| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Weise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cournoyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Daulton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Emilio Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | South Carolina State | Emilio Martinez connects on the shot in the lane set up by James Cournoyer | 25-26 |
| 19:45 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Weise | 28-26 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 28-26 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina State | Emilio Martinez hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Reginald Barr | 30-28 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Gabriel Bruno | 30-31 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | John Wilson lays it up and in | 32-31 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno buries a floater from the left side | 32-33 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt is fouled on the floor by Wesley Daulton - foul #2 on Wesley Daulton, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:18 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Merritt | 34-33 |
| 17:31 | UC Irvine | The pull-up jumper by Reginald Barr is blocked by Emilio Martinez | 34-33 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton scores on a jumper from the left block | 34-35 |
| 17:06 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to John Wilson | 34-35 |
| 16:44 | UC Irvine | John Wilson misses long on a runner in the paint | 34-35 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Newsome (PG), Oscar Legault (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Billy Phelps (C) Reginald Barr, Leroy Weise, Willie Edmonson, John Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Ruddell (SG), Adolfo Gutierrez (SF), Rogelio Marino (C) James Cournoyer, Wesley Daulton, Emilio Martinez | |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina State | Adolfo Gutierrez travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri (C) Robert Merritt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Newsome (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Legault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Phelps (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gabriel Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ruddell (fresh) SF - Adolfo Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | James Newsome makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 15:40 | South Carolina State | Robert Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 15:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Newsome | 40-35 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | Billy Phelps blocks the short jumper by Rogelio Marino | 40-35 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina State | Adolfo Gutierrez tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 14:59 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Stanberry | 42-37 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina State | Billy Phelps steps in front of the David Ruddell pass | 42-37 |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | Oscar Legault can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina State | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno is hacked by Kenneth Palmeri - foul #2 on Kenneth Palmeri, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Leroy Weise (SG), Robert Merritt (PF), John Wilson (C) Oscar Legault, Robert Stanberry, Billy Phelps, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton (PG), James Cournoyer (SG), Stephen Metts (SF), Emilio Martinez (C) Gabriel Bruno, David Ruddell, Adolfo Gutierrez, Robert Robinson | |
| 13:49 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Weise - foul #2 on Leroy Weise, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) James Newsome | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 13:49 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:32 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Marino takes the ball from Robert Merritt | 42-39 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer's pass is intercepted by Willie Edmonson | 42-39 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson lays it up and in | 44-39 |
| 12:44 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Wesley Daulton and the foul's on Reginald Barr - foul #2 on Reginald Barr, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Robinson (PF), James Flowers (C) Rogelio Marino, Emilio Martinez | |
| 12:44 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:19 | UC Irvine | John Wilson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Flowers - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Newsome (SF) Willie Edmonson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 12:19 | UC Irvine | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:19 | UC Irvine | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Weise (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Wesley Daulton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SG - James Cournoyer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Metts (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Flowers (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:30 | UC Irvine | James Newsome is fouled on the floor by Stephen Metts - foul #4 on Stephen Metts, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Oscar Legault (SF), Billy Phelps (PF), Kenneth Palmeri (C) Reginald Barr, Robert Merritt, John Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno (PG), David Ruddell (SG), Adolfo Gutierrez (SF), Emilio Martinez (C) Wesley Daulton, James Cournoyer, Stephen Metts, James Flowers | |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leroy Weise | 49-44 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina State | Adolfo Gutierrez can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 49-44 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina State | Emilio Martinez can't tip it in | 49-44 |
| 11:00 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Leroy Weise | 49-44 |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Oscar Legault misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Adolfo Gutierrez - foul #1 on Adolfo Gutierrez, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) Leroy Weise | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rogelio Marino (PF) Robert Robinson | |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Oscar Legault misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Oscar Legault misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina State | Rogelio Marino grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina State | Rogelio Marino can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Billy Phelps - foul #2 on Billy Phelps, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), John Wilson (C) Oscar Legault, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer (SG), James Flowers (C) David Ruddell, Emilio Martinez | |
| 10:15 | South Carolina State | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina State | Rogelio Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | John Wilson slams it home | 51-45 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina State | James Newsome steals it from Adolfo Gutierrez | 51-45 |
| 09:19 | UC Irvine | John Wilson's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Bruno | 51-45 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina State | John Wilson is called for the reach on James Cournoyer - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise (SG), Robert Merritt (PF) Willie Edmonson, Billy Phelps | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton (SF), Emilio Martinez (C) Adolfo Gutierrez, James Flowers | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer clanks a shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Marino is called for the reach on James Newsome - foul #2 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Oscar Legault (PG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (C) Reginald Barr, James Newsome, John Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Ruddell (SG) James Cournoyer | |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Oscar Legault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Weise (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gabriel Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ruddell (fresh) SF - Wesley Daulton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Emilio Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina State | Emilio Martinez grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina State | David Ruddell can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 54-47 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton can't tip it in | 54-47 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina State | Rogelio Marino tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Leroy Weise | 56-49 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Legault | 58-52 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Leroy Weise picks off the pass by David Ruddell | 58-52 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri tips it but misses | 58-52 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton clanks a shot from the left side | 58-52 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Willie Edmonson (SF), John Wilson (C) Oscar Legault, Robert Stanberry, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer (SG), Stephen Metts (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), James Flowers (C) Gabriel Bruno, David Ruddell, Rogelio Marino, Emilio Martinez | |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | The pull-up jumper by Reginald Barr is blocked by James Flowers | 58-52 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina State | Stephen Metts misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina State | James Flowers pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina State | Wesley Daulton is fouled on the floor by Reginald Barr - foul #3 on Reginald Barr, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adolfo Gutierrez (PG), Rogelio Marino (C) Wesley Daulton, James Flowers | |
| 04:18 | South Carolina State | Robert Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Merritt | 58-52 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina State | Adolfo Gutierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-52 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina State | Stephen Metts grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina State | Adolfo Gutierrez misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Edmonson - foul #1 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Newsome (SG), Billy Phelps (PF) Leroy Weise, Robert Merritt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Martinez (C) Rogelio Marino | |
| 03:52 | South Carolina State | Adolfo Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina State | Adolfo Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Phelps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adolfo Gutierrez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Cournoyer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Metts (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Emilio Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Barr | 60-54 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina State | Reginald Barr picks off the pass by James Cournoyer | 60-54 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise (SG), Oscar Legault (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (C) Reginald Barr, Willie Edmonson, John Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno (PG), Wesley Daulton (SF), Rogelio Marino (PF) James Cournoyer, Stephen Metts, Robert Robinson | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Robert Merritt (PF), John Wilson (C) Oscar Legault, Billy Phelps, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer (SG), Stephen Metts (SF) Adolfo Gutierrez, Wesley Daulton | |
| 02:37 | South Carolina State | Stephen Metts knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gabriel Bruno | 60-56 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | James Newsome connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Reginald Barr | 63-56 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gabriel Bruno | 63-59 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | John Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina State | Stephen Metts grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Newsome | 63-59 |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is hacked by Rogelio Marino - foul #3 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) James Newsome | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Robinson (PF) Rogelio Marino | |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina State | Emilio Martinez snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Metts | 63-62 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr loses the dribble to Gabriel Bruno in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gabriel Bruno | 63-64 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt clanks a shot from the left block | 63-64 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bruno | 63-64 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina State | Stephen Metts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | John Wilson loses the dribble to James Cournoyer | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Stephen Metts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Merritt - foul #2 on Robert Merritt, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Stephen Metts makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Stephen Metts misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Barr - foul #4 on Reginald Barr, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina State | Gabriel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Leroy Weise hits a 3 from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer is hacked by Willie Edmonson - foul #2 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | James Cournoyer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |