| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Don Berrian (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Cater (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Mark Noblitt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bradley Shively (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ron Conley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Erwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | UC Irvine | David Collier buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Don Berrian | 39-37 |
| 19:25 | Canisius | Ron Conley travels with the ball | 39-37 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | George Cater buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Collier | 42-37 |
| 19:11 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bradley Shively | 42-39 |
| 18:47 | UC Irvine | Ron Conley denies the turnaround by William Knox | 42-39 |
| 18:46 | Canisius | Bradley Shively grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 18:39 | Canisius | Mark Noblitt buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Harris | 42-42 |
| 18:17 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Hal Cox | 45-42 |
| 18:02 | Canisius | Mark Noblitt loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| 17:45 | UC Irvine | David Collier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Harris - foul #2 on Michael Harris, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Green (SG), Wallace Pickney (SF) George Cater, Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Ferguson (C) Raymond Erwin | |
| 17:45 | UC Irvine | David Collier makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 17:45 | UC Irvine | David Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 17:45 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Michael Harris | 46-42 |
| 17:28 | Canisius | The jumper by Ron Conley is denied by William Knox | 46-42 |
| 17:27 | Canisius | Michael Harris tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 17:26 | UC Irvine | David Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Wallace Pickney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | David Collier hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 16:47 | Canisius | Bradley Shively drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Noblitt | 48-45 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Richard Green's pass is intercepted by Michael Harris | 48-45 |
| 16:12 | Canisius | Donald Ferguson buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Noblitt | 48-47 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | William Knox drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Green and he's hacked by Donald Ferguson - foul #1 on Donald Ferguson, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), George Cater (SG), Hal Cox (SF) Don Berrian, Richard Green, David Collier | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Florio (PG), Dominick Hoang (SF), Junior Abbott (PF), Raymond Erwin (C) Mark Noblitt, Bradley Shively, Ron Conley, Michael Harris | |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | William Knox misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:50 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Junior Abbott | 50-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Nathaniel Lim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Cater (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wallace Pickney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Knox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Florio (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Dominick Hoang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Junior Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Erwin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Hal Cox | 50-47 |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | William Knox connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Nathaniel Lim | 52-47 |
| 14:53 | Canisius | David Florio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 14:51 | Canisius | Junior Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:35 | Canisius | Donald Ferguson misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathaniel Lim - foul #1 on Nathaniel Lim, team foul #1 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Don Berrian (PG), Brian McColm (PF), Donald Burd (C) Nathaniel Lim, Wallace Pickney, William Knox | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 14:35 | Canisius | Donald Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:35 | Canisius | Donald Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 14:09 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Junior Abbott | 52-49 |
| 14:05 | Canisius | Junior Abbott is hacked by Hal Cox - foul #2 on Hal Cox, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Collier (PF) Donald Burd | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bradley Shively (SG), Ron Conley (SF) Donald Ferguson, Dominick Hoang | |
| 13:47 | Canisius | Ron Conley knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Bradley Shively | 52-51 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm drills a jumper from the left side set up by George Cater | 54-51 |
| 13:19 | Canisius | Ron Conley makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from David Florio | 54-53 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm loses the dribble to Ron Conley | 54-53 |
| 12:47 | Canisius | Bradley Shively connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Raymond Erwin - foul #2 on Raymond Erwin, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Green (SG), Wallace Pickney (SF) George Cater, Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Harris (PF) Junior Abbott | |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:30 | Canisius | Ron Conley is fouled on the floor by Wallace Pickney - foul #1 on Wallace Pickney, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| 12:13 | Canisius | Ron Conley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on David Collier - foul #1 on David Collier, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SF), Donald Burd (C) David Collier, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Canisius | Mark Noblitt (PG), Donald Ferguson (C) David Florio, Raymond Erwin | |
| 12:13 | Canisius | Ron Conley makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 12:13 | Canisius | Ron Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 12:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Donald Burd | 56-57 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | Richard Green makes the shot in the paint | 58-57 |
| 11:47 | Canisius | Mark Noblitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ron Conley | 58-60 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Don Berrian (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Zorich (fresh) PF - Wallace Pickney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Burd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Mark Noblitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Shively (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ron Conley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 16 pts. | |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | Richard Green misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Harris - foul #3 on Michael Harris, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG) Don Berrian | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dominick Hoang (SF) Ron Conley | |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | Richard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Mark Noblitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 11:10 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Lim | 62-60 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Michael Harris connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Shively | 62-62 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Bradley Shively steals the ball from Lee Zorich | 62-62 |
| 10:22 | Canisius | Bradley Shively banks in the layup | 62-64 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Bradley Shively steps in front of the Lee Zorich pass | 62-64 |
| 09:58 | Canisius | Mark Noblitt lays it in set up by Bradley Shively | 62-66 |
| 09:44 | UC Irvine | Dominick Hoang steps in front of the Nathaniel Lim pass | 62-66 |
| 09:24 | Canisius | Bradley Shively is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bradley Shively, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Don Berrian (PG), George Cater (SG), Hal Cox (SF), David Collier (PF), William Knox (C) Nathaniel Lim, Richard Green, Lee Zorich, Wallace Pickney, Donald Burd | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Florio (PG), Ron Conley (SF), Junior Abbott (PF), Raymond Erwin (C) Mark Noblitt, Bradley Shively, Michael Harris, Donald Ferguson | |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Hal Cox | 65-66 |
| 08:49 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | William Knox grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | David Collier drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by George Cater | 68-66 |
| 08:12 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dominick Hoang | 68-68 |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by George Cater is denied by Raymond Erwin | 68-68 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | David Collier tips it home | 70-68 |
| 07:45 | Canisius | Don Berrian steals the ball from Dominick Hoang | 70-68 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Don Berrian (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Cater (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Collier (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - William Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Florio (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Hoang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Conley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Junior Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Erwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Ron Conley - foul #2 on Ron Conley, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bradley Shively (SG), Michael Harris (PF), Donald Ferguson (C) Dominick Hoang, Junior Abbott, Raymond Erwin | |
| 07:20 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 07:20 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 07:20 | Canisius | Donald Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 07:08 | Canisius | David Florio connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Shively and he's hacked by George Cater - foul #2 on George Cater, team foul #5 | 71-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Green (SG), Wallace Pickney (SF) George Cater, Hal Cox | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 07:08 | Canisius | David Florio makes the free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:43 | UC Irvine | William Knox can't finish the layup | 71-71 |
| 06:42 | Canisius | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 06:38 | Canisius | William Knox swats the shot by David Florio | 71-71 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | William Knox gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | Wallace Pickney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 06:27 | Canisius | Ron Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 06:20 | Canisius | David Florio scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Conley | 71-74 |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | William Knox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Nathaniel Lim (PG), George Cater (SG), Hal Cox (SF), Brian McColm (C) Don Berrian, Richard Green, David Collier, William Knox | |
| Subs | Canisius | Mark Noblitt (PG), Junior Abbott (C) David Florio, Ron Conley | |
| 05:39 | Canisius | Bradley Shively misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | George Cater clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Harris - foul #4 on Michael Harris, team foul #7 | 71-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Burd (C) Wallace Pickney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Raymond Erwin (C) Donald Ferguson | |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | George Cater makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | George Cater makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 05:00 | Canisius | Mark Noblitt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox is called for a charge - foul #3 on Hal Cox, team foul #6 | 73-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Don Berrian (PG) Nathaniel Lim | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Florio (PG), Ron Conley (SF) Bradley Shively, Michael Harris | |
| 04:14 | Canisius | David Florio drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Junior Abbott | 73-77 |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian is fouled on the floor by David Florio - foul #4 on David Florio, team foul #8 | 73-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Green (SG), Wallace Pickney (SF), David Collier (PF), William Knox (C) George Cater, Hal Cox, Brian McColm, Donald Burd | |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Ferguson (C) Raymond Erwin | |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:34 | Canisius | Donald Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-77 |
| 03:32 | UC Irvine | William Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 75-77 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Don Berrian (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wallace Pickney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Collier (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - William Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Florio (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Mark Noblitt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ron Conley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Junior Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Ferguson (fresh) 16 pts. | |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | David Florio is called for the reach on Richard Green - foul #5 on David Florio, team foul #9 | 75-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Tenorio (PG), Bradley Shively (SG), Michael Harris (PF) David Florio, Mark Noblitt, Junior Abbott | |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Richard Green misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:09 | Canisius | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 02:56 | Canisius | Ron Conley misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 75-77 |
| 02:54 | Canisius | Ron Conley snags the offensive board | 75-77 |
| 02:54 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Cater (SG), Hal Cox (SF) Richard Green, Wallace Pickney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Mark Noblitt (PG), Raymond Erwin (C) Michael Tenorio, Donald Ferguson | |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Bradley Shively scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Harris | 75-80 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ron Conley - foul #3 on Ron Conley, team foul #10 | 75-80 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | David Collier pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-80 |
| 02:10 | UC Irvine | David Collier is whistled for traveling | 76-80 |
| 01:57 | Canisius | Ron Conley hits the finger roll set up by Michael Harris | 76-82 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | George Cater clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-82 |
| 01:32 | Canisius | Ron Conley grabs the board | 76-82 |
| 01:27 | Canisius | Don Berrian picks off the pass by Ron Conley | 76-82 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Ron Conley is called for the reach on Don Berrian - foul #4 on Ron Conley, team foul #11 | 76-82 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Don Berrian makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:57 | Canisius | William Knox blocks the short jumper by Ron Conley | 78-82 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | David Collier pulls down the rebound | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Don Berrian | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by William Knox - foul #1 on William Knox, team foul #7 | 81-82 |
| 00:22 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:22 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Collier | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | David Collier clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 81-83 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Bradley Shively pulls down the rebound | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Canisius | Bradley Shively is hacked by George Cater in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Cater, team foul #8 | 81-83 |
| 00:07 | Canisius | Bradley Shively misses the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | William Knox snags the defensive board | 81-83 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-83 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | George Cater connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-83 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Bradley Shively can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 84-83 |