on a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Thomas Cox - foul #1 on Thomas Cox, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Stewart | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Marvin Brown and he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle misses the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:53 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox clanks a shot from the left block | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Wilbur Burnside | 5-3 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:31 | UC Irvine | William Turner snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | William Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | William Turner swats the shot by Marvin Brown | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Curt Borrego pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Curt Borrego hits the follow up shot | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Eugene Albertson (SF), Aaron Lemons (PF), Raymond Vasser (C) Ronald Pyle, Marvin Brown, Curt Borrego, George Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Eugene Albertson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | William Turner misses the fadeaway from the right side | 7-3 |
| 15:58 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown tips it home | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) SF - Eugene Albertson (fresh) PF - Aaron Lemons (fresh) C - Raymond Vasser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) PF - John Banker (fresh) C - Thomas Cox (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons's pass is intercepted by William Turner | 7-5 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | John Banker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eugene Albertson - foul #1 on Eugene Albertson, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Raymond Vasser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (PG), Johnny Roberts (SG), Joseph Perkins (SF), Ronald Beckham (C) Charles Brown, Richard Stewart, William Turner, Thomas Cox | |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | John Banker makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | John Banker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Eugene Albertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Joseph Perkins's pass is intercepted by Aaron Lemons | 7-6 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Eugene Albertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Curt Borrego (PF) Freddy Morton, Eugene Albertson, Aaron Lemons | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart (SG), Thomas Cox (C) Joseph Perkins, John Banker | |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui is fouled on the floor by Marvin Brown - foul #1 on Marvin Brown, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui connects on the driving attempt from close range | 7-8 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | George Nelson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ronald Beckham | 7-11 |
| 12:45 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Richard Stewart is denied by Marvin Brown | 7-11 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Marvin Brown snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wilbur Burnside | 10-11 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pyle - foul #1 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Aaron Lemons (C) Ronald Pyle, George Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Brown (PG), William Turner (SF) Jonathan Hui, Johnny Roberts | |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | William Turner blows the dunk | 10-11 |
| 12:12 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Stewart | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Lemons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) PF - Ronald Beckham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cox (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-14 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | Freddy Morton picks off the pass by Ronald Beckham | 10-14 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Thomas Cox - foul #2 on Thomas Cox, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Eugene Albertson (SF), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Curt Borrego | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (SG), John Banker (PF), Leon Burleigh (C) Richard Stewart, Ronald Beckham, Thomas Cox | |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:39 | UC Irvine | Aaron Lemons blocks the short jumper by Leon Burleigh | 13-14 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | George Nelson pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (SG) Ronald Pyle | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui slams it home set up by John Banker | 13-16 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Freddy Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Johnny Moberly | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart (SG) Jonathan Hui | |
| 09:20 | UC Irvine | John Banker drills a jump hook from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Eugene Albertson is fouled on the floor by John Banker - foul #1 on John Banker, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Curt Borrego (PF) Freddy Morton, Eugene Albertson, Aaron Lemons | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (PG), Johnny Roberts (SF) Charles Brown, William Turner | |
| 08:45 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raymond Vasser (C) George Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham (C) Leon Burleigh | |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | John Banker tips it home | 13-20 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Curt Borrego misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside snags the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly travels with the ball | 13-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Raymond Vasser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Brown (PG), William Turner (SF) Jonathan Hui, Johnny Roberts | |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | William Turner's pass is intercepted by George Nelson | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) PF - John Banker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Beckham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Curt Borrego tips it but misses | 13-20 |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | William Turner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Freddy Morton gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | George Nelson blows the layup | 13-20 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Curt Borrego | 13-20 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Curt Borrego knocks in the 3 from straight away | 16-20 |
| 06:35 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Charles Brown | 16-22 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | George Nelson's layup is rejected by John Banker | 16-22 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Curt Borrego snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Curt Borrego can't finish the layup | 16-22 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 05:39 | UC Irvine | George Nelson is called for the reach on Charles Brown - foul #1 on George Nelson, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Eugene Albertson (SF), Aaron Lemons (PF), Raymond Vasser (C) Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, Curt Borrego, George Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (PG), Erin Viera (SG), Johnny Roberts (SF), Joseph Perkins (PF), Leon Burleigh (C) Charles Brown, Richard Stewart, William Turner, John Banker, Ronald Beckham | |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Eugene Albertson is called for the reach on Erin Viera - foul #2 on Eugene Albertson, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Hamilton (SF) Eugene Albertson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Erin Viera makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Erin Viera makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Wilbur Burnside and he's hacked by Erin Viera - foul #1 on Erin Viera, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons misses the free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:44 | UC Irvine | Johnny Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leon Burleigh - foul #1 on Leon Burleigh, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SF), George Nelson (C) Richard Hamilton, Raymond Vasser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Brown (PG), Richard Stewart (SG), William Turner (SF) Erin Viera, Johnny Roberts, Joseph Perkins | |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | George Nelson blocks the short jumper by William Turner | 20-24 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui tips it in | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddy Morton (fresh) PF - Aaron Lemons (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) PF - Leon Burleigh (fresh) C - Jonathan Hui (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:51 | Iowa | George Nelson lays it in set up by Johnny Moberly and the foul's on Leon Burleigh - foul #2 on Leon Burleigh, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Curt Borrego (PF) Johnny Moberly, Wilbur Burnside, Aaron Lemons | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Banker (PF), Thomas Cox (C) Leon Burleigh, Jonathan Hui | |
| 02:51 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | John Banker lays it in | 26-28 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raymond Vasser (C) George Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (PG), Johnny Roberts (SF) Charles Brown, William Turner | |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Marvin Brown snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Thomas Cox is called for the reach on Freddy Morton - foul #3 on Thomas Cox, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Lemons (C) Raymond Vasser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham (C) Thomas Cox | |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui is hacked by Ronald Pyle - foul #3 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG) Ronald Pyle, Freddy Morton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Moberly and he's fouled by John Banker - foul #2 on John Banker, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Nelson (C) Curt Borrego | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Brown (PG), William Turner (SF) Richard Stewart, Johnny Roberts | |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Marvin Brown swats the short shot by John Banker | 33-30 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | George Nelson snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Curt Borrego (PF) Aaron Lemons | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Brown | 33-30 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui misses the halfcourt shot | 36-30 |