| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brandon Caron (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Doyle Crozier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stewart Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adrian Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Wilkerson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dean Comes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathanael Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Houston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | William Wolf travels with the ball | 36-24 |
| 19:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | William Wolf gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:56 | UC Irvine | Doyle Crozier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | William Wolf tips it home | 38-24 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston blows the layup | 38-24 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | William Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Nathanael Jacobs - foul #3 on Nathanael Jacobs, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster (PF) Nathanael Jacobs | |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson travels with the ball | 41-24 |
| 17:40 | UC Irvine | Doyle Crozier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-24 |
| 17:38 | UC Irvine | William Wolf grabs the offensive board | 41-24 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-24 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-24 |
| 17:09 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Adrian Smith | 41-24 |
| 16:51 | UC Irvine | Adrian Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-24 |
| 16:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brandon Caron (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Doyle Crozier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stewart Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adrian Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Wolf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dean Comes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Fenster (fresh) C - William Houston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Doyle Crozier | 44-27 |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-27 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William Wolf | 44-27 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-27 |
| 15:14 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 14:52 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-27 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | William Wolf pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Stewart Peterson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (PG), Bill Huff (SG), Tyrone Fuller (SF), Gerald Sweat (PF), Eddie Steinke (C) Brandon Caron, Doyle Crozier, Stewart Peterson, Adrian Smith, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), James Quinn (SF), Nathanael Jacobs (PF), Charles Mack (C) James Wilkerson, Justin Brown, Dean Comes, Frederick Fenster, William Houston | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:01 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-27 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke grabs the offensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 13:48 | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-27 |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Nathanael Jacobs | 46-27 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack misses the lay-in | 46-27 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack can't tip it in | 46-27 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller snags the defensive board | 46-27 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-27 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs can't throw it down but the foul's on Gerald Sweat - foul #1 on Gerald Sweat, team foul #1 | 49-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron (PG) Jonathan Malick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston (C) Charles Mack | |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 12:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke snags the defensive board | 49-27 |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Quinn - foul #1 on James Quinn, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes (SF) James Quinn | |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff makes the 1st free throw | 50-27 |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-27 |
| 12:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dustin Henault | 51-30 |
| 11:55 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 51-30 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes snags the defensive board | 51-30 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brandon Caron (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bill Huff (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Tyrone Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Sweat (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Steinke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dustin Henault (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Comes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathanael Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Houston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 51-30 |
| 11:43 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat gets the rebound | 51-30 |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Brandon Caron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Doyle Crozier (SG), Stewart Peterson (SF), Adrian Smith (PF), William Wolf (C) Bill Huff, Tyrone Fuller, Gerald Sweat, Eddie Steinke | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson (PG), Justin Brown (SG), Frederick Fenster (PF) Dustin Henault, Patrick Smith, Nathanael Jacobs | |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-30 |
| 11:01 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Brown | 51-30 |
| 10:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-30 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to William Houston | 51-30 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Dean Comes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-30 |
| 10:31 | UC Irvine | William Wolf pulls down the rebound | 51-30 |
| 10:05 | UC Irvine | Adrian Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brandon Caron | 54-30 |
| 09:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster is called for traveling | 54-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn (PF), Charles Mack (C) Dean Comes, William Houston | |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Charles Mack is called for the reach on William Wolf - foul #1 on Charles Mack, team foul #3 | 54-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bill Huff (SG), Tyrone Fuller (SF), Gerald Sweat (C) Doyle Crozier, Stewart Peterson, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathanael Jacobs (PF) James Quinn | |
| 09:02 | UC Irvine | James Wilkerson is called for the reach on Brandon Caron - foul #2 on James Wilkerson, team foul #4 | 54-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (PG) Brandon Caron | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn (SF) Frederick Fenster | |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Justin Brown - foul #1 on Justin Brown, team foul #5 | 54-30 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff makes the 1st free throw | 55-30 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 56-30 |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-30 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Adrian Smith gets the rebound | 56-30 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Mack - foul #2 on Charles Mack, team foul #6 | 56-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke (C) Adrian Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Frederick Fenster (PF) James Wilkerson, Justin Brown, Nathanael Jacobs | |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 57-30 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 57-30 |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Frederick Fenster | 57-30 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jonathan Malick - foul #2 on Jonathan Malick, team foul #2 | 57-30 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault makes the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault makes the 2nd free throw | 57-32 |
| 07:34 | UC Irvine | Dustin Henault takes the ball from Bill Huff | 57-32 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jonathan Malick (fresh) SG - Bill Huff (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Tyrone Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Sweat (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Steinke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dustin Henault (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Fenster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Quinn (fresh) C - Charles Mack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn misses the jumper from close range | 57-32 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 57-32 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick makes the 3 from the left wing | 60-32 |
| 06:34 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey (SF) Tyrone Fuller | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Neil Lacey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-32 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Frederick Fenster | 60-32 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Quinn | 60-34 |
| 05:28 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat's pass is intercepted by Frederick Fenster | 60-34 |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault can't connect on a floater from the right side | 60-34 |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick gets the rebound | 60-34 |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke's pass is intercepted by Dustin Henault | 60-34 |
| 04:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Neil Lacey is called for the reach on Frederick Fenster - foul #1 on Neil Lacey, team foul #3 | 60-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn (SF), Tyrone Fuller (PF) Jonathan Malick, Gerald Sweat | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Roy Suttle (SG) Dustin Henault | |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Tyrone Fuller is called for the reach on Roy Suttle - foul #2 on Tyrone Fuller, team foul #4 | 60-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat (C) Eddie Steinke | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (SG) Patrick Smith | |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack makes the floater near the basket set up by James Quinn and he's fouled by Patrick Alcorn - foul #1 on Patrick Alcorn, team foul #5 | 60-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke (C) Neil Lacey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack makes the free throw | 60-37 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Suttle - foul #1 on Roy Suttle, team foul #7 | 60-37 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff makes the 3rd free throw | 63-37 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-37 |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller grabs the board | 63-37 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Bill Huff (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Tyrone Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Alcorn (fresh) PF - Gerald Sweat (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Steinke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Roy Suttle (fresh) SG - Dustin Henault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Fenster (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Quinn (fairly fresh) C - Charles Mack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick (PG) Eddie Steinke | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith (PG) Dustin Henault | |
| 03:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Malick - foul #3 on Jonathan Malick, team foul #6 | 63-37 |
| 02:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Roy Suttle misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-37 |
| 02:46 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn grabs the offensive board | 63-37 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathan Malick is called for the reach on Patrick Smith - foul #4 on Jonathan Malick, team foul #7 | 63-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke (C) Tyrone Fuller | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-37 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke grabs the defensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick's 3 pointer is rejected by Frederick Fenster | 63-37 |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke gets the offensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Patrick Alcorn is called for a backcourt violation | 63-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller (SF) Patrick Alcorn | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (PG) Roy Suttle | |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-37 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke grabs the defensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Fuller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-37 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Eddie Steinke gets the offensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | Bill Huff can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 63-37 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Quinn snags the defensive board | 63-37 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Quinn | 63-39 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Gerald Sweat can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 63-39 |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Mack snags the defensive board | 63-39 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | The refs have stopped play. Charles Mack is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 63-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston (C) Charles Mack | |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Fenster misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick grabs the defensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Malick runs out the clock | 63-39 |