| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) SF - Darren Howard (fresh) PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) C - David Sesco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) SF - James Taylor (fresh) PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) C - Johnny Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Johnny Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Clyde Merrick is called for the reach on Waldo Dimartino - foul #1 on Clyde Merrick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | James Taylor misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by David Sesco - foul #1 on David Sesco, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | David Sesco comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Johnny Brown - foul #1 on Johnny Brown, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | James Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses the jumper from the right side | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | Evansville | James Taylor gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:05 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:04 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino tips it in | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Waldo Dimartino | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Evansville | The jumper by Waldo Dimartino is denied by Alan Feldt | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Evansville | Johnny Brown hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 17:26 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt buries a floater from close range set up by Duane Wong | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster hits a 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | David Sesco is whistled for a carry | 4-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Ronald Massey (C) Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Johnny Brown | |
| 16:00 | Evansville | Ronald Massey's layup is rejected by Alan Feldt | 4-8 |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) SF - Darren Howard (fresh) PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sesco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Massey (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Alan Feldt | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick and the foul's on Darrell Moriarty - foul #1 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (SG), Mike Frink (SF), Carroll Poteete (PF), John Forrest (C) Clyde Merrick, Darren Howard, Alan Feldt, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Darrell Moriarty, Norman Bullock, Waldo Dimartino | |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | James Taylor is denied on a dunk by John Forrest | 10-8 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Mike Frink | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore is hacked by Donald Ezell - foul #1 on Donald Ezell, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell (SF) Duane Wong | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG) Donald Ezell | |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | John Forrest clanks a floater from the right side | 10-8 |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:09 | Evansville | John Forrest blocks the short jumper by Ronald Massey | 10-8 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Louis Morrell | 10-8 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Forrest | 12-8 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | James Taylor misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Moore - foul #1 on Ray Moore, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick (SG), Darren Howard (SF), Alan Feldt (PF), David Sesco (C) Mike Frink, Louis Morrell, Carroll Poteete, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Waldo Dimartino (PF), Alex Domagalski (C) Jacob Smith, Joshua Dempster, Ronald Massey, Johnny Brown | |
| 13:27 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard is fouled on the floor by Darrell Moriarty - foul #2 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG) Ray Moore | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (PG), Norman Bullock (SF) Darrell Moriarty, James Taylor | |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Alan Feldt | 14-10 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | George Pratt misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-10 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | David Sesco pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | David Sesco can't tip it in | 14-10 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski hits a driving attempt from the left block | 14-12 |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | David Sesco misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 14-12 |
| 11:51 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sesco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - George Pratt (fresh) SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Domagalski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the floater from the right wing set up by Donald Ezell | 14-14 |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Waldo Dimartino steals it from Duane Wong | 14-14 |
| 10:53 | Evansville | Norman Bullock can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 10:52 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Sesco | 14-14 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clyde Merrick | 17-14 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | David Sesco is called for the reach on Alex Domagalski - foul #2 on David Sesco, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Mike Frink (SG), Louis Morrell (SF), Carroll Poteete (PF), John Forrest (C) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Darren Howard, Alan Feldt, David Sesco | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) George Pratt, Donald Ezell, Norman Bullock, Alex Domagalski | |
| 10:10 | Evansville | Johnny Brown drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Taylor | 17-16 |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 09:37 | Evansville | John Forrest denies the turnaround by Johnny Brown | 19-16 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-16 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | James Taylor grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 08:55 | Evansville | Johnny Brown can't connect on a floater from close range | 19-16 |
| 08:54 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 08:24 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | John Forrest misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:50 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ray Moore (fresh) SG - Mike Frink (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Louis Morrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carroll Poteete (fairly fresh) C - John Forrest (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Smith (fresh) SG - Joshua Dempster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | Johnny Brown takes the ball from Louis Morrell | 19-16 |
| 07:20 | Evansville | Jacob Smith loses the dribble to Mike Frink | 19-16 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Mike Frink | 21-16 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino's fadeaway is rejected by Carroll Poteete | 21-16 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell hits the finger roll set up by Mike Frink and he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Darren Howard (SF), Alan Feldt (PF) Ray Moore, Mike Frink, Carroll Poteete, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Ronald Massey (PF), Alex Domagalski (C) Jacob Smith, Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Waldo Dimartino, Johnny Brown | |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Louis Morrell makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Donald Ezell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete (C) Louis Morrell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt gets the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard misses the driving attempt in the lane | 24-16 |
| 05:40 | Evansville | Norman Bullock pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Donald Ezell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alex Domagalski | 24-19 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carroll Poteete, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| 04:50 | Evansville | Ronald Massey is hacked by Duane Wong - foul #1 on Duane Wong, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (C) Carroll Poteete | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF) Norman Bullock | |
| 04:38 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Alan Feldt - foul #1 on Alan Feldt, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Johnny Brown (C) Ronald Massey | |
| 04:38 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:38 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:38 | Evansville | Johnny Brown grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mike Frink - foul #1 on Mike Frink, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Forrest (C) Mike Frink | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG) George Pratt | |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:58 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick is fouled on the floor by Johnny Brown - foul #2 on Johnny Brown, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Sesco (C) John Forrest | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Ronald Massey (PF) Jacob Smith, Alex Domagalski | |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Clyde Merrick comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 24-22 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | James Taylor gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Duane Wong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Howard (fresh) PF - Alan Feldt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Sesco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Massey (fresh) C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Evansville | Ronald Massey scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Donald Ezell | 24-24 |
| 03:24 | UC Irvine | Darren Howard is whistled for traveling | 24-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Moore (PG), Mike Frink (SG), Louis Morrell (SF), John Forrest (PF) Duane Wong, Clyde Merrick, Darren Howard, Alan Feldt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG), Waldo Dimartino (PF) Donald Ezell, Ronald Massey | |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty is fouled on the floor by David Sesco - foul #3 on David Sesco, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt (PF) David Sesco | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Bullock (SF) James Taylor | |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Ray Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 02:43 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Johnny Brown tips it in | 24-27 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:19 | Evansville | Ray Moore takes the ball from Norman Bullock | 24-27 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink slams it home on a nice dish by Ray Moore | 26-27 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty is hacked by Ray Moore - foul #2 on Ray Moore, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Duane Wong (PG), Clyde Merrick (SG), Darren Howard (SF) Ray Moore, Louis Morrell, Alan Feldt | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF), Ronald Massey (C) Norman Bullock, Johnny Brown | |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mike Frink, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carroll Poteete (PF) Mike Frink | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:33 | Evansville | James Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | John Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | John Forrest travels with the ball | 26-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt (PF) John Forrest | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (SG) Joshua Dempster | |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the jumper from the left side | 26-28 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Alan Feldt snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Waldo Dimartino takes the ball from Alan Feldt | 26-28 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Carroll Poteete - foul #2 on Carroll Poteete, team foul #12 | 26-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Frink (PF) Alan Feldt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Alex Domagalski (C) Waldo Dimartino | |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Mike Frink pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Duane Wong is called for traveling | 26-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Forrest (C) Carroll Poteete | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Johnny Brown (C) Darrell Moriarty, Alex Domagalski | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Donald Ezell clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-29 |