| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Brixey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Fye (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Bolton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonny Hall - foul #1 on Jonny Hall, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is fouled on the floor by Anthony Estes - foul #3 on Anthony Estes, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (PG) Anthony Estes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Brixey - foul #2 on Raymond Brixey, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:18 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton misses badly on a runner in the paint | 34-34 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-34 |
| 18:03 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | John Solari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | The refs have stopped play. John Solari is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 34-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Parker (PG), Shawn Adams (SG) John Solari, Christopher Ranson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Jonny Hall, Sergio Martinez | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Saunders | 34-37 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | James Saunders drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Michael Parker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Lonnie Burrell is called for the reach on Raymond Brixey - foul #3 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits (SF), Ryan Prager (PF) Raymond Brixey, Jerry Fye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Scott Daley, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 16:11 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Parker | 39-40 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks is called for a backcourt violation | 39-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG), Christopher Ranson (SG) Michael Parker, Ryan Prager | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Tibbits (fresh) C - Henry Bolton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson double dribbles | 39-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager (C) Henry Bolton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) William Starner | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 39-42 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Estes | 41-42 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 14:42 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey (SF), Jerry Fye (PF), Henry Bolton (C) Shawn Adams, Jerry Tibbits, Ryan Prager | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG), Scott Daley (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Jonny Hall, Sergio Martinez | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | James Saunders drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lonnie Burrell | 41-45 |
| 14:01 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 41-45 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Bolton | 41-45 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:17 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jerry Fye, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams (SG) Christopher Ranson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SF) Gregory Torbett | |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Scott Daley misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Brixey - foul #3 on Raymond Brixey, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Scott Daley makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Scott Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:44 | UC Irvine | Thomas Horrocks blocks the jumper by Shawn Adams | 41-46 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | James Saunders hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lonnie Burrell and he's hacked by Henry Bolton - foul #1 on Henry Bolton, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (PG), Jerry Tibbits (SF), Ryan Prager (PF) Anthony Estes, Raymond Brixey, Jerry Fye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonny Hall (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Scott Daley, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | James Saunders makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Horrocks steps in front of the Jerry Tibbits pass | 41-49 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | John Solari steals the ball from Jonny Hall | 41-49 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Solari (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Tibbits (fresh) PF - Ryan Prager (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Bolton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits jams it on a nice dish by Ryan Prager | 43-49 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Lonnie Burrell and the foul's on Henry Bolton - foul #2 on Henry Bolton, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG) Ryan Prager | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) James Saunders | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jonny Hall - foul #2 on Jonny Hall, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson (SG), Raymond Brixey (SF), Jerry Fye (PF) John Solari, Shawn Adams, Jerry Tibbits | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG) Lonnie Burrell | |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton's layup is rejected by Gregory Torbett | 45-52 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilson Kaspar | 45-54 |
| 09:47 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Henry Bolton | 45-54 |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton's floater is tipped away by Jonny Hall | 45-54 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 08:17 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Thomas Horrocks picks off the pass by Jerry Fye | 45-54 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wilson Kaspar and he's fouled by Jerry Fye - foul #2 on Jerry Fye, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (PG), Shawn Adams (SG), Robert Kogan (SF), Jerry Tibbits (PF), Ryan Prager (C) Anthony Estes, Christopher Ranson, Raymond Brixey, Jerry Fye, Henry Bolton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG), William Starner (SF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Gregory Torbett, Sergio Martinez | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Solari (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kogan (fresh) PF - Jerry Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Prager (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits is fouled on the floor by Jonny Hall - foul #3 on Jonny Hall, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager gets the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Solari | 47-57 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | William Starner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey can't tip it in | 47-57 |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 06:26 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Dorsey picks off the pass by John Solari | 47-57 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Scott Daley lays it up and in and he's fouled by Shawn Adams - foul #1 on Shawn Adams, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG), Henry Bolton (C) Robert Kogan, Ryan Prager | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) William Starner | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Scott Daley makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Dorsey steps in front of the Henry Bolton pass | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Scott Daley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Saunders | 47-60 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lonnie Burrell | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | UC Irvine | John Solari misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 47-62 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | John Solari gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson (SG), Raymond Brixey (SF), Jerry Fye (PF) John Solari, Shawn Adams, Jerry Tibbits | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonny Hall (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Scott Daley, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Gregory Torbett is called for the reach on Raymond Brixey - foul #2 on Gregory Torbett, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| 04:07 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye hits a driving attempt from the right block | 49-62 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-62 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye grabs the board | 49-62 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Brixey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Fye (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Henry Bolton (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Henry Bolton, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Henry Bolton - foul #4 on Henry Bolton, team foul #10 | 49-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (PG), Shawn Adams (SG), Robert Kogan (SF), Jerry Tibbits (PF), Ryan Prager (C) Anthony Estes, Christopher Ranson, Raymond Brixey, Jerry Fye, Henry Bolton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Sergio Martinez | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | William Starner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall clanks a jump hook from the left block | 49-64 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Kogan | 49-64 |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | John Solari scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Shawn Adams | 52-64 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks scores on a floater from the right side set up by Wilson Kaspar | 52-66 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | John Solari misses long on a jumper from the right side | 52-66 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | William Starner clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | William Starner misses the tip | 52-66 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | John Solari makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Adams | 55-66 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Solari - foul #1 on John Solari, team foul #11 | 55-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | John Solari misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey lays it in | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Scott Daley is called for the reach on John Solari - foul #2 on Scott Daley, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Daley - foul #3 on Scott Daley, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar runs out the clock | 57-70 |