| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Leonard Matias (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Holman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Lovins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Boothby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Porras (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Casperson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Holman | 39-36 |
| 19:22 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Boothby - foul #1 on Stephen Boothby, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:22 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:22 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | William Holman scores on a floater from close range set up by Stephen Boothby | 41-38 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | William Holman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Fox - foul #2 on Joseph Fox, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | William Holman makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | William Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Victor Casperson | 42-38 |
| 18:22 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 42-38 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Fox | 42-40 |
| 17:30 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby is hacked by Andrew Hanley - foul #1 on Andrew Hanley, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Feltner (C) Andrew Hanley | |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Adam Hall - foul #2 on Adam Hall, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Marbury (SG) William Holman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 16:44 | UC Irvine | John Marbury misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:42 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Feltner snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 16:38 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Don Berrian (SG), Dennis Thompson (SF), Solomon Berthold (PF), David Collier (C) Leonard Matias, Sylvester Lovins, Thomas Renwick, Stephen Boothby | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Hawkins (SG), David Sommer (SF), Lewis Wingfield (C) Joseph Fox, Adam Hall, Victor Casperson | |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 16:13 | UC Irvine | John Marbury pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | John Marbury is hacked by Lewis Wingfield - foul #1 on Lewis Wingfield, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Holman (SG) Don Berrian | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Carlson (SG), Andrew Hanley (C) David Sommer, Lewis Wingfield | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Marbury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Holman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Solomon Berthold (fresh) C - David Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Porras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Feltner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UC Irvine | David Collier misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Marbury - foul #1 on John Marbury, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias (PG), Sylvester Lovins (SF), Thomas Renwick (PF), Stephen Boothby (C) John Marbury, Dennis Thompson, Solomon Berthold, David Collier | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox (SG), Adam Hall (SF), Victor Casperson (PF) Clifton Carlson, Stephen Hawkins, Michael Feltner | |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Thomas Renwick | 46-43 |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 14:56 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 14:35 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Boothby - foul #2 on Stephen Boothby, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Carlson (PG) Richard Porras | |
| 14:35 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:35 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:15 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Matias | 48-45 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Fox | 48-47 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | William Holman loses the dribble to Adam Hall | 48-47 |
| 13:27 | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Carlson's pass is intercepted by Leonard Matias | 48-47 |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Holman and the foul's on Andrew Hanley - foul #2 on Andrew Hanley, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Marbury (SG), Dennis Thompson (SF), Solomon Berthold (PF) William Holman, Sylvester Lovins, Thomas Renwick | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras (PG), Michael Feltner (PF), Lewis Wingfield (C) Joseph Fox, Victor Casperson, Andrew Hanley | |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Lewis Wingfield clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Marbury - foul #2 on John Marbury, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Collier (C) Stephen Boothby | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Lewis Wingfield makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Lewis Wingfield makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | John Marbury knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Matias | 54-49 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Solomon Berthold - foul #1 on Solomon Berthold, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Don Berrian (SG) Leonard Matias | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | David Collier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lewis Wingfield - foul #2 on Lewis Wingfield, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins (SF), Thomas Renwick (PF) Don Berrian, Solomon Berthold | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox (SG), Stephen Hawkins (SF), Victor Casperson (PF) Clifton Carlson, Adam Hall, Lewis Wingfield | |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | David Collier makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | David Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Marbury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Lovins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Renwick (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Porras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Casperson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Feltner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Hawkins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Renwick - foul #2 on Thomas Renwick, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby (C) David Collier | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:29 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:29 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Richard Porras steals the ball from Sylvester Lovins | 56-52 |
| 10:46 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Porras | 56-54 |
| 10:20 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Thompson | 59-54 |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Sylvester Lovins swats the shot by Stephen Hawkins | 59-54 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson is fouled on the floor by Victor Casperson - foul #1 on Victor Casperson, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias (PG), William Holman (SG), Solomon Berthold (PF), David Collier (C) John Marbury, Sylvester Lovins, Thomas Renwick, Stephen Boothby | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Carlson (SG), Adam Hall (SF), Lewis Wingfield (PF), Andrew Hanley (C) Joseph Fox, Stephen Hawkins, Victor Casperson, Michael Feltner | |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Leiter (SF) Dennis Thompson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | William Holman hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leonard Matias | 64-54 |
| 08:35 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Adam Hall | 64-56 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | William Holman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Carlson is hacked by William Holman - foul #1 on William Holman, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins (SF), Thomas Renwick (PF), Stephen Boothby (C) Michael Leiter, Solomon Berthold, David Collier | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox (SG), Victor Casperson (PF) Richard Porras, Lewis Wingfield | |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Clifton Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 07:44 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby's layup is rejected by Andrew Hanley | 67-56 |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Leonard Matias (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Holman (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Lovins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Renwick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Boothby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Clifton Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Adam Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Casperson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick's pass is intercepted by Clifton Carlson | 67-59 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | William Holman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick hits the follow up shot | 69-59 |
| 06:14 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins blows the layup | 69-59 |
| 06:02 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Carlson | 69-62 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias misses the 3 from straight away | 69-62 |
| 05:41 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 05:21 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley comes up short on the floater in the lane | 69-62 |
| 05:20 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 05:12 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 05:10 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 05:06 | UC Irvine | Adam Hall denies the turnaround by Leonard Matias | 69-62 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 04:39 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Casperson | 69-62 |
| 04:28 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Clifton Carlson | 69-64 |
| 04:07 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Holman and he's fouled by Clifton Carlson - foul #4 on Clifton Carlson, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Marbury (PG), Don Berrian (SG), Dennis Thompson (SF), Solomon Berthold (C) Leonard Matias, William Holman, Sylvester Lovins, Stephen Boothby | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras (PG), Stephen Hawkins (SG), David Sommer (SF), Michael Feltner (PF), Lewis Wingfield (C) Clifton Carlson, Joseph Fox, Adam Hall, Victor Casperson, Andrew Hanley | |
| 04:07 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:00 | Gardner-Webb | Lewis Wingfield lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Feltner | 72-66 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | John Marbury comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 03:45 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 72-66 |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Marbury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Berrian (fresh) SF - Dennis Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Renwick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Solomon Berthold (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Porras (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sommer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Feltner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Wingfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold misses long on a floater in the paint | 72-66 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to David Sommer | 72-66 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | David Sommer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Feltner | 72-68 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias (PG), Sylvester Lovins (SF), Stephen Boothby (C) Don Berrian, Dennis Thompson, Thomas Renwick | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox (SG), Adam Hall (SF), Victor Casperson (PF) Stephen Hawkins, David Sommer, Lewis Wingfield | |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias buries a jumper from the left side set up by Solomon Berthold | 74-68 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Holman (SG), Thomas Renwick (PF) John Marbury, Solomon Berthold | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley (C) Michael Feltner | |
| 02:15 | UC Irvine | William Holman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 02:13 | UC Irvine | William Holman gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | William Holman comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Fox - foul #3 on Joseph Fox, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | William Holman misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | William Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:35 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Porras buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Victor Casperson | 74-73 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias is fouled on the floor by Adam Hall - foul #3 on Adam Hall, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:13 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Hanley pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox blows the dunk but he's fouled by Thomas Renwick - foul #3 on Thomas Renwick, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby's dunk attempt is rejected by Victor Casperson | 75-75 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leonard Matias | 77-75 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | Victor Casperson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-75 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William Holman | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | William Holman is hacked by Joseph Fox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Fox, team foul #11 | 77-75 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | William Holman makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | William Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Adam Hall drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-78 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias runs out the clock | 79-78 |