| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Lloyd Loudermilk (fresh) SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Banker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | John Banker misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | John Banker makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | John Banker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Hamisi Asaro | 28-30 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | John Banker misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 28-30 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-30 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | George Hondo grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer can't throw it down | 28-30 |
| 17:22 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Lloyd Loudermilk | 28-32 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (SF), Ronald Beckham (PF) William Turner, John Banker | |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 28-32 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Stewart | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Lloyd Loudermilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Hui (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Beckham (fresh) C - Thomas Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #2 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Roberts (SF), Leon Burleigh (C) Richard Stewart, Thomas Cox | |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is hacked by Leon Burleigh - foul #3 on Leon Burleigh, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Turner (SF), John Banker (PF) Lloyd Loudermilk, Leon Burleigh | |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | William Turner's layup is rejected by John Rines | 28-33 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Hawkins and he's fouled by William Turner - foul #1 on William Turner, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart (SG) Johnny Roberts | |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:16 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart knocks in the 3 from straight away | 31-36 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Beckham - foul #2 on Ronald Beckham, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG) John Rines | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk (PG), Thomas Cox (C) Jonathan Hui, Ronald Beckham | |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-36 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by Richard Stewart - foul #1 on Richard Stewart, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (C) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp banks in the layup set up by George Hondo | 35-36 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | John Banker loses the dribble to Ed Kuklenski | 35-36 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski can't throw it down | 35-36 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski tips it but misses | 35-36 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | John Banker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk is hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #3 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (SF), Ronald Beckham (PF) William Turner, John Banker | |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | George Hondo steals the ball from Ronald Beckham | 35-36 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits the finger roll | 37-36 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Lloyd Loudermilk (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Hui (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Beckham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer blows the layup but he's hacked by Lloyd Loudermilk - foul #2 on Lloyd Loudermilk, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Roberts (SF), John Banker (PF) Richard Stewart, Thomas Cox | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Thomas Hunt steals the ball from Jonathan Hui | 38-38 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from John Rines | 40-38 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 10:15 | UC Irvine | John Banker can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Ronald Beckham swats the short shot by Thomas Hunt | 40-38 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:24 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Roberts | 40-41 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | John Rines is fouled on the floor by Johnny Roberts - foul #1 on Johnny Roberts, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (PG), Hamisi Asaro (PF), James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski, Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart (SG), William Turner (SF), Leon Burleigh (PF), Thomas Cox (C) Lloyd Loudermilk, Johnny Roberts, John Banker, Ronald Beckham | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Hui - foul #1 on Jonathan Hui, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart is hacked by James Hawkins - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by George Hondo - foul #4 on George Hondo, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erin Viera (PG) Jonathan Hui | |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Leon Burleigh - foul #4 on Leon Burleigh, team foul #8 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Steven Mayer (C) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:42 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart's floater is knocked away by Steven Mayer | 43-42 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by Erin Viera - foul #1 on Erin Viera, team foul #9 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (SG) George Hondo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk (PG), John Banker (PF) Erin Viera, Leon Burleigh | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Lloyd Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Banker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Loudermilk | 43-44 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | John Banker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | William Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Ed Kuklenski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), George Hondo (SG) Leland Bopp, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Steven Mayer denies the turnaround by Thomas Cox | 43-44 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | John Rines is hacked by William Turner - foul #2 on William Turner, team foul #10 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (SF) William Turner | |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | John Rines misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:36 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 05:18 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ed Kuklenski | 44-44 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Lloyd Loudermilk - foul #3 on Lloyd Loudermilk, team foul #11 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham (C) Thomas Cox | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ed Kuklenski | 50-47 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Leland Bopp takes the ball from Jonathan Hui | 50-47 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski can't finish the layup | 50-47 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hondo (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Lloyd Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Hui (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Banker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Beckham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham blows the dunk | 50-47 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | James Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Ronald Beckham - foul #3 on Ronald Beckham, team foul #12 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PG), John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Leland Bopp, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Roberts (SG), William Turner (SF), Thomas Cox (C) Lloyd Loudermilk, Richard Stewart, John Banker | |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (PG) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk (PG) Johnny Roberts | |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart (SG), John Banker (PF) Jonathan Hui, Ronald Beckham | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Thomas Cox swats the dunk try by Leland Bopp | 51-47 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Banker | 51-49 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | George Hondo loses the dribble to Richard Stewart | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Hondo - foul #5 on George Hondo, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG) George Hondo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | John Rines misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Cox - foul #2 on Thomas Cox, team foul #13 | 51-50 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Lloyd Loudermilk is called for the reach on Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Loudermilk, team foul #14 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Turner | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Richard Stewart is called for the reach on Leland Bopp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Stewart, team foul #15 | 55-53 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk misses the halfcourt shot | 57-53 |