| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Stockton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roderick Waldrop (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Clayton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Outten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Cueto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wilmoth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Class (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ruben Thiel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cueto - foul #3 on Thomas Cueto, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (SG) Thomas Cueto | |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Roderick Waldrop takes the ball from James Class | 28-35 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher hits the finger roll set up by Roderick Waldrop | 30-35 |
| 18:38 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton hits the finger roll | 32-35 |
| 18:05 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel scores on a jump hook near the basket | 32-37 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Warnke - foul #1 on Eddie Warnke, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:24 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Samuel Stockton, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer (SG) Samuel Stockton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski (SF) James Class | |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Meagher | 36-37 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Breslawski | 36-39 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-39 |
| 15:55 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian Wilmoth | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Waldrop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Clayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Outten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Breslawski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wilmoth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Ruben Thiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop misses the dunk but he's hacked by Ruben Thiel - foul #2 on Ruben Thiel, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Burney (PG), Samuel Stockton (SG), Kevin Woodard (PF), Ralph Whitaker (C) Christopher Meagher, Thomas Springer, Michael Clayton, Ryan Outten | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto (SG), James Class (PF) Christopher Bennett, Brian Wilmoth | |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke is fouled on the floor by Roderick Waldrop - foul #3 on Roderick Waldrop, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts (C) Roderick Waldrop | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | James Class buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eddie Warnke | 38-44 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-44 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Kevin Woodard swats the short shot by Ruben Thiel | 38-44 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (PG), Brian Wilmoth (SF) Eddie Warnke, Michael Breslawski | |
| 13:18 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett is fouled on the floor by Ralph Whitaker - foul #1 on Ralph Whitaker, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton (PF) Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Michael Clayton blocks the jumper by Ruben Thiel | 38-44 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 12:33 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:06 | UC Irvine | James Class hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Burney | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Burney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Stockton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Whitaker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Cueto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Wilmoth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Class (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ruben Thiel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Cueto | 40-44 |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | James Class clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Clayton - foul #1 on Michael Clayton, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Thomas Springer (SG), Roderick Waldrop (SF), Jack Roberts (PF), Ryan Outten (C) John Burney, Samuel Stockton, Ralph Whitaker, Michael Clayton, Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke (PG), Michael Breslawski (SF) Christopher Bennett, Brian Wilmoth | |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | James Class misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | James Class misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Cueto - foul #4 on Thomas Cueto, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (SG) Thomas Cueto | |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:37 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett lays it up and in | 42-46 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop misses the shot in the lane | 42-46 |
| 10:29 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:12 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 09:44 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Breslawski | 47-48 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Burney (PG), Samuel Stockton (SG), Michael Clayton (PF) Christopher Meagher, Thomas Springer, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth (PF) James Class | |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Whitaker (SF), Kevin Woodard (C) Roderick Waldrop, Ryan Outten | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto (SG), James Class (PF) Christopher Bennett, Michael Breslawski | |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Burney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Stockton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Cueto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Wilmoth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Class (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ruben Thiel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke knocks in the jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Whitaker drills a 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:21 | UC Irvine | James Class misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 06:19 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:56 | UC Irvine | James Class clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 52-50 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Roderick Waldrop (SF), Ryan Outten (C) John Burney, Ralph Whitaker, Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski (SF) James Class | |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Christopher Meagher | 54-50 |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cueto | 54-52 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Meagher | 56-52 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ryan Outten - foul #2 on Ryan Outten, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Burney (PG), Thomas Springer (SG), Kevin Woodard (PF) Christopher Meagher, Samuel Stockton, Michael Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (SG) Thomas Cueto | |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Burney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Waldrop (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Outten (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Breslawski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wilmoth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Ruben Thiel (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten misses the tip | 56-52 |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto (SG), James Class (PF) Eddie Warnke, Brian Wilmoth | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton (SG), Michael Clayton (PF) Thomas Springer, Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke (PG), Brian Wilmoth (PF) Christopher Bennett, James Class | |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski double dribbles | 58-52 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Breslawski - foul #2 on Michael Breslawski, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Class (PF) Michael Breslawski | |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | John Burney grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | John Burney is hacked by Eddie Warnke - foul #2 on Eddie Warnke, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer (SG), Ralph Whitaker (SF), Kevin Woodard (PF), Jack Roberts (C) Samuel Stockton, Roderick Waldrop, Michael Clayton, Ryan Outten | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (PG), Michael Breslawski (SF) Eddie Warnke, Brian Wilmoth | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | John Burney makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | John Burney misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | James Class snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Burney runs out the clock | 63-52 |