| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Martine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Tope (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua McChristian (fresh) PF - Steven Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Free (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Leonard Matias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Lovins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Renwick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Boothby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Joshua McChristian inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Murray State | Carl Tope knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Martine | 41-36 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | William Holman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Tope - foul #2 on Carl Tope, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | William Holman misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | William Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:04 | Murray State | Joshua McChristian misses the easy layup | 41-37 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 18:56 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by William Holman | 41-39 |
| 18:27 | Murray State | James Martine buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 18:25 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby's pass is intercepted by Steven Hammond in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 17:56 | Murray State | Herman Free drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Carl Tope and he's fouled by Thomas Renwick - foul #3 on Thomas Renwick, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ohin Ahumada (PG), Patrick Alexander (SG), Thomas Huskey (SF), Raymond Ellis (PF) James Martine, Carl Tope, Joshua McChristian, Steven Hammond | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Marbury (PG), Don Berrian (SG), Dennis Thompson (SF), Solomon Berthold (PF), David Collier (C) Leonard Matias, William Holman, Sylvester Lovins, Thomas Renwick, Stephen Boothby | |
| 17:56 | Murray State | Herman Free misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:56 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 17:40 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Ellis - foul #1 on Raymond Ellis, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bill Windley (SF) Herman Free | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:20 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 46-39 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 16:55 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold misses the tip | 46-39 |
| 16:53 | Murray State | Bill Windley grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 16:38 | Murray State | Bill Windley double dribbles | 46-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Martine (PG), Carl Tope (SG), Joshua McChristian (SF), Steven Hammond (PF) Ohin Ahumada, Patrick Alexander, Bill Windley, Raymond Ellis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias (PG), Stephen Boothby (C) Don Berrian, David Collier | |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Matias | 46-41 |
| 15:57 | Murray State | Thomas Huskey comes up short on the runner from the right block | 46-41 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Martine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Tope (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua McChristian (fresh) PF - Steven Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Huskey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Leonard Matias (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Marbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Solomon Berthold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Boothby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | John Marbury comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 15:36 | Murray State | Joshua McChristian grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:11 | Murray State | Carl Tope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 15:09 | Murray State | Thomas Huskey hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Matias | 48-43 |
| 14:32 | Murray State | Steven Hammond lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Martine | 50-43 |
| 14:16 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 14:15 | Murray State | Thomas Huskey gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:09 | Murray State | Steven Hammond misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 50-43 |
| 14:07 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:03 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 14:02 | Murray State | Thomas Huskey gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:51 | Murray State | Thomas Huskey misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Boothby - foul #3 on Stephen Boothby, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Brown (PG), Ohin Ahumada (SG), Raymond Ellis (PF), Herman Free (C) James Martine, Carl Tope, Joshua McChristian, Steven Hammond | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Don Berrian (PG), William Holman (SG), Sylvester Lovins (SF), Thomas Renwick (PF), David Collier (C) Leonard Matias, John Marbury, Dennis Thompson, Solomon Berthold, Stephen Boothby | |
| 13:51 | Murray State | Thomas Huskey makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:51 | Murray State | Thomas Huskey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick misses the floater from the right side | 52-43 |
| 13:39 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Kevin Brown | 52-43 |
| 13:35 | Murray State | Ohin Ahumada hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 55-43 |
| 13:19 | UC Irvine | William Holman knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Don Berrian and he's hacked by Ohin Ahumada - foul #2 on Ohin Ahumada, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bill Windley (SF) Thomas Huskey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:19 | UC Irvine | William Holman makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 13:09 | Murray State | Raymond Ellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | David Collier grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | William Holman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-46 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 12:34 | Murray State | Kevin Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 12:33 | UC Irvine | David Collier pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 12:13 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 55-48 |
| 12:11 | Murray State | Herman Free pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:49 | Murray State | Ohin Ahumada double dribbles | 55-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | Patrick Alexander (SG), Joshua McChristian (SF), Steven Hammond (PF) Ohin Ahumada, Bill Windley, Raymond Ellis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias (PG), Michael Leiter (SF), Wallace Pickney (PF), Stephen Boothby (C) Don Berrian, Sylvester Lovins, Thomas Renwick, David Collier | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joshua McChristian (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Hammond (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Free (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Leonard Matias (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Holman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Leiter (fresh) PF - Wallace Pickney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Boothby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | UC Irvine | Kevin Brown is called for the reach on Leonard Matias in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Brown, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Martine (PG) Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wallace Pickney | 55-51 |
| 11:13 | Murray State | Herman Free banks in the layup on a great pass from James Martine | 57-51 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | Michael Leiter is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua McChristian - foul #1 on Joshua McChristian, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tope (SG) Patrick Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson (SF) Michael Leiter | |
| 11:01 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 11:00 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby tips it in | 57-53 |
| 10:36 | Murray State | James Martine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 10:34 | Murray State | Herman Free tips it home | 59-53 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 10:21 | Murray State | Steven Hammond grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 10:07 | Murray State | Dennis Thompson steals the ball from Steven Hammond | 59-53 |
| 09:43 | UC Irvine | Wallace Pickney misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | William Holman misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 09:39 | Murray State | Herman Free snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 09:10 | Murray State | James Martine can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 59-53 |
| 09:08 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Stephen Boothby | 59-53 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | William Holman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-53 |
| 09:02 | Murray State | Steven Hammond grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 08:55 | Murray State | William Holman picks off the pass by Herman Free | 59-53 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Holman and he's hacked by Carl Tope - foul #3 on Carl Tope, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ohin Ahumada (PG), Patrick Alexander (SG), Bill Windley (SF), Thomas Huskey (PF), Raymond Ellis (C) James Martine, Carl Tope, Joshua McChristian, Steven Hammond, Herman Free | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Marbury (SG), Sylvester Lovins (SF), Thomas Renwick (PF), Solomon Berthold (C) William Holman, Dennis Thompson, Wallace Pickney, Stephen Boothby | |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Bill Windley connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 61-56 |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Sylvester Lovins and he's fouled by Raymond Ellis - foul #2 on Raymond Ellis, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Brown (PG) Patrick Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Don Berrian (SG) Leonard Matias | |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ohin Ahumada (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Windley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Huskey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Marbury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Don Berrian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Lovins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Renwick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Solomon Berthold (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Murray State | Thomas Renwick is called for the reach on Thomas Huskey - foul #4 on Thomas Renwick, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Patrick Alexander (SF) Thomas Huskey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:12 | Murray State | Bill Windley is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Lovins - foul #3 on Sylvester Lovins, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joshua McChristian (SF), Steven Hammond (PF), Thomas Huskey (C) Ohin Ahumada, Raymond Ellis, Bill Windley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Patrick Alexander misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-59 |
| 06:43 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | John Marbury is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Brown - foul #5 on Kevin Brown, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ohin Ahumada (PG) Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Leiter (SF), David Collier (C) Sylvester Lovins, Thomas Renwick | |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | John Marbury makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | John Marbury misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:41 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Thomas Huskey | 61-60 |
| 06:26 | Murray State | Steven Hammond scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Alexander | 63-60 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Alexander - foul #2 on Patrick Alexander, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tope (SG), Herman Free (C) Patrick Alexander, Thomas Huskey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias (PG), Dennis Thompson (SF), Thomas Renwick (PF) John Marbury, Michael Leiter, Solomon Berthold | |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:04 | Murray State | Ohin Ahumada scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua McChristian | 65-62 |
| 05:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Matias | 65-64 |
| 05:35 | Murray State | Ohin Ahumada comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-64 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Thomas Renwick is denied by Herman Free | 65-64 |
| 05:15 | Murray State | Herman Free gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:09 | Murray State | Steven Hammond misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 05:08 | UC Irvine | David Collier grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 05:02 | Murray State | Herman Free gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:38 | Murray State | Herman Free makes the runner from the right block set up by Joshua McChristian | 67-64 |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | Ohin Ahumada is called for the reach on Thomas Renwick - foul #3 on Ohin Ahumada, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Martine (PG), Patrick Alexander (SG), Bill Windley (SF), Thomas Huskey (PF), Raymond Ellis (C) Ohin Ahumada, Carl Tope, Joshua McChristian, Steven Hammond, Herman Free | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Marbury (PG), William Holman (SG), Sylvester Lovins (SF), Stephen Boothby (C) Leonard Matias, Don Berrian, Dennis Thompson, David Collier | |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:57 | Murray State | Patrick Alexander buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Martine | 70-66 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alexander is called for the reach on William Holman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Alexander, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Solomon Berthold (PF) Thomas Renwick | |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | William Holman makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | William Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Martine (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bill Windley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Huskey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Marbury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Holman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sylvester Lovins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Solomon Berthold (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Boothby (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Murray State | Stephen Boothby picks off the pass by Patrick Alexander | 70-68 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Sylvester Lovins misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 03:15 | Murray State | Raymond Ellis snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:57 | Murray State | James Martine double dribbles | 70-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Ohin Ahumada (PG), Carl Tope (SG), Joshua McChristian (SF), Steven Hammond (PF) James Martine, Patrick Alexander, Bill Windley, Raymond Ellis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Wallace Pickney (C) Stephen Boothby | |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | John Marbury is fouled on the floor by Thomas Huskey - foul #1 on Thomas Huskey, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Thompson (SG), Michael Leiter (SF) William Holman, Sylvester Lovins | |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | John Marbury makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | John Marbury makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:25 | Murray State | Joshua McChristian is fouled on the floor by Dennis Thompson - foul #1 on Dennis Thompson, team foul #5 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | Herman Free (C) Steven Hammond | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias (PG) John Marbury | |
| 01:56 | Murray State | Carl Tope buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herman Free | 72-70 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Murray State | James Martine (PG), Steven Hammond (PF) Ohin Ahumada, Thomas Huskey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Holman (SG), Sylvester Lovins (SF), Thomas Renwick (PF), Stephen Boothby (C) Dennis Thompson, Michael Leiter, Solomon Berthold, Wallace Pickney | |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Stephen Boothby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Matias | 72-72 |
| 01:05 | Murray State | Carl Tope comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | William Holman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Matias | 72-75 |
| 00:43 | Murray State | The jump hook by Herman Free is blocked by Thomas Renwick | 72-75 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Thomas Renwick pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | Herman Free grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:09 | Murray State | Joshua McChristian misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias is fouled in the backcourt by James Martine - foul #2 on James Martine, team foul #13 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Marbury (SF) Sylvester Lovins | |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Leonard Matias makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Murray State | James Martine misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-77 |