| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Flavin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser inbounds the ball | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey is hacked by Barry Flavin - foul #2 on Barry Flavin, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 19:44 | Samford | Christopher Zets takes the ball from Ulysses Strasser | 43-28 |
| 19:40 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets misses the lay-in | 43-28 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Christopher Zets steals the ball from Douglas Whisenant | 43-28 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | John Messer misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Emanuel Gainey - foul #3 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (C) Emanuel Gainey | |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | John Messer misses the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | John Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Paul Graves misses the tip | 44-28 |
| 18:43 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Jackson | 44-28 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Elton Eichner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Messer | 44-28 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | John Messer buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Adams | 47-28 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Elton Eichner makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-31 |
| 17:48 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Messer | 50-31 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Felder - foul #1 on Patrick Felder, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant misses the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from James Adams | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:05 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant misses the easy layup but the foul's on Patrick Felder - foul #2 on Patrick Felder, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John South (PF) Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG), Mark Reda (PF) Elton Eichner, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 17:05 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant misses the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Barry Flavin gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | James Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-32 |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | John South pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:37 | UC Irvine | John South lays it up and in and the foul's on Ulysses Strasser - foul #3 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #2 | 54-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock (SG), Scott Johnson (SF) James Adams, Christopher Zets | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (SG) Ulysses Strasser | |
| 16:37 | UC Irvine | John South makes the free throw | 55-32 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny Lewis | 55-34 |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | John South misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Freeman - foul #1 on Richard Freeman, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Joseph Messner (SF) John Messer, Barry Flavin | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG), Ronnie Jackson (C) Douglas Whisenant, Paul Graves | |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | John South makes the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | John South makes the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Peter Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Stock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Messner (fresh) PF - John South (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Reda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-34 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | John South pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | Ronnie Jackson blocks the short jumper by John South | 57-34 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | John South snags the offensive board | 57-34 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Patrick Stock | 60-34 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Elton Eichner is whistled for a carry | 60-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), James Adams (SG), Christopher Zets (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Barry Flavin (C) Peter Singleton, Patrick Stock, Joseph Messner, John South, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Elton Eichner, Mark Reda, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Ulysses Strasser steals it from James Adams | 60-34 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-34 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Barry Flavin snags the defensive board | 60-34 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-34 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey pulls down the rebound | 60-34 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Johnny Lewis connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ulysses Strasser | 60-36 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | James Adams is hacked by Johnny Lewis - foul #1 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #4 | 60-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis | |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses the shot from the free throw line | 60-36 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey snags the defensive board | 60-36 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Harry Eakes is hacked by Patrick Felder - foul #3 on Patrick Felder, team foul #4 | 60-36 |
| 12:00 | Samford | Harry Eakes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 60-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John South (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:00 | Samford | Harry Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 12:00 | Samford | Harry Eakes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John South (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Flavin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | UC Irvine | 3 seconds is called on John South | 60-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode (PF) Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronnie Jackson (PF) Harry Eakes | |
| 11:37 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-38 |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets gets the rebound | 60-38 |
| 11:12 | UC Irvine | Douglas Whisenant picks off the pass by Christopher Zets | 60-38 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey is fouled on the floor by Barry Flavin - foul #3 on Barry Flavin, team foul #6 | 60-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Scott Johnson (SF) John Messer, Christopher Zets, Barry Flavin | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (SF), Mark Reda (PF) Ulysses Strasser, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 10:51 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-38 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Paul Graves snags the offensive board | 60-38 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-41 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), Christopher Zets (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Barry Flavin (C) Peter Singleton, Scott Johnson, John South, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF), Harry Eakes (PF) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Paul Graves, Mark Reda | |
| 09:43 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-41 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson can't tip it in | 60-41 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 09:23 | UC Irvine | Ronnie Jackson steals it from John Messer | 60-41 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Richard Freeman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 09:14 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Ulysses Strasser is called for the reach on Christopher Zets - foul #4 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #5 | 60-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John South (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Paul Graves (SF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Johnny Lewis, Ulysses Strasser, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Felder | 63-41 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Barry Flavin denies the turnaround by Harry Eakes | 63-41 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | John South grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | Harry Eakes denies the turnaround by Barry Flavin | 63-41 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey grabs the board | 63-41 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John South (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. SF - Christopher Zets (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Flavin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Graves (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-43 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Barry Flavin is hacked by Emanuel Gainey - foul #4 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #6 | 63-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) John Messer, Christopher Zets, Patrick Felder, Barry Flavin | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Douglas Whisenant, Paul Graves, Harry Eakes | |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | John South comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 06:27 | Samford | Elton Eichner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 06:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John South | 63-43 |
| 05:58 | UC Irvine | John South hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Richard Freeman gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Richard Freeman buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-45 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 66-45 |
| 05:26 | Samford | John South steals the ball from Ulysses Strasser | 66-45 |
| 05:26 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), Christopher Zets (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Barry Flavin (C) Peter Singleton, Scott Johnson, John South, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Harry Eakes (PF) Richard Freeman, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-45 |
| 05:08 | UC Irvine | Barry Flavin pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | James Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-45 |
| 04:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Emanuel Gainey | 66-45 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Harry Eakes can't finish the layup | 66-45 |
| 04:32 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Emanuel Gainey | 66-45 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Elton Eichner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Barry Flavin | 66-45 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | James Adams buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Elton Eichner - foul #1 on Elton Eichner, team foul #7 | 68-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), John South (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) John Messer, Christopher Zets, Patrick Felder, Barry Flavin | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Paul Graves (SF), Mark Reda (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Ulysses Strasser, Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the free throw | 69-45 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #7 | 69-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:48 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | Johnny Lewis picks off the pass by Jefferson Eckenrode | 69-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Peter Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Stock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John South (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Graves (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Reda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Samford | Richard Freeman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-50 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson double dribbles | 69-50 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Paul Graves's layup is rejected by Jefferson Eckenrode | 69-50 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Paul Graves gets the offensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Paul Graves is hacked by Peter Singleton - foul #1 on Peter Singleton, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Paul Graves makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Paul Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | John South hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-51 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Richard Freeman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 69-51 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Richard Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Richard Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 01:44 | UC Irvine | John South snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 01:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mark Reda | 69-51 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Mark Reda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | John South can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 69-51 |
| 00:37 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ronnie Jackson | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Samford | Richard Freeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Paul Graves snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Richard Freeman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Paul Graves hits the follow up shot | 69-53 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton runs out the clock | 69-53 |